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ASME Section News 1
November, 2013
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E
1 E V E N T
2 November Speaker/chairs corner
3 2013/2014 Calender
4 Event in Picture.
5-8
9-
National Events.
11 Speakers Profile.
Upcoming Event
Atlanta Section News
Monday November 11th
2013-6:00-9:00PM
@ MaRC Auditorium Georgia Tech 813 Ferst Dr, Atl-30332
Join the Atlanta ASME Community for a chance to win
$50 at our October meeting!
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ASME Section News 2
Ai-Ping Hu, Ph.D., is a senior research engineer in the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Food
Processing Technology Division. His areas of research expertise are controls, robotics, and
mechantronics. Ai-Ping Hu received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in
1996, and MS and Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998 and 2000, respectively.
He worked at a start-up robotics company for a number
of years before joining GTRI in 2009. His research interests include advanced control and robotics.
Senior Research Engineer
Wally Houston P.E
Dr. Ai-Ping Hu
Ch a i r s C o r n e r
Hello,
Thank you all for your contributions and feedbacks on our programs, your
inputs and contributions have gone a long way in suggesting a more
interesting and educative tours and meetings, I want to also thank the EC on
their contributions on the new PA system.
On this note I wish you all a HAPPY THANKSGIVING,
Wally Houston
Chair
Fun: Teacher: "Why do we have a Thanksgiving holiday?"
Student: "So we know when to start Christmas shopping!"
ASME- S e t t i n g t h e S t a n d a r d .
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ASME Section News 3
Date Topic
Speaker
9-Sep Aerodynamics of Curve Ball Dr. LeRoy Alaway
14-Oct Nanotechnology Research Dr. Zhong Lin (Z.L.)
Wang
11-Nov Automation/Robotics and Food Processing TBD
9-Dec Super Soaker/ Battery Technology TBD
14-Dec PDH Seminar Non –Destructive Testing
Various, TBD
13-Jan Thin Film Tactile Pressure Camilo Aladro
Measurement System
10-Feb NDE Testing George Connolly
22-Feb Social event Gwinnett Gladiators
14-Mar Applied Technology Yamaha Engineer
Engineering at Yamaha
April Spsu Advances in 3D Printing
TBD
May Award Program
TBD
2013-2014 Calendar
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ASME Section News 4
Some Pictures from our Events
Michael Hollister (left) shows the $50 gift card he
won, for having joined the Atlanta Community on
ASME.org.
Chair, Wally Houston, P.E., making announcements,
before the technical presentation. The Atlanta Section
won 2 of the 5 Outstanding Program Awards.
Some Recent Meetings:
LEFT: Program Chair, Anne Marlow,
presents Dr. Ai-Ping Hu with a
speaker's plaque in appreciation for his
presentation.
TOP: Ai-Ping Hu, Ph.D., is a senior
research engineer in the Georgia Tech
Research Institute's Food Processing
Technology Division. His areas of
research expertise are controls,
robotics, and mechantronics.
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ASME Section News 5
The ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) is a premier global conference that focuses
on today's technical challenges, research updates, and breakthrough innovations that are shaping the future of engineering. The
Congress convenes engineers, scientists and technologists of all disciplines for the purposes of exploring solutions to global
challenges and for the advancement of engineering excellence worldwide.
"Advanced Manufacturing" Chosen as Theme for the 2013 ASME Congress
Held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, IMECE will feature a technical program that promises to be the most
extensive and diverse we've ever had, featuring the latest cutting-edge engineering research and innovation. In line with the
organization’s strategic initiatives, ASME and the organizers of IMECE have chosen advanced manufacturing as the overall
theme for 2013.
The Opening Keynote session will focus on the need to provide a fully integrated perspective on manufacturing in the global
market. Technological, educational and policy advances necessary to address future manufacturing needs and opportunities for
the United States, as well as the world, will be addressed by seasoned executives representing leading industrial, academic and
government teams. The session will also address opportunities in manufacturing and barriers that must be overcome to advance
manufacturing in a sustainable and strategic fashion.
5K Fun Run/Walk
Sponsored by the ASME Foundation
Kick off your conference activities by joining our 5K “Fun Run/Walk” in Embarcadero Park next to the Pacific Ocean! Enjoy
the beautiful scenery as you set your own pace and soak in the California sunshine and breathe the fresh air. As you cross the
finish line, not only will you feel a sense of personal accomplishment, but you will have the added satisfaction in knowing that
100% of your entry fee goes to benefit Engineers Without Borders.
For more information, visit http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2013/.
