Atlanta Section News. Upcoming Event. Join the Atlanta ASME Community for a chance to win $50 at our October meeting!

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1 Atlanta Section News November, 2013 Upcoming Event Join the Atlanta ASME Community for a chance to win $50 at our October meeting! I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E 1 E V E N T Monday November 11 th MaRC Auditorium Georgia Tech 813 Ferst Dr, Atl November Speaker/chairs corner /2014 Calender 4 Event in Picture National Events. 11 Speakers Profile. ASME Section News 1

2 Dr. Ai-Ping Hu Senior Research Engineer 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 His research interests include advanced control and robotics. C h a i r s C o r n e r Wally Houston P.E 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. ASME Section News 2

3 Calendar 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 14-Dec Super Soaker/ Battery Technology PDH Seminar Non Destructive Testing TBD 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 ASME Section News 3

4 Some Pictures from our Events Chair, Wally Houston, P.E., making announcements, before the technical presentation. The Atlanta Section won 2 of the 5 Outstanding Program Awards. Michael Hollister (left) shows the $50 gift card he won, for having joined the Atlanta Community on ASME.org. 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. ASME Section News 4

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 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 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 to learn more and register for the next live event. ASME Section News 5

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. Liberty Mutual offers discounts for auto and home insurance to ASME Members Attention Members: Now you can get a special discounted rate on Auto and Home Insurance from a trusted Fortune 100 company. Find out more about this special member benefit from Liberty Mutual. Call or visit Please identify yourself as a member of ASME, group # 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 or ProsserS@asme.org at any time. 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: to become an ASME Mentor or Mentee. 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! ASME Section News 6

7 Benefit Spotlight: Volunteer & Make a Difference The 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! 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 WorkSmart SM 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 Mentoring - Get matched with one or more ME students or early career engineers, and work with them oneon-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 ASME Section News 7

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9 2013 Professional Development Seminar December 7th, 2013 Brett Ellis: Design and Engineering of PolyEthylene Terephthalate (PET) Coke Bottles 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 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. ASME Section News 9

10 Rick Eaton: Energy Use and Technology Developments in Power Generation 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 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 ASME Section News 10

11 Joel Walker: Technical Research at the National Archives in Atlanta: Where Historical References Provide the Project Background 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 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 , InTech 2011). ASME Section News 11

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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 e: CHoff@Selectek.com o: f: ASME Section News 13

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