Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter

NEXT MEETING________________________

Monday, March 1 — Noon — DOUBLETREE HOTEL, Inspiration Room

DOUBLETREE HOTEL, 407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

"Weather Radar for Improved Rainfall Estimates in the Tennessee Valley"
Dr. Lawrence D. Carey, Principal Research Scientist in the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Accurate estimates of rainfall are necessary for weather forecasting, agricultural planning, water and river management and many other activities essential to our quality of life. Today, the rain gauge is the professional standard for accurately measuring point rainfall in hydrology and meteorology. However, maintaining a large network of rain gauges is very expensive. An emerging alternative approach is to use weather radar. In his presentation, Dr Carey will discuss the use of weather radar for routine rainfall estimation, including the basic theory, the challenges and the benefits. A special emphasis will be the ongoing collaborative R&D project between the TVA, The Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation, Inc., NASA, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This collaboration is developing radar-based rainfall estimates over the Tennessee River Valley for daily management of the Tennessee River System.

FUTURE MEETINGS________________________

Monday, March 8— “Solar Photovoltaic Power” Gil Melear-Hough,
Director of Renewable Energy, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Monday, March 15 -TBD

Monday, March 22 -TBD

Monday, March 29 - Field Trip — Westinghouse Electric Company, 401 River Terminal Road — Tour of Welding School & BWR Training Facility

PREVIOUS MEETING____________________________

“Sustainability 2010” — Brad McAlister, WAP Sustainability.

Brad McAllister discussed current and anticipated market drivers for sustainability initiatives, as well as the tools that can be used to measure and implement sustainability within organizations. Topics included unified Green House Gas protocols, life cycle assessments, supply chain verifications and innovative methods of engaging stakeholders in organizational sustainability.

CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB — CORPORATE SPONSORS______________

We gratefully acknowledge the corporate sponsorships listed below.

2010 — Robbins & Bohr, LLC

2009 — Coca—Cola

2008 — Alstom

2008 — Chattanooga State

EMPLOYMENT SOUGHT

Project engineer seeks career development move to Chattanooga. BS in Mechanical Engineering, MBA. Specialized in: project management, reliability, high speed manufacturing. For more information, please contact Casey T Wilson at CTW84@hotmail or 859-533-0974.

MEETING LOGISTICS_______________________

The Chattanooga Engineer's Club meets at the DOUBLETREE HOTEL, CHATTANOOGA,
407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402. Free parking is available in the gated parking lot on the south side of the Hotel.

For noontime meetings, the gate will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Plan to arrive at about 11:30 a.m., if you intend to park in the limited space available.

QUESTIONS and SUGGESTIONS______________

If you have any questions, items that would be of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club, or suggestions for future programs, please contact Ralph Boroughs by e-mail at rdboroughs@gmail.com or by phone at 423-227-0412. 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 Chattanooga Technology Organization mailing list at: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/email.

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