Rochester Engineering Society Magazine December 2014

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DECEMBER 2014

"The Limited Monopoly®" Celebrating Our 100th Column in The Rochester Engineer Patent Models - A Blast From The Past

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Volume 93, Number 6, DECEMBER 2014 3,500 to 4,000 Monthly Circulation ISSN 0035-7405

RES Mission Statement: The RES will become the lead organization for improving the image and influence of the engineering community in the greater Rochester area by: Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of the region’s engineering and technical capabilities; Providing the best clerical support and public relations assistance to our affiliates; Continually communicating the engineering and technical accomplishments to both the engineering and technical community and the public; Providing regular forums and networking opportunities for the exchange of ideas and discussion of issues; and, Providing programs that identify career opportunities to the region’s youth and develop the skills of the practicing engineer.

News items and articles are invited. Materials should be submitted to the executive director at the society’s office, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607; Phone number (585) 254-2350, e-mail: res@frontiernet.net.

The web site for the Engineers’ Center is at: www.roceng.org. The deadline is the 10th day of the month prior to the issue. Unless otherwise stated, opinions expressed in this publication are those of contributors, not of the Rochester Engineering Society, Inc. Advertising information may be obtained by contacting the office of the Rochester Engineering Society or going to the website at www.roceng.org.

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4 • Invite us to come and tell you about the RES Tutoring Team Program 5 • Call for Nominations - 2014 Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, and Engineers of Distinction 6 • RES Scholarship Application Information 8 • The Limited Monopoly - Celebrating our 100th Column in "The Rochester Engineer." Patent Models - A Blast From The Past

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10 • Digital Prototyping and 3D Printing 12 • Get IT Done - Big Bang Theory 13 • Get to the Point! - The Three Cs: Clear, Concise, and Complete 15, 18-19, 33 • Campus News 20-22 • Position Openings 24 • Continuing Education Opportunities 24-26 • Engineers’ Calendar

Published every month but July. Yearly subscription is $20.00, single copies are $2.00.

27, 29-32 • Professional Firms - Employee News

Go to www.roceng.org to join the Rochester Engineering Society. Click on the individual membership and you can submit your application on-line.

32 • News From Professional Firms

Board of Directors:

OFFICERS: President MARY STEBLEIN, PE LaBella Associates / mary.steblein@swe.org First Vice President ADAM CUMMINGS, PE Barton & Loguidice, PC / ACummings@bartonandloguidice.com Second Vice President TBD Treasurer MICHAEL V. TRIASSI Optimation Technology, Inc. / mike.triassi@gmail.com Past President EDWARD HENSEL, PhD, PE Rochester Institute of Technology / Email: echeme@rit.edu DIRECTORS: CORNELIUS (NEAL) ILLENBERG PE Retired / nillenberg@aol.com JON KRIEGEL Retired / jkriegel@rochester.rr.com SCOTT GRASMAN, PhD Rochester Institute of Technology / Email: scot.grasman@rit.edu ESTHER BETANCOURT Harris Corporation / ebetanco@harris.com RICHARD E. RICE, PE MJ Engineering / rriceaquash@gmail.com CASEY DILL Arnold Magnetic Technologies / casey.dill@gmail.com CARL J. PILLETTERI, PE cjpill@rochester.rr.com DIRECTOR to TBD Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: res@frontiernet.net

27-28 • RES 113th Annual Gala and Sponsorship Opportunities 50 • RES Individual Membership Application 51 • Rochester Engineer Advertising Rates 52-54 • Directory of Professional Services 54 • Directory of Business Services 55 • Affiliated Societies and Corporate Members of the RES

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• AFE Association for Facilities Engineering...........................................37 • APWA American Public Works Association...........................................44 • ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers............................................40 • ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers....................................................43 • ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers....................................39 • EA Electrical Association.......................................................................35 • GVLSA Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association.............................45

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• IES Illuminating Engineering Society....................................................36 • IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.................46-47 • INCOSE International Council of Systems Engineering...........................34 • IS&T Society for Imagins Science and Technology.............................42 • MPES Monroe Professional Engineers Society......................................38 • RES Rochester Engineering Society....................................... 3-7, 27-28 • SWE Society of Women Engineers........................................................41

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President’s Message Mary Steblein, RES President 2014 - 15 It’s not too late to nominate an outstanding engineer for the Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, or Engineer of Distinction.

Initial nominations are due Friday, December 19th. Visit roceng.org and select “Call for Nominations” to review the criteria and access the application. We rely on our members and affiliates to nominate the people they admire!

On the other end of the spectrum, let’s continue to encourage local engineering students to apply for and take advantage of the various RES Scholarships. At roceng.org, click “What We Do” and then “RES Scholarship Application” for the criteria. Applications must be submitted by Friday, January 16, 2015.

We’re still seeking Gala committee members! If you’d like to contribute to the success of our annual Gala event in April, please considering joining this committee – there are many opportunities to help, including short-term and one-time tasks that don’t require a long commitment. Contact Lynne Irwin, or any Board member, for more information.

I recently returned from the Society of Women Engineers annual conference in Los Angeles, California. The conference had recordbreaking attendance, at 8,319 attendees – and was a world apart from the first SWE Conference I attended in 2003 in Birmingham, Alabama (3,170 attendees). It was an incredible experience to be amongst so many engineers at one time! Several of the sessions I attended at the conference focused on skills I haven’t had much official training in, but found extremely useful – “Love, Don’t Dread Negotiations,” “Giving and Receiving Feedback,” “Transform Your Presentations and Speak with Impact,” and “Strategic Communication: How to Say the Right Thing at the Right Time,” for example. From the feedback session, I learned how important it is to ask if someone is ready to receive feedback, before launching into it. During the presentation session, I learned about four different presentation styles, and how each can help or hinder the presentation of the topic.

During the discussions related to these sessions, it was obvious that managers considers soft skills critical in the workplace - and from the standing-room only attendance at many of these sessions - that many collegiate and professional SWE members are seeking out soft skills training.

Businessdictionary.com provides this definition of soft skills: “Communicating, conflict management, human relations, making presentations, negotiating, team building, and other such ability, defined in terms of expected outcomes and not as a specific method or technique such as statistical analysis.”

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Hard skills can get you “in the door,” but if you can’t develop your soft skills adequately, you may find yourself stuck in your current position.

A study from Millennial Branding/Experience Inc. entitled “Millennial Branding Student Employment Gap Study” quotes Jennifer Floren, Founder and CEO, Experience, Inc. as saying, “Of all the things employers look for when hiring entrylevel talent, it’s the so-called ‘soft skills’ that are valued most: communication, teamwork, flexibility and positive attitude are by far the most sought-after skills. Employers understand that everything else can be taught, so they look for the most promising raw material to work with.”

The survey data indicated “Employers view communication skills (98%), having a positive attitude (97%) and teamwork skills (92%) as being important or very important when hiring for entry-level positions.”

In my opinion, there’s always progress to be made on soft skills. Most people aren’t blessed with these abilities innately, and they can be challenging to learn, as they are often situation-dependent. Being aware of the need for using soft skills, learning techniques that can help navigate expected (and unexpected) situations, and continuing to practice soft skills can all be crucial for success in many circumstances.

Consider a self-assessment – how are your soft skills, currently? Here are a few categories that are important for engineersii: Communication – Ability to write, speak and actively listen Creativity – Ability to innovate Adaptability – Ability to modify and adjust Collaboration – Ability to work in diverse teams Leadership – Ability to lead a team and make decisions If there are soft skills you feel you need to develop, here are some ideas: • ask your employer for opportunities for training or practice • seek out organizations that can help with certain soft skills, such as Toastmasters • join a group that allows you to develop leadership or presentation skills (we are always looking for potential Board members at RES!) In addition, here are some web-based resources for further exploring soft skills: Lei Han: https://bemycareercoach.com/softskills Pure Michigan eLearning http://www.mitalent.org/elearning-softskills-program/ US Department of Labor educational program, for youth (it’s never too early to start learning!): http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/youth/ softskills/ http://millennialbranding.com/2012/millennial-branding-studentemployment-gap-study/

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RES News SAVE THE DATE 113th RES ANNUAL GALA Saturday, April 11, 2015 Rochester Riverside Convention Center 123 East Main Street, Rochester

Details will be updated on the website at www.roceng.org Sponsorship Opportunities Available - See page 29 Join the “RES Tutoring Team” Help a Rochester Child Learn to Read Whether or not you think you have the time to commit to it right now, please contact us and learn about this successful program, and the opportunity it offers us to “make a difference” in Rochester’s City Schools. Let us come and meet with you, your business associates, family members, friends, and neighbors. Even just two hours a week can make a big difference.

The RES Tutoring Team at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy currently includes full-time employed Professional Engineers, recently-graduated engineers, retired engineers, retired school teachers, U of R undergraduate engineering students, RIT undergraduate, and graduate engineering students and local business employees using their "flex-time" to spend a few hours a week as tutors. The new school year has begun, and we are seeking more dedicated people willing to make room in their busy lives for this important opportunity to "give back" to our community, for next year. We now have more than 20 local students and professionals tutoring at #10 School this Fall, but we still need more. We are currently scheduling presentations to local engineering and architectural firms, to tell their employees about this important opportunity. We need your help...can we schedule one with yours?

Schedule a presentation to learn about the school, the Volunteer Program Leaders, Administrators and Dr. Walter Cooper (RES 1996 Engineer of the Year). Hear about the training each tutor will receive. Please contact the RES office and let us know you’re interested in tutoring at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy - School #10, 353 Congress Avenue (in the 19th Ward, one block North of Genesee Park Blvd., between Post Avenue and Virginia Avenue).

The RES Tutoring Team is affiliated with…

Friends of Educational Excellence (FREE) Partnerships, (585) 218-0038 via email: bpollock@freepartnerships.org, via website: www.freepartnerships.org Reach the RES Tutoring Team at the Rochester Engineering Society, (585) 254-2350 via website: www.roceng.org or via email: leeloomis46@gmail.com, (585) 738-3079 (cell) 4 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | DECEMBER 2014

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RES News Call for Nominations 2014 Engineer of the Year 2014 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year and

2014 Engineers of Distinction A couple of years ago the RES Board of Directors introduced a streamlined nomination form.

A simple initial form allows an individual or organization to nominate a candidate. The RES committee will then contact the nominator if the candidate progresses to the next phase. At that point, a final form will be used to gather essential details from the nominator and candidate which will be used to determine our finalists.

The RES will select and recognize the finalists for the Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, and Engineers of Distinction Awards in a variety of public venues and media during the weeks before the Gala. The Award recipients will be introduced on Saturday April 11, 2015 during the Gala at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

Visit our website at www.roceng.org and click on Call For Nominations, or call 585-254-2350 (res@frontiernet.net) to request a nomination form.

The following information is described:

Eligibility for Nomination Awards Criteria

Deadline for Preliminary Nominations - Friday, December 19, 2014 Deadline for Final Nominations - Friday, January 9, 2015 res news - call for nominations

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RES News SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION The Rochester Engineering Society (RES) is an umbrella organization for engineering societies in the Rochester area. The goals of the society are: to advance the art and science of engineering for the general public welfare in Monroe County and the adjoining counties; to foster in practicing and prospective engineers excellence as professionals, as citizens, and as individuals; and, to promote communication and cooperation among all branches of engineering.

Multiple scholarships, sponsored by a variety of organizations and administered through the RES, are awarded annually at a minimum of $1,000 each to recognize outstanding engineering, engineering technology, science or technology students. These are merit-based scholarships. Scholarships from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) require applicants be student members of their respective organization. Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following qualifications: 1. Be an undergraduate student in good standing who has completed two years and/or achieved Junior standing in an ABET-accreditd engineering, engineering technology, science or technology program.

2. Have an overall grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0 (or equivalent) or better.

3. Plan to continue engineering, engineering technology, science or technology studies in an undergraduate ABET accredited program in September following presentation of the award.

4. Be a resident of Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, or Wyoming Counties of New York or enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering, engineering technology, science or technology curriculum in a college in those counties. The Rochester Chapter of IEEE allows applicants from Corning and Alfred sub-chapters.

5. Not be a previous recipient of this scholarship.

Application: Applicants must submit the six required items listed below, postmarked no later than Friday, January 16, 2015. All items must be submitted in one package or envelope. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that all the necessary data are submitted by the deadline in one package and will be immediately disqualified from judging, with no further follow-up, if these instructions are not followed. The applicant should notify those persons supplying reference letters that timely response is critical. Reference letters may be submitted in individually sealed envelopes within the application package. Deliver or mail all items by Friday, January 16, 2015 to: The Rochester Engineering Society, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607.

Required Data and Instructions 1. Certificate of Interview from a member of the Scholarship Committee - Request an appointment for interview by sending an email to the Scholarship Chairperson, Barry Quinn, at barryquinn@aol.com. In your email, include your full name, phone number, and the day(s) and time(s) you are available for an interview. Attach your resume to the email. Contact Barry Quinn at 585-737-1117 if you have not received a reply within three days. The interviewer will provide a certificate that the interview was conducted after August 15, 2014 and before January 10, 2015 (interview deadline).

2. Transcript - Official copy of applicant’s current transcript showing grades for the entire enrollment in current school and if a transfer student, courses taken and accepted from his/her prior college or university.

3. Resume - The same resume the applicant would use if applicant were applying for employment. Be sure to include the following information: name, permanent address, school address, college, degree and program, anticipated date of graduation, and any professional society memberships.

