IEEE Region 5 Conference Results
At the Student Robotics Competition at the 2008 IEEE Region 5 Conference last weekend in Kansas City, there were two ECE Sr. Design teams that entered. Both teams had superior robot designs and performed quite well.
In particular, one of teams (UH Team 1: Nicole Stewart, Dustin Reynolds, Anita Shah, Akshaya Koshy) was in first place after the first two rounds, going into the final round. In the final round, the can the robot was carrying rolled 45 degrees and thus did not fit into the destination box. They ended up in 5th place overall. It was clear to all there that if they had completed the round, they would have placed first, having the fastest robot at the competition. Their design and performance were recognized at the
awards banquet with a special award for the robot with the Best Design/Technology.
The other team, UH Team 2 (Lahiru Jinadasa, Wolly Ekanyake, Jhonny Feng, Kalpesh Patel), had an excellent design, and their robot was fast. The robot was plagued by processor reset problems and did not make it into the final round. I can tell you, however, that it was a top five robot when it completed practice rounds.
We are proud of all who participated, especially our own 2 UH IEEE Officers who participated, Akshaya Koshy and Anita Shah.
Chili Cookoff 2008 Synopsis
Our 29th annual Chili Cookoff went very well, and student participation was at an all-time high. Our jousting tournament was a complete hit that everyone enjoyed, and we were able to sell off the best IEEE BBQ in Texas by the end of the night. Dr. Trombetta and Dr. Jackson nearly went home with a cold as they sacrificed their health for sitting in the dunking booth for so long! We are currently working on getting all the pictures uploaded so that everyone can see them, but if you just cannot stand waiting then you can visit our UH IEEE facebook group with all of our pictures. The following information is for those who want to know the winners of the chili contest and our sponsors for 2008!!!
Chili Cookoff Winners:
Student Organizations:
1st - Vu Phung for IEEE
2nd - ASCE
3rd - Triangle Fraternity
Companies:
1st - Fluor Corporation
2nd - Williams Gas Pipeline
3rd - Pathfinder Energy Services
29th Annual Chili Cook Off Platinum sponsors:
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| Burns and McDonnell |
Centerpoint Energy
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29th Annual Chili Cook Off Sponsors:
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| UH-Engineering Alumni Association | Lyondell Basell Industries |
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| Burns and McDonnell | Pathfinder Energy Services |
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| Williams Gas Pipeline | Fluor Corporation |
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| EDG | BP |
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| Halliburton | Reynold and Reynolds |
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| Schlumberger | |
Chili Cookoff 2008 Response
UH IEEE gives thanks to all who helped and for their great support in the Chili Cookoff. The Cookoff turned out to be an awesome event, and all our sponsors are excited about what the next year holds. Here is what some people had to say about our Chili Cookoff for 2008:
We all had a great time and the student turn out was awesome. We look foreword to next year!
- Robert Paz, Fluor Corporation
It was really great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Dr Crisan, IEEE Counselor
Your time, planning, and dedication resulted in a very successful event. On behalf of the Department, congratulations on a job well done!
- Dr Haluk Ogmen, ECE Chairman
Congratulations on a well organized and executed event. All of your IEEE members were very helpful and courteous.
-Sherry Fisher, EDG-Consulting Engineers
IEEE March General Meeting
IEEE will have its General Meeting on Wednesday the 5th from 11:30am to 1:00pm in room W205 D3.
A team from Lyondell will be coming out.
So make sure you are present at the meeting. You will learn more about your major and its application in industries.
There will also be free food and drinks.
Return to topIEEE Region 5 Conference
As you are aware, the Annual Region 5 IEEE Conference from April 17-20 is at Kansas City. Two of our officers, Akshaya Koshy and Anita Shah, will be going with our robotics team to participate in the robotics competition. UH IEEE and UH ECE are in support of them and hope they win the contest.
