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NEWS BRIEFCrispin Hales, DED Chair, focuses oninternational challenges for the division. Manyengineering issues to tackle but DED has thenecessary journal and conference infrastructureto achieve goals (article on page 1).

DED strives to lead with globalization, fiscalhealth, awards, conference improvements, andoperating structure initiatives according to PastChair Steven Velinsky (article on page 1).

John Wesner, Systems & Design Group VP,gives the 30,000-foot view. Going global andsupporting local sections are not mutuallyexclusive endeavors (article on page 2).

The myth of assured lifelong employment.The benefits of multiple vocations and why wehave forgotten our history are discussed by NeilLeon in the "Practicing Engineer’s Forum" (articleon page 2).

From PBS television broadcasts for youngengineers to professional licensure issues,to teaming with the Board on Pre-College. Chair,Lucy King and the Design Division EducationCommittee bring the hot issues to the designeducation "table" (article on page 3).

Y2K marks the return of the PowerTransmission and Gearing’s (PTG)International PTG Conference. Chair NeilAnderson, outlines the conference’s internationalreach, scheduled for the fall of 2000 in Baltimore(article on page 3).

Innovations in Vehicle Design andDevelopment symposium, featuring three keyareas of interest, to be held at the 1999 IMECE.Moustafa El-Gindy, Chair’s the Vehicle DesignCommittee and describes its affiliation withinternational journals (article on page 3).

Active year for the Technical Committee onVibration and Sound. Chair, Subhash Sinhareviews past successes and outlines the futureof the committee (article on page 4).

Attendance up at ASME sessions during 1999National Manufacturing Week. Dick Hirschreviews this and ASME Fellows on page 4.

Upcoming DED conferences to be held inLas Vegas, Nashville, Chicago, Providence,Baltimore, and Orlando. Schedule andconference notices start on page 4.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRCrispin Hales, Ph.D., C.Eng.

A hundred years agoengineering design revolvedaround making things work.Now design engineers,educators and researchersmust also grapple with

environmental issues, legal issues,manufacturing issues, marketing issues,maintenance issues, life cycle issues, intellectualproperty issues, cultural issues, global issuesand a host of influencing factors once consideredoutside the realm of engineers.

We have risen to the challenge. Intune with overall ASME plans, the DesignEngineering Division is adapting to take a moreinternational role in professional engineering, andalso to encompass the wider issues in design.We have ten strong technical committees withexpertise on improving the design process,developing new design tools, designingmechanisms, analyzing fluid flows, handlingvibration and sound, improving fastening andjoining, gearing up for travel in the fast lane,knocking down walls between design andmanufacture and learning from failures. Weaddress design education, professionalregistration, continuing education, safety indesign and the management of design. As thelargest Technical Division in ASME we have theresources to explore innovative ways of workingand helping our members. And we need to.Rapid developments in technology have openedup new opportunities but, combined with risingcosts, they have also created challengingsituations to be resolved.

A lot of effort is spent on the threetechnical journals associated with the Division(Mechanical Design, Vibration and Acoustics,Mechatronics) and the planning, organizing andrunning of our three main forums each year. InMarch there is the opportunity for interchangebetween researchers and practicing designers atthe National Manufacturing Week Conference inChicago, a great tangle of design exhibits andnew ideas. Next comes the joint TechnicalConferences of Design Engineering andComputers & Information Engineering inSeptember, where most of our TechnicalCommittees hold their own formal conferences inparallel with each other. This year things will beeven more entertaining than usual as we are offto Las Vegas. No, you can’t borrow from theDesign Engineering Division’s Custodial Accountto finance a little fling. Yes, you will be able towalk from session to session without being

caught by a one-armed bandit. Our internationalvisitors are especially welcome - quite apart fromthe sights in town and the local tours you mightthink about driving for a couple of days throughZion National Park to Bryce Canyon. It is a trulymemorable trip. In November comes the moresober ASME International MechanicalEngineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE),at which several of our committees holdsymposia on specific topics or present sessionsfor a wider engineering audience. This year it willbe in Nashville, Tennessee, so bring your guitarand strum us a few chords. After the IMECE wegenerally collapse from exhaustion and startregrouping for the next year!

We invite you to read all about ourcommittees, journals and activities in this, ourannual newsletter, register for the big one in LasVegas, and how about rounding off the centuryby presenting a paper at one of our events nextyear - we look forward to your participation.

