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Feature Article - Advances in cardiac disease diagnosis made using imaging and mechanical modeling - 14 U of R Community News - "Where are they now" - Duncan Moore receives IEEE-USA Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership - 15
Seeking Volunteer Mentors for "2019" Science Fair" at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy - 7 RES Scholarship Information Now Available - deadline Nov. 30 to apply - 4
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4 • RES Scholarship Application Information 6 • We are Building our RES Tutoring Team for the 2019-20 School Year... 7 • Seeking Volunteer Mentors for the "2019 Science Fair" at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy
8 • RES Technical Corner by Brett Eliasz, RES Director 9 • How Do You Arm a STEM Teacher with real-world application examples? Put an Engineer in the classroom! 10 • Intracellular Sensing with Carbon-Based Electrodes (cover) 12 • Get to the Point! - Who's Got Style? 13 • Get IT Done - Maybe We Should Draft Them?
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14 • RIT researchers receive NSF award to develop new diagnostic tool
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Go to www.roceng.org to join the Rochester Engineering Society. Click on the individual membership and you can submit your application on-line. Board of Directors: OFFICERS: President JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI, PE M/E Engineering / jdombrowski@meengineering.com First Vice President GREG GDOWSKI, PhD University of Rochsester / Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu Treasurer ANDREW C. HIRSCH Retired / andrewcharleshirsch@gmail.com Second Vice President MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE Bergmann Associates / msommerman@bergmannpc.com Past President MICHAEL V. TRIASSI Javlyn, Inc. / mike.triassi@gmail.com EIGHT DIRECTORS: CORNELIUS (NEAL) ILLENBERG PE Rail Safety Consulting / nillenberg@aol.com LEE LOOMIS Retired / leeloomis46@gmail.com RICHARD E. RICE Erdman Anthony / rriceaquash@gmail.com MIKE KURDZIEL, PhD Harris Corporation / mkurdzie@harris.com KENTON G. HINES Merrill Lynch / kenton.hines@ml.com STEVEN W. DAY, PhD Rochester Institute of Technology / swdeme@rit.edu BRETT ELIASZ, PE Bergmann Associates / beliasz@bergmannpc.com DENNIS ROOTE, PE CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC / dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: admin@roceng.org
for cardiac disease (feature) 15 • University of Rochester Community News - "Where are they now" 16-17, 25 • Position Openings 18 • Continuing Education Opportunities (PDHs) 20-24 • Professional Firms - Employee News 26 • News from Professional Firms 43-44 • Directory of Professional Services 44 • Directory of Business Services 45 • Affiliated Societies and Corporate Members of the RES Membership Application and Advertising Rates are also on the website: www.roceng.org.
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• ABCD Association for Bridge Construction and Design...............30-31 • AFE Association for Facilities Engineering...........................................34 • ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers............................................38 • ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers....................................................40 • ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers....................................35 • EA Electrical Association.......................................................................39 • GVLSA Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association.............................27
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• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.................36-37 • IES Illuminating Engineering Society....................................................42 • INCOSE International Council on Systems Engineering..........................41 • IS&T Society for Imaging Science and Technology.............................32 • MPES Monroe Professional Engineers Society......................................28 • RES Rochester Engineering Society.................................................... 2-9 • SWE Society of Women Engineers........................................................29 • TERRA TERRA Science & Engineering Fair...............................................33
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President’s Message
Joseph Dombrowski, PE Retired M/E Engineering RES President 2018 - 2020 As I write this in early August I am in Orlando Florida attending to a personal matter. It is hot here! Too hot for an old Yankee! Not much is going on over the summer, we are moving forward with our strategic planning, a work in progress. The PDH Symposium to be held in April 2020 begins it’s planning process soon; stand by for details or contact me if you’d like to help out! Check out the RES website for details about applying for the upcoming Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, and Engineer of Distinction awards. The process is not onerous! Please see my previous columns for what we are looking for and be sure to contact the RES if you can help us out with anything! Joe Dombrowski RES President
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RES Scholarship Application Information The Rochester Engineering Society (RES) is an umbrella organization for engineering societies in the Rochester area. The goals of the society are: to advance the art and science of engineering for the general public welfare in Monroe County and the adjoining counties; to foster in practicing and prospective engineers excellence as professionals, as citizens, and as individuals; and, to promote communication and cooperation among all branches of engineering. Multiple scholarships, sponsored by a variety of organizations and administered through the RES, are awarded annually ($1,500 each) to recognize outstanding engineering, engineering technology, science or technology students. These are merit-based scholarships. Scholarships from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) require applicants be student members of their respective organization. Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following qualifications: 1. Be an undergraduate student in good standing who has completed two years/or achieved Junior standing in an ABET-accredited engineering, engineering technology, science or technology program. 2. Have an overall grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0 (or equivalent) or better. 3. Plan to continue engineering, engineering technology, science or technology studies in an undergraduate ABET accredited program in September 2020. Scholarship recipients will be individually notified by February 1, 2020, announced at the RES Gala on April 18, 2020 and funds will be mailed ~August 1, 2020. 4. Be a resident of Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, or Wyoming Counties of New York or enrolled in an ABETaccredited engineering, engineering technology, science or technology curriculum in a college in those counties. The Rochester Chapter of IEEE allows applicants from Corning and Alfred sub-chapters. 5. Not be a previous recipient of this scholarship. Application: Applicants must submit the six required items listed below. All items must be submitted together. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that all the necessary data are submitted by the deadline in one package and will be immediately disqualified from judging, with no further follow-up, if these instructions are not followed. The applicant should notify those persons supplying reference letters that timely response is critical. Reference letters may be submitted in individually sealed envelopes within the application package. Deliver, mail or email to res@frontiernet.net all items by December 2, 2020 to: The Rochester Engineering Society, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607.
Required Data and Instructions 1. Certificate of Interview from a member of the Scholarship Committee - Request an appointment for interview by sending an email to the Scholarship Chairperson, Michelle Sommerman, PE, at msommerman@bergmannpc.com. In your email, include your full name, phone number, and the day(s) and time(s) you are available for an interview. Attach your resume to the email. Contact Michelle Sommerman at 585-498-7896 if you have not received a reply within three days. The interviewer will provide a certificate that the interview was conducted after September 1, 2019 and before Novemberber 30, 2019 (the interview deadline). 2. Transcript - Official copy of applicant’s current transcript showing grades for the entire enrollment in current school and if a transfer student, courses taken and accepted from his/her prior college or university. 3. Resume - The same resume the applicant would use if applicant were applying for employment. Be sure to include the following information: name, permanent address, school address, college, degree and program, anticipated date of graduation, and any professional society memberships. 4. Applicant’s Letter - A letter written by the applicant addressed to the Chairman of the Scholarship Award Committee of the 4 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
Rochester Engineering Society. This letter shall not be more than one typewritten page in length and should discuss the applicant’s position with respect to the following: a. b. c. d.
Why the applicant is studying engineering and chose his/her particular field. Why the applicant is applying for the scholarship. The applicant’s involvement in professional society activities, the leadership positions held and describe active involvement in other extra-curricular activities. Statement that the scholarship will be used in engineering, engineering technology, science or technology studies in an undergraduate ABET-accredited program in September 2020 should an award be presented.
5. Reference Letter #1 - Letter from the applicant’s faculty advisor in his/her current school. This letter should indicate the applicant’s standing in the class relative to other students, his/her course load and involvement. 6. Reference Letter #2 - Letter from a current or former employer who is not a relative, OR, a professor of engineering, science or technology in whose class the applicant has been or is presently enrolled. scholarship application information
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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. 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. World War again affected the Society, taking away many of its leaders while 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. The Second World War and the Korean Conflict are now history, and the Vietnam War has recently become a focal point. 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. “The Rochester Engineer” (September 1970) The kick-off RES luncheon for the 1970-71 season was announced as, “The Raising and Taming of Environmental Hazards,” by Dr. George G. Berg, Biomedical Engineering Professor at the U of R. The second luncheon topic was announced as, “The Drive for Clean Air,” by Stanly C. Davis, Regional Director, NY State Petroleum Council. In keeping with its focus on continuing education for engineers, The RES and its affiliates also announced a “Quality Control Conference” by the American Society for Quality Control, “Industrial Clean Room Contamination Control” by RIT and the American Association for Contamination Control, an “Advanced Lighting Course” by the Rochester Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society. Similarly, the RES announced the graduates of two eight-week seminars, “Management and Communication” (27) and “Creative Thinking and Applied Imagination” (14). RIT’s 5th Continuing Education Series was announced as offering eight, eight-week courses, to be taught by experts from five Rochester area commercial and industrial enterprises. Perhaps most significant of these local educational programs was the “Summer Science Assistant” program, co-sponsored by the U of R and Rochester’s Action for a Better Community, in its third year and involving some 30 local high school students, funded with support from the US Office of Economic Opportunity. October 7, 1970 (Board of Directors Meeting, Taylor Instrument, Division of Sybron) The Board approved applications from ten new Regular Members. RES member Ed Anthony reported that, with the cooperation of the Otetiana Council of the Boys Scouts of America, the RES would be sponsoring a new Engineering Explorer Post, with expressed purpose of attracting young men to careers in engineering and the sciences. RES member, Roger Kober reported that the Society would again be sponsoring a group of exhibits on technology at Midtown Plaza, during Engineers’ Week, February 22 - 26, 1971. The Board then heard about the serious employment crisis caused by the imminent closing of General Dynamics/Electronics Division in res news - history
A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society...1897 - 1970 by Lee M. Loomis Rochester, including efforts by the Rochester Chapter of the Society of Lubrication Engineers to assist its members in finding local re-employment.
