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Last updated 02/21/2004
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National Engineers Week at Carnegie Science Center - Feb 20, 21 Celebrate the achievements of millions of engineers who contribute daily to our quality of life. This program is designed to interest and inspire young people to explore engineering. More than 60 event tables featuring presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on activities are being planned for Febrary 20 and 21, 2004. Event tables offer added value to a school visit scheduled during National Engineers Week. More information will be posted here soon. For additional information: http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/events/engineers.asp#future
Receive $2 off General Admission by using the coupon on Page 4 in the February newsletter.
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Message From the Chair Dear members: This marks our second electronic newsletter. The transition to an electronic format has gone smoothly. Some additional advantages have become apparent, including not being confined to 4 pages of information, and being able to quickly correct any errors that slipped through. As a brief reminder of how the electronic newsletter works: 1) each month we will email a monthly reminder message that contains the basic text from the newsletter as well as the links to our homepage where you can download a typeset version of the newsletter as a .pdf -file. 2) As an alternative, you can always find the most recent newsletter at: http://www.asme.org/sections/pgh/#newsletter. 3) Our homepage http://www.asme.org/sections/pgh is where you can find the latest information on local section news and events (including maps and directions to our meetings) and contact information. 4) If you are not receiving emails from your section and wish to, try updating your contact information at: http://members.asme.org/myasme/login/myasme.cfm or call ASME-International at 1-800-843-2763. 5) Free web access can be found at most libraries and free personal email accounts can be created at http://www.hotmail.com or http://www.yahoo.com, among many others. Our February event, which will be held on Monday the 9th, is a mock Regional Student Conference (RSC) where students from our local colleges and universities (CMU, Geneva, Pitt, and Point Park) will compete and practice for the upcoming official RSC. More than that, it is an opportunity for local students from different universities and professional members from our section to interact. Senior members can contribute to the event by judging the student performance. The event can include presentations either oral presentations (http://www.asme.org/cma/og/oralprescontest.html) or poster presentations (http://www.asme.org/cma/og/techposter.html). A tour of some of Geneva's facilities is also being arranged. This is the first time we've tried such an event, which will be hosted by Geneva College. The ASME Region V vice president, Mahesh Aggarwal, has accepted an invitation to join us for this event. I encourage everyone to please join us and support our future mechanical engineers. I regret to inform you that the Otis Spunkmeyer tour originally planned for Feb. 17 has been postponed. We will provide information on the new tour date as soon as it becomes available. Our second January program, a tour of Kennametal, was canceled due to inclimate weather. We do plan to reschedule this tour as well some time in early 2004. Our other January program, a repeat of the popular Seimens Westinghouse fuel cell tour from last year, was a success. Seimens Westinghouse gave a program on the construction of tubular solid oxide fuel cells and combined-cycle Fuel-cell/gas turbine power plants. Many thanks to our organizers and attendees. In the coming months, join us for a joint tour (with IEEE) of Eaton Cutler-Hammer on March 23. I also encourage you to attend a professional development seminar on finite element analysis sponsored by Algor, Inc. on March 10, which will be hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering. Please contact Mr. Al Bouvy (arbouvy@aol.com) if you are interested in professional development seminars, which will offer great value. Our annual awards ceremony is set for May 4th. Please contact any member of the executive committee if you know outstanding individuals or companies that have contributed to the ME profession and the society, which you would like to nominate for the Engineer of the Year or Industry of the Year award. Finally, I would like to remind you to take a minute to vote for next years section officers at http://www.asme.org/sections/pgh/#vote. Hope to see you soon. With Best Regards,
February Newsletter Read the latest ASME Pittsburgh Newsletter here (in .pdf - may take a moment to load - please be patient) This month's featured articles include: Download Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view PDF files.
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website will continue to have the latest information on monthly events,
tours, news, contact information, job postings, resources, archives, and
a host of other information to keep you informed.
Your E-Mail Address - The Key to ASME International Did you know that your e-mail address is the key to what's happening at ASME? By providing us with your current e-mail address, you can learn about events taking place in your local section, such as professional development courses, industry tours, section meetings, lectures, networking opportunities, and technical conferences. Updating your e-mail address online only takes a few minutes. To access your membership information, go to www.asme.org. Click on the "Members Only" tab to log onto this site. Be sure to have your member number on hand. After logging on to Members Only, select the "Change of Address and Information" link, located on the upper right-hand side of your screen. From this screen, you will be able to update your primary contact information. So don't miss out on all that ASME has to offer! If you have any questions about your membership information, contact InfoCentral at infocentral@asme.org.
