Rochester Engineering Society Magazine April 2015 by Rochester Engineering Society

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APRIL 2015 Announcing the 2014 Award Recipients

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being presented at the 113th RES Annual Gala

Lalit K. Mestha, B.E., PhD 2014 Engineer of the Year

Also in this Issue:

John M. Papponetti, PE 2014 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year

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Matthew Sidley 2014 FINALIST Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year

2015 Engineering Symposium in Rochester |

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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: scott.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

Join Us For The 113th RES Annual Gala Saturday, April 11

2015 Rochester Engineering Symposium Wednesday, April 29

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5 • Join the RES Tutoring Team - Help a Rochester Child Learn to Read 6 • Announcing the RES 2014 Engineering Award Recipients 8 • Get to the Point! - Who's Got Style 10 • The Limited Monopoly - Interpreting Patent Claims - The Meaning of Those Strange Little Sentences

12 • RES 113th Annual Gala and Sponsorship Opportunities 14 • Continuing Education Opportunities 15-17 • Engineers’ Calendar 18 • Invitation to the 113th RES Annual Gala - Saturday, April 11 19 • Thank You - Sponsors of 113th RES Annual Gala - Saturday, April 11 20-21 • Position Openings 20 • News From Professional Firms 22, 25 • Campus News 23-24 • Professional Firms - Employee News 42-43 • 2015 Engineering Symposium in Rochester, Wed. April 29 40 • RES Individual Membership Application 41 • Rochester Engineer Advertising Rates 44-46 • Directory of Professional Services 46 • Directory of Business Services 47 • Affiliated Societies and Corporate Members of the RES

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• ABCD Association for Bridge Construction and Design.....................31 • AFE Association for Facilities Engineering...........................................29 • ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers............................................30 • ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers....................................................36 • ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers....................................32 • GVLSA Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association.............................35 • IEC Independent Entrepreneurs Council...........................................27

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• IES Illuminating Engineering Society....................................................33 • IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.................38-39 • INCOSE International Council of Systems Engineering...........................26 • IS&T Society for Imagins Science and Technology.............................34 • MPES Monroe Professional Engineers Society......................................28 • RES Rochester Engineering Society........................ 3-5, 6-7, 12, 18-19 • SWE Society of Women Engineers........................................................37

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President’s Message Mary Steblein, RES President 2014 - 15 Welcome to April – hopefully Spring has arrived in Rochester – but more importantly, it’s time for our Annual Gala. Congratulations to all the scholarship winners, our 2014 Engineer of the Year, Lalit Mestha B.E., PhD, FIEEE, our 2014 Young Engineer of the Year, John Papponetti, PE, and our Young Engineer of the Year Finalist, Matthew Sidley. Please see the articles in this magazine for more information about our honorees. It’s not too late to purchase tickets or join us as a sponsor! Next up on our calendar is the RES Annual Meeting – stay tuned for the date announcement. This is our annual business meeting, where we conduct our elections and recognize those who have contributed throughout the past year. It’s also a great time for networking. We’d love to see you there. In searching for inspiration for this month’s article, I turned to a few engineer friends for advice. Several responses came back: mentoring, E-Week, work-life balance, financial planning, and current licensure issues. Since I have a few more issues of the Rochester Engineer to write for, I’m just going to tackle the first issue in this message – but if there’s a topic you’d like me to address, please send a note to president@roceng.org. At a recent SWE regional conference in Philadelphia, a discussion developed about the various titles we give to those who advise us and help us along our career paths. People are probably most familiar with “mentor”, but there’s been an evolution to more dynamic roles – such as “advocate” and “sponsor.” While a mentor may provide advice or training, an advocate or sponsor is going the next step, and actively assisting the protégé along their path. Advocates and sponsors are often people with influence in the company or organization, and can assist the protégé in obtaining the desired promotions or projects that meet their set goals. The advisor/sponsor is also putting their reputation on the line in this situation. For that reason, the relationship is a two-way street. The protégé has to prove that they are worth the effort the advocate/sponsor is res news - president’s message

making on their behalf. Our SWE region has been developing a mentoring program to match those interested in SWE leadership roles to current leaders. When deciding my next role in SWE, I was able to reach out to my mentor to discuss my options. I was struggling with my decision, and my need to balance work, engineering organizations, and non-work activities in my life, she listened and gave me feedback and support. We knew in the end I was the only one who could make the decision, but having someone to talk to, who had background knowledge and who knew my involvement to-date, was invaluable. Another buzz term I’ve seen lately is “micro-mentoring.” If you don’t have the time for a commitment to long-term mentoring, consider micro-mentoring. In SWE, we’ve practiced this concept in “Speed Mentoring” sessions. Each person gets a chance to talk to other members, and we usually pre-select questions to keep conversations focused. This type of interaction may even develop into longer-term relationship if you find that a conversation really “clicks” or if you connect with someone that you want to learn from moving forward. You don’t need a formal program to micro-mentor - many interactions may be considered micro-mentoring. At conferences, for example, I try to branch out. Instead of sitting with the people I know at meals, I’ll start my own table, where I can meet people from different geographic areas or disciplines. At the SWE regional conference, I had a long discussion with a student in an associate’s degree program who wants to pursue civil engineering. We spent some time at breakfast discussing career options, the merits of advanced degrees, and the path to licensure. She was well-prepared with questions and I hope my perspective helps her along in her young career. I gave her a card and told her to get in touch if she has more questions in the future. At dinner, I sat with a mix of professionals in the nuclear industry, and students from UB. The young professionals and I discussed some common workplace concerns, and the students had questions about career paths, and again, licensure (seems to be a common topic and an area of mystery for many students!) As we all continue in our careers, I hope we don’t forget to pass along our wisdom and lessons learned to high school/college students and junior engineers. I challenge you to micro-mentor, mentor, advocate for, or sponsor a young engineer when the opportunity arises.

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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.

November 13, 1959 (Board of Directors Meeting, Hotel Sheraton)

The Board approved a motion to establish a committee to consider setting up a retirement fund for the RES Executive Secretary.

“The Rochester Engineer” (November 1959)

This issue, being the Radio Engineers’ Number, featured an article, “High-Speed Digital Data Transmission,” by J.L. Wheeler, manager Digital Communication Laboratory, Stromberg-Carlson Corporation. In it, he describes several methods of overcoming problems with high-rate transmission of digital information over telephone lines. RIT President, Dr. Mark Ellingson, announced that following the Board of Trustees approval, the securing of funding and NYS Regents approval, RIT would be offering master of science degrees in chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering. He predicted that this would be accomplished by the Fall of 1961, at the latest. Tuesday noon RES luncheon topics for this month included “Future Development Plans for our City” by F. Dow Hamblin, City Manager, “Future Plans for the Development of the Genesee Harbor and Irondequoit Bay” by William A. Carr, Port Director, and “Plans for Future Highway Systems in the Rochester Area” by Bernard F. Perry, District Engineer, NY State Dept. of Public Works.

“The Rochester Engineer” (December 1959)

A joint meeting of the RES, AIEE, and IRE featured Eugene F. O’Neill of Bell Telephone Laboratories, discussing, “TASI, Time Assignment Speech Interpolation,” a technology under development for use in submarine telephone cables, for digital common-control circuits for decision making (logic) and memory, and high-speed electronic switches and signaling circuits. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held for the United Engineering Center, opposite the United Nations, on 1st Avenue, in New York City. This facility was to become the headquarters of the 18 major engineering societies, comprising of some 300,000 members. 4 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | APRIL 2015

A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society...1897 - 1960 by Lee M. Loomis

“The Rochester Engineer” (January 1960)

A joint meeting of the RES and ASME featured Frank H. Slaymaker, manager of the Electroacoustics Laboratory, Stromberg-Carlson Corporation on the topic, “Sonar – The Acoustic Detection of Submarines.” This meeting was designed to be of particular interest to high school students interested in careers in engineering. Area high school students, if accompanied by an ASME member, parent or senior guest, were invited to attend. The NY State Society of Professional Engineers announced its monthly meeting, featuring Bernard F. Perry, PE, on “Highways, Skyways & Loops in Rochester’s Future.” This being the Automotive Number, the feature article, “Automotive Lubricants for 1960,” by Arthur A. Davis of Davis-Howland Oil Corporation, described new oil additives to prevent engine deposits and high and low operating temperatures. Statistics revealed that with oil changes every 1,000 miles, average engine life expectancy was 97,000 miles, but decreasing oil change frequency to 5,000 miles reduced engine life to 63,000 miles. Teflon bearings, currently under test, were expected to reduce the need for chassis lubrication, as was the use Lithium Hydroxy Sterate wheel-bearing grease, but a sloppy mechanic could cancel out any good that these new lubricants might offer.