“The Rochester Engineer” (October 1970) The balance of the RES October Luncheon series was announced, including, “The Clinton Square Development” by representative of Lincoln-Rochester and the Lincoln First Group. In further support of the community’s continuing education needs, the RES announced its partnership with the New York State School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR), at Cornell University in presenting two new evening seminar series offerings including a reprise of its popular, “Management of Technical & Scientific Personnel” and a new, second offering, “Community Analysis and Social Action for Engineers”, by Dr. Christopher Lindley, graduate of Cornell’s ILR School. The expressed goal of this second course would be to develop a systematic social, economic and political profile of the Rochester Community, as a prelude to the formulation of definite action programs. Editor’s note: Dr. Lindley would eventually relocate to Rochester’s 19th Ward and become Deputy Mayor in the Thomas Ryan Administration. In a article, “The New York Professional Service Corporation Act,” RES member, Thomas B. Sear, PE reported on the 1970 passage of a new State law, authorizing members of all professions to form “Professional Corporations” or, as abbreviated, “P.C’s”. The most common purpose for this landmark legislation was to allow proprietorship and partnerships to achieve corporate tax status, thereby allowing them to develop qualified pension programs and profit-sharing agreement, and other retirement plans for their employees. November 4, 1970 (Board of Directors Meeting, Taylor Instrument, Division of Sybron) RES Executive Secretary, Norm Howden, presented documents from the State of New York, advising the RES that, under revisions to the NY State Unemployment Insurance Law, the Society would now be obligated to unemployment insurance for its employees. An ad hoc committee was formed to explore the Society’s options for responding to this, and ordered to report at the next Board meeting. The Board approved six new Regular membership applications, including RIT’s Dr. Richard A. Kenyon, recently relocated to the area from Clarkson College of Technology. Editor’s note: Dr. Kenyon would eventually become RES’ 36th President, and “1975 RES Engineer of the Year.” The Membership Committee reported that the RES had 675 paid-up members, including 537 Regular Members. The RES Career Guidance Committee reported that the first meeting of RES Engineering Explorer Post #523 had been a complete success, with 23 young men registering at the first meeting, held at Erdman Anthony Engineers, where they learned about career opportunities for consulting engineers. The next month’s meeting would be held at RIT. 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 current economic crises, 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 and the the Korean Conflict, as well as a hoped-for period of postwar growth and prosperity. These articles will also feature an impressive array of RES activities in support of post-war re-emergence of Rochester area industry. We welcome your questions and comments on this series.
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RES News - Tutoring Team We are Building our RES Tutoring Team for the 2019-20 School Year…
Meanwhile, Dr. Walter Cooper Academy is Getting a Make-Over…the Steel Work is Up for the New Main Entrance We are beginning to build our Tutoring Team, for the 2019-20 school year… We have been giving “Lunch & Learn” presentations in several Rochester area firms and professional groups, to inform and inspire prospective new tutors. We have “hit the ground, running,” and we need your support...Can we schedule a presentation with your firm, work group, church or family, sometime this Summer, or Fall? During this past school year, the RES Tutoring Team has given over 300 hours of their time to supporting the process of “learning to read and reading to learn.” We have become an integral part of the learning process at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, while it eagerly awaits its return to its 19th Ward neighborhood, in the Fall of 2020. The classroom teachers provide each of our Tutors with a daily plan for each of the students with whom they are working. The process is quite simple; tutors could be supporting teacher-conducted classroom lesson activities, working with small groups of two or three students, or (more likely) working with just one student at a time, on a prescribed learning exercise. Even just two hours a week of your time can make a big difference in the life of a Dr. Walter Cooper Academy Scholar… Questions??? Reach out to RES Past President Lee Loomis and the RES Tutoring Team at…Rochester Engineering Society (585) 254-2350, via website: www.roceng.org, or via email: leeloomis46@gmail.com, (585) 738-3079 (mobile & text) 6 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
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RES News - Tutoring Team Seeking Volunteer Mentors for “2019 Science Fair” At Dr. Walter Cooper Academy The RES has been invited to help establish the first annual, Dr. Walter Cooper Academy Science Fair. The School-Based Planning Team, and the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), including parents, teachers and administrators, has requested the support of the Rochester Engineering Society in developing a Fall 2019 science fair at #10 School. The scope of this request includes… • • • • • •
Teachers will introduce the requirements of the science fair to their classes, early this Fall. Students will be invited to volunteer to participate in this assignment, and they will agree to complete the required work. RES Volunteer Mentors will meet with small groups of students, twice a week, at the school, during their daily, 40 minute science instruction block. The RES Volunteer Mentors will help the Students select a “scientific phenomenon” they would like to investigate, guide them in planning their investigation, and help them design their presentation and findings for the Fair. Homework for the Students, in support of this effort, will be a distinct possibility. The Dr. Walter Cooper Academy 2019 Science Fair will be scheduled, at the School, for late Fall 2019. RES Volunteer Mentors will begin helping the Students get prepared for the Fair during the week of October 14th, and then meeting twice each week with their Students, for the next five weeks. This will allow Students and Mentors 10 – 12 days to work on their investigation/presentation.
The RES is seeking Volunteer Mentors to support this Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) activity. Unlike our RES Tutoring Team, this involves only a short-term commitment of approximately five weeks. Volunteer Mentors will be working with students who have expressed a desire to learn more about science, technology, engineering and math. These students are motivated! Do you think you might consider making room in your busy lives to support our “Cooper Scholars” as they develop habits that will help them achieve new levels of learning, focused on a brighter future? Then volunteer to become an RES Volunteer Mentor.
Please contact RES Director, Lee Loomis (leeloomis46@gmail.com) or (585) 738-3079 (mobile & text) for more information, and to volunteer for this important, potentially life-changing opportunity.
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Technical Corner
For this month lets step back to last months article and discuss some reasoning as to why some of the grounding electrode conductors (GECs) are sized at a certain size regardless of what table 250.66 says. The GEC is sized per the short-time rating of the conductor. For 5 seconds, the short-time rating is approximately 1amp for every 42.25 circular mils. The circular mils from NEC table 8 for a #6 AWG is 26,240. 26,240/42.25=621 amps This illustrates that a #6 AWG conductor can safely carry 621 amps for 5 seconds. A lightning strike is only present for a fraction of a second and will dissipate safely in 5 seconds or less. Based on the resistance of the ground rod, the #6 AWG will carry all of the current the ground rod can dissipate into the earth in a given time frame. Water services and building steel, for example, have greater connections to the earth. Water mains are often connected to much larger mains upstream which ultimately connect to other buildings in a network with continuous contact with the earth, which means greater potential to lower the impedance resulting in a larger wire requirement which is taken from NEC 250.66. This is the same reasoning with structural steel. UFER grounds have a greater, more efficient, contact with the earth so the wire size is one size larger making it a #4. There is no correlation between the recommended #4 rebar (1/2”) required in a UFER as far as diameters and areas go. These types of grounds are continuously absorbing moisture through the bottom of the footing and keeps the connection to earth rather effective. The sizing of a ground ring GEC is related to NFPA 780, which deals with lightning protection systems. NFPA states using Class 1 (57,400 circular mils or a #2 AWG) for buildings less than 75’ in height and using Class 2 (115,000 circular mils or a #2/0 AWG) for buildings greater than 75 feet in height. The larger size requirement is also correlated to increased corrosion resistance and better withstand of mechanical abuse, but still not sized per NEC 250.66. An important concept that ties all this together is that the 3 types of GECs listed above are not sized to carry appropriate amounts of fault current to open a circuit breaker as the earth should not be used as a ground fault current path as the impedance of the earth is relatively high. Although there is minimal fault current that does flow through the GECs, the majority of fault current should travel back to the source via the grounded conductor which is the path with the least impedance. These GECs are primarily used for lightning protection, stabilizing voltage, static dissipation and limiting line surges. Hopefully this article finds you well and can be used as a reference for your project needs. If anyone would like to contribute to the RES magazine and add an article or would like to request information on a specific topic (not limited to Electrical) just email me at beliasz@bergmannpc.com. As always, any comments are appreciated…! Thank you for reading. Brett Eliasz, P.E., LEED AP BD+C , RES Director 8 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
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RES News How do you arm a STEM Teacher with real-world application examples? Put an Engineer in the classroom!