Finally, a note of thanks to our greatteam of dedicated volunteers within the Division.Special thanks this year go to Professor SheriShepherd who finishes her 6 years of service onyour Executive Committee and to ProfessorSteve Velinsky, the outgoing Chair, who has setthings up so well that 1999 should go likeclockwork!

PAST CHAIR’S REPORTSteven A. Velinsky, Ph.D., P.E.

It’s hard to believe how fast the lastyear has flown by, and it has been an honor tohave had the opportunity to serve as Chair of theDesign Engineering Division (DED). The DEDhas continued to prosper this year, and this isdue to the devoted efforts of a large number ofindividuals. Their countless hours are greatlyappreciated.

Over the last year, the division’sExecutive Committee has taken a strong effort atlooking ahead, i.e., developing long-term plans.To follow, I briefly present our long-term focusareas to provide a flavor of the vision of theExecutive Committee:

Increased Visibility: The DesignEngineering Division has an outstandingreputation based on its over 50 years ofexistence and its significant contributions. Wewish to maintain our reputation as the source ofthe premier technical information in the designarea both inside and outside of the US. We haveestablished a committee for managing DED’sinformation dissemination. Our DED newsletter,

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in addition to being physically mailed, has been adynamic newsletter as part of our web page forseveral years. We will continue to support theefforts of our technical committees in their effortsto increase visibility. Finally, we wish to maintainstrong publications, both in terms of the journalsthat we sponsor and the proceedings of ourconferences.

Globalization: DED has a strongdesire to have increased contributions andvisibility in international activities. We havedeveloped a committee concerned with ourinternational participation, and we have identifieda number of conferences with which we wouldlike to play an increased role. DED already hasstrong ties to the International Federation for theTheory of Machines and Mechanisms (IFToMM)with whom we plan to build additional ties.

Fiscal Health: Long term fiscalplanning is a major issue now that DED hasdeveloped a substantial custodial account. Wehave been developing, and continue to develop,guidelines and policies for the use of theseresources to adequately support the efforts of thetechnical and administrative committees.

Award Program: The DED hasseveral division awards in addition to sponsoringone national award – Machine Design. Our long-term goals are to endow our awards thusallowing recipients to be better recognized andtreated, to develop improved procedures foracquiring award nominations, and to ensure thatthe venue for awards is appropriate.

Conference Improvements: DED hassponsored the Design Engineering TechnicalConferences for several years, and most recentlyhas partnered with the Computers andInformation in Engineering Division to add to thisconference which has been renamed the DesignEngineering and Computers and Information inEngineering Technical Conferences. We haveinstituted a number of significant administrativeimprovements over the last several yearsincluding the development of a set of operatingprocedures, and the development of a workshopfor future Conference Chairs. We continue todevelop procedures that ease in the organizationof these conferences, continue to improve ourworkshop, and continue to implement suchaspects as award convocations and expositionsthus enhancing the conference. Furthermore,we wish to continue to participate in conferencessuch as National Manufacturing Week in anattempt to reach the engineering practitioners.

Operating Structures: The DED isattempting to take a leadership role in improvingthe operating structures of ASME in such amanner to optimize the time and efforts of bothvolunteers and professional staff. Furthermore,we desire to understand the effects of volunteercontributions on the net return to DED and itsconstituency both in terms of fiscal and otherservice aspects.

In closing, DED continues to be aninnovator both within and outside of ASME due tothe vision and efforts of its members. TheExecutive Committee for this coming year is anoutstanding group who will ensure that the DEDwill continue to lead!

A COUNCIL ON ENGINEER’SPERSPECTIVE

John W. Wesner, P.E

My third and final year asyour Systems and DesignGroup (S&DG) VicePresident has been filledwith interesting events andactivities. The Groupgained a new(sub)Division: Micro-

Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), and saw amajor re-definition of what has become theComputers and Information in EngineeringDivision (CIE). The MEMS Subdivision was bornfrom growing committee-level activities in theDynamic Systems & Control Division (DSCD),the CIE Division, and the Electrical andElectronic Packaging Division (EEPD). The newCIE Division (they worked hard to fit their newname to their well-known initials) integrates whathad been the Engineering InformationManagement Program, to add new focus on oneof the most important elements of the use ofcomputers in engineering today: themanagement and movement of information.

The young Region 13, covering allASME members outside of North America, issettling in. To complement their work, severalS&DG Divisions are increasing their internationalpresence. EEPD is having another conferencein Hawaii, with significant Pacific-rimparticipation expected. Your own DesignEngineering Division (DED) has a strong andgrowing International Committee, led by PhilDoepker, a former Division Chair who now sitson the Group Operating Board.