“The Rochester Engineer” (February 1960)

This, the Architects’ Number, provided a synopsis of the proposed new Temple B’rith Kodesh, on Elmwood Avenue in Rochester. With a sanctuary space for 640, expandable to 2500, this modern facility was to be laden with religious symbolism in its design and construction. Designed by Rochester architects Waasdorp, Northrup & Austin, in consultation with congregational leaders, it included ideas from a number of recently constructed synagogues around the country. A second feature article, by C. Storrs Barrows, “Will Stock Plans Make a Saving in School Construction?” compared the proportion of total educational costs due to building construction, finding that only 12% of school budgets apply, and that 88% of costs are for instruction and building operation. It concluded that, since HVAC manufacturers are constantly competing to improve the performance and efficiency of their systems, there is relatively little cost improvement available from resorting to standardized school building plans. Architects should feel free to design facilities in response to school board and administration desires, reflecting their particular educational program needs. A joint meeting of the RES, IRE and AIEE featured a ground-breaking presentation Dr. Jesse Orkansky, vice president at Dunlap Associates, on “Human Factors Engineering in Electronic Systems.” This presentation covered the relative new field of anticipating and solving problems in operating and maintaining modern complex electronic equipment and systems, in the design stages, prior to set-up and operation. 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. res news - history

RES News 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, neighbors. Even just two hours a week of your time can make a big difference in the life of a student. The RES Tutoring Team at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy currently includes full-time, employed RES Tutor, Renee Keaton, works with Ms. Professional Engineers, recently-graduated Markese and Dr. Walter Cooper Academy engineers, retired engineers, retired school teachers, Students 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 is under way, and we’re 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 volunteers tutoring at #10 School, this Winter, but we still need more. We are currently scheduling presentations with 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 Ave. (in the 19th Ward, one block North of Genesee Pk. Blvd., between Post Ave. and Virginia Ave.) 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)

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Announcing The Award Recipients

Join us on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center Come congratulate the 2014 Engineer of the Year

The 2014 Rochester Engineer of the Year

Lalit Mestha, PhD Research Fellow at Palo Alto Research Center A Xerox Company, Webster NY

How have you used your engineering skills for community and professional leadership? (1) By creating advanced technology, (2) By teaching students in local University, (3) As Chairperson for India Community Center – a community organization based in Penfield, (4) By reviewing research proposals in scientific and engineering fields at the National Science Foundation. What do you consider your greatest engineering achievement? Light-based sensing and algorithms for creating high societal & scientific impact (e.g., spectral sensing, noncontact image-based sensing of vitals, diseases [heart and respiratory functions, skin property, arrhythmia, breast cancer, SpO2, BP], control system for production color printers and proton accelerators). Describe a key event or individual that had a profound effect on your career. Charlie Duke – retired Senior Fellow, a member of National Academy of Sciences, a member of National Academy of Engineering, brought me to Rochester. He had a profound effect on me in how I evolved into a key researcher. What advice would you give to our scholarship recipients, who will be in attendance at the Gala? You can create remarkable new technology because each engineer is an innovator. If you miss one opportunity, learn from it and move on. Follow guidelines: aim high, be consistent and honest, keep your commitments, follow rules, have a family and enjoy life. Articulate your vision for engineering in Rochester. Solve some grand technological challenges that lead to tremendous benefits to society. One specific area is in whole-body imaging with light-based sensing that can extract variety of health information – a “super vision and recommender technology” which can self-diagnose and recommend. 6 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | APRIL 2015

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Announcing The Award Recipients

Join us on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center Come congratulate the 2014 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year, and Come support the Finalist for 2014 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year The 2014 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year

John M. Papponetti, PE

Matthew Sidley

Vice President Local Bridge Manager LaBella Associates, DPC

Electrical Engineer Harris Corporation

How have you used your engineering skills for community and professional leadership? I use my engineering skills and involvement in professional organizations to advocate for many of our local municipalities seeking to improve the condition of their bridge inventory. What do you consider your greatest engineering achievement? Being appointed to the Transportation Research Board’s subcommittee on Structure Maintenance. TRB is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council – a private, nonprofit institution that is the principal operating agency of the National Academies in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. Describe a key event or individual that had a profound effect on your career. My late uncle, Edward Hale, a Civil Engineer, had the biggest effect on my career. It was our conversations during my high school years that guided me to pursue a career as a Civil Engineer. Without his guidance I wouldn’t be where I am at today. What advice would you give to our scholarship recipients, who will be in attendance at the Gala? Your degree is license to learn. Show a willingness to continually learn and adapt, no matter what stage of career you’re in. Find things that make you curious and pursue them. Take advantage of internship programs. Articulate your vision for engineering in Rochester. With the support of two excellent local universities (Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester), I see Rochester’s engineering community playing a critical role in creating a sustainable world that provides a safe, secure, healthy, and productive life for all people. cover article - award recipients

The 2014 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year FINALIST

How have you used your engineering skills for community and professional leadership? I have mentored several university student teams for their senior projects and I have helped lead the IEEE Rochester Section. I hope to inspire other young engineers to be active in the local high-tech community. What do you consider your greatest engineering achievement? My greatest engineering accomplishment has been the design of a new satellite communication antenna system. The antenna system was designed to maximize gain and isolation performance in the bands to improve geographical coverage. Describe a key event or individual that had a profound effect on your career. I’ve had the great opportunity to work with a Senior Scientist, Malcolm Packer, who has immensely increased my engineering knowledge. What advice would you give to our scholarship recipients, who will be in attendance at the Gala? Look for opportunities to be impactful professionally and in the community. Articulate your vision for engineering in Rochester. I envision the Rochester engineering community growing stronger by improving the ties between academia and business as well as fostering mentorship between senior and young engineers.

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Get to the Point! Who's Got Style?

When do we use bullets? When do we use numbers? Should there be periods in PE? How do we punctuate a bulleted list? Is it OK to use the first person in our reports? Where do we place the company logo? These are questions you should be asking and know who inside your firm has the answers. Unfortunately many firms are functioning without a “style guide”. This is an invaluable resource which details how documents should be written and formatted. The risk of working without a style guide is that your reports (which may be your most prominent deliverable) begin to look like they come from different organizations and present an unorganized, disconnected image. You may remember, in a college course, being told by the professor that you needed to follow strict guidelines when writing formal papers. For example, when you cite a publication, set the publication name in italic. When you prepare a reference list, place the author’s name first, followed by the document title, publisher, and date. The page number of the referenced text should be in parenthesis. These guidelines were taken from a style guide and each professor had his/her own preferred guide. It may have been the Chicago Manual of Style, The APA (American Psychological Association) Style Guide, or The MLA (Modern Languages Association) Style Guide. As a student, you may have noticed that in some cases the guidelines varied. That’s because the “rules” in each guide are different.

You can either base your decisions on a specific style guide (like the college professor does) or you can create your own company style which may be a combination of several guides. Be careful not to develop an odd style that may be uncomfortable to read. If there is a recognized standard then you should stick to that. For example, just because a senior engineer prefers to use “pds” as the abbreviation for the weight measurement pounds, this will cause confusion with your reader. The standard abbreviation, like it or not, is “lb”. A team effort will produce the most comprehensive style guide. This is essential if your firm is multi-disciplinary because each field has its own specific language and variations. You need to address all disciplines. However, I suggest there be one person who holds the master document and controls the inputs. This person must be given the ultimate decisions on establishing the style but needs to communicate well with all areas of the firm. Although it often is someone in the marketing team, it doesn’t have to be. Technical professionals are just as capable of researching and understanding language as non-technical professionals. The development of a style guide can take months or years. It should be considered a work in progress and everyone should feel they can contribute. To be effective, the importance of the style guide must be communicated and reinforced throughout the firm and this is often best done by a senior level employee.

Each engineer remembers the style a particular professor promoted, but because the styles may have been different, the resulting reports are inconsistent.

