THIS
WEEK’S
PROGRAM - October 8 – No Meeting in Observance of
Columbus Day
NEXT MEETING October 15 - 10:45 AM to
12:45 PM - Field
Trip/TRAIN RIDE on a STEAM LOCOMOTIVE at Tennessee Valley Railway
Museum.
Cost for
the steam train and box lunch will be $30.00. FAMILY AND FRIENDS WELCOME! Bring
your family, friends, and co-workers, space is not limited – we’ll just add more
passenger cars! Please rsvp by OCTOBER 14 to Ronald-Bailey@utc.edu with your sandwich preference
(roast beef, turkey, or ham) so we can have enough box lunches for
everyone. See http://www.tvrail.com
for a preview of the TVRM.
Plan to arrive at the East Chattanooga Station (East Chattanooga Depot, located
at 2202 N. Chamberlain Ave) at 10:45 AM for a 35 minute
tour of the repair shop with a discussion provided by Steve Freer on the
challenges of restoring vintage engines and railcars. We will then depart
at 11:25 From the East Chattanooga Station for the six mile round trip
on the historic Missionary Ridge Local pulled by Steam
Engine No. 610, arriving at Grand Junction at 11:45 where we will enjoy box
lunches (provided by the wonderful Little Lunch Box restaurant) in the
dining room at Grand Junction. The train will depart at 12:15 returning to
East Chattanooga Station at 12:30 where we can participate in the
turntable demonstration.
October 22 - Tom Burnett, Engineering specialist for
Tennessee Valley Authority, confirmed to discuss engineering aspects of mercury
and the environment. Mercury emissions are being regulated due to biological
uptake and risk of neurological damage due to accumulations of methyl-mercury.
Tom will describe a system evaluation tool to guide business enterprises
regarding mercury compliance strategy in the
October 29 - Matthew Huyster, U.S. EPA On-Scene
Coordinator confirmed to speak on the role of the Environmental
Protection Agency in the wake of events like Hurricane
Katrina.
November 5 - Bob Hay, P.E., confirmed to provide a
systems engineering overview of hydrogen generation, including a preliminary
design for what may become the first hydrogen fueling station in
Tennessee
November 12 - No meeting - Federal
Holiday
November 19 - Alan Field invited to explain
Spam Blockers...what they are and why we need
them
November 26 - Mark Hairr and Dan Simpson invited to
discuss plans for deploying a hydrogen powered fuel cell bus for the UTC
campus
LAST WEEK’S
MEETING
- October 1, “Construction Management – a new program at
Chattanooga State”. Tim McGhee, Director of the Building & Construction
Institute at Chattanooga State, gave an enthusiastic proposal for a Construction
Management baccalaureate program partnership between Chattanooga State,
Cleveland State, and UTC. The local construction
industry comprised of the Associated General Contractors, the Home Builders
Association, developers, architects, and affiliates, have indicated a strong
desire to develop a postsecondary academic degree program which is intended to
provide a professional standard for those interested in a career in construction
and to educate future construction managers, superintendents, estimators, and
business owners. Both two year and four year degreed graduates are needed in our
area. The Engineers Club strongly supports this proposal and will be helping
build support for it at UTC.
ALSO - Pursuant to a
motion made by Uwe Zitzow, seconded by Jack Anderson, an affirmative vote of the
membership was made on October 1, 2007 to provide sponsorship in the amount of
$500 to the ASME Student Chapter of UTC for their entry in a contest to construct and operate a
trebuchet for launching pumpkins at a competition in Delaware in November. The
check is in the mail! See what’s up (maybe you’ll want to go too!) at
www.punkinchunkin.com.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Member Terry Reynolds was featured in a story in the
paper Saturday, September 29, 2007 by Ronnie Moore. “Arcadis planner Reynolds
helps residents visualize projects.” Terry was praised for his vision and
planning skills working with Georgia civic governments. See the article at
http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/local.aspx?articleid=22393&zoneid=77
- October 17, 2007 Dinner & Presentation, Speaker:
Scott McKenzie, March-Adams Engineers, Topic: Engineering Challenges of the
Tennessee Aquarium Butterfly Exhibit, UTC Engineering Building, Maytag Room,
doors open at 6, program at 6:30. Free parking in Lot 10 (immediately behind
Engineering Building) PDH: 1 hour
- November
3 – First Lego League – Tullahoma Local Invitational
CEC member Ed Chapin is supporting First Lego League teams in
our area, some of whom will attend a learning session at Tullahoma Nov 3. Our
local event will be two weeks later and many of these same teams will be
invited. Ten teams will have 3 opportunities to complete missions and 1 project
presentation. The event will be judged by same criteria as the state
competition. Any interested members who can attend should contact Ed.LOCATION: West Middle School, Tullahoma
(http://westmiddle.tcm.schoolinsites.com/?PageName=’Directions’) TIME: 9 AM – 1:30 PM
LUNCH: ON YOUR OWN (several local establishments
in town) The local teams participating: WEST MIDDLE
SCHOOL, HOMESCHOOLERS, HANDSONSCIENCECTR,
EASTTULLAHOMA, NANODEERE, LINDEN ELEMENTARY (Oak Ridge, TN), CLEVELAND MIDDLE
SCHOOL, (Cleveland, TN), BRENTWOOD, CHATTANOOGA,
HUNTSVILLE, AL, SPRING HILL, TN,
COOKVILLE, TN Contact ED CHAPIN
if you can attend and support our Chattanooga area
teams.
- November 14, 2007 Presentation & Plant Tour,
Speakers: Aaron Haluska & Chad Gentry, Miller Industries, Topic:
Pro/Engineer® and the Design of Towing Equipment, Miller Industries, Ooltewah,
TN PDH: 1 hour
Contact Ron Goulet ron-goulet@utc.edu or Bryan Eldridge Bryan_Eldridge@mckee.com.
Career Mentors Needed!!! The Alumni Career Mentoring
Program is a great way for UTC students to get in touch with other
UTC graduates who
can provide information or direction about career choices. The program consists
of a database of alumni who have volunteered to share their career experiences
and advice with students and other alumni. These individuals have diverse
academic backgrounds and represent many industries, career fields, job functions
and locations. The UTC
Alumni Career Mentor Program is sponsored by the Placement and
Student Employment Center. The time commitment is minimal and is a much
appreciated way for you as an alum to share your expertise in your career area
and provide information or direction about career choices with current students.
As an Alumni Career Mentor a few of the ways you can participate include: Career
contact & networking, Company & industry information, Employment trends
(profession or industry), Job function information, Job search strategies, Job
shadowing. For more detailed information and to complete the Alumni Career
Mentor Participation form visit: www.utc.edu/placement Click on Career Mentor
Program under Quick Links on the left side of the page. If you have questions
please feel free to contact Stephanie Hollis in the Placement and Student
Employment Center at 423-425-4184.
Fire Eye Productions, Inc. has made available many video
recordings of events in our community by creating the Local Webcast Network.
Several Chattanooga Engineers Club programs are included; you may be on there
too! Go to www.localwebcastnetwork.com.
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. Contact Lulu
Copeland, copeland@chattanoogastate.edu.
High school student groups may schedule tours of CSTCC to visit mechanical, electrical,
civil, chemical technology classes and other locations of the campus. Contact
Shirley Moore at (423)697-2698.
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.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/mailman/listinfo/chatech_chattanoogaengineersclub.org