With divisions in our Group like CIEand EEPD, I believe that our Group ought to bethe role model for ASME Group and Divisionpresence on the World Wide Web. DED’s TomLibertiny has been working with me, to make thisa reality. The fine Group web site that Tomcreated is now being taken over by CIE, andparticipation by the Group’s divisions isincreasing.

Through the CMA/COE CoordinatingCommittee I have been able to stay very muchinvolved in reaching out to the many members ofour Group (almost a third of ASME’s membershave signed up for one or more of our Group’sdivisions!) who are not realizing the full benefitsthat active membership brings. Many of thesemembers are employed in industry, andapparently many of them and their employers donot perceive that we are adequately meeting theirprofessional needs. A joint Industry PartnersTask Force is getting closer to piloting some newideas in selected areas of the United States. Atthe same time a few of us are making one moretry at encouraging Technical Divisions and LocalSections to jointly sponsor Technical Chapterswhere there are clusters of members of onedivision. Technical Chapters have the potentialto bring Division technical programming tomembers who can not get to our big nationalmeetings. Any of you who know of 25 or moreDED members in your Section may want toconsider this way to becoming more active in theDivision without necessarily traveling.

The DED is one of the two largestASME Technical Divisions. In the past fewyears DED has grown in stature and

responsibility—which is appropriate consideringhow many of ASME’s members you represent.Your programming is superb, your financialsituation is excellent, you are recognizing more ofyour members with new (as well as well-established) Awards, you are breaking newground with such things as your CD ROMconference proceedings, you have two pastchairs serving on the Group Operating Board—the list goes on. Thank you for helping to makemy Vice Presidency really great, and keep upyour excellent work!

PRACTICING DESIGNENGINEER’S FORUM

Nathaniel J. Leon

In recent years many engineers havefound themselves subject to reductions in workforce on an ever-increasing basis as thecorporate environment has changed. Admittedly,this has become less frequent in the last year ortwo as new companies have started up. As partof this change in the engineering work placethere has been a desire to “Go back to the way itwas”, when lifelong employment was assured. Iput forward a contrary position; lifelongemployment is a myth, at least during the historyof the United States and during the EnglishColonial Era in the New World.

Two occupations that we see as being“around forever” and that have became part ofour national consciousness were the PonyExpress and interstate cattle drives. The PonyExpress only ran 18 months to be replaced bythe telegraph. Interstate cattle drives onlysurvived for 11 years or at the most 30 yearsdepending on how you read history. Cattle drivesended when railroads became available to pickup and ferry beef to market. That too has beenreplaced in many locations by tractor and semi-trailer trucks.

As a typical example, I have chosen todetail the careers of Benjamin Franklin (1706 –1790). He was very much a Renaissance manof the middle and late 18th century with multiplevocations and avocations many of which hepracticed concurrently. Depending on how youcount them he had more than 15 during his longlifetime.

Mr. Franklin was originally trained as aprinter through apprenticeships to severalindividuals including his older brother. Followinghis training he came to the Americas to settle inPhiladelphia, becoming a noted printer, author,social and political philosopher, editor, andpublisher of The Pennsylvania Gazette (starting1726) and the Poor Richards Almanac (starting1732).

In 1737 he was appointed thePostmaster of Philadelphia and in 1753 becamethe Deputy Postmaster for the Americas as theresult of his work to develop the first profitableand successful postal system in the world.

His career as statesman and politicianstarted in 1736 as clerk for the GeneralAssembly of Pennsylvania to which he waselected in 1751 and he was subsequently sent torepresent the people of Pennsylvania for thePenn family to England in 1757. In later years hebecame an unofficial ambassador to both Franceand England.

This he did while pursuing his truevocation to become a noted inventor, engineer,

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and scientist. These works led him to be electedto what is now the Royal Society of Arts(http://www.rsa.org.uk). Franklin was an activemember of this society then called Society for theEncouragement of Arts, Manufacture andCommerce (or simply Society of Arts) afterbeing nominated and accepted for his book:Proposal for Promoting Useful Knowledgeamong the British Plantations in America. Hestarted out as a corresponding member of theSociety of Arts and when visiting Englandbetween 1757 and 1762 he attended numerousmeetings and even chaired several in 1761.

Some of his important physicalinventions include the lightning rod, theodometer, bifocals, the Franklin Stove (moreproperly the Franklin Furnace), medical devicesincluding the flexible urinary catheter, watertightbulkheads for sailing ships and the glassharmonica. In his work with electricity he was thefirst person to note the relationship betweensharp points and electrical transfer into theatmosphere. He also coined the terms “positive”and “negative” as they relate to the electromotiveforce. In his later years he also became aphilanthropist establishing the first lending libraryin the US, and organizing the first formal firedepartment, as well as an insurance company tohelp people live more safely and comfortably.