For more information on the various style guides, go directly to their website:

Now that you understand the need for a style guide, where do you begin? I can tell you where NOT to begin and that’s by issuing a grammar book or hefty style guide to each engineer. It will overwhelm them with too much information and they will not use it. Start by looking at a few longer reports and identify some of the inconsistencies. Look at the headings, line-spacing, spellings, acronyms, font choice and other factors that define the document.

www.apastyle.org www.chicagomanualofstyle.org www.mlahandbook.org

Look at reports from other organizations and list what you like and don’t like about them. Ask a technical writer to review some sample documents and compare the word use and grammar with industry specific standards. Create a list of the items you’ve discovered and then decide how you want them to be dealt with in the future. Consider these decisions as policy statements and then write them down in strong, confident language, much like a command: When using a bulleted list, the writer will use a lead-in line that forms a complete sentence followed by a colon. Provide an example. Before performing the test, ensure you have the following equipment: 1. xxxx 2. xxxxxx 3. xxxxx 8 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | APRIL 2015

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© 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. get to the point

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The Limited Monopoly® Interpreting Patent Claims The Meaning of Those Strange Little Sentences by Robert Gunderman, PE and John Hammond, PE

What’s in a Claim Anyhow

Claims, those strangely constructed sentences at the end of a patent or patent application, usually get all of the attention. They define what an invention is, and is not. While seemingly simple enough, words have their limitations and can be interpreted in differing ways, and the interpretation of claim language is the topic of most struggles within the Patent Office during prosecution or post-grant challenges to validity, as well as in the courts during litigation. There are differing standards and approaches to interpreting claims, each of which is important to understand if you are involved with patents. Claim interpretations may vary depending upon the venue where arguments are being made. While many books have been written on this topic as well as countless litigation and prosecution related documents, our goal is to present a very brief summary of how claims may be interpreted. (If an initial primer on patent claims in general is needed, that can be found in our two part series “Staking Your (Patent) Claims” 1,2.)

Teflon®, a Claim That Nothing Can Stick To

The more words in a claim, the narrower the scope of the claim tends to be. Of course more words mean there is more to interpret, and a lengthy claim, while often narrow in scope, provides ample opportunity for scrutiny of each and every word. And then there is the original patent for Teflon® (a registered trademark of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company) granted in 1941 to Roy J. Plunkett and assigned to Kinetic Chemicals, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware (a subsidiary of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company). Claim 1 reads simply “Polymerized tetrafluoroethylene.” With a claim like that, there is not much left for the imagination to interpret. Most claims, however, don’t have such brevity and are subject to interpretation.

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Different Standards for Prosecution and Litigation

When interpreting patent claims, different standards apply depending on whether you are prosecuting your patent application before an Examiner in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or litigating an issued patent in court. A third category, post-grant validity challenges before the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board, has drawn from both standards. A solid understanding of both of these standards is important when drafting claims in a patent application to ensure successful prosecution, as well as to give claims the best wording possible for any future litigation. Claim interpretation, the act or process of defining the meaning of a patent claim, may be straightforward, or it may be full of complexities and ambiguities. Knowing the various ways that a claim can be interpreted allows a patent practitioner to write a more robust claim or scrutinize an existing claim.

The Prosecution Standard

Claims in a pending patent application are eventually examined for patentability. During examination, the pending claims in a patent application must be given their broadest reasonable interpretation in light of the specification as it would be interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art.3 Furthermore, the words of a claim must be given their plain meaning unless this meaning is inconsistent with the specification. The plain meaning of a word is the ordinary and customary meaning given to the term by those of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention. The specification, drawings, prior art, and the words of the claims themselves are all used to determine the meaning of a claim. However the specification is the best source of meaning, and is relied on heavily by the Examiner in determining patentability. It is improper for an Examiner to import claim limitations from the specification into the claims.4 The Limited Monopoly

Additionally, words of a claim are given their “plain meaning” unless that meaning is inconsistent with the specification5. The Applicant may also be his own “lexicographer,” defining a term in the specification in such a way that it supersedes the plain meaning of the term.6 There are other rules of claim interpretation in prosecution as well. For example, the preamble of the claim may be non-limiting. Other words in a claim, such as transitional phrases like “comprising” or “consisting of ” have very specific meanings and are used to interpret the claims.

The Litigation Standard

In litigation, claims of issued patents are commonly interpreted in view of the patent specification, the prosecution history record, the prior art, and other claims in the patent itself. In addition, evidence can be provided to attempt to sway the interpretation in a desired direction. Often interpretation of a single word in a claim can make or break a desired litigation outcome. Court cases over the years have molded and shaped claim interpretation, and continue to do so. The ordinary meaning of a claim term is often used to interpret that claim, and dictionaries are commonly used to assist with that ordinary meaning. Other outside references may also be consulted, the use of which is referred to as extrinsic evidence. The use of intrinsic evidence such as the patent specification itself, claim language, and prosecution history is generally heavily relied on. In fact, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit considers the patent specification to be the best source of guidance for claim meaning, and the Court relies heavily, but not exclusively, on the patent specification. Prosecution history, the written record of negotiation between the patent examiner and patent practitioner, is also used to show the scope of the invention and how it was understood. The claims themselves are also used to interpret other claims in the patent. The words surrounding a term in question as well as usage of the term in other claims are all helpful in interpreting that claim. Furthermore, the doctrine of claim differentiation looks at the relative scope of each claim in relation to the others. Essentially, this doctrine says that two claims in the same patent will not have identical scope, but there is in all likelihood an intended difference in scope between the two. For example, a dependent claim that introduces a further limitation implies that this further limitation was not present in the independent claim to which it refers. This concept is not only important to infringement, but also to validity. If an independent claim is broader than the dependent claim to which it refers, the broadness of that independent claim not only makes it the easier of the two to infringe, it also makes it more vulnerable to a validity challenge since its broadness makes it closer to the prior art than its narrower dependent claim counterpart. The Limited Monopoly

While both extrinsic evidence and intrinsic evidence are important to claim interpretation, extrinsic evidence is usually less significant than intrinsic evidence such as the patent specification itself in claim interpretation.

Making a Mountain out of a Word and Sorting it Out at a Markman Hearing

This article provides a brief overview of the various concepts of claim interpretation. A mountain of evidence and documentation can easily be prepared in defense of a certain position on claim interpretation, or even the interpretation of just one pivotal word in a patent claim. The stakes in patent litigation are usually high, and often the importance of a broad, well worded claim during prosecution is key to a company’s success, or at least the success of a new product. Getting the interpretation of a claim sorted out is often no simple task. One step used by the courts in determining the meaning of claim terms is a Markman hearing. This is a pretrial hearing in U.S. Federal District Court where a judge considers evidence from both parties regarding the asserted meaning of claim terms. These hearings are named after the Supreme Court case Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370 (1996). Needless to say, claim interpretation can be contentious and costly. Good practices in prosecution before the patent issues can help if there is ever the need to litigate. 1. The Limited Monopoly® April 2009 2. The Limited Monopoly® May 2009 3. MPEP §2111, 37 CFR 1.75(d)(1) 4. MPEP §2111.01(II) 5. MPEP §2111.01(I and III) 6. MPEP §2111.01(II) 7. MPEP §2111.01(IV) 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 2015 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: Apples in the Marketplace. Robert Gunderman.

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Saturday - April 11, 2015 Sponsorship and Advertising

Commitments must be reserved no later than Friday, January 30, 2015 to be included in pre-event branding opportunities. Company Logos in both black & white and color (high quality PDF, TIFF, or JPEG file format) need to be submitted by February 10th to be included in the Rochester Engineer and the dinner program.

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

 Platinum Sponsor - $2,500

4 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 Half-Page Corporate Ad in Rochester Engineer Magazine 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

Advertising Copy for the dinner program must be submitted electronically, in black & white, by February 6, 2015.  Gold Sponsor - $1,500 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 Scholarships to High School & College Students

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

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Go to the RES Web Site for Updated Details On All Meetings - www.roceng.org

Continuing

Education Opportunities

Monday, April 6

Thursday, April 23

Ethical Decision Making 1 PDH Credit Available

ABCD of WNY and ASCE Buffalo Section Joint Meeting New Advances in Concrete Technology 1 PDH Credit

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p36 Speaker: ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, Barry Benator, PE, CEM-Benatech, Inc. Place: Mario’s Italian Restaurant, 2740 Monroe Avenue, Rochester Time: 11:00 AM NOTE THIS IS AN EARLIER START TIME Cost: $25 per person Reservations: Reservations can be made by going to the website at www.rochester.ashraechapters.org.

Wednesday, April 15

American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

DOE Water Heater Changes for 2015 1 PDH Pending (call for confirmation after Apr. 10)

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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 akramer@ibceng.com by April 13th.

Wednesday, April 15

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Daylighting 1.15 PDH Credits

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Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD)

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Speaker: Doug O’Neill, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Location: Chef ’s Restaurant, 291 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY Time: Registration/social at 11:30 am; Lunch and presentation at 12:00 noon. Cost: $25 for ABCD & ASCE members; $30 for non-members, $15 for students. Reservations: ABCD members, non-members and students contact Rick Kotecki by Monday, April 20th, 716-432-8684 or rkotecki@roadrunner.com. ASCE members register at the Buffalo Section website by Monday, April 20th at ascebuffalo.org and go to the meeting site.

