Rochester Engineering Society Magazine October 2022

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Corporate Members of the Rochester Engineering Society

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Scholarships Engineering

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BEGIN by going to the RES Website Scholarship Page to Check the Eligibility Requirements!

BEGIN by going to the RES Website Scholarship Page to Check the Eligibility Requirements!

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REQUEST an interview appointment by going to scholarship application instructions and fill out the Eligibility Form.

REQUEST an interview appointment by going to scholarship application instructions and fill out the Eligibility Form.

GATHER the required data and supporting materials (details on website)  Official Transcript  Resume  Applicant's Letter  Reference Letter #1 and #2  Interview Report

Association for Bridge Design and Construction 39

• ASCE

2020 Susan L. Costa Memorial Scholarship Grace Niyo, Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester

2020 Susan L. Costa Memorial Scholarship Grace Niyo, Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester

American Society of Civil Engineers 32

• ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers 40

• ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers 42

Applicant's Letter  Reference Letter #1 and #2  Interview Report

GATHER the required data and supporting materials (details on website)  Official Transcript  Resume  Applicant's Letter  Reference Letter #1 and #2  Interview Report

Deadline to submit all items is December 12, 2022

• EA Electrical Association 30

• GVLSA Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association 37

Deadline to submit all items by December 11, 2021

Deadline to submit all items by December 11, 2021

2020 Adam W. Lawas Scholarship (CHA companies) Brandon Reiner, Mechanical Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY)

2020 Adam W. Lawas Scholarship (CHA companies) Brandon Reiner, Mechanical Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY)

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• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 34

• IES

Illuminating Engineering Society 36

• INCOSE International Council on Systems Engineering 31

• IS&T Imaging Science & Technology 33

• MPES

Monroe Professional Engineering Society ..... 38

• RES Rochester Engineering Society 2-12

• TERRA

TERRA Science & Engineering Fair 41

Board of Directors:

OFFICERS:

President MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE

Bergmann Associates / msommerman@bergmannpc.com

First Vice President DENNIS ROOTE, PE

CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC / dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com

Second Vice President MIKE KURDZIEL, PhD

Harris Corporation / mike.kurdziel@L3harris.com

Treasurer

TBD - Dennis Roote is interim treasurer.

Immed. Past President GREG GDOWSKI, PhD

University of Rochsester / Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu

EIGHT DIRECTORS:

CORNELIUS (NEAL) ILLENBERG PE

Rail Safety Consulting / nillenberg@aol.com

RICHARD E. RICE

Erdman Anthony / rricesquash@gmail.com

BRETT ELIASZ, PE

Bergmann Associates / beliasz@bergmannpc.com

KENTON G. HINES

Merrill Lynch / Kenton.Hines@ml.com

MICHAEL DUFFY

Bosch Security Systems, LLC / michael.duffy@us.bosch.com

STEVEN W. DAY, PhD

Rochester Institute of Technology / swdeme@rit.edu

NOAH KELLY

Leadership Excellence & Development Program (Engr.), Alstom noah.kelly@alstomgroup.com

LEANDRO AVEIRO

Engineering Group Manager - Verification & Validation, Alstom leandro.aveiro@alstomgroup.com

Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN

Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: res@frontiernet.net or therochesterengineer@gmail.com

The Rochester Engineer Published since 1922 by ROCHESTER ENGINEERING SOCIETY, INC. Founded March 18, 1897

Volume 101, Number 4, OCTOBER 2022 (Electronic Copies Only) You can purchase individual printed copies directly from ISSUU.

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

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

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

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Dear Fellow Engineers, Autumn is upon us!

This month we have published the RES programming calendar for the year which consist of Social Gatherings and Continuing Education sessions. Social Gatherings will be on the 1st Thursday of every month & Continuing Education on the 3rd Thursday so it’s easier to save the date. Check out page 9 of this issue of the magazine for details! We’d like to provide opportunities to connect and get you to know our Affiliates.

The Electrical Association of Western NY is co-sponsoring October’s Social Gathering on Thursday October 6th at Rhorbach Brewing Company.

Welcome to all the new RES members!

1. Dr. Sreeram Dhurjaty President IEEE

2. Sergio Esteban, PE Principal, LaBella Associates, PC

3. William Furman Sr. Fellow, L3Harris (RES EOD 2019)

4. Steven Metzger, PE CEO, LaBella Associates, PC

5. Constance Scott, PE Private Practice (Consultant)

6. Megan Smith Software Engineer, L3Harris (RES Finalist for YEOY 2021)

A few highlights from this issue…page 12, RES is resuming in-person tutoring at Dr Walter Cooper Academy! Our team’s tireless and determined leader, Lee Loomis, has been leading the effort at DCWA for eight years. Check out page 20 to learn about how RIT’s Battery Prototyping Center is playing a major role supporting workforce development and new research in battery storage and technology as part of Battery-NY.

The cover story this month (starting on page 14) from L3Harris Technologies, an Enterprise Corporate Member, describes how they are investing in advanced manufacturing in their 573,000 square feet of space with 1,200 employees at their Jefferson

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Road, Rochester facility. L3Harris was recently named the number one manufacturer in the Rochester region with JROC producing approximately 12,000 products per month across 30 different product families.

On page 22 there's news about how an engineering doctoral candidate at RIT recently placed third in an international design competition. She was recognized for her improved prosthetic device design which was inspired by running shoes.

As always, check out the calendar (starting on page 28) followed by various Affiliates news. A few highlights for October IEEE tour of George Eastman Museum Technology Collection, electriFYI! – 2022 Upstate Electrical Show by EAWNY, IS&T virtual meeting on the Webb Telescope and Rochester Contributions, and the INCOSE meeting on Lasor Rail Cleaning at L3 Harris.

I’m very happy to report there continues to be much activity within RES in reinvigorating various committees. All in support of YOU! As always, if you would like to be involved, please check out the committee list on the website at www.roceng.org and join one! We want to make sure your voice is heard!

The Engineering Development Committee has started the Education Series and are always looking for session ideas so please, send them to Lynne (or a committee member). Or better yet…join the committee!

Please contact us with any questions, comments, or suggestions.

Thank you!

Michelle Sommerman, PE Bergmann RES President

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Engineering

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Scholarships

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BEGIN by going to the

BEGIN by going to the RES Website Scholarship Page to Check the Eligibility Requirements!

RES Website Scholarship Page to Check the Eligibility Requirements!

BEGIN by going to the RES Website Scholarship Page to Check the Eligibility Requirements!

STEP 2

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STEP 3

STEP 3

STEP 3

REQUEST an interview appointment by going to scholarship application instructions and fill out the Eligibility Form.

GATHER the required data and supporting materials (details on website)

 Official Transcript

REQUEST an interview appointment by going to scholarship application instructions and fill out the Eligibility Form. GATHER the required data and supporting materials (details on website)

REQUEST an interview appointment by going to scholarship application instructions and fill out the Eligibility Form.

2020 Susan L. Costa Memorial Scholarship Grace Niyo, Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester

GATHER the required data and supporting materials (details on website)

Resume

Official Transcript

Official Transcript

Applicant's Letter

Resume

Resume

Reference Letter #1 and #2

Applicant's Letter

Applicant's Letter

Interview Report

Reference Letter #1 and #2

Reference Letter #1 and #2

Interview Report

Interview Report

Deadline to submit all items is December 12, 2022

Deadline to submit all items by December 11, 2021

Deadline to submit all items by December 11, 2021

2020 Adam W. Lawas Scholarship (CHA companies) Brandon Reiner, Mechanical Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY)

2020 Adam W. Lawas Scholarship (CHA companies) Brandon Reiner, Mechanical Engineering University at Buffalo (SUNY)

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2020 Susan L. Costa Memorial Scholarship Grace Niyo, Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester

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Technical Corner

For the article this month we will look into the Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (IECC) and how it pertains to the use of occupancy sensors utilizing a manual switch within a corridor. There appears to be some thoughts that these manual switches could defeat the functionality of the occupancy sensors leaving the corridor in complete darkness.

