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1 Section News May 2014 Local Section News Section treasurer position is open. Please contact Garrett Meyer, Chair at if interested. Local Section News Chairman Corner, another fiscal year is ending June 30 th. We had some good technical meeting this last year and would like to thank those who helped arrange these meetings. I would like to thank those who attended. We have not had the attendance at the meeting that I and the other committee members would like to see. I have requested and still requesting feedback on what we could do to improve this attendance. We are always looking for additional help on the section leadership committee. This is a good opportunity to get some of the leadership experience to help with your professional development. You can contact me at my below. The technical meetings will be starting in the fall again. Have an enjoyable summer. I NSIDE T HIS I SSUE Garrett Meyer, Chair, Central Iowa Section. gcmeyer@pella.com 2 Low Cost Prosthetic wins 8 th IShow 2 Future ME Career Development Video Series 3 ASME Digital Collection 3 Belle Isle Turbine Redesignated 4 ASME First Clarke Scholarship Recipients Advanced Design & Manufacturing ASME Section News 1

2 Let s ASME Work FutureME Together Career for a Development Better ASME! Video Series! Low Cost Prosthetic wins 8 th Annual IShow The engineering profession is changing in response to an increasingly globalized and interconnected world. Increased A low-cost, mass-producible prosthetic limb developed by a technological opportunities and changing global demographics have transformed not only the way people interact with team of student from the University of Massachusetts Lowell information, association, and each other, but also what those relationships mean to them. Traditional modes of society operation topped seven competing universities to win the 8 th Annual no longer adequately address these emerging needs and shifting expectations. To remain competitive and relevant, and to ASME Innovation Showcase (IShow) at the Newseum in preclude becoming obsolete, ASME must change to meet the challenges of this rapidly changing world. Washington, DC. ASME s Board of Governors has adopted Pathway 2025, which represents a significant paradigm shift for the organization. Key Sponsored by the ASME Foundation, the IShow provides elements of Pathway 2025 are: teams of graduate and undergraduate students with the A unified Society brand (One ASME) chance to present products they have developed to a panel of Increased strategic analysis to decide how to best use your judges limited consisting resources of successful innovators, industry experts, The FutureME Minimization Career of risk Development to the Society Video Series tech start-up leaders and intellectual property specialists. The covers career development topics that give early three most innovative and practical ideas are awarded To career align engineers with Pathway the 2025 opportunity and thereby to learn support from the Society s direction, $50,000 ASME in seed needs funding. to change. We need to better align the strengths featured of experts our volunteers, and professionals staff, and other while participants exploring to improve existing products and programs, and create new opportunities for relevant engagement technical with concepts, interested people industry around trends the and world. The UMass Lowell team, called Nonspec, won the top prize workplace development issues. for developing an artificial limb that was affordable, aimed What does this mean for you? for use in developing countries. It was designed to grow in A brand new Sector will be formed, with the goal of providing subject matter and market expertise in developing new This online series also provide insight into career pediatric patients, requiring fewer replacements as the child products, improving existing content, and looking at new and better ways of delivering content. path guidance, network building, and steps in career matures. All Sections are encouraged to increase their engagement on ASME.org, and will be offered new opportunities to advancement and management allowing for engage with programs, products, and services across ASME. Rice University (Team BiliQant - $15,000) and the professional and personal growth. The video series Instead of operating in silos, individuals and groups will be University at the center of Hawaii of the new (SmarTummy organization, - $10,000) and will filled clearly out see the covers important topics like Starting a Career, how they support One ASME. A flatter structure will provide top slots. more direct pathways for engagement, as well as an Sustainable Energy, Engineering Safety, increased understanding of ASME resources, products, and services. Entrepreneurship, Business Practices, Global For more information, visit ASME News: To Humanitarianism, learn more, join the and One Manufacturing. ASME Group on ASME.org, or send your questions to oneasme@asme.org. Watch, Share, Comment and Rate our videos on YouTube at or on Exclusive Offer on Auto and Home Insurance A Message from Liberty Mutual Insurance Get quality protection for your auto and home. Liberty Mutual is pleased to offer ASME members special savings and personalized coverage. 1 Enjoy exceptional service your way: at a local office, by phone, online or via mobile device. We will help ensure you, your family and your valuables are properly protected. Visit Liberty Mutual for a free quote. 1 Discounts and savings are available where state laws and regulations allow, and may vary by state. Certain discounts apply to specific coverages only. To the extent permitted by law, applicants are individually underwritten; not all applicants may qualify. Please consult a Liberty Mutual sales representative for additional information. ASME Section News 2