Announcements 2004 Future City Competition This year's Pittsburgh Regional Future City Competition for small teams of seventh and eighth grade students was on Saturday, January 24, 2004 at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Approximately 31 schools participated in this year's regional event. The National Finals is held in Washington, D.C. during National Engineers Week, February 22-28, 2004. Regional winners from around the country will compete for national honors and prizes. The National Engineers Week Committee will provide the airfare and hotel accommodations for the winning team from each region. The First Place team will win a trip to the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Other prizes include scholarships, computers and savings bonds. In addition, teams will be eligible for special awards and recognition sponsored by engineering societies and other organizations. The challenge is to design and build a city of the future. Using the award winning SimCity(tm) software, each team will create a city displaying residential, commercial and industrial areas, power plants, transportation systems, communication systems, etc. Students will address important issues such as pollution, traffic density, taxes, and budgets while creating their city. Teams in the Future City Competition must develop a project plan and a logical model of a city using the SimCity(tm) software, construct a team-made physical scale model, write an essay about bioengineering & biotechnology and make a verbal presentation to a panel of judges. More information is available at www.futurecitypittsburgh.org or at www.futurecity.org. ASME Pittsburgh sponsored the "Most Effective Movable Part" special award at this year's competition. Holy Rosary was selected as the winner. Their model was very straightforward but effective. They recreated a people mover out of wide wrapping ribbon and thread-spool pulleys. Though manually driven, it was creative, original and obviously their own work. It successfully provided the proper effect while demonstrating their transportation concept. Student team members were Jocelyn Hopkins, Bianca Asti Leonard and Amber Ward-Black, with Rochelle Johnson (teacher) and Carl Henderson (engineering mentor) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Each student receives a $50 U.S. savings bond for his or her imagination, persistence and participation. All of the students deserve a round of applause for their tremendous efforts. Congratulations to all of the winners! See a picture of the winners here !! Technical Society Fair at ESWP On Wednesday March 3, 2004 all members of the engineering community are encouraged to attend a gathering of the technical societies and their members. The mixer will be held from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM. Enjoy this opportunity to celebrate the profession, renew old acquanitances, network, and learn about the various groups that support the engineering profession. The mixer will feature literature tables presented by many of the technical societies affiliated with ESWP. Additionally, a program featuring prominent members of the engineering community will be present to make comments on the profession. Complimentary hors d'Oeuvres will be served with a cash bar. There is no fee to attend the event, but reservations are required, and are limitted. So respond early! You may make reservations by telephone to 412-261-4300, or by e-mail to cbisacca@eswp.com . (To be certain your society is represented at the mixer, please contact ESWP for a list of current reservations) And Now..............A Word
From Our Sponsor!!!!...............
Notices CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED ASME currently has an opening for a Congressional Fellow to serve a one-year term in the office of a United States Representative or Senator or in the office of a Congressional Committee. Applications are due April 1, 2004. ASME was the first engineering society to establish a Federal Government Fellows Program. Since its inception, other engineering and scientific societies have used ASME's program as a model in developing their own federal government fellow programs. The program enables selected ASME members to devote a year working in government providing engineering and technical advice to policy makers in Congress, federal agencies, and the White House. Federal Government Fellowships provide a valuable public service to the nation while at the same time providing engineers with a unique opportunity to participate directly in the policy making process. Previous fellows have described their year in Washington, D.C., as the most exciting, rewarding, and educational period of their professional careers. This enriching experience enables fellows to bring back to their employers an insider's perspective on government decision-making that can contribute significantly to the mission and vision of the organization. All Fellowship Applicants must be: A U.S. citizen and an ASME member at the time of application. The following credentials are encouraged: At least five
years of professional experience, an advanced engineering degree; professional
engineer registration; and some public policy experience. For additional
information, contact Allian Pratt at pratta@asme.org,
or visit www.asme.org/gric.
In the News
Upcoming Meetings The next Executive Committee meeting will be Friday, March 12, 2004 at 7:30 AM in Denny's Restaurant (map), 3980 Wm Penn Hwy, Monroeville, and is open to anyone interested. If you wish to attend, please contact Jeff Vipperman at 412-624-1643 or any member of the Executive Committee. (Meet some of the gang!) See the Calendar page for this year's programs.
Business Calendar The Pittsburgh Business Calendar publishes a calendar of events for the Pittsburgh business community. Click on the link for the full calendar of events. (http://www.businesscalendar.org/)
The Value of Your Membership Just Increased!! Take advantage of the New Discounted Dues Structure. If you have earned a baccalaureate degree or an advanced degree and have been out of school 4 years or less you can can save up to 60% on Member Dues. Check out the current member dues rates available at http://www.asme.org/member/info.html.
ASME International News The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Mechanical Engineering - the magazine of the ASME
December 2003 marked the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight. A very very interesting paper discussing the mechanics of their flight can be found here. (in .pdf form - may take a few moments to load) Brainteasers ! A monthly mechanical engineering problem to test your knowledge or try your luck. A new problem every month. The possibilities are endless - kinematics, fluid mechanics, physics......! You never know what we'll throw at you next! This month's problem: A storage tank is 4 feet in diameter and 9 feet tall, filled with kerosene.