He did all this while helping to bring anew country into the world with his clear thinkingand vision. He stands alone as being the onlyperson to sign the Declaration of Independence(1776) the Treaty of Alliance, Amity andCommerce with France (1778), the Treaty ofPeace with England (1782) and the UnitedStates Constitution (1787).

Do not think for a minute that he wasalways busy. He did take the time to relax and dothings for himself. He learned to play severalinstruments including the violin, harp, guitaralong with his own invention the glassharmonica.

Though it would be very difficult foranyone today to have a vita as diverse as this,Benjamin Franklin’s careers should help usunderstand that a single occupation career maynot be all that desirable or even possible. Asprofessionals we need to understand the natureof this situation so we can properly prepareourselves for the world we live in.

SPOTLIGHT ON DESIGN DIVISIONEDUCATION COMMITTEE

Lucy S-B King, Ph.D.

The 1999 ASME fiscal year was avery busy and successful time forthe Design Division EducationCommittee (DDEC).During that time our membersgave six sessions at the 1998IMECE in Anaheim, five sessionsat the 1999 National

Manufacturing Week in Chicago, and we expectto present seven sessions at the 1999 IMECE inNashville. Planning is well under way for the2000 National Manufacturing Week.Our committee continues to grow and now has64 members representing the USA, Canada,Japan, Hungary, and Taiwan. Fully 67% of ourmembers are active within the DDEC and we areextremely active within the DED and Systems &

Design Group. We have also successfullypartnered with other technical groups anddivisions within the Council on Engineering aswell as with the Council on Education (COEd).One of our latest successes will be featured atthe 1999 IMECE when the DDEC and the Boardon Pre-College team up to present "InnovativeMethods for Bringing Science, Math &Engineering to High School Students."

The DDEC continues to team with theASME Old Guard for Mike Keefe's annual"Young Design Engineer's Student PaperCompetition." This year three student teamswere awarded $1000 each for their winningpapers. We were delighted to have all threeteams send representatives to the 1998 IMECEin Anaheim, California. Winners flew in for theevent from Alabama, Mexico, and India--truly aninternational event.

During our March 1999 election,Professor Jawa Mariappan from RowanUniversity was elected as the incoming Vice-Chair of the DDEC. Lucy King becomes Chairon July 1st, 1999 following Tom Libertiny's termas Chair.

Member's of our committee who haverecently been in the news include StaceySwisher, whose work with the ASMEProfessional Development and the PBS AdultLearning Service culminated in a TV satellitebroadcast panel discussion on March 25, 1999entitled "The Young Engineer's Forum,Workplace and Career Challenges in the GlobalMarket." Guests included Swisher, John Elter,VP of Xerox, Patricia Galloway, VP of NielsenGroup, and Bernard Meyers, Sr. VP of BechtelTelecommunications.

Tim Jur's initial panel session entitled"A Call for a National Registration for Engineers"at the 1998 IMECE has significantly raised theawareness of national and international issuesrelated to P.E. licensure. This topic is very hotwithin the ASME and the session was covered bythe National Society of Professional Engineer's intheir August/September 1998 issue ofEngineering Times.

Mary Straffon and Phil Doepkercontinue their work for the Systems & DesignGroup as representatives for the 1999 IMECE.The process for session allocations for technicalgroups, their divisions, and committees has beensubstantially streamlined in the last year due totheir efforts.

The DDEC strives to honor ourmembers through awards given during ASMEnational meetings. In conjunction with theDesign Engineering Division, we awardedProfessor Jim Dixon the newly established"Outstanding Design Educator" award at the1998 DETC. Ed Feldy was awarded the ASMEFellow at the 1999 National ManufacturingWeek. Ronald Wolosewicz continues his workwith the Triodyne Safety award committee.

The DDEC continues to be aninclusive international home for professionalsfrom the fields of education, industry, and thegovernment who have an interest in designeducation. We invite ASME members andnonmembers alike to attend our meetings, voicetheir opinions, and participate in our sessions.

INTERNATIONAL POWERTRANSMISSION & GEARING

CONFERENCENeil Anderson

The Power Transmission andGearing (PTG) Committee isstarting to prepare for the 8th

International PTG Conferencein Baltimore, Maryland in thefall of 2000. Experts fromaround the world in the areasof gear analysis, gear

manufacturing, CVT, chain and transmissiondrive systems will meet in conjunction with theASME Design Engineering TechnicalConferences. The PTG committee traditionallysponsors an international conference every fouryears, with the last in held in 1996.

