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Engineering Monthly March 2022
College of Engineering | Engineering Monthly, March 2022 |
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From the Dean
Scott A. Ashford, Ph.D., P.E. (California)
I want to bring your attention to two special lectures coming in the weeks ahead.
On March 31, as part of the Edwards Distinguished Lecture Series, Harry Yeh will present his work related to tsunami hazard mitigation and nonlinear long-wave runup. Harry will be joined by Costas Synolakis, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Southern California, and Philip Liu, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore.
This Special Valedictorian Lecture is an opportunity to honor and celebrate Harry’s remarkable career. He has been a part of our engineering faculty since 2003, and his research, teaching, and leadership have influenced countless engineering students and peers. I want to congratulate Harry on his retirement, and I look forward to this commemorative lecture.
On April 20, Richard J. Robertson, B.S. civil engineering ’85, M.S. civil engineering ’87, will present a talk on the Panama Canal Expansion Program, for which he served 12 years as program manager. Rick will discuss the program and offer career advice and job search strategies for engineers. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear about a massive project with global implications.
Go Beavs! |
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Low-carbon cement gets nod in California
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Caltrans, the agency responsible for more than 50,000 miles of highways and freeways in California, has approved the use of low-carbon cement following the material’s testing at Oregon State University led by Jason Weiss, the Miles Lowell and Margaret Watt Edwards Distinguished Chair in Engineering. Learn more … |
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Tiny tire particles can harm aquatic life
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Researchers at Oregon State University recently discovered that tiny plastic particles sloughed off during driving can inhibit growth and cause adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems. Stacey Harper, professor of environmental and molecular toxicology and environmental engineering, and Susanne Brander, assistant professor of ecotoxicology, discuss the findings with OPB. Learn more ... |
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Listen now: Dune erosion solutions |
Can plants fortify Oregon’s coastal dunes against storm surge? Meagan Wengrove, assistant professor of coastal and ocean engineering, built scale versions of dunes in one of the world’s largest wave flumes to find out. Listen now …
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Predicting the behavior of neutrons
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Todd Palmer, professor of nuclear engineering, leads the Center for Exascale Monte Carlo Neutron Transport in its quest to better understand the dynamic behavior of neutrons. Learn more … |
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Building Diversity award |
Kearney Dean of Engineering, Scott Ashford, has been named a Building Diversity honoree for 2022 by the Daily Journal of Commerce. The recognition and education program celebrates and examines diversity, equity, and inclusion within the local building industry and environment. Companies, projects, and individuals will be recognized March 31 during a virtual event. Learn more … |
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CAREER award
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Barbara Simpson, assistant professor of structural engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, award from the National Science Foundation. Simpson proposes to use the award to lay the algorithmic foundations for high-fidelity simulations of complex structural systems using graphics processing units, or GPUs. Learn more ... |
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Louis named Top Young Professional
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Joseph Louis, assistant professor of construction engineering, was named an Engineering News Record 2022 California & Northwest Top Young Professional. Learn more … |
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Outstanding achievement in lidar
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Ezra Che, assistant professor of geomatics, was recently named winner of the Outstanding University Achievement in Lidar at the Geo Week Conference for his work developing and testing a high-performance algorithm for classifying large, complex point clouds.
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Robot support
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The mental health crisis brought on by the pandemic has strained mental health resources. Can robots and other technology fill the gap? That’s the question raised in this Oregon Business article that highlights the work of Naomi Fitter, assistant professor of robotics, and a few of her creations: desk-sized robot buddies who nudge users like a pet, a mobile robot that encourages users with prompts, and a vest that hugs users experiencing stress. Learn more … |
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Surveying the aftermath of a devastating wildfire
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Colorado’s Marshall Fire incinerated over a half-billion dollars’ worth of homes near Boulder in December. Working with the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance team, a volunteer organization sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Erica Fischer, assistant professor of structural engineering, traveled to the site to examine which types of houses received the most damage from flaming embers.
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The softer side of electronics
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Soft robotics is still in its early stages, but the field shows remarkable potential. Callen Votzke, doctoral candidate in robotics and electrical and computer engineering, is working to develop circuits so that soft robots may be used in applications, such as exosuits that facilitate recovery from injuries. Learn more … |
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Fulbright semifinalist
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Hannah Mankle, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering with a focus on renewable energy, has been named a Fulbright Scholar semifinalist. Learn more … |
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Riding the wave
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Mechanical engineering graduate student Ali Trueworthy recently talked with KCAW in Sitka, Alaska, about her on-site studies of ocean wave energy conversion, its potential applications, and how she plans to involve local community members in the research. Learn more … |
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What exactly is a metallic glass?
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Find out from Jaskaran Saini, doctoral candidate in materials science, who recently discussed his work on the development of novel metallic glasses with KBVR. Learn more … |
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Security Club cracks top three
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The OSU Security Club took third place at the NSA Codebreaker Challenge out of 631 registered schools. Learn more … |
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Four teams place in ASC competition
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Eight teams from Oregon State competed in last month’s annual Associated Schools of Construction competition in Reno, with four placing in the top three for their category. The project management team took first place, the mechanical team placed second, the electrical team came in third, and the mixed use team finished third. Learn more … |
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Atkins one of New Faces of Civil Engineering
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Jacob Atkins, a senior in civil engineering and forest engineering, was one of ten engineering students named to ASCE’s New Faces of Civil Engineering. Jacob is executive chair of ASCE's student chapter at Oregon State and was recently named a Fellow in the College of Agricultural Science's Leadership Academy.
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27 years of service
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On the occasion of his retirement this month, public utility Seattle City Light profiled its longtime Strategic Technology Transfer team supervisor, John Owen, B.S. mechanical engineering ’92. Learn more … |
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Intel engineer adapts computational chemistry skills learned at Oregon State
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After obtaining his chemical engineering Ph.D. with a focus on computational chemistry from Oregon State in 2021, Kingsley Chukwu transitioned to a career as an electronic design automation tools software engineer at Intel.
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THE COLLEGE |
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Open Source Lab joins up |
The Open Infrastructure Foundation welcomed the Oregon State University Open Source Lab as one of six new associate members. Learn more … |
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