CAD Bike Rack Design Finalists
Congratulations to Mike Eidum, Kyle Scharfe, and Mic Smith. All were finalists in the AutoCAD Bike Rack Design competition held Autumn Term. Designs were assessed in the areas of feasibility, sustainability, design character, and technical drawing quality. Mic placed third with commendations for feasibility and sustainability. Kyle second with commendations for design character and feasibility. Mike's design placed first and was chosen as the overall best technical drawing earning a gift card to the UM bookstore. Congratulations to all participants and finalists.
Autumn Term Registration and Advising
Autumn Term 2011 registration for COT students begins April 6th. Students will need an advising PIN to register. Drop-in group advising sessions are scheduled for Applied Computing & Electronics students:
Wednesday, March 23 from 2 – 3 in HB04
Monday, March 28 from 12 – 1 in HB05
Tuesday, March 29 from 12 – 1 in HB04
Online advising forms are available at http://ace.cte.umt.edu/students/advising.html Please come prepared by completing the requirements checklist for your program of study prior to attending advising sessions. You should have a pretty good idea which courses to enroll.
Individualized advising with a faculty member is available by appointment. Please contact Jenny Gorsegner/Miranda Stroud (243.7916) for further details.
Wednesday, March 23 from 2 – 3 in HB04
Monday, March 28 from 12 – 1 in HB05
Tuesday, March 29 from 12 – 1 in HB04
Online advising forms are available at http://ace.cte.umt.edu/students/advising.html Please come prepared by completing the requirements checklist for your program of study prior to attending advising sessions. You should have a pretty good idea which courses to enroll.
Individualized advising with a faculty member is available by appointment. Please contact Jenny Gorsegner/Miranda Stroud (243.7916) for further details.
Brown Bag Webinar: Spatial Data Sets
Students and faculty attended the "brown bag" webinar entitled Introduction to Spatial Data Sets. The webinar was produced by ESRI and hosted Thursday by the Department of Applied Computing & Electronics. ArcGIS software was used to graphically represent statistical data sets from practical research. Examples included studies involving obesity rates in children, incidents of pirating off the Somalian coast, wealth distribution in the State of New York, graffiti locations and gang related activities, and crime pattern in Lincoln, NE. Spatial data is based upon physical location. Spatial Statistical Tools allow us to assess patterns, trends, and relationships.
UM Biomass Gasifier Generates Electricity
Faculty member Brian Kerns and Energy Technology student Mike Bergman demonstrate the use of biomass gasification to generate electricity in the Blackfoot valley. The mobile UM Biomass Generator was utilized to generate electricity to the grid from slash piles located on the Paws Up Ranch. All electricity was donated to the Missoula Electric Coop. The UM Biomass Generator is a demonstration project created through Brian's research. Mike Bergman is completing an internship through Alternative Energy Technologies. See complete coverage courtesy of the Missoulian
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_125cccf4-3fd6-11e0-b619-001cc4c03286.html
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_125cccf4-3fd6-11e0-b619-001cc4c03286.html
Elluminate Training Improves Online Learning
Faculty from the Applied Computing and Electronics and the Applied Arts and Sciences departments participated in a training to learn about Elluminate, a technology that allows lectures to be shared via the Internet with students in online courses. Participating faculty included Dr. Bradley Layton, the Energy Technology program director as well as Energy Tech adjunct instructors Beth Baker and Greg Guscio. Penny Jakes, who teaches Cisco Networking courses for the Computer Technology program, and Dr. Colin Henderson, who leads the Anatomy and Physiology classes at the College of Technology, also participated. The training was offered by the Applied Computing and Electronics department and c0-facilitated by Tom Gallagher and Jenny Gorsegner. Their hope is that more faculty will adopt innovative teaching technologies and create better courses for online students.
Additional Seats Open in Computer and Energy Courses
Additional sections of first year classes have been added to the Spring 2011 schedule. New class sections include: CRT 112 Operating Systems and CSCI 110 Introduction to Programming. Available seats can also be found in CSCI 172 Introduction to Computer Modeling, ITS 150 CCNA I (Cisco Networking), and NRG 102 Introduction to Energy Systems II.