What is the total weight of the kerosene? (Hint: specific gravity of kerosene
is 0.81)
Recognizing our Fellow Members The Fellow Grade is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, the attainment of which recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Did you know there are 53 members in our Section who are Fellows? If you know any of them, please congratulate them on their achievement! Adnan Akay, Harvey Allen, Cristina Amon,
Edmund Appleby, John Barsom, Donald Burnham, Jonathan Cagan, Norman Chigier,
Minking Chyu, Ronald Coffield, Maria Comninou, Arthur Croll, Ellison Davison,
James Di Perna, David Dietrich, W. Doty, L. Ike Ezekoye, Martin Falk,
Jerry Griffin, Donald Griffin, Gus Holabeck, Charles Jones, Wilbur Kennicott,
William Lankford, Jack Maurer, Bertram Milleville, Jack Moore, William
O’Donnell, Leighton Orr, Fletcher Osterle, Sam Palusamy, William Purcell,
David Purdy, Arthur Rathbun, Stephen Roth, Wilfred Rouleau, Sunil Saigal,
George Saxon Sr.,Stanley Schaffer, Allen Selz, Patrick Smolinski, Alfred
Snow, Paul Steif, Theodore Stern, Remco Waszink, John Wesner, Jonathan
Wickert, Donald Wiebe, Bernard Winer, Savio Woo, Tse Chien Woo, Shi-Chune
Yao, Campbell Yates.
Voices of Innovation A new daily public radio program, "Voices of Innovation," launched by the American Association of Engineering Societies with generous support from ASME, features some 200 engineers in 2-minute programs that explore and celebrate the world of engineering. The program began airing in April 2002. To be considered for one of the programs, engineers need to submit a story idea form, which is available at www.voicesofinnovation.org.
E-Mentoring Program to Expand to Young Engineers The success of last year's program and the enthusiastic response of members wanting to become mentors has fueled the expansion of the e-Mentoring program. This program for student members is expanding to include mentoring services for engineers who have recently (5 years or less) graduated from engineering school. Young engineers can now benefit from the career advice of more seasoned engineers in their particular field of interest. Recent graduates may get even more benefit from a mentoring relationship, since they have some experience and may have more specific career questions. How does the program work? Students and young engineers (mentees) seeking a mentor choose from a database of names, which gives information about the mentor's background, experience and engineering specialty. Mentees are then asked to fill out an online application indicating their top three choices for mentors. The mentor requests are evaluated by ASME and matched on a first come, first served basis. Only members are eligible to participate in this program as a mentor or mentee. Anyone wishing to find a mentor or to volunteer to become a mentor for a student or young engineer member should visit the website at www.asme.org/ementoring. Volunteers can choose to mentor a student, a young engineer or both. Questions about the program should be addressed to Deidra Hackley, at hackleyd@asme.org.
Member Get a Member 2003-2004 Member-Get-A-Member Campaign - Invest in the Future of Mechanical Engineering! Recommend a paid new member during the 2003-2004 Member-Get-A-Member (MGAM) campaign and ASME will contribute 50% of their first year dues to scholarships for student members. Personally inviting a friend or colleague is straightforward and simple. At the same time, you will receive a Recognition for Volunteerism certificate of appreciation for 2 or more paid new members signifying your support of the mechanical engineering profession and its future. It's easy to recommend membership to your colleagues! New members will experience the benefits of ASME membership - technology transfer, access to a network of engineering experts, assistance with career advancement, leadership opportunities, and much more. For complete program details including a downloadable membership application, log onto http://www.asme.org/membershipdrive Your continued support of the Member-Get-A-Member Campaign is important to its success and we appreciate your time and dedication.
Nominations Needed for Young Engineers Award ASME International wants to give $5,000 plus a prepaid life membership to a young ASME member that has done an outstanding job in their profession, community, and the work of ASME. If you know someone who deserves to win this award, please nominate a young engineer for the Old Guard Young Engineers Award today! For more information, visit http://www.asme.org/cma/og/youngengineer.html .
Professional Development ASME PE & FE Review PE Exam Review Online Live- Live Instructor-led online course starting January 20, 2004 FE Exam Review Online- Instructor-led online course starting January 19, 2004 This course and other PE and FE review programs bring expert instruction to your home or office, while saving you the inconvenience, time, and money of formal classroom education. For details, visit: http://www.asme.org/education/disted/examprep.htm For questions on these or other ASME Distance Learning Products contact Thomas Kuehl at mailto:kuehlt@asme.org Professional Education Courses: Two new products are at the ASME PE and FE Exam Review
Center. New FE Workbook and CD-Rom and the PE Exam Review on DVD ASME Online Short Courses: New titles include Project Management and Advanced GD&T. Prefer training on CD-Rom? Go to http://www.asme.org/education/disted/computer.htm. New ASME Corporate Online Training Library: Meet all your mechanical engineering training needs in one economical package tailored to your company. Go to http://www.asme.org/education/disted/library.htm. Please continue responding to the online survey at http://www.asme.org/sections/pgh/pdsurvey.html. Future topics will be selected based on member input.
Public Affairs What's going on in Washington D.C.? Visit Government Relations , a weekly review of the latest legislative,regulatory, pollicies, and issues from Washington.
Updates Section E-mail List Moved The Section E-mail list has been moved from Listbot to YahooGroups. The Listbot service is no longer available. If you'd like to receive timely news from ASME International, job opportunities, events, etc., consider joining the Section e-mail list (simply send an e-mail to asmepghnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Instructions are also on http://www.asme.org/sections/pgh/joinlist.html)?
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