Chattanooga Engineers Club

P.O. Box 4031

Chattanooga, TN 37405

www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org

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NEXT MEETING March 26, 2007 – High Performance Computing at ORNL

The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) was founded in 1992 to advance the state of the art in high-performance computing (HPC) by bringing a new generation of parallel computers out of the laboratory and into the hands of the scientists who could most use them. It is a managed activity of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program of the DOE Office of Science (DOE-SC) and is located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Robert Whitten, Jr. will provide an overview of the NCCS, with emphasis on use of the leadership class of computing resources that are available at ORNL.

Lunch will be available for $11 beginning at 11:30 am and will be buffet style including salad, pot roast, broccoli and squash casseroles, chocolate cake, roll, and drink.

Location: Tallan Cellar Restaurant, 200 West ML King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402.Note: Parking is no longer available at the Days Inn Hotel due to extensive on-going renovations at the Inn, so bring some change for on street meters or plan to park in one of the commercial lots at the Public Library or near the Tallan Building.

Professional Development units (PDUs) are available for most technical programs at CEC meetings.

FUTURE MEETINGS

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April 2 – Preview of Spirit of Innovation Awards

The Kruesi Award is presented annually to a Chattanooga area company that exemplifies business ingenuity. The designation honors a family whose Swiss ancestor, John Kruesi, immigrated to America and worked with inventor Thomas A. Edison. Kruesi made the first phonograph in 1877 and was the principal mechanic on countless other patented innovations, including the incandescent light bulb. The Kruesi family permeates the Chattanooga community today. The finalist for this year will describe the innovations that led to their nomination for the 2007 Spirit of Innovation Awards.

April 9 - The UTC Steel Bridge team has been invited to present the status of their entry in the annual competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. A demonstration of the construction of their bridge will be held in the City Park across from the Post Office, weather permitting

April 16 - Dr. Ron Goulet will bring his Moon Buggy Team to discuss their participation in the national competition sponsored by NASA. The Soddy Daisy and Tyner High School Teams are also invited to participate. If possible, the Moon Buggy will be demonstrated in the City Park across from the Post Office, weather permitting, and assuming the vehicle survives the competition in Huntsville.

April 23 - Dr. Cecelia Wigal and her UTC design students will describe some of the communication and mobility aids they have developed to assist children with special needs.

April 30 - Field trip to the UT SimCenter for a tour of the facility and a presentation from Dr. Henry McDonald on the research capabilities and activities of the SimCenter which houses one of the fastest parallel computing systems in the Southeast.

PREVIOUS WEEK PROGRAM

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Rob Del Bueno of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy described the process developed by his company to convert used cooking oil into fuel for mass transit. The first production unit is capable of recycling up to 250,000 gallons of used cooking oil into biodiesel that meets stringent ASTM standards. This unit is now producing all fuel for Emory University's fleet of shuttle buses, using cooking oil from the campus eating facilities. Using a strategy of local collection, conversion and use. The company has developed a business model that could be franchised to other markets of similar size.

55th SCIENCE FAIR

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55th Annual Chattanooga Regional Science & Engineering Fair went well with over 200 exhibits. The awards ceremony was Thursday, March 15 in the Fine Arts Center at UTC. This years winners in the Senior High school Division were 1st place Thomas Fredrick from Tullahoma with his project “Drag Reduction Using Micro-Bubbles” and 2nd place Katie Labbe form Notre Dame with her project “Electrochemistry of Homemade Solar Cells”. Both will be exhibiting in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair on May 13-19, 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

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On Saturday, March 24, Chattanooga State will host the EarthCare Spring Forum. The topic this year is "Is God Green?" There will be a showing of the PBS Bill Moyers' special by the same name. The key note speaker will be Allen Johnson, President of Christians Against Mountain Top Removal (West Virginia) who is featured in the special. For a full agenda please visit www.earthcareonline.org

THE CHATTANOOGA INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Friday, March 30, 2007, 8:30-12:15. Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Marshall McCallie. Location: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University Center Auditorium. Choose from tracks focused on: (1) Business (2) Culture & Lifestyle (3) Education (4) Environment. All four sessions are free and open to the public. Reservations are required due to limited seating; please r.s.v.p. by or before March 20th. To register go to http://www.chattanoogasistercities.org/Summit/

Speaking Opportunities! Volunteers needed to address speaker requests from elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and youth groups to visit classrooms, assemblies, and group meetings. High school student groups may schedule tours of CSTCC to visit mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical technology classes and other locations of the campus. Contact Jackie Rutledge at (423)697-2698 or lulu.copeland@chattanoogastate.edu.

QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please contact Ron Bailey at 423-425-5536 or by email at Ronald-Bailey@utc.edu. You can find membership application forms, references to future programs, historical data, and other info at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org. To receive future meeting announcements by email, join the Cha. Technology Organization mailing list at http://mail.chattanooga.net/mailman/listinfo/chatech.