4. Applicant’s Letter - A letter written by the applicant addressed to the Chairman of the Scholarship Award Committee of the 6 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | DECEMBER 2014

Rochester Engineering Society. This letter shall not be more than one typewritten page in length and should discuss the applicant’s position with respect to the following: a. Why the applicant is studying engineering and chose his/her particular field. b. Why the applicant is applying for the scholarship. c. The applicant’s involvement in professional society activities, the leadership positions held and describe active involvement in other extra-curricular activities. d. Statement that the scholarship will be used in engineering, engineering technology, science or technology studies in an undergraduate ABET-accredited program in September, 2015 should an award be presented.

5. Reference Letter #1 - Letter from the applicant’s faculty advisor in his/her current school. This letter should indicate the applicant’s standing in the class relative to other students, his/her course load and involvement.

6. Reference Letter #2 - Letter from a current or former employer who is not a relative, OR, a professor of engineering, science or technology in whose class the applicant has been or is presently enrolled. res scholarship application

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Rochester History Continuing with the historical sampling of the earlier writings on behalf of the Rochester Engineering Society, the years following "The Great War," into and through the “Great Depression,” continued to be a time of reaching out for the maturing Society, both locally and nationally. The meeting minutes describe a series of technical discussions and presentations intended to broaden the technical horizons of the membership (especially the CE's, ME's and EE's). The RES affiliated itself with a number of National technical societies, adopted local Affiliated Societies, frequently held joint meetings with them and continued taking action on a growing list of public matters. Certain issues of standardization, some crucial to public safety, became the responsibility of the RES and its affiliates. Once again war affected the Society, taking away many of its leaders and providing opportunities for others to step forward to fill these vacancies. In an effort to provide even greater perspective on the happenings and concerns of the day, a synopsis featuring selected items from "The Rochester Engineer" has become an integral part of this series. In the pervasive economic downturn of the “Great Depression,” the magazine offered classified advertising for unemployed engineers, technicians and draftsmen and took other steps to try to deal with the crisis. Still, it continued its effort to shape the function, purpose and infrastructure of the City of Rochester, and beyond. The Second World War and the Korean Conflict are now history. These experiences have changed the face and, no doubt, the future of the community. The Rochester municipal leadership and the industrial community have become immersed in the cold-war, growth economy.

June 9, 1958

(Board of Directors Meeting, Hotel Sheraton) – The Board approved the Annual Report of the RES, as presented by President Donald Faragher. The Board also approved, with minor changes, the report of the Policy Committee, changing the RES Board of Directors structure to now include: President, 1st VP, 2nd VP, Treasurer, three immediate Past Presidents, six member-elected Directors, one Representative from each (6) approved Cooperating or Affiliated Society (to be elected every two years, for a three-year term), each member-elected Director having been a member of the Society for at least the preceding five years. This was then to be presented to the RES membership, for approval, at the June 12, 1958 Annual Meeting.

June 12, 1958

(Annual Meeting, Hotel Sheraton) – attendance 53 – The Membership heard the reports of the Treasurer and Standing Committees, as well as the Annual Report of the RES President. Highlights of this included: RES is now represented on the Engineers and Architects Joint Council on Civic Affairs (by A. Harold Metcalfe and Stanley C. Stacey). RES was the first in the US to organize High School Engineering Clubs to promote engineering as a career choice for students. The RES had eight Sustaining (Corporate) Members (RG&E, General Railway Signal Company, Stromberg-Carlson Company, Ritter Company, Taylor Instrument Companies, Haloid Xerox Corporation, The Pfaudler Company and Rochester Telephone Corporation). Seventeen RES evening meetings were held this year (attendance 1824, avg. 107 per meeting). Fifteen luncheon meetings were held (attendance 1054, avg.

70 per meeting). Two inspection trips were held (St. Lawrence Seaway (105) and General Railway Signal Company [70]). Net membership loss was 6. The RES Employment Committee continued to place qualified persons in positions, regardless of their membership in the Society. The Society Membership elected the new (1958-59) officers, including President – Alfred V. Dasburg, 1st VP – Jasper Willsea, 2nd VP – Charles F. Starr and Treasurer – Norman H. Davidson. The new RES Directors were Harvey J. Klumb and Carl F. Weber.

June 30, 1958

(Board of Directors Meeting, RG&E Operations Center) – Outgoing RES President Donald Q. Faragher thanked the Board for its cooperation during his year, and then turned the gavel over to incoming RES President, Alfred V. Dasburg. res news - history

A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society...1897 - 1958

by Lee M. Loomis

June 30, 1958

(Board of Directors Meeting, RG&E Operations Center) – Following the usual change-in-administration motions (checking acct., savings acct., check signing authority), President Dasburg thanked the departing RES Board members whose terms had expired and welcomed the new Board members.

“The Rochester Engineer” (June 1958)

U of R President, Dr. Cornelius W. de Kiewiet, announced the appointment of Dr. Lewis D. Conta as Acting Dean of the College of Engineering and Dr. Daniel W. Healy, Jr. as Chairman of the new Department, Electrical Engineering. This was to be effective on September 1, 1958, as the U of R’s Division of Engineering would become the College of Engineering. Donald Q. Faragher, Past RES President (1957-58) was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.

“The Rochester Engineer” (August 1958)

Rochester Telephone Corporation Chairman and CEO contributed an article, “Smoke Signals to Dial Days,” in which he recounted the earliest communication techniques, beginning in 1260 B.C. with Greek use of signal fires to announce the fall of Troy. From the runners and couriers of ancient Greece and Rome to the semaphores of Napoleon, the carrier pigeons of the 19th Century British Army, the introduction of Samuel F.B. Morse’s “Morse Code” for telegraph, to Hiram Sibley’s consolidation of several western telegraph companies into the Western Union Telegraph Company. The story went on to describe how many early Rochesterians had become involved in the communications industry, including J. Foster Warner, Rochester Architect. Mr. Boylan’s story included those of his uncle, a member of the crew of the steamship, Great Western, that laid the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Also announced was the election of RES member, R. DeWitt Pike, as VP at RG&E.

“The Rochester Engineer” (September 1958)

In addition to announcing the makeup of the twenty various RES Committees for 1958-59, this issue described the role of Consulting Structural Engineer in relationship between engineers and architects.

October 9, 1958

(Called Society Meeting, Hotel Sheraton) - attendance – 117. This meeting of the RES membership was called to hear proposed changes to the RES Constitution, including: Designation of RES Board Members, now, as “RES Directors”; That they must come from RES Affiliates, or “Cooperating Societies”; and that they each must have been a Member of the RES for not less than the preceding five years.

Subsequent articles in this series will describe the RES' continuing outreach to other technical societies as it considered its role in this and the larger community, along with more of the activities of the RES as it moved to be of greater service to its membership, especially those suffering from the current economic crisis, and adopted a greater role in shaping the future of the City and its environs. Noted also, will be the contributions made by RES members in the struggle to meet the challenges coming out of World War II, as well as a hoped-for period of post-war growth and prosperity. These articles will also feature an impressive array of RES activities in support of post-war re-emergence of Rochester area industry.

We welcome your questions and comments on this series.

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The Limited Monopoly® Celebrating Our 100th Column in The Rochester Engineer Patent Models - A Blast From The Past

by Robert Gunderman, PE and John Hammond, PE

Where did The Limited Monopoly® come from anyhow?

Back in 2005, friends from the Rochester Engineering Society heard that we had set off on our own and asked us to write a short article on patents.

So our first article was aptly named “What is a Patent?” The topic was simple, straightforward, and didn’t seem like it would be much work to put together. Like most things that Engineers set about doing, the simple did not end up that way, and of course took more time than expected.

Nonetheless, we accepted the invitation to write a follow up column, and eventually named the column The Limited Monopoly®, which is one descriptor of the right granted by a patent. Then we kept on writing, kind of like that scene from Forrest Gump where he says, “I just felt like running.” This month, we celebrate our 100th issue. Writing The Limited Monopoly® has been a great opportunity for us – the opportunity to teach a little bit about patents to you, our engineering and science colleagues, hopefully to your benefit in some way.

American ingenuity, but the hopes and dreams of one person - the inventor behind the model. The attention to detail and craftsmanship of many of these models is truly an art form, one that cannot be replicated by today’s 3D printing and rapid prototyping tools.

Lastly, a special thanks to Mr. Alan Rothschild for sharing these photographs. May your Christmas and New Year be blessed with the spirit of innovation and optimism that lives in these wonderful patent models.

It has also benefited us, because to teach any subject, you must first learn it well. Each month’s column begins with a research project, to “study up” on the topic. We always learn new things when writing a column and strive to provide clear and correct information on the subjects that we cover. This knowledge base of patent law articles can be accessed on line at our various websites1,2,3, and chances are one of our columns will show up on the first page of a Google search on just about any patentrelated topic, thanks in part to their use by other publications, law school professors, and even citations in patents themselves.

We are thankful to have the opportunity to share our knowledge with you. This month, in celebration of the Christmas season and our 100th issue of The Limited Monopoly®, we offer you a pictography of patent models from a long-past era, no doubt eye candy for the Engineer in all of us. These are some of our personal favorites. We hope you enjoy them.

…And Before You Browse – What is a Patent Model?

In the early U.S. patent system, a miniature but functional model of the invention no larger than one cubic foot was required with the patent application. These models were often painstakingly made by hand, and in the case of more complex inventions, a great deal of effort went into their creation. Model building was an actual profession for some.

Patent models were required by the U.S. Patent Office from 1790 to 1880. Over 200,000 models were submitted during this time period.

After a number of fires at the Patent Office, the surviving models were eventually sold off in 1925 to Sir Henry Wellcome, founder of Wellcome Pharmaceutical Company. After his death, the collection was broken up and sold off in pieces. The largest remaining collection in the world is now owned by Mr. Alan Rothschild in Cazenovia, New York. The photos appearing in this article are just a few of the nearly 4,000 patent models in the Rothschild Patent Model Collection.

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What is it and who is the inventor? See page 49 for the answer.

1. www.patenteducation.com 2. www.patentechnologies.com 3. www.patent-innovations.com Authors Robert D. Gunderman P.E. (Patent Technologies, LLC www. patentechnologies.com) and John M. Hammond P.E. (Patent Innovations, LLC www.patent-innovations.com are both registered patent agents and licensed professional engineers. They offer several courses that qualify for PDH credits. More information can be found at www.patenteducation. com. Copyright 2014 Robert Gunderman, Jr. and John Hammond Note: This short article is intended only to provide cursory background information, and is not intended to be legal advice. No client relationship with the authors is in any way established by this article.

GRAPHIC CREDIT: Photos courtesy of Alan Rothschild of the Rothschild Patent Model Collection with the exception of: - the model above (US Patent 6,469), a part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution - the model on the cover (Improvement in Road-Wagons to James L. Phillips. 1879. US Patent 216,697), a part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. One of the many generous gifts of Alan and Ann Rothschild. cover article

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Patent number 15,276. Brick-machine by E. Braman et al., Greencastle, IN. 1856

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MODERN DAY MODELS Digital Prototyping and 3D Printing

What Is Digital or Rapid Prototyping?

Rapid prototyping is an avenue to streamline and reduce cost of a new or redesigned product before it is taken to market. Every invention and new product starts as a thought and that thought then needs to be conveyed to others in order to become reality. In order to demonstrate the look or function of a particular product, a picture or sketch must be created. Sketches, whether they are on a napkin or created in 2D software can be helpful but they will never give you the whole story. Only prototyping can demonstrate reality before reality is actually manufactured.

The Reduction of Mistakes and Miscommunication Communication of design intent is clearer and more precise when an entire team, from inventor (or customer) to the final manufacturer, can see and touch a design in its entirety before any mass production occurs. Mistakes and misinterpretations are greatly reduced when everyone involved is seeing the same thing.

The importance of prototyping can be summed up by this ever popular cartoon:

by Ken Krajeski

mating halves of an assembly interact internally.

Assemblies and products containing several interchangeable components can be swapped out, effortlessly compared, and demonstrated to others.

Cost Saving Opportunities of Digital Prototyping

3D modeling software packages can initially be expensive but the ROI can be priceless. Tooling can be created from the part design itself. Having a 3D model of a part that is going to be cast in a mold gives the mold maker the ability to use software to in a sense reverse engineer the mold.

This can significantly reduce set up charges.

Having the capability to virtually weigh a part before production allows the designer to assess areas for weight reduction. That reduction translates directly into the amount of material used during production which even impacts shipping costs. A few ounces in each part that is being shipped across the country on a pallet will add up very quickly.

Marketing a new product via the internet and/or email can also be very valuable. Short videos or gifs can be created from a 3D model and shared quickly and effectively.

An often overlooked area of cost (and time) savings is when a product needs to be patented. A 3D model can quickly and accurately be translated into a very comprehensive set of drawings for a patent filing. This can significantly reduce the drawing creation efforts as well as reduce or eliminate incorrect interpretation of the invention by the patent examiner which can ultimately reduce the chances for ongoing rejections.

Advantages of Digital or Rapid Prototyping

In rapid prototyping, once a 3D model is created, the ability to achieve many other goals is greatly increased. One important advantage of digital prototyping is the ability to “fly through” a product or assembly to see areas that may not be visible without cutting or removing other parts. For example, a section view can accurately show how two 10 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | DECEMBER 2014

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Performing Tests with Digital Prototypes

Several 3D software packages offer finite element analysis so that after the proper materials and specified loads are entered, areas of stress can be identified. This gives the designer the ability to change the design to avoid a mechanical failure, for example by adding supports to strengthen an area.

If the product contains several moving pieces, all points of restriction or collision will be brought to light and adjusted very quickly and inexpensively. If range of motion is a concern for a product, the extents can be validated and adjusted, usually just by changing a single input.