Network Administrator Academy Resumes
We're pleased to announce the next professional development course offering in the Network Administrator Academy Series. Dianne Burke (MSCE) will be leading the course Windows Server 2008 - Applications Infrastructure. It will cover file services (NTFS and Share permission), the distributed file system and namespace implementation, windows print and fax services, the Internet Information Services v7 role (IIS7) and options to secure hosted web sites, terminal services implementation (including Terminal Services Web Access and the Terminal Services Gateway), and high availability technologies (including Storage Area Networks, internet SCSI, and Hyper-V).
The Network Administrator Academy prepares I.T. professionals for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist credential. Prospective students should have a working familiarity with Microsoft Windows Servers. This course is slated to meet February 16th - May 4. Further information is available online at http://ace.cte.umt.edu/it/NetAdminAcad.pdf. To register for the course contact Mary Opitz 406.243.7812
The Network Administrator Academy prepares I.T. professionals for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist credential. Prospective students should have a working familiarity with Microsoft Windows Servers. This course is slated to meet February 16th - May 4. Further information is available online at http://ace.cte.umt.edu/it/NetAdminAcad.pdf. To register for the course contact Mary Opitz 406.243.7812
Computer Support - Now Accepting New Students
Spring term 2011 is quickly approaching. We are currently accepting applications for new students in the Computer Support C.A.S. program. Complete details on this program are available at http://ace.cte.umt.edu/cs/
Application can be made through Enrollment Services / Admissions Office COTAdmissions@umontana.edu | Phone: 406-243-7882 / 800-542-688
Application can be made through Enrollment Services / Admissions Office COTAdmissions@umontana.edu | Phone: 406-243-7882 / 800-542-688
Sustainability Workshop Series
The Missoula Sustainable Business Council (SBC) will be producing the Sustainability Shot event series "designed to provide attendees with a concentrated shot of information to energize their efforts to become more sustainable businesses or consumers". The first event Ten Ways to Reduce Your Energy Costs will be delivered by Russ Hellem from the local business Energetechs. Full details of this event series can be found at the SBC website: http://www.sustainablebusinesscouncil.org/
UM Day of Dialogue 2010
The University of Montana's annual Day of Dialogue will take place October 28. Everyone is welcome at this free event. Two sessions will be held at the College of Technology. The first will be presented at 12:10 in HB06. Led by Sue Bradford, "Why Does Dialogue Matter in a College Education?" will explore the role of dialogue on a university campus. The second session, also led by Sue Bradford will begin at 2:10 in HB06. This session, "Tapping the Strength of America's Diversity," will explore how cultural diversity contributes to society. Campus-wide there will be a variety of sessions and displays. More information can be found at: http://www.umt.edu/dod.
Spring 2011 Registration
Registration begins today for spring 2011. Be sure to meet with an advisor or come to a group advising session. Group advising takes place every Monday at 10am and every Thursday at noon. We will meet in HB06. For individual advising appointments, please call Jenny at 406-243-7916. If you are a distance student (or would prefer a different advising format), you can be advised over the phone or via email. See http://ace.cte.umt.edu/students/advising.html for more information.
E-Waste Recycling Event - October 10 & 11
LG and Vann's Electronics are partnering in providing a free e-waste recycling event for the Missoula community. More information can be found on the event's Facebook Site. Volunteers are still needed. Organizers have requested all volunteers register at http://signupgenius.com/go/2010183 E-Waste is a significant issue in our country. To learn more about the problem of e-waste and solutions, see the Electronics Takeback Coalition website. Thanks Vann's for providing this opportunity!
World's Longest Collagen Molecule
Monday September 27th, Dr. Bradley Layton presented an invited seminar to The University of Montana Chemistry and Biochemistry Department entitled "Nanomechanics of Collagen Evolution in Trichodesmium erythraeum" During the talk Dr. Layton described his work where he and a group of his students discovered what they call “the world’s largest fishing net.” An ancient marine cyanobacterium that is responsible for nearly half of the world’s nitrogen fixation and a large fraction of CO2 sequestration also has a gene that codes for a collagen molecule that is 10% longer than anything else seen in nature. Layton thinks that this gene may have been pirated into the bacterial genome by a marine virus just as fish were “getting big” 450 million years ago as a way to compete for space in the open ocean.