2015 Engineering Symposium in Rochester www.engineeringsymposiumrochester.com

Speaker: Matthew Tanteri, Principal at Tanteri+Associates, LLC Place: RIT Inn and Conference Center, 5257 West Henrietta Road, West Henrietta Time: 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm (registration opens at 11:30 am) Cost: $25 ($40 with Credits). Payment required at the door (cash, check or credit card). Reservations: Reservations by April 8th to Chuck Eckert, 585-766-0329 or email to ceckert1@rochester.rr.com with your lunch choice (Cheeseburger on Kaiser Roll, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, or Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken).

Support Your Affiliate Attend A Meeting

Earn up to 7 PDHs WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2015 Radisson Hotel, Downtown Rochester Time: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm

REGISTRATION IS NOW ONLINE AT www.roceng.org Early registration price (before April 1) is $130. Price increases to $160 April 1st

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Engineers’ Calendar

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.

Saturday, April 11 Rochester Engineering Society 113th RES Annual Gala

Place: Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Avenue, Rochester Time: Scholarship reception at 4:30; Social (cash bar) at 5:00 (includes robotics/drone demonstration, casino tables, and Silent Auction with funds to go to the scholarship fund); Program with awards presentation and The Up! State Cirque Performers starting at 6:30 Reservations: Reservations with dinner choice by Friday, April 3rd. Visit the website (www.roceng.org) for details and reservations. Additional details on page 18 of this issue.

Monday, April 6

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Ethical Decision Making 1 PDH Credit Available

Saturday, April 11

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Speaker: ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, Barry Benator, PE, CEM-Benatech, Inc. Place: Mario’s Italian Restaurant, 2740 Monroe Avenue, Rochester Time: 11:00 AM NOTE THIS IS AN EARLIER START TIME Cost: $25 per person Reservations: Reservations can be made by going to the website at www.rochester.ashraechapters.org.

Rochester Section Meeting

Place: Eastside Family YMCA, 1835 Fairport Nine Mile Point

Dinner Location: Jeremiah’s Tavern, 2164 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road, Penfield Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members. Reservations: Contact Craig Avalone, CHA by April 8th at CAvalone@chacompanies.com or 585-232-5610 ext. 287.

American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

DOE Water Heater Changes for 2015 1 PDH Pending (call for confirmation after Apr. 10)

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Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Road, Gates p38 Place: Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.

Computer Society/Computational Intelligence Society Meeting – Genetic Algorithms (part 2)

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p38 Road, Penfield

Tuesday, April 7

Speaker: Peter G. Anderson, RIT Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus) Place: RIT, Golisano Hall (Bldg. 70), room 70-3000. Time: Pizza and drinks at 6:30; Presentation at 7:00 pm

Wednesday, April 15

Tour of Eastside Family YMCA

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.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Place: GCC Batavia Campus, Room T119, Conable Technology Building, 1 College Road, Batavia, NY Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Cost: $10 registration fee (to be reimbursed in full for those in attendance). Reservations: Contact Katie Dugan for details, kdugan101@gmail.com.

Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)

Tuesday, April 7

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

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Interactive Workshop for Civil Engineers Who Want to p36 Learn More About How to Incorporate Public Relations Into Their ASCE and Professional Activities

Cost: $20 per person, cash or check (no credit cards) Reservations: Contact Adam Kramer at 585-341-3163 or akramer@ibceng.com by April 13th.

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Friday, April 17

Wednesday, April 15, Continued

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)

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Daylighting 1.15 PDH Credits

Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T)

Tell My Story with KODAK MOMENTS

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Speaker: John (Jack) Rieger, Kodak Alaris, Rochester 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.

Thursday, April 16

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association (GVLSA)

GVLSA Board of Directors Meeting & General Membership Meeting

Project Management Institute (PMI Rochester)

The Basics of Agile with a Focus on Scrum Methodology, one of the most widely used methodologies in software development today. 1 PMP PDU Credit Speaker: Mike Ryan, CPA, PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, Six Sigma Black Belt Place: Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Road, Rochester Time 4:30-8:30. Dinner provided. Cost $25 member, $35 non-member Reservations: Reservations and details at www.pmirochester.org

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Android Course Update (Pilot course completed); and Town Hall Meeting

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Place: Telephone conference access at many sites – see page 26 for locations or details on the website at www.incose/org/flc. Time: Meeting introduction and featured presentation at 6:00, approximate adjournment at 7:15 pm.

Tuesday, April 21

Independent Entrepreneurs Council (IEC)

Leveraging Microsoft Cloud Technologies & Online Licensing

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Speaker: Lee Drake, OS-Cubed Place: OS-Cubed office, 274 N. Goodman Street, Suite A401, Rochester, NY 14607 Time: Meet and greet and registration at 8:00 am; Presentation from 8:30 to 9:30 am; Individual questions/demo from 9:30 to 10:30 am. Registration required: Call Lee Drake at 585-756-2444 or email ldrake@os-cubed.com. Web link for presentation: https://meet.lync.com/os3-os-cubed/ldrake/5LFL6LBK.

Thursday, April 23

Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD)

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ABCD of WNY and ASCE Buffalo Section p35 Joint Meeting - New Advances in Concrete Technology 1 PDH Credit (

Place: 40 & 8 Club, 933 University Avenue, Rochester Time: BOD Meeting at 6:00; General Membership Meetingt at 7:00 pm. Website: www.gvlsa.com.

Support Your Affiliate

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

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

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Friday, May 1

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

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Play Ball!!! With IEEE and the Red Wings Place: Frontier Field, Rochester Picnic: We will be having a picnic grill food at The 10th Inning Bar right at Frontier Field. Time: The first pitch is at 7:05 pm, gates open at 6:00 pm. Cost: $8 per person for IEEE members (only $5 for IEEE student members). This includes admission and also the food. Contact Thomas.pian@outlook.com for further information. Registration: Please register by April 22nd, https;//meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/32943.

Wednesday, May 13

Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T)

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Image Denoising with Multiple Layer Block Matching and 3D Filtering Speaker: Zhigang (Zeke) Fan, SKR Labs 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.

Da Vinci – The Genius February 13-May 17, 2015 Rochester Museum and Science Center, Riedman Gallery Presenting sponsor: M&T Bank Support from: Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation Media sponsor: Warm 101.3

Inventor, artist, scientist, engineer, sculptor, anatomist, musician, architect, philosopher – Leonardo da Vinci. Encounter the works of a truly great mind at Da Vinci – The Genius—the most comprehensive traveling exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci ever assembled. Immerse yourself in da Vinci’s timeless brilliance through full-scale interpretations of the mastermind’s inventions and unparalleled studies of his iconic art. Admission to Da Vinci Plus Regular Museum Admission: $17 adults; $16 seniors and college students with ID; $15 ages 3 to 18; $2 RMSC members; Free for children under 3 Hours: Monday–Saturday: 9am–5pm Sunday: 11am–5pm Click here for holiday hours

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You are cordially invited to THE Signature Engineering Event in the area, honoring the best in engineering on

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113 Annual Gala

Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center 123 East Main Street, Rochester

Reception 5:00 pm (scholarship reception 4:30 pm) Program & Dinner 6:30 pm Join us for:

Awards & Scholarship Presentations - Dinner Casino Night - Silent Auction Robotics & Drone Demonstrations and the Up! State Cirque Performers Emcee Doug Emblidge Anchor/Reporter, 13 WHAM News

Join us for an exciting evening of networking and recognition while enjoying elegant dining and unique entertainment. Come celebrate the diversity of engineering as we recognize scholarship recipients, honor the finalist for the Young Engineer of the Year, and award the 2014 Kate Gleason Young Engineer of the Year and the 2014 Engineer of the Year. Tickets are $80 per person, $800 for table of 10 and will be held at the door. Dinner choices are: Grilled Top Sirloin Steak, Panko Breaded Chicken, Baked Salmon, Eggplant Roulettes. Go to www.roceng.org to make reservations or email to res@frontiernet.net - (585) 254-2350.

