Chattanooga Engineers Club
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
NEXT
MEETING
Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 - Noon - UTC
University Center Auditorium - Across 5th street from
the parking garage. Nobel Laureate Thomas
Schelling will present “Managing the World’s
Greenhouse Problem” as the Burkett Miller Distinguished
Guest Lecturer for 2008.
Dr. Thomas Schelling was awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial
Prize in Economics for “having enhanced our understanding
of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis.”
He earned the Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard and is currently
professor of Foreign Affairs, National Security, Nuclear
Strategy, and Arms Control at the University of Maryland, College
Park.
Dr. Schelling served in the White House and the Executive Office
of the President from 1948 to 1953 and held faculty positions in
economics at Yale and the Kennedy School at Harvard for 20 years.
His book The Strategy of Conflict, which is cited as one of the
one hundred most influential books in the West, pioneered the
study of bargaining and strategic behavior and developed the
concept of the “Schelling Point.”
Dr. Schelling has been involved in the global warming debate since
chairing a commission for President Carter in 1980 and was one of
the leading scholars invited to participate in the 2007
Copenhagen Consensus. He believes climate change poses a serious
threat to developing nations, but that the threat to the United
States has been exaggerated. He has argued that addressing global
warming is a bargaining problem: if the world is able to reduce
emissions, poor countries will receive most of the benefits, but
rich countries will bear most of the costs.
Dr. Henry Spratt will critique Dr. Schelling’s
presentation. Dr. Spratt earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the
University of Georgia and teaches microbiology and environmental
science at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Sponsored by the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free
Enterprise and the UTC Department of Biological and Environmental
Sciences, this event is free and open to the public. Seating is
limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. For complete
information on the speaker and speech, contact the Probasco Chair
at 425-4118 for a brochure.
Lunch is available in the food court in the University Center.
The best place to park is the open parking garage on 5th street
across from McKinsey Arena. There may be a few free parking
spaces on the east side of 5th, but students usually keep these
filled. Most of the spaces on the west side of 5th have city
parking meters.
Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be available for this
meeting.
FUTURE MEETINGS
Oct. 13 - No Meeting - Columbus Day Oct. 20 -
Plant Tour of Coca Cola. Oct. 27 - Gordon Phillips will speak on
"What Chattanooga Might Have Been". A canal short-cut
on the Tennessee River? Come and find out. We will return to the
Chattanooga Convention Center for this program.
LAST MEETING
Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 - Dr. Hinsdale Bernard, UTC, spoke on his
invention, the 3-D Periodic Table. The title of his presentation
was "Three Dimensional Periodic Spiral of the Elements:
Thinking Outside the Box". The Three Dimensional Periodic
Spiral of the Elements is a three dimensional arrangement of the
elements that can be used in place of the traditional rectangular
chart of the Periodic Table. This colorful rendition is based on
an elliptical periodic plan that makes the periodic table more
intuitive and attractive. This Three Dimensional Periodic Table
(3DPT) could provide a hands-on teaching/learning kit that can
facilitate the understanding of the basics of the chemical
elements. This kit may be adapted for all developmental levels
including an exciting game/toy for younger children who could
learn about the elements vicariously during play. Many different
renditions of the 3DPT are envisioned, ranging from manual or
electrically motorized rotating versions that could be lighted
for colorful displays, to interactive computer models.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Story of TVA - A Film by BVI will be shown at the
IMAX on October at 6
& 8 pm. This will be a free showing.
Earth to Air (www.earthtoair.com) is seeking
an Engineering Manager to work in their corporate headquarters
facility in Franklin, TN (Nashville area). Earth to Air (ETA) is
an emerging player in the Geother mal HVAC industry. ETA was
founded in 2002 to develop, patent and market direct exchange
(DX) geothermal heating and cooling technology, which is
geothermal heating/cooling systems that do not require an
intermediary water exchange loop, as do water-source geothermal
systems.
The ideal candidate for this role will be an experienced
Mechanical Engineer who also has hands on experience with
commercial HVAC systems and a solid technical understanding of
HVAC technology. This role will work closely with clients and
field personnel and will also play a part in day to day
operations.
If you are qualified and interested in being considered as a
candidate for this opportunity, please submit your resume (in
WORD format), along with your most recent compensation
information to: resumesDR@HumanCapitalGroupInc.com
The regular meeting location of the CEC is the
Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter Plaza, where we will
return on October 27. http://www.chattconvention.org/specifications.htm
Please send items of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club
to the e-mail address in the Questions and Suggestions section.
Looking for details on a local society meeting? Links to local
engineering societies are available to you at: http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/
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QUESTIONS and SUGGESTIONS
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items
please contact Jim Schwall at 423-267-4257 or by email at jimgineer@comcast.net. You can find membership
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