DETAILS OF ALL THE EVENTS AND CONTESTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE:
http://ewh.ieee.org/conf
http://ewh.ieee.org/conf
2008 IEEE Chili Cook-Off
IEEE is hosting it's annual Chili Cook-Off, March 13, 2008. Come out and enjoy free barbeque, music, and tournaments in chili, pool, and more. Professors from the Engineering Department will compete head to head in the slide rule competition. Events start at 5pm. We will also be having a jousting arena. More Information.
Return to topIEEE General Meeting
IEEE will have its General Meeting on Wednesday the 13th from 11:30am to 1:00pm in room W205 D3.
Flour will have a presentation and the topic for the meeting will be "Electrical Engineering for Large Industrial Facilities".
So make sure you are present at the meeting. You will learn more about your major and its application in industries and there will also be free food.
IEEE Members: Deadline to submit Papers
The 2008 Region 5 Conference is hosted by the Kansas City Section and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).
The technical sessions, tutorials, and student competitions are all arranged to provide a great interaction forum for people in industry and academia. There are many sessions planned with the intention of forming an over-arching bridge between various disciplines in state-of-the-art electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science research.
The committee is soliciting papers describing original unpublished research in all areas of electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science, including theoretical, experimental, and commercial works.
DEADLINES TO SUBMIT TECHNICAL PAPERS:
Full Paper or Extended Summary via EDAS: February 15th, 2008
Paper Acceptance or Rejection: March 15th, 2008
Final Paper Due: April 2nd, 2008
REGISTRATION DEADLINES:
General Registration Discounts End: MARCH 20
Author registration: April 2nd is required for the presenters of the accepted
papers.
Note: Late registration for all other participants will remain open at a higher
rate till the last day of the conference.
SEVEN TUTORIALS PRESENTED Thursday, April 17th. This series of short courses covers a range of cutting edge technology interests is open to members, industry and the public are listed below.
1) NEC 2008 Analysis of Changes (All Day)
(Includes NEC 2008 analysis of Changes reference book, 408 pages)
2) 4G Network Architecture and Power Saving Protocols
http://ewh.ieee.org/conf
3) Dynamic Data Management in P2P Mobile Networks; Prof. Saewoong Bahk,
Visiting professor at UMKC from Seoul; National University, Korea
http://ewh.ieee.org/conf
4) Sensor Networks: from Technology to Applications; Dr. Sanjay Kumar Madria,
Department of Computer Science Missouri; University of Science and Technology
(formerly, University of Missouri-Rolla)
http://ewh.ieee.org/conf
5) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology, Systems, and Applications;
Dr. Walter D. Leon-Salas, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
and Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City
6) Powering Electronic Devices with Fuel Cell Technology – “A Hands On
Approach”; Mr. Plamen Doynov from Midwest Research Institute
7) Trends in Bioinformatics; Dr Deendayal Dinakarpandian, Assistant Professor,
CSEE, UMKC
Newsletter Brain Teaser January 2008
The answer to this month's brainteaser has just come out and you can find out the answer by clicking the following link:
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XBOX 360 Social
The First XBOX 360 LAN party was a great success. We had over 40 people attend and signed up 12 new members. IEEE would like to thank Darren Smith for all his help in getting Microsoft to sponsor the event. We look forward to having great events like this in the future.
Return to topChili Cook off meeting Wednesday March 5th
All Chili Cook off event planers and volunteers are required to attend this meeting. We will be discussing tasks that need to still be done and planning out the all of the details to get everyone on the same page. it starts at 5 30 and will be in the IEEE lounge.
Return to topHouston Food Bank Community service Fall 2007
National Society of Black Engineers - "One Can Make a Difference" is requesting members of all the engineering organizations to donate at least one canned food.
Drop off - PROMES office on the 3rd floor of the Engineering Bldg 2 anytime between Nov 1st - Nove 8th.
Goal - 500 cans;
$20 gift cards to best buy- highest 2 donors
***Houston Food Bank can only accept non-perishable canned foods.
The most needed items are
Canned tuna or chicken, packed in water
Canned stews and pasta with meat (easy on salt and fat) Canned fruits in light syrup, natural applesauce
Canned vegetables, tomatoes, tomato sauce
Soups with meat and/or beans, meal-in-a-can (easy on salt and fat))
Any Questions or Concerns please email me at communityservice@uhnsbe.org
or call me 281-658-2977.