A comprehensive mailing list is beingprepared to ensure that all previous and newpotential participants are informed of the event.In particular, new contacts are being madethrough IFToMM to reach experts in Europe, aregion that has not been well represented in pastASME conferences. A PTG website is plannedwith links to ASME and the Design EngineeringDivision to further improve communication.

Anyone interested in participating withthe committee in the planning of this eventshould contact Neil Anderson atLNUSEWY1.KZK0KM@gmeds.com or by phoneat 734-481-7868.

IMECE SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELDBY VEHICLE DESIGN

Moustafa El-Gindy, Ph.D.

The primary objective of thiscommittee is to facilitate thedissemination of advancedknowledge and newtechnologies related to vehicledesign among the members ofthe mechanical engineeringcommunity through

organizations, ASME symposiums and otherinformation exchange mechanisms. Theadvances in the areas of vehicle dynamics,stability and control of light and heavy vehicles,advances in vehicle design, off-road vehiclestechnology; advanced vehicle control systems,vehicle/road and vehicle/human interactions;crash research and occupant safety, weight inmotion technology; and intelligent transportationsystems will be specifically emphasized.

The Vehicle Design Committee is toorganize a symposium entitled "Innovations inVehicle Design and Development" to be heldduring the IMECE on November 14-19, 1999.The objective of this symposium is to bringtogether experts in the areas of Vehicle ActiveControl and Dynamics; Driver Vehicle/RoadwayInteraction; and Ride and Multibody Dynamicsand Control.

The Vehicle Design Committee isalways open to and welcomes distinguishedresearchers from the industry and the academiccommunities to participate and become activemembers.

It should be mentioned that theVehicle Design Committee has strong ties with

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UPCOMING DED CONFERENCESDate Conference Location

1999 September 12-15 DETC Las Vegas, Nevada1999 November 14-19 IMECE Nashville, Tennessee

2000 March National Manufacturing Week Chicago, Illinois2000 June 4-8 Summer Annual Meeting Providence, Rhode Island

2000 September 10-13 DETC Baltimore, Maryland2000 November 5-10 IMECE Orlando, Florida

USEFUL WEBSITESASME www.asme.org

Systems & Design Group www.asme.org/groups/systemsdesign

Design Engineering Division www.asme.org/divisions/ded

Design Division Education Committee www.asme.org/divisions/ded/education

Design for Manufacturablity Committee engineer.gvsu.edu/asme-dfm

Design Theory & Methodology Committee www.me.washington.edu/~asmedtm

Mechanisms Committee helix.gatech.edu/MechanismsCommittee

the International Journal of Heavy VehicleSystems (HVS) and the International Journal ofVehicle Design (IJVD), the official Journal of theInternational Association of Vehicle Design in theUnited Kingdom. The committee’s activity, callfor papers, newsletters, and conference reportswill be published in both journals.

ACTIVE YEAR FOR TCVSSubhash Sinha, Ph.D.

The Technical Committeeon Vibration and Sound(TCVS) sponsored ninesessions during the 1998IMECE. These sessionswere distributed amongtwo symposia: "ActiveControl of Vibration and

Noise" (17 papers) organized by H. S. Tzou andW. W. Clark, and "Dynamics, Acoustics andSimulations" (34 papers) organized by R. Han,K. H. Lee, and A. Luo. Four sessions have beenrequested and approved for the 1999 IMECE.Expected sessions cover the topics of "StructuralHealth Monitoring", "Semi-Active VibrationControl in Vehicles", "Passive DampingTechnologies", and "Semi-Active StructuralControl".

Preparations for the 1999 DETC andVibration Conference are underway. "Call forPapers" flyers have been mailed out and haveappeared in various academic journals andMechanical Engineering magazine. A webpagehas been set up (www.eng.auburn.edu/detc99)where complete information on the conferencecan be found. The paper submission deadlinewas extended by two weeks to February 16,1999, and symposium organizers will report apreliminary count of papers to the Program Chairby the end of February. This information will beused for the planning of rooms and sessions.

Short courses and tutorials (SCT) arebeing planned for the 1999 DETC. H. S. Tzouwas appointed to organize the vibration relatedSCT, and J. Dohner was asked to help in theplanning and coordinating of all the SCT for the1999 DETC. Exhibits are also planned and an"Exhibitor Fact Sheet" has been prepared. Thecoordinator for this event is David Beale ofAuburn University.

