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4th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 17 - 18 June 2020 Swiss Garden Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur   ICACE 2020  aims to promote the international exchange of ideas among researchers in academia and industry. Besides the dissemination of knowledge, this conference is also an opportunity for professional networking, especially for university professors, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.     How to submit a manuscript?   From 2020 the method of paper submission changed and improved for better service. All authors should register through MySigma Portal and follow the instructions in order to submit their papers. You can track your paper status through your account in the portal.   1. Register to the MySigma portal:   http://portal-mysigma.com/ 2. Activate your account by clicking on the link that will be forwarded to your email. (Please check spam list) 3. Login ...

The Architectural Engineering program at Purdue University has open Masters and PhD positions for the 2020 academic year. The program, together with the Center for High Performance Buildings , supports more than 50 graduate students and offers unique experimental facilities. The application deadline for Fall 2020 is December 31, 2019.

What is the Data Science Education Program? Berkeley’s Data Science Education Program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that provides a foundation for undergraduates in all fields and intended majors to engage capably and critically with data. No matter their major or background, all students today have a critical need to navigate a data-rich world. Foundations of Data Science (CS C8 and STAT C8) The program starts at the introductory level, with Foundations of Data Science, or Data 8 , which teaches core computational and statistics concepts while enabling students to work hands-on with real data. Accessible to students in all intended majors with no prerequisites. Ideal for freshmen and sophomores ; also now open to others Appropriate for science and engineering students preparing to pursue more advanced courses, as well as social science and humanities students Satisfies requirements , including the L&S Quantitative Reasoning requirement and the sta...

http://www.sfstudentintern.org/default.aspx Engineering • Architecture • Landscape Architecture • Planning • Surveying • GIS • Computer Science/Information Services The City and County of San Francisco is seeking student interns for various architecture/engineering disciplines, to provide support to in-house Engineering • Architecture • Landscape Architecture • Planning • Surveying • GIS • ITT staff. The City Departments that employ interns are the Airport Commission (SFO), Department of Building Inspection (DBI), MTA Municipal Railway (Muni), MTA Department of Parking and Traffic (DPT), Port of San Francisco (Port), Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Department of Public Works (DPW), and Recreation and Park Department (RPD). Interns will gain on-the-job experience under the guidance of experienced professional engineers, architects, planners and surveyors. Interns will participate in various activities in the respective City Departments. Application packages must be submitted onl...

The San Francisco Construction Specifications Institute Foundation, Inc. proudly offers scholarships to sophomore or above college students with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above and enrolled in a school of architecture, design, engineering, or construction in California.  Eligible students must have declared a major of Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Design, Landscape Architecture or a construction industry profession.   Scholarships for eligible applicants may be awarded in increments of $1,000.00, $1,500.00 or $2,000.00 at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee based on funds available.   For Scholarship Information and Application, please email Matt Crawford at mcrawford@kellymoore.com .

The Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley invites you to consider the BASE Summer Program (Business for Arts, Sciences and Engineering). BASE is a six-week business boot camp that enables non-business majors to take business courses while earning nine semester units of academic credit . Some former BASE students have gone on to earn MBA degrees, while others have accepted jobs in marketing, product development, consulting, and financial services. The ideal participant of the BASE Program is an undergraduate student who has already gained a solid foundation in liberal arts, sciences or engineering. BASE is the ONLY premier business summer program or institute where students can earn  units . Application Process We encourage you to apply as soon as possible given the popularity of the Program in the past 16 years. There is no application fee. To download the application or for more information please visit our website at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/BASE/ or connect wit...

Travel to Hong Kong and analyze how cities infrastructures, old and new, are adapting to cultural, environmental, and global changes. There will be two information sessions in 901 (top of the Wurster Tower) at 6:00pm February 24th and February 26th at 1:00pm Deadline: March 3rd, 2014 email: summerabroad@berkeley.edu

If you are a student who will be 18 or younger as of Oct. 1, 2014 and are working on a graduate-level project in any field of study, please consider applying for the 2014 Davidson Fellows scholarship.   The Davidson Institute for Talent Development offers high-achieving young people across the country the opportunity to be named a 2014 Davidson Fellow, an honor accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Literature, Philosophy or Outside the Box.   Applicants must submit an original piece of work recognized by experts in the field as significant that has the potential to make a positive contribution to society. The scholarship may be used at any accredited university or college. The deadline to apply is Feb. 12, 2014. For additional information, please visit www.DavidsonGifted.org/Fellows .

