Permanent link for Finals week and break on December 8, 2024

Finals week starts on Monday, December 8th - good luck everyone! Hope all your exams and final projects and presentations and papers go smoothly!

I will be out of the country from Dec 15th - Jan 1st so a few things to keep in mind:

1) make sure you have registered for classes for W25! This includes Project and Thesis credits, Independent Study credits, anything you may need a permit for, get those requests in to me before Dec 15th otherwise all will need to wait until I get back stateside in 2025.

2) Students signing up for your first credits of EGR 693/695, send me an email copying your thesis or project advisor with the number of credits of 693/695 you want to take next semester. I will ask Johanna to open a section and give you a permit to register.

3) Students who need to sign up for EGR 696 continuation credit - send me an email copying your advisor and I will give you a permit. There's only one section of EGR 696 in my name so that's what you will register for.

Have a successful finals week, and a peaceful break! Happy holidays to all who celebrate, and a very happy new year to you and your families!

Posted by Samhita Rhodes on Permanent link for Finals week and break on December 8, 2024.

Permanent link for Graduate School Citations for Academic Excellence on December 3, 2024

The Graduate School Citations for Academic Excellence were created to recognize outstanding academic achievement of graduate students. For Fall 24 here is the list of award winners from the MSE program:

• Trysten Dembeck - Award for Academic Excellence in a Degree Program
• Jacob Pung - Award for Outstanding Master's Thesis
• Co Nguyen - Award for Outstanding Publication Award
• Zackary Rauch - Award for Outstanding Final Project
• Gregory Janes - Award for Excellence in Service to the Community/Profession
• David Pevic - Award for Excellence in Leadership/Service to GVSU

Congratulations to all the recipients! We will be celebrating these students and many more at the Awards Ceremony on Friday, December 6, 2024, at the Loosemore Auditorium on the Pew campus from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Posted by Samhita Rhodes on Permanent link for Graduate School Citations for Academic Excellence on December 3, 2024.

Permanent link for Thesis Defense Announcements on November 14, 2024

Chau Pham will be defending his MSE thesis on November 22nd from 2:30 - 3:30 pm in KEN 134. The title is "Development of Titanium Dioxide Coating for Self-Cleaning Photovoltaic Panels". Chau's committee is Dr Heidi Jiao, Dr Christopher Pung, and Dr Lindsay Corneal.

Steve Mares will be defending his MSE thesis on November 22nd from 4:00 - 5:30 pm in KEN 134. The title is "Tunable Metasurface for Efficient Harmonic Generation and Amplitude Modulation". Steve's committee is Dr Atilla Cakmak, Dr Heidi Jiao, and Dr Brian Krug.

David Pevic will be defending his MSE thesis on November 22nd from 4:30 - 6:00 pm in DEV 502C. The title is "A Structural Evaluation and Design Optimization of a Tow Bar for Disabled Snowmobiles". Steve's committee is Dr Chris Pung, Dr Janice Pawloski, and Prof. Ted Kocharian.

Jacob Pung will be defending his MSE thesis on November 26th from 9:00 - 10:30 am in KEN 134. The title is "Sensing Rotational Direction Using Paramagnetic Nanoparticles for Gyroscopic Applications". Jacob's committee is Dr Brian Krug, Dr Atilla Cakmak, and Dr Karl Brakora.

All the very best to Chau, Steve, David, and Jacob!

Posted by Samhita Rhodes on Permanent link for Thesis Defense Announcements on November 14, 2024.

Permanent link for Reminder to RSVP for Thanksgiving 2024! on November 12, 2024

Don’t forget to RSVP for Thanksgiving 2024 and join graduate students, faculty, staff, and industry partners on Tuesday, November 26th from noon - 2 pm at the IDC where we will eat and drink and be merry! What a great way to kick off the holiday season! If you don’t RSVP we won’t know how much food to plan for so please help us out!

Posted by Samhita Rhodes on Permanent link for Reminder to RSVP for Thanksgiving 2024! on November 12, 2024.