Moving From Digital Prototyping to Physical Prototyping

Now that a virtual model has been reviewed and revised by sales, marketing, engineering, customers and the manufacturer, the next logical step is to produce the part.

Parts or assemblies can be built several different ways including: scale modeling (scale can be 1:1), sculpting, machining, and 3D printing. Physical prototypes can provide a lot of information quickly. Sometimes just the act of creating the part may show that a wall thickness may need to be increased or a piece simply does not fit into a particular secondary process piece of equipment.

For example, let’s say the assembly needs to have a fastener to hold two pieces together. In the computer model everything looks great, the hardware fits perfectly. But as soon as you try to insert the fastener there is not enough room for the tool that is needed for the insertion.

Focusing On 3D Printing

Having a 3D model is great but how else can it help in the prototyping process? A model file can simply be converted to a common exchange file that is imported into a 3D printer. For a nominal cost and a relatively short amount of time, anywhere from a couple of hours to a few days, a printer gives you a physical part. Your idea can now be held, passed around and in many cases used for the first time.

Parts can be printed as “blank canvases” if secondary machining is necessary. What is meant by that is let’s say you need to add some features but do not know exactly where they ought to be. Simply print out a few copies of the same part and do some testing. This can also give others on the design team an opportunity to compare digital prototyping and 3D printing

different configurations of the same component. Being able to hold a part side by side with itself can prove to be invaluable.

Limitations of 3D Printing

All 3D printers are naturally going to have a maximum size they can output. There are several ways to work around this constraint. If it is acceptable, parts can be printed small scale. This of course does not give you the final product but it can still be used to see how parts will interact. Other parts can be broken up into smaller pieces and “glued” together. Maybe your product is something large and has significant weight and all you need to test is how the handle feels. Just print the handle.

To Prototype or Not to Prototype?

The answer is clear that a prototype can save time, money and frustration. In the end if you can show a customer or inventor their “final” product before it is ever manufactured, everyone is on the same page throughout the entire design and production process.

There are several 3D software packages that can be downloaded for free but they will have their limitations as well as a learning curve. The high end modeling packages are of course costly but typically pay for themselves in short order after the user’s proficiency increases. The cost of 3D printers is also declining but a quick internet search will yield a number of online resources that can turn around printed parts in about a week.

Taking advantage of today’s technology with virtual 3D models as well as 3D printing provides efficiencies that were unheard of just a few years ago. If you have not used these tools before, or are new to 3D printing of your 3D model, it’s worth a try. You will be amazed at how much more efficient your design process becomes.

Author: Ken Krajeski is the Owner and Lead Design Specialist of KandS Designs. Ken offers design services using 3D modeling and printing tools. www.KandS-Designs.com.

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IT done

Big Bang Theory — Andre Godfrey I’m currently reading one of those books that they sell for under $10 called 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know About the Universe.

I suspect there are more than 50 ideas I need to know but I figured starting with 50 would give me a leg up. Of course, the Big Bang and Black Holes are two of the ideas summed in the two illustrated pages allotted per idea. Space (no pun intended) being at a premium when you have 48 more ideas to go.

The breadth of responsibilities of the Information Technology department reminded me a bit of the Big Bang as those named responsibilities continue to broaden rapidly and exponentially.

The starting point began as: o Business Applications o Desktop Computers o Servers and Databases o The Network It seemed pretty simple back when it all began. That is until each of these individual areas became in themselves extraordinary complicated silos that demanded deep and detailed knowledge and skills. Consider as well that knowledge and skills also change quickly as new technology is unceasingly introduced. Consequently, as our IT universe expands, each area begins to compete with the others for more manpower, more management, and higher expertise. In essence each area threatens to become its own black hole sucking up all available resources around it.

Management at some point needs to take a look at either limiting those responsibilities or risking a collapse of services.

But strap on your gravity boots because we about to take a 180 degree turn. I’m about to suggest with great reluctance that IT needs to take on and owns yet more responsibility (i.e., employee communication). The genesis of this notion stems from some time I spent recently with an association connected specifically to disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC). It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that the attendees were almost exclusively high end IT people. Who else will do it or could do it? Preparedness is, of course, key to the success of DR/BC plans and communication is priority #1.

So what is IT preparing for?

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All forms of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, flu, tornadoes, blizzards, heat waves, pandemics ( I now know more about Ebola than I ever thought I would need), lightning strikes and even passing asteroids. Man-made disasters include hazardous material spills, riots, railroad accidents, aircraft disasters, major road accidents, levee/bridge failures, nuclear accidents, building collapses, wars, terrorist incidents, cyber-attacks, and sheer negligence.

Assuming we are past the age of forty, and outside of passing asteroids, many of these have occurred to us or we’ve experienced a close encounter at some point of our lives. Let’s take a moment while you consider these. I’m betting you go from ‘no way’ to ‘oh my, it’s true’ very quickly.

These are some of the disasters, but there is another list of lesser but just as urgent world-ending problems - such as suspicious packages, work place violence, disgruntled ex-employees, elevator emergencies, bomb threats and internal crime.

I think answering the question of “How do you communicate to your employees during a disaster?” starts with how do you communicate to your employees before there’s a disaster, and how would the disaster disrupt that communication. That thought needs to be coupled with an acknowledgement that one disaster plan does not fit all disasters. To the contrary, the instruction set for a fire (safe evacuation) for instance may be tragically wrong for a chemical spill in the parking lot.

I know. I know. It’s not as if we don’t have enough to do! But… Think about IT.

André Godfrey is President/CEO of Entré Computer Services, www.entrecs.com

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Get to the Point!

The Three Cs: Clear, Concise, and Complete Those who read my article regularly know that I am an advocate for strong yet effective communication particularly in our work lives. One of the difficulties is identifying the qualities of good communication. In my courses, I sum it up with three words: Clear, Concise, and Complete.

Everything you communicate (in writing and speaking) needs to have all three of these characteristics. The trick is to keep it short (concise) yet include all of the details (complete).

Be Clear: Use language that is appropriate for you audience. You must understand who you are communicating with and the level of jargon or industry-specific words you can use.

Remember that the higher up the chain, the less familiar they are with the technical language.

Use the Active Voice. Avoid the passive voice (What was Done by Whom?) because it creates a circular structure which is hard to follow. The active voice (Who Did What?) creates a confident tone and image and assigns responsibility. It also will shorten your sentences.

Avoid wishy-washy words. Remove the “I think” and “I believe” statements along with the “woulds,” “coulds” and “shoulds.” These words show doubt and uncertainty, which is usually not the image you want to present to managers or clients. Vague words, for example adequate or presently, also inject ambiguity. Work on identifying the right word for the right place. For example use ideal rather than good; dissatisfied rather than unhappy.

Be Concise: Enough said. Remove the “fluff” or extra filler words that you used to beef up your essays in English class. Change in the event that to simply if; in an area where to where; and in order to to just to. Don’t be tempted to use dull clichés like “the bottom line” or “the stage is set.” If your audience is working in a second language or has come get to the point

from a culture or region where the expression is not used, communication is hindered.

Use simple words. Every field has jargon and acronyms that are special to that particular industry. Surround those words with shorter words so the audience can focus on the technical words. For example, why say consequently when so works just as well.

Be Complete: Consider the questions your audience will have about the topic and make sure you answer them, and only them. Your goal is to provide all the relevant details so the audience can understand, act, decide, or react to the situation. The key is to differentiate between the “Need to Know” and the “Nice to Know” information. Provide only the first.

In addition to the three Cs above, I sometimes include four more: Correct, Courtesy, Considerate, and Concrete.

In a nutshell, These mean check your grammar, be tactful and sincere, provide the benefits to the audience, and be specific.

RGI Learning offers workshops in conflict resolution and communicatons skills.

Please email me at LisaM@rgilearning.com with questions or comments for a future article. Online instruction on how to write effective reports and proposals is available at www.rgilearning.com.

© 2014, RGI Learning Lisa Moretto is the President of RGI Learning, Inc. For 20 years she has helped engineers improve their oral and written communication skills. Visit www.rgilearning.com or call (866) 744-3032 to learn about RGI’s courses.

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Campus News Kids can fidget - and that's OK - according to RIT Design Expert/Inventor Sandra Turner ‘Fidget’ chair inspires natural movement that allows children to release energy while learning

Remember telling your kids to sit still and stop wriggling around?

Well, now they don’t have to. Sandra Turner ’12 (MFA, industrial design), who calls herself a “natural fidgeter,” has invented the “Fidget,” a lightweight modular chair for children ages 3-6 that allows them to engage in side-to-side motion that imitates natural fidgeting movement.

Turner is a classroom design expert and adjunct professor in Saunders College of Business and the School of Design at Rochester Institute of Technology who has studied children’s active behavior in home studies and elementary schools in upstate New York. Her research indicates that natural movement like fidgeting increases focus, decreases anxiety, improves cognitive function, and may help reduce obesity.

“Children sit on the average of six hours a day—often feeling confined and trapped without being able to move around,” said Turner. “I designed Fidget because I’ve always been impressed with the basic design of the stability ball, but this is safe and secure—sort of like Weebles that wobble but don’t fall down.”

The Fidget—which received accolades from Core 77 Design Awards—also has what Turner calls the “cute factor.” The modular cubes can turn on their side to double as a desk or stool, fit together like a puzzle, are stackable, and come in vibrant hues of lively lime, playful purple, bubbly blue, optimistic orange and yummy yellow.

“College students in my design classes at RIT all want one, and I intend to grow the product line to include medium and adult sizes for all fidgeters,” said Turner.

Turner is president of Rove Design Group, a product design firm in Rochester, N.Y., and co-owner of the new Viggi Kids division—of which the patent-pending Fidget is its first flagship project. She recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund manufacturing costs with the goal of reaching $50,000 by Nov. 30—hoping to ship Fidgets to energetic children in February 2015. q Campus News, continued on page 18... campus news

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Celebrating Our 100th Column in The Rochester Engineer Patent Models - A Blast From The Past Continued...

Patent number 14,967. Instantaneous Governor for Steam-Engines Patent number 240,566. Dredging Machine by John E. Worthman, byWm. W.H. Mead, Chestertown, NY. 1856 Mobile, AL. 1881

Patent number 156,920. Improvement in Electro-Magnetic Motors by Charles J.B. Gaume, Brooklyn, NY. 1874

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Patent number 249,214. Combined Gas, Air, and Steam Rotary Engine byWilliam H. Wigmore, Philadelphia, PA. 1881

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Patent number 159,846. Improvement in Pigeon-Starters by Henry A. Rosenthal, Brooklyn, NY. 1875

Patent number 165,960. Improvement in Machines for Making Toy Torpedoes by Thaddeus H. Spear, Gardiner, ME. 1875

Patent number 166,121. Improvement in Machines for Threading Wood-Screws by Benjamin A. Mason, New York, NY. 1875

Patent number 212,112. Improvement in Mechanical Movements by George Raymond et al., Waupun, WI. 1879

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Campus News RIT Student Wins Coveted SMART Scholarship from Department of Defense

National scholarship-award given to promising doctoral students to increase civilian scientists and engineers in defense laboratories

Kyle Crompton, a doctoral student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, was recently awarded a prestigious SMART scholarship from the U.S. Department of Defense.

SMART—the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation “Scholarship for Service” Program— awards scholarships to students pursuing advanced degrees in STEM fields. Upon graduation these scholars are hired as research staff at defense laboratories around the country to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers in this capacity.

involves a long commitment, it also has flexibility and opportunities to work at Department of Defense research labs other than Crane.

It is going to greatly broaden my experience in graduate school,” said Crompton, who is originally from Syracuse, N.Y. He completed undergraduate studies in physics at SUNY Geneseo. His work in the NanoPower Research Labs, specifically in the area of researching high performance electrode materials and designs for lithium-ion batteries, will potentially lead into work he will do at the Crane center.

Crompton, who received the award this fall, is in the microsystems engineering Ph.D. program in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering and is a research assistant in the university’s NanoPower Research Labs working on advancing lithiumion battery technology. He will receive full tuition, an annual stipend, and other support payments as part of the scholarship as well as participate in summer internships at the Department of Defense’s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, located in Crane, Ind. After graduation, expected in 2018, he will become a civilian scientist at Crane, best known for its technical support and development of sensors, electronics, batteries, strategic systems and electronic warfare systems.

“Over the past several years, the facility has begun including basic and applied research in addition to what it is has historically done, which is large-scale testing and analysis of batteries. This is part of an effort to expand the capabilities and knowledgebase of the facility.

That will be my role there after graduation,” he added. “One project I am currently working on at RIT is using silicon nanoparticles and singlewalled carbon nanotubes to develop high capacity, high rate capability and highly stable anodes for lithium ion batteries. What this will translate to in full batteries is increased energy storage capability, faster charge and discharge rates and improved safety. This will have far reaching applications such as the aerospace industry and automotive industries.”

“While this scholarship program

Current trends in the industry are

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on synthesizing different materials to develop higher performing, longer lasting and safer batteries, said Brian Landi, associate professor of chemical engineering and director of the Carbon Nanotube and Advanced Battery Group in the NanoPower Lab. He also is Crompton’s academic adviser for the doctoral program.

“We are not just studying material properties, but we use those new materials in prototype devices, which inform us on how we can modify the materials to make better batteries. So, when Kyle is done here, he’s going to know how to do cutting-edge materials research, as well as be a battery expert on how to make batteries, test batteries and how the two pieces link together,” Landi explained. “Only about seven percent of students who apply for the SMART scholarships receive them; Kyle was very competitive in these fellowships, and he was a wonderful selection for this program.”