Your sponsorship makes this event possible, please show your support! Sponsorships Are Still Available - email res@frontiernet.net (see page 12) 18 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | APRIL 2015

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Position Openings

News From

Professional Firms

Wendel Invests in Rochester New Office will Support Continued Growth in Engineering Discipline and Energy Market

Wendel, a national architecture, engineering, energy services company (ESCO) and construction firm, announced the opening of its newest office at 100 Chestnut Street, Suite 1110 in downtown Rochester, New York. The office will support growing market needs for increased civil, electrical, and structural engineering work, as well as energy efficiency services. The regional expansion represents Wendel’s commitment to Rochester and the surrounding community. Joining the Wendel team are Patrick Waterman, PE, Chris LaManna, PE, and Case Smeenk, PE. Tim Dietrich, CEM, CMVP, a senior energy engineer will lead the energy efficiency expansion in the Rochester office. The company has also boosted its staff with additional engineering support and has immediate plans for additional hires. “Our team is excited about the growth we are experiencing in Upstate New York,” said Stewart Haney, President, and Chief Executive Officer. “Our Rochester presence will provide our clients with better access and allow us to increase our capabilities in the strategic areas that align with our current and future growth plans.” q

Looking For Volunteers: RES Board of Directors Please contact Lynne Irwin, Admin Director (res@frontiernet.net) or Mary Steblein, RES President (president@roceng.org)

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position opening | news from professional firms

Position Openings

MRB Group Engineering, Architecture & Surveying, P.C. (www.mrbgroup.com) is currently recruiting for several positions to join our growing team: Planner/Civil Engineer: Candidate will work with our planning and municipal services group providing support on subdivision and site plan reviews, planning board activities, general planning services, and SWPPP/site inspections. Minimum qualifications include a planning or civil engineering related degree with a minimum of 3-5 years experience. Some of the skills that would be desired for this position include knowledge of site plans, State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR), NYSDEC and MS4 stormwater regulations, comprehensive plans and zoning regulations. Candidate should be proficient in Word and Excel and have excellent writing skills. AutoCAD or GIS skills would be a plus. Successful candidates will be self-starters with good communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment. Individual may also be expected to represent the firm in meetings and conferences with clients, regulatory agencies, and officials of other organizations. Team Leader/Project Manager: Candidate will be responsible for client and project development, client interaction, and client meetings. Individual will represent the firm in meetings and conferences with clients, regulatory agencies, and officials of other organizations. Candidate must have experience and background with civil engineering disciplines and especially water and wastewater conveyance and treatment. Team Leader/Project Manager will develop projects with clients and then will be involved in the oversight and management of the design and construction of those projects while maintaining client contact. Only candidates with the ability to apply advanced engineering techniques and demonstrate exceptional problem solving and communication skills will be considered. Public speaking and interactions with clients, politicians, and municipal officials will expected. Licensure is required with a minimum of 10 years of experience. Civil Engineers to plan, design, direct, oversee and execute civil engineering projects in our water/wastewater group. Minimum qualifications include a B.S. degree with 1-3 years of experience (for Civil Engineer I), 3-5 years of experience (for Civil Engineer II) or 5-7 years of experience (for Civil Engineer III). Water/wastewater experience desired. P.E. license preferred. Successful candidates will be self-starters with good communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment. MRB Group has offices in Rochester, Watertown, Saratoga Springs, Seneca Falls, and Elmira, New York. Please e-mail your resume to: resume@mrbgroup.com or mail a copy to:

The Culver Road Armory, 145 Culver Road, Suite 160, Rochester, NY 14620

position opening

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Campus News Teknic Inc. Partners with RIT Engineers on Next-Generation Humanoid Robotic Projects Collaboration will focus on electrical engineering’s TigerBot Program to enhance robotic technologies The next generation of humanoid robots may walk the halls at Rochester Institute of Technology.

project will make the whole RIT campus proud when it is completed. We are very thankful to our sponsor Teknic.”

Teknic Inc. and Rochester Institute of Technology’s electrical engineering department announced their universitycorporate partnership at the end of the fall semester to develop advanced humanoid autonomous robotics technology. Engineering staff from Teknic, a Rochester-based manufacturer of motion control components, are working with students and faculty from MABL—the Multi-Agent BioRobotics Laboratory—in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering on the TigerBot, a humanoid, autonomous robot designed and built by student-engineers in the college.

Today’s robots are being built with increasing dexterity and the ability to adapt to situations beyond programmed, industrial applications. These advances are being addressed through projects such as TigerBot.

A multi-year project, the focus of the TigerBot development series is to build a near-human scale robot using advanced sensor and motor technologies, and to demonstrate the technology using the TigerBot as a robotic tour guide during RIT open houses for prospective students. The latter emphasis could show K-12 student-visitors various aspects of engineering through demonstration, said Ferat Sahin, director of the laboratory and faculty adviser to the project teams. “It has been my long lasting dream that we would have a humanoid giving the tours to our prospective students during open house,” he said. “There is nothing more valuable than showing prospective students what they can do if they join RIT. I believe this multi-year

RIT’s TigerBot mimics some human movements with synchronized arms and legs and range-of-motion at its shoulders and hips. Wireless technology and sensors help it move and turn, avoid obstacles and recover from a forward or backward fall. It also has improved mechanical and electrical systems including inverse kinematics—the algorithm needed to move and orient the robot with the proper angles of its joints. Since 2012, senior student-engineers designed four humanoid robots, all just under 3-feet-tall as a means to understand robotic technology design and to test ideas for a successful humanoid implementation. The group, consisting of students from the engineering college’s electrical and microelectronic engineering departments, is looking to build a human-scale robot leveraging the new working relationship with Teknic. “Integration of Teknic’s all-in-one brushless servo system, called ClearPath, will be used to provide locomotion of all primary joints of the latest humanoid TigerBot,” said Abe Amirana, Teknic’s

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TigerBot III Pose Credit: A. Sue Weisler, RIT University News director. ClearPath motors provide closed-loop positioning performance, are more compact in size, reduce overall cabling and wiring and improve overall electrical efficiency. “There’s a significant amount of design work these students have to accomplish in a short semester, and Teknic is pleased to provide industrial, originalequipment-manufacturer components to help them meet their goals and objectives. Because ClearPath integrates a digital drive, high resolution optical encoder and motion controller all within a brushless servo motor, engineers and machine designers are relieved of this engineering effort and can subsequently focus on other critical aspects of the project.” q Campus News continued on page 25... campus news

Professional Firms Employee News

Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering and Surveying P.C. Announces Additions to Firm Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering and Surveying, P.C. announced two additions to the firm.

Deanne L. Pericak, PE

Deanne L. Pericak, PE, LEED AP has returned to the firm and will rejoin the company as a project engineer. Ms. Pericak has over 13 years of experience in civil/site engineering and landscape architecture. She has extensive experience in stormwater management including drainage collection system design, drainage studies, SWPPP reports, hydrology and hydraulics, stormwater modeling, and NYSDEC stormwater regulations and permitting.

Ms. Pericak, who also holds a professional engineering license from the state of Connecticut, earned a master of science in civil and environmental engineering degree from Portland State University and a bachelor of science in landscape architecture degree from Cornell University. professional firms employee news

Christopher P. Costello, PLS, has joined the firm as a land surveyor. Mr. Costello, most recently at McTish, Kunkel & Associates, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, has 9 years of experience in the land surveying profession.

Christopher P. Costello, PLS

He will add his expertise in the preparation of ALTA/ACSM Land Title surveys, as well as boundary, topographic, and construction surveys. His first assignment will be Buffalo's Urban Development Corporation's River Bend Commerce Park.

Costello received his bachelor of science in land surveying engineering from Purdue University in 2004 and earned an associate of science in engineering science from Jamestown Community College in 1999. q Professional Firms, Employee News continued on page 24... APRIL 2015 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 23

Professional Firms Employee News Barton & Loguidice Announces Promotions

Adam D. Cummings, PE

Jonathan M. Walczak, PE

Barton & Loguidice (B&L) announced Adam D. Cummings, P.E., BCEE, was named managing engineer. Cummings focuses on water, wastewater, and asset management projects. Cummings received an M.E.in civil engineering from Norwich University, a B.S. in chemical engineering from SUNY at Buffalo, and an A.S. in engineering science from Monroe Community College. A Board Certified Environmental Engineer, Cummings is the Vice-Chair of the Rochester Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), a Board member of the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA), Treasurer of the ACE Mentor Program of Rochester, and Vice President of the Rochester Engineering Society (RES). Jonathan M. Walczak, P.E., was named senior project engineer in the firm’s transportation group. Walczak focuses on highway, traffic, bridge, and hydraulic engineering. Walczak received his B.S. in civil engineering from the University at Buffalo. Walczak is the membership chair of the New York Upstate Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He is also affiliated with the Association of Bridge Design and Construction, American Public Works Association, and New York State Associate of Transportation Engineers. q

LaBella Associates Announces Recent Professional License Certifications

Brett Driscoll, PE

Brett Driscoll, PE, CPD, LEED AP has recently passed the NYS Engineering Licensing Exam to become a licensed Professional Engineer. He has over 15 years of experience in mechanical engineering. Brett has been involved in the design of a variety of projects including K-12 Educational facilities, Higher Education, and State Government facilities.