In the 1990’s, Eastman Kodak Company jumped the gun, starting a family of STEM initiatives, years before the Government coined the STEM acronym. The name of these programs was the 21st Century Learning Challenge (TCLC), and at our peek, we were 1500 engineers and technicians, visiting Rochester City School Classrooms, twice a week for two-hour visits, during the entire School Year. This effort continued for nearly ten years, and not only pre-dates our recent STEM excitement level, but delivered support on a scale we have yet to match. Many of the volunteers in these programs were, and still are, members of the Rochester Engineering Society (RES). In the intervening twenty-five years, many have retired, or are about to retire. That makes them even more available as STEM Coaches, than they were as Kodak employees. The RES is working to put technical people in K-12 Classrooms, throughout the Greater Rochester area, as STEM Coaches. Their presence will: • • •
Help the Teacher stay current with our ever-changing technology. Provide real-World Application Examples, making whatever is being taught, real enough to be worth remembering. Support the teachers with not only the delivery of STEM concepts, but perhaps more importantly, the design and delivery of STEM related hardware.
Last year we had six STEM Coach, doing Classroom Visitation at School #3. That was so successful that RCSD is interested in expanding this program to involve nine STEM Coaches this year.
The RES is specifically seeking Retired, Technical people, (Engineers, Technicians, Machinists, Entrepreneurs or anyone whose work would allow them to visit during School hours), as STEM Coaches. We currently have more than 30 Coaches, and are connecting them with 13 Rochester-area Schools. “This is a life-changing experience!” For more information contact: Jon Kriegel jkriegel@rochester.rr.com 585-281-5216 RES Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer STEM Coach Please visit: roceng.org/stem-bridges res news - stem bridges
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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. Each engineer remembers the style a particular professor promoted, but because the styles may have been different, the resulting reports are inconsistent. 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. 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. 12 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
Provide an example. Before performing the test, ensure you have the following equipment: 1. xxxx 2. xxxxxx 3. xxxxx 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. For more information on the various style guides, go directly to their website: www.apastyle.org www.chicagomanualofstyle.org www.mlahandbook.org
© 2019, RGI Learning Lisa Moretto is the President of RGI Learning, Inc. For 24 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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Maybe We Should Draft Them? — by Andrè Godfrey I attended a meeting recently with a number of the top employers in the western New York area and the consensus of the gathering and a number of presentations on technology centered on the difficulty of finding and hiring technical talents. My company is very much a technology company and we recognized this dilemma several years ago and formed our own recruiting department. Not just human resources but proactive recruiting. To mitigate costs we offered our IT recruiting services to other businesses and that turned into a highly successful venture. So is there really a shortage and are American businesses at a disadvantage? The answer is it depends on how the question is phrased and who is asking. I gleaned the following statistics from two leading providers of technical personnel. According to Code.org, there were less than 50,000 Computer Science graduates in 2017. But, there are over 500,000 open computing positions in the United States. In 2020, the available seats for this position will exceed qualified applicants by a million which could widen the gap even more. The US software job market faces a 500K tech talent shortage with 9 in 10 business owners struggling to find and hire IT professionals according to research done by Indeed. Hiring software engineers is the second most common issue employers are facing — 23.84% of respondents in the State of Software Development 2018 research admit that they face considerable difficulties while searching for candidates. Can our universities and colleges close this skills gap? There is the popular myth of the young wunderkind that comes into the workplace and having been exposed to the latest and greatest methods at his or her university turns around a technologically moribund business. They are extraordinarily smart. They are energetic and very hard working. But they have a learning curve of 3-5 years before they become truly productive and those are training dollars and days of business overhead. In the same meeting I alluded to earlier in this article, I discovered that the local colleges didn’t even offer curriculum in cloud computing. Despite the U.S. Department of Labor issuing the following, three years ago: get IT done
“Employment of computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations. These occupations are projected to add about 557,100 new jobs. Demand for these workers will stem from greater emphasis on cloud computing, the collection and storage of big data, and information security.”
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There was a time when American businesses would partially overcome niche shortages by bringing in talent from other countries. While there were sometimes cultural and language barriers, there was never a doubt of the work ethos and the brilliance of many of these employees. In fact, 55% of billion dollar startups were founded by immigrants. Our federal immigrations practices has stunted our ability to augment our workforces with the best and the brightest from other nations. This, in turn, has created or promoted even more off-shore outsourcing. There are plenty of software developers and other technical skillsets available in the Ukraine, South America, the Philippines and India. Dollars spent overseas and kept overseas. Another consideration is aging. Baby boomers are turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 per day. The largest segment of our working population is leaving the workforce faster than we can replace them and accounts to some extent why our current employment figures look so good. I’ll leave you on a hopeful albeit very short aside. There is an enormous untapped market. Women comprise only 20% of the technology workforce. Hmm… Think About IT
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Feature Article RIT researchers receive NSF award to develop new diagnostic tool for cardiac disease Non-invasive method increases likelihood of correctly identifying areas of deteriorating heart function — by Michelle Cometa Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are providing a better map to the human heart. They are developing a critical tool that will help clinicians identify damaged areas in the heart to more accurately diagnose cardiac disease. Much like a GPS guidance system, the mapping tool may decrease the need for highly invasive, open-heart surgeries, or provide more detailed information about heart damage prior to other risky procedures. Clinicians must first identify regions of the heart muscle that exhibit reduced contractions. Cardiac contractile activity cannot be directly measured, and physicians estimate this by measuring surrogate indicators such as diminished blood supply to certain regions or abnormal contraction and movement of heart walls, said Cristian Linte, associate professor of biomedical engineering in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering and project lead. “Our goal is to enable non-invasive appraisal and visualization of active stresses developed in the myocardium to serve as a direct means to assess the biomechanical function of the heart,” Linte explained. He is leading a multi-disciplinary team that includes Niels Otani, associate professor in RIT’s School of Mathematics, and Suzanne Shontz, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Kansas. The group received more than $850,000 from the National Science Foundation for the collaborative research on the development and validation of “A computational framework for reconstructing and visualizing myocardial active stress.” The three-year project will address a currently unexplored niche in the cardiac modeling field, specifically the reconstruction and visualization of the cardiac biomechanical activity in the form of myocardial active stresses, to enable direct appraisal of cardiac function. The team will develop a computational framework and software for cardiac biomechanical simulations using data from high-resolution cardiac MRI images. New computational algorithms developed from this data will reconstruct active stress distribution from cardiac deformations. Together, the group proposes to quantify contraction power of the heart. They’ll estimate the stresses developed within the heart muscle by combining medical imaging and mechanical modeling of the heart. This process can help detect and localize regions that show diminished contractile activity and could become the foundation for improved diagnosis of cardiac disease. A human heart experiences movement in response to contraction activity, but despite all areas experiencing some extent of motion, some regions don’t actually contribute as extensively to the contraction activity as nearby regions, Linte explained. “Our goal is to dig deeper, beyond the motion alone and into the underlying stresses originating inside the tissue,” he said. “Actively contracting regions inside the heart wall generate active stresses that produce active wall motion. Non-contracting, or abnormally 14 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
contracting regions, on the other hand, experience no active stress, but still experience passive motion. Our proposed technique will help identify such regions that don’t actively contract, yet still passively move, as they are dragged around by their actively contracting, actively moving neighboring regions.”