Thanks for your help,
Joshua Situka
Reynolds and Reynolds Company Tour Fall 2007
IEEE invites you to visit the Reynolds and Reynolds Company on Friday, October 12 from 11:45AM to 2PM.
You DO NOT have to be an IEEE member to go on this tour. All engineering and technology students are welcomed.
Food, drinks and transportation will be provided.
Reynolds and Reynolds is a software company that provides software solutions to car dealerships. They create, modify, test, sell and maintain the software. All of that goes on in their building here in Houston. They will give us a tour of their facilities and introduce us to management. They are looking for full time employees and summer interns. Bring your resume.
RSVP to uh.ieee@gmail.com
Tentative Schedule:
11:45-11:55:Meet at the IEEE Main Study Room. Leave campus
12:15-12:40: Arrive at building/Building Tour
12:40-1:00: Food
1:00-1:40:Presentation by departments
1:40-Leave for campus
-IEEE Officers
IEEE General Meeting October 2007
IEEE will have its second general meeting this Wednesday, October 10. It will be in room D3 W122 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The topic is Space Shuttle Program. Tin Whisker Mitigation by Keith Nishmi, United Space Alliance, LLC Tin Whisker Video
This is a very good opportunity for you guys to know what these kind companies want from electrical engineers.
Hope to see you all there.
-IEEE Officers
Texas Hold'em Oct 2007 Tournament
Hey everyone....Tommorow is the first night of the IEEE October Endurance Tournament...... ALL IEEE members are encouraged to attend. It starts at 6pm in the ieee study room. If you have a class, come afterwards.
Everyone starts off with the 2500 dollars worth of chips. If you miss a day you loose 500 dollars. So try to make it out.
If you do plan on attending please email me at marlonbelleth@yahoo.com so that I can get an estimate of how many players we will have tommorow.
Thanks
Marlon Belleth Return to top
Reynolds and Reynolds Field Trip
IEEE invites you to visit the Reynolds and Reynolds Company on Friday, October 12 from 12PM to 2PM.You DO NOT have to be an IEEE member to go on this tour. All engineering and technology students are welcomed.
Food, drinks and transportation will be provided.
Reynolds and Reynolds is a software company that provides software solutions to car dealerships. They create, modify, test, sell and maintain the software. All of that goes on in their building here in Houston. They will give us a tour of their facilities and introduce us to management. They are looking for full time employees and summer interns. Bring your resume.
RSVP to uh.ieee@gmail.com
- IEEE Officers Return to top
Fall 2007 Internship Career Fair
Featured Employers:
- ExxonMobil
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- The Disney Corporation
- ConocoPhillips
- City of Houston
- Marathon Oil Corporation
- Target Corporation
- The Gallup Organization
WE ARE RECRUITING ALL MAJORS!
The event is on:
Wednesday,
October 3rd, 2007
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
University Center Houston Room
For more information
contact us at:(713) 743-5100
ucs@uh.edu
For a complete list of employers visit the Events Calendar on our website
- The University Career Services
Field Trip to Reynolds and Reynolds October 2007
IEEE is organizing a trip to the Reynolds and Reynolds Company. They plan of showing you their facilities and introducing you to their management team. Transportation and snacks will be provided. We will be going on October 12, time TBA....send an email to uh.ieee@gmail if interested. The entire trip, including transportation should be about 2 hours. If you are interested in participating, and/or have a time or date preference, please reply soon. Return to topIEEE Social September 20, 2007
Come out to the IEEE Social this Thursday, September 20th.
Location: IEEE Lounge, Y-building. There will be:
- 7.15pm: Free Texas Hold'em-Poker for students & professors ( $20...first prize winner)
- 6.30pm: Movie...email us with suggestions on what to watch
- 7.30pm: LAN Party..bring your laptops
- 7.30pm: Pizza and soda...BYOB
IEEE Meeting September 2007
IEEE will have its first general meeting on Wednesday, September 12 in room D3 W122 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. OxyChem will be presenting and the topic for the meeting is "Why does a chemical company need electrical engineers?".Oxy Chemical Corporation is a leading North American manufacturer of basic chemicals, vinyls and performance chemicals directly and through various affiliates (collectively, OxyChem). OxyChem is also North America's largest producer of sodium chloride.
