BE Undergraduate Newsletter
Announcements
Fall Opportunities at NeurotechSC
Hi everyone,
We are the official Neurotechnology club at UCSC! We focus on project building and education covering the topics of brain-computer interaction, neuroscience, and AI, and every year we submit a project to the NeurotechX competition. This year our project will be using SSVEPs as a means to alternatively communicate through the input of visual responses.
Our five teams consist of hardware, machine learning, data, software, and publication. To get involved join our discord: https://discord.gg/fjgDDGfFGG or send us an email at neurotechsc@gmail.com.
Some more about our club, we received 1st place in the U.S. in the NeuroTechX Student Competition for a silent-speech interface that takes in user EMG signals from the jawline area and predicts if a user is thinking ‘yes’ or ‘no’ with 90% accuracy. If the subject interests you, we welcome you to connect with us at our weekly meetings, we usually meet Tuesdays at 7 pm so watch out on discord for updates on our next meeting!
P.S. Don’t forget to check us out on instagram: @neurotechsc or on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neurotechsc
Software Research Opportunity
Focused ultrasound (FUS) or "curing with sounds” is a revolutionary non-invasive medical therapy. It sends harmless sound waves to treat over 150 medical conditions, such as cancer treatment with no surgery or chemotherapy, and brain modulations without opening the skull, to name a few. We, at Yektasonics, are developing a novel hardware-software co-designed Phased Array to be used in Focused Ultrasound medical devices. We also plan to utilize our technology in other non-medical applications, where we recently shipped our single channel Power Module to a non-medical company.
Our technology is an order of magnitude lower cost, and it has performance breakthroughs. Yektasonics has received numerous awards/recognitions, such as the recent award from the UC Santa Cruz Chancellor at Launchpad 2022, being a company in residence at UC Berkeley Citris Foundry, a finalist of UC Big Ideas Competitions, a NSF I-Corps recommended team, ASU Venture Devils cohort member, and being part of American Heart Association.
We have an interesting and challenging Software Research position, where a strong candidate will contribute to our existing software or will develop new modules, such as Yektasonics Operating System, our end user package, our embedded computing interface, and more. The work will be done mostly in C/C++. The work is hosted at UC Santa Cruz BSOE. The candidate should enroll for research credits, and the hours can be paid later from our sale.
If you are interested, please email your resume as well as your transcript to Navid Gougol at ngougol@ucsc.edu, who is the CEO/Founder of Yektasonics and a doctorate student at UCSC. You can check out the company website for more information at www.yektasonics.com.
Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarship is Now Open!
Apply now for a $2,000 Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarship award! Koret Scholarships are available to students in any major and in every discipline who are looking for financial support to pursue a research question or creative activity in winter and/or spring 2023. For more details and to apply visit: https://honors.ucsc.edu/
A Message from Marcella Gomez, Associate Dean, DEI
The diversity of our staff, faculty, and students enriches all that we do. We are very grateful to all who bring their unique talents and perspectives to our community.
There are moments when global crises have such a deep and profound impact on members of our community that it bleeds into our research and learning communities. The protests and response happening in Iran represent such a time.
With the internet in Iran currently shut down, we are offering space for open communication. You are invited to join us for a gathering on Tuesday Oct 4th, 5pm on the west side of the E2 Lanai to show solidarity with the people of Iran.
We are deeply aware that this situation may be impacting your day-to-day life and your academic endeavors. For those in need of direct support, counseling services are available 24 hours a day and information can be found here. Have additional concerns? My door is open. Please feel free to connect with me through email (mgomez26@ucsc.edu) regarding any matter.
Declare your Baskin Engineering Major
Dear BE students,
If you are required to declare your major this quarter go here to start the process! If you are in your 6th quarter at UCSC, you need to start the major declaration process in Fall, even if you still have major qualification courses still in progress.
Please note that the last day to start the process is Wednesday, October 12, 2022!
Although the campus declaration of major deadline for spring is Friday, October 21, 2022, the declaration of major process in BE requires several steps including verification of your major qualification requirements which is why you must start the process earlier than the campus deadline.
New STEM, Pharmacy & Health Professions Scholarships Available
Please see below for three scholarships ($2500 each) that we have launched this year:
Scholarship for single parents/children of single parents who are future healthcare professionals:
https://trumedical.co.uk/true-
Scholarship for female students in STEM:
https://trumedical.co.uk/true-
Scholarship for female students in Pharmacy: https://trumedical.
Students need to submit an essay to apply. All citizenships welcome. The deadline is December 20, 2022. We will announce the winners on January 20, 2023.
2023 Hertz Fellowship Application Open through Oct 28th
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2023 Hertz Fellowship awards. Hertz Fellows receive five years of funding, which offers flexibility from the traditional constraints of graduate training and the independence needed to pursue research that best advances our nation’s security and economic vitality.
The Hertz Fellowship is an influential network of more than 1,200 fellows, creating lifelong connections that will accelerate your career, and have the opportunity to take part in mentoring, scientific symposia, and professional development workshops.
The deadline is October 28, 2022. You can learn more about the fellowship and apply at https://www.hertzfoundation.org/apply.
Job and Internship Finding Tool for UCSC Students
With recruiting season kicking off, finding jobs and internships can be stressful and time-consuming. Simplify is a free browser extension that helps you autofill job & internship applications anywhere on the web in seconds – think of it like Honey for jobs.The platform also has a database of over 100,000 open positions and includes curated job lists like Top Summer 2023 Internships and Tech Internships for Freshman.
The founders are super excited to help UCSC students get hired so they made a dedicated email for UCSC students to directly contact them at ucsc@simplify.jobs. Best of luck on your search and go slugs!
Get started here: https://simplify.jobs
Now Open - The Science Coalition Fund It Forward Student Video Challenge!
Did you know UCSC is a member of The Science Coalition? Together with research universities across the country, we’re working to spread the word to Congress about why science matters—and we need your help!
The Science Coalition recently launched its annual Fund It Forward Student Video Challenge, which is a great opportunity for students and researchers on campus to get involved in science advocacy and earn cash prizes! The challenge is open now until October 17. The power of a great story can change the world, and now more than ever, it’s important we share the value of science to advocate for increased federal funding for research.
Cash prizes from $500 to $1,000 will be awarded to the top three graduate and undergraduate student winners, with an additional opportunity for finalists to earn more through the People’s Choice Award. You don’t have to be a scientist to enter—if you’re passionate about science, we want to hear from you. It’s time to fund it forward.
Enter today! More details can be found on the website, and questions can be directed to tsc@sciencecoalition.org.
Okinawa Memories Initiative is Recruiting New Students
The Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) is a non-profit organization and public history project that explores the postwar history of Okinawa, Japan from a global perspective through collaborative storytelling. OMI creates connections spanning across generations and borders through providing an outlet for memories and contributing to an inclusive historical narrative.
OMI is a big project and offers a multitude of opportunities including: archival work, media production, website development, oral history, community outreach, language translation, and exhibition planning. The project invites students of all backgrounds and skills to join us. As part of the OMI team, students have the opportunity to gain professional and academic skills. Those who join this project are able to choose their level of commitment and which teams they would like to work with.
For more information please visit our website! I have also attached our recruitment brochure. Interested students can email omi@ucsc.edu.
Rush Alpha Kappa PSI Events Begin 10/3
Alpha Kappa Psi, Chi Gamma chapter at UCSC i is the only all major inclusive business fraternity on campus. Our rush begins next week on October 3rd and we hope to see you there!