Robert J. Steehler, PE

Robert J. Steehler, PE has recently passed the NYS Engineering Licensing Exam to become a licensed Professional Engineer. He has over ten years of experience in civil engineering. Mr. Steehler has been involved in the design of a variety of site development projects including commercial properties, athletic facilities, K-12 educational facilities, higher education facilities, and subdivisions. q

Erdman Anthony Employee Receives Building Energy Modeling Professional Certification Aaron Cook, EIT, BEMP, LEED Green Associate, a mechanical engineer in the firms facilities engineering and energy services group in Rochester, has received his building energy modeling professional certification from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Aaron Cook, EIT

ASHRAE’s BEMP certification program was developed in collaboration with the U.S. affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Its purpose is to certify individuals’ ability to evaluate, choose, use, calibrate, and interpret the results of energy modeling software when applied to building and systems energy performance and economics and to certify their competence to model new and existing buildings and systems with their full range of physics. Cook holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology from Rochester Institute of Technology. Cook has more than five years’ experience and has conducted energy analyses for commercial, institutional, residential, and healthcare facilities. q

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Campus News Implantable micro-device research could lead to new therapies to treat hearing loss RIT engineering researchers receive NIH grant to improve drug delivery system for inner ear Rochester Institute of Technology was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, for technology that could improve treatment of hearing loss. RIT received initial funding of $615,412, part of a $3 million, five-year project for “Enabling Microsystem Technologies for Advanced Drug Delivery” research to further develop an advanced, intracochlear drug delivery system. The grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders division will address research into alleviating hearing loss by using implantable micro-devices to deliver needed drugs, gene therapies and other biomedical options. This new research will lead to key advancements in controlled, quantitative inner ear drug delivery, said David Borkholder, RIT’s Bausch and Lomb Associate Professor of Microsystems Engineering and principal investigator of the project, which is a collaboration with the University of South Florida. “This funding will enable us to demonstrate a new class of ultraminiaturized implantable micropump based on the integration of bio-MEMS with micro-scale direct-write printing. We will advance our understanding of the spatio-temporal distribution of drugs in the cochlea through micro-CT imaging combined with quantitative modeling,” he explained. “Demonstration in the mouse model system will lay a critical foundation for future clinical trials in children and adults with permanent hearing loss, balance problems or deafness.” campus news

Collaborators on the project include Denis Cormier, Brinkman Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Robert Frisina, professor and director of the Neuro Engineering Research Group at the University of South Florida. Borkholder and Cormier are faculty in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering. Frisina was a former professor at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Also included from RIT will be S. Manian Ramkumar, department head of mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology in RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology, and Nathan Cahill, associate professor in RIT’s Center for Applied and Computational Mathematics. “This project is an excellent example of how a university like RIT can bring together research expertise in a variety of disciplines—microsystems engineering, multifunctional printing, mathematical modeling and electronic packaging—to create an amazing technology that will enable inner ear drug delivery and help treat the causes of hearing loss,” said Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research and associate provost at RIT. The university has been the previous recipient of grants from the National Institutes of Health for its research on developing implantable microsystems for intra-cochlear drug delivery. Using this advanced delivery method, researchers hope to be able to more effectively administer drugs or genebased therapy treatments for auditory dysfunctions. In 2007, Borkholder and Frisina were awarded more than $900,000 from the NIH’s National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

This research led to key integration technologies required for a MicroElectricalMechanical System, or MEMS-based, implantable David Borkholder, micropump Associate Professor of Microsystems and Engineering, RIT established Credit: RIT University robust innerNews ear drug delivery paradigms and quantification methods. The project provided information about acceptable dose and timing profiles for intra-cochlear drug delivery in mice without damaging cochlear function—a critical step toward development of therapies that address the biological basis of hearing loss and deafness. The new research will advance this previous work by Borkholder and Frisina who demonstrated that compounds could be safely delivered to delicate areas of the cochlea in the ear. “This grant is yet another testament to the innovative research and development that RIT performs,” said Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-Fairport). “Continued funding for RIT’s work in microsystems attests to their ability to provide tangible results to help the deaf and hardof-hearing community, and it also proves confidence that the federal government has in receiving a strong return on their investment.” q

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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 • April 17, 2015 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter Meeting

• Android Course Update (pilot course completed)) • Town Hall Meeting: This is your chance to aks the Chapter Leadership questions or make suggestions - please make every effort to take advantage of this opportunity. Here are some possible discussion items:  IW2015 (occurred in January of this year)  Program Content for Chapter Meetings  Upcoming regional event (you could be a  What more do you want form the participant if so desired) Chapter and INCOSE Central?  New INCOSE Website System  New Ideas  Modeling (vendors have offered free one  Joining Chapter Leadership (a great way to year licenses for educational purposes) learn how to lead without pressure)  Chapter Project(s) (perhaps we can organize a project for a good cause)

• 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 openings on the board of directors (President-elect, Membership Director, and At-large Director) for 2015, and we will be holding a special election soon to fill these positions. If interested, please email rzinni@gmail.com to learn more about being part the FLC Leadership group; it’s a great way to gain leadership experience to enable you to grow faster professionally.

Meeting Agenda:

6:00 pm Meeting Introduction / Featured Presentation 7:15 pm (approx time) Adjourn Meeting

Locations: The following sites will participate in the meeting. All sites will have telephone conference access and will display the presentation (please contact Rick Zinni for any general questions, or if you want to call in on your own, at rzinni@gmail.com): Ithaca, NY Syracuse University Xerox Rome, NY SRC, No. Syracuse, NY Lockheed Martin SI Rochester Inst. of Tech.

Wesley Hewett at wahewett@gmail.com, Ithaca, NY; Dr. Young Moon at ybmoon@syr.edu, 220 Link Hall Charles Rizzolo at charles.rizzolo@xerox.com Bruce Rubin at bruceieeerubin@yahoo.com Kevin Devaney at devaney@srcinc.com, 6225 Running Ridge Road, 13212 Shirley Kupst at shirley.kupst@lmco.com, LMCO Clark Hochgraf at cghiee@rit.edu, RIT, Rochester, NY, Bld 82, Room 1150

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Rochester NY Chapter

Independent Entrepreneurs Council "The Junction of Technology, Manufacturing & Business Development" Chairman/Moderator Ralph Kraft R. Kraft, Inc 585-621-6946

Entrepreneurs Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed Monthly Breakfast Series Date: April 21, 2015

Program Director Robert Lewis AdviCoach 585-385-2087

Location: OS-Cubed Office, 274 N. Goodman St., Suite A401-Rochester, NY 14607

Treasurer Richard Blazey Business Metamorphosis LLC 585-520-3935

Presentation: 8:30-9:30 Individual Questions/Demo: 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Web Master Richard Blazey Business Metamorphosis LLC 585-520-3935

Web Link for presentation: https://meet.lync.com/os3-os-cubed/ldrake/5LFL6LBK

Event Planner Rick Rivers The Rivers Organization 585-586-6906 Community Outreach: Terry Rogelstad Pfeiffer Vacuum 585-330-9713 Dave Bassett Bassett IP Strategies 585-739-9726 Lee Drake OS Cubed 585-765-2444 Dennis Roote CDE Engineering & Environmental PLCC 585-330-6986

Time: Meet and Greet and Registration - 8:00-8:30 am

Registration Required: Call Lee Drake at 585-756-2444 or Email: ldrake@os-cubed.com. Topic: Leveraging Microsoft Cloud Technologies & Online Licensing Speaker: Lee Drake Abstract: Lee will discuss the ins and outs, benefits, features and opportunities with Microsoft’s Cloud computing and Licensing technologies, including Office 365, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Cloud Licensing. OS-Cubed is a Microsoft Silver Cloud Partner with hundreds of client’s mailboxes and dozens of websites under management. They have extensive migration and cloud management experience. Microsoft cloud technologies are applicable to small and medium size businesses with user counts from 1 and up. Lee will show you how to upgrade to modern office infrastructure and save money – all while creating secure shared business file and email storage. Microsoft has changed a lot of things with their new licensing – there are now many more options and ways to save money.