Permanent link for Thesis Defense Announcements on November 12, 2024

Chau Pham will be defending his MSE thesis on November 22nd from 2:30 - 3:30 pm in KEN 134. The title is "Development of Titanium Dioxide Coating for Self-Cleaning Photovoltaic Panels". Chau's committee is Dr Heidi Jiao, Dr Christopher Pung, and Dr Lindsay Corneal.

Steve Mares will be defending his MSE thesis on November 22nd from 4:00 - 5:30 pm in KEN 134. The title is "Tunable Metasurface for Efficient Harmonic Generation and Amplitude Modulation". Steve's committee is Dr Atilla Cakmak, Dr Heidi Jiao, and Dr Brian Krug.

David Pevic will be defending his MSE thesis on November 22nd from 4:30 - 6:00 pm in DEV 502C. The title is "A Structural Evaluation and Design Optimization of a Tow Bar for Disabled Snowmobiles". Steve's committee is Dr Chris Pung, Dr Janice Pawloski, and Prof. Ted Kocharian.

All the very best to Chau, Steve, and David!

Posted by Samhita Rhodes on Permanent link for Thesis Defense Announcements on November 12, 2024.

Permanent link for Office hours for Samuel Nyarega on November 6, 2024

Samuel Nyarega is our IT guy and he has office hours on Wednesdays from 2 - 4 pm in his office, KEN 219. So if you are having any software issues with Propeller, or other IT type questions please go see Sam who is wonderful and patient (and lord knows I've tested his patience :-))!

Posted on Permanent link for Office hours for Samuel Nyarega on November 6, 2024.

Permanent link for Updated Graduate School Policy on Thesis Proposals on November 5, 2024

The Graduate School is no longer requiring an announced public proposal of the Master's thesis. An announced public final defense of the Master's Thesis is still required, but each thesis advisor can decide on the best schedule and means of effective communication between the student and members of the thesis committee.

Regular communication with the committee members may be in the form of individual meetings or formal presentations, and it is recommended that students plan on doing this for every semester they are taking EGR 695/693 credits. For thesis or projects with a significant design component, a formal design review is also recommended.

Posted on Permanent link for Updated Graduate School Policy on Thesis Proposals on November 5, 2024.

Permanent link for Thanksgiving 2024! on October 28, 2024

It's my favorite party of the year! Remember to RSVP for Thanksgiving 2024 and join graduate students, faculty, staff, and industry partners on Tuesday, November 26th from noon - 2 pm at the IDC where we will eat and drink and be merry! What a great way to kick off the holiday season!

Posted by Samhita Rhodes on Permanent link for Thanksgiving 2024! on October 28, 2024.

Permanent link for Congratulations to Trysten! on October 24, 2024

Trysten Dembeck (BSE-CE/MSE-ECE 2024) presented at the 37th International Conference of Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE 2024) in San Diego this year. His paper titled "Development and Optimization of an Ultra-Lightweight Deep Spoken Keyword Spotting Model for FPGA Acceleration" was awarded Best Paper (one of 3 at the entire conference)!

Congratulations to Trysten and his mentor, Dr Parikh! Woot woot guys!

Remember students - there are multiple ways that you can get funded to present your research work at a conference so check out the resource page. In addition you can request funds from the engineering graduate committee too so send me email!

Posted on Permanent link for Congratulations to Trysten! on October 24, 2024.

Permanent link for Winter 25 Registration on October 15, 2024

Make sure you are registering for classes in Winter 25 because this is when the Registrar starts cutting low enrolled classes! If you are thinking of taking a class, sign up. You’re tuition bill isn’t due until later so you’re not going to be charged immediately but it allows us to prepare. I’ve attached the grad class schedule for your information. The following classes have availability and the ones that are highlighted are in danger of being canceled next week due to low enrollment:

EGR 657, EGR 655 , EGR 615, EGR 610 , EGR 602, EGR 565, EGR 550, EGR 534, EGR 535, EGR 526, EGR 523.

Posted on Permanent link for Winter 25 Registration on October 15, 2024.