The first concept to grasp is that lighting controls are not even required in corridors per some of the exceptions listed in C405.2 of the IECC. So, what does this mean and why is the energy code allowing the lighting to be on all the time with no controls…?

Vocab word: Night Light (NL)-a lighting fixture with no on or off control - on 24/7.

Can’t we do a little better to save some energy?

Of course we can! We can add occupancy sensors per the Exception listed in C405.2.1.1 which allows occupancy sensors in corridors…BUT…if we do add occupancy sensors then we must have manual control to allow occupants to turn off the lights per one of the requirements of section C405.2.1.1 above.

A misconception is that if we had a manual override, maintained toggle switch (think residential style light switch) and leave the switch in the off position then the occupancy sensor will not work. I believe this to be true if you are using line voltage occupancy sensors with a line voltage switch. However, if you introduce low voltage switching, a power pack and a low voltage occupancy sensor, then the switch will only act as a “state changer”…meaning whatever state the light fixtures are in will be changed to the opposite and will not override the occupancy sensor.

Going one step further to meet the International Building Code (IBC) section 1008.2. The occupancy sensors could malfunction which could leave the egress passageway in complete darkness which would not allow occupants to egress from the building safely…Therefore an option is to add some Night Lights in the corridors along with the occupancy sensor-controlled fixtures and manual switch.

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 Rochester Engineer and add an article or would like to request information on a specific topic (not limited to Electrical) just email Brett Eliasz at beliasz@bergmannpc.com. As always, any comments are appreciated! Thank you for reading.

Brett Eliasz, P.E., LEED AP BD+C , RES Director

October

1:00-2:00pm Rebuilding the Old Blenheim Bridge Former National Historic and Civil Engineering Landmark, Town of Blenheim, New York

Edmund Snyder 1 PDH

Mr. Edmund W. Snyder III, P.E. has 20+ years of experience in the transportation field, knowledgeable in highway design, bridge design, utility design, and construction inspection. As a Vice President/Director of Business DevelopmentTransportation at GPI’s Albany office, he supports new and current business alliance partnerships, market expansion efforts and project management. Mr. Snyder has extensive experience with preliminary through final design of all types of highway reconstruction, bridge replacement, and highway rehabilitation projects for State and municipal agencies. Mr. Snyder has a BS in Civil Engineering from the Utica Institute of Technology and is a New York State licensed professional engineer. He is an active member of the American Society of Highway Engineers where he serves as Vice President of the Albany Section, New York State Association of Transportation Engineers Region 1, and American Council of Engineering Companies of New York.

2:30-3:30pm Non-Continuing Education Session: Saving the Moscow Covered Bridge in Indiana Wayne Goodman, Executive Director, Landmark Society of Western NY

Destroyed by a devasting tornado in 2008, the community and state rallied to save the Moscow covered bridge. The doublespan covered bridge served not only as a needed crossing of the Flat Rock River, but was also symbolic of the tiny Indiana town’s identity. A colossal and coordinated effort saved this bridge, which is still in use today.

Wayne Goodman is the Executive Director of The Landmark Society of Western New York. Wayne graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Wyoming. He works with communities, local organizations, and individuals to preserve historic resources and routinely collaborates with real estate professionals, developers, architects, and elected officials. Previous to his work in New York, Wayne worked for Indiana Landmarks, the nation’s largest statewide preservation organization. He serves on the Board of Directors of Preservation Action, the Washington-based nationwide lobbying organization for preservation’s voice in Congress. Wayne was Graduate Faculty at Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning from 2006-2011, where he instructed architecture and preservation courses. Wayne currently serves on the Town of Brighton’s Historic Preservation Commission and is a member of the New York State Board for Historic Preservation.

4:00-5:00pm 1-PDH on a covered bridge or historic bridge rehab/replacement - TBA soon! Check the website calendar for details when available.

Future Education Courses Being Planned

RES is offering these courses to support the engineering community. Each Continuing Education Session will consist of three educational 1-hour webinars with two eligible for PDH's. Registration will be on our website soon: www.roceng.org

*Date and topics are subject to change*

RES EVENT CALENDAR - SAVE THE DATES

RES is excited to announce our 2022-2023 program year is a mix of Continuing Education and Social Gatherings!

Updates will be posted on the website calendar as they become available. Social Gatherings are the 1st Thursday of every month at 5:00 pm

Continuing Education Courses are the 3rd Thursday of every month from 1:00 to 5:00 pm

Here is what is planned so far:

EVENT DATE

Thursday, October 6, 2022

EVENT NAME

Social Gathering! (Co-sponsored with EAWNY)

5:00 PM at Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester 14609. All engineers and friends are invited! This is a great opportunity to meet engineers from various disciplines and Affiliate Engineering Societies. (Please register...just so we know who and how many are attending.)

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Continuing Education - Covered Bridges (See page 8) Registration will be available soon.

Thursday, November 3, 2022 Social Gathering!

Thursday, November 17, 2022 Continuing Educationn - Space!

Thursday, December 1, 2022 Social Gathering!

Thursday, December 15, 2022 Continuing Education - Energy

Thursday, January 5, 2023 Social Gathering!

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Continuing Education - Tour NuFlow ServicesPipeline Rehabilitation

Thursday, February 2, 2023 Social Gathering!

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Continuing Education - TBD

Thursday, March 2, 2023 Social Gathering!

Thursday, March 16, 2023

Continuing Education - Electric Vehicles

Thursday, April 6, 2023 Social Gathering!

Thursday, May 4, 2023 Social Gathering!

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Continuing Education - Tour - Rochester Subway Tunnels

Thursday, June 1, 2023 Social Gathering!

1897 - 1976

by Lee M. Loomis

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, focus 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, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War are now history. These experiences have changed the face of and will, no doubt, influence 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” (December 1975) RES President, John F. (Jack) Schickler’s October RES Luncheon talk, “The Role of the Rochester Engineering Society in our Community”, was the lead article in this issue. He described the RES as, “A means by which the “Technical Community” can apply its combined

talents toward improving the quality of life for its members, and for the non-technical community, as well.” Following a brief review of the skill sets of the RES membership, Jack laid out an ambitious series of activities for the coming year. These activities had been grown from the recent year’s work of the Long-Range Planning Committee. He also called out the Transportation Study that was hoping to result in a CharlotteHenrietta transit system, the Technical Skills Bank that had already grown to 130+ members, Past RES President Dick Kenyon’s effort to identify Federal funding for a Technical Advisor for the City of Rochester, the growing Speakers Bureau, and the consistently-impressive RES Luncheon Series with its list of well-known, local authorities on various timely topics. Jack Schickler also went on to describe the work of the RES Legislative Affairs Committee in keeping members apprised of pending legislation (both good and bad), the Professional Liaison Committee’s quest to define the parameters of RES volunteer activities so as to prevent encroachment on the duties of paid consulting engineers, and the Educational Liaison Committee whose goal is to ensure that engineers and scientists develop and nurture real-world business skills that will help them to grow into the technically-savvy business leaders of tomorrow. Also featured in this issue is the re-printing of the text of New York City Mayor Abraham D. Beame’s recent address to the National Press Club wherein he described the steps he and his administration had been taking to reduce and manage the fiscal crisis that nearly forced NYC into bankruptcy, in the mid-1970’s.

