Winter Design Competition Tonight!

It's only a matter of time before the zombie apocalypse. Are you ready? Tonight, the student chapter of IEEE will be hosting a design competition with the sole purpose of preparing for the impending apocalypse. Come cheer for your friends as they compete for 4 great prizes! While you're at it, grab a slice of pizza and a soda!

Details:
Day: Feb 04, 2015
Room: Engr 120
Time: 7:00pm

Workshop 4 Makeup Presentation LIVE Stream TONIGHT at 8:00!

Come watch the makeup workshop for Workshop 4 TONIGHT at 8:00pm MST! Watch and chat LIVE on our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/csuieee

The video will be uploaded to our YouTube channel afterwards. Check it out!

Winter Design Competition!

Hello everyone! We all hope you are having a great finals week and wrapping up a successful semester! To celebrate the spirit of creativity, we are kicking off the annual IEEE Winter Design Competition RIGHT NOW!

Zombies are coming, and you're the only one that can stop them! Build something that will be useful in a zombie apocalypse and compete to win some really great prizes! The competition will be held right when we get back in February, so you can keep yourself occupied for all of Winter Break!

Full contest rules and more information can be found Here.

We look forward to seeing the amazing ideas you guys and gals come up with... but the zombies are coming faster than you think, so get building!

Arduino Workshop #2 THIS WEDNESDAY!

Workshop 2 is coming up THIS WEDNESDAY, October 22nd!

The workshop will be held at 7:00pm in Scott 231. As usual, FREE pizza is provided!

For this workshop, you will need your Arduino kit OR the following list of items:

• Computer
• Arduino
• 3 LEDs (preferably red, yellow, and green)
• 5 resistors, 3x 330 ohm and 2x 10k ohm
• 2 Pushbuttons
• Jumpers/wires (we will have some extra as well)
• Breadboard (or mini breadboard)

This workshop will cover digital I/O as well as some basic electronics principles. Join us in Scott 231 or watch LIVE on our twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/csuieee

If you missed the first workshop, YOU CAN STILL COME! These are meant to be well-rounded workshops for people of all skill levels.

If you don't have a kit or some of the hardware, come and buddy up with a partner!

Arduino Workshop 1

Thank you to everyone who attended the first Arduino workshop today! It was great fun for us and it seemed like everyone was excited. We certainly are.

Anyway, the resources from that workshop (PowerPoint presentation, code files, and a complete recording of the session) are now posted on the Open Design Competition Workshop Page.

IEEE 2014-2015 Kickoff

Welcome to the official Blogspot for the CSU IEEE Student Chapter! Want to become a member? Register here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/QF7C5YL

It's that time of year again: time to kick off the CSU IEEE Open Design Competition!

Come one, come all to either of the information nights:

• Monday, September 22nd at 7:00pm in E103 ENGR
• Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00pm in B103 ENGR

Advanced Power Electronics and Motor Drives for Future Transportation Electrification

A reminder that the next meeting of the Denver Chapter of the IEEE Power Electronics Society is pleased:

Thursday, 1 May 2014, 6:00 p.m.

University of Denver – Knudsen Hall

Room CMK 309

Denver, Colorado

We are very pleased to host the following Distinguished Speaker:

Advanced Power Electronics and Motor Drives for Future Transportation Electrification

Speaker: Prof. Sheldon S. Williamson

-          P.D. Ziogas Power Electronics Laboratory Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

-          Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

Abstract:

Currently, the most promising and practical solution to sustainable transportation electrification lies in electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs/PHEVs). An EV/PHEV can reduce fuel consumption by charging its battery from the utility grid, or in the near future, from renewable energy sources (smart grid/micro-grid scenario). Typical battery charging time for EVs/PHEVs is 6-8 hours. Thecharging/discharging EV battery will have a huge impact on the utility. Alternatively, photovoltaic (PV) panels could be used for charging EVs during work hours or at home.