Upcoming Talks:

Date Speaker Topic May Richard Blazey How to Expand Your Consulting Into New Areas by Building Alliances June Ralph Kraft Things to Consider when Contemplating a Cleanroom Facility from a Certifiers Perspective If you are a “technology based entrepreneur” and you feel that you have a topic of interest that you would like to present, contact Bob Lewis (585-385-2087). Talks are the 3rd Tuesday of every month (8:00-9:30 am) Reservation Required. Join us at our monthly luncheon meeting to see how we can help you grow your business. Contact one of the persons listed to the left for time and place.

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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

The 2015 Rochester Engineering Symposium is just around the corner… SIGN UP TODAY Earn up to 7 PDH Credits Place: Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside, 120 East Main Street, Rochester

Date: April 29, 2015 Time: 7:30 am (registration and Continental Breakfast). Sessions start at 8:30 am and run all day till 5:00 pm. From 5:00 to 6:30 - Social hour and cash beverages. Cost: $130 Advance Registration; $20 Student Registration; $160 AFTER March 31st and at the Door (if space is still available).

Visit www.roceng.org or www.engineeringsymposiumrochester.com for more information and the schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me or any other MPES Board member should you have any questions. Sincerely, Joe Dombrowski, P.E. President - MPES jdombrowski@meengineering.com 585-288-5590 28 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | APRIL 2015

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Rochester Chapter No. 21

Association for Facilities Engineering April 2015 Meeting Notice

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 ASSISTANT TREASURER Dennis Roote CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC (585) 330-6986 dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Dan Friday YMCA of Greater Rochester (585) 341-3121 danf@rochesterymca.org 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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Date/Time: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – 5:30 p.m.

Tour of Eastside Family YMCA UR Medicine and the YMCA are teaming up to bring the first medical and wellness complex of its kind to the northeast. The center will be located at the Eastside Family YMCA in Penfield. Through community input and member feedback, we have created a concept with an additional 34,000 sq. ft. expansion to allow individuals to progress further in their health-seeking and recovery from chronic diseases as well as to create meaningful spaces for community and family development. The expansion will include a beautiful new and renovated 34,000 square-foot facility that will include a new two-story youth and family gymnasium, a sports performance center, expanded community space for seniors, on-site physical therapy, a group exercise high-intensity studio, expanded wellness space for cardio-fitness and stretching, and designated program space for the Y’s signature chronic disease prevention initiatives. Address of Eastside Family YMCA: Address: 1835 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road, Penfield, NY 14526 Dinner:

Jeremiah's Tavern 2164 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road Penfield, NY 14526

Cost: Members - $25

Non Member - $30

Please RSVP by April 8th to: Craig Avalone CHA Companies (585) 232-5610 ext. 287 CAvalone@chacompanies.com

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by Erin McCormick, A.M., ASCE, 2014-2015 ASCE Rochester Section President

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Rochester, NY Chapter

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 Vice President Technical: ADAM KRAMER IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 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: JENNIFER WENGENDER, P.E. Clark Patterson Lee 205 St Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14604 585-454-7600 Newsletter Editor: DAVID MYERS LaBella Associates, PC 300 State Street Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614 585-454-6110

President's Message Chapter officer elections will be held this month. An election ballot for the 2015-2017 officers will be sent to all current Chapter members. Planning for the June golf outing is underway. The golf committee will be looking for hole sponsors and prize sponsors to support the outing. Full details on the golf outing will be available in the May issue of the Rochester Engineer magazine. The Chapter would like to thank Rob Wind for his past years of service to ASPE. Rob has made a career change and has moved on to other endeavors. Rob held the Chapter offices of President, VP Technical, Treasurer and Education Chair. Jennifer Wengender will resume the duties of Education Chair. In addition to her VP Legislative responsibilities, Jennifer will review the monthly technical meetings for compliance with PIE requirements for providing NYS approved PDH’s to attendees.

Alan Smith, P.E. Rochester Chapter President

Meeting Notice – Save the Date Topic: DOE Water Heater Changes for 2015 Speaker: John Danek, Lochinvar Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 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 April 10th) Cost: $20.00 (member or guest), check or cash at door. RSVP: To Adam Kramer (585-341-3163) or akramer@ibceng.com by April 13th.

Affiliate Liaison: ADAM FRENZEL Empire State Associates 181 Bay Village Drive Rochester, NY 14609 585-602-0271

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Future meetings: May 20th (Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)

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

SPECIAL PRESENTATION Wednesday, April 15, 2015 12:00 Noon to 1:15 PM

IESNA Speaker Tour

DAYLIGHTING

Topics covered include: What is Daylighting; Why Daylighting; Design Strategies; Integration; and Resources. There will be a segment devoted to the related IES Standards [RP-5-13 Recommended Practice for Daylighting Buildings, IES LM-83-12 Approved Method: IES Spatial Daylight Autonomy [sDA] and Annual Sunlight Exposure [ASE], LEM-7-13 Lighting Controls for Energy Management, as well as IES SEM-6-11 Daylighting]. The presentation will have brief summaries of ASHRAE 2010, Title 24, IECC and LEED 2012 as they relate to both subject areas, and resources on local climate and meteorological data. The presenter will also have a brief overview of newly published IES standards and other distance learning opportunities.

Presented by:

Matthew Tanteri, FIES, IALD Educator, SBSE, CPHC Architectural Lighting Designer & Daylighting Consultant Principal at Tanteri + Associates, LLC, Lighting Consultants Austin, Texas Matt’s availability is courtesy of IESNA

$25 [$40 with credits]

Payment required at the door [Cash, Check or Credit Card]. There are 1.15 PDH, CEU or AIA for LU and HSW credits with this program.

RIT Inn & Conference Center 5257 West Henrietta Road, West Henrietta NY 14586 Time: 12:00 Noon till 1:15 PM [registration opens at 11:30 am] Reservations: email to ceckert1@rochester.rr.com or call the IES office 585-766-0329 Please reserve by 4/8 [Space is Limited] Luncheon Choices: Cheeseburger on Kaiser Roll; Grilled Chicken Sandwich; or Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken

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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 April 15, 2015 - "Tell My Story with Kodak Moments," by John (Jack) Rieger, Kodak Alaris, Rochester May 13, 2015 - "Image Denoising with Multiple Layer Block Matching and 3D Filtering," by Zhigang (Zeke) Fan, SKR Labs

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.

March IS&T Meeting Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Tell My Story with KODAK MOMENTS Presented by John (Jack) Rieger, Kodak Alaris, Rochester

Abstract:

Biography:

Dramatic changes have occurred in the photo industry since the turn of the century. The disruptive innovations of digital cameras and smartphone cameras have turned the industry on its head, while giving consumers unprecedented ability to capture and share pictures anytime, anywhere.

Jack hails from Cincinnati with a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He had a long 30 year ride with the Eastman Kodak Company, working initially in silver halide research and product development, and then in digital product marketing.

Moving focus from technology development to understanding and addressing consumer needs is critical for success in this rapidly changing landscape. Digital technology is an enabler – allowing consumers to better tell the stories behind their pictures.

In 2001, Jack completed a Master’s degree in product development from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He subsequently moved from silver halide into digital as product/portfolio manager of photo printers, digital frames, digital cameras, inkjet printers, and smartphone apps. Jack had served on the Board of the Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium representing Eastman Kodak Company.

The My KODAK MOMENTS app for smartphones allows consumers to make photo products directly from their smartphone. Tell My Story is a new feature in the app that allows consumers to tell stories with voice and pictures. It was built through a consumer led discovery approach.

In 2013, Jack joined the newly formed spin-off Kodak Alaris, and now serves as product owner of smartphone apps and champion for consumer led product development processes.

This talk reviews the development of this new feature at Kodak Alaris.

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The Kodak and Kodak Moment are trademarks used under license from Eastman Kodak Company.

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

Year 2015 Officers President John F. Gillen, LS Vice President Roy B. Garfinkel, LS Secretary Robert J. Avery, LS Treasurer Michael A. Venturo, LS

Board of Directors

April 2015

2013-2015 Michael C. Bodardus, LS Jared R. Ransom, LS 2014-2016 Clifford J. Rigerman, LS Joseph J. Hefner, LS 2015-2017 Jeffrey A. Tiede, LS Scott E. Measday, LS

Robert B. Hatch, LS, ex officio

Year 2015 Meeting Dates April 16, 2015 GVLSA Board of Directors Meeting & General Membership Meeting 40 & 8 Club, 933 University Avenue Rochester

May 21, 2015

Thursday, April 16, 2015 Board of Directors Meeting at 6:00 pm

Joint Meeting with N.F.L.S.A. Meeting location TBD

June 26, 2015 6th Annual Sporting Clays event at Rochester Brooks Club.

