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ASME Singapore Section
Desmond Y R CHONG Section Chair 2011/12Desmond Y.R. CHONG, Section Chair 2011/12Section Activities Report (2011-2012)
Asia Pacific District Operating Board MeetingAsia Pacific District Operating Board Meeting21-22 April 2012
S l S th KSeoul, South Korea
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21st Exco (2011/2012)( )
Eileen Fong, Saravanan Velayutham, Anne Phanikumar, Ng Teng Yong, Benjamin Koh, Wyren Tan
Wong Chee How, Henry Wong, Desmond Chong, Li Hua, Choo Jian Huei
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Wong Chee How, Henry Wong, Desmond Chong, Li Hua, Choo Jian Huei
Not in Picture: Leong Yee Hong
21st Exco (2011/2012)( )
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Technical Seminar
• PSIG/ASME-SG invited Mr Don Frikken (an internationally recognized• PSIG/ASME-SG invited Mr Don Frikken (an internationally recognized authority in piping design) for a talk on the differences between ASME B31.1 and B31.3 and when to use which.
• Seminar was held on 3 July 2011.
• Well attended by 40-50 participants (ASME and non-ASME members).
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Technical Seminar• Seminar on "Corrosion Protection of Steel & Coating Application“ co-
i d b ASME SG d J t Si 16 S t b 2011organised by ASME-SG and Jotun Singapore – 16 September 2011.• Attended by about 30 ASME members and non-members.
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Technical Seminar
• Technical talk by Professor Roger Kamm (MIT) entitled “Computational y g ( ) pBiology” at Nanyang Technological University – 2 November 2011.
Th t lk i iti t d b D Li H (I di t P t Ch i ) d• The talk was initiated by Dr Li Hua (Immediate Past Chair) and sponsored by ASME-SG.
• ASME and non-ASME members were invited.
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Technical Seminar• Technical support for conference “API Singapore 2012” (American
P t l I tit t ) 6 8 M h 2012Petroleum Institute) – 6-8 March 2012.• ASME-SG were given five complimentary tickets to the conference.
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ASME-SG/HDB Competition
C i d b ASME• Co-organised by ASME-SG, NUS & NTU StudentSections with Housing Development Board (HDB).
• Competition is held fromCompetition is held from October 2011 to August 2012.Phase 1 University• Phase 1 – University category.
• Phase 2 – Junior College and Polytechnic category.
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ASME-SG/HDB Competition
Phase 1 / Stage 1: University CategoryPhase 1 / Stage 1: University Category.
Held at NUS Engineering LT 6 – Oct 2011.
Ki k t t th fi t d f HDB ASME C lKick start the first round of HDB-ASME Cool Ideas for better HDB living.
Over 40 registered teamsOver 40 registered teams.
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ASME-SG/HDB Competition
Ph 1 / St 2 U i it C tPhase 1 / Stage 2: University Category.
Held at HDB Centre of Building Research –
F b 2012Feb 2012.
Display and judging of prototypes.
9 teams from stage 1.
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ASME-SG/HDB CompetitionPhase 2 / Stage 1: JC/Poly Category.
Held at NTU – Mar 2012.
Phase 2 / Stage 2 to be held in Jul 2012.
Final awards presentation to be held in
August 2012.
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ASME-SG/HDB Competition
Student organisers with HDB staff.
Phase 2 in NTU
Phase 1 in NUS
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ASME-SG/HDB Competition
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Social Events
• Professor Roger Kamm, ASME Fellow (MIT) and his wife wereFellow (MIT) and his wife, were our Guests-of-Honour.
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Social Events
J i d b i d t d t• Joined by senior and student section members.
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Early Career Engineers Initiativey g
• Early Career Engineers Initiative led by Mr Wyren Tan Qin Han, ASME and PSIG member, and Early Career Engineer Correspondent (Singapore).
• Attended LTC 2012 under the Early Career Delegate Program.
• To organise a forum on “Entrepreneurship and Design” for final year undergraduates (with NTU and NUS student sections) – 30 August 20122012.
• In plan to set up:- ASME-SG Young Engineers section.- Online forum for young engineers.
M t t i Si
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- Mentor-mentee program in Singapore.
Students’ Organisations Sponsorships
• Singapore Polytechnic annual Merit Award (Mechanical• Singapore Polytechnic annual Merit Award (Mechanical Engineering) – S$200.
• Singapore Polytechnic and Singapore Science Centre have proposed to create a “Young Engineer Badge” to encourage more participation of Singapore’s youth in engineering. ASME-SG logo p p g p y g g gwill be included in the badge.
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Student Sections
Nanyang Technological University (NTU SS)
National University of Singapore (NUS SS)
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Student SectionsIndustrial Visits (NUS):• Keppel • BCA• Emerson • ExxonMobil
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Student SectionsIndustrial Visits (NTU):• SAESL• SAESL • Shell• ST Marine
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Student SectionsAnnual Bazaar (NUSSS).
Held at Central Forum for 3 days.
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Upcoming Eventsp g• Technical visit to Housing Development Board Centre for Building Research – 12
May 2012.
• PSIG/ASME-SG Technical Seminar on “Risk-Based Management” – 7 gSeptember 2012.• Speakers to be invited include:
- Mr Jia Guodong Vice President China Special Equipment Inspection andMr Jia Guodong, Vice President, China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute.- Mr Michael Marerkurth, Consultant, Riccardelli Consulting Services, Inc.
Ol Si Pt Ltd ( k t b d t i d)- Olympus Singapore Pte Ltd (speaker to be determined).
• ASME Singapore Section Yearbook “The Mechanical Engineer” 14th edition – to be published in August 2012.
• Autodesk sponsored design competition to be organised by NTUSS in August
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utodes spo so ed des g co pet t o to be o ga sed by USS ugust2012.
Others
• Our Chair Chair-Elect and Hon Secretary sit in the National• Our Chair, Chair-Elect and Hon Secretary sit in the National Committee of Engineering Organisations (NCEO) under Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES).
• Choo Jian Huei (Hon Secretary) and Wyren Tan (Early Career Engineer Correspondent) attended the ASME Leadership Training g p ) p gConference in New Orleans, USA, from 1-4 March 2012.
Ch i (D d Ch ) t d ASME SG t th A i P ifi• Chair (Desmond Chong) represented ASME-SG at the Asia-Pacific District Operating Board (APDOB) meeting in Seoul, South Korea, 21-22 April 2012.
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