RIT and the NanoPower Research Labs team are playing a significant role in all aspects of battery development, from investigating novel materials to making better batteries. The SMART Scholarship will complement a recently awarded grant to Landi from the U.S. Air Force for research titled “High Capacity Cathode and Carbon Nanotube-Supported Anode for Enhanced Energy Density Batteries.” q campus news

Championship Off-Road Race Team Heads Way South-of-the-Border for International Racing Competition RIT Baja Racing begins preparation and fundraising to open season in Brazil in March

They will have missed Rio’s famous Carnival by only a few days, but the RIT Baja Racing Team will be planning its own excitement as it travels to Brazil to open its new season of SAE Baja racing competitions. Even though the competition takes place March 5–8, 2015, in the town of Piracicaba, just west of Rio de Janeiro, the majority of preparation is taking place well before the team sets off from Rochester.

each of the three North American competitions and has the top combined point total from those events.

It is significant to RIT Baja because it is named after former team member Michael Schmidt who passed away unexpectedly in 2001 at age 21. It is given to recognize a team’s perseverance, engineering excellence and competitive success, qualities ascribed to Schmidt while he competed.

Recently the team did last-minute adjustments and testing on its racecar and packed it to ship south. It should take several weeks for it to arrive in Brazil.

“This is a very successful student club,” said Manian Ramkumar, department chair of the mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology program in RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology, where the Baja team is based. “This will also be a crash course in international study abroad for the students, and they will have a chance to see their academic and design capabilities and skills compared to peers from around the world.”

“We’ll be going several days early because we need to rebuild the car on-site,” said Taylor Clow, team member and a second-year industrial design major. “It is being sent in pieces, that’s for shipping purposes and to get it through customs.”

Between now and February, the team is looking for support through a fundraising campaign for travel and is also getting up-to-speed on Portuguese culture and language. This season is shaping up to be a familiar experience in intercollegiate race competitions but also a unique study-abroad opportunity for the team.

The last time RIT Baja Racing competed in Brazil was in 2009, and RIT was the only U.S. representative among 70 racecars. For current team members, this will be their first international competition.

“This year, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina extended an invitation to host us, and we took them up on this,” said Clow about the Brazilian team that has been a long-time friendly competitor. “They’ve raced with us here in the U.S. We can compete and race with them on their turf.”

RIT Baja has a history of building strong cars that overcome rock climbs, obstacle courses and endurance racing. Last season, the team placed in the top five overall among hundreds of collegiate race teams at each of its three U.S. competitions. At the end of this past season, the team also placed third for the Mike Schmidt Memorial Iron Team Award. The prestigious Schmidt Award is given annually to the team that has participated campus news

Outside of formal classes, the students have been taking language lessons and culture classes organized by Marty Gordon, professor of mechanical engineering technology in CAST, and the team’s adviser, who spent part of the summer in Brazil planning for the trip, and Maria Victoria Savka, a fourth-year fine arts major from Brazil.

She will act as team interpreter.

Over the past several years, RIT Baja has hosted five U.S.based Baja SAE competitions at the RIT Field House and Activities Center and at Hogback Hill Race Track in Palmyra, N.Y. The most recent competition was in 2013, with nearly 100 teams from around the world.

The team expects to host another Baja East competition in 2016, but until that time, they will be among those traveling across the globe in search of a good off-road challenge.

Note: Team members traveling to Brazil include Clow, Doug Botto, second-year mechanical engineering technology (MET) student and team manager for the international trip; Dan Aliberti, fourth-year MET; CJ Winegar, fifth-year MET; Dan Palmiter, fourth-year mechanical engineering (ME); CJ Barbera, third-year ME; and Adam Cohen, second-year MET. When the team returns, it will compete in Alabama April 9–12, in Maryland May 7–10 and in Oregon May 27–30. q Campus News, continued on page 26...

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Education Opportunities

Monday, December 8

Wednesday, December 17

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

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Freeze Block Technology 1 PDH Pending Speaker: Bob Cooney, Cooney Coil and Energy Place: Mario’s Italian Steakhouse, 2740 Monroe Avenue, Rochester Time: 12:00 pm with buffet lunch served.

Cost: $25 Reservations: Contact Tim Duprey by noon, Thursday, December 4th to tduprey@rochester.rr.com.

Details and reservations available on the website at www.rochester.ashraechapters.org.

Tuesday, December 9

Project Management Institute (PMI)

The Voice of the Customer 1 PMP PDU Credit Speaker: Terry Callanan, Chief Quality Officer, Carestream Health Place: Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue, Rochester Time: 5:15 to 8:00 pm. Dinner provided. See website for menu choices.

Cost: $25 member, guests of members, $35 non-members.

Reservations and details at www.pmirochester.org.

American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

Commercial High Purity Water Systems & Applications 1 PDH Credit Pending Speaker: Brian Soderholm, Emerson-Swan, Inc. Place: Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Road, Gates Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.

Cost: $20 per person (no credit cards) Reservations: Contact Adam Kramer at 585-341-3163 or akramerrr@ibceng.com by December 15th.

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The engineering societies are encouraged to submit their meeting notices for publication in this section. The deadline for submitting copy is the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication. Please email to: res@frontiernet.net. The meetings offering PDHs are highlighted in blue. Details about the meeting and affiliate (if in this issue) are on the corresponding page listed next to the affiliate name.

Monday, December 1 and December 8 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

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Computer Society/Computational Intelligence Society Meetings on Genetic Algorithms Speaker: Peter G. Anderson, RIT Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus) Place: Golisano Hall, Room 70-3000, RIT Time: Pizza and drinks at 6:00; Presentation at 7:00 pm Website: http://rochester.ieee.org.

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Place: Hibachi Sushi Buffet Restaurant, South Town Plaza on Jefferson Road (Route 252), Jefferson Road, Rochester.

Time: 12:00 noon.

Comment: Any IEEE member is invited to attend and to participate, or just to observe. Lunch is $3 for IEEE member. No reservation or RSVP is needed, just show up.

Website: http://rochester.ieee.org.

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SWE is participating for the third time to raise funds for the annual scholarship. Visit www.rocthday.org on 12-2-14 and select Society of Women Engineers Rochester Section to make a donation.

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Friday, December 5

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Place: Lunch at the Rochester Yacht Club Time: 1:00 pm Email reservations and stories to Henry Simon, henrysimon@frontiernet.net.

Annual Meeting – Installing 2015 Officers

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Freeze Block Technology

1 PDH Pending Speaker: Bob Cooney, Cooney Coil and Energy Place: Mario’s Italian Steakhouse, 2740 Monroe Avenue, Rochester Time: 12:00 pm with buffet lunch served.

Cost: $25 Reservations: Contact Tim Duprey by noon, Thursday, December 4 to tduprey@rochester.rr.com.

Details and reservations available on the website at www.rochester.ashraechapters.org. engineers’ calendar

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Project Management Institute (PMI Rochester)

The Voice of the Customer 1 PMP PDU Credit Speaker: Terry Callanan, Chief Quality Officer, Carestream Health Place: Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue, Rochester Time 5:15-8:00. Dinner provided. See website for menu choices.

Cost $25 member, $50 non-member Reservations and details at www.pmirochester.org

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Place: The Depot, 1 West Main Street, Shortsville, NY Cost: Cost for the event is $25 per person which includes hors d’oeuvres, a choice from three entrees, and dessert.

Details on the website: www.gvlsa.com

Monday, December 8

Speaker: Tom Battley, Director of New York Photonics and the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster.

Place: RIT Institute Hall, Bldg. 73, Room 1140 Time: 6:00 pm Reservations: RSVP through vtools at https://meetings.vtools. ieee.org/m/30170.

Wednesday, December 10

Saturday, December 6

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association (GVLSA)

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Technology Management Council – Photonics in Rochester

Speaker: David L. Long, RIT Place: Room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Campus.

Time: 6:00 pm Comments: Everyone is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the F lot, just north of the building. No meeting reservations are required.

Wednesday, December 10

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Time: Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar at 6:00; Dinner 7:00; Award Ceremony and presentation at 8:00 pm Tickets: Tickets are $60 per person (ASCE Life Members are complimentary) Reservations: Contact Erin McCormick at 585-354-2488 or ascerochester@gmail.com by noon Wednesday, December 3.

Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.

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Wednesday, December 17

Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) Tour of Harbec Plastics

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Place: Harbec Plastics, 369 Route 104, Ontario, NY Dinner: Flaherty’s, 1200 Bay Road, Webster, NY Cost: $25 for Members; $30 for Non-members.

Time: Tour at 5:30 pm; Dinner about 7:00 pm (Buffet Dinner includes Soup of the Day, Salad, Fruit, Baked Ziti, Sausage, Peppers & Onions, Brownies) Reservations: Contact Craig Avalone, CHA by December 3rd at CAvalone@chacompanies.com or 585-232-5610 ext. 287.

Wednesday, December 17 American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

Wednesday, January 7

Place: RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 West Henrietta Road, West Henrietta Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm. Registration opens at 11:30 am Cost: $25 per person. Payment required at the door (cash, check or credit card).

Reservations: email to ceckert1@rochester.rr.com or call the IES office, 585-766-0329 by Friday, January 2nd with your luncheon choice (Cheeseburger on Kaiser Roll, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, or Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken).

January 21-23, 2015

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Speaker: Brian Soderholm, Emerson-Swan, Inc. Place: Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Road, Gates Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.

Cost: $20 per person, cash or check (no credit cards) Reservations: Contact Adam Kramer at 585-341-3163 or akramerrr@ibceng.com by December 15.

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Harley Hill & Energetix Award Submissions – Come view local lighting projects submitted.

NYSAPLS Conference Place: Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, NY Register today at www.nysapls.org.

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The RES website (www.roceng.org) has a calendar of events for meetings that are received or updated after the deadline.

Please refer to the website for updated information.

If you wish to be listed on the calendar please send details to res@frontiernet.net

Professional Firms Employee News Brianna Stephenson Hired as Controls Engineer at Erdman Anthony Brianna Stephenson was recently hired as a controls engineer in the Facilities Engineering and Design Division, and will be located in the Rochester, New York, office of Erdman Anthony.

Stephenson has global experience in building engineering and energy efficiency.

Brianna has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering with a concentration in energy and environment from Rochester Institute of Technology. She also studied civil engineering and building technology in Germany as well as sustainable development and environmental studies at the SFS Center for Sustainable Development Studies in Costa Rica. q Brianna Stephenson 26 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | DECEMBER 2014

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Rochester Engineering Society

113 ANNUAL GALA th

Saturday - April 11, 2015 Sponsorship and Advertising

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES  Diamond Sponsor - $5,000

Primary Gala Sponsor Exclusive Naming Rights for Reception 10 Gala Tickets with Reserved Seating Company Name on All Printed Materials

and Media Communications Full Page Corporate Profile in Rochester Engineer Magazine Full Page Corporate Profile in Gala Program Book Prominent Recognition on RES Web Site with Link to Company Web Site Corporate Logo Display throughout Gala Recognition during Gala Opening/Closing Remarks One-year Complimentary RES Corporate Membership Opportunity to Distribute Sponsor-supplied Gift with Corporate Name/Logo

Commitments must be reserved no later than Friday, January 16, 2015 to be included in pre-event branding opportunities. We continue to accept sponsorships right up to the Gala.

Company Logos in both black & white and  Platinum Sponsor - $2,500 color (high quality PDF, TIFF, or JPEG file 4 Gala Tickets with Reserved Seating format) need to be submitted by February 10th Company Name on All Printed Materials and Media Communications Corporate Logo Display on Banner during Gala to be included in the Rochester Engineer and Recognition during Gala Opening/Closing Remarks Half-Page Corporate Ad in Rochester Engineer Magazine the dinner program.

Advertising Copy for the dinner program

must be submitted electronically, in black & white, by February 6, 2015.

Remit to:

Rochester Engineering Society 657 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14607 res@frontiernet.net, www.roceng.org

HONORING 2014 Engineer of the Year 2014 Young Engineer of the Year 2014 Finalists for Young Engineer of the Year 2014 Engineers of Distinction Scholarships to High School & College Students

Full-Page Corporate Ad in Gala Program Book Prominent Recognition on RES Web Site with Link to Company Web Site Opportunity to Distribute Sponsor-supplied Gift with Corporate Name/Logo

 Gold Sponsor - $1,500

2 Gala Tickets with Reserved Seating Company Name on All Printed Materials and Media Communications Corporate Logo Display on Banner during Gala Recognition during Gala Opening/Closing Remarks Quarter-Page Corporate Ad in Rochester Engineer Magazine Half-Page Corporate Ad in Gala Program Book Prominent Recognition on RES Web Site with Link to Company Web Site

 Silver Sponsor - $1,000

2 Gala Tickets with Reserved Seating Company Name on All Printed Materials and Media Communications Corporate Logo Display on Banner during Gala Recognition during Gala Opening/Closing Remarks Quarter-Page Corporate Ad in Gala Program Book Prominent Recognition on RES Web Site with Link to Company Web Site

 Bronze Sponsor - $500

Company Name on All Printed Materials and Media Communications Corporate Logo Display on Banner during Gala Recognition during Gala Opening/Closing Remarks 25% Discount on a Quarter-Page Corporate Ad in Gala Program Book

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*Only one advertisement available on a first response basis.

Name: Title: Company: Address: City, State, Zip:

Entertainment and reception plans are still being finalized. Details will be posted on the website and updated in the next issue.

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Phone & Fax: Email: Enclosed is a check payable to the “Rochester Engineering Society” res news - gala sponsorship

Professional Firms Employee News LaBella Associates News Edward Flynn Promoted

Edward Flynn, AICP, senior planner, has been appointed to the position of Director of Planning of LaBella Associates, D.P.C. Mr. Flynn joined the firm in 2007.