Please see below for a Summer 2013 Intern job description: About Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc. CHARLES M. SALTER ASSOCIATES, INC. (CSA) is a consulting firm located in San Francisco with a branch office in San Jose, California. We provide services in acoustics, audiovisual systems, telecommunications, and security. The firm was founded in 1975 and currently has a staff of over 40 that consults on approximately 900 projects annually. Our consultants have backgrounds in engineering, architecture, music, speech, and theater. With 10 Professional Engineers (PE), 5 Certified Technology Specialists (CTS), a Certified Document Technologist (CDT), 4 LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED AP), a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), former contractors and integrators, and a Ph.D., our interdisciplinary team allows us to provide clients with tailored services for a wide variety of project types. Earn IDP hours under registered engineers (experience setting O). Earn up t...

Dear Undergraduates, Still looking for research opportunities this summer? Come to the last SURF L&S and SURF Rose Hills Info Session before the program application deadline on March 11th! In this newsletter, you will also find calls for abstracts for undergraduate research conferences/symposia, and program deadlines through the end of March. I. SURF/L&S and SURF/Rose Hills Info Session March 4, 2013, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., Durant Hall, room 9 Performer: Leah Carroll, Office of Undergraduate Research View event details: http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/ugr.html?event_ID=63793&view=preview  II. Undergraduate Conferences/Symposia: (Un)certain Boundaries: Visualizing the intersections of science & society, Spring 2013 Science, Technology, and Society Undergraduate Symposium Proposal - Abstract Deadline coming up next Tuesday, March 5th!! We are excited to announce the upcoming date for the 2013 Intercampus Undergraduate Symposium, which is org...

Dear Colleagues, The Univ. of Tokyo and National Univ. of Singapore are offering student internships for summer 2013. The internships are part of the Global Internship Program through the International Alliance of Research Universities (of which Berkeley is a member). Internship offerings include: The University of Tokyo (Applications open until Friday, 15 March 2013) 1. Internship with the International Core Research Center for NanoBio (C2CNB) National University of Singapore (Applications open until Saturday, 2 March 2013) 1. Research internship with the Department of Chemistry on Green Catalysis 2. Research internship with the Department of Chemistry on Understanding Outer Membrane Assembly in Gram-negative Bacteria 3. Research internship with the Department of Computer Science on Computer Vision and Machine Learning 4. Research internship with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on Tele-rehabilitation System for Stroke Rehabilitation 5. Internship with the NU...

This year Metropolis challenges you to develop solutions that empower, advance, and include groups often overlooked in the design process (including but not limited to, our rapidly increasing aging population and citizens with disabilities). The annual Next Generation® Design Competition is open for entries. Consider the 1.13 billion people with unique needs worldwide. 1.13 billion is a difficult figure to wrap your head around. Think of your own mother, father, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends. Your submissions should help your own relations, as well as others, to live better lives, beautifully. The competition strives for solutions at all scales, from systems, experiences, places, to spaces, products, or any area that needs to be made inclusive and empowering. Submissions can be conceptual, in the early stages of development, near completion, or completed and ready for the next phase of development. The ideas must have the potential to be made, built, or other...

The BERC Energy Symposium is the premier energy event at UC Berkeley and the largest student-run energy conference on the West Coast. Key players from the research, business development, policy and economics communities converge on Berkeley’s campus to explore innovative ideas and provide a platform for vibrant discussion among hundreds of attendees. The 2012 Symposium theme is Tensions in Energy: Aligning Innovation, Investment, and Policy. The 2012 Energy Symposium is a two-day event includes: prE-Symposium (Monday – Wednesday, Oct 15 – 17): an online launch of the Symposium before the on-campus event to provide Symposium attendees with valuable panel background information and to expand access for those who can’t attend the Energy Symposium. Innovation Expo (Thursday 6-9pm, Oct 18th): a showcase of the latest energy and resources breakthroughs in the fields of science, engineering, policy, economics, and others presented by researchers at UC Berkeley, LBNL and from our colleague...

CED students, The College of Engineering has put together a list of courses that are open to all students. You may be interested in some of these. 1 unit courses appropriate for all levels. Guest lecture series. No technical knowledge required or assumed. Civil Engineering 92           (F, SP)                        Engineering 92                    (F)                   All branches of Engineering Engineering 93                    (F)                   Ene...