July 10, 2015

General Membership Meeting at 7:00 pm

N.F.L.S.A. & G.V.L.S.A. Golf Tournament

40 & 8 Club 933 University Avenue Rochester, NY

Professional Affiliations • • •

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

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Save the date:

May 21, 2015 Joint Meeting with N.F.L.S.A. Meeting location not yet determined.

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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:

What a February we had here in Rochester! For those of us in the heating industry some of the challenges we faced as professionals were not pleasant, but at least we were part of history and Rochester's historical record as the coldest month we've had! Soon enough our minds will be away from the frozen pipes or the lost sleep over why we did not design heating loads to -10 F. We are closing in on the end of the ASHRAE program year and it is getting warmer outside. My mind is on hitting a white ball at our annual golf picnic! Our March meeting was "How to use Classroom Airhandlers with S12.60 to meet RC25 - Classroom Design for Intelligently Quiet Schools." I want to say thank you to Kevin McGachy, Systemair Change'Air & YEA Committee Chairperson Matt Kremers for putting this program together for the chapter.

APRIL NEWSLETTER

April ASHRAE Meeting Date:

Monday, April 6, 2015

Location:

Mario's Italian Reseaurant

Time:

11:00 AM NOTE THAT THIS IS AN EARLIER START TIME

Cost:

$25 per person

Speaker:

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Mr. Barry Benator, PE, CEM - Benatech, Inc.

Topic:

Ethical Decision Making

Coming up at our future meetings will be the following: Note: 1 PDH Available • April will consist of Ethical Decision Making, presented by Barry Benator, PE, CEM of Benatech, Inc. Mr. Benator is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and we look forward to his program. • Monday, May 11, 2015 - SAVE THE DATE! May is our Annual ASHRAE Golf Outing and Picnic at the Ravenwood Golf Club. Golf and picnic sponsorship opportunities and ticket information can be found in the next issue of the Rochester Engineer and also on the chapter website. Please consider joining us at these meetings as we expect great attendance and as always there are PDH opportunities available. Our nomination committed has met, and new board of governors and officer nominations are complete. Elections will be take place in April. Bill Murray our education chairperson and I had the opportunity to meet on February 18th with the Rotary Sunshine Camp. The Sunshine Camp is building a new Sensory Stimulation building. The Rochester ASHRAE chapter has committed to turnkey HVAC design and installation for this project which includes project design, construction and commissioning. This is going to be a grass roots ASHRAE community sustainable project. The Camp is looking at a construction completion date of 6/1/2015. We need your help! If you are interested is participating in this project please contact Ed Burns. 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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swerochester.org facebook.com/SWE-Rochester c/o Rochester Engineering Society at RMSC 657 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14607

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 the President: How often do you say “yes”?

Stay enthusiastic and focused!

SWE has had many new successful initiatives this year that have helped our members meet each other, engage in the community and build new relationships! We continue to focus on our ambitious goals. Our Explorers Post has one more corporate night at Harris and an End of Year event to recognize the young women who have stayed focused and enthusiastically attended all events! Our fundraising committee is working diligently to make our first annual Silent Auction at the RES Gala a huge success! WE NEED YOUR HELP! See Silent Auction details on our website. We need donations to make this Gala Auction fun and successful! Join us at the GALA – we are organizing SWE TABLES! Our publicity committee has stayed focused all year with a monthly RES newsletter (Susan Aurand), a new online newsletter, new website (both-Marca Lam), and lots of new Facebook activity! If you haven’t checked out our new website – I encourage you to take a look! We hope to continue to build on our enthusiasm, keep engaging more members, and stay focused on goals! I look forward to seeing each of you at our upcoming events! ~ Jodi Carville

SWEet Engineer - Member Highlight: Mackenzie Zimmerman

Current SWE Position: Rochester Section Meeting Coordinator Other Professional Society Affiliations: ASCE, WTS, RES Gala Committee Education: BS Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Employer: Bergmann Associates Title: Transportation Design Engineer Time in Position: 1.5 years Job Description: My responsibilities include technical investigations, traffic analysis and transportation system planning, street and highway system design, technical report writing, specification development and cost estimating. Why my job is SWEet: No two days are the same – Every day that I go to work I’m doing something different! Whether it’s a traffic study, a field visit, a public open house for a project or just doing design work at my desk, it’s always something new and exciting. The People - My coworkers are not only super intelligent, but they are approachable and friendly when I need assistance figuring out a problem. Girl Power – Being not only the youngest person in my department, but also being the only female engineer, gives me an edge in the workplace. Having a different perspective than many of my male colleagues has proved to be beneficial for both parties. I’m respected and treated as an equal. Words of Wisdom for someone starting in my field: Be a sponge! Absorb, absorb, absorb! As a young professional just starting out in this field, my best advice is to listen and gain as much knowledge as you can every day! It is truly amazing how much more I know now, than when I graduated college! How has your work experience prepared you for your position in SWE (or other professional society)? As part of my job I am expected to effectively communicate both written and verbally with many of our major clients. I use these same skills as the SWE Meeting Coordinator when I have to call and investigate local businesses for potential membership events and meetings. Something other SWE members may not know about me: I was a competitive dancer for 13 years when I was growing up. My sister works in Disney World so I have a sick obsession with vacationing there! I went to Ithaca College for two years before transferring to UB. Additional Comments: Transpo is such a broad field with so many opportunities that people don’t think about! Look around you… someone had to take the time to decide how long the traffic light at the end of your street should be green, someone decided how wide the parking spots in a parking lot should be, and someone had to decide how fast we should be going through the Can of Worms on I-490… that someone is a Transportation Engineer.

Outreach: SWE Explorers Post visit to Xerox Corporation The SWE Explorer post visited Xerox Corporation on Feb. 24. They learned about five different disciplines of engineering at Xerox and toured the Gil Hatch Center for Customer Innovation.

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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, April 7 at Noon The next monthly Rochester Section business meeting is on Tuesday, April 7, 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.

Computer Society / Computational Intelligence Society Meeting Genetic Algorithms (part 2) Title: Genetic Algorithms (part 2) Speaker: Peter G. Anderson, RIT Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus) Date: Tuesday evening, April 7, 2015. Time: Pizza & Drinks will be at 6:30 pm, with the presentation at 7:00 pm. Location: Rochester Institute of Technology, Golisano Hall (Building 70), room 70-3000. 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 gave 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 Anderson 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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Play Ball!!! With IEEE and the Red Wings on Friday, May 1 Friday evening May 1, 2015, is the date for an IEEE Rochester Section social gathering including baseball with the Triple AAA Rochester Red Wings vs. the Norfolk Tides at Frontier Field. Enjoy the great American pastime with colleagues and friends. The first pitch is at 7:05 pm, but come when gates open at 6:00 pm. We will be having picnic grill food at The 10th Inning Bar, right there at Frontier Field. Cost is $8 per person for IEEE members (only $5 for IEEE student members). This includes admission and also the food! Contact thomas.pian@outlook.com for further information. Registration: Please register by April 22, 2015 at https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/32943

Free eBooks for members all the time There are almost three hundred eBook Classics available to all IEEE members for free online reading or for free downloading as PDFs. And, they are always available. I spent a few hours recently browsing through this library, and downloaded a few books of special interest to me. I also priced some of these books on Amazon. It is no overstatement to say that this is a $eriously valuable member benefit. Let me tell you how to get to this treasure trove, and then I'll make some suggestions for books to consider. Use this link to get to a page that explains the program, and has a link to IEEE Xplore, which is where the books can be found: www.bit.ly/eBookClassics. Everyone will have their own discovered treasures, depending on their particular discipline and interests. I've had a life-long interest in the history of technology so I found some gems in that area. Consider these: Dawn of the Electronic Age by F. Nebeker, and Tele-Visonaries: the People Behind the Invention of TV by R. Webb. An absolute treasure of communications and information theory history is Claude E. Shannon: Collected Papers by N. Sloane and A. Wyner. If you are going to be browsing, try starting alphabetically with T for The and with U for Understanding, and see what is there.

IEEE Free eBook for April In April, IEEE-USA E-books will offer “Starting Your Start-up – Book 3: Competitive Analysis” by Tanya Candia. This e-book is for engineers or entrepreneurs who have a great product or service idea, but no real marketing expertise. It gives advice on how to map out the competitive landscape, discern the product’s compelling value and sell against any and all competitors.

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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

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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, Joseph Lawson Email: joseph.lindley.lawson@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

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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 Chapter Preesident, Brian Gregory, PMP 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

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