The presentation will initially review current as well as future charging methodologies for EV/PHEV batteries and energy storage systems. The presentation will discuss the modeling, sizing, design, and implementation of a high-efficiency, single-stage, PV-grid-based charging infrastructure for EVs/PHEVs. The novel, single-stage PV/grid charging infrastructure is universal in nature and smartly adaptable, whereby EV/PHEV batteries of different chemistries as well as charging rates can be accommodated in a single power conversion stage. The designed charging infrastructure can support both Level 1 as well as Level 2 EV/PHEV charging. According to SAE J1772 standards, DC charging of EVs can be performed at 200-450 V DC, 36 kW, and 80 A (DC Level 1), and up to 200 A, 90 kW (DC Level 2). This presentation will also focus on system-level aspects of EV charging. Futuristic PV/grid-based inductive and/or surface charging infrastructures will also be presented for EVs and PHEVs. Power electronic converter topologies and energy management systems for such an inductive/surface EV/PHEV charging infrastructure will be presented.

On-board EV/PHEV energy storage issues for batteries and ultra-capacitors will also be highlighted. Li-ion batteries, although popularly proposed, have been highly uneconomic for EV/PHEV energy storage, overshooting cost requirements by a large margin. Li-ion batteries provide a respectable solution for EV energy storage. However, main practical issues include: cycle life, calendar life, energy density, power density, and lately, safety. These issues can be addressed successfully by using a simple approach: a power electronic cell voltage equalizer. The purpose of the second part of this seminar is to demonstrate the role of power electronics intensive battery and ultra-capacitor energy management solutions, to reach the cost break-even point of an EV. The design and implementation of both inductor-based as well as switched capacitor DC/DC converters for Li-ion battery cell-equalization will be discussed. Finally, the design of a novel, cost-effective DC/DC converter for voltage equalization of EV/PHEV Li-ion battery cells will also be presented.

Advanced motor drives for EV propulsion will be introduced. An overview of applications of permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSM), synchronous reluctance machines (SynRM), and switched reluctance machines (SRM) will be addressed. Advanced motor drive solutions for both PMSM, SynRM, and SRM will be presented. In addition, power electronic converter topologies for drive purposes as well as control algorithms for efficient performance will be discussed in detail for EV propulsion applications. This research seminar will be useful for engineers and managers with entry-level and/or medium-level knowledge of power electronics and motor drives. The talk would also be suitable for engineers with entry level knowledge of power electronics and motor drives applications towards energy storage systems, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems.

Speaker Biography:

Sheldon S. Williamson (S’01–M’06–SM’13) received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electrical Engineering with high distinction from University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, in 1999. He received the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in 2002, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree (with Honors) in 2006, both in Electrical Engineering, from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, specializing in automotive power electronics and motor drives, at the Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory. Dr. Williamson is an Associate Professor within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, where he has been working since June 2006. His main research interests include the study and analysis of electric drive trains for electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles.  His research interests also include modeling, analysis, design, and control of power electronic converters and motor drives for land, sea, air, and space vehicles, as well as the power electronic interface and control of renewable energy systems.

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Meeting Details

The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. with pizza, soft drinks, and the chance to network with your fellow power electronics professionals from the Front Range area.  A few business items for Denver PELS will be discussed starting at 6:30 pm and the main technical presentation will start at 7:00 p.m.

Please forward this meeting announcement to anyone you think might be interested.  You do not have to be an IEEE member to attend.  We welcome any interested person.

If possible, to help us plan the right amount of food and drinks, please RSVP by replying to this message or sending a message torsvp@denverpels.org and letting us know if you are coming.

If you aren't able to RSVP, no problem, please come anyway!

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Directions And Parking

The meeting will be held in Room CMK 309 of Knudsen Hall on the University of Denver Campus.  Knudsen Hall is located at the corner of S. York St. and E. Wesley St. in Denver, CO.  Click below for a map of the area:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=knudsen+hall+University+Denver+google+maps

The best parking is probably in the parking garage next to Knudsen Hall (Parking Area 320).  Visitors are allowed to park in this lot but a hourly rate will most likely apply.  Click below for a parking map of DU:

https://www.parking.du.edu/documents/pdf/parking_map.pdf

If other parking options are found they will be communicated in future announcements.  The parking fee will be a small price to pay to attend the meeting and hear a distinguished lecturer!