Dean Mook of Virginia Tech wasappointed as the Chair of the Awards NominationCommittee for the Den Hartog and Myklestadawards. The "Call for Nominations"announcement has appeared in the followingjournals: Mechanics (published by the AmericanAcademy of Mechanics), ASME J. Vibration andAcoustics, ASME J. Applied Mechanics,Nonlinear Dynamics, J. Sound and Vibration,and J. Vibration and Control. The TCVS will voteon these two awards during the spring meeting.

Dr. Z. Wang (UNLV) of the localorganizing committee is arranging local tours(Hoover Dam, Ethelm Chocolates, ShelbyAutomotive, etc.), baby sitting and other familyprograms.

Planning of the 2001 DETC inPittsburgh is underway. The Conference Chairis Dean Mook of Virginia Tech and the ProgramChair is Balachandran of Maryland.

TCVS is setting up its own webpagewhere information on committee members,meetings, minutes, and various activities will be

posted. This is being developed by C. Tan (ViceChair of TCVS). Christophe Pierre was appointed asthe Chair of the nominating committee for newmemberships to TCVS. Robert Parker wouldserve as the Co-Chair. Voting on new memberswill take place in the spring 1999 TCVS meetingto be held on March 14th in McCormick Place,Chicago, during National Manufacturing Week.

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVIITESCOMMITTEE UPDATEPhilip E. Doepker, Ph.D., P.E.

The International Activities Committeeof the Design Engineering Division continues toseek ways of increasing our participation with thedesign and manufacturing community on aninternational scale. We have establishedcooperative agreements with the InternationalConference on Engineering Design (ICED)and continue our relationship with IFToMM andMOVIC.

In the long term we are planning onsponsoring a track of sessions at the 2001Design Engineering Technical Conference(DETC) related to design and manufacturingissues in industry and education on aninternational scale. Anyone interested inpresenting a paper or organizing a session isasked to contact the committee Chair, PhilDoepker, at 937-229-2971 or E-mailpdoepker@engr.udayton.edu.

ASME FELLOWSRichard A. Hirsch, P.E.

The DED continues to makesubstantial progress in preparing and submittingFellow nomination proposals for deservingmembers. During the past twelve months,eleven nominations were submitted and nine newFellows have been named. Two more recentsubmittals are still in process. It takesapproximately four months from submission toresolution. Of the eleven, seven were fromacademia and four were from industry. Active

members of our committees have initiated all ofthese nominations. For those thousands of youreading this who may not be active, surely youknow of at least one colleague with a “SignificantEngineering Achievement” worthy of a Fellownomination. If you want more information,contact me at hirschr@asme.org.

NATIONAL MANUFACTURINGWEEK REVIEW

Richard A. Hirsch, P.E.

During the week of March 15-18,thousands of Exhibitors and tens of thousands ofEngineers packed the show floors of McCormickPlace in Chicago attending the Reed ExhibitionCompanies’ National Manufacturing Week. Theassociated technical conference had a total of123 sessions organized by discipline. Therewere a total of 44 sessions designated asDesign/Mechanical Engineering and our divisionsponsored 18. The DFM committee, under theleadership of Kathy Jacobson and TomBoronkay, organized eight sessions. The DesignDivision Education Committee, under theleadership of Tom Libertiny and Lucy King,organized five sessions and Sabri Centinkut ofthe Technical Committee on Vibration and Soundpresented one session. Tom Davis of theManagement Division presented three sessionsand Gloria Wiens of the ManufacturingEngineering Division organized two sessions.

Preliminary figures indicate that theconference attendance was up over last year.The overall average attendance at the 44sessions was 27.3 slightly down from 1998 butthe average attendance at the ASME sessionswas 38.6 up from last year’s 32.8. Once againthis year, the winning teams from the DED'sStudent Design Contest were invited to attendand the first place winning team of Dale McKeeand Richard Paup came all the way fromWashington (not DC) and exhibited their winningsystem in the ASME Booth on the show floor.The Millennium 2000 Edition of NationalManufacturing Week will take place in Chicagoduring the week of March 13 – 16.