The Engineering for Change Webinar Series provides the opportunity to learn from and interact with creative thinkers
and leaders who are developing new technologies and initiatives that contribute to solving global development and
humanitarian engineering problems. This live, interactive, monthly series promotes emerging ideas and connects a
community of passionate engineers who want to improve quality of life around the world. Attending is easy and free:
register at least one hour before each webinar and you’ll receive a participant link prior to the event. Can’t attend?
View previously recorded webinars online and on E4C’s YouTube channel. Visit www.engineeringforchange-
webinars.org to learn more and register for the next live event.
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ASME Section News 6
ASME Mentoring Program
Get valuable career advice from a mechanical
engineering professional!
The ASME Mentoring Program is designed to provide
rewarding experiences that both mentor and mentee can learn
and grow from. This is a unique opportunity for you to get
career-guiding advice from an engineering professional with
broader experience or more advanced skills. Benefit and
learn from their real-life expertise, while sharing your own
valuable insight and perspective!
Participating in the program is easy with our Web-based
platform, made available through a partnership with
WisdomShare™. Our targeted matching system will pair you
with someone who can provide anything from general advice
and a fresh point-of-view, to help identifying the right
training or niche in mechanical engineering, or even
assistance with finding a non-traditional career path.
The valuable insight you can gain by participating in the
ASME Mentoring Program can have a positive impact on
your career for years to come!
If you are ready for a most rewarding experience, please go
to: http://go.asme.org/mentoring to become an ASME
Mentor or Mentee.
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Discounts and savings are available where state laws
and regulations allow, and may vary by state. To the
extent permitted by law, applicants are individually
underwritten; not all applicants may qualify.
In addition local Liberty Mutual representatives are
also available to partner with ASME sections/chapters
to present the benefit program at section/chapter
meetings, to offer programming such as defensive
driving or to sponsor local events. If you would like to
be connected with your local Liberty Mutual
representative, please contact Susanne Prosser at 212-
591-7040 or [email protected] at any time.
Plan to Attend the Advanced Manufacturing Impact Forum!
During this one-day Forum on Monday, Nov. 18 at the 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition,
luminaries from government, industry and academia will address questions of advanced technology and policy; new
opportunities created by public and private partnerships, the status of the U.S. Government’s initiatives through organizations
like the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, and
exploration of future standard development.
Your registration includes: the ASME Congress Opening Reception/Exhibits; Keynote Panel Session/Breakfast; Advanced
Manufacturing Lunch; Congress Honors Reception and Assembly; and the non-member fee a one-year membership to ASME.
Register today!
http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2013/ConfRegistration.cfm?levelordinal=2&LevelId=
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ASME Section News 7
Benefit Spotlight: Volunteer & Make a Difference The 2013-2014 Membership year started on Oct. 1, and there are still a few loyal ASME members who have not yet renewed their membership. If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to complete your renewal so that you continue to receive all the great benefits we chat about each month here in Member Savvy. Don’t forget to ask your company’s HR department if they support professional society memberships by reimbursing your annual dues. Remind them that ASME Membership is good for
your professional development and great for their bottom line!
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Dear Members, My goal for Member Savvy each month is to share one aspect of ASME membership that provides value to you and a return on your annual dues investment. I believe the ROI is obvious with technical benefits like ME Magazine, ASME WorkSmartSM and SmartBrief. However, there are some benefits that offer the greatest value of all – the personal satisfaction and professional benefits of volunteering and giving back to your profession. ASME offers many ways for you to volunteer and get involved. You can share your time, your muscle, your mind, or your wisdom -- or all four! ASME has a number of ways for you to “give back” to the engineering profession, a few of which I’ll share with you right now. Trust me -- the more you give back, the more you get back, and the more value you’ll receive from your membership:
Codes & Standards Committees – Lend your expertise and work with the world’s best and brightest mechanical engineers on some of today’s greatest technical advancements and most challenging problems. You’ll be contributing to a consensus process to develop the best codes and standards, making the world safer for all. All levels of experience are encouraged to take part.
ASME.org – Participate in an existing online group or create your own group based on a specific engineering discipline, your interests, or even your university alumni. You manage group participation, content, tools, and activities. The rich suite of ASME.org functionalities makes it easy for you to lead and grow your own group. It’s a great opportunity to network, collaborate, and showcase your leadership skills to like-minded engineers.
Your Local Section or Technical Division – Expand your professional network, get access to the “hidden” job market, and work on programs and services with friends and colleagues specific to your chosen discipline or at the local grassroots level.
Engineering for Change (E4C) -- an initiative that will connect people facing quality-of-life challenges (e.g. clean water, sanitation, housing, energy) in local, under-served communities in the U.S. and around the world ... with engineers who have the willingness to volunteer -- but little time to travel to remote locations -- and the know-how to develop appropriate engineering solutions. E4C's website is in the beta testing stage, but you can learn more and keep up-to-date by visiting www.engineeringforchange.org.