Related Paper:
Collagen’s Triglycine Repeat Number and Phylogeny Suggest
an Interdomain Transfer Event from a Devonian or Silurian
Organism into Trichodesmium erythraeum
J Mol Evol (2008) 66:539–554
http://www.springerlink.com/content/435460v80736254v/fulltext.pdf
Related Paper:
Collagen’s Triglycine Repeat Number and Phylogeny Suggest
an Interdomain Transfer Event from a Devonian or Silurian
Organism into Trichodesmium erythraeum
J Mol Evol (2008) 66:539–554
http://www.springerlink.com/content/435460v80736254v/fulltext.pdf
UM Tech Fair - Wednesday 9/22
More than two dozen campus technologies will be on display at the Tech Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the University Center Atrium at The University of Montana.
During the event students, faculty and staff can visit with technology support staff at tables, and a series of short presentations will be offered throughout the day.
Full details can be found at the event website: http://umt.edu/it/techfair/
During the event students, faculty and staff can visit with technology support staff at tables, and a series of short presentations will be offered throughout the day.
Full details can be found at the event website: http://umt.edu/it/techfair/
Advising in the ACE Department
The Applied Computing and Electronics Department will be trying something new for Fall Semester 2010. In order to help students, we will offer group advising. One faculty member and Jenny Gorsegner will be available twice a week to assist you with your schedule for Spring Semester 2011. Registration for Spring Semester 2011 starts October 20, 2010. Get the classes you want by registering as soon as you are able. If you would like to participate in this, bring your advising checklist (available here), an unofficial transcript (available on Cyberbear), and show up at one of the following times:
- Mondays 10am-11am in HB06
- Thursdays 12pm-1pm in HB06
For Energy Students
Dear Energy Students,
I encourage those of you who are interested in "seeing what's out there" to consider applying or an internship through the Community College Institute program through the Office of Science of the US Department of Energy. To do so, please do the following:
Visit the URL: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/CCI/about.html. Here you will find information on:
I encourage those of you who are interested in "seeing what's out there" to consider applying or an internship through the Community College Institute program through the Office of Science of the US Department of Energy. To do so, please do the following:
Visit the URL: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/CCI/about.html. Here you will find information on:
- Eligibility. In most cases, you must be a US citizen.
- Choosing a lab. Some of these labs are relatively local, like the NREL in Colorado and Los Alamos in New Mexico. Working at some of the other labs will give you the opportunity to travel to other locations in the US.
- Financial Info. The pay is actually not bad at $425 per week for your ten-week visit. This is a rate of $22,500 per year. Travel to and from the lab is reimbursed.
- Key Dates. Online applications open on October 1, 2010 and close February 1, 2011.
- How to Apply. As you can see, a good academic standing and a good recommendation letter are key to acceptance.
If you would like to work together with me to put together a strong application, please let me know by the end of Fall 2010 semester. However, I would recommend that you begin to work on this with the goal of a mid-October submission. I would also be happy to contact personnel at the lab of your choice on your behalf.
Good luck!
Brad Layton
Energy Technology Program Directorbradley.layton@umontana.edu
Welcome Back for Autumn Term 2010!
As we begin this new academic term, I'd like to welcome back all students pursuing certificates, degrees, and professional development through our department. I commend all of you on making the choice to educate yourselves. Welcome aboard to our new students and a warm welcome back to all returning students.
It's been a busy summer with lots of new developments to report. First off, I'm pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Bradley Layton as our Energy Technology Program Director and newest tenure-track faculty member. Dr. Layton is a professional engineer formerly of Drexel University (Philadelphia) with stops at The University of Michigan and M.I.T. He brings a diverse background with strengths in both research and applied undergraduate teaching. His interests include renewable energy generation and human-powered vehicles. Welcome aboard Brad! We're excited to have you join us!
Another new face on our staff this year is Krisztian Varsa. Krisztian has a background in planning and design with a specialization in geographical information systems. He is a graduate of Cornell University with a Masters in Regional Planning and an undergraduate degree in Geography from the University of Delaware. Krisztian joins Pete Costello and Creg Diezinger in leading our Computer Aided Design program.
Dianne Burke is returning to teach courses in our Information Technology programs. Dianne is one of the top consultants in the area with specializations in network administration, security, and forensics. Wally Higgins is back leading courses in electronics and computer applications. Wally has a wealth of background from both the electronics and information technology fields.
