Welcome

Welcome to the site of the ASME St. Louis section. The ASME St. Louis section consists of over 900 professionals in the field of mechanical engineering and in fields related to mechanical engineering in the St. Louis, Missouri area. We hold once-a-month social and professional events for ASME members and non-members, including tours of local industries, professional development seminars, and social gatherings. Please visit our website regularly for the nearest upcoming events, and feel free to browse through the links above for more information about the section, as well as recent section newsletters and job postings.


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2012-2013 ASME STL Next Exec Board Meeting

The St Louis Section will have their next executive board meeting at Mike Duffy's (124 W Jefferson; Kirkwood, MO 63122) on Tuesday April 30th starting at 5:30 pm. All interested members are welcome to attend. If you cannot attend but have suggestions or comments, please contact any of the officers of the Section.

Save the date May 14, 2013 May Social Event Cardinals Game

Enjoy an evening with fellow ASME members at Busch Stadium and cheer on the St. Louis Cardinals! The St. Louis Chapter of ASME will be holding their annual May social event at the Cardinals Game.

Tickets are limited and will be issued on a first come first-serve basis. In order to facilitate ticket purchases and delivery, we are requesting RSVP's as soon as possible.

For members interested in socializing / meeting before the game, a pre-game meeting location will be determined in advance of the game. More details will be provided in the coming weeks. Please let us know if you are interested in visiting a local establishment before the game in your RSVP.


Cardinals Game Flyer

Past Events

April 23, 2013 Dinner Meeting; A Year in Antarctica: What one engineer did

This multi-media presentation covers the experiences of Lieutenant M K Baldwin, Civil Engineer Corps, United States Navy, during her year as the Officer in Charge of the 1990-1991 Winter-Over Detachment McMurdo, Antarctica. Constantly cold and windy, and dark for half of the year, Antarctica is considered one of the harshest climates on Earth. Things that we take for granted here in the U.S. are often extremely challenging in the Antarctic, things like building roads and piers, operating machinery, fighting fires and construction. Come listen and see what it was like on the seventh continent.

This presentation begins with a short description of the continent. The major portion of the presentation is a narrated slide show covering aviation and ship operations, and daily life. Questions from the audience are welcomed during the presentation as well as afterwards. As time permits, additional photos of the surrounding area and wildlife, and video clips from the fire, midwinter medevac, and pier construction are available.

MS. M K "Trina" Baldwin, P.E., C.E.M. entered the Navy in 1984 via the Collegiate Program of the Civil Engineer Corps while completing her Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her tours have included: Assistant Resident Officer in Charge of Construction in Guam; Staff Civil Engineer at Naval Communications Station Sicily; Operations Officer of the Naval Construction Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi; Officer in Charge of the 1990-1991 Winter-Over Detachment McMurdo of the Naval Support Force, Antarctica; post-graduate education at Georgia Institute of Technology (MSME); Resident Officer in Charge of Construction Okinawa, Japan; NAVFAC Liaison Officer for Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, in Washington, DC; Housing and Energy Action Officer for the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Installations and Environment; Desert Operations Officer at Southwest Division, NAVFAC in San Diego; Deputy Regional Engineer for Commander, US Naval Forces Marianas in Guam; Action Officer for the Strategic Investment Program for Naval District Washington; and Branch Head for Military Construction Appropriations for the Chief of Naval Reserves.

Ms. Baldwin spent five years working for Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure in a variety of assignments, primarily with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (post-disaster work) and the US Navy. In 2010, Ms. Baldwin returned to NAVFAC HQ as the Utilities Privatization and Mobile Utilities Support Equipment Manager and as Acting Utilities Operations Manager.

In 2011, Ms. Baldwin converted from paid employment to full-time volunteer. She is active with American Society of Mechanical Engineers, US FIRST Lego League, tutoring, and other community activities.


April 9, 2013 BRI Tour

April 9, 2013 ASME St Louis Section will be touring the repair facility of BRI ( a division of Cogent Corp) located at 240C Sovereign Court in Ballwin Missouri. Directions are from 270 and Manchester Road. Take Manchester Road west to Weidmann Road about 2-1/2 miles (turn right onto Weidmann Road). Then turn right onto Wyncrest Drive. Then turn right onto Sovereign Court. Go into the round-about and the BRI building will be a little over half way around. Parking is on both sides of the building.

