EF158 Announcements

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Dr. Penumadu (https://cee.utk.edu/people/dayakar-penumadu) and Dr. Stephen Young in Civil and Environmental Engineering want to hire an undergraduate majoring in Materials Science & Engineering or Chemical Engineering to work in their research group. The work will involve rheological properties of materials.

• Starting pay rate: $15/hour
• Minimum work hours: 10 hours per week during Fall/Spring terms (20-40 hours/week during summer term). Must be available to work during summer term.
• Minimum GPA: 3.5 or higher preferred, 3.25 or higher acceptable as well
• Student should be a self-starter
• Will involve learning and evaluating rheological properties (deformation of materials) of composite materials by operating a rheometer. Can include additional mechanical testing and microscopy.

If you are interested, send an email to Dr. Stephen Young (syoung13@vols.utk.edu)

Contact Jessica Jeffers (jgreen61@utk.edu) with any questions.

EF 320S - Engineering Design in K-12 Education
CRN 58024
12:55 PM - 02:10 PM TR
This course will give students the opportunity to apply the engineering design process within the context of K-12 education through engagement with local schools. Students will develop, refine, and implement programming to teach K-12 student's aspects of engineering. To support this process, students will learn basic education theory and read current scholarly articles on research-based practices to teach engineering in K-12. Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum of 8 hours.

https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Ab3PToXJkVm5Ku

• Hands-on lab experiments involving the testing of prestressed, precast beams.
• Familiarizing with static and impact testing of actual long bridge beams.
• Preparing concrete mixes, performing 3D concrete printing, and assisting in mechanical tests.
• Starting pay rate: $15/hour.
• Flexible work hours: 10 hours per week during the Fall/Spring terms and 20-40 hours per week during the summer term.

  If interested, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/2NPjT8YYW4GGKv9n6

  updated Tue Mar 11th 12:34 pm
• Grand Challenge Paper Stakeholder Approval
  We have started to give decisions on stakeholder approvals for the GC paper. See the Stakeholder Approval grade item. 100 indicates approval and 0 means that it was not approved. Clicking on the grade item will show feedback. If yours was not approved, you can edit the form and resubmit. Also remember to submit the regrade request form that is linked on the GC Paper description page after resubmitting the approval form. The deadline for approvals is Fri Mar 14.
  updated Tue Mar 11th 12:35 pm
• UG Research Opportunity - MSE or ME Major
  Feb 25 update: They have received a number of emails from interested students and are no longer accepting inquiries about this position.

  Dr. Penumadu (https://cee.utk.edu/people/dayakar-penumadu) and Dr. Stephen Young in Civil and Environmental Engineering want to hire an undergraduate majoring in Materials Science & Engineering or Mechanical Engineering to work in their research group. The work will involve mechanical characterization of materials

  • Starting pay rate: $15/hour
  • Minimum work hours: 10 hours per week during Fall/Spring terms (20-40 hours/week during summer term)
  • Minimum GPA: 3.5 or higher preferred, 3.25 or high acceptable as well
  • Student should be a self-starter
  • Will involve working with rotary machinery and evaluating fatigue behavior of materials and may include additional mechanical testing and microscopy

  If you are interested, send an email to Dr. Stephen Young (syoung13@vols.utk.edu)

  updated Tue Feb 25th 1:17 pm
• Potential Expo Conflict With Tue Mar 4 Recitation
  The Engineering Expo is 1:00 - 5:00 on this day, but we will be reviewing for Exam 2 during recitation. If you want to attend the Expo, but it conflicts with your recitation, these are your options.
  • Attend another section to still receive full credit for participation. You must fill out the form below by noon Fri Feb 28 to take this option.
  • If you can cannot attend any of the other recitation sections that day, you will have the opportunity to submit a makeup assignment before your recitation time for up to 80% participation credit. The makeup assignment is only an option for those who have valid conflicts at the other times and who fill out the form below by noon on Fri Feb 28. The makeup assignment will be made available starting on Tue Feb 25.
  • Receive a 0% participation grade if you do not attend recitation and do not choose one of the options above.

  If you want to choose an alternate time or assignment, you must complete this form by noon on Fri Feb 28.

  updated Wed Feb 19th 4:57 pm
• UG Research Opportunity - EE Major
  Feb 21 update: They have received a number of emails from interested students and are no longer accepting inquiries about this position.

