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Message From The Chair Happy New Year ! I'm so excited to start the new year and inform you of a wide variety of excellent programs and tours. I'm currently working on two outstanding tours, in which details will be publicized very soon. Our next event is the Future Cities Competition on January 21, that introduces middle school students to a career in engineering. Mentors are always needed and welcome, and this is a chance for you to share your knowledge by instructing a student, while advancing and strengthening your profession. More information is on the section website. Please consider donating a day of your time and talent towards an engineer of tomorrow. On February 7, we will be bringing to you "The Power of Insulation" with Mr. Ron King, a unique presentation on how insulation is engineered and many surprising ways that it's used. We have another exciting presentation for you on February 13th, entitled "PE 101 - A Primer on Polyethylene Pipe for Water and Natural Gas Distribution Systems" which will explain and demonstrate how polyethylene is used to provide you with gas and water utilities. Presented by Dr. Eugene Palermo, PhD, he has devoted his entire career of over 30 years to plastic materials for piping applications, and is internationally recognized for his contributions. February 17th is National Engineer's week, and looking ahead to March, we will present to you a tour of the Winber Research Institute and Joyce Murtha Breast Cancer Center near Johnstown. We're also hoping to have a PMP professional development course in the Spring for those of you who are interested in program and project management. Finally I want to encourage you to take a few moments to vote for our next Section Chair, who will take the reigns on July 1. Heather Debiase is currently the Vice-Chair and she will be an outstanding leader during the next session. Also please vote for the Directors up for reelection. All four nominees have provided a tremendous service to our organization over the years and deserve your vote. An online ballot is available on our website at http://sections.asme.org/pgh/ as well as the latest news and information. Sincerely,
February Program 1 - The Power of Insulation National Insulation Presentation with featured speaker
Ron King
Program Description: Join ASME to hear Ron King present "The Power of Insulation", The commercial, Industrial and Mechanical Segments of the Construction Industry. Can insulation reduce energy consumption and emissions; be part an integral part of your safety program; improve the environment in which you work; increase productivity; eliminate or at minimum reduce corrosion under insulation, control condensation and mold growth and provide a great return on your investment? Usually what sounds too good to be true, isn't. That's not true here. You have to see it to believe it. Did you know that insulation is applied but rarely engineered? This presentation provides evidence as to the power of insulation when designed, installed and maintained properly and provides educational tools, including a comprehensive energy management software program, to assist you in your selection and evaluation of this forgotten technology, simply known as insulation. Mr. King recently retired as the Chairman, President and CEO of one of the nation's largest diverse insulation and specialty distributors. He is a past President of the national Insulation Association (NIA), the Southwest Insulation Contractors Association and the World Insulation and Acoustic Organization.
PE 101 - A Primer on Polyethylene Pipe for Water & Natural Gas Distribution Systems A Joint Meeting with the Americal Society of Civil
Engineers Pittsburgh Section
Program Description: Dr. Eugene F. Palermo, PhD, will present an overview of the materials, new developments and successful application of high-density polyethylene pipe (HDPE), specifically for this nation's critical natural gas and water distribution systems. Special emphasis will be placed on new material developments including bimodal PE materials that have greatly enhanced HDPE's service life (> 100 years) and resistance to slow crack growth. These developments are now prompting significant usage of much larger diameter HDPE pipe, especially in the water market. With all the recent news about costly and highly disruptive water main breaks in the Pittsburgh region, come and learn more about an alternative pipe material that is light weight, will not corrode, is leak-free, highly resistant to earth movement and thermal expansion/contraction, least expensive to install and certified safe by the National Sanitation Foundation. Dr. Palermo has devoted his entire career to the development of plastic
materials for piping applications. He is currently the President of Palermo
Plastic Pipe Consultants, Inc., former Technical Director of the Plastic
Pipe Institute and Chairman of the Hydrostatic Stress Board of PPI, former
chief polyethylene scientist for the DuPont corporation with 30+ years
experience in the development and application if PE materials and specifically
HDPE and other specialty plastic pipe materials. He is active in the major
technical societies including ASTM, ISO, AGA, and PPI. He has "Chaired
several international plastic pipe conferences. Dr. Palermo, "Gene" to
his colleagues, has received numerous awards and is internationally recognized
for his significant contributions to safer, more reliable underground
piping systems worldwide.
January Newsletter Read the latest ASME Pittsburgh Newsletter here (in .pdf - may take a moment to load - please be patient) Featured articles include: Download Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view PDF files.