Tutoring Opportunity

Cardinal Scholars is an in-home and online tutoring company that matches exceptional tutors affiliated with top universities with elementary, middle, and high school students in need of additional academic support. We now offer our services to the Fort Collins area and seek tutoring candidates who meet the following hiring criteria:

• Are fantastic teachers and have experience teaching others
• Are academically curious and intelligent
• Love working with kids and are comfortable working in a home environment
• Are responsible, creative and motivated
• Attend or have graduated from Colorado State University

There are many benefits to joining the Cardinal Scholars platform. These include:

• Freedom to work within your own schedule (we expect you to be taking classes yourself!)
• Tutor between 2-10 hours per week
• No time to start taking on students this term? That’s okay! You can still join our platform and begin taking on students this summer or next term - whichever is most convenient for you.
• Competitive compensation starting at $20/hr
• Get to know great families from the community who will really appreciate your help!

Interested? Apply here: http://www.cardinalscholars.com/apply.php

To learn more about our company, visit http://cardinalscholars.com

Coming on board as a tutor is not a guarantee of immediate tutoring work, but it offers the opportunity to be considered for any tutoring jobs we receive in your area for in person tutoring and around the country for online tutoring, as we receive them in the coming weeks and months.

IEEE Grip and Greet - Register Now! Free Food and Beer!

Please Register Here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_YxHBwvyzY28uL_wif8UU0h5MLb3HjAFZrHJrJyxnDI/viewform?usp=send_form

Hang out with industry members in this fun mixer put on by IEEE High Plains section! Learn about becoming a nationally registered IEEE member and gaining all of the related benefits!

CB Potts
Friday, May 2nd, 5p-7p


Free Food and Beer! See you there!

RMACC High Performance Computing Symposium

From Daniel Jorgensen, IEEE: 

On behalf of Dr. Thomas Hauser, Director of Research Computing at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the executive committee of the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium, I am pleased to invite IEEE student chapters to participate in the 4^th Annual High Performance Computing Symposium.

This year’s event, set for Aug. 12-13 at the Wolf Law Building on the University of Colorado main campus, is an outgrowth of past symposiums sponsored by the Front Range Consortium for Research Computing.  The expanded Consortium now includes academic and research institutions from Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Montana, Utah and Idaho.  Featured speakers will be Irene Qualters, Acting Director of the Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CISE/ACI) at the National Science Foundation, and Raj Hazra, Vice President and General Manager of High Performance Computing at Intel.

For students, this is an outstanding opportunity to meet and interact with academic, research and industry leaders in the high performance computing field.  Student research also will be featured at the symposium, and the second day of the event will be devoted to career opportunities, workshops, forums and networking to benefit you both in the classroom and in the industry.  

We also encourage your suggestions or proposals for small group sessions, and your recommendations for presenters and panelists at those sessions.  We want to make this symposium as worthwhile an experience as possible for student participants.   Student registration will be just $35, which includes all conference materials, noon meals and two evening receptions.

To suggest panel topics or panelists/presenters, please visit the Symposium website at www.rmacc.org/hpcsymposium. 

To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium go to: www.rmacc.org/about

IEEE High Plains 'Grip and Greet' May 2nd 5p-7p at CB Potts! Free Food and Drink!

IEEE High Plains Section, encompassing Northern Colorado and South Wyoming, is hosting 'Grip and Greet' May 2nd, 5p-7p at CB Potts! If you've ever thought about joining IEEE (the national organization) then this is a great opportunity to talk with dozens of IEEE members from across the front range over some free food and drink and learn about all of the benefits of a formal IEEE membership as you progress through CSU and enter industry! 

IEEE wants you to get involved! Come learn all about this opportunity, enjoy free food and drink, and have a great time!

Space is limited so register soon!
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/25737

2014-2015 Officers!

IEEE elections were held last night. Here are your 2014-2015 officers!

President: Bradley Evans

Vice President: Chris Blandin

Secretary: Patrick Stockton

Treasurer: Justin Brown

Events Coordinator: Andy Terhune

Tyler Technologies - GUI Games

http://www.tylertech.com/guigames

Software Engineering Internship- Denver

Bentley Systems is hiring a Software Engineering intern in our Denver, CO office (job description attached).