With over 23 years of experience in planning, economic development, downtown revitalization and grants, Mr. Flynn has been an integral part of the Planning Division’s growth and success. Mr. Flynn, who has been recognized by the New York Upstate American Planning Association and New York Conference of Mayors for his work in downtown redevelopment, also specializes in brownfield redevelopment and economic development. Ed received his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Buffalo and his master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

“Ed provides great leadership, and I am confident that under his direction, the Planning Division will continue to provide excellent service to our clients,” stated Robert A. Healy, President of LaBella.

LaBella Associates, D.P.C. also announced the hiring of the following employees: Melissa Keery-Cruz has joined the firm as a program administrator. She will be responsible for assisting coordination and expedition of procurement-related activities and assisting with data management and reporting for Gas PMO assignments. Previously, she was a technical writer with eight years of experience at IEC Electronics Corp.

Melissa Keery-Cruz

Ed will be succeeding Mark Tayrien, who will remain with LaBella and will be moving to Colorado.

Robert Healy, AIA Selected 2014 Rochester Business Person of the Year

On October 15th, Robert Healy, President of LaBella Associates, DPC was recognized by the Small Business Council as the 2014 Rochester Business Person of the Year.

Healy was selected among 6 finalists in the over 50 employee category. The ceremony, held at the Convention Center was attended by over 850 members of the Rochester business community.

Healy joined LaBella Associates in 1990 and has served as their President the past five years. During that time, the full service architectural and engineering firm has grown from 125 to over 300 employees. “We have wonderful clients and dedicated employees who believe in our mission. We have developed and office environment that empowers our employees to practice their profession and grow their careers in a collaborative manner.”

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Samuel Forster

During his acceptance speech, Healy recognized the importance of small business and thanked the Small Business Council for recognizing the contributions that architects and engineers make in the communities they serve.

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Samuel Forster joins the firm's civil division as a civil design engineer.

A recent graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Sam’s previous experience includes supervision and management of multiple concrete restoration projects, preparation of bids, cost estimating and preparing and submitting proposals. He will primarily assist with design efforts for the municipal services group in his role at the firm. Mr. Forster is proficient in Suretrak, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Surveying, Soil Testing, Road Inspection, ArcGIS and Sewer CAD. Brittany McFee joins the firm as a marketing coordinator; responsible for proposal preparation, business development, market research, and branding. Previously, she was a marketing associate at Manning & Napier Advisors. q

Currently LaBella is involved in five high profile projects in the City of Rochester: the redevelopment of Midtown Plaza; the Port Marina in Charlotte; the Rochester Museum and Science Center Gateway Project; the new MCC Downtown Campus and the new Rochester Train Station.

Healy served two terms as President of AIA Rochester in 2001 and 2009.

Drazen Gasic joined the firm as a civil engineer. He has three years of experience in civil engineering including industrial, commercial, and residential site design, as well as bridge design and survey experience. Previously, he was a civil engineer at Lu Engineers.

Brittany McFee

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Professional Firms Employee News Thomas J. Wolanski, P.E. Named Vice President of GPI Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., a leading professional engineering and construction services firm, announced that Thomas J. Wolanski, PE has been promoted to vice president.

Thomas J. Wolanski, PE

Hired in 2013, Mr. Wolanski has over 33 years of experience in the planning, design and construction of complex multidisciplinary projects for both public and private clients. He is licensed in 10 states, with a primary focus in New York State, and is recognized as an expert in the NYS Environmental Review Process under SEQRA requirements. Currently leading GPI’s WNY Land Development Group, he is charged with expanding the firm’s operations in Rochester. q

Beardsley Names Four New Shareholders Jeffrey has extensive experience in project delivery, and in the architectural and engineering process. He has worked extensively with private and government clients as a project manager.

Most recently, Jeffrey has served as project manager for the civil engineer/ administration operations facility at Beale Air Force Base, CA.

Beardsley Design Associates Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, D.P.C., announced that Andrea DeLany, C.B.C.P.; Thomas Ascienzo, LEED AP BD+C; Jeffrey Velte, LEED AP BD+C; and Michael Davis have been named shareholders of the firm.

Andrea DeLany

Thomas Ascienzo

Andrea has over 20 years of experience in mechanical engineering design and project delivery. As a project manager, she works with clients and the firm's team to maintain project scope, schedule, and budget. Andrea is also a Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP), offering clients the advantage of building commissioning on projects.

Thomas joined the firm in 1995 and has expertise in a broad spectrum of electrical engineering design tasks for private developers, and state and federal government. As both a project manager and design engineer, Thomas has worked on a wide range of projects, including new construction and renovations for multi-family residential units, commercial office buildings, medical buildings, and industrial facilities.

Jeffrey Velte

Mike has 17 years of experience as an information technology manager. On a daily basis he bridges the gap between technical staff and understanding the unique needs of each project and client.

He combines his years of experience with knowledge of developing IT trends to discern what technologies will meet clients' needs and will be best suited for each use. q

Michael Davis

Environmental Engineer Joins Stantec Senior environmental engineer Brandon Gallagher has joined the Rochester office of design firm Stantec.

Gallagher has been in the industry for 14 years, serving both public and private clients. He joins the firm's environmental services group, focusing on remediation, compliance and related engineering projects.

Gallagher has degrees in physics from Colgate University and in earth and environmental engineering from Columbia University and is a registered professional engineer in New York and Texas. q

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MRB Group News Luke Bailey Makes MRB Group Permanent Career Choice Like many students pursuing degrees in engineering, Luke Bailey took an internship position with MRB Group to gain some additional experience during the summer months. Now, Bailey will continue on as a full time employee, joining the firm as a civil engineer I and becoming a member of the Rochester-based municipal services team.

"It's a win-win situation," said President Ryan Colvin, referring to the firm's role in supporting student internships. "Thanks to the firm's strong affiliation with local college engineering programs, we can offer direct experience to students while our clients benefit from their enthusiasm and fresh-eyes," Colvin stated.

Luke Bailey

"Luke demonstrated a quest for learning, impressive talent and an outstanding work ethic. We decided he is a perfect fit and asked him to stay," said Colvin. "We're fortunate to have him join our team," he said.

According to Colvin, Bailey will continue to work closely with senior staff and support both municipal and private clients. "We're proud to have him choose our firm to launch his career. There's no doubt we will see great accomplishments from Luke," Colvin concluded.

MRB Group has provided professional engineering and architecture experience to students and young professionals through summer internship programs for many years. Renowned experts in municipal services and managing public assets such as water and distribution systems, wastewater treatment and collection systems, and municipal infrastructure that communities depend upon daily, MRB Group provides guidance and hands-on experience that often helps young enthusiasts choose specific career paths.

In some circumstances, the summer internships become permanent positions. For Luke Bailey, MRB Group turned from mentor to employer, and, according to President Colvin, the firm's clients will be the true beneficiaries. q

DeGuida Receives AAEES Certification Rich DeGuida, P.E., a project manager at the firm, recently received certification as a Board Certified Environmental Engineer from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. The Academy recognized DeGuida’s expertise in the specialty of Water Supply and Wastewater.

This achievement places DeGuida among the top 4% of environmental engineering experts, and earns him placement in the Academy’s 2015 publication entitled Who’s Who in Environmental Engineering and Science.

Rich DeGuida, PE

DeGuida is a graduate of both MIT and Clarkson College of Technology. He joined MRB Group in 2014 bringing with him a significant and impressive history of project experience in wastewater treatment, sanitary sewer systems, combined sewer overflow abatement, water treatment, and distribution systems.

DeGuida holds multiple professional licenses and registrations, and has published more than a dozen informational and technical articles related to public projects, wastewater and water pollution, and coastal water environments.

"Rich is a uniquely experienced and skilled engineer, and we congratulate him on this significant accomplishment,” said President Ryan Colvin. "While Rich measures his success by the success of his clients and their projects, we’re proud of his achievement and the Academy’s recognition of his expertise,” he said.

DeGuida says he appreciates the accolades, but for him, professional accreditation and accomplishment is “all in a day’s work.”

“I appreciate the Academy’s recognition of my professional expertise,” said DeGuida, “and I continually strive to build even greater knowledge on behalf of MRB Group and our many clients.” DeGuida says he regards his expertise as a resource to the firm’s client communities, and feels it’s his professional responsibility to deliver excellence in engineering, a hallmark of the firm.

DeGuida has been encouraged by the Academy to display his newly earned credentials by adding Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) to his signature. q Professional Firms Employee News, continued on page 32... professional firms employee news

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Foit-Albert Associates Gains Certification as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering and Surveying, P.C. announced that the firm has been granted status as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by The New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority and Women's Business Development (DMWBD) and a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) by the The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, a Certifying Partner in the New York State Unified Certification Program (NYSUCP).

Since the retirement of founder Beverly Foit-Albert this past May, Mr. Gregory Carballada has taken the reign of President and majority owner. In addition to Mr. Carballada, the ownership group consists of Jack Robson, Executive Vice President, Michael Pohl, Vice President and Warren Shaw, Vice President. “I am pleased by our new status and look forward to the opportunities that come with these certifications,” said Carballada.

The mission of the DMWBD is to promote equality of economic opportunities for M/WBEs and to eliminate barriers to their participation in state contracts.

With its certification as a DBE, the firm is eligible to participate as a DBE on Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, MTA, New York State Department of Transportation and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey assisted projects. q

Professional Firms Employee News Erdman Anthony Principal Associate Sam Anthony, PE Named ASCE Engineer of the Year

Edwin "Sam" Anthony, PE

Edwin “Sam” Anthony, P.E., F. ASCE, principal associate and NY structures department manager at Erdman Anthony, has been named “Engineer of the Year” by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Rochester Section. The award will be presented at the ASCE Rochester Section holiday party on December 10, 2014.

Anthony has more than 34 years of experience with bridge design and construction and has been an engineer of record on bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects in Maine, New York, and Florida, including the Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in Rochester.

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President-elect of the ASCE Rochester Section, Anthony is a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has also assisted the ASCE NY Council in developing the New York State Report Card to provide facts and figures that describe the condition of NYS’s infrastructure, including aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, ports roads, solid waste, transit, and wastewater. This report tool will be instrumental in securing funding for infrastructure across New York State.

The Penfield resident is a licensed professional engineer in the states of New York, Maine, and Massachusetts. He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and pursued graduate study in structural engineering at Lehigh University. q

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Campus News RIT's Saunders Student Consulting Group Helps Local Businesses Meet Their Challenges

MBA and MS finance students offer strategy, support and custom-fit solutions for nominal fee

Saunders Student Consulting (SSC) at Rochester Institute of Technology enables companies to get a challenging business issue solved by top MBA and MS finance students from Saunders College of Business who work independently of the academic calendar.

“Companies in need of assistance can ‘test drive an MBA,’” said David Laluk, program manager of Saunders Student Consulting. “It’s a customized service for local businesses where MBA and MS finance students gain valuable work experience on actual company problems, while companies benefit from a disciplined and collaborative project consulting team.

“The cost for our services is very low, and student consultants also utilize the RIT connection— Venture Creations and the Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship—that offer the advantage of tapping into university business and technical experts.”

A. Sue Weisler Saunders Student Consulting at RIT enables companies to get a challenging business issue solved by top MBA and MS finance students from Saunders College of Business who work independently of the academic calendar.

Disha Manocha and ChanakyaDev Alapati, who both hail from India and will be graduating in May 2015 from the Saunders College MBA program, have been working on several research projects—from a health care startup, to market research for Xerox, and research on the “Financial Habits of Millennials” for a financial advisor firm.

Vanteon Corp., a local electronic systems design and engineering firm, recently enlisted students to help them find new suppliers to support their growth.

“SSC provides an opportunity of an extended experience of working with multinational companies, small business units and startups,” said Alapati. “Working with mentors and industry experts, with years of experience under their belts, gave us the ability to find the core issues and lead clients into new ways of thinking.”

“The service provided by the Saunders Student Consulting team allowed us to stay focused on our core business, and to utilize the market information they gathered to build local business partnerships that ultimately led to a better solution for our customers.”

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“Vanteon was looking for local companies we could partner with, whose capabilities could complement our own in a way that would ultimately add value to our end customers as a singular solution,” said Vanteon President and COO David Wagner.

For more information on Saunders Student Consulting at RIT, go to http://saunders.rit.edu/studentconsulting, or contact David Laluk at 585-748-6297 or dlaluk@saunders.rit.edu. q DECEMBER 2014 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 33

Finger Lakes Chapter

International Council on Systems Engineering www.incose/org/flc

Finger Lakes Chapter of INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING www.incose.org/flc Upcoming Chapter Meeting Events

6-week course Fundamentals of Systems Engineering Starts January 2015 Learn the basics of System Engineering (which can be applied to almost anything) by building an Android App in 6 weeks following a systems engineering process.

Cost: Free to all • January 2015: Our intent is to bring some fun while learning systems engineering and at the same time learning how to program android apps using a web-based graphical programming tool. No prior programming experience required.

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Please register with Rick Zinni rzinni@gmail.com by January 2nd (seats are limited, so sign-up early).

Call for nominations for chapter leadership: Do you enjoy working with great people, full of ideas and experience? Consider joining the leadership team of the Finger Lakes chapter of INCOSE. We have two openings on the board of directors for 2015. Please email Clark.hochgraf@rit.edu to learn more about being part of this friendly and fun group.

• Please note that, as usual, there is no chapter meeting in the month of December

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Illuminating Engineering Society - Rochester Chapter P.O. Box 23795, Rochester, NY 14692 585-766-0329 - www..ies-rochester.org

January IES Rochester Meeting

Calling for Submissions!