The newsletter is currently published well ahead of the e-mail notice here on this website. All you have to do is browse our website at your convenience and you can find it here anytime. Previous newsletters will still be available via the Archives page. **If you would like to have the newsletter in printed form, you can simply open the above link and use the print option on your browser. ** In addition to the newsletter, this 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.
Annual Section Vote (Members Only) TIME TO VOTE FOR 2007-2008 SECTION NOMINATIONS The Nominations Committee have presented their candidates for the July 2007 - June 2008 Session. The following individuals have accepted their nominations for the respective offices listed for the next program year. Please exercise your opportunity to vote as a local section member. Heather DeBiase for Section Chair; Your Name and Member ID are required since voting is limited to ASME members only. Please be sure to vote by February 20, 2007. You can mail or fax the ballot here or in the newsletter, or vote using the online ballot at http://sections.asme.org/PGH/ballot2007.htm Every vote counts so please vote! Election results will be posted in the April Newsletter and on this web page.
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.
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Lean Sigma Focus Group presents:
The Pittsburgh Golden Triangle Chapter of ASM-International In Collaboration with the Robert Morris University present Materials for Non-Materials Professionals - A Primer on Material and Process Selection for Product Development "Materials for Non-Materials Professionals" will be given in four weekly evening sessions of three hours each, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on March 14, March 21, March 28, and April 4. The course will be presented at the Sewall Center on the campus of Robert Morris University, Moon Township. For more information, see the attached flyer (.doc).
Notices
Upcoming Meetings The next Executive Committee meeting will be Friday, February 9, 2007 at 7:30 AM at Denny's Restaurant (map), 3980 Wm Penn Hwy, Monroeville , and is open to anyone interested. If you wish to attend, please contact Rich Horne at (412) 521-4660 or any member of the Executive Committee. (Meet some of the gang!) See the Calendar page for the year's upcoming 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/) You can also check out the ESWP techniCALENDAR for upcoming events at: http://www.eswp.com/techniCALENDAR/the_calendar.htm
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 and Periodicals ME Magazine: http://www.memagazine.org/ ASME News: http://www.asmenews.org/
ASME Connections: http://www.asme.org/About/Connections/ ASME Press Releases: http://www.asme.org/NewsPublicPolicy/PressReleases/
Engineering Shortage Article @ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05320/607304.stm **ASME's Mechanical Engineering Magazine periodically contains the new supplement Engineering Management. Current and would-be managers can turn to this supplement to pick up some of those skills needed in today's work environment. Go to the links below: July '04: http://www.memagazine.org/emjuly04/index.html November '04: http://www.memagazine.org/emnov04/index.html March '05: http://www.memagazine.org/emmar05/index.html July '05 http://www.memagazine.org/emjuly05/index.html Rand Corporation said that your home computer would look like this in 2004. Take a look here to see if your computer really looks like their prediction. If you missed our April 2004 tour of the Seward Power Plant, you missed a remarkable event. But you can still take the virtual tour here!! www.reliant.com/files/450457_Seward_Tour_and_Dedication.pps Learn to make really cool paper airplanes!! Visit ASME's Airplane Archive at: http://www.asme.org/events/flight/paperarchive.shtml?URL=www.asme.org "Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates 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: (something easy) A 2" length of steel bar is elongated to a length of 2.010"
at which time the diameter changed from 0.5050" to 0.5042".
Calculate Poisson's Ratio of this material.
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.
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 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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* SECTION * February 9, 2007: February 13, 2007: February 18-24, 2007: February 28, 2007: **For more details on these and additional
upcoming events, visit the Upcoming
Events page** Renew your membership? Add your program ideas for next year? Send them to Rich Horne. Consider getting involved with any of our activities? There are many ways, such as Industry Relations, Engineer's Week, Science Fair, Awards Banquet, web site, discussion list. Contact Rich Horne. Consider signing up to be an e-Mentor? Make sure that your contact information is up to date? We will increasingly use electronic means to contact our members so please be sure your e-mail and fax numbers are accurate. Set up your e-mail alias? You can have a yourname@asme.org address that you can conveniently manage yourself. People will always be able to locate you, regardless of your work situation. Download
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Show your interest in a Professional Development course by taking the survey? Think about articles, tips, brain teasers, news, how-to's, etc. you can contribute to our newsletter? Consider joining the Section e-mail list? Consider getting involved with the Executive Committee? You can get involved in any capacity. If you can contribute only one hour a week, we would be grateful for your time. Contact anyone in the committee.
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