Food (Burritos) and drinks will also be served! Return to top
BOS Party Fall 2007 Volleyball
EE Faculty team smoked the IEEE team in the Volleyball Tournament at the BOS Party on September 6, 2007. IEEE won the tournament against other student organizations with the help of Dr. Dave, Dr. Trombetta and Dr. Litvinov.
Return to topSummer Social Event 2007 Synopsis
IEEE Summer Social Event!On July 3, the first IEEE event for Summer 2007 was hosted in the UH IEEE Headquarters. We had fun with some games of Texas Hold'Em, Movies, and hanging out. Many students showed up that were not a part of IEEE and were introduced to our organization. In the Texas Hold'em tournament the winners were:
- Walter Riviera ($40 Cash prize)
- Mike ($20 Cash prize)
Summer Social Event 2007
Attention All Students: Upcoming Party!
On July 3, the first IEEE event for Summer 2007 will commence. So come on and have fun with some games of Texas Hold'Em, Movies, or just hanging out even if you are not in IEEE. Again, we are inviting all engineering students to come and join us!
Free Pizza and Drinks!
Food and beverages will be provided at the event along with prizes for the Texas Hold'Em Tournament winners. Be there at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, July 3 in the IEEE student lounge in the Y-Building (a.k.a. the airplane hangar).
Return to topChili Cook Off 2007 Synopsis
28th Annual Chili Cook off Synopsis!
Our 28th annual Chili Cook Off, held on March 8th, 2007 at University of Houston central campus, was a great success! Thank you for participating and congratulations to all award winners.
Sponsors
- AFB (Activities Funding Board)
- Marathon Oil Company
- Telvent (sponsored the chili cook off T-shirts)
Companies
- BP America
- Burns & McDonnell
- Chevron
- Fluor Corporation
- Halliburton
- Lyondell Chemical Company
- PathFinder Energy services
- Telvent
Student Organizations
- AICHE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)
- ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
- Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society)
- EAA (Engineering Alumni Association)
- IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers)
- MAES (Mexican American Engineers and Scientists)
- SAE (Society of Automobile Engineers)
- SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)
- SWE (Society of Women Engineers)
- Triangle Fraternity (Engineering, Architecture and Science)
- Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
Best chili winner among companies
- 1st Pathfinder Energy Services
- 2nd Fluor Company
- 3rd Halliburton
Best chili winner among student organizations
- 1st ASCE
- 2nd Tau Beta Pi
- 3rd MAES
Slide Rule Winners
- 1st Dr Stuart Long
- 2nd Dr Valery Kalatsky
Outstanding professor of the year
- 1st -Dr Dave Shattuck
- 2nd-Dr Betty Barr
Professors in the dunking booth
- Dr David Jackson
- Dr Leonard Trombetta
- Dr C. Richard Liu
iPod Shuffle raffle winner (organized by Pathfinder Energy Services)
- Pablo Pena
Special Thanks
- Dr. Betty Barr for preparing the slide rule contest questions.
- Janice Quiroz for providing information in organizing the event.
- Dr. Ovidiu Crisan, our organization counselor.
- Dr. Haluk Ogmen, electrical engineering chairman.
- All the Chili contest judges.
Our volunteers! Without them the Chili Cook Off would not have been such a great success.
- Aruni Bnadara
- Brian Jones
- Brina Saldivar
- Colin Nankervis
- Danny Rodriguez
- Donald Minnis
- Jonathan Perez
- Kenia Gonzalez
- Li Lin
- Paul Moreno
- Pedram Honarpisheh
- Ravi Chandra Yelaka
- Reshma Yelaka
- Shyamala Shivareddy
- Thomas Packer
- Triangle Fraternity
- Tau Beta Pi
