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The Ohio State University Welding Engineering Alumni Society |
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Mission Statement Our mission is to provide support to The Ohio State University (OSU) welding engineering students and faculty, and to promote professional development and fellowship among OSU welding engineering graduates.
FOR EMAIL UPDATES FROM THE SOCIETY If you wish to receive Email updates, go to the OSU list service website and sign yourself up = https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/wealumni
OSU WE OPEN HOUSE = APRIL 27, 2012
Welding Engineering Open House Columbus, Ohio Event website = http://mse.osu.edu/weopenhouse Stay tuned for a recap of the event.
2012 OSU MOONBUGGY PROJECT = SPONSORS NEEDED The OSU Moonbuggy Team is seeking sponsors for this year’s efforts.
“The OSU Moonbuggy Team is an Engineering Group that builds a four wheeled Quadracycle like moonbuggy to compete in an annual race in Huntsville, Alabama at the U.S Space and Rocket Center. The point of the race is to challenge the engineers in the group to build and design the buggy while facing similar challenges that the NASA engineers faced when building the original lunar rover. Each year teams from all over the world come in both College and High School divisions. Before racing, each team’s buggy is cleared before the pre-condition judges for fenders, diameter of high gain antenna, national or institution flag, TV Camera, batteries #1 and #2, and an Electronic Control Panel. Then the buggy is cleared for the 4 foot cube. Once the volume is cleared, the buggy is carried 20 feet by the two drivers, who must be female and male driver, in the folded position. The time that it then takes for the two drivers to assemble the buggy is then determined as the time it takes to have the buggy dissembled and have each driver in their seat with their seatbelts on. This time is added to the better of two races that each team is required to run for the official run time. The OSU Moonbuggy Team consists of 11 members, mostly made up of welding Engineers, but also includes a mechanical engineer. In the 2012 Great Moonbuggy Race, the OSU team placed third of about 40 College teams. The current buggy we are running is the same buggy we have raced last year, however major changes have been made to the steering and suspension, all addressing the weaknesses we faced with at the 2011 competition. Our changes include reducing rebound of the shocks for less out of control bouncing after going over large bumps, reducing weight, adding “rake” to the a-arms of the suspension to reduce the impact felt in the wheels, and adding folding seat instead of seat that insert into the buggy to reduce our set up time.” For more information, Click Here. If you want to help sponsor the OSU Moonbuggy, contact Kayla Luzadder at luzadder.2@buckeyemail.osu.edu
2011 AWS LUNCHEON AND ANNUAL MEETING The 2011 Luncheon was held on Nov 16 at McCormick Place during the FABTECH Show. The keynote speaker was Rudolph G. Buchheit, Professor and Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. There were 70 attendees, including 21 students plus faculty and staff. FYI - Future AWS Show Dates/Locations: Nancy will let you know the date of the next luncheon as soon as it's firmed up. Cost: Individual lunches will cost $50. Receipts will be provided at the door. You may pay with credit card via PayPal below or via Square at the door. Checks and cash are also welcomed with open arms.
Welding Engineering Homecoming Float 2009
OSUWE ALUMNI EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST Nancy Porter sends periodic Email updates on the OSUWE program, alumni society activities, and job opportunities when they are placed on the website. If you wish to receive these Emails, go to the OSU list service website and sign yourself up = https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/wealumni You are responsible for updating this website if your Email address changes. If you get tired of the Emails, you can remove yourself from the list.
AWS MEETING - COLUMBUS CHAPTER
AWSColumbus@msn.com or 614-846-5718 Nominations
AWS Scholarship - Columbus Chapter The AWS Columbus Section will award its first annual scholarship for $1250 this year. The application is on the section's website and must be postmarked by May 26.
New AWS Columbus Section Website
Meeting announcements, a section calendar, and other information is now available on the web! Click http://www.awssection.org/columbus to visit the webpage.
AWS MEETING - DAYTON CHAPTER TBD
OSUWE ALUMNI SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP We are now collecting 2012 dues.