Cristian Linte
A normal heart contracts and pushes blood from the left ventricle into the aorta and further into the rest of the body. Due to various diseases, contractile capabilities are affected in certain regions of the cardiac muscle and compromise the overall heart function. “We are developing a novel computational framework for Niels Otani cardiac biomechanics to reconstruct the active stresses from cardiac deformations by integrating techniques from medical image computing, high order meshing and inverseproblem biomechanical modeling,” said Linte, who has expertise in medical imaging and image computing for computer-assisted diagnosis and therapy applications. Shontz and Otani provide research expertise in high-order meshing, scientific computing and inverse problems, respectively, which are all necessary to build the biomechanical models that will become the complex, computer-aided diagnosis system that will allow clinicians to non-invasively assess the viability of the heart tissue and detect regions that experience sub-optimal contracting functions. In addition, Linte also received $1.7 million from the National Institute for General Medical Sciences, at the National Institutes of Health, to develop and validate “Biomedical Computing and Visualization Tools for Computer-integrated Diagnostic and Therapeutic Data Science.” This five-year grant covers the wider spectrum of research being conducted in Linte’s lab specific to medical image computing, visualization algorithms and new paradigms for biomedical modeling and simulation. System validation of the computational infrastructure will be conducted through established collaborations with cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Mayo Clinic. Photo(s) credit: Elizabeth Lamark, RIT Marketing and Communications Michelle Cometa is the Sr. Communications Specialist, Marketing and Communications at Rochester Institute of Technology 585-475-4954, michelle.cometa@rit.edu or on Twitter: @MichelleCometa. feature article
University of Rochester Community News - "Where are they now" Duncan Moore Receives IEEE-USA Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership by Helen Horwitz
Kevin J. Parker thinks he may be going out on a limb when he compares Duncan Moore, the recipient of the 2018 IEEEUSA Entrepreneur Achievement Award for Leadership in Entrepreneurial Spirit, to the legendary Frederick Terman of Stanford University. “In a sense, comparing almost anyone to Terman is audacious,” he says. “He was a gifted engineer and academic, with enormous achievements to his credit, most notably as one of the primary creators of Silicon Valley,” Parker continues. “But much as Frederick Terman was a catalyst for Stanford’s Industrial Park to develop into a mighty concentration of technological achievement, Duncan Moore has inspired entrepreneurship and drawn high-tech companies and consortia – especially in optics – to the Rochester area,” he says. An IEEE Fellow and former University of Rochester (UR) Dean of Engineering, Parker has known Moore since arriving more than 35 years ago as a newly minted professor at UR. The longevity of their relationship as colleagues is why Parker was especially pleased to be one of Moore’s endorsers last fall, when IEEE Senior Member Greg Gdowski nominated Moore for the Entrepreneur Achievement Award. Gdowski is an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and executive director of UR’s Center for Medical Technology & Innovation. He says he proposed Moore because he believed IEEE should recognize Moore’s vital contributions to promoting entrepreneurship and business skills to engineering students.
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“When you see Duncan’s CV, you feel humbled,” says Gdowski. “It shows that no matter how much you may have accomplished in your own life, you could do more.” Indeed, the citation on the certificate for Moore is spot-on: “For extraordinary contributions in creating a far-reaching entrepreneurial culture for IEEE’s U.S. members.” An IEEE Fellow, Moore joined the University of Rochester (UR) in 1974. He has served as Dean of its School of Engineering, has founded its Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM) master’s program, and has been Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship since 2007. He is widely recognized for his impact on entrepreneurialism and education in entrepreneurship. As Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, Moore oversees the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, and manages the Kauffman Campus Initiative – a $3.6 million Kauffman Foundation grant to encourage entrepreneurship education at UR, with a $7.2 million match from the University over five years. Under his direction, the Ain Center offers and supports a range of university-wide programs and events, including entrepreneurs-in-residence office hours, five business plan competitions, and the student incubator. Three studentrun businesses that completed the incubator program have each raised more than $1 million in startup funding. More recently, the National Science Foundation awarded two Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grants to the Ain Center to explore market opportunities for university research
and technology. One of the grants is in partnership with Cornell University and Rochester Institute of Technology. Moore is also proud of grants from the Romanian-American Foundation to host Romanian faculty in Rochester and share best practices in establishing a university-wide entrepreneurship initiative. An expert in gradient-index optics, optical system manufacturing, medical optics, optical instrumentation and related areas, Duncan Moore is also the Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering and Professor of Business Administration at UR. “His courses on entrepreneurship have touched hundreds of students,” notes Wendi Heinzelman. An IEEE Fellow, she is currently Dean of UR’s Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In 1988, Moore created and introduced a distinctive technical entrepreneurship course. Its two purposes are to promote entrepreneurship to engineers; and to educate researchers identifying market prospects, evaluating technologies and determining business opportunities. Still a popular offering, the course provides a range of business concepts driven by an interdisciplinary focus. “Engineers don’t think the same way as business people do, so launching this course was a bit of a sociological experiment,” he says. “Entrepreneurialism relies on many soft skills and doesn’t have the rigors of finance.”
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program, designed so students with a STEM background can learn entrepreneurship and business skills. The degree is jointly taught and conferred by UR’s Simon Business School and the Hajim School of Engineering. Students are organized into teams, each with a coach/ mentor who is an entrepreneur in the community. In Rochester, where new businesses are gradually replacing the giant employers of the past, this strategy enables students to meet members of the local business community – an important recruiting opportunity. Moore’s efforts are especially pertinent in Rochester and the surrounding area, the former headquarters of such optical industry giants (and major employers) as Eastman Kodak, Bausch & Lomb and Polaroid. Successful startups, based on delivering new technologies, offer an economic and employment renaissance to the city — and much of Upstate New York. “Rochester is a ripe region for entrepreneurialism,” says Wendi Heinzelman, “very important for engineers, who develop useful product technologies. But they can only get them to the marketplace through technology transfer to companies.” Duncan Moore traces the roots of his interest in entrepreneurialism to his own personal experiences. “Back in the 1980s,” he reflects, “I started a business and made some mistakes along the way.” As the founder and first president of Gradient Lens Corporation, he also became interested in the range of other startup issues — for example: ensuring a diverse board of directors, writing tight, effective contracts, and hiring – and keeping – the best people, for as long as possible. “Part of the secret to being a successful entrepreneur,” he reflects, is “learning how to make mistakes and survive.” Moore’s rich professional background also includes government service. From late 1997 through 2000, he served as Associate Director for Technology in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He advised the Clinton administration on U.S. technology policy — ranging from the Next Generation Internet to the Clean Car Initiative and the National Nanotechnology Initiative, among other areas. Just a few of his other accomplishments includes chairing the Hubble Independent Optical Review Panel, which corrected the original prescription for the now-renowned space telescope. Moore also served as president of the Optical Society of America; and he is currently on the board of Luminate, the largest optics-oriented business plan competition in the region. Duncan Moore has opened the world of entrepreneurialism to engineers, so they can lead future technological growth. Whatever your optics, that’s an invaluable contribution to both engineering innovation and professional growth. Duncan Moore, PhD, received the 1998 Rochester Engineer of the Year Award. Helen Horwitz is an award-winning freelance writer who lives in Albuquerque, N.M. She was with IEEE from 1991 through 2011, the first nine as Staff Director, IEEE Corporate Communications. Permission to reprint this article was given by "IEEE-USA InSight" 16 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
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Save the Dates 118th RES Annual Gala
Saturday, April 18, 2020 Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Annual Engineering Symposium in Rochester Tuesday, April 28, 2019 Rochester Riverside Convention Center Additional details will be posted on the RES website: www.roceng.org position openings
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Continuing Wednesday, September 18
Education Opportunities
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
Friday, November 15
Association for Bridge p 35 Construction and Design (ABCD)
The Art of Water: Solving delivery challenges with bottle filling stations 1 PDH Credit Approval Pending
Speaker: Jennifer Markum, Elkay Place: Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY 14606 (just north of Route 31, Gates) Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm (please arrive by 11:50 am). Cost: $20 (member or guest), check or cash at door. Reservations: To Dave Jereckos (585-341-3168), or djereckos@ibceng.com
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31st Annual Fall Bridge Conference Earn up to 6 PDH Credits
Place: Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo, NY Registration: Conference sponsorship, advertisement and exhibitor registration begins October 1st. Visit and sign up to attend or be a sponsor, advertiser or exhibitor beginning October 1st at www.roceng.org. For additional information contact Mike Davidson PE, mdavidson@jmdavidsoneng.com (716-289-5976) or David Jenkinson PE, djenkinson@popligroup.com (585-364-1634).
To post continuing education opportunities on this page please contact the Rochester Engineering Society, 585-254-2350, or email: admin@roceng.org
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The engineering societies are encouraged to submit their meeting notices for publication in this section. The deadline for submitting copy is the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication. Please email to: admin@roceng.org. 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.
