Please read-while not paid...this could be a tremendous opportunity --especially for freshmen and sophomores.

DHS has launchedthe 2015 Secretary’s Honors Program Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative through which approximately 75 undergraduate students will complete cybersecurity-focused assignments at more than 50 locations across the country. Selected student volunteers will learn about the DHS cybersecurity mission and engage in hands-on cybersecurity work related to digital forensics, network diagnostics, incident response and a variety of other specialties.

The department has extended the application deadline to January 9, 2015, and interested students may apply via USAJobs.gov. If you have not done so already, please share this opportunity with possible applicants at your institution. You can find more information about the Initiative in the attached description, and feel free to direct any questions to CMSI@hq.dhs.gov.

 http://www.dhs.gov/news/2014/11/24/dhs-announces-2015-cyber-student-volunteer-initiative

Dr. Soobum Lee’s research group (Energy Harvesting and Design Optimization Lab.­­­­, EDLab) recently launched collaboration with Potomac Photonics for high precision prototyping of vibration energy harvester based on laser micromachining technology. The project laminates a piezoelectric energy-harvesting material onto a vibrating substrate and then stores the converted energy in a small battery. Vibrations in the real world are not fixed but rather occur randomly. In order to respond to this fluctuation, Lee’s group is prototyping substrates with sophisticated designs that require high precision structures to capture the random vibrations.

Please find the full story on the following link: http://www.potomac-laser.com/blog/potomacs-high-precision-laser-micromachining-advances-new-energy-harvesting-technique-umbc/

Please join Dr. Charles Eggleton and the Mechanical Engineering Department in congratulating Dr. Anne Spence, winner of this year’s Outstanding Faculty Award.   Dr. Spence is a Professor of the Practice in the Mechanical Engineering Department and our Undergraduate Program Director.

This award was presented by the UMBC Alumni Association to Dr. Spence in honor of her outstanding track record in Engineering Education, her commitment to our students, and her ability to help our UMBC/ME grads excel, achieve, and plot their path beyond our campus. Dr. Spence consistently inspires our undergraduate students and has shown dedication to our program and our University that stands out even among the excellent Undergraduate faculty all over campus.

Winners of this award must be nominated by alumni and chosen by a committee comprised of the alumni Board of Directors and alumni leaders, and the recipient must show “extraordinary teaching as demonstrated by effectiveness in motivating students in ways that have a lasting influence on their lives.” 

The award will be presented on Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 pm in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, UMBC Main Campus.

Interested in helping new computing majors transition to UMBC and their majors?

1 Teaching Fellow (aka TA) and 2 Peer Mentor positions are available for fall 2014. The course, CMSC101/IS101Y is for new freshmen computing majors (BTA, CS, CMPE, and IS) that will be taught by Dr. Seaman (IS) and Dr. Martin (CWIT).

Please read the attached job descriptions for more details. Must be a continuing BTA, IS, CS, or CMPE major.

TA Requirements: Juniors with at least a 3.0 GPA are eligible. Must be able to attend the lecture which meets on Tuesday and Thursday 1-2:15. 10 hours/week, $10 per hour.

Peer Mentor Requirements:Sophomores with a 3.0 are eligible for the peer mentor position. Must be able to attend the professional development session Fridays 1-2 pm. 4 hours per week, $9.25 per hour.

To apply send your resume, unofficial UMBC transcript and class schedule to Dr. Susan Martin, susan@umbc.edu by 5 PM, Friday August 8th.

Two  Mechanical Engineering students who are currently in the Maryland Elite Researchers-in-Training (MERIT) Program under Dr. Carlos Romero-Talamás, won 1^st and 2^nd place in the Innovative STEM Conference 2014 held this year at Morgan State University. This is a young conference, and all the previous winners in this category have been from the host school, so home field advantage was alive and present before this year. 

More information about the Innovative STEM Symposium can be found here: http://www.istemfoundation.org/isc2014/about_iss.html

Dr. Romero-Talamás came to UMBC from Cal Tech just over a year ago and has been bringing dusty plasma and quality research to the Mechanical Engineering Department ever since.

Career Services is currently accepting applications for Career Peer Advisors.

Career Peer Advisors assist the Career Services Center in extending career services and information to the UMBC student body.  Students must be able to commit at least one academic year to the following duties and responsibilities: take walk-in appointments, review resumes and cover letters; facilitate workshops/seminars; help market CSC services and programs to UMBC student body; design and present group information meetings upon request to student organizations, residence halls, and other groups; provide general office reception duties; conduct outreach to student organizations and one of three colleges (Engineering and Information Technology, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural and Mathematical Sciences); work closely with  CSC staff on special projects as needed.  Training will be provided.

Hours:  10-12 per week.

Note: All majors encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Continuing undergraduate or graduate student with at least a 2.75 GPA;
• strong interest in helping others and working with students, staff, employers, and faculty;
• in good academic standing;
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• experience with public speaking helpful;
• ability to use tact and diplomacy in working with others both face to face and on the phone;
• previous or current involvement in campus organizations or activities helpful;
• computer literacy and comfort with PowerPoint presentation technology;
• detail oriented, dependable and reliable;
• initiative and enthusiasm.
• All majors invited to apply.

Excellent opportunity for undergraduate Social Work, Sociology and Psychology majors considering application to graduate school in the counseling and health professions.

To Apply:  Log into your UMBCworks account (http://careers.umbc.edu/students/umbcworks.pdf) and enter job# 9265552 in the keyword box.

 Open until filled.  For best consideration, please apply by: Tuesday, May 13, 2014.