A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society.

January 21, 1976 (Board Meeting, Chamber of Commerce) The Board received a report from Michael Triassi, President of the Rochester Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), describing the history and current activities of this, one of the oldest RES Affiliate Societies. The Board approved applications for 13 Regular Members, one Student Member and one Junior Member. RES Engineers Joint Dinner Committee Chair, Lee Loomis, reported that RG&E’s Public Affairs Department was providing assistance with press releases for the upcoming dinner. It was announced that the first step in reinvesting the Kate Gleason Fund had been completed with Lincoln First Bank, and that dividends should begin to accrue, and be paid to the RES, in April of this year. In an important move, the Board decided to propose the conferring of RES Regular Member status on graduates of Engineering Technology (BET) curricula who had practiced in their specialty for at least four years. Jack Schickler announced that Andrew Hirsch would be providing a regular column in “The Rochester Engineer”, as part of the RES’ commitment to reporting to its membership on legislative matters. It was announced that the recently revised RES Constitution and By-Laws would be ready for discussion at the February ’76 RES Board meeting. Ron Salzman, Chair of the Civic Affairs Committee, requested and received Board support for an “Energy Self-Sufficiency” contest. He also described a series of meetings he was designing to inform local engineers and scientists on the workings of the Monroe County Pure Waters Division, toward qualifying them to perform technically objective evaluations of this County Agency. He assured the Board that Pure Waters Director, Gerry McDonald, would be kept aware of the findings stemming from these meetings. Jack Schickler reported that he had written a letter to Dr. William Seymour, Director of the New York State Science and Technology Foundation,

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urging the consideration of Rochester as the site for the proposed US Dept of Energy’s Solar Energy Research Institute.

“The Rochester Engineer” (January 1976) This issue features a detailed article, “Performance Specifications for Fun and Profit… Happiness is a Good Performance Specification”, by RES member Milton Gross, PE. A design, development & testing engineer with Eastman Kodak Company, Milt has also served on the RES Long-Range Planning, Operation RESOURCE and Civic Affairs Committees, and is currently the RES representative on the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Northeast Quadrant Landfill. His article describes the importance of performance specifications as a goal-setting document for the design engineer, a guidance document for supervisors and managers and an educational document for the many agencies associated with the testing, handling and marketing of the product. He urges the writing of performance specs from the “user’s point of view”, and he offers the InputsOutputs-Interfaces-Environments (IOIE) frame of reference for designing a product, all the way to completion and approval.

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 Korean Conflict, as well as a hoped-for period of post-war growth and prosperity. These articles will also feature an impressive array of RES activities in support of post-war re-emergence of Rochester area industry, and the continuing prosperity of the second-half of the 20th Century. We welcome your questions and comments on this series.

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RES News - Tutoring Team

Dr. Walter Cooper Academy; Emerging from the Pandemic…

The 2022-23 School Year opened successfully at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, on Wednesday, September 7th with 333 eager students...

This Summer, Dr. Walter Cooper Academy was one of five sites chosen to offer “Summer School” sessions for our students, aimed at continuing the process helping them with “catching up” on their studies.

Community School Site Coordinator, Michele White, has begun helping us plan for the resumption of the in-person operation of the RES Tutoring Team in the Fall of 2022. Soon, we will be assembling a menu of teacher/student tutoring needs, developing a weekly tutoring needs schedule, and inviting our RES Tutors to volunteer for these tutoring assignments.

This is pretty much the process/protocol we were following from 2014-19, before it was interrupted, first by series of drastic 2018-19 RCSD budget cut-backs/layoffs, and then the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are looking forward to its resumption.

We have begun assembling our 2022-23 RES Tutoring Team…

On September 1st, RES Tutoring Team Leader, Lee Loomis, presented an information table at the “Back to School Bash”

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).

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IT Comes From Space

Last month we discussed how the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum powers computing devices. This month we discuss how computing devices use EM waves to communicate.

Like the gas molecules in our atmosphere, EM waves wash over us constantly. But, unlike gasses, the gravity of Earth does not hold down these self-propagating and massless waves of energy. The EM waves we produce propagate out from our planet at the speed of light (186,000 miles/second) and we have been generating EM waves for long enough to have advertised our existence to anyone within a radius of about 60 light years (over 352 trillion miles). While that is amazingly far, the universe is astoundingly vast at 13 billion light years.

As we push EM waves into space, space reciprocates by bombarding the Earth with EM waves. While most of the EM waves we receive come from the Sun, we also receive EM waves from other stars and Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation. CMB is the name for residual EM waves from the Big Bang, the origin of the universe’s expansion.

Interestingly, these waves were discovered serendipitously. In 1964, while Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, Bell Labs physicists, were trying to map radio signals from the Milky Way, they were continually frustrated by a background hiss in the signal. Thinking that the noise was generated by a physical imperfection in their dish antenna they sealed all gaps and taped over the bolts, but the noise persisted. They found pigeons on the dish and, considering that their droppings may have caused the issue, they removed the birds and cleaned the poo. Yet the noise persisted. This noise was determined to be radiation remaining from the Big Bang. Labeled CMB radiation, it has reverberated throughout the universe for billions of years. Fascinatingly, if you set a TV or radio tuner between stations, about 5% of the static you see or hear may be from CMB.

But how do these electro-magnetic waves support our computing environment? While there are many uses for EM waves in computing, it is most leveraged as a vehicle for wireless communication. EM waves are characterized by the frequencies on which they operate, and the type

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most often used in computing devices (or communication in general) are radio waves. WiFi, wireless Ethernet, Bluetooth, and an assortment of other computing protocols use radio waves to connect without wires. While using unique frequencies, computers use EM waves in a comparable manner to walkie talkies, car radios, cell phones, and weather radios.

Radio waves will penetrate most material, but brick, mortar and steel structures may absorb or reflect the waves. If you are experiencing wireless challenges, you may need to move the transmitter/router to preclude the structure you are in from defeating your communication.

Years ago, my firm created wireless metropolitan area networks, and I was surprised to discover that in addition to brick and steel structures, new windows were a big suppressor of EM waves. These windowpanes are designed to filter EM waves to prevent the Sun’s rays from beaching furniture and carpets. In these homes we found it necessary to install external antennas on the outside of the buildings to guide the signal around the brick, mortar, and EM suppressing glass.

Remember that your computers and mobile phone uses radio waves. If you are having problems with coverage in an area it may not be the vendors signal strength that is problematic, but the structure you are in. You may also experience interference from EM waves around you including those from space.

EM waves are everywhere and form a framework for our civilization. Connect wirelessly and…

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Tony Keefe, COO, Entre Computer Services

L3Harris Technologies – Digital Transformation & Advanced Manufacturing

Across multiple industries, digital transformation is fundamentally reshaping the manufacturing landscape.

Through rapidly expanding digital capabilities, companies are better able to integrate and align the various phases of the manufacturing chain to drive greater collaboration, efficiency, innovation and value.

It’s no different for L3Harris Technologies; more than 1,200 employees at the company’s operations center at Jefferson Road, Rochester, New York – known locally as JROC – work across four shifts in approximately 573,000 square feet of manufacturing space to assemble and test the most advanced radios for military and public safety customers. In fact, L3Harris was recently named the number one manufacturer in the Rochester region with JROC producing approximately 12,000 products per month across 30 different product families.