Tuesday, September 3
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Thursday, September 12
Genesee Valley Land p 37 Surveyors Association (GVLSA)
EXCOM Meeting Place: China Buffet, 3333 West Henrietta Road, Rochester Time: 11:50 am to 1:00 pm Registration links for our events are at: http://sites.ieee.org/rochester/ event/rochester-section-excom-meeting-42/.
Saturday, September 7
International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
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Annual Dinner Meeting – James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) projects. Speaker: Tony Whitman, Chief Systems Engineer, L3Harris Place: The Statler, Cornell University campus Time: 5:30 to 8:00 pm
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Board of Directors, General Membership Meeting and Webinar. Webinar titled: “Automated Machine Guidance and the Professional Surveyor” Speaker: Mike Momrow Time: BOD and General Membership Meeting at 6:00 pm; Webinar at 7:00 pm Place: Erdman Anthony 145 Culver Road, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14620 Additional details at www.gvlsa.com.
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Monday, September 16
Wednesday, September 25
American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and Electrical Association (EA) Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p 40 EAWNY 63rd Annual Clambake
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ASHRAE Clambake – FLX Forward: Regional Economic Development Update
Time: Doors open at 4:30 pm (Beer, Soda, and cash bar available. Also cheese, cracker and veggie trays); Clambake Buffet at 5:30 Speaker: Vincent Esposito, Empire State Development Location: Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive (off Route Place: Burgundy Basin Inn, Walnut Grove Pavilion, 1361 Marsh 104 or Ridge Road), Webster, NY 14580 Road, Pittsford Cost: $55 for members ($59 after 8/30); $59 for non-members Time: 5:00 pm (Dinner approx. 6:00 pm) ($64 after 8/30) Reservations: $30 for Buffet plus $7.50 per dozen clams (no For more information call Karen at 585-382-9545 or go to the limit on clams, pre-order as many dozens as you want). Tickets website for additional details - www.eawny.com sales must be purchased by September 11th, no tickets sold at the door. Details are posted on the website: Friday, October 4 Rochester.ashraechapters.org/
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Wednesday, September 18 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T)
Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop
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Tour at RIT: Current Research & Education Initiatives at the Image Permanence Institute Speaker: Jennifer Jae Gutierrez, Executive Director, Image Permanence Institute (IPI) at RIT. Place: RIT, Gannett Hall (map of the campus is at https://maps.rit.edu/) Time: 6:00 pm No meeting reservations are required.
Important dates: Paper submissions are due by September 6th, Poster submissions are due by September 13th. Early bird registration closes September 20th. For details: http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/rochester/sp/WNYISPW2019. html. Use https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WNYISPW2019/ Submission/Index to submit papers, and register on IEEE’s VTools website: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/200009.
Saturday, October 5
Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD)
Wednesday, September 18
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
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p 35 Engineer Alley at UB Bulls Football (UB Bulls vs. Ohio The Art of Water: Solving delivery challenges with bottle Bobcats) Time: Tailgate at 12:30 pm (kickoff at 3:00 pm) filling stations – 1 PDH Credit pending approval Speaker: Jennifer Markum, Elkay Place: Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY 14606 (just north of Route 31, Gates) Time: 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm (please arrive by 11:50 am). Cost: $20 (member or guest), check or cash at door. Reservations: To Dave Jereckos (585-341-3168), or djereckos@ibceng.com
Wednesday, September 18
Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) Annual Pig Roast & Steamers
Cost: Details on costs is on page 30 of this issue. Event includes ticket, food, drinks, giveaways, lawn games and more under our tailgate tents in front of Bissell Hall. Registration: Register by September 27th at: Engineering.buffalo. edu/football. Questions? Call 716-645-2133 or your professional organization (Organization sponsors: UB Alumni, ASCE, NACE, IEEE, NYWEA, APWA Erie-Niagara Chapter, and ABCD). Email: EngineeringAlumni@buffalo.edu.
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Place: Genesee Valley Park “Round House Lodge” Cost: $50 per person (includes 3 dz. Steamed clams per person, pig roast and pulled turkey, salads, beer and soda). Make checks payable to AFE Rochester Chapter 21 and mail to Phil Masters, Mitten Fluidpower, 50 Dean View Circle, Rochester, NY 14609. Registration: Contact Phil Masters, 585-705-3922, pmasters@mitten.com. Online at http://afe21org/tours/next-tour. Advance ticket sales only.
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Algorithm development of Hyperspectral date for the automatic characterization of materials in illuminated Manuscripts Speaker: Tania Kleynhaus Place: TBD Time: 6:00 pm No meeting reservations are required.
The RES website (www.roceng.org) has a calendar of events for this month's meetings and meetings that are received or updated after print deadline. Please refer to the website for updated information. If you wish to be listed in the calendar please send details to res@frontiernet.net
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Professional Firms Employee News Bergmann News
Rochester Office Hires Senior Project Engineer John Albright, PE has joined national architecture, engineering and planning firm Bergmann as a senior project engineer - mechanical. Albright’s main responsibilities will be to operate as lead mechanical engineer for the Northeast Buildings division design team. He will also provide expertise and guidance on technical issues, along with assisting in the development and refining of standards of practice, techniques and procedures. Also, he will help in mentoring young engineers and designers. Before joining Bergmann, Albright worked for IBC Engineering P.C. as a senior HVAC engineer. He has a bachelors in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University. q John Albright, PE
SWBR News SWBR Welcomes New Interior Designer SWBR announced its newest team member, Interior Designer Gabriella Macera. Gabriella assists project managers with selecting finishes and furniture, researching design concepts and creating interior construction documents/presentations. Gabriella graduated in May 2019 from Mercyhurst University with a bachelor of science in interior architecture and design and a minor in business administration. She also recently earned her LEED Green Associate credential. As a senior in high school, she participated in a shadow day at SWBR, which led to a full-time internship during her college breaks. She was offered a full-time position at the firm before starting her senior year. Gabriella Macera
“I think meaningful designs make their users feel the most comfortable and supported,” Macera said. q
SWBR Designer Earns CDT Certification SWBR announced that Project Designer Kamillah Ramos recently earned her certification in Construction Documents Technology (CDT). CDT provides a comprehensive overview for professionals who write, interpret, enforce or manage construction documents, specifically project architects, contractors, contract administrators, material suppliers and manufacturers’ representatives. Employees who go through the CDT program are among a highly respected group of construction professionals and are known in the industry for their expertise, especially in the writing and management of construction documents.
Kamillah Ramos
Ramos, a designer in the firm’s education studio, is responsible for preparing building designs from the conceptual stage through construction, as well as preparing 3D visualizations of the design intent. A graduate of the University at Buffalo, she’s been with the firm since 2017. q
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Remembering Jay Judson, AIA
Former SWBR principal, architect, and friend Junius Royal Judson, AIA, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2019.
It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of former SWBR principal, architect and friend Junius Royal Judson, AIA. Jay passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2019 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Jay had retired from the firm in May 2014 after 28 years.
energy,” says Tom Gears, President of SWBR. “His dedication, wealth of knowledge, extended experience and positive attitude were a major contribution to the firm’s success. We share our heartfelt thanks for all the leadership Jay provided.”
He began his career in Charlotte, NC at Wolf Associates and then Odell Associates. He moved back to Rochester in 1982 before marrying his wife, Lauren. While at SWBR he was involved in the firm’s board of directors for more than 25 years, served as treasurer of SWBR from 1993 to 2010 and president from 1986 to 1992.
Jay was also an active member of the Rochester community, participating in the Town of Brighton Architectural Review Board and serving on several other boards, including Family Service of Rochester, Rochester School for the Deaf (who honored him for 25 years of faithful service), Seneca Zoo Society, Nathaniel Rochester Society, Rochester General Hospital Foundation, Monroe Community College Foundation, White Haven Memorial Park and the Genesee Country Museum.
He was involved in a wide variety of highly technical projects and excelled as a designer. He specialized in work for the firm’s college and university clients serving as a client liaison and project leader. Jay left his mark on the Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Rochester, Monroe Community College and several SUNY campuses. “Jay embodied SWBR’s spirit and
In 2013, he was honored by Builders Exchange of Rochester with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to the Rochester community and his decades of involvement in improving and shaping the local construction industry. Previously, he was recognized
with the Perkin’s Founder Award from the Rochester School for the Deaf and the Whitaker Service Medallion for years of service at RIT. Retirement took Jay and Lauren to Murrells Inlet, SC in 2014. Jay embraced his new home by enrolling in Coastal Carolina University where he took classes in Spanish, Studio Art & Golf. Sadly, a 2015 stroke curtailed many of his activities but he always remained a glass half full guy. He never stopped learning and enjoying his friends and his life. For those who would like to make a donation in Jay’s memory, please consider The Belle Baruch Foundation at Hobcaw Barony, a Foundation very meaningful to Jay in retirement.
