GT Formula Hybrid Team Info Session

Please see the following from CHBE professor Dr Tom Fuller:

GT is forming a Formula Hybrid team. Formula Hybrid™ is a design and engineering challenge for undergraduate and graduate college and university students.

The students must design, build, defend, and compete an open-wheel, single-seat, plug-in hybrid racecar, www.formula-hybrid.org .

GT will build on our recent participation in the EcoCAR competition, as well as well as its historical strength in the Formula SAE Competition:

http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=69168

http://www.ece.gatech.edu/media/archive/ECErush2011.html

http://video.foxnews.com/v/994961802001/future-eco-car/

http://www.gtms.gatech.edu

An information session will be held for undergraduate and graduate students interested in participating in the competition. 

We are looking for students of all disciplines and all class standings.

When: Tuesday September 13^th at 5pm.

Where: The meeting will be held in Van Leer C457

What: Topics to be discussed include

--overview of the Formula Hybrid Competition

--introduction of faculty advisors

--proposed team structure and process for selection of team leads

--planned formation of student organization sponsored by SGA

--design project for ME4823/ECE4803 Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains

Pizza and soda will be provided.

Spring 2012 Degree Petition Packets Are Ready

Dear CHBE Spring graduating seniors!!

Please swing by the CHBE main office and pick up your degree petition packet.  Completely fill out ALL information and return it to the CHBE advising office no later than Friday September 30th!

Don't forget, if you are biotech option be sure and change your concentration in OSCAR.  It is found under the program of study link. This will allow DegreeWorks to pull the proper info.  Be sure and and check degreeworks before turning in you petition and let us know if you have any questions.

DegreeWorks

A lot of you may notice that DegreeWorks does not give you credit for your first two Chemistrys.  Do not worry!  This is a result of School of Chemistry changing their course numbers.  As long as you have 1310 and CHEM 1XXX,  or CHEM 1211k and 1212k you are good to go!

ChBE Paid Work Opportunity (Dr. Schork)

TO: Undergraduate ChBE Students

Dr. Martha Grover and I are in need of 2-3 undergraduate researcher to work as part of a campus-wide research effort into the origins of life. Our contribution to this effort will be to apply the tools of chemical reactor engineering (experimental and mathematical modeling) to problems related to how life originated on Earth.

Students accepted for this project should be Juniors or Seniors in ChBE with a minimum GPA of 3.5. A stipend of approximately $1,500 will be provided. The expectation is for about 10 hours of work on the project, per week for the rest of the semester. Continuation into Spring Semester is possible. Students will be expected to present their work at on-campus and off-campus colloquia. There is every expectation that the students will be contributing authors on peer-reviewed publications.

Anyone wishing to be considered should contact Dr. Grover martha.grover@chbe.gatech.edu or myself by 5 PM FRIDAY, September 9.

Upcoming Student Organization Meetings

Instead of making separate posts for all of these we've decided to combine them into one informative super post!

Be sure to check out some of the upcoming activities!

Pass / Fail What Can I Take?

One of the more confusing parts of any major's curriculum can be classes that are allowed to be taken pass/fail. There are rules within each major itself as well as rules set forth by the institute!  It is very important to become familiar with these rules, so as not to get caught in a situation in which you have to retake a course.

Could you imagine having to take PCHEM II twice?  Yuck!

The ONLY courses you are allowed to take pass/fail in CHBE are your undesignated humanities, social sciences, and free electives.  So what do we mean by undesignated?  Any of those three categories in which a course is NOT specifically outlined.  In other words, ONLY the 6 extra hours of humanities, the 6 extra hours of social sciences, or any free electives.

You are also limited to the total number of hours that you can take on a pass/fail basis.  These are outlined on the Registrar's sight here:

Pass Fail Rules

Starting Spring 2011 the registrar implemented a new rule stating you cannot change from letter grade to pass/fail or vice versa after registration has closed without the signature of an Academic Advisor.  You can find that form here:

Grade Mode Change Form

As always, please post questions here or let the advising office know if you have any issues.

P & G Internship Procedures

Trevor Kramer of the Proctor and Gamble recruiting team has asked us to share the following:

Hello!

Procter & Gamble would like to extend an invitation to apply for a full time or Internship position. The first step in becoming a part of the P&G family is the online application and assessments. These two assessments determine if you are eligible for an interview, so please take them seriously.

We’ve included a link for sample reasoning test. Remember that once you start the assessments you will have to finish them immediately, so make sure that you have a good internet connection and enough time to complete them.

Please follow the application steps below and email me at pggtrecruiting@gmail.com as soon as you have completed the online application.

Please apply preferably by August 28th
Thank you in Advance. Look forward to your application!

Scholarship Opportunity!

Check out the following!

Fellow Yellow Jackets:

The ANAK Society of Georgia Tech is pleased to announce the 2010 George Wingfield Semmes Memorial Scholarship competition for a top prize of up to $14,000. The scholarship was established in memory of Mr. George Wingfield Semmes, a 1910 Mechanical Engineering graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology. In addition to being an outstanding academic achiever, Mr. Semmes was also a dedicated leader and demonstrated both a strong character and a true love for Georgia Tech. The Semmes Memorial Scholarship is awarded to those qualified applicants who demonstrate academic achievement, outstanding leadership qualities, a strong character, and a true love for Georgia Tech.

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

- Must be an undergraduate as defined by the College of Engineering

- Must hold junior or senior standing by the end of Fall term 2011

- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA

- Must be a full-time student or co-op not graduating Fall 2011