Powering Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Both marketplace competition and effects from the COVID-19 pandemic are accelerating the digital transformation of the L3Harris business out of sheer necessity. L3Harris is capitalizing on this as a catalyst to evolve its manufacturing operations into a modern, lean, connected ecosystem to drive increased value for its customers.

L3Harris is investing in Advanced Manufacturing, including Augmented Reality solutions, to allow operators to stay "in the loop" but act more like a coach than a player in the operation

Through digital transformation, L3Harris is powering operational excellence and continuous improvement. The company can harmonize how its people, processes and technology come together to eliminate waste, shorten lead times and drive quality at the source.

As a trusted technology disruptor for defense, security and public safety customers worldwide, L3Harris is pursuing these benefits to provide operators industry-leading solutions fast, so they can achieve mission success and return home

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safe. Plus, L3Harris’ investment in digital transformation provides rewarding careers in 21st century operations facilities.

The Manufacturing Floor of the Future

“Advanced manufacturing is spurring multiple enhancements in how we do things and the outcomes we can achieve,” said Chris Monoski, L3Harris Senior Operations Director. “It allows us to leverage organizational learning by sharing knowledge and best practices across the corporation. It also enables us to develop proof-of-concept applications using cutting-edge technologies to solve problems, and it provides more robust solutions for all stakeholders.”

L3Harris is embracing Industry 4.0 and strengthening its foundations. The symmetry L3Harris is establishing among its people, Lean principles and the right mix of technology –robotics, Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, automation and the Internet of Things – will lead to consistent and predictable outcomes in the advanced solutions and capabilities it delivers to customers.

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Vision equipment with Artificial Intelligence software alerts when it detects slight defects in the assembly

The current industrial revolution in digital transformation provides a broad range of opportunities for the manufacturing floor of the future, and L3Harris is taking full advantage of those that provide the right utility to bring manufacturing technology to the same level of next-generation product technology.

“We have several examples of advanced manufacturing in operation at our JROC facility,” said Monoski. “We have augmented reality, collaborative robots performing soldering and vision systems tasks, autonomous mobile robots, artificial intelligence vision systems for product inspection and process analytics, and additive manufacturing –

including 3D printing.”

Driving Collaboration & Integration

L3Harris is driving quality upstream, to the source, to ensure it is designing products for manufacturability, which also ensures sustainment and maintenance processes go just as smoothly. The company is deepening the collaboration between Engineering and Operations and strengthening its zero defect escapes mentality to drive quality to the next level.

“Reflecting greater collaboration and integration, we are developing the Intrepid Smart Cell using a fully cross-functional

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team working together on the design of the next-generation assembly process,” said Fran Branco, L3Harris Manufacturing Engineering Principal.

L3Harris is reengineering shop floor management to speed communication and translate real-time data into information and action. It is designing moreconnected information systems to implement automated and zero-touch operations. Ultimately, the goal is to create an environment that reduces stress and fatigue on the company’s personnel.

Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality allow operators to stay “in the loop” but act more like a coach than a player in the operation –vision equipment with Artificial Intelligence software alerts when it detects slight defects in the assembly, and the location is illuminated by overhead projectors to drive quality at the source and improve the cognitive ergonomics of operations.

The location is illuminated by overhead projectors to drive quality at the source and improve the cognitive ergonomics of operations

What it Means for Customers

The investments L3Harris is making today and going forward are driving enhancements in its ability to deliver the highest quality products and assure customers that they will work the first time and every time.

“Advanced manufacturing enables us to drive greater value for customers, as well as employees,” said Branco. “For customers, we reduce time to market for new product development, and we reduce operating costs through efficiency gains and yield improvements. For employees, we improve the employee experience and

engagement through these advanced capabilities and the various benefits they yield.”

Spanning four unique businesses, there isn’t a single panacea for the diverse challenges in L3Harris Communication Systems’ manufacturing operations.

While elements of L3Harris’ manufacturing system are common, the company adapts and tailors technologies to accommodate the nuances in each of its businesses, spanning high-volume commercial to lowvolume programs.

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Communications radio facility has implemented all of these elements to transform a multicell production system into a single, mixed-model line that is paced with high utilization rates and quality at the source. This has led to reduced rework, scrap and downtime for a critical military program.

Activities such as this are building upon L3Harris’ robust and aligned ecosystem – from supply chain to manufacturing, test and sustainment – to create true technology disruption within the company’s operations to maintain its ability to be a partner of choice for customers.

Across the L3Harris enterprise, novel and broadly applicable process and technology improvements are emerging and gaining acceptance every day. The company’s advances in revolutionizing the modern manufacturing space for the digital age, aligned with its dedication to continuous improvement in its people and processes, assures customers are equipped with the highestquality, most-advanced solutions exactly when they need it to successfully complete their missions.

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Author: Jason Simpson

Sr. Manager, Communications L3Harris Technologies. jason.simpson01@l3harris.com

2022

ROCHESTER ENGINEER

Through digital transformation, L3Harris is powering operational excellence and continuous improvement

In Rochester, L3Harris assembles and tests the most advanced radios for military and public safety customers

News From Professional Firms

MRB Group News

MRB Group President & CEO Ryan T. Colvin, P.E., and HBT Architects Managing Partner Trevor Harrison, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, have announced their decision to merge the two respective firms. Leadership teams have reached an agreement which is expected to be finalized in October of 2022.

“MRB Group has continually evolved to meet the growing needs of our clients,” said Colvin. “This merger is an opportunity for the clients and staff of both MRB Group and HBT to benefit,” Colvin continued.

While MRB Group’s Architecture team has worked with numerous municipal and commercial clients to provide programming and design throughout New York State, Colvin says the merger will provide a new level of design expertise and expand MRB Group’s architectural services to include the healthcare, higher education and hospitality industries. MRB Group’s professional engineering support for day-to-day operations like water and wastewater treatment, public works services, and local government planning will remain unchanged.

According to Harrison, the addition of engineering support to current architectural and interior design services will enhance the level of design that HBT has been providing for over 20 years.

“We are excited to join with MRB Group,” Harrison stated. “Merging with a Rochester-based firm with a similar focus on client services allows us to continue providing clients with the people and culture that they have come to know and trust.

“In fact, there will be new services available to our current team that will allow us to increase our responsiveness,” he stated. “Merging with MRB Group provides us additional capabilities which can help our clients address many more of the challenges they currently face,” he said.

Colvin said the merger made sense because of the firm’s similar business models.

“We both have traditions that put clients first and regard them as valued partners. I am confident they will be immediately comfortable with the transition to a combined team, because it will only add to the relationship we share,” he said.

“Our clients will experience an immediate benefit from merging the expertise of two accomplished teams. They will also experience many long-term benefits as the synergy creates a unique, powerful and magnetic

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environment that will attract the best and brightest new talent,” Colvin stated.

The merger will extend MRB Group’s presence into a sixth state, Michigan, continuing a trend of remarkable growth over the past 12 years. The firm currently has nine offices in New York, Texas and South Carolina, and recently completed a significant expansion of its headquarters at the Culver Road Armory in the City of Rochester. The HBT staff will remain working in current locations in Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts and in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

“We are focused on creating a collaborative environment for our project teams, while utilizing technology to make sure everyone can easily interact and readily access the professional expertise of colleagues within the firm,” Colvin stated.