  Dr. Penumadu (https://cee.utk.edu/people/dayakar-penumadu) and Dr. Stephen Young in Civil and Environmental Engineering want to hire an undergraduate majoring in Electrical Engineering to work in their research group. The work will involve mechanical characterization of materials

  • Starting pay rate: $15/hour
  • Minimum work hours: 10 hours per week during Fall/Spring terms (20-40 hours/week during summer term)
  • Minimum GPA: 3.5 or higher preferred, 3.25 or high acceptable as well
  • Student should be a self-starter
  • Experience with or willing to learn soldering techniques using strain gauges
  • Work with non contact optical/non-destructive system for characterization of materials

  If you are interested, send an email to Dr. Stephen Young (syoung13@vols.utk.edu)

  updated Fri Feb 21st 8:08 am
• Apply to be an EF Undergraduate TA
  If you are interested in applying to be an UGTA for EF 157/158 or any other EF class, the EF Undergraduate Assistant application is now live. The form will close at 11:59p on Friday, March 7, and is available on the UTA page on the official EF website
  updated Wed Feb 5th 2:23 pm
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  If you are looking for a research experience this summer, I would recommend that you consider applying for a REU. These are funded by the National Science Foundation and are hosted at universities. A typical program runs for 8-10 weeks in the summer and includes social events, dorm housing, meals, some travel money, and a stipend of about $5,000 - 7,000. This is a good opportunity to gain some research experience while living in another part of the US. Most of the application deadlines are in February and March. You can search for REU sites by topic and/or state at the NSF site below:

  https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp

  Below are a couple programs that reached out to me for distribution.

  Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering REU
  The application deadline is February 15.

  The Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) focuses on interdisciplinary nanoscale research at the interface of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. Each REU participant will work directly with VINSE faculty members and their research groups and be part of the larger VINSE community.

  PROGRAM INCLUDES
  Hands-on research in state-of-the-art facilities
  Seminars, workshops, and field trips
  Group social activities and banquet
  Optional outreach opportunities to high school students
  

  AWARD
  $7,000 stipend
  $500 travel allowance
  Room and board
  Please visit: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/vinse/research-experience-for-undergraduates/ for more information or to apply.

  Smart Polymer Composite Materials & Structures REU
  The application deadline is March 1.

  Faculty from the departments of chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science will mentor students. Students will participate in research projects, professional development, research facility tours, and have opportunities to present their research.

  AWARD
  $7,000 stipend
  Room and board
  Please visit: https://www.lsu.edu/osi/programs/smart-reu/index.php for more information or to apply.

  updated Sun Jan 26th 6:42 pm
• TCE Ambassador Applications Open
  The college seeks engaged and outgoing individuals to join our team of Engineering Ambassadors. In this position, you'll help recruit prospective students, keep the Engineering Vol community involved, and stimulate interest in the world of engineering.

   

  Interest Sessions (Tickle 500)

  • Wed Feb 5 at 6:00 pm
  • Thur Feb 6 at 5:00 pm

   

  Apply to be an Engineering Ambassador by February 14.

  Ambassador website

  updated Mon Feb 3rd 8:25 am
• Tinkercad and Arduino IDE
  For labs in Module 1, we'll be using an Arduino microprocessor (both in a simulation environment and IRL). You'll need a Tinkercad account to access the simulation and the Arduino IDE downloaded on your laptop to interact with the Arduino board. Please see instructions below.

  Tinkercad Account
  Go to https://www.tinkercad.com
  Click JOIN NOW in upper right
  Click Create a Personal Account.
  Click Sign in with Google
  Log in using your VOLS.UTK email address
  You can access the prepared designs at https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/ZZTEDTHI7
  

  Arduino IDE
  Download and install the Arduino IDE 2.3.4 from https://www.arduino.cc/en/software
  

  updated Thu Jan 16th 1:59 pm
• Welcome to EF 158 Spring 2025
  • The first class meeting for EF 158 is recitation on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
  • Check your MyUTK schedule for the time and location.
  • There are Pre-Lecture questions for the first lecture class (1-1) on Wednesday. We’ve extended the deadline until Fri Jan 24, but we would encourage you to complete these before class on Wednesday.
  • Please note that scientific (but not graphing or programmable calculators) will be allowed on exams this semester. See syllabus for more information.
  • We look forward to seeing you next week.
  updated Wed Jan 15th 5:18 pm

• No announcements at this time.