The tour starts at 6:30 PM. 1 PDH will be offered. The tour will last about an hour. There will be no food available at this tour so eating will be on your own before or after the tour.

BRI has a machine shop and rebuilds many types of pumps, blowers, gear boxes and other rotating equipment. A few of the pieces of equipment we will see are a 18" swing LaBlond Lathe, a 62" swing sliding Gap Bed LaBlond Lathe, a Carlton 19" Column Radial Arm Drill, a King Vertical Boring Mill, a Lucus Horizntal Bar, a Bullard Vertical Boring Mill and others.

Please contact David Wetteroff as soon as possible if you wish to attend this tour. Contact info is phone 314-603-5279 or via e-mail at wetteroffd2@gmail.com

March 19 Dinner Meeting with presentation from Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Joint Meeting with AIAA

EWB-USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. Since its incorporation in 2002, EWB-USA has grown from approximately eight engineering students and a civil engineering professor to an organization of over 12,000 students, faculty and professionals. EWB-USA has over 250 dedicated chapters, including university chapters on more than 180 campuses throughout the United States.

The EWB-USA Gateway Professional Chapter was established in 2006. Members of the professional chapter currently mentor six university chapters in Missouri and Illinois on engineering projects. The Gateway Chapter has ongoing programs in Honduras and India. To learn more, please visit ewb-stl.org.

Subject: This presentation will highlight an EWB irrigation project in Tacachia, Bolivia and the use of hydraulic ram pumps to double the water supply of the remote agricultural community.

Bio: Katie Niehoff is an Engineer with Emerson Process Management. She has been a member of Engineers Without Borders since 2007 when she traveled with the Missouri S&T Student Chapter to Honduras. She has since served in several leadership roles including President of the S&T Student Chapter, EWB-USA Missouri State Representative, and the two-time Conference Chair of the EWB-USA Midwest Regional Workshop. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Manufacturing Processes and a minor in Engineering Management from Missouri S&T.

This is a joint meeting with AIAA


Flyer of EWB Joint Dinner Meeting

JOHN SAUFNAUER Awarded Dedicated Service Award at February Meeting

At the February ASME Meeting, Betty Bowersox honored John Saufnauer and presented the Dedicated Service Award to him. This award was given because of the many years of service John has given to the St Louis Section. He usually attends the Executive Board Meetings, is the section Historian, acts as Event Captain when needed, gives his opinion on lots of subjects and concerns hinself with the betterment of the section.

Thank you John, for all the time and effort you have put into helping to shape the St Louis Section. It is better off for your efforts! And you can be sure you will be called upon to help out with future events and programs.



Those in the group photo are from left to right: David Crawford, Ted Vehige, John Saufnauer, Tom Moore, Paul Fischer, Betty Bowersox and Art Stanze. These are all past Section Chairs of the St. Louis Section of ASME, and came to honor John Saufnauer on the receipt of ASME's Dedicated Service Award (DSA). The maximum number of DSA's awarded each year within ASME (total) is 74, and a complete list of those who have received this Award can be found on the ASME Website. One requirement for the award is to have a minimum of 10 years of voluntary service to the Society marked by outstanding performance, demonstrated effectual leadership, prolonged and committed service, devotion, enthusiasm and faithfulness.

Leadership Training Conference (LTC) in St Louis CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is holding its annual Leadership Training Conference (LTC) in St. Louis this year. This is a great opportunity for local ASME members and engineering students to rub elbows with ME's from around the world and tap into the resources of a premier engineering society. The event will go from Thursday afternoon, February 28, to Saturday evening, March 2, 2013.

ASME Member Volunteers will be helping by staffing the Hospitality Table. Student Volunteers help on Thursday evening with setting up posters and helping staff the hospitality table while LTC delegates arrive and check in, or work a shift of a couple hours on Friday or Saturday helping with logistics and evaluation data entry (used to select the Best LTC Presenter Award). In return they may sit in on any LTC sessions they wish and join LTC delegates for breakfast or lunch.

Volunteers will also receive an ASME LTC tee-shirt. Current membership in ASME is not mandatory, but we hope your experience will raise your interest in joining.

