CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
 

NEXT WEEK _____________________________________________________
Monday, February 10- noon
Cellar Restaurant, Downtown
 
Topic:  Nanotechnology - What is it and what are its potential uses? Jim Roberto, ORNL
 
Michael Crichton, in his recent bestseller Prey, describes a world gone mad with self-replicating microscopic robots escaping from the laboratory to terrorize humankind. Several decades earlier, Arthur C. Clarke described elevators to space. And while these accounts are fantasy, they are rooted in the emerging science and technology of materials at the nanoscale--with typical dimensions of a few billionths of a centimeter. Small is different, and nanoscale materials exhibit revolutionary properties (such as unprecedented strength) that make this field one of the fastest growing areas of research. Central to nanoscience is a convergence of scientific and engineering disciplines at the molecular scale and new fabrication schemes based on self-assembly. Recent advances and opportunities in nanoscience will be discussed with implications for what has been described as the next industrial revolution.
 
 
February Invocation Chairperson:  Jim Couch
 
Menu:  Sliced baked ham, Cucumber salad, Creamed potatoes, Baked beans, and Bread pudding

OUR PREVIOUS MEETING _________________________________________
 
Amy Walker Cherry from the mayor's office presented the mayor's vision for economic development in Chattanooga.  For a complete summary please see the article "Technology Seen As Key To City's Economic Development" by Christina Siebold from The Chattanoogan.  Her article can be read at http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_32063.asp .
 
Check our website at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org for meeting summaries prior to last Monday.
 
 
FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS ___________________________________
 
February 17: E-Week Luncheon - Speaker Dr. Roger Briley, Professor UTC Simcenter, Location: Clarion Downtown
 
February 24: Control Logic Model for Data Intense Environments - Tony Wheeler, Wheeler & Associates
 
March 3: The Sun - A very close look at our nearest star - Mitzi Adam, NASA
 
March 10: Properly Removing Hazardous Waste from Chattanooga - Carrie Hunt and Marty Bourquin, WR Grace & Co.
 
March 24: Update on Diamond Chemical Vapor Deposition Technology - Dale Bradshaw, TVA - Power Delivery Technologies
 
March:  MetroNet - Chattanooga raises the speed limit on data communications.
 

WHERE WE MEET _______________________________________________
Unless we note otherwise, all of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant in the Tallan Building, Union Square Downtown Chattanooga from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Our meeting room and luncheon service are open by 11:30 a.m. Lunch buffet is $10.00 per person (inclusive). No reservation is required. Free parking is available in the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and MLK Blvd,) courtesy of the Days Inn management. When you park there, be sure to place a note on your dashboard indicating you are attending the Engineers Club meeting.
 
 
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS ? _____________________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please call Brad Baucom at 423-648-3582 or e-mail him at bradbaucom@comcast.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org .