NEXT MEETING
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Where: UTC Student Center
When: Monday, February 18 - 12:00 noon
-Reservation Requested by 2/14/02
Topic: National Engineers Week Kick-off
Luncheon
The site is the UTC Student Center, Chattanooga Room, first
floor. Reservations are encouraged and should be called in to Bill Payne
757-5120 or email at payne_bill@mail.chattanooga.gov. Meeting begins
at noon. The program includes speaker presentation and "People to People Award".
Cost for lunch will be $13.00 US.
OUR PREVIOUS MEETING February 11,
2002_______________________________
Dr. Arvid Pasto, Director of The Oak
Ridge National Laboratory High Temperature Materials Research Laboratory spoke
about, the lab's work and it's discoveries. Experiments at the lab have
increased understanding of solidifying metal, ceramic surface chemistry, and
residual stress inside solids. Applications of their work have improved the
performance of jet engines, the space shuttle, catalytic reactors and pollution
control equipment. Dr Pasto sees an increased use of ceramics in future motor
vehicles. Their application, however, will be limited to where high temperature
operation and longer service life justifies the increased cost of the
ceramics.
High Temperature Materials Research Laboratory at Oak Ridge is
seen as a leading organization for the Tennessee high technology corridor. Their
mission and facility is described at www.ms.ornl.gov/htmlhome.
FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS
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Feb. 25 Topic: Biotechnology and Mouse
Genetics. Barry Berven, ORNL Life Sciences Division
March 11 Topic:
Superconductivity. Bob Hawsey, Director of ORNL's Superconductivity
Section.
March 18 Topic: The Future of Coal in the
Power Industry - Steve Smith, TVA
March 25 Topic: National Transportation
Research Center Overview. Dick Ziegler, Director of ORNL's Transportation
Technologies Program.
April 1 Topic: UTC Senior Design
Project Presentation - Team 1 & 2
April 8 Topic: Improved Student
Learning- Glenda Russel
April 15 Topic: UTC Senior Design Project
Presentation - Team 3 & 4
April 22 Topic: Micro-turbine Power
Engines
WHERE WE USUALLY MEET
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Our presentation meetings (except this
Monday, February 18) are usually held at the Cellar Restaurant of the
Tallan Building, Union Square, Downtown, Chattanooga from 12:00 noon to 1:00
p.m. Our meeting room and luncheon service are open by 11:30 a.m. Lunch buffet
is available for $10 per person. No reservation is required. Free parking is
available for these occasions at the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and MLK
Blvd), courtesy of the Days Inn management.
E-WEEK ACTIVITIES
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Check out the web site at
www.chattanooga.net/engineer/eweek and see all
the events scheduled for Engineers Week. Included is the kick-off luncheon
at noon on Monday, February 18 at the UTC Student Center (as
listed above) and the E-Week 2002 Awards Banquet on Thursday February
21 at the downtown Marriott (reception at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:00
p.m.).
Workshop for Small Businesses on NASA R&D
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Representatives from NASA - Huntsville
will be back in Chattanooga on Thursday, February 21, beginning
at 9 a.m. to conduct a workshop on business participation in NASA R&D.
Two of NASA's prime contractors, AMCOM and SMDC, who also conduct research with
small businesses will be part of the program. The Chattanooga Mayor's Office is
helping to host this workshop. The workshop will provide specifics on how small
businesses can get involved in doing R&D / product development with these
entities. Topics Covered include: Areas of Research, Case Studies, The
$$- How to Get Paid to Do R&D with NASA, Currently Available
Contracts, How to Sign Up, Basic Components of a Research Proposal. A few
opportunities for one-on-one consultation with these representatives will be
available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The program will be limited to 50 persons with serious
interest. Due to limited space, please call the Mayor's Office for a
reservation and for one-on-one consultation at: 757-5276.
Location: the "DRC" Building, Market Street (straight across
the Street from Southern Star Restaurant)