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• Student Paper Contest Results
  2009-04-25
  The 2009 IEEE Regional Student Paper Contest was held at UC San Diego on April 25, 2009 as part of the Southwest Area Meeting. The papers were: Electric Vehicle Conversion Design. Brigham Joffs, University of ...  read more
• Seeking Secretary: Officer Application
  2009-04-25
  Become an officer in IEEE UCSD to gain experience, build a track record, boost your resume, and make a difference in the undergraduate engineering experience. Want to get involved? Apply for the secretary position. For a detailed description of the open positions, see IEEE Officer Roles....  read more
• Natcar Updates
  2009-03-19
  Read on to learn about recent developments on the Natcar project! Magnetic Field Sensor Board. The track is marked by a 100mA 75khz current. The sensor circuit consists of several hollow core inductors (to intercept magnetic flux), a buffer, an amplifier, and a low pass filter. All active component...  read more
• RoboMagellan Updates
  2009-03-18
  The RoboMagellan team has been hard at work this quarter! Read this photo-blog to learn about the various aspects of RoboMagellan. Via EPIA PX embedded board. RoboMagellan has some serious processing power! This board boasts a 1Ghz Via C7 processor, 1GB of memory, integrated VGA graphics, SATA, 10/...  read more
• IEEE Student Paper Contest - 1st ($500), 2nd ($300), 3rd ($200)
  2009-03-08
  Have you written a paper for a class or extracurricular project in the last year? Are you an IEEE member? If so, you're eligible for the Regional Student Paper contest. Prizes are as follows: First Place: $500 Second Place: $300 Third Place: $200 To enter the contest, send your paper to Dr. Charles ...  read more
• Two satellites collide in orbit
  2009-02-11
  In an unprecedented space collision, a commercial Iridium communications satellite and a defunct Russian satellite ran into each other Tuesday above northern Siberia, creating a cloud of wreckage, officials said today. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0902/11iridium/ ...  read more
• Engineers give U.S. infrastructure poor grades
  2009-01-27
  U.S. roads, airports, schools, levees, dams, and other infrastructure are in overall poor shape and require a $2.2 trillion investment to bring them up to par, an engineering group said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE50R0UL20090128...  read more
• Caffeine can cause hallucinations
  2009-01-14
  That explains the code I just checked in. http://www.livescience.com/health/090113-coffee-hallucinations.html...  read more
• Need a job? Resume tips for techies
  2008-12-22
  Tech résumés are piling up faster than the local landfill. It's more important than ever to have a strong résumé that is sure to stand out from the crowd. Unfortunately, techies are notorious for producing résumés as dense and inaccessible as a secure coding manual, volume one. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Careers&articleId=9124178&taxonomyId=10...  read more
• International Science Exam Shows Plateau in U.S. Performance
  2008-12-09
  U.S. students are doing no better on an international science exam than they were a decade ago, a plateau in performance that leaves educators and policymakers worried about how schools are preparing students to compete in an increasingly global economy. Read Full Article...  read more
• College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U.S.
  2008-12-03
  The rising cost of college — even before the recession — threatens to put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to the biennial report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/education/03college.html?bl&ex=1228453200&en=a32b625bf9928825&ei=5087...  read more
• Engineering: Suddenly Sexy for College Grads
  2008-11-14
  As the financial crisis deepens, science and math grads who once flocked to investment banking are now considering jobs in engineering. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2008/tc20081113_488542.htm<...  read more
• Need protection from laptop thieves?
  2008-10-02
  Ever had your laptop stolen or know someone who has? Recently there has been an open source program created by the University of Washington and UCSD that takes care of of this problem. This program "locate your lost or stolen laptop while at the same time ensuring that no third party can use the sys...  read more
• Essential Office Supplies for EEs
  2008-09-22
  As I pack up my things in preparation for a third year at UCSD as an electrical engineering major, I realize there are some essential office supplies that I can't live without. Here is a list of the things I'm putting in my "office in a shoe-box": stapler - we EE's do a lot of homework. You might ev...  read more
• Job Opportunities @ Booz Allen Hamilton
  2008-08-30
  Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading strategy and technology consulting firm, working with government agencies, institutions, and infrastructure organizations to find solutions and seize opportunities. With 20,000 employees in 80 offices, Booz Allen generates an annual revenue of approximately $4 billio...  read more
• What every programmer should know about memory
  2008-08-26
  Check it out at http://lwn.net/Articles/250967/....  read more
• MIT offers a poker major
  2008-08-07
  Think we should have one too? See the article ...  read more
• IEEE Video Competition!
  2008-07-16
  Lights... Camera... Engineering! By John R. Platt Students, warm up your video cameras! It's almost time to enter IEEE-USA's second annual "How Engineers Make a World of Difference" online video competition for the chance to win thousands of dollars in college scholarships. The competition goals are...  read more
• For the engineers out there
  2008-05-30
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• IEEE Spectrum Magazine at the R2-D2 convention!
  2008-05-28
  Currently on the front page of YouTube... CHECK IT!...  read more