ASME Section Minutes 10-14-03
At
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Muscarelle Building
1000 River Road, Teaneck, NJ
Attendance:
Attendees noted by *
Anold Pristernik-Honors
and Awards & Treasurer
Beal Moore-Chair, History and Heritage*
Boris Khusid-Essex/Hudson Chair
David Greenhut
Doug Longo
Hugh Huntzinger
Iggy D’Agati
Jim O’Toole
Karen Ohland-Section Chair & Vice Chair,
Bergen/Passaic*
Keith Olasin-past Section Chair
Larry Schmerzler
Lisa Grenier
Lisa Laplante- Industry relations*
Bud Foster
Pablo Ospina-Webmaster
Peter Hauser -Director, Northeast Region Office
Ramesh Gulrajani-Morris/Sussex Chair
Richard Dolinsky-Bergen /Passaic Chair
Richard Touma
Sid Goodman-Section Secretary*
Steve Liss-Past Section Chair
Vikey Suwanprutsachati
Karen called the
meeting to order at 7:45 pm
Next
Section Meeting November 20, Thursday:
Fairleigh
Dickinson University (FDU), 1000 River Road, Teaneck,
Muscarelle building
At 7:30pm. See the FDU website for directions
http://www.fdu.edu
Note: this is a change from previous scheduling.
Apologies to
Boris, who teaches a class on
Thursday nights and cannot attend Thursday meetings.
In December, we will hold our Section meeting
Dec. 16 (Changed from Dec. 18).
This is a Tuesday. Arnold
cannot attend Wednesday night meetings.
Reminder
– Vote for ASME Officers:
Send
ballots in before November 3.
Fred
Guggenheim received the Stevens Alumni Award
Congratulations!
Treasurer’s
Report
Review
of assets by Karen indicates that we will be able to give
student
awards again, as we did last year. (1)
$1,000 & (2) $500 awards will be given, based on student activity in
ASME and their grades. The
awards will be given at the Engineering Week Dinner, this February.
Section
Picnic for next summer:
Richard
Dolinsky will make a
reservation for Swartzwood Part next July, preferably on a Saturday, with a
Sunday as a second choice.
The
park offers swimming, boating, and fishing.
It has a concession stand. Richard
will find
out whether the park can provide a catered meal.
He will reserve a picnic area for about 50 people.
Distinguished
Lecturer Program/Engineering Week Keynote Speaker:
Gregory
T. Lenteris PhD. will be our keynote speaker. His
lecture “Fire in Space” is based on
his experience in space
missions. His talk covers what
happened when fires occurred.
To suit his availability, the date for the Engineering Week Dinner is
tentatively set for Thursday, February 12. This tentative date will be
confirmed. If confirmed, the
Section meeting, which
had been scheduled for that evening will shifted to a different date.
Visit
to U.S. Testing Laboratory Program
The
U.S. Testing Laboratory will
give us a tour of their Lab on the evening of November 13th.
The
tour will start at 7:30 pm. The
Lab will serve sandwiches and refreshments.
Reservations
are requested.
Contact Either Sid Goodman (at 201-327-5158) or Beal
Moore (201-444-5613). See the
attached announcement for
details.
Planned
Date for Honors and Awards Dinner - June 10, 2004
ASME
Program – Your Money or Your Life? December
2, at NJIT
Presentation
by Sid Goodman, author of “Asleep at the Geiger Counter”.
Nuclear
Programs, an Irreverent Analysis.
Presentation
will be followed by discussion, and comments by faculty and students.
Our Website will provide
details, ASAP. See Sid’s
publisher’s website, using the search words “Asleep at the Geiger
Counter”.
Possible future
programs
-
Management/Consulting/Starting
a business – Dick Touma will coordinate a discussion. Brian Boden (a
manager at Kraft) and Iggy D’Agati (established a successful business)
agreed to serve as panelists.
-
Engineering
Design/Inventions. Boris said he will ask professors at the New Jersey
Institute of Technology if they are willing to present a program.
Beal will ask Larry Schmerzler to
recommend a speaker from the inventor’s society he has been involved
with. Larry, a retired
engineering professor, was in
a university project that designed
a hybrid automotive engine.
This was long before the concept became popular.
-
Picatinny
Arsenal - We have asked Bud Foster to
ask people at the Arsenal if they are willing
to present a program. Bud knows employees there.
-
Visit
to Sterling Mine and wine tasting event.
Lisa Laplante will look into planning this.
-
Tour
of Kodalux in Fair Lawn, NJ – Arnold Pristinik will make
inquiries
-
Aviation
Museum program?
-
Prof.
James Howard presentation?- Creativity
and Industrial Design?
-
Meadowlands,
behind the scene/and or talk by Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan?
-
Presentation
by Glenn Corbett, revised construction specifications for high rise
buildings?
Habitat
for Humanity
The Habitat is
seeking volunteers for Paterson construction.
They need volunteers for November 29, December 13, 20, & 27, and
every Saturday in January. Contact
Lisa Laplante if you are interested (phone: 973-872-2182) or llaplant@nji.com)
Fairleigh
Dickinson Student’s Team Came
in 2nd Place in Competition
Melvin
Lewis, lecturer at FDU, reported
that FDU students participated in a student competition at
the MCAA
Student Chapter Summit in Milwaukee, WI. MCAA
is the Mechanical Contracting
Association of America. The
Summit featured a panel session on how to make a successful project
proposal, and
had a tour of the Kohler factory (manufacturer of bath and kitchen
fixtures). The competition
challenge was
a proposal to renovate the upper story of a dual use building, with emphasis
on the HVAC system.