Mentoring - Get matched with one or more ME students or early career engineers, and work with them one-on-one. You will be directly helping someone with engineering or career related issues, imparting your knowledge & experience to a new generation of mechanical engineers.
There are so many more opportunities to volunteer with ASME. Check out the volunteer resource pages to learn more. The goal for your legacy should be to make a lasting difference in the world. ASME is here to help you create your legacy and achieve that goal. Volunteer today! Warmest regards,
Mike Michael Kreisberg Director, ASME Membership Development
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ASME Section News 8
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ASME Section News 9
Brett Ellis: Design and Engineering of PolyEthylene
Terephthalate (PET) Coke Bottles
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Abstract: Patented in 1978, the PolyEthylene
Terephthalate (PET) bottle is a ubiquitous, yet rarely
studied engineering achievement. This
presentation reveals engineering aspects relevant to
PET bottles by examining PET bottles utilized for
carbonated soft drink and water (i.e.,
unpressurized) applications. Particular
focus will be given to PET materials,
injection and blow molding processes,
and performance requirements (e.g.,
maintaining carbonation levels, stresses
caused by internal pressure, buckling
resistance to vertical loads, caustic
stress crack resistance).
Biography: Brett Ellis is a Senior
Associate at Exponent Engineering and
Scientific Consulting and has worked in
the mechanical engineering field for 16 years, with 12
years of experience in industry. He specializes in
stress analysis, solid mechanics, finite element
modeling, statistical
analysis, and design. Brett Ellis has highly specialized
expertise in the design, commercialization, and
manufacture of PolyEthylene Terephthalate (PET)
carbonated soft drink and water bottles utilizing
injection molding
and blow molding manufacturing processes. His work
with PET bottles extended to the design and analysis
of blow molds, injection molds,
machine components, and secondary packaging. He
has implemented quality
and production support systems, such as Lean
Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and
Design of Experiments (DOE). Brett Ellis has
completed his doctoral studies at the Georgia Institute
of Technology and his degree will be
conferred in December 2013. During his
dissertation work he developed and
implemented a computational framework
to design Ultra-High-Performance
Concrete (UHPC) materials and structures to
withstand blast and impact
loads. The computational framework
consisted of two major components: (1)
development and validation of multi-scale
finite element models to predict
the response of UHPC panels to blast and
impact loads; and (2) development
of robust material and structural design algorithms to
determine properties, structures, and processing
steps which satisfy specified blast
and impact performance criteria. Mr. Ellis is fluent in
a variety of programming and scripting languages
including, but not limited to, Python,
FORTRAN, MatLab, and BASH.
2013 Professional Development Seminar
December 7th, 2013
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ASME Section News 10
Rick Eaton: Energy Use and Technology
Developments in Power Generation
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Abstract: Energy use in the US is explored with
shifting energy consumption and cost. An overview of
the regulatory framework with impact on current
Power Plant decisions will be reviewed. Power
Generation choices will be covered in today’s market.
Efficiency improvements and
current power plant equipment issues are discussed
with respect to CCPP (Combined Cycle Power plant)
operation. Current ASME Code and PTC status is
reviewed. Power generation trends with current
status of select technologies will be provided. Topics
covered include: US Power Market (Overview Power
Trends and Current Natural Gas Fuel Price Point, Coal
Plant Retirements, Environmental Regulations
Impact); Energy Outlook (Energy Consumption
Projection, Energy Consumption vs. GDP, Power
Generation Shift by fuel and capacity vs. generation,
Power Market Share by technology, US Market
Capacity Additions, Capacity Additions through 2022,
Energy Cost-US Natural Gas Price Point, and LNG
Import/Export Infrastructure); Power Technology
(Efficiency Improvements for consumers, power
generation, and combined cycles, ASME Power
Division/Codes and Standards Development, Power
Plant Equipment Issues, Renewable Energy-Energy
Storage Solution, Where is Nuclear, Power Generation
over the Horizon).
Biography: Rick Eaton received Bachelors in
Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of
Technology and is a Professional Engineer in Georgia
and Alabama. He is the Manager of Project
Engineering in the Power Business Group of CH2MHill.
His experience includes Project Management,
Fossil Fired Power Plants, Combined Cycle Plants, Pipe
Stress Analysis, Engineering Design Processes, and EPC
Engineering Execution. He has been
in the following ASME organizations: ASME Power
Division Chair (2009)/ Technical Program Chair (2006);
Combined Cycle Committee Chair (2004)/
Technical Committee Chair (2002). He authored the
following papers and articles: ASME Power 2004 –
Design Considerations and Operation of
Condenser Bypass Systems in CCPP – Parts 1 and 2;
April 2004 ASME Power/Electric Power Conference,
Baltimore, MD; IJPGC 2000-15027 -
Analysis of a Methane Gas Turbine in an Open Cycle
for Station Pressure Reduction Applied to Combustion
Turbine Cooling and Power Augmentation –
Presented and Published July 2000 at ASME IJPGC,
Miami Beach, Florida; Energy Tech Magazine article
on High Energy Bypass Systems; authored ASME
position paper on 316b rule response July 2011.
