NEXT
WEEK_________________________________________________
Monday,
July 21 - noon
Cellar Restaurant, Downtown
Topic: Managing the Flood of 2003 -
Greg Lowe, TVA's Reservoir Operations
Haven't you thrown away those old muddy sneakers that are
still in the basement? I'm referring to that pair that you got all
muddy during the Flood of 2003 a few months ago. For some, the rising
water surge meant they simply lost a pair of sneakers, for others it was a lot
worse. Rising waters can be devastating to communities and families but
here in the Tennessee Valley we have a special group of folks watching out
for rising water levels. Greg
Lowe,
the Senior Manager of TVA's River Scheduling group will tell us how TVA's system
of 49 dams works as a unified system to provide flood control, navigation, power
generation, recreation, and water quality. Balancing and optimizing
competing and often conflicting demands on the river system involves a complex
operation. One of the primary objectives of the integrated river system is
to minimize flood damages. The May 2003 flood will be used to demonstrate
TVA's flood control efforts to minimize damage to Chattanooga
during major flood events.
Invocation Chairperson for July: Ron Burton
Menu: Beef bourguignon (with rice), Tossed salad, Squash
casserole, Green beans, and Cherry cobbler
OUR PREVIOUS
MEETING_______________________________________
Dr. Thomas Zacharia described what supercomputers are, how
they work and differ form our everyday PCs, their history, why they are
needed, how they have been used in the past, their current application, and what
is on the drawing board for creating still more powerful computers. He also
described ORNL's role in the development and application of these
supercomputers.
FUTURE MONDAY
MEETINGS_____________________________________
July 28: Garbage! How much more of this
can we take? - Damon Riggs, Project. Manager, Solid Waste, ARCADIS
August 4: The History of Flight:
From the Wright Brothers to the International Space Station - Bob Jaques,
Marshall Historian (MSFC)
August 11: Biomass
Technology - Mark Downing, ORNL Environmental Sciences
Division
August 18: The International Space
Station - NASA (MSFC)
August 25: Internet
II - Awesome Speed and Immense Possibilities - Dr. Clint Smullen,
UTC
September 8: Hybrid Lightning - Jeff
Muhs, ORNL Engineering Science and Technology Division
September
15: Responsible Use of the Internet in Education - a book
by Aniekan Ebiefung, UTC, Mathematics
September 22: Lego competion update - A prelude
to what's coming up for their competition in December.
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.
Out 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 Street 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?
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If you have any questions or suggestions about
program items please call Brad Baucom at 423-648-3582 or email him at baucombe@epb.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at
our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.