Interested ASME Member Volunteers and Student Volunteers, please contact David Wetteroff at the following e-mail address: wetteroffd2@gmail.com.

The LTC Schedule is available by clicking the link below:

2013 LTC Schedule

Detailed information about the LTC is available at:

LTC 2013

This is a great opportunity to attend the LTC since it is in our own city and the cost is just the registration fee, parking and a few meals. Won't you consider registering for this conference?

Rotary Club Hosting Engineer's Day Thrusday February 21, 2013

The Rotary Club of St Louis is hosting a luncheon event celebrating Engineering Ingenuity on February 21, 2013 at the MAC downtown. Please see the flyer below for more info:

The address for the Missouri Atheletic Club is:
  • Missouri Athletic Club
  • 405 Washington Avenue
  • St. Louis Mo 63102
    • Flyer of Rotary Club Engineer's Day

    St Louis Engineering Societies Luncheon February 19, 2013

    The Engineeirng Foundation of St Louis is hosting their luncheon on February 19, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Clayton Hotel Crystal Ballroom. The speaker is Ramond Arvidson. He is the Deputy Principal Investigator for the highly successful Mars Rover Missions (Spirit and Opportunity), Co-Investigator for the hyperspectral mappers OMEGA (European Mars Express orbiter) and CRISM (on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter), and a Participating Scientist on the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) Mission. He is the Director of the NASA Planetary Data System Geosciences Node, making available ~250 terabytes of NASA data to the world-wide research community. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and the American Geophysical Union (AGU), received the AGU Whipple Award, has been honored as the Missouri Teacher of the Year, and is a recipient of three NASA Public Service Medals and approximately one dozen NASA citations for excellence.

    For more info see the flyer below:

    Flyer of Engineering Societies Luncheon

    SLU-Parks College Engineering Event

    "An Engineer's View on How to Extend the Lives of Congestive Heart Failure Patients"

    Community Presentation Set for Saturday, Feb. 16

    SLU Parks Dean Theodosios Alexander, Sc.D. to discuss lifesaving devices

    As the leading cause of death in the western world, congestive heart failure is on the top of many Americans' minds. Theodosios Alexander, Sc.D. (a.k.a. Theodosios Korakianitis), Dean of Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University, has dedicated aspects of his research to changing the way that engineers and doctors think about the treatment of the debilitating disease.

    A special community presentation will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the University's Il Monastero, 3050 Olive (east of Compton). The event is free and open to the public, however registration is requested. Parking is available on the lot adjoining the building.

    Dean Alexander will address the development of mechanical circulatory support devices. These are pumps designed to prolong the lives of patients suffering from congestive heart failure. He also will review the human heart as a pumping system and discuss his optimal design of the next generation of mechanical circulatory support devices.

    Alexander's two devices are designed to address different stages of the disease and are currently under development, the first in London and the second at SLU. Both devices are designed to be installed with minimally invasive surgery and not attached to the heart, unlike current ventricular assist devices (VADs).

    The presentation will be followed by a reception, where individuals can speak with Dean Alexander about his life-changing research

    Alexander has been awarded the Inventor of the Year Award by the UK National Health Service Innovations Program for his personal research on mechanical circulatory support devices, and actively pursues the development and commercialization of these devices in London and now in St. Louis.

    His work is a paradigm shift in cardiac assist devices promising to change medical practices in the field. The outcome of this research has enormous implications for the quality of life of patients, for their caregivers, and financial advantages for the long-term provision of medical care to these patients.

    For more information about the event, visit parks.slu.edu. To register, contact Laura Wheeler at 314-977-8447 or by email at wheeler@slu.edu.

    February 6, 2013 Dinner meeting with David Crawford presenting on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OVERVIEW for the ENGINEER and ENGINEERING MANAGER

    SUBJECT - This short presentation will describe the differences between Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secret protection, and which type of protection is best for your business and/or your particular intellectual property. The presentation will also describe how to obtain each type of protection, the relative merits and disadvantages of each type, and how to enforce your rights. Also discussed will be which type or types of protection are best for your designs, manufacturing methods, software, published articles, etc.