The team that came in 2nd place had two FDU students in it, along
with participants from other
schools.
There
were 125 representatives from academia, industry and MCAA at the symposium.
Engineering
Forums – Proposed by Dick Touma
Dick
wants to try engineering forums which take place during the day. The forums
target engineers who
are unable to attend evening programs. These forums will provide a speaker
for a topic.
An interactive discussion will follow each presentation.
He hopes that the model program he is developing, will
be successful enough for other
ASME Sections to adopt. . He is
attempting to obtain speakers for topics such
as The Future of Engineering Careers
in the Biomedical Industry, and Is
There a Role for Engineers In the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Other
topics may be on personal finances or discussions on politics. Contact Dick
if you would like to be involved at 201-837-5287.
Other
ASME Programs
The
Met Section October Dinner Meeting, features Terry Copeland, Ph.D.,
Millenium Cell, on Oct.22. This program deals with the use of hydrogen as a
fuel. Contact Dr. Marca Lam
212-353-4393, mjlam@cooper.edu,sections.asme.org/metropolitan_ny.
Engineering
Solutions, November 20, 5:30-8-30 p.m., Con Edison, $30.
Contact
Dr. Marca Lam 212-353-4393, mjlam@cooper.edu,
sections.asme.org/metropolitan_ny.
Regional
Educational Seminars
(ASME
reimburses expenses for trainers)
The Student leadership Training Sessions on Oct 4, in Puerto Rico, went
well, as reported by Karen Ohland, who was there.
Anyone interested in becoming a trainer should contact Karen.
Her e-mail address is Karen.ohland@metmuseum.org
Another
Regional Student Leadership Seminar is scheduled for October 18, at
Manhattan College.
There will be an ROB meeting at this event. Contact Susanne Lavigne,
Administrator, ASME
Northeast Field Office for details (phone: 845-279-6200) or see http://www.asme.org/regions/nero/reg2_rsls_2003.htm.
Website
and Webmaster
Submissions to the Website by members or student chapters should be in Front
Page or a Microsoft Word document.
Before items are
posted on the site, they must be proof read.
Submit e-mail articles to…
Lisa Laplante llaplant@nji.com
Richard Dolinsky dolinskyr@asme.org
Sid Goodman goodmans1@asme.org
Final approval of
submissions will be made by
Karen Ohland Karen.ohland@metmuseum.org.
Special articles for the website are welcome.
See
the website for other special events
Our website address is http://sections.asme.org/northjersey
Section
Officers
-
Chair – Karen
Ohland
-
Treasurer –
Arnold Pristernik
-
Secretary –
Sid Goodman
-
Bergen/Passaic
Subsection Chair – Richard Dolinsky
-
Morris/Sussex
Subsection Chair – Ramesh Gulrajani
-
Essex/Hudson
Subsection Chair – Boris Khusid
Future
Section Meetings unless otherwise
notified
– please mark your calendar
Dates at FDU
November 20
December
TBD
Dates at Kraft
January 15
February TBD
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 17
Time of meeting
will be at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted
Submitted by Sid
Goodman, Secretary
E-mail address:
goodmans1@asme.org
Phone no.
201-327-5158
ASME
Program - Test Lab Tour
SGS
US Testing Company
November 13, 2003, 7:30 pm.
ASME members,
students, and friends are invited.
291 Fairfield Avenue (not Road),
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Phone: (973) 575-5252 for
directions if needed.
Soft drinks
and sandwiches will be served. Please
make reservations
so the proper amount of food can be ordered.
Contact Sid Goodman at phone no. (201) 327-5158, E-mail: goodmans1@asme.org,
or Beal Moore at phone no. (201) 444-5613 for reservations.
The lab is
accredited for evaluating materials, products, electrical equipment, paper
and textiles. Its subsidiary,
IMS, manufactures and markets special
test instruments. Their subsidiary
laboratory at 75 Passaic Ave, Fairfield, NJ specializes
In the field of chemistry, toxicology, microbiology, and environmental
issues.
The
tour will start promptly at 7:30 pm
Two near-by
Fairfield restaurants are recommended for supper.
Directions:
Route 80
Westbound (no exit Eastbound)
Take exit 52 and
get onto Passaic Ave Southbound.
Go 1.7 straight miles, then bear right onto Fairfield Ave. after Karl’s
Appliance
Route
46 Westbound & East bound
Take Passaic Ave.
exit, going Southbound on Passaic Ave.
Bear right onto Fairfield Ave. after Karl’s Appliance.
Garden State Parkway
Take exit 145 to Route 280 West. Take exit 4A (Eisenhower Parkway South).
Take Eisenhower to 1st traffic light (Eagle Rock Ave.)
Left at Eagle
Rock to 1st traffic light (Passaic Ave.).
Left onto Passaic Avenue (North) and
go approx. 3.7 miles to Fairfield Ave. (Welsh Farms/Parmalat on right –
Tiger Racquet Club sign on
left).
Go left on Fairfield,
approx. .3 miles to Test Lab on left side of road.
Sidney Goodman
gizmoguy@mindspring.com
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