Click the button below to pay your $20 dues. Click the button below to set up automatic payment of your $20 dues every 12 months. Here's the list of 2012 paid memberships as of 5-11-12.
OSUWE ALUMNI SOCIETY BOARD MEETINGS Last Meeting: September 22, 2011 at EWI Next Meeting: April 26, 2012 at EWI
PROJECT LEAD THE WAY - HIGH SCHOOL MATERIALS JOINING COURSE BEING TAUGHT IN OHIO AND WELD-ED Project Lead the Way (PLTW) High School Materials Joining Course is being used in Ohio. The same course is being disseminated by Weld-Ed for 2 year college faculty use. As a result of the 2009 luncheon meeting, Prof. Dave Dickinson provided a copy of the Competencies (i.e. the Syllabus) so alumni can get access to it. Click here for compentencies. In the PLTW scheme of things, instructors take a two week “train the trainer” program before they get the actual curriculum (actually 10 CD’s), but our alumni will understand the syllabus since it is actually the old WE 300 course. For more information, please contact Dave Dickinson at ddickins@columbus.rr.com
NSF-I/UCRC CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE MATERIALS JOINING FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS It gives Prof. Suresh Babu great pleasure to inform the Alumni that OSU's proposal for the planning grant to develop an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) entitled “Center for Integrative Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications,” has been approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is important to note that this is indeed a significant recognition of NSF and their reviewers that there is a need to develop new engineering solutions for joining advanced materials.
As a result of the 2009 luncheon meeting, Prof. Suresh Babu provided a copy of the presentation that explains the Center for Integrative Materials Joining for Energy Applications. Click here for the presentation. For more information, please contact Suresh Babu at babu.13@osu.edu
RECRUITING TOOLS FOR GRADE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL Prof. Rudy Buchheit recommends recruiting high school guidance counselors, as they stay in one place longer and can pass along the message to interested students on a continuing basis. Here are some presentations that fellow alums are using to recruit students under college age or for career day events. Click here for the presentation that Dave Farson uses for High School students Click here for the presentation that Nancy Porter uses for Grade School students Click here for the video that goes with Nancy's presentation If you have a presentation or video that you'd like to share with others, please send it to Nancy Porter at nancy_porter@ewi.org and she will post them here.
WHAT'S GOING ON AT OSU? What's going on at OSU? Sign up for the OSU Connect Newsletter and stay connected with news and current events. Click here to subscribe to Connect.
OSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS Click here for the latest quarterly update from Archie Griffin, President of the OSU Alumni Association. Posted 8-27-09.
Welding Engineer Featured on OSU TV Spot for 2006 Season Click here to watch the 2006 football halftime TV spot that will run during all televised games, featuring welding engineering student and recent grad Brian Thompson: http://www.osu.edu/features/2006/gameday/. This is the only spot that University Relations prepared for broadcast this season. Brian now works at EWI.
OSUWE DEPARTMENT NEWS Department Move from IWSE to MSE On Saturday 2-6-10, Prof. Rudy Buchheit reported that an important milestone for MSE and WE was passed yesterday as the Board of Trustees voted to transfer WE programs from ISE to MSE. Here is the excerpt from the OSU newsroom: Click here for an update on the WE move to MSE. Updated by Prof. John Lippold on 11-20-09 following the 2009 luncheon meeting. For more information, please contact John Lippold at lippold.1@osu.edu
Annual OSU WE Open House Date of 2010 Open House was February 19, 2010. Click here for 2010 open house flyer For more information, please contact Suresh Babu at babu.13@osu.edu
OSU AWS Student Chapter Web Site The OSU AWS Student Chapter Website is located here:http://weldingengineering.osu.edu/AWSstudentchapter Under the bookstore section they have posted pictures of all the items for sale from the store. If you’re interested in buying an OSU Welding Engineering polo, bumper sticker, coffee mug, etc., these items are now available to view online!