    THE SPEAKER - Mr. David Crawford. David is a patent attorney, and a partner with Senniger Powers, an intellectual property law firm, one of the largest such law firms based in St. Louis. He has extensive experience preparing and prose-cuting patent applica-tions in a wide variety of arts. He conducts freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity studies, prepares and negotiates licenses and other agreements, and prosecutes trademark and copyright applications.

    David was previously a design engineer at GE Aircraft Engines for nearly ten years where he had responsibility for various turbine components used in military aircraft engines. He is Past President of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, a Past Director of the Engineers Club of St. Louis, and a member and Past Chair of the St. Louis Section of ASME.


    Flyer of Dinner Meeting on Intellectual Property

    January 21, 2013 Dinner Meeting with Presentation on the Great Pumpkin Launch of 2012

    St Louis Section of ASME helped to sponsor the Great Pumpkin Launch of 2012 at Parks College. The Association of Parks Students agreed to present about this event at a Section Meeting.

    Ms. Jennerjohn is a native of the St. Louis area. She is a senior at Parks College of Saint Louis University, studying Aerospace Engineering. Throughout her past three and a half years at Parks College she has been involved in Air Force ROTC and the Flying Billikens Precision Flight Team. While a member of the Flying Billikens, Ms. Jennerjohn was awarded Top Female Pilot of the NIFA Region VI in 2009.

    In August of 2011, Ms. Jennerjohn was given the prestigious award of Innovation Scholar (iScholar). As an iScholar, she was awarded the 1st place prize at Lawrence Tech University for the most innovative design in October 2011. In the past two years, she has also been awarded four 1st place prizes through the Weekly Innovation Competition. Most recently, she was the recipient of the BOEING BOLD SCHOLAR award.

    Currently, Ms. Jennerjohn is the Team Lead of her Senior Design project where her team is designing a fast response tilt-rotor for the 2013 AHS Student Competition. In addition, Ms. Jennerjohn has had the honor of being elected as the President of the Association of Parks College students for the 2012-2013 school year. This role has given her the responsibility of organizing various events for the students of Parks College, including the Annual Great Pumpkin Launch.

    The presentation will include a dinner and will be located at SLU. The dinner starts at 6:00 pm with the presentation starting about 6:45 pm. Mary Jennerjohn, a student at Parks College, will be the speaker.


    December Dinner Meeting December 10

    This will be our past chairs night, nominations for the nominating committee as well as a First Robotics presentation by Marcos Chu. Marcos Chu is a member of SWE, ASME and INCOSE. In the past, he has taught computer programming and web development classes at colleges in Texas, Idaho and Arizona. Chu holds a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, MBA at University of Phoenix, and a Contracts Management Certificate at St. Louis University. Chu is currently pursuing a Ph.D at Capella University in Accounting. He is passionate about helping kids learn about robotics.


    Tour of Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Company December 8

    Come see the new 30,000 square foot chocolate factory near The Hill in St Louis. Learn about the different steps taken in manufacturing the chocolate. Tours will last between 30 to 60 minutes. There is a tasting room offered at the end of the tour and is free for ASME members and their guests.


    Washington University Biomechanics Research Tour November 5

    Dr. Taber, Dr. Shao and Dr. Bayly will open their labs for this tour and Dr. Bayly, Dr. Genin, and Dr. Lake will present information about their research. There has been a lot of discussion lately about brain trama caused during sporting events. Come and learn from these experts about this issue.


    Dinner will be served by Bon Appetit. The menu will be " Taste of the Hill buffet ", soda and ice tea will be served too. We will bet meeting at the entrance of Whitaker Hall and start the lab tour. The parking lot is right next to the Whitaker Hall (#125) on campus map:

    Map of Washington University North Campus

    The Parks Pumpkin Launch at SLU November 3

    The Annual Parks Pumpkin Launch is an event where students all over Saint Louis University form teams and compete to launch a pumpkin the farthest. The Pumpkin launch takes place in Teglar Field on the Frost Campus. Throughout the event, there is entertainment, food, prizes, and events which the crowd is able to participate

    This event is free to attend and in previous years it has drawn crowds of more than 100 students, staff, and friends! This year we are expecting a greater number since this event will be the prime location of the Prospective Student Luncheon. Also, there will be high school students from around the area which will be invited to attend this spectacular event.

