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MAE Seminar:                   4:00 PM                in 205 Thurston Hall         Tuesday November 11th, 2014

Title:                                      Multi-Robot Coordination via Matching Algorithms

Speaker:                              Dylan Shell

Assistant Professor

Texas A&M University

Multi-Robot Coordination via Matching Algorithms

Dr. Shell describes his presentation:

In this talk I will describe recent research toward the goal of engineering multi-robot systems to form networks of efficient, cooperative, taskable agents. I shall consider variations of the multi-robot task allocation (assignment) problem, wherein one aims at finding the best matching between a set of robots and a set of tasks so that the team’s performance will be optimized. This assignment problem is one of the most popular formulations for optimizing the group synergy. I’ll describe new algorithms and results that show improvements in performance, scalability, and robustness for general-purpose coordinated mobile robot systems.

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Commercial Human Spaceflight Industry Info Session Today & Pizza

Internship and Job Opportunities in the Commercial Human Spaceflight Industry

Blue Origin, LLC

Rob Meyerson, President, will be holding an Information Session on Monday, October 27, 4;30-5:30 in Phillips 219

PIZZA will be available.  Sponsored by ASME

Internship, co-op, and full time opportunities are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, primarily in Mechanical and Aerospace, Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering.  Our interns participate in real engineering design projects related to the development and construction of human space flight systems. Interns work directly with our engineers to contribute to project goals in the fields of mechanical design, fluids, aerodynamics, rocket propulsion, flight controls, electronics, avionics, enterprise software, flight software, composites, chemistry, human safety, and systems engineering. Working directly with our team, students gain real-life experience that allows them to apply classroom learning to real aerospace challenges.

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Human Spaceflight Industry Internships and Jobs Info Session on Monday

Internship and Job Opportunities in the Commercial Human Spaceflight Industry

Blue Origin, LLC

Rob Meyerson, President, will be holding an Information Session on Monday, October 27, 4;30-5:30 in Phillips 219

PIZZA will be available.  Sponsored by ASME

Internship, co-op, and full time opportunities are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, primarily in Mechanical and Aerospace, Computer Science, and Electrical & Computer Engineering.  Our interns participate in real engineering design projects related to the development and construction of human space flight systems. Interns work directly with our engineers to contribute to project goals in the fields of mechanical design, fluids, aerodynamics, rocket propulsion, flight controls, electronics, avionics, enterprise software, flight software, composites, chemistry, human safety, and systems engineering. Working directly with our team, students gain real-life experience that allows them to apply classroom learning to real aerospace challenges.

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Presentation by Boeing on Monday, October 20, in UPB17 at 4:30

Customer Driven Product Development – Bringing New Airplanes to the Market.

Monday, October 20, in Upson B17 from 4:30-5:30 

Presentation by Randy Tinseth, EE ’81,  Vice President, Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplane

Engineering students are invited to a presentation on BCA’s Marketing and the Product Development Process and reveal how Boeing engages customers to bring new products to the market.  In addition, he’ll share how Boeing’s marketing organization works with the strategy team, and product development and engineering organizations.  Specific examples from the development 777, 787 and 747 will highlight the talk.

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Recruiting Today- Internships and Full-Time in Kimball B11 at 6:00pm

MIT Lincoln Laboratory will be holding an info session at 6pm tonight (2/24) in Kimball B11. We are looking for all engineering disciplines, mechanical engineering,  physics, astronomy, and computer science students. Both full-time and intern positions are available. (US citizens only.)

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Have you gotten an internship yet? Seniors, still need a job?

 

The Society of Women Engineers will be hosting the Spring 2014 Professional Networking Dinner the night before the career fair!

For MechE Men and Women

 

When: February 3rd, 2014

Where: Statler Ballroom

Cost: $13

How to Attend:

Tickets will be sold in Duffield Atrium as well as online!

Please see http://www.swe.cornell.edu/pnd_main.asp

 

What to Expect:

A full three course rotational dinner at the Statler Hotel

An opportunity to speak one-on-one with recruiters before the career fair

Business casual attire

For more information, please visit http://www.swe.cornell.edu/pnd_main.asp

 

or email cornellswe.pnd@gmail.com

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Grad School — Notes from 9 Sep meeting

Notes from Professor Kirby:

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Some quick notes from the Monday meeting:

1. technical degrees (e.g. M.Eng) have more coursework and usually a project.  They are good for getting jobs and usually pay off in terms of long-term earning potential.  They are often suitable for coupling with MBA programs or the like.

2. research degrees (e.g. PhD) are focused on research.  They are required for research jobs.  Whether they pay off in terms of money is unclear (they delay entering the workplace for 4-5 years), but they enable a certain type of career.

3. your UG advisor is your best source to help you understand (a) how grad school can shape your career (b) what schools and programs you are likely to be admitted do and (c) how the process works.  If you bring your resume to your advisor, he/she should be able to give you a reality check re what your options are.

4. applications are typically due some time between nov 15 and jan 15, so start thinking about this now.  You will need a transcript, GREs, a statement of purpose and usually 3 recommendations.  These things cannot be put together in a day or a weekend.  The biggest mistake students make is that they do a shoddy job on their applications.

5. Application usually costs $100 or so per school–make your UG advisor help you pick which applications are worth the money.

6. many people are interested in grad school, many are not.  Grad school is neither good nor bad.  It is enabling for many people and many career paths.  It is unpleasant and a waste of time for others.  Your UG advisor should be your best resource to help you determine the difference between the two for you.  In fact, of all the things you want to know about (classes, jobs, registration, grad school, etc) THIS is the topic in which your UG advisor knows more than your friends and more than Nanette and more than Emily.  Use your advisor!

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