Chattanooga
Engineers Club Newsletter
http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/
NEXT
MEETING____________________
Monday
October 18
–
Dr. John Rather - Rather Creative Innovations Group
Inc.
“Superconductivity,
a Transformative Technology”
Dr.
Rather will describe some of the important uses of superconductivity, with a
special focus on MagLev applications. Historically there are many
examples of relatively obscure technologies that suddenly engendered
revolutionary economic and social transformations when their full potentials
were realized. The case will be made that superconductivity now provides a
similar opportunity that will soon have major impacts on energy,
transportation, defense and space applications.
Dr.
Rather earned a BS from the University of Tennessee, and an MA and PhD in
Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Rather’s
career has included both research and management positions in government,
industry and academic settings. He founded RCIG in 2006.
FUTURE
MEETINGS ____________________
Monday
October 25
–
TBD
Monday
November 1
–
Anwar Zahid, - Arcadis
“Update
on the New Orleans Inner Harbor Flood Control Project
Dr.
Arcadis is the Principal Structural Engineer for this project. He works
from the Arcadis Baton Rouge office.
Monday
November 8
–
Dr Cliff Ricketts Middle Tennessee State University
“Running
Engines off Sun and Hydrogen, using TVA’s Green Power Switch and
Generation Partners Programs”
Dr
Ricketts will describe how he uses solar panels to generate electricity, which
then generates hydrogen for fueling a high performance car.
Monday
November 15
–
Dale Bradshaw - Consultant to NRECA
“Fossil
Plant Efficiency Improvements”
Monday November 22 – Michael J.
Landguth, President & CEO - Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority.
“Chattanooga Airport Plan”
Mr. Landguth will discuss plans for the
Chattanooga Airport, and its economic impact on the
area. He holds Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University, and is a certified flight instructor, advanced ground instructor
and a licensed commercial pilot. He came to Chattanooga in 1999 as Director
of Airport Operations, and became CEO in 2004.
Monday November 29 – Field Trip
-TBD
Monday
December 6
–
Dr Nasser Khalifeh - Memorial Hospital (invited)
“New
Radiation Therapy Technology to Minimize Collateral Damage”
Monday
December 12
–
TBD
PREVIOUS
MEETING____________________
Monday
October 4
–
Dale Bradshaw– Consultant to NRECA
“Carbon
Capture and Sequestration.”
Dale
Bradshaw reviewed several options for the CO2 capture and
sequestration from coal fired power plants.
Retrofitting
existing coal fired plants to enable carbon capture would require significant
capital investment, increase operating costs and decrease the electricity
output. The net result would be to increase the levelized cost of
electricity by about 85%.
R&D
to improve the retrofit options includes alternate sorbents for CO2
removal, and the use of membranes for CO2 removal.
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
MEETING
LOGISTICS_______________________
The
Chattanooga Engineer's Club meets at the DOUBLETREE HOTEL,
407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402. Free parking may be
available in the gated parking lot on the south side of the Hotel. Plan
to arrive before 11:30 a.m., if you intend to park in the limited space
available. Late arrivals may need to pay for parking on the street or in
a nearby public parking garage. Lunch is $14. If you do not plan
to purchase a lunch, please use the chairs around the perimeter of the room,
and not those at the round tables. The Doubletree charges the club
for lunch if you sit at the round tables.”
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.
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Links
to local engineering societies are available to you at: http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/
For
a calendar of local technology related events see: http://chatc.org/