Bentley offers innovative solutions to the AEC (Architectural, Engineering and Construction) industry for the design, construction and management of cities, airports, transportation and utility networks, and other infrastructure that supports and sustains our planet.

Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in 50 countries, more than $500 million in annual revenues, and since 2005 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.

Please pass this opportunity along to all qualified students. Note- knowledge of ASP.NET framework is a requirement. All interested students can apply at www.bentley.com/ucc

More Information:

Software Engineering Intern

Bentley Systems is seeking talented students for internship opportunities as Software Engineers located in our Denver,

Colorado office. Our software engineers work on a variety of platforms where they create, enhance, and maintain

product lines as well as participate in the full life cycle of development, from specification and design through

implementation, test and support. If you love software development then this is the place for you!

Bentley Systems offers innovative solutions to the AEC (Architectural, Engineering and Construction) industry for the

design, construction and management of cities, airports, transportation and utility networks, and other infrastructure

that supports and sustains our planet.



Founded in 1984, Bentley Systems is a global software development company, employing nearly 3,000 colleagues in 45

countries, with revenues surpassing $500 million, and has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and

acquisitions. We currently offer more than 150 desktop, server and mobile software products to users around the world.



Additional information regarding Bentley Systems, our software products and career opportunities can be found here:

http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/

http://www.bentley.com/ucc



EOE Employer M/F/V/D Bentley participates in e-Verify / Bentley participa en e-Verify. Right to Work / Derecho a Trabajar

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of a Software Engineer Intern include design, implementation, testing and support of product

features:



• Design includes participating in defining and interpreting feature requests and designing product and features

for stability, usability, and maintainability.

• Implementation includes using the latest development tools to turn the designs into actual software products.

In particular, implementations must be stable and maintainable.

• Testing responsibilities include both unit testing as well as providing additional guidance and support to the

certification group.

• Support includes maintaining the existing code base and providing assistance to the support group.

Qualifications

• Education: Candidate for bachelors (must have completed 2 years) or Masters degree in Computer Science or

similar engineering disciplines are encouraged to apply if they have the required software development skills.

• Technical background: Internship or significant project experience with Microsoft .NET framework or web development using

Microsoft ASP .Net and relational databases using SQL (eg Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)

• Communication and teamwork: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Ability to learn

and adapt quickly to maximize productivity. Self-motivated person with the ability to work individually and as

part of a team.



Job ID: Inter-SE-MP-14

Please apply directly on our University Career Center at: www.bentley.com/ucc

Simulink Training

MathWorks and Element14 have partnered to offer a free webinar:

‘How to use Simulink to program your Arduino-based robot’

This webinar will focus on teaching using Simulink and low-cost hardware.

Additional information, including ‘Log in to attend’ button, is found here:

http://www.element14.com/community/events/3934

Date:  Wednesday February 5^th, 2014

Start time: 9:00 AM Central Time

Hosted by Element14

Thank you & best regards,

Ken

Kenneth Cleveland

MathWorks Educational Sales

508.647.8005

ken.cleveland@mathworks.com

PS:  Additional information about all hardware supported in MATLAB – from ARM to Xilinx is found here:

http://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/home.html

More information about hands-on teaching with hardware is located here:

http://www.mathworks.com/academia/hardware/index.html

Research Showcase and Networking Opportunity

I would like to cordially invite one of your students to apply to participate in the Student Research Preview (SRP) of ISSCC 2014. Over the recent years, SRP has provided a great opportunity for students to showcase their work and to network with other students and engineers around the globe. Based on the recent success, we would like to continue and expand SRP to give more benefits to the students at ISSCC.

Here is a brief information about the SRP.

•   Held on Sunday evening of ISSCC as one of the evening sessions.
•   Short oral presentation followed by poster session and optional demo.
•   ISSCC student registration fee waived for accepted speakers.
•   Presented materials will not be considered as pre-publication for any of the SSCS sponsored conferences or journals. (No   materials will be published either on-line or in hard-copy)
•  Deadline: Oct. 25, 2013
•  Students applying for the SRP must be endorsed by their faculty advisor, and each faculty can only endorse one student from their group.

