LECTURE
SERIES WITH DR. CLIFF PARTEN
Dr. Parten's
lecture series focused on different ways of looking at classical
problems. The first topic was on the structure of systems
in the matrix form. Graph Theory was another highlight of
the series. The series were held every other Thursdays in
EMCS 322 at 1:00 PM.
We surely enjoyed Dr.
Parten's unique presentation in his own humorous style.
Whether you are a EE or just another college student, you
can enjoy a lecture even without understanding the subject
clearly at first. Special Invitation to all campus LIBERTARIANS!
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HORIZON:
UTC ENGINEERING & SCIENCE FESTIVAL
For the
first time on UTC campus the IEEE, ASCE, ASME, AIChE, ACS
and Tau Beta Pi organized HORIZON! The Engineering and Science
Festival featured exhibitions on projects built by different
student groups, a colloquium for teachers teaching Science
and Mathematics in High Schools and other miscellaneous
activities. It was an educational, fun and rewarding experience
for all who attend. More...
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ANNUAL
SPRING COOKOUT
The first
"Annual Spring Cookout" was sponsored by the IEEE,
ASCE and ASME. The event featured mouth watering hamburgers,
succulent hot dogs, cold drinks, snacks, healthy vegetarian
burgers, veggie hotdogs and friendly people all over the
place. The event
was scheduled in front of Grote building on Thursday 3rd
of April 2003. A
totally big hit event! All the donated goods were sold off!!
The profit margin skyrocketed to more than 300%. Way to
go Engineers! Click on the link to find out more about the
event and some gorgeous photographs and a video clip! More...
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SOUTHEAST
CONFERENCE 2003 - OCHO RIOS, JAMAICAIEEE
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE 2003
Every year
the IEEE has a conference for the southeastern United States.
For 2003 the conference was held in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
The UTC Chapter of the IEEE takes deep interest in sending
representatives to this annual conference. But due to some
unavoidable circumstances our student representatives were
unable to attend. But Dr. Eltom was present at the conference
and returned to us with many new information.
The main
benefits of going to a conference such as this are to gain
exposure to leading professionals in the business, learn
how presentations are made, and learn what is new, what
is better and bring back the novelties to improve and enlighten
the folks back at home base. More...
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ACHATTANOOGA
IEEE PROJECTTANOOGA
IEEE PROJECT
The UTC
IEEE members built three simple logic circuits for the main
IEEE Chattanooga section. These are to be used by local
area high school teachers. The three circuits are an OR
gate, an AND gate and an XOR gate. Their external appearance
looked the same so that students would have to analyze the
functionality of the circuit to determine its hidden identity.
These circuits could be easily built by purchasing parts
from a local "Radio Shack" and "If It's Paper".
Find out which one is which!
Volunteers:Harsh
Desai, Lien Gangte.
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ROPER
CORPORATION (GE CONSUMER PRODUCTS) TOUR
The IEEE toured the
GE Appliances Roper Corporation facility on the 7th February
2003. Located in Lafayette, Georgia, the plant manufactures
high end GE cooking ranges. The plant is reputed to be
one of GE's most productive factories. The tour was conducted
by Ken Johnson who is one of the Technical Support Engineers
and also the Co-op Coordinator for the company. The tour
gave students the opportunity to see entire processes
from fabrication to the final finishing of well designed
product manufactured for a competitive market. The facility
is mostly automated with many stations that are custom
built.
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DOUGHNUT
AND HOT CHOCOLATE SALE
This was the first
attempt at raising money for the new 2002-2003 IEEE officers.
In collaboration with the ASCE and the ASME, the IEEE
organized "Doughnut and Hot Chocolate Sale"
on Friday January 31st 2003. Located in the lobby of Grote
building, the few volunteers opened shop eagerly. The
sale slowly started at 9:00 am (ET) with 11 boxes of Krispy
Kreme's glazed doughnuts (6 were donated by Krispy Kreme)
and a container full of sweet hot chocolate.
As students
got out of classes they started to line up for some warm
breakfast-like snack on a cold winter morning. By noon most
of the boxes were empty and the sale was going great. But
just when the crowd seemed to die away, the fearless leader
(Katherine-President) showed up to assist. She took a couple
of boxes and went around selling it to people in other buildings.
Being an experienced colporteur, she did a fantastic job
of selling. One gentleman even bought a boxful and more.
This event
was a wonderful experience for all who were present. At
the end every single doughnut was sold out and there was
not a drop of hot chocolate left. There were even a few
who had to be turned away. The whole phenomenon of all the
engineering students, staff and faculty coming together
to support the event was a joyous moment in time.
Volunteers:
Jo Ann Vann, Roy Mathai, Khaled Hamza, Katherine Morua,
Harsh Desai, Lien Gangte, Jonathan Littell, Matt Corcoran,
Andy Burran, Dolly Aziz.
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PRESENTATIONS
Every semester
the IEEE Student groups go out to engineering freshman classes
and give a presentation about the IEEE and electrical engineering.
For the 2002-2003 school year, the presentations were made
on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th of October 2002 and January
30 2003. The presentations include a brief summary of what
it is like to be an electrical engineer, what kind of jobs
an electrical engineer does, and how does it all fit into
being a part of the IEEE. Students are informed of the potential
benefits of joining the organization and the dues required
to be a part of the team.
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OAK
RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY TOUR
On Monday, October
14th 2002, the UTC IEEE Chapter made a trip to the ORNL
in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The day was marked with a Federal
holiday for TVA employees and Canadians eating turkey
for their Thanksgiving meal. But our brave little group
woke up bright and early to catch the school van that
would take them to Oak Ridge. The students were accompanied
by Dr. Kazemersky (Dean of Engineering) and Mr. Hugh Prevost
(Director to Co-operative Education /Int'l Ed/Nat'l Student
Exchange).
Some of
the main features of the tour were the building of the Manhattan
Project and simulated crash testing for carmaker Audi. |
