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We are now selling the bioengineering department graduation sashes at our store. These sashes will be available for pick up at the senior graduation celebration this Friday, June 6th starting at 4:30 pm.

To sign up to volunteer, please email Michele at mileung@ucsd.edu and let her know 1. your name, 2. you’re volunteering for BMES, and 3. when you can volunteer.

Times are listed below:

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What is a career in CONSULTING: high salaries and an opportunity to travel? Come learn about what a career in consulting involves from experienced technical and management consultants who come from engineering and science backgrounds. The BMES Consulting Panel will be this Thursday, 5/22, from 6:30 to 8:30pm in Fung Auditorium in Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall.

For those who want the opportunity to travel and work on many different projects after graduation, consulting may be the perfect career for you. For those who already know all about consulting, come network with the panelists at the reception. Many of the panelists also have experience in entrepreneurship, investments, and other areas of business, so feel free to discuss all of these topics with these knowledgeable experts.

Panelists:
Dr. Scott Moonly, Medical Device Investments, Johnson & Johnson
Previous positions: VP of Life Science Investments at Brookstone Capital; Consultant at L.E.K Consulting

Dr. Lewis Waldman, CEO and Co-founder, Insilicomed

Dr. Stephen Flaim, Deputy Director & Technology and Business Advisor, von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement

Dr. Michael Liersch, Lecturer at UCSD Rady School of Management
Previous position: management consultant at Deloitte

Committee chair applications are now available! They are due at noon on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Please read the directions before submitting your applications!

You can download a copy of the application: Committee Chair Application (2008-09).

Congrats to the newly elected board for 2008-09!

President - Stephanie Fan
VP External - Jessica Lin
VP Finance - Melody Chung
VP Internal - Stephany Chang

BENG Liaison - Muthu Annaamalai
BTEC Liaison - Melanie Das
PMED Liaison - Jessie Guo
BINF Liaison - If you are interested in this position, please contact Stephanie at s1fan@ucsd.edu
TESC Liaison - Marcellinus S. Harsono

Interested in attending Bioengineering Day 2008? Want to get your resume out there? Go to the BE Day page to register and learn more!!

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had an awesome spring break and are ready to get back in gear!

There will be a tour of ev3’s Irvine neurovascular facility on April 23, 2008, from 3-5pm. We will be leaving around 2pm and will be back by 6pm. Students will get an overview of ev3′ neurovascular division, a tour of the cleanrooms and R&D Lab which includes product demos, and a chance for Q&A. If you are interested in touring some other part of the facility or would also like to discuss additional topics, please let me know with your RSVP.

Please RSVP to s1fan@ucsd.edu by noon on Friday, April 18! You should include the following information in your RSVP:
1.Name
2.Email address
3.Phone number (preferably cell phone number so we can reach you on the day of)
4.If you can drive and how many people you can take
5.Anything else you would particularly like to see/do/hear about on the tour

Also, remember that Bioengineering Day is now less than 2 weeks away!

We are pleased to have Ms. Triplett, the President of the BME Career Alliance, coming to speak this Wednesday, March 5, at 5:30pm in the Fung Auditorium about. Creating a Winning Resume and Other Advice about Pursuing Careers for Bioengineering Students?

Please RSVP to internship@bioeng.ucsd.edu to attend! Please also note that the doors to Fung will be locked until exactly 5:30pm since there will be a class in there, so please do not disturb them!

More…Ms. Triplett’s bio is included below:

Ms. Triplett has over 12 years of experience working with scientists and engineers in the biomedical field, holds a B.S. in Microbiology and a M.S. in Bioengineering. She has an established reputation in the career development area of Biomedical Engineering with strong ties to academic institutions and professional societies. In addition, she has extensive connections within the medical device and biotechnology industry. Her background includes building several Biomedical Engineering Internship Programs and consulting with The Biomedical Engineering society. Charla currently serves as the President of the BME Career Alliance, a non-profit organization that helps connect biomedical engineering students with industry. She will discuss how to create a winning resume with a specific focus on the BME student, types biomedical companies that hire BMES, careers that biomedical engineers pursue, and how to market the BME degree and skills.

Hope to see you all there!

Apex Medical Technologies, Inc. is a small, up-and-coming medical device company with a new and expanding product-line. We are currently looking to hire an Engineering Intern to assist in automating several key steps in our manufacturing process as we scale-up. This automation will include the setup and implementation of a computer controlled robotic system.

Working in a small company setting is an exciting and unique opportunity to experience and be a part of a wide variety of engineering and business aspects in industry.

Please see the Internship Job Description below on how to apply:

Engineering Internship Job Description:

Employer: Apex Medical Technologies, Inc.

Position Title: Engineering Intern

Description:
Assist in the setup of a computer controlled robotic system used in the production of a medical device. Assist in the development of electrical systems and control devices. Assist engineering staff with the development and qualification of biomedical materials and medical devices. Assist in the development of suitable manufacturing methods to fabricate medical devices and medical device components. Design, conduct, and write reports for various experiments. Report such results through written or verbal presentations. Perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.
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