3 Display Your ASME Pride with a Framed Membership Certificate Let others know you are a member of the most respected professional mechanical engineering organization in the world by displaying a handsome, framed ASME membership certificate in your office or home. Membership certificates are now available in three styles: 1) encased in an elegant, contemporary beveled-edge glass frame; 2) mounted under Lucite on a classic walnut-colored hardwood plaque; or 3) as a basic, ready-toframe certificate in a certificate holder. Visit to order your certificate now. Belle Isle Turbine Redesignated in Greenville The ASME Digital Collection, now hosted on the state-of-the-art Silverchair SCM6 online platform, reflects ASME s tradition of engineering excellence. It is an authoritative, subscription based online reference resource that spans the entire knowledge spectrum of interest to the mechanical engineer and related technical research communities. ASME s Journals, Conference Publications, and ebooks provide quality, peer-reviewed engineering information. Users of The ASME Digital Collection will benefit from: New Taxonomy Full Text and Taxonomic Search New Topical Collections Improved Usability, Information Discovery and Ease of Reading Enhanced Content Display and Tools Personalization Capabilities Mobile Optimization for All Web-Enabled Phones and Tablets The Belle Isle Turbine, recognized as the first to be used for electric utility, was redesignated as an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in a ceremony held at GE Power and Water headquarters in Greenville, S.C. Visit the ASME Digital Collection for all of your mechanical engineering research needs. (l-r: Sandra Kolvick, Greenville Section chair, John Blanton, History & Heritage chair, and John Lammas, VP, PowerGen Engineering, GE Power & Water) The Belle Isle was originally granted landmark status at a ceremony in Schenectady, N.Y. in 1984, but was relocated to its current home in Its status recognizes the turbine s significance in the creation of a reliable power generation industry in the United States. The plaque states that the Belle Isle represents the transformation of the early aircraft gas turbine in which engines seldom ran more than 10 hours at a stretch, into a lifelong prime mover. For more information, visit: Great news! ASME WorkSmartSM has upgraded to a new are/engineering-history/landmarks/100-belle-isle-gasturbine The new platform includes smarter search functionality and an answer-centric user interface that reflects how customers use ASME WorkSmart. The emphasis is on helping you to find answers quickly and efficiently. For more information, please visit: go.asme.org/worksmart ASME Section News 3

4 The ASME Auxiliary and the ASME Foundation are pleased to present the 2014 FIRST Clarke Scholarship Recipients. Mentoring a FIRST Robotics team is a very rewarding and invigorating activity. Mentors, teachers, and spectators alike are simply awestruck by the creativity and passion students have as they build and compete with their robots. Please consider mentoring a team next year. Go to USFIRST.org for more information. Name High School College Plans James Bateman, Team #7842 Ashbury School Madison, Ala. Auburn University Fletcher Blue, #3824 Hardi Valley Academy Knoxville, Tenn. Johns Hopkins University Joseph Diamond, #4251 Metro Early College HS, Columbus, Ohio MIT Matthew Gorton, #1533 The Early College and Guiford, Greensboro, N.C. NC State University Brian Hillenbran, #2002 Veritas Classical Christina, Newberg, Ore. Rose Hulman University Adeline Longstreth, #2485 Francis Parker School, San Diego, Calif. Georgia Institute of Technology Derek Moore, #1539 Clover HS, Clover, S.C. Clemson University Alexander Nie, #2647 North HS, Phoenix, Ariz. Arizona State Robert Nogaj, #2081 Peoria Notre Dame HS, Peoria, Ill. University of Dayton Titus Shumaker, #2137 Oxford HS, Oxford, MI Kettering University Joshua Smith, #1977 Loveland High School, Loveland, Colo. Colorado State University Marcus Thompson, #4534 Topsail HS, Hampstead, N.C. Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville Kaia Williams, #4944 Palisade High School, Palisade, Colo. University of Rochester ASME Section News 4

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