Announcements
IEEE President Pedro Ray Announces New IEEE Xplore
Accessing Papers on IEEE Xplore
Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Current Calls for Papers
Oceanic Engineering Society Scholarship Program
OES Volunteer Opportunities
Member Survey
Senior Member Drive
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
Call for Papers
Focused Section on
Marine Mechatronic Systems
The marine environment plays a critical role in our ecosystem, economy and daily lives. As we increase our reliance on oceans and waterways for new resources and expanding civil, commercial and scientific activities, we are faced with a need for highly capable mechatronic systems capable of performing in this environment. Marine mechatronic systems are used for a wide range of applications, such as exploring the extreme depths of our ocean, harvesting resources ranging from food to oil, monitoring our environment, supporting national defence operations, transporting goods, and supporting recreational activities. While doing this, these systems operate in a demanding environment with challenges such as intense hydrostatic pressures, harmful interaction with electronics and materials, powerful hydrodynamic forces, and high attenuation of electromagnetic signals. This Focused Section of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics is dedicated to new advances in the modeling, analysis, design, control, implementation and operation of mechatronic devices and systems operating in the marine environment. Papers should contain both theoretical and practical/experimental results and are subject to the TMECH review procedures. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
Novel platforms, including moorings, buoys, ships, tethered and untethered underwater robots, and gliders
Fleets, clusters, and formations of surface and underwater robotic vehicles
Novel components and technologies as well as advanced control and automation strategies
Seafloor observatories and distributed sensor networks
Environmental monitoring and characterization systems
Disaster monitoring and mitigation systems
Deep-sea measurement, sampling, and drilling systems
Systems for energy harvesting and flow containment
Systems for in situ sensing, sampling and analysis and environmental perturbation experiments
Systems for inspection, remote observation, and physical intervention
Click here for further information.
New IEEE Xplore Released 13 February 2009
As 2010 IEEE President, I am pleased to announce the launch of the enhanced IEEE Xplore® digital library, providing a smarter and more productive research experience for all IEEE members.
IEEE Xplore is a trusted repository of more than two million IEEE journal articles, conference papers, standards, eLearning tools, and eBooks. I'm sure you're already aware of the significance of IEEE Xplore for the most exacting research. This new release - the latest realization in added value to our membership - has been completely redesigned with a faster search engine, a more efficient interface that makes it easier to browse and search, new ways to personalize and save your searches, and more.
This greatly enhanced digital library is the result of a collaboration between IEEE and hundreds of librarians, faculty, scientists and engineers, as well as IEEE members, volunteers, and students around the globe. It exemplifies the commitment of IEEE to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
I invite you to take a look. An overview video, together with a comprehensive summary of the new features of IEEE Xplore, and access to free training are available at http://www.ieee.org/newieeexplore. Or you can log in directly to IEEE Xplore with your IEEE Web account at http://www.ieee.org/ieeexplore to experience the new features first hand. I am confident you will be as impressed as I am and will agree that searching the wealth of IEEE content has never been easier or more fruitful!
Sincerely,
Pedro Ray
2010 IEEE President
ACCESSING PAPERS ON IEEE XPLORE
As a benefit of membership, IEEE-OES members have electronic access, via IEEE Xplore, to all the proceedings of OES-sponsored conferences (e.g. OCEANS Conferences) and all issues of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.
If you are a member of IEEE-OES who does not have an IEEE Web account, please proceed as follows:
(1) verify that your browser is set to accept "cookies"
(2) point your browser to http://www.ieee.org
(3) click on "Set up an IEEE Web account"
(third button down in right-hand column "what do you want to do?")
This takes you to a page where you can create an new account or
update an existing one.
(4) point your browser to http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/
then login with your IEEE Web account username and password
To access material owned by other IEEE societies, you have to be a member of those societies, or subscribe to a "member digital library" that allows you a pre-determined number of downloads per month, or subscribe to a more comprehensive package (e.g. IEL at $125k/year).
The OES Administrative Committee has approved the establishment of an OES Scholarship Program. This will provide scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students in Ocean Engineering and Ocean Science related programs leading to careers in ocean related fields. Five $1,000.00 scholarships will be awarded each year to both graduate and undergraduate students enrolled full time in an accredited school. A Scholarship Committee working under the Student Activities Coordinator will evaluate scholarship applications and present them to the Adminitrative Committee for approval.
Undergraduate Eligibility:
- Each student must have completed requirements for half of the degree and maintained a grade point average of "B" or equivalent.
- Must submit an academic transcript.
- Must have a faculty advisor recommendation
- Must complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form
- If not a member of IEEE must become a student member prior to the start
of the upcoming academic year.
Graduate Student Eligibility:
- Must be enrolled in a graduate program or have been accepted into a graduate program in ocean engineering or related ocean science.
- Demonstrate significant ability to perform independent research and demostrated excellence in academics through awards and prizes.
- Must have the recommendation of a graduate advisor.
- Must complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form.
- If not a member of IEEE must become a student member prior to the start of the upcoming academic year.
Application Deadlines:
- Completed application must be postmarked by March 1 of the year in which the scholarship is being sought.
- References and recommendations must be received by April 1.
- Official transcripts mailed by academic institutions must be received by May 1.
- Awarding of the scholarships would be done following the spring meeting of the Administrative Committee. The Awards would be formally recognized at the fall OCEANS Conference and the recipients invited to attend the Conference Awards Ceremony.
For application forms and information contact Norman D. Miller, IEEE/OES Student Activities Coordinator at n.miller@ieee.org.
The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society depends of the volunteer work of its members. Without their active participation on governing boards, committees, and in chapters, the OES could not function as a professional society. We invite you to participate actively. Please contact any member of the OES Administrative Committee to volunteer your time.
Results of the IEEE/OES Member Survey
Elena Gerstmann, Director of IEEE's Research Department, recently oversaw member surveys of all IEEE Societies. 1200 OES members were randomly selected for the survey and 308 responded. The questionnaire and an analysis of the results are available for review. Simply RIGHT click on either of the links below and select "Target Save As" if using Internet Explorer or "Save Link As" if using Netscape to save the files to your system.
Questionnaire (57KB, MS Word)
Analysis ( 482KB, PowerPoint)