Colvin and Harrison both indicated that the two firms’ Architecture teams will be fully integrated with each other, as well as with the firm’s engineering and site design professionals.

“We’re combining dynamic and award-winning teams of people,” Harrison stated. “Both firms have a reputation for providing creative and client-focused design solutions, and we have each earned tremendous respect within our profession for doing so. Because of this shared commitment to professional integrity and client service, we can continue to make a positive impact on the people and communities we serve,” he concluded. q

(Pictured left to right) MRB Group Executive Vice President and COO James Oberst, PE; HBT Partner James Tripp, AIA; HBT Managing Partner Trevor Harrison, AIA; and MRB Group President and CEO Ryan T. Colvin, PE

MRB Group Announces Planned Merger with HBT Architects

Professional Firms Employee News

SWBR News

SWBR announced that Project Designers

Andrew Altoft and Jeff Kuhn and Project Architect Gianfranco Pietrantoni, AIA, are now certified building safety inspectors.

Certified building safety inspectors are authorized to perform fire safety and property maintenance inspections on existing buildings for code compliance. The certification requires passing three courses and more than 60 hours of training through the New York State Division of Building Standards and Codes. As part of the firm’s Workplace studio, Altoft, Kuhn, and Pietrantoni work with various municipalities to insure building, fire, and property maintenance code compliance.

As a project designer, Altoft is responsible for coordinating the design and construction documentation on a variety of corporate, industrial, and municipal projects. He received a bachelor of architectural technology from Alfred State College.

Project designer Kuhn assists project architects through all design phases on a variety of municipal, industrial, and commercial projects. He graduated from SUNY Alfred with a bachelor of science in architectural technology.

Project architect Pietrantoni develops a variety of science, technology, and industry projects from early concept through design development. He received a bachelor of science in architectural technology from Alfred

State College and a master of architecture from University at Buffalo.

SWBR also announced that Marlee Beers has completed her four-part licensing exam and is now a Registered Landscape Architect in the State of New York.

As part of our landscape architecture team, Marlee manages a variety of projects ranging from urban mixed-use developments to small-scale complex site designs. She is responsible for all phases of project development, including site inventory and analysis, schematic design, and construction documentation. When asked about her passion for landscape architecture, she said, “It’s a profession where we’re able to make an impact and give back to communities and the environment. Knowing that landscape architecture has that power of transformation is very exciting.”

Marlee received her bachelor of landscape architecture from the University of Maryland. q

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SWBR Team Members Earn Building Safety Inspection Certifications and Announces New Registered Landscape Architect

Andrew Altoft

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Jeff Kuhn

Gianfranco Pietrantoni, AIA

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Marlee Beers, RLA

RIT News

RIT’s Battery Prototyping Center

part of state team awarded millions to establish Battery-NY Collaboration with SUNY Binghamton and NYBEST lays groundwork for advanced battery research, manufacturing and workforce development hub

Rochester Institute of Technology is part of a major national initiative that secured more than $63.7 million to establish upstate New York as a national hub for battery research and manufacturing.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that Binghamton University’s New Energy New York Proposal secured substantial funding for the new hub, Battery-NY, which will include partners such as RIT’s Battery Prototyping Center and New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology

The new hub aims to build a national center for increasing battery technologies and manufacturing toward new research, attracting additional companies to the state, and the creation of high-paying, high-tech jobs. Funding is part of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration and the American Rescue Plan’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

RIT’s contribution will be an expansion of its energy storage workforce development efforts through nearly $3.5 million from the Battery-NY award. The Battery Prototyping Center is a key resource to support early-stage development of next generation lithium-ion cells and materials. The team has worked with more than 100 customers from academia, government, a variety of industry manufacturers, and technology hubs.

“We are very proud of both the entire NENY coalition and the role RIT was able to play in securing

the Build Back Better funding for our region,” said Ryne Raffaelle, RIT vice president for research and associate provost. “We are so excited to leverage the RIT/NY BEST Battery Prototyping Facility, along with the BEST Test and Commercialization Center, also located in Rochester at Kodak Park, in support of our coalition partners in the Southern Tier.”

Battery technologies are essential for varied industries from automotives and medical devices to defense and national security. Based in Binghamton and led by Distinguished Professor and 2019 Nobel Prize winner M. Stanley Whittingham and Binghamton Associate Vice President Per Stromhaug, Battery-NY will provide

research and development of nextgeneration batteries and other clean-energy technologies to help establish a stronger manufacturing infrastructure.

“New Energy New York will make the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes America’s home for battery innovation and production, bring manufacturing back from overseas, and train thousands of workers for good-paying jobs in an industry that will define this century,” Schumer said in a statement. “Broome County was once the global home to innovation, as the birthplace of IBM, flight simulation, and virtual reality, and this project will breathe new life into that legacy, showing the world what I have long known: that Binghamton and Upstate New York

RIT’s Battery Prototyping Center will play a major role supporting workforce development and new research in battery storage and technology as part of Battery-NY. The center is one of the collaborative partners selected for funding through the American Rescue Plan’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Researchers Matt Ganter and Matthew Schauerman, center, explain battery development equipment to guests. Credit: Elizabeth Lamark/RIT

workers can lead the effort to bring manufacturing back to America, and take us into the future.”

The 13 partners include Binghamton University, NY-BEST, SUNY Broome, SUNY Corning Community College, RIT, and NYSTAR, among other key organizations such as IncubatorWorks, Clean Fight New York, and county and state government entities. Each of the partners will contribute expertise in the areas of manufacturing lithium ion batteries, development of workforce training and in sustainability and new energy alternatives.

Multiple investments have already been made through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included $6 billion in federal incentives to expand capabilities of U.S.-based battery research and development, bolster domestic battery production, and shore up the American supply chain for batteries and energy storage technology that is often reliant on foreign sources. A $50 million award was announced by the governor in her January 2022 state address, and the new award from EDA puts the investment in New York state well over $100 million. q

RIT News

Engineering Technology Assistant Professor Honored as a 2022 KEEN Rising Star

Jennifer O’Neil honored for innovative teaching methods and improvements to student learning

Jennifer O’Neil was recently named a KEEN Rising Star, an honor given to recognize a faculty member’s ability to improve student learning and to equip undergraduate engineers with the tools to solve societal problems.

O’Neil, an assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, teaches courses in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology (CET) and is one of the leaders of the university’s faculty teaching circles, a mentoring and faculty development initiative. She played a significant role in introducing KEEN’s Entrepreneurial Mindset to the university and has championed its philosophy of integrating theory with real-world situations to make positive change in society.

“Jen’s efforts, which began with a brief presentation to the College of Engineering Technology leadership team nearly five years ago, have blossomed into a multicollege collaboration that includes dozens of faculty members actively engaged with entrepreneurial minded learning,” said Mike Eastman, CET’s associate dean for Academic Programs and Continuous Improvement.

“Jen has inspired countless faculty and students with her innovative, student-centered teaching practices and has been the catalyst for engaging every new faculty member in the College of Engineering Technology and the Kate Gleason College of Engineering with EML. She has been instrumental in laying the foundation for a new vision of student success at RIT.”

O’Neil’s mechanical engineering technology coursework often includes the integration of economics, social, and government factors with engineering theory as a way to expand how students problem solve and develop

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technical solutions. Student comments were included as part of her nomination package, and one stated: “Listen up… RIT – this is how you teach! This is how you engage your students! Dr. O’Neil… is superb! Everyone should come in and watch her class and take notes… Her way of teaching is amazingly effective and should be instilled in this major’s core.”