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DED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Effective July 1999)Chair: Crispin Hales, Ph.D., C. Eng.Triodyne Inc.5950 West Touhy Ave.Niles, IL 60714-4610 USAPhone: 847-677-4730, Fax: 847-647-2047E-mail: infoserv@triodyne.com

Vice Chair: Kenneth Waldron, Ph.D., P.E.Ohio State UniversityMechanical Engineering206 West 18th AvenueColumbus, OH 43210-1154 USAPhone: 614-292-0500, Fax: 614-292-3163E-mail: waldron.3@osu.edu

Tech Com Exec: Daniel Segalman, Ph.D.Sandia National LaboratoriesP.O. Box 5800, MS 0439Albuquerque, NM 87185-0439 USAPhone: 614-844-0972, Fax: 614-844-9297E-mail: djsegal@sandia.gov

DETC Exec: Thomas R. Chase, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaMechanical Engineering Department111 Church Street SEMinneapolis, MN 55455 USAPhone: 612-625-0308, Fax: 612-624-1398E-mail: trchase@me.umn.edu

Secretary: Bahram Ravani, Ph.D.University of California, DavisDept. of Mechanical & Aero Engineering1 Shields Ave.Davis, CA 95616 USAPhone: 530-754-6130, Fax: 530-752-4158E-mail: bravani@ucdavis.edu

NDEC Chair: Richard A. Hirsch, P.E.8220 Marcie DriveBaltimore, MD 21208-1944 USAPhone: 410-486-4058E-mail: hirschr@asme.org.

Past Chair: Steven A. Velinsky, Ph.D., P.E.University of California, DavisDept. of Mechanical & Aero EngineeringDavis, CA 95616-5294 USAPhone: 530-752-4166, Fax: 530-752-6714E-mail: savelinsky@ucdavis.edu

Staff Support: Fred M. GoldfarbASME Technical AffairsThree Park AvenueNew York, NY 10016-5990 USAPhone: 212-591-7470E-mail: goldfarbf@asme.org

DED TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS (Effective July 1999)Design AutomationAlan Parkinson, Ph.D.Bringham Young UniversityMechanical EngineeringDepartment, 242 CBProvo, UT 84602 USAPhone: 801-378-6544Fax: 801-378-5037E-mail: parkinson@byu.edu

Design EducationLucy S-B King, Ph.D.Kettering UniversityIMSE Department1700 West 3rd AvenueFlint, MI 48504 USAPhone: 810-762-7850Fax: 810-762-9924E-mail: lking@kettering.edu

Design for ManufacturablityKathryn JacobsonLockheed Martin AeronauticalSystemsDesign Technology Department86 South Cobb Dr.Marietta, GA 30063-0685 USAPhone: (770) 494-7818Fax: (770) 494-6355E-mail:kathy.j.jacobson@lmco.com

Design Theory & MethodologyKristin L. Wood, Ph.D.University of TexasDept. of Mechanical EngineeringAustin, TX 78712 USAPhone: 512-471-0095Fax: 512-471-8727E-mail: wood@mail.utexas.edu

Fastening and JoiningAnthony Luscher, Ph.D.Ohio State UniversityDept. of Mechanical Engineering206 West 18th AvenueColumbus, OH 43210-1107 USAPhone: 614-292-4474Fax: 614-292-3163E-mail: luscher.3@osu.edu

MechanismsHarvey Lipkin, Ph.D.Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorge W. Woodruff School ofMechanical EngineeringAtlanta, GA 30332-0405 USAPhone: 404-894-7410Fax: 404-894-8496E-mail:harvey.lipkin@me.gatech.edu

Power Transmission & GearingNeil AndersonGeneral Motors-Powertrain Div.M/C 481-000-178Ecorse & Wiard RoadsYpsilanti, MI 48198-6193 USAPhone: 313-481-7868Fax: 313-481-5065E-mail:LNUSEWY1.KZKOKM@gmeds.com

Reliability, Stress Analysis &Failure PreventionErol Sancaktar, Ph.D.The University of AkronDept. of Polymer EngineeringAkron, OH 44325-0301 USAPhone: 330-972-5508Fax: 330-258-2339E-mail: erol@uakron.edu

Vehicle DesignMoustafa El-Gindy, Ph.D.Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania TransportationInstitute201 Research Office BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802 USAPhone: 814-863-7930Fax: 814-865-3039E-mail: mxe15@psu.edu

Vibration & SoundSubhash C. Sinha, Ph.D.Auburn UniversityDepartment of MechanicalEngineering201 Ross HallAuburn, AL 36849-5341 USAPhone: 334-844-3325Fax: 334-844-3307E-mail: ssinha@eng.auburn.edu

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GENERAL INFORMATIONThe ASME 2000 Design Engineering

Technical Conferences and the Computers andInformation in Engineering Conference, hostedby the Design Engineering Division of ASME andthe A.J. Clark School of Engineering at theUniversity of Maryland, College Park, will be heldin Baltimore, Maryland at the Omni Inner HarborHotel.±

For inquiries concerning individualTechnical Conference, please contact therespective Chairperson.²

For inquiries concerning GeneralConference arrangements, please contactthe respective Chairperson of the LocalCommittee or the General Chairperson.

