Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter for November 8

NEXT MEETING____________________

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. He plans to show the vehicle as well.

A quote from an MTSU website:
".. we set the first world land speed record in '91 at the Salt Flats. We upped it for the next two years after that. ... And our last race was two years ago. Our soybean car was 4th out of 40, only beat by NASA with two entries and American Honda. We were winning that thing, but the soybean oil deteriorated or dissolved one of our rubber lines. And we didn't know that stuff would do that. So the students were still able to fix the line, get the car finished, and still finish fourth in that event. Otherwise, I think we would have won it."

Dr. S. Clifton Ricketts has been a Professor at Middle Tennessee State University for over 30 years and has a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Tennessee and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He has been involved with alternative fuel research since 1978.

FUTURE MEETINGS ____________________

Monday November 15 – John Van Winkle - City Traffic Engineer- Chattanooga

“Traffic Calming Techniques”

Mr. Van Winkle will discuss various techniques for traffic calming including traffic circles, speed bumps, and speed indicating signs.

John Van Winkle has over 33 years of experience in the traffic engineering profession. He has worked for the City of Chattanooga for the past 24 years and has served as the City Traffic Engineer for Chattanooga since 1991.

John is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee and has both a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Traffic Engineering from the University of Tennessee.

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 – Mark Schwartz and Bill Drewery - greenMARK COLLABORATIVE "EPIC’s ZEROS TECHNOLOGY” - An Eco-Park Industrial Complex using Zero-emissions, Energy, Recycling and Oxidation Systems”

Mark Schwartz is a registered Architect and owner of the greenMARK COLLABORATIVE.

Monday December 6 – Dr Nasser Khalifeh - Memorial Hospital (invited)

“New Radiation Therapy Technology to Minimize Collateral Damage”

Monday December 13 – Ron Domitrovic - Electric Power Research Institute
“EPRI’s National Energy Efficiency Demonstration program”

PREVIOUS MEETINGS____________________

Monday, November 1 –
“HURRICANE AND FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS -- NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA"

Speaker: Dr. Anwar Zahid, - ARCADIS (Chattanooga, Baton Rouge offices)

Dr. Zahid discussed the hydraulic and flood protection structures being designed and constructed around New Orleans. He described the complexity and challenges in designing the principal structures.

Dr. Zahid earned degrees in Structural Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and Doctorate in Structural Engineering and Mechanics from North Carolina State University. His responsibilities have included project management, task management, engineer of record, technical reviewer and teaching. He is the Principal Structural Engineer for this project, and works out of their Baton Rouge office.

ARCADIS, a worldwide engineering firm, employs 15,000 and earns two billion dollars in annual revenue.

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.

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.

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/