Jennifer O’Neil, an assistant professor in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology, was recently named a KEEN Rising Star, an honor given to recognize a faculty member’s ability to improve student learning and to equip undergraduate engineers with the tools to solve societal problems. Credit: Elizabeth Lamark/RIT

Outside of the classroom, O’Neil is an advocate of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network—KEEN—and serves as a coach during Engineering Unleashed faculty development workshops; she also led efforts to attain and conduct teaching and leadership research on engineering education improvements as part of RIT’s Innovative Learning Institute.

In recognition of the honor, RIT will receive a $10,000 grant from the Kern Family Foundation toward a campus project with O’Neil ’08 (mechanical engineering) named as principal investigator. She will also be recognized at the 2023 KEEN National Conference, taking place in January 2023 in Atlanta.

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Campus News

Prosthetics design integrating 3D printing takes third place in international challenge

Jade Myers’ flexible limb socket design is recognized for improved performance and cost effectiveness

Jade Myers’ experience in Haiti several years ago helping refugees after a devastating earthquake left an impression that is inspiring her work today as a researcher in prosthetics and accessibility.

Myers, who uses 3D print technology to develop upper and lower limb prostheses for amputees, was a top three winner of the nTopology-EOS 2022 Responsible Part Challenge, an international design competition. Her project, improving prosthetic sockets with density-graded lattice, was recognized for its innovation and potential impact the new design could have.

Myers was one of the students from 28 colleges and universities across 16 countries who participated in the annual event featuring designs in light-weighting, thermal management, sustainable energy, architected materials, and industrial design categories.

The technology gets Myers one step closer to a distinctive type of prosthesis that is more functional than traditional designs. She created a variable-density lattice structure to improve the connection where the body meets the prosthetic device.

“Light-weighting is super important for people with limited muscle and bone structure, and this is one of the areas where 3D printing, in our experience, has been very positive. The devices are much lighter than those traditionally manufactured,” said Myers, a Ph.D. candidate in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering. She also teaches courses in the engineering college and participates in interdisciplinary projects taking place at the LiveAbility Lab, an initiative based in the university’s Partnership for Effective Access Technology Research and Development

There are several types of prosthetic sockets designed to interface with residual limbs. A more recent style developed is called a compression-release-stabilized (CRS) socket. Compression on either side of the humerus bone, for example, helps stabilize the prosthesis, and release areas ensure the soft tissue has a place to emerge.

“That is where this lattice structure comes in,” she said. “There are better ways to precisely control compression by changing the density of the lattice structure.”

Picking up items with a prosthesis means weight is added causing uneven pressure, or weight-load, concentrated on the far end of the bone. Adjusting pressure along the length of the bone and device can increase utility and range of motion, plus ease pain on the compressed tissue.

Inspiration for her new socket design came from running shoes.

“I knew they were using lattice structures at Adidas for running shoes to adjust pressure in different areas of the

Jade Myers, an engineering doctoral candidate and member of RIT’s LiveAbility Lab, recently placed third in the international nTopology-EOS Responsible Part Challenge. She was recognized for her improved prosthetic device designed with lattice structures. Credit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT

foot based on sensor readings,” she said. “Where individuals were putting the most pressure on their feet, that is where they put the dense lattice to make it firmer. I thought, why can’t we do that with prosthetic sockets?”

Myers re-worked the idea to form a padded socket with varied areas of density in RIT’s AMPrint Center, a campus laboratory and research facility focusing on additive manufacturing and 3D print advances. After compression, pressure, fatigue, and new materials testing, she will begin prototyping 3D printed models.

“We want it to have both form and function,” she said.

When Myers first began work in prosthetics, she was part of a nonprofit health organization associated with RIT and was instrumental in helping clinicians in Haiti understand how 3D-printed prostheses could be added to their practice.

While there, she met Danie, a young woman who lost her arm during the earthquake in 2010. Myers was touched by her plight, but also saw her as someone with a will to live despite hardships and socio-cultural stigma encountered in her community because of her amputation.

“Danie inspired me. In Haiti it is very hard for a person to not only afford a prosthesis, but to get to a clinic. Some people are spending the night outside of the clinic waiting for them to create this device that takes several days for them to make,” said Myers. “Being able to manufacture the devices faster is one of the things we want to do. We want to be able to provide things people can afford, and that work well for them. The faster it happens, the sooner people like Danie can have the opportunity to wear these. It not only impacts them—it can have a ripple effect on families and their opportunities, too. It gives me greater drive, practically a desperation to do better faster because I have had the opportunity to see with my own eyes what a real difference it has potential to make for people. I can never imagine doing anything else with my life.”

Myers and Danie have remained in contact since meeting, now co-designing devices together. The two have become good friends, and Myers has visited Haiti on several occasions seeing her friend re-building her life. Myers expects to graduate with her doctoral degree in 2023. q

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RIT became a member of KEEN in 2019. A national partnership of more than 50 universities, the group focuses on developing graduates who are technically prepared, understand societal changes and strategically seek opportunities to improve upon these changes by combining engineering skills with the mindset of entrepreneurs. Engineering education is transitioning across the country toward designing products and services that better serve society overall. KEEN and its entrepreneurial mindset is a progressive way of preparing the next generation of engineers, who will be expected to anticipate, and act on, societal changes. Since 2019, several RIT faculty have been recognized as Engineering Unleashed Fellows for improvements to, and leadership in, engineering education. Teaching strategies based on the entrepreneurial mindset have also been integrated into New Faculty Orientation at the university. q

One of Myers’ designs for a new prosthetic socket is made through 3D printing and is light-weight, and has the potential to improve flexibility for amputees. Credit: Provided by J. Myers

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Fisher Associates welcomed Andrea He as Associate Planner in the firm’s Rochester office, continuing the growth of its planning team following this summer’s addition of Donald Naetzker, RLA, as director of planning.

Andrea joined the firm following receipt of her master of City and Regional Planning degree from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Her research and planning experience focuses on transportation planning, community development, and creative placemaking.

Andrea also is a skilled designer adept at using storytelling, illustration, and visualization to communicate project designs and objectives to client contacts as well as community/business stakeholders and the public. Earlier this year, she worked with the Asbury Park, NJ, Department of Transportation on the Micromobility Demonstration Project to design and implement pop-up bike lanes.

She also holds a bachelor of fine arts in history of art & architecture from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. q

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Continuing Education Opportunities

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

BE SURE TO CHECK IF A MEETING IS STILL SCHEDULED BECAUSE OF COVID-19

Thursday, October 20

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) p 8

Virtual PDH Continuing Education Courses –

“Covered Bridges” - 2 PDHs Available

Place: Zoom Meeting

Time: 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

Cost: $20 for RES Individual Members/$30 for Nonmembers

Registration: Registration will be on the website calendar. Details still being finalized.

Wednesday, October 26

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) p 36

Architectural Lighting for Office Applications

1 AIA UA Approved

Speaker: Phil Acone, LC, Specification Sales Manager, Cooper Lighting Solutions

Place: Dinosaur BBQ – Upstairs Meeting Room, Downtown Rochester

Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Cost: $35 includes lunch.

Reservations: Reservations on the website at: http://www.iesrochester.org/events

Support Your Affiliate Attend A Meeting

Thursday, November 10

Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD) p 39 34th Annual Fall Bridge Conference

Earn up to 6.5 PDH Credits

Place: RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 West Henrietta, Henrietta, NY (Note new location this year!)