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

IES Rochester wants to see your best work…

Lighting Project that is!

Harley Hill & Energetix Award Submissions Come view local lighting projects submitted by area Engineers, Architects, Designers, Contractors and Lighting Reps. They’ve offered their best work so you can experience the state of the art. Every submission will be presented and all attendees will be eligible to vote by electronic ballot to determine the winners. The award will be presented at the Electrical Week Luncheon in February. The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 5, 2014.

RIT Inn & Conference Center

5257 West Henrietta Rd, Henrietta NY Luncheon Choices: Cheeseburger on Kaiser Roll with Potato Crisps Grilled Chicken Sandwich on Kaiser Roll with Potato Crisps Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken House-made Asiago Crisps and Classic Caesar Dressing

Excellence in Lighting Submissions due December 5, 2014 Each year, the IES Rochester Section recognizes excellence in design for local lighting projects. Rochester area Engineers, Architects, Designers, Contractors and Lighting Reps are invited to submit their best projects for presentation at the January IES Luncheon on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. All submissions will be presented at this meeting. Attendees are eligible to vote. There are three categories:

The Harley Hill Excellence in Lighting Award Harley Hill was an important member of the Rochester area Professional Lighting Community. He was well known in the industry and very active in this organization. The Award has been named in tribute to him and signifies the best lighting project as submitted by local firms and as judged by members of the lighting community. There are two Harley Hill Awards.

The 1st Category is for Interior Lighting projects.

The 2nd Category is for Exterior Lighting projects.

The Energetix Excellence in Green Lighting Award

Time: 12:00 Noon Cost: $25.00 per person Reservations required by Friday Jan. 2

The Energetix award was created to recognize those submissions where emphasis is placed on efficiencies towards a better environment [Interior or Exterior]. The traditional Harley Hill Award, although not void of environmental impact, places its emphasis more on design.

Space is limited email to ceckert1@rochester.rr.com or call Chuck at 585-766-0329. Be sure to include your menu selection.

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This is a great opportunity to strut your stuff and recognize the work of the professionals in your organization.

Details can be found on our web site www.ies-rochester.org

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Association for Facilities Engineering 2014/15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Josh Murray R L Stone Co. Inc. (585) 203-1222 joshm@rl-stone.com VICE PRESIDENT Matthew Knights Ultrafab Inc. (585) 924-2186 ext. 221 mknights@ultrafab.com SECRETARY Frank St. George J.T. Mauro Co. (585) 210-4491 fstgeorge@jtmauro.com TREASURER Craig Avalone CHA Companies (585) 232-5610 CAvalone@chacompanies.com

December 2014 Meeting Notice Date/Time: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 – 5:30 p.m.

Tour: Harbec Plastics HARBEC’s mission is to provide tightly tolerance prototypes, tooling, machined components and quality injection molded parts in a sustainable manner with a social conscience. We provide superior customer service, satisfaction and timely delivery of custom engineered solutions. We proudly foster an atmosphere of encouragement and respect for the health and prosperity of our customers, employees, and the global community.

Directions: (369 New York 104, Ontario, NY 14519) Phone: (585) 265-0010 From Rochester: • Take 590 North to 104 East

ASSISTANT TREASURER Dennis Roote CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC (585) 330-6986 dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com

• Follow 104 East to Dean Parkway

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Dan Friday YMCA of Greater Rochester (585) 341-3121 danf@rochesterymca.org

• Look for the two giant windmills on 104, that is Harbec Plastic

DELEGATE DIRECTORS Joseph R. Graves – RMSC Fred Schreiner – Buckpitt and Co. Mark Ramsdell – Haley & Aldrich CHAPTER HISTORIAN Joe Dioguardi – MicroMod CHAIRMAN, EDUCATION COMMITTEE Thomas Coburn The Gleason Works (585) 461-8073 tcoburn@gleason.com CHAIRMAN, COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE Bryan D. Stalk Crosby-Brownlie, Inc. (585) 325-1290 bstalk@crosbybrownlie.com CHAIRMAN, MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Kurt Finkbeiner (585) 671-7771 kfinkbeiner@rochester.rr.com

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• Take a left at Dean Parkway • Right into the Harbec Plastic Parking Lot

Dinner: Flaherty’s (1200 Bay Rd, Webster, NY 14580) Buffet Dinner Soup of the day, Salad, Fruit, Baked Ziti, Sausage, Peppers and Onions, & Brownies

Directions to Dinner (from Harbec Plastics): • Take 104 West to Bay Road Exit • Turn left onto Bay Road (heading south) • Flaherty’s is on the Left

Cost: Members - $25

Non Member - $30

Please RSVP by December 3rd to: Craig Avalone CHA Companies (585) 232-5610 CAvalone@chacompanies.com

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Monroe Professional Engineers Society

A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare www.monroepe.org

2014-15 Officers: President Joe Dombrowski, PE, President-elect Chris Devries, PE, Treasurer Neal Illenberg, PE, Membership Chair Joe Dombrowski, PE

When did you decide Engineering was right for you? Or was it not that clear and you only recall a point in your life when you weren’t quite sure of where you were headed, but someone recognized your strengths and talents and nudged you in a direction that brought you to where you are today.

Those types of “mentoring” moments, no matter how brief they are, can make a beneficial impact on young students who are in the midst of life changing decisions.

The Monroe PE Society encourages you to take the opportunity to become a mentor. You will learn more about yourself and your accomplishments.

You will gain a better understanding of where you came from, where you are and where you’re going.

You will expand your personal and professional network and feel proud and satisfied about your role as a mentor. It’s an opportunity to give back for the moment in your career when you received a helping hand. Don’t believe it would help? Think back to the moment in your life that set you on this path and how things might be different for you if that “person” decided it wasn’t worth it.

Want to learn more? Then visit the NSPE website at http://www.nspe.org/CareerCenter/ MentoringPrograms/index.html OR Start out by helping the MPES in one of the upcoming events: MathCounts (for Middle School Students): A national coaching and competitive mathematics 38 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | DECEMBER 2014

program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging "bee" style contests. The event will be held in the spring of 2015 at RIT. Approximately 17 schools will compete. We need adult volunteers.

TEAMS (for High School Students): The program challenges students to work collaboratively and apply their math and science knowledge in practical, creative ways to solve everyday engineering challenges. The event will be held in the spring of 2015 at MCC. It would be great to get representation from many of the local high schools. Adult advisor time is minimal.

E-Cubed (for Middle School Students): Multiple engineering disciplines are represented at “kid- friendly” interactive booths. Look for the earthquake table and storm water model. This event will be held in the spring of 2015 at RIT. Local Scholar Awards: The Scholar Awards are based on academic achievement, participation in scholastic and out of school activities, work experience, and essay. Applications must be submitted by December 21, 2014.

If you would like more information on the above programs or scholarships, please contact me at (585) 288-5590 or jdombrowski@meengineering.com.

Joe Dombrowski, P.E., President

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American Society of Plumbing Engineers www.aspe.org President: ALAN SMITH, P.E. IBC Engineering, P.C. 3445 Winton Place, Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590

President's Message

Vice President Technical: ADAM KRAMER IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590

ASPE is seeking input from members to update the CPD (Certified in Plumbing Design). The CPD working group has formulated a draft of CPD job tasks and knowledge and is asking members to participate in a 10 minute survey.

The survey is anonymous and can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ASPE2014CPD.

Vice President Legislative: JENNIFER WENGENDER, P.E. Clark Patterson Lee 205 St Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14604 585-454-7600 Vice President Membership: DOUG MEIER Twin”D” Associates 1577 Ridge Road West Suite 116B Rochester, NY 14615 585-581-2170 Treasurer: TERRY BROWN, CPD M/E Engineering, PC 150 North Chestnut Street Rochester, NY 14604 585-288-5590 Administrative Secretary: ED YELIN, PE, CPD Erdman Anthony and Associates 146 Culver Road, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14620 585-427-8888 Education Chairman: ROBERT J. WIND JR., P.E. Harris Corporation Rochester, NY Newsletter Editor: DAVID MYERS LaBella Associates, PC 300 State Street Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614 585-454-6110 Affiliate Liaison: ADAM FRENZEL Empire State Associates 181 Bay Village Drive Rochester, NY 14609 585-602-0271

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Season’s Greetings to the members, friends and families of the Rochester Chapter.

I would like to wish everyone Safe and Happy Holidays.

The February meeting will be a presentation on NYS Codes, by Kumar Vijaykumar from the Department of State. If there are any specific topics or applications that members would like addressed, please either contact Adam Kramer or me with your request. Please provide input by January 16, 2015.

Alan Smith, P.E.

Rochester Chapter President

Meeting Notice – Save the Date Topic: Commercial High Purity Water Systems & Applications Speaker: Brian Soderholm, Emerson-Swan, Inc.

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Time: 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.

Place: Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Rd., Rochester 14606 (just north of Route 31, Gates) Credit: PDH Approval Pending (call or e-mail for confirmation after December 12th)

Cost: $20.00 (member or guest), check or cash at door.

RSVP: To Adam Kramer (585-341-3163) or akramer@ibceng.com

by December 15th.

Future meetings: January 21st (Wed.), February 18th (Wed.) (Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)

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Rochester Section

American Society of Civil Engineers www.asce.org Board Editorial

By Clement Chung, PE, M.ASCE, Rochester Section Secretary

ASCE Rochester Holiday Party

Enjoy an evening of fine dining, live music and entertainment, and socializing with your engineering colleagues as we honor:

2014 Engineer of the Year Edwin “Sam” Anthony, P.E., F.ASCE Sam has more than 34 years of experience with bridge design and construction and has been an engineer of record on many bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects, including the now-iconic Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in Rochester.

President-elect of the ASCE Rochester Section, Sam was elected to Fellow in 2014. He also assisted the ASCE NYS Council in developing the New York State Report Card. Sam is a licensed PE in New York, Maine, and Massachusetts. He received his BS in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and attended graduate school in structural engineering at Lehigh University.

Sam follows in the footsteps of his father, Ed Anthony, who co-founded Erdman Anthony and received ASCE’s Engineer of the Year award in 1976. Unabashedly passionate about civil engineering, Sam is a wellrespected champion for the profession in the Rochester community. Please join the ASCE Rochester Section Board in congratulating him!

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Rochester Club Ballroom 120 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604

Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar 6 pm, Dinner 7 pm, Award Ceremony and Presentation 8 pm Tickets are $60 per person (ASCE Life Members complimentary). For reservations, please contact Erin McCormick at 585-354-2488 or ascerochester@gmail.com by noon on Wednesday, December 3. Tickets also available for purchase at the door.

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Celebrating the Centennial of the Panama Canal

From October 7-11, 2014, Erin McCormick, ASCE Rochester Section President, attended the ASCE Global Engineering Conference in Panama City, Panama, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal.

The conference included tours of the Borinquen Dam, the new Third Set of Locks construction site, the Miraflores Locks Visitor Center, and Monumento Natural Barro Colorado. Barro Colorado Island is located in the man-made Gatun Lake in the middle of the Panama Canal, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has a permanent research center on the island, dedicated to studying rainforest ecosystems.

The opening keynote address was given by Jorge L. Quijano, CEO of the Panama Canal Authority, who discussed the Panama Canal Expansion Program. The $5.2 billion project, started in 2007, is expected to be completed by December 2015. This program will create a new lane of traffic along the canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling its capacity.

Grant Imahara, a host of the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters delivered the closing keynote address. “It's a great time to be an engineer,” he said.

“I heard not too long ago that science and engineering was sort of taboo, unpopular…..but since popular [shows such as] The Big Bang Theory and our show [debuted], science and engineering has become a cool thing.”

Meet the Governor

No, fans of AMC’s The Walking Dead, he doesn’t wear an eye patch (nor is he a homicidal maniac)... Instead, Brad Kubiak, P.E., M.ASCE, a project manager at O’Brien & Gere in Syracuse, is your new ASCE Region 1 Governor, representing both the Rochester and Buffalo Sections. Brad was installed as Governor at ASCE Headquarters in Reston, VA in September.

Feel free to contact Brad at brad.kubiak@obg.com with any questions about ASCE and Region 1.

Save the Date – Upcoming Events Dec. 29-30 - Holiday Science and Technology Days at Rochester Museum and Science Center Jan. 14 - Section Meeting: Planning around Critical Water System Component Downtime Feb. 15 - Ski Day/Facilities Tour with RIT Student Chapter at Bristol Mountain asce news

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Rochester Section

Society of Women Engineers c/o RES at the RMSC, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 www.swerochester.org ASPIRE • ADVANCE • ACHIEVE facebook.com/SWE-Rochester The Society of Women Engineers inspires women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders; expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in the quality of life; and demonstrates the value of diversity.

Message from President ~ “Tis the Season for Giving!”

As we approach the holiday season, there are many opportunities to GIVE, support and provide to community based initiatives and to those less fortunate. Companies can “GIVE” by supporting employee engagement in community and professional organization efforts - spreads goodwill and positive reinforcement of one’s efforts. Individuals can “GIVE”of personal time… tutoring, volunteering at schools, guest speaker, leading activities, fundraising challenges. “GIVE” financially…alma maters, organizations, campaigns, special projects. We invite you to “GIVE” to SWE - consider supporting us as we help improve lives of others! We are raising funds for our annual Engineering College Scholarship and Community Service Projects. Consider a corporate sponsorship, a matching fund campaign, personal contributions, and/or participate in our “dinner out” campaigns. Financial gifting can also be done via www.swerochester.org OR the United Way “ROC the Day” campaign on Dec. 2nd and direct your gifting to Society of Women Engineers – Rochester Section. Thank you for your participation in this “Season for Giving”! ~ Jodi Carville

SWEet Engineer - Member Highlight: Casey Daggett

Current SWE Positions: Rochester Section Outreach Chairperson Education: BS Mechanical Engineering SUNY Alfred State Employer: SPX Flow Technology Title: Application Engineer Number of Years in Position: 2 years (8 years total at SPX in different roles) Job Description: I design industrial mixers for large projects all over the world. They are used to make hair products, food, drink, and car fuel; I help your world go round!