    ASME St Louis Section is helping to sponsor this event and the Association of Parks College Students wil be presenting about this event at an up coming ASME meeting

    So come out and cheer on the teams. For more info, see the flyer.

    Parks Pumpkin Launch

    Engineering Discovery Fair October 29

    The Engineer's Club of St Louis is hosting the Engineering Discovery Fair at the Engineer's Club on Lindell on October 29th from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This is intended for high school students interested in exploring Engineering as a career. ASME will have a table setup at the fair so look for us and come by to say hello. For mor info see the flyer.

    Engineering Discovery Fair Flyer

    Speakers Pioneering Innovation Creativity & Entrepreneurship (SPICE)

    SLU is having an ongoing speaker series to enhance the flavor of engineering by bringing technology visionaries into direct contact with students and practitioners. The goal of SPICE is to influence the ecosystem by bringing role models in to educate the charms and challenges in realizing breakthrough innovations. Come and welcome SLU's first featured speaker Bud Albers, CEO of Interactive Technology Services. Be inspired and hear what Bud has to say about Technology, Innovation and the Future of Television.


    Life, Success, Career Seminar Oct 4

    The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), ASME and ASCE are co-sponsoring a lunch seminar at the Engineer's Club on October 4th. This 60-minute seminar presented by Anthony Fasano, P.E. will provide attendees with the steps needed to advance their career in the engineering industry. This seminar is designed specifically for engineers and will include valuable points and examples that engineers can start using immediately to further develop and start to become leaders in their organizations. The cost is $26.00 and the event starts at 10 am. For more information, see the flyer:

    Life, Success, Career Seminar Flyer

    Museum of Transport Tour September 20th

    ASME members are invited to attend a FREE guided tour of the Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, MO. Tour will the held Thursday, September 20, 2012 and will start at 6 PM. The museum offers a wide range of exhibits including Railway Equipment, Automobiles, Aircraft and more. With over 70 locomotives, half of them "one-of-a-kind" or "sole survivors" of their type, the Museum has one of the most complete collections of American railroad motive power, and its collections of automobiles, buses, streetcars, aircraft, horse-drawn vehicles, and riverboat materials are constantly expanding to reflect the ever-changing nature of transportation. The museum has been recognized as one of the largest and best collections of transportation vehicles in the world.

    Museum of Transportation is located at 3015 Barrett Station Road, St. Louis, MO 63122

    Directions: From Highway 40/I-64 or Manchester Road go South on I-270. From I-44 go North on I-270. Exit from I-270 at Exit #8, Dougherty Ferry Road. Go West on Dougherty Ferry Road to Barrett Station Road. Turn left (South) on Barrett Station Road and follow the signs to the Museum. The entrance is on the right-hand (West) side of the road.

    RSVP: by Sept. 14, 2012 please respond to Steve Kuskowski via e-mail at skuskowski@msn.com

    Museum of Transport

    Leading Lean Sept 12

    ASME St Louis Section is co-sponsoring with the Engineer's Club of St Louis to learn about LEADING LEAN. How do employees react when their organization decides to implement Lean Manufacturing? Lean drives out waste so that all work adds value and serves customer needs. The success of any Lean implementation depends on the motivation of the employees to work in new ways, to use new processes and procedures, to form more productive teams. This presentation addresses the "people side" of Lean and looks at some of the foundational concepts that effective Lean leaders use to grease the wheels and drive for sustainability. This will be at the Engineer's Club on September 12 starting at 11:30 through 1:30. Lunch will be provided. The cost for ASME members will be $15.00. The speaker will be Ms. Lisa Kenny, Account Executive, Selsiustm Corporate & Career Training - Southwestern Illinois College. For more information, see the flyer:

    Leading Lean Flyer

    K&C Leadership News

    Check out the K&C Leadership News LTC 2012 link to the left of your screen. St Louis Section had several members attend. See if you can spot them in the newsletter.


    Jobs Board

    We are attempting to keep this board up-to-date and, best of all, free for the local companies that are looking to hire. If your company is looking for a way to advertise positions to the engineering community here in St. Louis, please send our Section Webmaster an e-mail about posting an ad on the jobs board.

    This page last updated April 26, 2013.