Cost: $35 for Students, $150 for In-person member, $200 for In-person nonmember, $75 Virtual Member, $100 Virtual nonmember (includes breaks, lunch and PDH certificates).

Registration: Conference registration, advertising, and exhibitor booth registration began September 26th Visit and sign up at the ABCD WNY website, www.abcdwny.com.

Additional details contact Robert Fleming PE, Bergmann, rfleming@bergmannpc.com or 585-498-7817 or Tomas Andino PE, City of Rochester, tomas.andino@cityofrochester.gov or 585-705-4483.

Wednesday, November 16

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) p 32

ASCE PDH Series: Asphalt Performance & Specification – 2 PDHs Approved

Speaker: Bruce Barkevich (NY Materials) & Chris McClurg (Dolomite Group)

Place: Bausch & Lomb Library Building (park at Court Street Garage, 115 South Ave., Rochester)

Times: Lunch hour – 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Cost: $30 for ASCE Members, $40 for Non-members; Students are free.

Reservations: Keep an eye out for an email with links to register .The website is: https://sections.asce.org/rochester

To post continuing education opportunities on this page please contact the Rochester Engineering Society, 585-254-2350, or email: therochesterengineer@gmail.com

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Engineers’ Calendar

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

Monday, October 3 & Tuesday, October 4

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

p 31

Architecture Tutorial (see the list of topics covered on the INCOSE page in this issue of the RE). 4 PDUs can be earned!

Presenter: Rolf Siegers, INCOSE Architecture Working Group Co-Chair. This will be virtual (zoom).

Cost: There is no cost to attend for Finger Lakes Chapter regular/senior/student members. Cost is $10 for NM.

Registration: Attendees need to pre-register by sending an email to: Teresa.Froncek@incose.net. A link will be sent out a few days before the meetings. For non-FLC members attending the tutorial, instructions on sending payment will be sent out after your registration is received.

Website: http://www.incose.org/ChaptersGroups/ Chapters/ChapterSites/finger-lakes/chapter-home

Tuesday, October 4

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

p 34 EXCOM Meeting

Place: Hybrid, via WebEx and in-person (see vtools for venue and WebEx login)

Time: 11:50 am to 1:00 pm

Registration links for our events are at: https://events. vtools.ieee.org/m/321548/ IEEE members will receive an additional discount on the lunch buffet to celebrate IEEE Day!

Thursday, October 6

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) p 7

Co-Sponsored with Electrical Association of Western New York (EA) Join the RES & EAWNY for a casual happy hour at Rohrbach Brewing!

All engineers and friends are invited! This is a great opportunity to meet engineers from various disciplines and Affiliate Engineering Societies.

Place: Rohrbach Brewing, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY 14609

Registration: Please register so we know how many are attending!

Tuesday, October 11

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) p 34

George Eastman Museum – Technology Curator Private Tour

Host of Tour: Todd Gustavson, curator of the George Eastman Museum’s Technology Collection will conduct a tour of the vault containing their rare and innovative camera technology (including digital). You will see items rarely seen by the public on this private tour.

Place: George Eastman Museum, 900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY

Time: 2:00 pm

Cost: $10 (partially subsidized museum admission)

Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321586

Monday, October 17

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p 40

Topic & Speaker TBA

Place: Strathallan

Details will be on the website: www.rochesterashrae.org.

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Wednesday, October 19

Electrical Association of Western New York (EA) p 30 electriFYI! – 2022 Upstate Electrical Show (The biggest, most widely attended electrical show in New York State!)

Place: The Dome Arena, 2695 East Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY

Time: 2:00 to 7:00 pm

Comments: Free Show, One Day Only! Also free BBQ Dinner, beer & wine.

Website: www.eawny.com. Phone: 585-382-9545.

Wednesday, October 19

American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) p 42 ASPE Meeting Presented by WMS Sales – Topic TBA

Place: We will have an in-person lunch meeting. Details are still being worked on.

Reservations: David Jereckos, djereckos@ibceng.com or 585-341-3168. Additional details will be available on the website at www.aspe.org/rochester

Thursday, October 20

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) p 8

Virtual PDH Continuing Education Courses –“Covered Bridges” - 2 PDHs Available

Place: Zoom Meeting

Time: 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

Cost: $20 for RES Individual Members/$30 for Nonmembers.

Registration: Registration will be on the website calendar. Details still being finalized.

Thursday, October 20

Imaging Science & Technology (IS&T) p 33 Webb Telescope and Rochester Contributions

Speaker: Tony Whitman, L3Harris Technologies Space & Airborne Systems

Place: Virtually (by zoom).

Time: 6:00 pm

Reservations: Email rochesterist@gmail.com to get the details to join this program.

Thursday, October 20

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) p 31

Lasor Rail Cleaning

Speaker: Mark Woodward, Asst. Director, Metro North Railroad

Place: This will be virtual (zoom) and in-person at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, NY (US persons)

Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm (eastern).

Cost: No cost to attend.

Registration: Attendees need to pre-register by sending an email to: Teresa.Froncek@incose.net. A link will be sent out a few days before the meetings. IF YOU ARE ATTENDING IN-PERSON PLEASE STATE WHETHER ATTENDING VIA ZOOM OR IN-PERSON. Website: http://www.incose.org/ChaptersGroups/ Chapters/ChapterSites/finger-lakes/chapter-home

Thursday, October 20

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association (GVLSA) p 39

Livingston County Dinner & General Membership Meeting

Place: Yard of Ale, 3226 Genesee Street, Piffard, NY 14533

Time: 6:00 pm Details: www.gvlsa.com

Wednesday, October 26

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) p 36

Architectural Lighting for Office Applications

1 AIA UA Approved

Speaker: Phil Acone, LC, Specification Sales Manager, Cooper Lighting Solutions Place: Dinosaur BBQ – Upstairs Meeting Room, Downtown Rochester Time: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

Cost: $35 includes lunch. Reservations: Reservations on the website at: http://www.iesrochester.org/events

Support Your Affiliate - Attend A Meeting

Tuesday, Institute and EXCOM Place: venue Time: Registration https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321549

Thursday, Rochester RES sponsor! Place: Time: Registration: people calendar. Friday, Institute and 2022 Processing Call See Place: Time: Registration: The sp/WNYISPW2022.html Wednesday, Imaging The Speaker: Technology Place: Time: Reservations: details

Tuesday, November 1

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) p 34 EXCOM Meeting

Place: Hybrid, via WebEx and in-person (see vtools for venue and WebEx login)

Time: 11:50 am to 1:00 pm

Registration links for our events are at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321549.

Thursday, November 3

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) p 9

RES Monthly Happy Hour – Looking for a cosponsor!

Place: TBD

Time: 5:00 pm

Registration: Please register so we know how many people are attending! www.roceng.org and go to the calendar.

Friday, November 4

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) p 35

2022 Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW)

Call for Papers: Submissions close on October 14, 2022.

See IEEE news for topics scheduled.

Place: RIT Student Development Center

Time: 8:00 am to 5:30 pm

Registration: Early registration deadline is October 28th

The link to register is: https://ewh.ieee.org/r1/rochester/ sp/WNYISPW2022.html

Wednesday, November 9

Imaging Science & Technology (IS&T) p 33

The Use of Photogrammetry for JWST Testing

Speaker: Dr. Sharon Lunt, California Institute of Technology

Place: Virtually (by zoom).

Time: 6:00 pm

Reservations: Email rochesterist@gmail.com to get the details to join this program.