Benefits of SWE membership: Being a part of SWE has helped me grow as an engineer personally and professionally. Meeting these great women gave me goals of things to reach for, i.e. Six Sigma Black Belt. It has given me great connections to help with future ideas and endeavors I may want to venture towards.

Why my job is SWEet: I have travelled to some places I never thought I would, like a petroleum plant in the Canadian plains.

I keep your water clean – with our mixers in over half of the nation’s waste water treatment plants, I literally clean your water.

Words of Wisdom to someone starting in this field: Leave your emotions at the door and take each day with a mindset of today is just a day tomorrow is a new one.

Something other SWE members may not know about me: I am on an album cover for the local band Muler. I am, or used to be, very good with oil paints and water colors and have sold a few paintings in my prior years.

ROC the Day Annual Fundraiser – GIVE to SWE Rochester on 12-2-14!

The United Way of Rochester is once again holding its Annual ROC-the-Day Fundraiser for local non-profits and charities.

SWE is participating for the fourth time to raise funds for our annual scholarship and community outreach projects. Visit http://www.roctheday.org/SocietyofWomenEngineersRochester on 12-2-14 to make a donation and be our ROC Star!

Engineering is SWEet Explorer’s Post—Wegmans Tour, hosted by member Sheryl Gillow

For October's Explorer Post, 17 HS girls toured a portion of the East Avenue Wegmans store, stopping at refrigerated and frozen cases with interesting design challenges on the sales floor. They ventured into the back rooms and on to the roof to get a glimpse of the refrigeration powerhouse and the large HVAC rooftop equipment needed to maintain a food market.

They were also given a view of the Wegmans Development group and explanations of how Wegmans uses mechanical, electrical, civil and site engineers.

8th Annual Gathering of Professional Women, Oct. 22nd, held at the Seneca Park Zoo

SWE Members Carol Richardson (second from right) and Donna Jones (far right) joined other women in engineering related fields to network and hear Rachel Baker-August, past executive director of the Seneca Park Zoo Society, speak about the power of passion and how passion is a key driver to success.

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Rochester Chapter

Society for Imaging Science and Technology Website: http://rochesterengineeringsociety.wildeapricot.org/ISandT Save the Dates: 2014-15 Meeting Schedule January 14, 2015 February 11, 2015 March 18, 2015 April 15, 2015 May 13, 2015

Our meetings are held at 6:00 pm in Room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science on the RIT campus.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the F lot, just north of the building. No meeting reservations are required.

December IS&T Meeting - Wednesday, December 10, 2014 The Future of Cinema Color Management?

Academy Color Encoding System (ACES)

by David L. Long, Rochester Institute of Technology

Abstract: With the convergence of film, digital capture and computer-generated imagery in the modern cinema workflow, post-production color management is an extremely tenuous process for filmmakers wanting to carefully control the onscreen aesthetic. ACES promises to define new paradigms for image interchange and to futureproof image mastering for cinema and television.

This talk will provide introduction to the basic principles of the system and contrast it with traditional workflows.

Speaker Biography: David Long joined the faculty of the School of Film and Animation in 2007, where he is currently Program Chair and Associate Professor for the BS Motion Picture Science program. His research interests at RIT include engineering multispectral video capture and display systems and studying

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variability in human color vision for artistic applications.

Prior to RIT, Long worked as a Development Engineer and Imaging Scientist with Eastman Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging Division. At Kodak, his primary responsibilities included new product development and image science and systems integration for the motion picture group, focusing on film and digital imaging products. Long contributed to the design and commercialization of the Vision2 family of motion picture color negative films, as well as several digital and hybrid imaging products for television and feature film post-production. His work has earned him numerous patents and a 2008 Scientific & Technical Academy Award for contributions made to the design of Vision2 films.

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Rochester Chapter

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Rochester ASHRAE website: www.rochester.ashraechapters.org President's Message:

We are having a great start to the year! Thank you again to our Program Chair and President-elect Chris Walter for the excellent program content at our lunch meeting on Monday, November 10th.

The topic of vibration isolation and noise control was presented by Mr. Richard Sherren, PE, Chief Product Engineer, Kinetics Noise Control. The meeting content was very informative and the meeting was well attended. Thank you to Chris Walter, Mark Schiller, Richard Sherren and all who attended for making our November meeting a success.

A special thanks goes out to Matt Kremer, our chapter YEA committee chair. Not only for the great work he does with the YEA technical sessions, but also for helping bring a great potential community project opportunity to the Rochester ASHRAE Chapter listed below.

I am often asked what is ASHRAE. Outside of the engineering, contracting and HVACR world, many do people do not know who we are. One of my initiatives as chapter president is to get the ASHRAE name out to the general community.

An opportunity has presented itself with YEA (Young Engineering in ASHRAE) to be involved with a community event sponsored

by ASHRAE similar to an Explorers Post. We are looking for volunteers to get involved in a steering committee to decide what way we should go. Either an event with multiple meetings of middle school to high school students getting together to solve a problem over an extended period of time. Or simply have ASHRAE host a one-day event where a group of kids solve a predetermined problem. This could include a Lego device or some type of competition. I see this as great synergy opportunity, not only to get the ASHRAE name out to the community, but also foremost, help kids learn what they might possibly like (or things they definitely do not like) in regards to a education or career path.

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

December ASHRAE Meeting (1 PDH Pending) Monday, December 8, 2014 Location: Mario’s Italian Steakhouse 2740 Monroe Avenue, Rochester Time:

12:00 PM with Buffet Lunch Served

Cost:

$25.00

Speaker: Mr. Bob Cooney, Owner, Cooney Coil and Energy Topic: Freeze Block Technology – Join us for a unique presentation and live visual operational display of this new technology in operation, which prevents coil damage due to freezing Please RSVP by noon Thursday, December 4th to Tim Duprey, tduprey@rochester.rr.com.

Reservations: www.rochester.ashraechapters.org

STEM programs (Science, Technology Engineering and Mathmetics) is gaining momentum around the country, especially in the oil states of North Dakota and Pennsylvania. I know as a contractor many young people are not entering the technical trades. Programs like this can make a difference.

What a great way to get the ASHRAE name out to the community through a program sponsored by our chapter. We are really looking to create some energy and involvement with this event. We are flexible and looking for personal or corporate involvement. If you would like to be part of the steering committee contact Mr. Matt Kramer’s at Modular Comfort Systems or Ed Burns at Mech Tech HVAC, Inc. Our next meeting will be held on Monday, December 8th at Mario’s.

The program topic will be Freeze Block Technology. Freeze damage is one of the leading causes of coil failure. At temperatures 32°F and below, water can freeze and expand, causing excessive pressures that result in coil damage within a matter of minutes. Consequentially, time consuming maintenance, coil repair, downtime, and potentially

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serious subsequent damage from the thaw and flood often occurs. Although freeze stats, controls, and preheat coils are normally used, human error, or unexpected failures or conditions, frequently take place. In the past, technology was not available as a final line of defense. Now it is. If this interests you please consider joining us in December.

Check the ASHRAE website for details, and I hope to see you all there.

Please check out our chapter website at www.rochester.ashraechapters.org or if facebook is your preferred method of communication take a moment to “like” us, www.facebook.com/#!/ashraerochester.

Edward J. Burns Rochester ASHRAE President

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Genesee Valley Branch

American Public Works Association Website: www.apwa.net Geoffrey Benway, PE Genesee Valley Branch President Serving Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne County

Continuing Education “You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.”

Conrad Hall Every public works agency should encourage and fund adequate monies for continuing education for its people. In these days of technology advancements in how we operate, manage, maintain, and process information to save money for our tax payers, it is critically important to have those entrusted with maintaining our infrastructure be the best trained. As pressure builds from Albany to hold tax increases to 2%, education is typically considered the low hanging fruit. But what is the real cost of not having training.

Inefficiencies are likely as staff continues to do things “the way we have always done them.” Safety can be compromised without the constant level of attention to details. Technology advances, if adopted and implemented, can contribute to increase costs. But the real cost is the morale of the staff. Training is a way of showing them that they are a valuable resource and that management believes that they are worthy of training. Training can cover so many topics and skills.

Your staff is the front line with residents and clients. Important skill development can include communication, leadership, ethics, and wellness, which are just as important as knowledge of available technology. An understanding of the process for decisions can lead to innovation from those that do the work. Who knows, maybe a future public works leader is in your midst! Another benefit is employee retention. As staff shrinks with the retirements of the baby boomers, it is important to retain the investments in time and training. As I talk to people in other parts of the US, I learned that the oil industry has been fishing in the public works pool of talent. The high wages paid by the oil industry are a huge attraction. But are these jobs sustainable? Healthy?

The NYS Education Law requires engineers to maintain a yearly quota of training hours. Aren’t the non-professional staff also worthy of growth and development?

New York Chapter Conference

SAVE THE DATE! The 2015 conference will be held in Utica, NY on April 23rd & 24th. “Utica!” you may think, but Utica has a charm that is worth seeing. Having the F.X. Matts brewery on the list of things to do is also a great experience. Some of us can remember the days of Utica Club, Maximus Super and Shultz and Dooley. Well, the brewery still sells mugs and items for several of these iconic brands and advertising symbols. The brewery also produces Saranac brand beers. The training is being held at the Hotel Utica which is a Renaissance Revival style structure built in 1912.The structure was recently restored and is listed on the National Trust Historic places.

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is to commiserate with fellow public works practioners. The program will build skills for all levels of experience and skills. The leadership track is a 1½ day training that will help build your current and future leaders.

New York State Government

The recent elections showed the frustration with NY and national politicians. Hopefully, fresh blood will result in equally fresh thinking. The Genesee Valley Branch of APWA thanks those that have served and welcomes those new to public service. The Board of Directors is able and willing to meet with any level of government to advocate for public works and encourage membership in APWA. Let me know how we can help YOU! A recent check of pending legislation in NY has me wondering where the focus is! Here is a list of legislation that may (or may not) be of use to public works: • S99-2013: Exempt emergency vehicles from obedience of traffic laws when involved in emergency operations: Let anarchy reign!

• At least a dozen laws to create various distinctive license plates!

These include combat medics, NY recycles, Hispanic and African American veterans, clergy, and the NY city fire riders motorcycle club.

• S277-2013: Requires motorcycles to be operated on public highways with both wheels on the ground at all times.

• S377-2013: Authorizes counties to establish a handicapped parking enforcement grant program.

• S282-2013: Requires youth holding operator’s licenses or permits to maintain good school attendance.

• S395-2013: Provides that motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, shall not be operated with an accumulation of snow or ice on the surface. Obviously, sponsor does not live in Syracuse, Buffalo, or Rochester.

Doesn’t this make you feel better that your state representatives are fighting for meaningful legislation!

All is not totally lost. Here are some possibly worthy items up for review: • S341-2013: Transfers control of the NY State canal system to the NYSDOT. • S278-2013: Requires NYSDOT to defer to town board requests for speed limit, signage, and signal changes where safety is an issue.

• S392-2013: Authorizes county highway superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town, or village.

• S402-2013: Amends Highway Law in relation to alternative project delivery methodologies. apwa news

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Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association Website: www.gvlsa.com

Year 2014 Officers President John F. Gillen, LS Vice President Roy B. Garfinkel, LS Secretary Robert J. Avery, LS Treasurer Michael A. Venturo, LS Robert B. Hatch, LS, ex officio

Year 2014 Meeting Dates December 6, 2014 Annual Meeting The Depot, 1 West Main Street Shortsville, NY 14548 Installation of 2015 officers

Save the Dates 2015 NYSAPLS Conference January 21-23

December 2014

Board of Directors 2012-2014 David J. LaRue, LS Gregory D. Bell, LS 2013-2015 Michael C. Bodardus, LS Jared R. Ransom, LS 2014-2016 Clifford J. Rigerman, LS Joseph J. Hefner, LS

December Annual Meeting December 6, 2014 The Depot 1 West Main Street, Shortsville, NY Cost for the event is $25 per person, which includes hors d'oeuvres, a choice from three entrees, and dessert.

We will be installing the 2015 officers at this meeting.

Turning Stone Resort & Casino Verona, NY

NYSAPLS 56th Surveyors Conference & Exhibition Survey 3600 at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino Verona, NY

January 21-23, 2015 We are delighted to invite you to the

Professional Affiliations • • •

New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc. National Society of Professional Surveyors Rochester Engineering Society

New York State Associaiton of Professional Land Surveyors 56th Annual Surveyors Conference hosted by the Central New York Society of Land Surveyors!

Register today at www.nysapls.org gvlsa news

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Rochester Section

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The new Rochester section web site is at: http://rochester.ieee.org (always check the web PDF edition for late changes and additions)

Jacob Z. Schanker, P.E., Newsletter Chair E-mail: j.schanker@ieee.org

Rochester Section Meeting – Tuesday, December 2 at Noon The next monthly Rochester Section business meeting is on Tuesday, December 2, at 12:00 pm, at the Hibachi Sushi Buffet Restaurant in South Town Plaza on Jefferson Road (Route 252) just west of West Henrietta Road (Route 15). Any IEEE member is invited to attend. Lunch is only $3 for IEEE members. No reservation or RSVP is needed, just show up.