Welding Engineering Transition Planning Committee View letter from Karl Graff that describes the committee and its objectives. View the full report from the committee to Julie Higle.
Online WE Masters Program According to Prof. Lippold, the distance learning education program continues to be very successful and there are currently more on-line. Masters students than on-campus Masters students. If you haven't pursued that Masters yet, this is an excellent option for someone working full. For more information, please contact Prof Lippold at: lippold.1@osu.edu or 614-292-2466. JOB OPPORTUNITIES A Note from John Deere
When you join our network, you can choose to be notified whenever new opportunities at John Deere become available that match your career We look forward to hearing from you. View this invitation to join and invite others Thank you, Melissa Boyd
If you're an employer or headhunter and want to post a job ad here, Email your ad to Nancy Porter at nancy_porter@ewi.org. Please DO NOT call Nancy to discuss your job opening - she will not return your calls. She doesn't have any insight into who is looking for a job. If you hire someone as a result of your ad on our site, we ask that you contribute $20 to our cause. Please make checks out to OSU WE Alumni Society and mail to the following address: Nancy Porter EWI 1250 Arthur E. Adams Dr. Columbus, OH 43221 If you're an employer looking for highly accomplished mid- to senior-level talent, you can visit the OSU ProNet site located at: For other job posting options available via OSU, click this link for a summary. WELDING EDUCATION / RESOURCES History Channel Shows with Welding
Mark Sapp's Web Site - A History of Welding
Click on the link to the right ==> http://weldinghistory.org/ Mark Sapp can be contacted at bswe1987@gmail.com. WELDING HUMOR Red Neck Welder for Hire
The Real World of Welding - Cartoons by Bob Baysinger
OTHER NEWS OSU College of Engineering Alumni Directory
Please don't send Nancy corrections for this directory; it's published by the OSU College of Engineering not the OSU Welding Engineering Alumni Society. http://www.eng.ohio-state.edu/quick_links/alumni_corp/alumni/alumni_updates/alum_form.html Option 2: Contact Kerry Lynch Gastineau, Director of Alumni Affairs for the OSU College of Engineering. Her contact info is below: Kerry Lynch Gastineau We haven't updated this section for a year. Has anyone received an award worth bragging about? View the list of our OSUWE Alumni and their awards. If you know someone who has received an award, please send it to me at nancy_porter@ewi.org.
CLASS REUNIONS 45th Year Reunion - Class of 64 The class of 1964 held their 45th year reunion on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the welding engineering facilities in the Edison Joining Technology Center. For their 40th reunion, Eldon Brandon (1938-2010) put together an excellent synopsis of the reunion complete with pictures and bios . If anyone else is planning a reunion, let Nancy know. EMAIL UPDATES Email updates go out about once a month (sometimes more frequently) depending on the urgency of the news (e.g., football ticke info goes out as soon as received). When a new job ad is posted, an Email will go out announcing that the website has been updated. To get on the distribution list, go to this website and sign yourself up = https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/wealumni Email Update Archive
MEMORIAL CORNER
FUND RAISING FOR OSU WELDING ENGINEERING
To contribute to the operating funds for OSU Welding Engineering: Please make checks payable to The Ohio State University, account number 301325, WELDING ENGINEERING.
To contribute to the alumni scholarship fund: Please make checks payable to The Ohio State University, account number 405767. This fund is currently the Stitt pending account that will be officially renamed to the Welding Engineering Alumni Scholarship Fund after the OSU Board of Trustees approves the endowment. The good news is that the dollars will be in place to award to WE students next spring/summer for the academic year 2010/2011. Don't forget to take advantage of your company's matching gift programs and keep track of your contributions - they're tax deductible. Mail checks to: Mei Wang Mei's other contact infor: Email: wang.235@osu.edu Send Nancy an Email that says how much you contributed and she will update the table. Old Welding Engineering Building DemolishedClick on the thumbnail to view the photos.
This Web Site is Sponsored by Edison Welding Institute
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