Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter

NEXT MEETING________________________

Monday, March 8 — Noon — DOUBLETREE HOTEL, Inspiration Room

DOUBLETREE HOTEL, 407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

“Solar 101” by Gil Melear-Hough,
Director of Renewable Energy, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Mr. Hough will cover the basics of solar technologies that are available for home installation such as solar electric, solar hot water, solar lighting, and solar lighting. It will also provide an introduction to the step-by-step process of “going solar” with your home or business. The workshop will review basic incentives and financing options, as well as best practices for hiring qualified installers. Differences in the process for older homes and options for new home construction will be covered. Although the workshop is not designed to offer technical or financial guidance to a specific project, it should help homeowners better understand the options and process for pursuing solar technologies.

Gil joined SACE on Earth Day 2000, and oversees a variety of programs to promote renewable energy with a focus on solar and wind programs. His primary focus is the Project Coordinator for the Knoxville Solar Cities program, which works to creating a model sustainable solar infrastructure that is competitive with conventionally produced electric power.

Monday, March 15 -“High Speed Rail” -

Joe Ferguson of the Chattanooga Enterprise Center will present a program on their High Speed Rail project, including both Video and a Power Point presentation

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____________________________

"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.

In his presentation, Dr Carey discussed the use of weather radar for routine rainfall estimation, including the basic theory, the challenges and the benefits. A special emphasis was on 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.

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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