Chattanooga Engineers Club
P.O. Box 4031
Chattanooga, TN 37405
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
Saturday,
November 17, (TOMORROW) YOU (The Chattanooga Engineers Club) are
hosting the First Lego League competition, 9am – 12 noon at the UT
SimCenter at Chattanooga, 701 E. M.L. King Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37403,
(423)425-5497. About 10 teams in the area, 60 teams in
Tennessee and over 5000 throughout the country participate. Middle school
students (and two local elementary schools this year) will compete in teams to
build a robot to complete tasks and to research the theme. This year's theme is
Power Puzzle, related to the many forms and uses of energy. At least six local
teams will be at the Sim Center for the local competition. The competition is
fast-paced and relates to an important subject, encouraging technology
education. As a CEC member You are expected to attend. For background and
more info, visit www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/lego2007.
Monday, November 19
- "What's Up With This Spam?" Alan Field, SurfN
Development
What is
Spam, how does it affect us, who is responsible, and why are they doing
it? Alan Field, President of SurfN Development Corporation, will answer
these questions and tell us who is trying to stop Spam, how they plan to stop
it, where are the challenges, why it is taking so long, and when will it
stop. Alan will also give us 10 steps we can take to prevent Spam
from reaching us. Alan is a member of the Chattanooga Engineers'
Club. SurfN Development provides seamless software systems for
business operations. See http://SurfNdevelopment.com for
more information.
November 26
– “Plans for deploying a hydrogen powered fuel cell bus for
the UTC campus.” Mark Hairr and Dan Simpson
December
3 -"Planning and Design of Hurricane Flood Protection for the
Inner Harbor Navigation Chanel which includes St Bernard and
New Orleans Parishes.” Maurice Bandy of ARCADIS. His presentation
will include the results of studies to provide 100 year hurricane protection to
these areas of New Orleans by 2011. The presentation will include
results of studies to provide Interim protection.
December 10
– “Intelligent Transportation Systems.” Kirk
Shore confirmed to explain and describe CARTA's plans for deployment
in Chattanooga
LAST MEETING
- November 5 - Bob Hay spoke on the physical and chemical
properties of Hydrogen, and related some of the necessary design considerations
for planning a hydrogen-fueled vehicle filling station. The
options include compressed gas and cryogenic (liquid) storage
and delivery systems. Both types have engineering and consumer implications.
Fuel cells and internal combustion options for vehicles are being tested, but
all H2 powered vehicles will need safe, convenient refueling
stations. UTC is considering installing one of the first
refueling stations for a proposed hydrogen powered shuttle bus on the campus
of UTC.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
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NOVEMBER
17 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CHATTANOOGA EVENT
DATE - November 17
TIME - 9 AM to 1 PM (EST)
LOCATION - UTC SimCenter, 701 E. M. L.. King
Blvd., Chattanooga, TN
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/default.aspx?pid=29630
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ASME
LOCAL CHAPTER MEETING - November 14, 2007 Miller Industries, Presentation &
Plant Tour, Topic: Pro/Engineer® and the Design of Towing Equipment, Miller
Industries, Ooltewah, TN Speakers: Aaron Haluska & Chad Gentry, PDH: 1 hour
Contact Ron Goulet ron-goulet@utc.edu.
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Thomas
Friedman, author of "The Earth is Flat" has produced a new
documentary for the Discovery Channel on energy strategies for the
future. http://times.discovery.com/convergence/friedman/addictedtooil/about/about.html
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Looking for details on a local society meeting?
Links to local engineering societies are available to you at: http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/. Here are a few upcoming meetings mentioned on
their websites:
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Wed., November 28th - CTC (Chattanooga Technology
Council) will hear Commissioner Matt Kisber of the Tennessee Department of
Economic and Community Development. He will talk about leveraging
Tennessee's technological resources to attract technology-based businesses and
encourage entrepreneurial growth.
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Thurs., Dec. 6 - ASHRAE (American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers) will hear a presentation on
architecture and sustainable building design. Details about the meeting
should be posted on their website in the near future.
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Please
vote on www.parade.com and write your congressman to
support more funding for the rail and pass Lautenberg-Lott Passenger Rail
Investment and Improvement Act http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_11-04-2007/A_Better_Way_to_Travel
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