The Belle Baruch Foundation at Hobcaw Barony, 22 Hobcaw Rd., Georgetown, SC 29440. q
Beardsley Architects + Engineer News Beardsley Architects + Engineers announced that Mitchell A. Grohal, EIT, has joined the firm as mechanical engineer.
Mitchell A. Grohal, EIT
Mr. Grohal has four years of experience in mechanical engineering for advanced technology facilities. He has worked collaboratively with multidiscipline teams to provide designs with areas of focus in HVAC, central plants, and plumbing. His passion for HVAC design, strong commitment to continuous improvement, and dedication to providing sustainable design solutions makes him a strong addition to the Beardsley team. Mr. Grohal will be working on projects for industrial, commercial, and municipal clients. q
Robert Gleason Elected to Illuminating Engineering Society, Rochester Chapter Congratulations to Robert Gleason, III, EIT, who was recently elected Vice President of the Illuminating Engineering Society Rochester Chapter, for a one-year term. Robert is an electrical engineer in C&S Companies’ higher education, healthcare and public facilities practice. Robert has seven years of experience in electrical engineering, working with a variety of municipal, higher education, healthcare, and corporate clients. He has been involved with the Illuminating Engineering Society since 2016 and has previously served as the society’s secretary while regularly attending the society’s monthly lighting programs. Robert is a graduate of SUNY Canton. q professional firms employee news
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Professional Firms Employee News M/E Engineering News
M/E Engineering Names New President
We’re pleased to announce that we have appointed John A. Dredger, P.E. as the new President, effective July 1st, 2019. John’s appointment is a clear reflection of the company’s current state: ready to take on the future. M/E Engineering has had strong growth and success for more than 28 years. It is expected that John's appointment will ensure that success continues in the decades to come. John brings nearly three decades of experience in the engineering consulting field and has a proven record of taking a customer-centric focus to the next level. John has been with the firm for nearly 26 years, previously serving as vice president in charge of the Rochester operation. "It is both a privilege and an honor to take over this position. The previous leadership left some big shoes to fill. They were integral to the growth and success of the company while ensuring the idea of a firm committed to long-term relationships with our clients, our employees and our community was at the root of everything we did." - John Dredger
John A. Dredger, PE
Ron Mead, our beloved former President, will continue to serve as CFO and special advisor to the management team. Ron was one of the original four who started M/E Engineering in 1991. He was one of the first to see the massive potential of M/E Engineering and is responsible for growing the company to where we are today. We cannot thank him enough for his leadership and contributions. To us, he’s a true pioneer and visionary. "I'm sure the success of M/E Engineering is guaranteed for the future with John at the helm. He has been integral to its success thus far and possesses a level of leadership second to none. He has the vision of where to take the company, the ability to align that vision through all levels of our organization, and the skills to execute that vison. M/E is in good hands!" Ron Mead This announcement follows another strong year in which M/E Engineering continued its growth and expansion along with the opening of its new corporate headquarters located at 300 Trolley Boulevard, Rochester NY.
M/E Engineering Names Partner M/E Engineering announced our newest Partner, Mathew D. Shannon, P.E. Matt joined the firm in 2002 as a design engineer, earning promotions to senior engineer and then project manager in 2017. His impressive portfolio and reputation for quality engineering includes design of the MCC Downtown Campus, RIT Golisano Institute of Sustainability, Monroe County Crime Lab and URMC Wilmot Cancer Center. As a 2000 graduate of Alfred State College, Matt brings 19 years of design, construction and relationship building to his partner role. This experience will enable Matt to lead and mentor the next generation of engineers while remaining committed to providing the highest quality solutions for our clients. Matt is currently managing multiple renovation projects at SUNY Binghamton, the Student Union Renovation at SUNY Potsdam and the DuPont WAMPA Design Build project.
Mathew D. Shannon, PE
"Matt's attention to detail and strong technical background are invaluable for the unique industrial and complex college/ university projects he manages. His confident leadership and careful mentoring of staff create an environment of cooperation and trust between the staff and clients. In this environment, M/E can truly produce great projects! Our growing business welcomes his positive attitude on our leadership team." - Ron Mead, P.E., Chief Financial Officer, M/E Engineering 22 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
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M/E Engineering has added new members to its growing staff of professionals Christopher Baumer recently joined the firm as a senior engineer in our plumbing/fire protection group. With over 30 years of experience, Chris is a dedicated engineer with proven engineering, managerial and leadership abilities, and has extensive experience in the design of plumbing and fire protection systems for clients in the Christopher Baumer Industrial, K-12 Education, higher education, healthcare, municipal and commermial sectors. Chris's broad experience covers sanitary, water supply, domestic hot water, storm drainage, specialized gases, acid waste, water system pressurization,
fire pumps, DI/RO water, medical gas and laboratory systems. Kyle Pullyblank, a recent graduation of University of Rochester, begins as a design engineer in our HVAC group. Kyle holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. His work involves technical design and engineering for a variety of Kyle Pullyblank educational, commercial and municipal facilities with a focus on K-12 school projects. He is currently engaged in projects for Kendall, Hammondsport and Avon Central School Districts. q
BME Associates News David Zacharias to Retire After 30 Years with BME Associates David N. Zacharias, vice-president at BME Associates in Fairport, will retire at the end of 2019 after 30 years of service with the firm. He and his wife, Kim, will then move to South Carolina to be closer to their children and grandchildren. “Dave has made a tremendous contribution to BME over the years,” said firm president Peter Vars, “not only with his expertise in land surveying, company management, and computer technology, but also as an outstanding mentor to many young professionals.” A 1980 graduate of Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks, Zacharias spent several years in Utah as a surveyor in the desert, then as a mine engineer, before moving to Groton, CT, to join a civil engineering firm. In 1989, he was offered the chance to start a CAD program at the newly formed BME Associates, and he quickly accepted the opportunity.
developments including Cobblestone Creek, the expansion of Eastview Mall, High Point in Victor, Spall Homes in Pittsford, and Lakewood Meadows in Canandaigua. “Thirty years has gone by in the blink of an eye,” Zacharias said. “It’s been a gratifying career, but I’ve taken the most satisfaction from helping young professionals grow. I’d look in the mirror every day and ask myself what I could do to help these young people prepare for their futures. Now I love watching them as they get involved and give back, knowing I’ve had some impact on their development.” Among his many affiliations, Zacharias is a member of the National, the New York State, and the Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Associations, a past member and chair of the Town of Canandaigua Planning Board, an affiliate member of both the Monroe and Ontario County Bar Associations, and the New York State GIS Association. q
Over the past three decades, Zacharias has applied his various skills to some of BME’s highest profile area professional firms employee news
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Professional Firms Employee News Hunt Engineers|Architects|Surveyors News HUNT adds to its Rochester High Falls office: Tom Bailey, and Adam Caulfield join the Architecture Team Hunt Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, & Landscape Architects, DPC (HUNT) recently added two experienced commercial, retail, and residential architectural designers to their Rochester staff of 14 architects and interior designers. With the addition of Tom Bailey, AIA NCARB and Adam Caulfield, Associate AIA, HUNT continues the recent growth at its High Falls offices. According to Rochester Office Manager, Ben Gustafson, "Tom and Adam add to the residential design muscle that Michael Trapanovski, AIA gave us in 2018 and nicely complement our existing K-12 and municipal capacity.”