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ASME Section News 11
Joel Walker: Technical Research at the National
Archives in Atlanta: Where Historical References
Provide the Project Background.
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Abstract: The National Archives at Atlanta holds
federal records for eight southeastern states. This
presentation will address some of the
major science and technological record groups that
can be found at our facility including the records of
the Atomic Energy Commission, NASA, TVA,
and the Army Corps of Engineers.
Biography: Joel Walker serves as the Education
Specialist for the National Archives at Atlanta. Before
coming to Atlanta, he worked for the
South Carolina Archives and History Center, the
Kansas State Historical Society, the National Park
Service, and taught middle school for ten years.
Through his educational and academic programs,
Walker has worked in depth with NARA Atlanta’s
Atomic Energy Commission records and, in a
slightly lesser way, with their NASA and TVA records.
Dr. Aklilu Giorges: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Simulation of Aerodynamic Force on Solar Panels
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Biography: Dr. Aklilu T. G. Giorges is a Senior Research Engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Food
Processing Technology Division, which conducts significant research on food quality and safety while minimizing
environmental impacts by applying computer vision, robotics, plant ergonomics, biosensors, and flexible
computing and information systems technologies. Dr. Giorges's research focuses on enhancing the
productivity of Georgia’s agribusiness and the competitiveness of Georgia’s food processing industry. After
obtaining his Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1998,
he has worked on Computational and Experimental Fluid Mechanics (CFD & EFD) in many areas including pulp
mixing, large tank mixing, jet and multi-jet mixing, UV disinfection, dynamic membrane filtration system, cooking
and freezing processes thermal model, and chiller water disinfection management system. Dr. Giorges is well
respected in the CFD field and has published several papers and a book chapter, "Finite Element and Finite
Difference Methods for Elliptic and Parabolic Differential Equations" in Numerical Analysis- Theory and
Application (Edited by Jan Awrejcewicz, ISBN 978-953-307-389-7, InTech 2011).
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ASME Section News 13
Local Section News Job bulletin board
Mechanical Engineer, Alpharetta, GA:
We are seeking to hire a Mechanical Engineer (Design Engineer) with 5- 10 years of experience that will
be working as part of an interdisciplinary design team, carrying out the mechanical design of custom LCD
display modules. Areas of focus for this Mechanical Engineer will be concept creation, mechanical design
and documentation using Pro-Engineer Creo & Windchill, electronic packaging, thermal design and
analysis of cooling solutions, structural analysis, design for manufacturability and serviceability, BOM
creation, and manufacturing support. The Mechanical Engineer works in close collaboration with other
engineers (electrical, optical, systems, software, industrial), program managers, manufacturing associates,
and the executive staff to deliver cutting-edge products according to accelerated schedules. The work
environment is hands-on, dynamic, and fast-paced --- taking full advantage of a wide array of fabrication
and manufacturing capabilities existing under one roof. Experience with Pro-E (Creo), Windchill, EFD,
FEMAP are all a plus. BSME required. MSME is a plus.
Thermal Fluid Analysis-EFD experience and FEA analysis-FEMAP experience are both a big plus.
Intralink is the Pro-E cad library they are using—if the candidate is familiar with it, that would be another
plus. The ideal candidate would have some kind of sheet metal design experience, but they are open to
meeting candidates with other types of design experience. Candidate resumes should definitely show clearly
any of the above mentioned experience/knowledge.
This manufacturer has a high energy environment and they need a well-rounded Engineer who will get
involved (and not just want to sit in a cubicle and do their job.) Interaction with the VP of Engineering and
the Owner is very common.
Salary range is generally $60K to $75K/year or $27 to $35/hour, depending on candidate’s experience
(prefer 5 to 10 years of experience.) The pay ranges are flexible.
Hours-Regular 8 – 5, M-Fri with overtime occasionally.
Alpharetta, Georgia
Celeste Hoff, TSC, CSP Technical Recruiter
Selectek, Inc.
675 Mansell Road, Ste. 250
Roswell, GA 30076
o: 678-802-6618
f: 678-551-6528
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ASME Section News 14
ASME's New York headquarters has moved.
Our new address is:
Two Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-5990
Newsletter Editor: Joy Adjorlolo
contact:
6782376458
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