IEEE Life Member Affinity Group Meeting Dec. 5 The Life Member Group will hold the next meeting of the Posterity Project on Friday, December 5th at 1:00 pm. We will meet for lunch at the Rochester Yacht Club. The meeting will include discussion of stories by Life Members which have been submitted to the group. Anyone who would like to contribute a story about an engineering experience they have had should feel free to do so.

Stories and reservations to come to the meeting on December 5th can be emailed to Henry Simon at henrysimon@frontiernet.net.

IEEE Technology Management Council Meeting Dec. 9 The next IEEE Technology Management Council Rochester Chapter Meeting will highlight "Photonics in Rochester."

The heritage of major corporations in our area has spawned many local centers of excellence that manifest themselves in the different areas of photonics. In this talk, Tom Battley, Director of New York Photonics and the Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster, outlines the steps that are being taken to nurture and expand photonics in the Rochester area. This is a timely discussion for engineering and technical professionals, students, and those interested in the economic development of Western NY. Date: Tuesday, December 9 2014

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Rochester Institute of Technology Institute Hall, Building 73, Room 1140.

Please join us for the talk, meeting the speaker, discussions and light refreshments.

RSVP through vtools at: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/30170.

Computer Society / Computational Intelligence Society Meetings on Genetic Algorithms Dates: Monday evenings, December 1 and 8.

Time: Pizza & Drinks 6:00, presentation 7:00 pm.

Location: Golisano Hall, room 70-3000, Rochester Institute of Technology.

Speaker: Presented by Peter G. Anderson, RIT Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus) Abstract: Genetic Algorithms (GAs) are among a growing body of problem solving techniques inspired by natural systems, biological, sociological, chemical, physical, etc. GAs are based on the evolutionary idea of survival of the fittest and are implemented as algorithmic problem solving by selective breeding. A GA uses a population of dozens or hundreds of proposed solutions to a problem and repeatedly creates new solutions (children) from pieces of the relatively better individuals (parents), injecting a small amount of error (mutation) into the new individuals. Surprisingly, this often works.

These algorithms can often be very effective to find maxima of continuous functions in cases where calculus cannot easily be applied, and also to quickly find acceptable sub-optimal solutions to difficult (i.e., NP complete) combinatorial problems such as scheduling, bin packing, traveling salesperson, map coloring, etc.

The first of the two talks gives an introduction to the basic algorithm along with variations and tuning parameters and surveys some applications.

In this portion, solutions to problems will be represented by bit strings, a familiar object that is easy to create randomly, crossover (sexual reproduction) and mutate.

The second talk covers more interesting variations and applications. We give special attention to permutation-based problem solutions and how to perform crossovers on permutations.

About the speaker: Peter was a member of the Computer Science faculty at RIT for 25 years, concentrating on graduate education, CS Theory, Neural Networks, Pattern Recognition, and GAs . He continues to actively advise Graduate CS students, pursue research in Fibonacci Numbers, and march with the Pittsford Fire Department Band.

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ieee news

Message from Section Chair Greg Gdowski It is almost hard to believe that it is November as I write this.

My message continues to be “communication, communication, communication.” At the last Excom meeting I learned that some new graduate students might not be receiving email notifications. If you recently relocated from a different IEEE Section to start graduate school in the Rochester area, you must actively change your address on your IEEE account in order to receive notifications from the Rochester IEEE Section. There is another important reason to do this! I have some good news for graduate students within the Rochester IEEE Section.

We voted at the recent Excom meeting to establish a scholarship for graduate student IEEE members within the Rochester Section. Stay tuned as we roll out this new opportunity. If you have not yet changed your address, now would be the time to do it.

Rochester Section Undergraduate Scholarships!

The Rochester Section is also offering two $1,500 annual scholarships to undergraduate members of IEEE. Two types of students are eligible.

1. If you have a kid that is in an ABET-accredited engineering school (even if they are not in school in Rochester) they are likely eligible as long as you reside within the Section. The student does not have to reside within the Rochester section while they are at school.

2. Any student from an ABET-accredited engineering school within the Rochester Section.

These scholarships are to recognize outstanding engineering, engineering technology, and science or technology students. These are merit-based scholarships. This is a great opportunity for students!

Applications must be sent to the Rochester Engineering Society (RES).

The information required for applying to the local IEEE scholarships can be found on the RES website (http://www.roceng.org/page1702084).

Rochester Engineering Society --- Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, and Engineers of Distinction.

The Rochester Engineering Society is looking for nominations for its yearly awards for engineers. If you know of an IEEE member that should be nominated for any of these awards, please contact the Section so that we can help endorse your nomination and application for the individual. The deadline for the initial application is December 19th.

More information on these awards can be found here: http://www. roceng.org/Recognition.

Past Section Events:

October 22nd - Best Practices for Effective Test. This was the Section’s first sponsored event that provided PDH credit to participants.

The event brought together 19 people for a half day of training on developing test systems. The Section would like to especially thank James Campbell (President, Viewpoint Systems, Inc.) for his efforts in running the session. We would also like to thank Ed Snyder (Marquardt) and John O’Brien (Trek Inc.) for participating in the session.

OTHER EXCITING UPCOMING SECTION EVENTS TO GET ON YOUR CALENDAR! DID YOU EVER WONDER WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE A VINTNER? Come join us for an evening discussing the

"Engineering of Wine Making" on December 2nd from 6:00 -9:00 pm in Room 108 of Goergen Hall, University of Rochester with Steve Griffith and Michael Vonheckler.

Two longtime engineers will discuss what it takes to start a vineyard and produce wine. This is an event to not miss! This will be a great opportunity to directly interact with two well-established vintners.

Steve Griffith is the owner of Big Oak Vineyard in Monroe County. It is an estate vineyard with 6835 Total Vines (7.5 Acres) - Pinot Noir, Riesling, Traminette, Gewürztraminer, Vingoles, Voignier, Muscat, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Michael Vonheckler is the former managing partner of Warm Lake Estate Vineyard and Winery, which was the largest grower of Pinot Noir (55 acres) east of the Rocky Mountains. Michael von Heckler began his journey of winemaking in 1977 at a Les Amis du Vin in Greenvale, New York. He was awarded numerous medals for his wine from Intervin, American Wine Society and others.

Rochester IEEE Section Excom Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.

December 11th from 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Artisan Works. Open to all Rochester IEEE Section Excom members.

ARE YOU A NEW STUDENT OR ARE YOU NEW TO THE AREA? If you are a new student (graduate or undergraduate) in the

Rochester area, there really is no reason why you should not join the IEEE. The engineering community extends well outside your campus, and IEEE is by far the best way to get to know them. Joining is easy and the dues for students are remarkably low ($32/yr.)! If you are an undergraduate or a graduate student and would like to become an IEEE member, I can help. Undergraduate and Graduate Student members must carry at least 50% of a normal full-time academic program as a registered graduate student in a regular course of study in IEEEdesignated fields. The designated fields are: Engineering, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Physical Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Mathematics, Technical Communications, Education, Management, and Law and Policy. Please join today and let us help you get connected!

HOST A MEETING!

As Section Chair, I am putting out a challenge to our entire Rochester engineering community. If you find that you cannot attend many of the IEEE meetings because they are offered at inopportune times or are located too far away, why not consider hosting an IEEE event at your company? Or, if you are a member of another professional society and have wondered why more IEEE members don’t come to your events, why not consider having a joint event? I am more than happy to facilitate networking events at your company or in conjunction with other engineering societies. Let’s collaborate and make Rochester a better place for engineers to live and work.

JOIN US AT THE NEXT EXCOM MEETING!

If you are looking for a cheap $3 lunch, join us for the next monthly Rochester Section IEEE Executive Committee meeting. It will be from 12:00 to 1:00 pm on December 2nd at the Hibachi Sushi Buffet in Southtown Plaza (3333 W. Henrietta Rd, Henrietta, NY). Please join us to learn more about the Section, and how you may contribute.

2015 Section Officer Candidates

The slate of candidates for section officer positions for next year can be found on our website. A direct link is: http://rochester.ieee.org/about/section-officers/candidates-for-2015/.

New free E-Book for members in December

In December, IEEE-USA E-books will offer “Starting Your Start-Up – Book 2: Market Size & Strategy” by Tanya Candia. You can read about the series of books on the author's website at: http://www.candiacomm.com/publications.html. ieee news

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Celebrating Our 100th Column in The Rochester Engineer Patent Models - A Blast From The Past Continued...

Patent number 109,172. Improvement in Pianos by Ole Bull, New York, NY. 1870

Patent number 228,125. Machine for Washing and Concentrating Ores by Frederick J. Seymour, Wolcottville, CT. 1880

Patent number 89,435. Improvement in Propelling-Apparatus by Peter Robert, New York, NY. 1869 Patent number 87,271. Improved Portable Gas-Generator by Charles B. Loveless, Syracuse, NY. 1869 48 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | DECEMBER 2014

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Patent number 205,799. Improvement in Truss-Bridges by William Irelan, Oak Springs, IA 1878

Patent number 106,137. Improved Washing-Machine by Charles H. DeKnight, Pittsburgh, PA. 1870 Patent number 44,633. Improvement in Machines For Cutting Files by James Jervis, Baltimore, MD. 1864

Patent number 92,808. Improved (Water) Velocipede by David J. Farmer, Wheeling, WV. 1969

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Patent number 6,469. Buoying Vessels Over Shoals by Abraham Lincoln of Springfield, Illinois. 1849. The only U.S. President to obtain a patent.

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Affiliated Societies of the Rochester Engineering Society American Consulting Engineering Companies of New York President, David J. Meyer, 585-218-0730 Email: dmeyer@pathfinderengineers.com

Association For Facilities Engineering, Rochester Chapter President, Dan Friday, 585-341-3225 Email: danf@rochesterymca.org

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Vincenzo G. Marcello, 585-422-0043.

Email:Vincenzo.Marcello@SDMS.usa.xerox.com

Electrical Association Executive Director, Kirstie Steves 585-538-6350, fax 538-6166, Email: kirstie@eawny.com President, Joe Lengen, Horizon Solutions

American Public Works Association Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch Past-Chairman, Geoff Benway Email: benway@penfield.org American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section President, Thomas Zaso, PE Email: TZaso@rocgeotechnical.com American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, Edward J. Burns Email: ejb@mechtechhvac.com American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Sarilyn Swayngim Email: sarilyn.swayngim@gmail.com American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Rochester New York Chapter President, Alan Smith, IBC Engineering 585-292-1590. Email: asmith@ibceng.com Association for Bridge Construction and Design President, Daniel D. Duprey, Jr., PE 800-274-9000 ext. 1033 Email: DDuprey@ClarkPatterson.com Association of Energy Engineers Western New York Chapter President, William Murray, 585 641-7121 Email: bmurray@ec4b.com

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association President, John F. Gillen, LS Ex-Officio, Robert Hatch, 585-349-3750.

Email: bhatch@schultzpc.com Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Inc., Rochester Section Executive Director, Chuck Eckert, 585-766-0329, Email: ceckert1@rochester.rr.com President, Chris Langton Email: clangton@labellapc.com Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester Chapter President, David Odgers Email: odgers@frontiernet.net Independent Entrepreneurs Council, Rochester NY Chapter Chairman, Ralph Kraft, 585-621-6946 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Greg T. Gdowski, 585-275-2580 Email: Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu Institute of Industrial Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, John Kaemmerlen, 585-475-2767 Email: jxkpdm@rit.edu International Council on Systems Engineering, Finger Lakes Chapter President, Jack Riley Email: jackri2139@hotmail.com

Monroe Professional Engineers Society President, Joseph Dombrowski, PE Email: JDombrowski@meengineering.com New York State Association of Transportation Engineers, Section 4 President, Howard R. Ressel, 585-272-3372.

Email: Howard.Ressel@dot.ny.gov New York Water Environment Association Inc., Genesee Valley Chapter (www.gvcnywea.org) President, Bill Davis, 585-381-9250 Email: william.davis@mrbgroup.com Professional Services Management Association, Upstate New York Chapter President, Margaret Rathmell, SWBR Email: mrathmell@swbr.com Project Management Institute, Rochester Preesident, Brian Gregory Email: president@pmirochester.org Refrigeration Service Engineers Society Executive Director, Kirstie Steves 585-313-8972, fax 538-6166, Email: kirstie@rses-rochester.org President, Jim Allen, email: jta141@yahoo.com Sheet Metal & Air-Conditioning Contractor’s National Association-Rochester, Inc. Executive Director, Aaron Hilger 585-586-8030. Email: mzin@smacnaroc.org Societ of Manufacturing Engineers, Chapter 16 Chairman, Christopher r. Vastola, 585-367-2904 Email: SMERoch16@aol.com Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section President, Brett Blaisdell, Bausch & Lomb, 1400 North Gooaman Street, Rochester, NY 14609 585-338-5417, Email: brett.blaisdell@bausch.com Society of Women Engineers President, Jodi Carville, RIT, 585-475-7028 Email: jlceee@rit.edu

Corporate Members of the Rochester Engineering Society Bergmann Associates P.C. (Enterprise)

LaBella Associates (Enterprise)

TY-LIN International (Champion)

M/E Engineering, P.C. (Champion)

BME Associates

University of Rochester

MRB Group (Champion)

Visron Design, Inc.

Clark Patterson Lee Corporation (Champion)

Optimation Technology, Inc. (Enterprise)

Vanguard Engineering, PC

Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP

Passero Associates

EnergyMark, LLC

Popli Design Group

Erdman Anthony Associates

Rochester Business Alliance Rochester Institute of Technology, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Garlock Sealing Technologies (Champion)

Stantec Inc. (Champion)

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