Tom Bailey, AIA
President Chris Bond echoed Gustafson’s comment, adding that “our continued growth in the Rochester region is part of a long-term strategic plan to better and more efficiently serve our existing clients as well as more aggressively expand into adjacent markets.” Tom Bailey, AIA is a senior project manager who graduated from Auburn University in Alabama. Tom has over 45 years’
Adam Caulfield, Associate AIA
experience in project management and C-Level leadership and strategic thinking. Tom brings experience in automotive dealerships, retail, medical offices, historical redevelopment, and churches. At the firm he is charged with seeking opportunities to broaden their retail, multi-family residential, and commercial client base. An AIA Associate, Adam Caulfield’s experience benefits from twelve years of fast-paced retail and residential project efforts, and his tenure as an inside consultant at Wegman’s Grocery Store design division added a corporate “culture” perspective that allows him to move comfortably in all design and client settings. q
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Position Opening
Supervisor of Special Inspections, PE The Supervisor of Special Inspections is a Licensed Civil Engineer (PE) who serves as the project engineer in-responsible-charge of CME’s contracted special inspections and structural tests and works closely and will travel (day trips) visiting commercial construction sites to perform work. Responsibilities: • Initial set-up and management of the Project Special Inspections Program • Act as a consultant on construction related problems, failures or issues • Attend pre-installation conferences and relay Inspection Program requirements to team • Technical review of test/inspection reports for compliance with the construction contract documents and the New York State Building Codes • Performs on-site inspection(s) and reports results • Certification of the Inspection/Testing Program at project completion • Act as liaison with Registered Design Professionals and Code Enforcement Officials • Serve as Owner's Agent in execution of the Special Inspections Program and exercise duty of care to the public • Manage non-conformance list, prepare project test & inspection plans • Assist in the prevention of construction material failures and workmanship problems • Technical supervision, technical evaluations and mentorship of engineering technologists and inspectors Qualifications: • Working knowledge of the latest codes and standards governing the special inspections and structural tests • Ability to read, understand, and interpret construction plans and specifications • A friendly, forthright, diplomatic, communicative business demeanor • Ability to work independently and make decisions in accordance with established policies and regulations • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Registered Professional Engineer required; New York State Professional Engineer Licensure desired • Bachelor’s degree, Civil Engineering or similar • Five (5) years of demonstrable experience conducting, supervising and evaluating structural tests and inspections is desirable • Valid New York State Drivers’ License is required This is an Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. CME Associates, Inc. is an Affirmative Action Employer. A New York State Certified Woman Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). Contact information for job seekers: Nicholas DiCesare, HR Generalist ndicesare@cmeassociates.com Phone (315) 437-0050 www.cmeassociates.com
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Professional Firms SWBR News
“Hot Firm” SWBR Wins Two National Awards – Accolades celebrate and honor growth in the architecture, engineering and environmental consulting industry – SWBR has been recognized nationally on the Zweig Group’s 2019 Hot Firm and 2019’s Best Firms to Work For lists. This is SWBR’s third year in a row on the Hot Firms list, which recognizes the 100 fastest-growing A/E firms in the U.S. Best Firms to Work For is a prestigious list honoring firms with outstanding workplaces that inspire their teams to perform at the highest levels and create an environment where their people feel valued, can make a difference, and clearly see their contribution to the overall mission and success of the firm. The award winners will celebrate in October at the Zweig Group’s annual AEC conference in Las Vegas. q
CHA Consulting News CHA Consulting, Inc. Acquires JBS Project Management
New York City acquisition supports company strategy for growth in Metro New York CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA), a highly diversified, full-service engineering consulting firm recently announced that it has acquired JBS Project Management (JBS), a project and construction management (PM/CM) firm of approximately 30 employees based in New York City. “JBS brings us experienced and talented PM/CM resources that support our strategic objectives for expansion of our service lines and presence in Metro New York,” said Michael Carroll, CHA’s President & CEO. “This strategic acquisition is another key step in creating a compelling PM/CM service offering and reaffirming CHA’s aspiration to elate our clients by offering them a truly one-stop-shop to meet their every need.” JBS Principal Ben Igoe said, “The opportunity to work with CHA is very exciting. We are eager to collaborate with the CHA team and bring the resources of a full-service engineering firm to our clients and their projects. Access to more markets, a deep bench of technical staff, and larger projects will also greatly benefit the growth and professional development of the JBS team.” “I am confident that the union of these two top-notch firms will provide a greatly enhanced experience for our clients as we work together to optimize the expertise, best practices, and experience of our teams. This partnership allows us to continue to serve our clients’ PM/CM needs, but we now also have the resources of a large engineering firm to offer our clients,” said Sam Provisero, JBS Principal. “JBS’s project and construction management expertise and experience in the commercial facilities, education, and hospitality markets will bring combined synergies and great opportunities for growth of our PM/CM business line as well as for our teams in the New York Metro region and across the nation,” stated CHA’s Chief Strategy Officer Jim Stephenson. CHA and JBS will work closely together to ensure a seamless transition for JBS’s clients. During the integration period, the two firms will also work together to optimize the expertise, best practices, and experience that both firms bring to the creation of an even better firm going forward. A first step in the integration process is a branding change for JBS. JBS will be known as JBS Project Management, a CHA Company effective immediately. AEC Advisors LLC (www.aecadvisors.com) initiated the transaction and served as JBS’s financial advisor. q 26 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
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Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association Website: www.gvlsa.com
Year 2018 Officers President Jared R. Ransom, LS Vice President Justin M. Roloson, LS Secretary Robert J. Avery, LS Treasurer Michael A. Venturo, LS Roy B. Garfinkel, LS, Ex-officio
Upcoming Events 2019 September 2019
Board of Directors & General 6:00 PM Membership Meeting & Webinar (7:00 PM) Erdman Anthony, 145 Culver Rd., Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14620
Board of Directors 2016-18 Douglas W. Magde, LS Douglas Churchill, LS 2017-2019 David L. Standinger, LS Daniel T. Hickok, LS 2018-2020 Timothy T. Odell, LS Matthew R. Palmer
September 2019
Jonathan Navagh - Associates Representative
Board of Directors, General Membership Meeting and Webinar
September 12, 2019 6:00 PM Board of Directors & General Membership Meeting 7:00 PM NYSAPLS Webinar titled: “Automated Machine Guidance and the Professional Surveyor” presented by Mike Momrow.
Professional Affiliations New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Inc. National Society of Professional Surveyors Rochester Engineering Society
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Monroe Professional Engineers Society A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers 657 East Avenue, Rochestter, New York 14607 Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare 2018-19 Officers: President Chris Kambar, PE, President-elect Arthur Reardon, PE, Vice-President Scott Wolcott, PE, Secretary Martin Gordon, PE, Treasurer Michael Ritchie, PE, Membership Chair Arthur Reardon, PE Past Presidents: David Roberts, PE, Chris Devries, PE Directors: Barry Dumbauld, PE, Robert Winans, PE, Joseph Dombrowski, PE, Jim Drago, PE, Neal Illenberg, PE, Douglas R. Strang Jr., PE
Thank you for an amazing #LicensedPEDay The excitement was palpable, as PEs shared why they were proud to be part of the profession, companies celebrated their professional engineer employees, governments issued proclamations to recognize the day, and more! Simultaneously, professional engineer advocates met around the country with federal legislators to advocate for the need for professional engineers in protecting the public with public utility pipelines. Look for more coverage of the day in upcoming publications — but for now, thanks, from all of us at NSPE!
The 20 best college majors for people who want to change the world – and get rich while they do it: Some jobs pay you well, while others allow you to feel like your work makes a difference in the world. But these two things don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive. Using data from PayScale, we found which majors led to jobs that paid well and where workers also felt like their work mattered. Most majors that lead to well-paid and satisfying jobs are engineering-related: Marine engineering, biomedical engineering, and aeronautical engineering top the list. Source: Business Insider | Ivan De Luce | Aug. 9, 2019, 9:43 AM Read the full story here: https://www.businessinsider.com/college-majors-career-rich-change-world-2019-8#2biomedical-engineering-bme-majors-have-a-mid-career-salary-of-110300-a-year-and-a-high-meaning-rate-of-71-19 As always, we encourage active membership in the Monroe Professional Engineers Society. We are constantly striving to improve your membership but we always need more help. If you are interested in becoming an active member or have any questions, please email me at CKambar@apd.com or contact MPES through our website at www.monroepes.org/contactus/.