For more information, please refer to http://isscc.org/attendees/students.html

If you have any inquires, please do not hesitate to contact the SRP chair Prof. Jan Van der Spiegel (jan@seas.upenn.edu) or the secretary Prof. Tsung-Hsien Lin (thlin@cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw) .

Thank you very much and we look forward to your student's submission and participation in the SRP of ISSCC 2014.

-- Jan Van der Spiegel
Chair, ISSCC SRP Committee
Professor, Electrical & Systems Eng.
University of Pennsylvania
200 S. 33rd Street, Room 201M
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6314

P: 215-898-7116
F: 206-202-1357
jan at seas.upenn.edu
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~jan

The 4th Annual CSU IEEE Open Design Competition is here!

Hello Engineers!!!

The 4th Annual CSU IEEE Open Design Competition is here! Assemble your team, sign up, and get ready to have a blast!

What is the Open Design Competition?

The Open Design Competition is the most fun and rewarding project you can work on all year. Why? Because you can make anything you want! Either by yourself or with an all-star team of your friends and class mates, you'll start with a powerful and versatile hobby electronics kit, learn everything you need to know about micro-controllers, programming, and hobby electronics in our evening workshops, and then set out to dream up, design, and build the greatest project you can think of! It can be anything you want - a robot that plays guitar, a crazy light-up bike, a lawn mower that mows the lawn by itself, your own Daft Punk helmets, or anything else you can think of - the possibilities are endless!!

I'm so busy! Why should I add yet another thing to my schedule??

The Open Design Competition is more than just another thing on your to-do list - it's an opportunity to leave the classroom, skip the theoretical work, and get your hands dirty designing and building something that you are passionate about! And once it's done, in late March, you will get to show it off to your peers, your teachers, and members of industry at the final design competition! Last year we had engineers from a dozen different companies come to campus and judge projects and we gave out nearly $1000 dollars in prizes!! Once it's all said and done, you'll have a completely unique project on your resume, something that employers love to see and will gladly take a second look at when considering you for internships and jobs. An Open Design Competition Project can be a game changer for your career.

How can I learn more?

We'll be holding informational meetings next Monday (9/30) and Tuesday (10/1) nights at 7pm in Engineering E104 - you can get the whole scoop about the competition, talk to former participants, and get all of your burning questions answered!

I'm ready! Where do I sign up??!!

When you're ready, go here http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XY8GGKT and sign up! Registration closes at midnight Wednesday, October 9th.

Visit http://csuieeedesign.blogspot.com/ for news as soon as it's available and let me know if you have any questions! Thanks to our sponsor Wolf Robotics for making this all possible!

The greatest competition of your college career is about to begin...what are you going to make?

Cameron Bloom

IEEE CSU Student Chapter President

Colorado State University

Avago Technologies Presentation Tuesday! Free Pizza!

Hey Engineers!

Avago Technologies is coming to CSU for a special presentation before the Career Fair this Tuesday, September 17th at 6PM in Clark A102! From wireless communications to automotive electronics, Avago is changing the technological world in many different industries. They will be speaking about some of the amazing new technology coming out of Avago, what it is like to work for Avago, and what they are looking for in students this fall Engineering Career Fair!

Come out and hear all about a great local company and enjoy some free pizza!

Hope to see you there!

Free PES Membership to IEEE Student Members

If you are and IEEE Student Member (officially through the national organization) and you are interested in Power and Energy, you can get a free membership in PES (Power and Energy Society) for their first year. Details can be found here: http://www.ieee-pes.org/pes-communities/students

IEEE Kickoff Meeting Wednesday, September 4th at 6pm in the BC Infil

IEEE will be kicking off the school year right Wednesday, September 4th at 6pm in the BC Infil. We'll have:

      - Free Pizza and Pop
      - Free IEEE stuff
      - Demonstrations of last year's first, second, and third prize Open Design Competition winners
      - The schedule and plans for IEEE this school year
     
         ...and we might even get to blow up some resistors!

Come hear what IEEE is all about and what we'll be doing this year, get some food, meet your classmates and other people in the major, see some cool projects, and have some fun to start the school year!