Troy Savage, Bill Gillespie, and Leif Schneider will be leading online Energy Technology related courses for our Department. An interesting twist on distance learning is that it not only connects students from other regions, but also instructors! Troy will be delivering Power Systems Technology from Pasco, WA; Bill will lead the Project Management course from Spokane, WA; and Leif teaches Alternative Fuels from Portland, OR. It's not exactly Friedman's "Flat World,” but rather a phenomena we'll describe as the "Flat Northwest.”
On behalf of our Department's veteran team of faculty and staff: Steve Rice, Penny Jakes, Rhonda Tabish, Steve Stiff, and Jenny Gorsegner, we welcome you back to school whether you are in Missoula or Miami (yes we have a student here!). Here's to a productive semester!
Tom Gallagher
Department Chairman
It's been a busy summer with lots of new developments to report. First off, I'm pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Bradley Layton as our Energy Technology Program Director and newest tenure-track faculty member. Dr. Layton is a professional engineer formerly of Drexel University (Philadelphia) with stops at The University of Michigan and M.I.T. He brings a diverse background with strengths in both research and applied undergraduate teaching. His interests include renewable energy generation and human-powered vehicles. Welcome aboard Brad! We're excited to have you join us!
Another new face on our staff this year is Krisztian Varsa. Krisztian has a background in planning and design with a specialization in geographical information systems. He is a graduate of Cornell University with a Masters in Regional Planning and an undergraduate degree in Geography from the University of Delaware. Krisztian joins Pete Costello and Creg Diezinger in leading our Computer Aided Design program.
Dianne Burke is returning to teach courses in our Information Technology programs. Dianne is one of the top consultants in the area with specializations in network administration, security, and forensics. Wally Higgins is back leading courses in electronics and computer applications. Wally has a wealth of background from both the electronics and information technology fields.
Troy Savage, Bill Gillespie, and Leif Schneider will be leading online Energy Technology related courses for our Department. An interesting twist on distance learning is that it not only connects students from other regions, but also instructors! Troy will be delivering Power Systems Technology from Pasco, WA; Bill will lead the Project Management course from Spokane, WA; and Leif teaches Alternative Fuels from Portland, OR. It's not exactly Friedman's "Flat World,” but rather a phenomena we'll describe as the "Flat Northwest.”
On behalf of our Department's veteran team of faculty and staff: Steve Rice, Penny Jakes, Rhonda Tabish, Steve Stiff, and Jenny Gorsegner, we welcome you back to school whether you are in Missoula or Miami (yes we have a student here!). Here's to a productive semester!
Tom Gallagher
Department Chairman
Montana Energy Workforce Report Released
The report Opportunities for Energy Technology Program Graduates in Montana's Energy Industry has been released! It identifies six broad categories of job opportunities for graduates: (1) renewable installers, (2) wind farm developers/operators, (3) renewable component manufacturers/suppliers; (4) energy efficiency companies; (5) utilities/co-ops/power wholesalers, and (6) power plants/generators.
The report commissioned by The College of Technology through workforce development grant funding is a compilation of research and interviews of 36 employers in Western Montana, Northern Idaho, and Eastern Washington completed by Diana Maneta on special assignment as the Industry Liaison for the College. Research from these interviews estimate 150-250 job openings in the region over the next two years. Complete details can be found in the report available at
http://ace.cte.umt.edu/nrg/2010ManetaEnergyWorkforceReport.pdf
The report commissioned by The College of Technology through workforce development grant funding is a compilation of research and interviews of 36 employers in Western Montana, Northern Idaho, and Eastern Washington completed by Diana Maneta on special assignment as the Industry Liaison for the College. Research from these interviews estimate 150-250 job openings in the region over the next two years. Complete details can be found in the report available at
http://ace.cte.umt.edu/nrg/2010ManetaEnergyWorkforceReport.pdf
Students Pass NABCEP Certification Exam
Four Energy Technology students passed the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Photovoltaic Enery Level Exam. Congratulations to these students for all their hard work!
Students Earn CompTIA A+ Credential
Eighteen Computer Technology students passed the CompTIA A+ Certification Exam during Spring Semester 2010. The students are now certified as Computer Support Specialists. Congratulations for all your hard work!
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