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IDEA Student Center                                                                          Fall | Week 6 | November 2015
Phone: 858.534.6105                                                                                    

Website: idea.ucsd.edu 

Location: 1st Floor of Jacobs Hall (EBU-1)

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FLASH FEATURE!
Introduction to Python
Fall SWEET Workshop Series
Wednesday | 11/04 | 5-6:30pm
Qualcomm Conference Room, Jacobs Hall

This is the last python workshop for Fall quarter! Students interested in attending MUST follow the following steps:

1. R.S.V.P (Required! We close the registration when we reach room capacity)
2. Students must bring their own LAPTOP
3. PRIOR to the workshop, you must have Python pre-installed. Follow the directions here!

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Matching Fund Application Live!

The Jacobs School Matching Funds Program supports project-based groups as they participate in conferences and competitions around the country. If your is looking to apply for funding, the application process will begin on Friday, November 13th and the deadline will be Monday, December 21. For more details about the Jacobs School Matching Funds Program please visit our page by clicking here.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
GET INVOLVED with an undergraduate engineering student organization TODAY! Check out the events below and contact a campus organization to get more information!
National Society of Black Engineers

GBM 3 is this Tuesday November 3, 2015 from 6:30-8pm, Location TBD. Check back for more info or visit their website/social media.
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

GBM 3 is this Thursday November 5, 2015 from 6:30-8pm , location TBD. Check back for more info or visit their website/social media.
Society of Women Engineers

Check their website for more info.
SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS
DOE Scholars Program
Application Deadline: December 15

The Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program is now accepting applications for Summer 2016. The DOE Scholars Program offers unique opportunities that introduce students or post-graduates to the agency's mission and operations. Participants in the DOE Scholars Program gain a competitive edge as they apply their education, talent and skills in a variety of scientific research settings within the DOE complex. Appointments are available in a variety of disciplines at participating DOE facilities nationwide. 
RESEARCH & TECH
Summer Undergraduate Research Internship (SURI)
Application Deadline: January 10, 2016

UT PGE is currently looking for talented undergraduates from across the country to visit our department and learn more about research in Petroleum Engineering. Petroleum engineering is an exciting field of professional dedicated to providing engery that powers a modern society. UT PGE is currently accepting applications looking for interns to work for 10 weeks in the summer of 2016 for a salary of $4000 plus on-campus housing, a meal plan and travel to Austin. The interns will be mentored by a UT PGE faculty member and work on a project that is of interest to them. This is a great opportunity for an undergraduate to gain research experience and a taste of the grad school life. SURI will consider application students from all engineering and science majors with at least a 3.25 GPA. This program only accepts students who are U.S. Citizens or permanent residents. The deadline to apply is January 10, 2016. Find more information
ENGINEERING TALKS
General-purpose Computation Using Neurons, Precise Timing, Delays, and Synchrony
Tuesday | November 3 | 12:30pm-1:30pm
San Diego Supercomputer Center, East Annex
South Wing, Level B1, EB-129

Ryad Benosman, Vision and Natural Computation Group, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Paris, France. There has been significant research over the past two decades in developing new platforms for spiking neural computation. Current neural computers are primarily developed to mimic biology.This work proposes a new framework for such a machine. We show that the use of neuron-like units with precise timing representation, synaptic diversity, and temporal delays allows us to set a complete, scalable compact computation framework. View more info
Beyond Steering in Human-centered Closed-loop Control
Thursday | November 5 | 12:30pm-1:30pm
San Diego Supercomputer Center, East Annex
South Wing, Level B1, EB-129

Lewis Chuang, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. Machines provide us with the capacity to achieve goals beyond our physical limitations. For example, automobiles and aircraft extend our physical mobility, allowing us to travel vast distances far ahead of the time it would take us otherwise. In this talk, I will first explain how the limitations of a classical cybernetics approach can reveal the necessity of understanding high-level cognition during control, such as anticipation and expertise. Next, I will present our research that relies on unobtrusive measurement techniques (i.e., gaze-tracking, EEG/ERP) to understand how human operators seek out and process relevant information whilst steering. Finally, I will briefly present some efforts in modeling an augmented aerial vehicle (e.g., civil helicopters), with the goal of making flying a rotorcraft as easy as driving. View more info
From Research to Outreach: Innovative Practices for Attracting Under-represented Students to STEM
Thursday | November 5 | 4pm
Social Science Building 107

A conversation between Todd P. Coleman, Associate Professor of Bioengineering at UCSD, and Amr Haj-Omar Zoul, visiting researcher and Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering at UCSD. UCSD's Black Studies Project is excited to invite you to attend the first event of the new BSP series, "Emerging Conversations: Black Studies in Science, Technology, and Public Health." Please see below and the attached flyer for more information. You will also find updates about BSP activities on our Facebook page. View the flyer here
Analytics in the Wild
Friday | November 13 | 2pm-7pm
Rady School of Management

The Technology Club at Rady School of Management is hosting our 2nd annual Rady[x] Conference. Speakers from Google, Cisco, Accenture, and Qualcomm (and more) will discuss how they leverage Big Data for the biggest impact. Find more info here
INDUSTRY ON CAMPUS
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CAMPUS COMMUNITY EVENTS
Cross-Cultural Center
Located on 2nd floor of Pice Center East

Hot Topics II: The Many Forms of Microaggressions
Thur, 11/5, 12-1:00pm
CCC Library
Light refreshments served

What are some of the microaggressions you hear and experience around campus? Join us as we discuss and learn more about how these microaggressions can manifest in our everyday lives and the consequences they have.

Women's Center
Located above Hi-Thai and near the Main Gym

Visit the website to view the events calendar for any upcoming events.


LGBT Resource Center
Located on top floor of Original Student Center

Jennicet Guti�rrez Lecture
Tue, 11/10, 6-7:30pm
Hojel Auditorium in Institute of the Americas 

Jennicet Guti�rrez is an undocumented transgender activist and organizer from Mexico. She currently resides in Los Angeles and she is an organizer with Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. Jennicet believes in the importance of uplifting and centering the voices of trans women of color in all racial justice work. 


Black Resource Center
Located above the General Store of the Original Student Center

Visit the website to view the events calendar for any upcoming events.refreshments!

Raza Resource Center
Located on 1st floor of SSC Bldg facing East

Career Services Center
Along Library Walk,facing Student Health Center

Upcoming Events!
The UC San Diego Career Services Center helps our engineering students determine and fulfill their career goals.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES!
Global TIES Poster Session
Wednesday | November 4 | 12-2 PM
Jacobs Hall Lobby

Come and find out about our exciting humanitarian engineering and social innovation projects overseas and here in California. We are currently accepting applications for Winter Quarter via the portal on our web site: http://globalties.ucsd.edu. Apply early to ensure that you get in!
ChaiBrew: Startup Opportunity!

ChaiBrew is a startup from UCSD Rady School of Management. We are looking for people to join our team who have prior hands-on experience in Mechanical/Electrical engineering or Website Design. If you or anybody in your network whom you think would be a great fit, please reach out to us: [email protected] View more info here!
IDEA CENTER PROGRAMS