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONSSubmit five (5) hard copies and a soft

copy in electronic form of each paper to thedesignated individual of the respective TechnicalConference for review. The maximum length ofeach paper is limited to 10 two-column pages.The title page must include the name, address,telephone number, and email address of thecontact author, and the affiliation of all theauthors. All papers submitted will be reviewed forpresentation and publication in CD-ROMproceedings. In addition, a printed volume ofabstracts will be available to the attendees. Formore information, see the respective TechnicalConference.³

Paper Due Date: Monday, January 24, 2000´ (Power Transmission & Gearing abstracts

due date November 15, 1999)µ Author Kits on the Web: March 2000¶ Notification of Decision on Papers:

Wednesday, April 5, 2000· (Power Transmission & Gearing abstracts

acceptance date December 1, 1999)¸ Registration Information on the Web:

Monday, April 10, 2000¹ Advanced Program on the Web:

Wednesday, May 3, 2000º Final Papers Due at ASME HQ:

Wednesday, May 3, 2000» Final Program on the Web: Sunday, August

6, 2000

HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATIONOmni Inner Harbor Hotel101 Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD.Reservation information: (Toll Free) 1-800-THE-OMNI or 410-625-1100Email: reservations@omnibaltimore.com,Web: allstatelimo.com/Phone: 410-752-1100, Fax: 410-625-3805

GENERAL CONFERENCE CHAIRDr. Lung-Wen TsaiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering andInstitute for Systems ResearchUniversity of Maryland, College Park, MDPhone: 301-405-6629, Fax: 301-314-9920Email: lwtsai@isr.umd.eduWeb: www.isr.umd.edu/People/faculty/Tsai.html

TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIRDr. Clement M. GosselinDepartment de Genie MecaniqueUniversite LavalQuebec, Canada, G1K 7P4Phone: 418- 656-3474Email: gosselin@gmc.ulaval.ca

TECHNICAL CONFERENCESThe overall conference consists of

several conferences sponsored by the technicalcommittees within the Design Engineering andComputers in Engineering Divisions of theASME. A list of conferences and associatedconference chairs is given below.

20th Computers and Information inEngineering ConferenceConference ChairDr. Yong Se KimUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering3200 N. CramerMilwaukee, WI 53211Phone: 414-229-4756, Fax: 414-229-6958Email: yskim@uwm.edu

26th Design Automation ConferenceConference ChairDr. Judy M. VanceDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringIowa State University2026 Black Engineering BuildingAmes, IA 50011Phone: 515-294-9474, Fax: 515-294-3261Email: jmvance@iastate.edu

5th Design For Manufacture ConferenceConference Chair Dr. Yu (Michael) Wang Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-3035 Phone: 301-405-0416, Fax: 301-314-9477 Email: yuwang@eng.umd.edu

12th International Conference on DesignTheory and MethodologyConference ChairDr. Debbie ThurstonDepartment of General EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign104 S. Mathews AvenueUrbana, IL 61801Email: thurston@uiuc.edu

26th Biennial Mechanisms and RoboticsConference ChairDr. Kazem KazerounianDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Connecticut191 Auditorium RoadStorrs, CT 06269-3139Phone: 203-486-2251, Fax: 203-486-5088Email: kazem@eng2.uconn.edu

8th Power Transmission and GearingConferenceConference ChairMr. Neil AndersonGeneral Motors PowertrainAdvanced Power TransferMail Code 481-700-178Ecorse at Wiard Rds.Ypsilanti, MI 49198-6193Phone: 313-481-7868, Fax: 313-481-5065Email: LNUSEWY1.KZK0KM@gmeds.comWeb: asmegear.eng.ohio-state.edu

14th Reliability, Stress Analysis, and FailurePrevention ConferenceConference ChairDr. Michael SavageDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringThe University of AkronAkron OH 44325-3903Phone: 330-972-7737, Fax: 330-654-1337Email: savage@uakron.edu

ANNOUCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

ASME 2000 Design Engineering Technical ConferencesAnd

Computers and Information in Engineering ConferenceSeptember 10 – 13, 2000Omni Inner Harbor Hotel

Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Washington D.C. Area)