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Society for Imaging Science and Technology Website: http://rochesterengineeringsociety.wildapricot.org/ISandT
Our meeting locations have changed and additional details will be available starting with the November issue. The October meeting location is TBD. No meeting reservations are required. The September meeting is a tour at RIT, directions are below. Meeting Schedule: September 18, 2019 - Tour at RIT: "Current Research & Education Initiatives at the Image Permanence Institute," by Jennifer Jae Gutierrez
October 16, 2019 - "Algorithm development of Hyperspectral data for the automatic characterization of materials in illuminated manuscripts," by Tania Kleynhans Venue ideas requested - we are soliciting input regarding other possible venues for our meetings.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Tour at RIT: Current Research & Education Initiatives at the Image Permanence Institute by Jennifer Jae Gutierrez Abstract: For over thirty years, the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) has conducted research on the stability of photographic materials, archival storage enclosures, and storage environmental conditions to inform new strategies and best practices for preserving cultural heritage collections in libraries, archives, and museums. Research results are actively disseminated through publications, educational programs, and online tools and resources. This tour will provide a behind the scenes look at IPI’s facility and include a brief introduction to current research and education initiatives led by IPI staff. Biography: Jennifer Jae Gutierrez became Executive Director of the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) at RIT in April 2017. Prior to her appointment at IPI, Jae was the Arthur J. Bell Senior Photograph Conservator at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP), University of Arizona, Tucson where she established the institution’s conservation department. During her tenure at CCP, research in the archives informed essays on Robert Heinecken’s work processes and materials associated with W. Eugene Smith’s ‘Big Book’ project. Jae has affiliated faculty status in the Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware (UD) where she held a faculty
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appointment for eight years prior to working at the CCP. At UD, she taught undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in preventive conservation, conservation ethics, and the conservation of photographic materials. She also served as Associate Director of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, one of only four Master’s-level, conservation-training programs in the United States. Directions: If you enter the campus from Jefferson Road (252) onto Lomb Memorial Drive take the first exit to the left in the traffic circle to get onto Andrews Memorial Drive. Then turn left onto John J. Bausch Blvd. and find a parking space in the E Lot. IPI is located on the second floor of Gannett Hall. From the E Lot you will see the brand new MAGIC spell studios building. Walking to the right of that building you will enter a breezeway between Gannett and Booth Hall. Enter Gannett there, turn left and follow the hallway all the way to the opposite end of the building and you’re at IPI. Here is a campus map to help with the directions above: https://maps.rit.edu/
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President/Education Chair: JENNIFER WENGENDER, P.E., CPD CPL 205 St Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14604 585-454-7600
President's Message
Vice President Technical: DAVE JERECKOS IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place, Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590
ASPE is holding it’s 2019 Tech Symposium in Pittsburgh, PA this year. This is a “quick” trip from Rochester, and it would be a great opportunity for plumbing related technical training sessions and trade/product show. The event runs from October 24-27, with a trade show on Thursday, and training Friday through Sunday. There are over 40 one-hour classes to choose from and up to 8 hours’ worth of continuing education credit available. Go to the ASPE website for additional information.
Vice President Legislative: DAVID MYERS LaBella Associates, PC 300 State Street, Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614 585-454-6110 Vice President Membership:/AYP TRAVIS JESSICK Altherm, Inc. 255 Humphrey St. Englewood, NJ 07631 551-486-9556 Treasurer: ALAN SMITH, P.E. IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place, Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Administrative Secretary: ADAM KRAMER IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place, Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Affiliate Liaison:/AYP PHILIP MURPHY Nu Flow of Upstate NY 140 Mushroom Blvd. Rochester, NY 14623 585-313-5098 Newsletter Editor: CHRIS WOLAK Victaulic Fairport, NY 14450 484-350-1954
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Summer has been flying by. We look forward to seeing everyone starting the 3rd Wednesday in September to kick off our 2019/2020 technical lunch season. Refer to the meeting notice below.
https://www.aspe.org/2019Tech/index.html Enjoy the rest of your summer! Jennifer Wengender, P.E., CPD Rochester Chapter President
Meeting Notice – Save the Date Topic:
The Art of Water Solving delivery challenges with bottle filling stations
Speaker: Jennifer Markum, Elkay Date:
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Time:
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. (please arrive by 11:50 am)
Place:
Valicia’s Ristorante, 2155 Long Pond Rd., Rochester 14606 (just north of Route 31, Gates)
Credits: 1 PDH - pending approval Cost:
$20.00 (member or guest), check or cash at door.
RSVP:
To Dave Jereckos (341-3168), or djereckos@ibceng.com
(Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)
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President's Message
The annual Centralized Regional Conference (CRC) was hosted in Buffalo this year. This conference brought 100+ representatives from (15) regions across the Northeast together to have input into regional operations, receive training in the different leadership roles of governing the chapter and network with other chapters. Several of our Board Members and Committee Chairs were able to share ideas and experiences with other ASHRAE members from all over the northeast. It was exciting to learn more about how we can better serve the members of our chapter. Also, we are kicking off our chapter meetings this year with a clambake at the Burgundy Basin Inn on Monday September 16, 2019. This year’s presentation topic will be “FLX Forward: Regional Economic Developmental Update.” Vincent Esposito, of Empire State Development, will provide an update on the economic growth in the Finger Lakes Region. It is always a great event and we hope to see you there! Planning for the 2019-2020 ASHRAE calendar year is underway. If anybody has any suggestions for monthly meeting topics or tours please contact our President-elect and Program Chair, Mike Benedict. He can be reached at mike@airsystemsbalancing. com. Tom Streber, PE 2019-2020 ASHRAE President Rochester Chapter 40 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019
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• Saturday, September 7th, 2019: Annual Dinner Meeting • The Statler, Cornell University campus, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM Tony Whitman, Chief Systems Engineer, L3Harris James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) projects. This is our annual dinner meeting. For more info, please contact Rick Zinni at rzinni@gmail.com
• Thursday, October 17th, 2019: October Chapter Meeting Speaker, TBD Placeholder for our regular chapter meeting in October.
• Thursday, November 21st, 2019: November Chapter Meeting Speaker, TBD Placeholder for our regular chapter meeting in November.
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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 American Public Works Association Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch Chairman, Peter Vars, PE Email: PVars@bmepc.com American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section President, Drazen Gasic, CPSWQ, CPESC, LaBella Associates. 585-402-7005 Email: DGasic@LaBellaPC.com American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, Thomas Streber, PE Email: ashraerocnews.com American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Steven Ivancic, University of Rochester
Association For Facilities Engineering, Rochester Chapter President, Matt Knights, Constellation Brands, Inc. Email: Matt.Knights@cbrands.com Electrical Association Executive Director, Karen Lynch Email: karen@eawny.com President, Russ Corcoran, Landmark Electric, 585-359-0800. Email: russc@landmarkelectric.net. Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association President, Jared R. Ransom, LS 585-737-6881 Email: jaredransomls@gmail.com Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Inc., Rochester Section President, Dan Rusnack Email: drusnack@bergmannpc.com Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester Chapter President, Bruce Pillman, 585-748-6006 Email: bruce.pillman@gmail.com
American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Rochester New York Chapter President, Jennifer Wengender, PE, CPD, Clark Patterson Lee, 205 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, NY 14604. 585-454-7600. Email: jwengender@clarkpatterson.com
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Sreeram Dhurjaty Email: SDhurjaty@dhurjaty.net
Alfred Steele Scholarship available to ASPE members and their immediate family. Applications due in January each year. Details at https://www. aspe.org/SteeleScholarship.
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, Poojith Kalluru, Alstom Email: poojith.kalluru@alstomgroup.com
Association for Bridge Construction and Design President, William Rugg, PE Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Email: wrugg@gpinet.com
International Council on Systems Engineering, Finger Lakes Chapter President, Jack Riley Email: jackri2139@hotmail.com
Monroe Professional Engineers Society President, Chris Kambar, PE Email: CKambar@apd.com New York State Association of Transportation Engineers, Section 4 President, Howard R. Ressel, 585-371-9280. Email: Howard.Ressel@dot.ny.gov NYSATE has scholarships available for dependents of members who are or plan to enroll in a postsecondary university of accredited business or vocational school (undergraduate only). Some members may also be eligible. Information will be posed in the early spring at www.nysate.org
New York Water Environment Association Inc., Genesee Valley Chapter (www.gvcnywea.org) President, Bill Davis, 585-381-9250 Email: william.davis@mrbgroup.com Sheet Metal & Air-Conditioning Contractor’s National Association-Rochester, Inc. Executive Director, Aaron Hilger 585-586-8030. Email: mzin@smacnaroc.org Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section President, Brett Blaisdell Email: zippel@frontiernet.net Society of Women Engineers President, Marca J. Lam, RIT Email: mjleme@rit.edu Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair Director, Mary Eileen Wood, 315-422-2902 Website: TerraFairs@terraed.org. Awards and scholarships available. Visit the website for details.
Corporate Members of the Rochester Engineering Society Bergmann (Enterprise) BME Associates CHA Consulting (Champion) Clark Patterson Lee Erdman Anthony Associates Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce (RBA) Champion) Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, Inc.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Kate Gleason College of Engineering
IBC Engineering, PC (Champion)
Stantec
Kistner Concrete Products Inc.
TY-LIN International (Champion)
M/E Engineering, PC (Enterprise)
VJ Stanley
MRB Group (Champion) Optimation Technology, Inc.
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