Thursday, November 10

Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD) p 39 34th Annual Fall Bridge Conference

Earn up to 6.5 PDH Credits

Place: RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 West Henrietta, Henrietta, NY (Note new location this year!)

Cost: $35 for Students, $150 for In-person member, $200 for In-person nonmember, $75 Virtual Member, $100 Virtual nonmember (includes breaks, lunch and PDH certificates).

Registration: Conference registration, advertising, and exhibitor boot registration began September 26th. Visit and sign up at the ABCD WNY website, www.abcdwny.com

Additional details contact Robert Fleming PE, Bergmann, rfleming@bergmannpc.com or 585-498-7817 or Tomas Andino PE, City of Rochester, tomas.andino@ cityofrochester.gov or 585-705-4483.

Wednesday, November 16

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) p 32

ASCE PDH Series: Asphalt Performance & Specification – 2 PDHs Approved

Speaker: Bruce Barkevich (NY Materials) & Chris McClurg (Dolomite Group)

Place: Bausch & Lomb Library Building (park at Court Street Garage, 115 South Ave., Rochester)

Times: Lunch hour – 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Cost: $30 for ASCE Members, $40 for Non-members; Students are free.

Reservations: Keep an eye out for an email with links to register .The website is: https://sections.asce.org/ rochester

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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ADDITIONAL MEETINGS WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE CALENDAR

Rochester Section

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCE PDH Series: Asphalt Performance & Specification

Asphalt hasn’t changed much over the years, but this course will serve as an excellent refresher on how asphalt is designed and specified on projects in NY Join us for a 2 PDH lunch presentation by the NY Construction Materials Association Their experts will walk through the design process for Asphalt Pavement, specifying the various materials in construction documents, and following the design through installation with quality and installation performance checks Lunch TBD, but likely Dino BBQ!

DATE: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Bausch & Lomb Library Building

Lunch Hour 11am 1:00pm

ASCE Members: $30

Bruce Barkevich (NY

& Chris McClurg (Dolomite Group)

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Rochester Chapter Society for Imaging Science and Technology

Website: http://roceng.org/ISandT

Our meetings are held by zoom. Please email rochesterist@gmail.com to get the details to join this program.

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Time: 6:00 pm

Webb Telescope and Rochester Contributions

by Tony Whitman, L3Harris Technologies Space & Airborne Systems

This will be an overview of the James Webb Space Telescope design and the challenges of integrating and testing the optical part of the space telescope. This was the first space telescope with a segmented primary mirror, the largest space telescope ever, and required test equipment operating down to 18 K. Mother Nature also provided a couple stories.

Biography:

Tony Whitman is a chief systems engineer at

L3Harris Technologies Space & Airborne Systems in Rochester, NY. On the James Webb Space Telescope he started in 2003 as the lead systems engineer for the integration and test of the James Webb Space Telescope and finished as the cryogenic optical director in 2017. Tony is now chief systems engineer for the Optical Telescope Assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s next great observatory scheduled to launch by 2027.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Time: 6:00 pm

The Use of Photogrammetry for JWST Testing

by Dr. Sharon Lunt, California Institute of Technology

Abstract:

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cryogenic testing required measurement systems that both obtain a very high degree of accuracy and can function in that environment. Close-range photogrammetry was identified as meeting those criteria. Extensive modeling prior to installation verified that the design would meet the desired accuracy goals. Extensive validation work was done to ensure that the actual as-built system met accuracy and repeatability requirements. The simulated image data predicted the uncertainty in measurement to be within specification and this prediction was borne out experimentally.

Uncertainty at all levels of a measurement volume that comprised 8 X 8 m was verified experimentally to be <0.1 mm with a repeatability of <0.03 mm at the Primary Mirror (PM) level, achieving measurement accuracies on par with a laser tracker or radar system.

During a 3-month Optical Telescope Element and ISIM (OTIS) thermal vacuum (T/V) test performed in Chamber A at Johnson Space Center (JSC) the photogrammetric system provided key data to allow for verification of actuator ranges needed for on-orbit alignment of JWST, alignment of the Primary and Secondary Mirrors, and positional information needed for thermal model verification.

Biography:

Dr. Sharon Lunt has PhD in Physical Chemistry from California Institute of Technology. In 2004 she joined L3Harris Technologies where she works in the area of image processing, quality characterization, data analysis and metric development for remote sensing systems. She led the L3Harris photogrammetry team that supported the JWST chamber testing.

October 2022 Newsletter

Section Officers

Cha i r

Eric Brown

Vice Chair

Kelly Robinson

Treasurer

Howard Bussey

Secretary (Vacant)

Chapters & Groups

AES & COMSOC

Cristiano Tapparello

CS & CIS

Bo Yuan EDS & CSS

Sean Rommel EMBS

Cristian Linte GRSS

Emmett Ientilucci

LIFE

Mark Schrader

APS & MTTS

Danielle Walters Photonics

Bruce Smith

Parsian K. Mohseni

PES & IAS

Jean Kendrick Kelly Robinson SPS

Alex Byrley Eric Zeise

TEMS

Paul Lee

Young Professionals

Eric Brown

Groups

Univ. of Rochester

Ming

RIT

Jamison Heard

Committees

Awards

Jean Kendrick Communications

Christine Frayda

Howard Bussey Newsletter

Mark Schrader PACE

Bruce Rubin

Liaisons

RES

Greg Gdowski RCSS

William Brewer

Message from the Chair

Dear Colleagues,

I hope everyone had a good time last month at our IEEE Family Night at the ballpark. It was an enjoyable way to cap the summer and kick off the fall.

For upcoming events, check out our special George Eastman Museum tour and the Signal Processing Workshop discussed below. In addition, the IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) Forum East will take place November 3 5 in Providence, RI.

The next ExCom meeting will be on Tuesday, November 1, from noon to 1 pm. Please register at https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321549.

Stay healthy and best regards,

George Eastman Museum – Technology Curator Private Tour

Todd Gustavson, Curator of the George Eastman Museum’s Technology Collection will host and conduct a tour of the vault containing rare and innovative camera technology (including digital). We will see items rarely seen by the public on this private tour.

Date: Tuesday October 11 Time: 2:00 pm

Cost: $7 (partly subsidized museum admission)

Location: George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607

Todd Gustavson is an expert on the history and the technology of Kodak’s early digital cameras and many other items in the museum’s unique collection.

Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/321586

2022 Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW)

Final Call For Content & Keynote Speaker Details

The 2022 Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop is a venue for promoting image and signal processing research and for facilitating interaction between academic researchers, industry professionals, and students. The workshop comprises both oral and poster presentations. Brought to you by Orolia, with additional support from L3 Harris, SRC and Vanteon.

November 4th, 2022, at the RIT Student Development Center (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM)

Call for Papers: For paper/poster submissions, contact: 2022WNYISPW@gmail.com Submissions close on 14 October 2022

Registration Link: https://ewh.ieee.org/r1/rochester/sp/WNYISPW2022.html

Early Registration Deadline is 28 October 2022.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Applications of Machine Learning and AI Video Processing and Analysis Image Compression and Segmentation Radar including SAR Object Recognition and Detection Wireless Communications Computer Vision & Medical Imaging Remote Sensing & Electronic Intelligence Image and Color Science Speech & Audio Enhancement & Recognition Human Computer Interaction Waveform Detection & Parameter Estimation

Keynote presentations:

Dr. Diane Dalecki, Chair, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester The Kevin J. Parker Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound

Preliminary Topic: Ultrasound: Biological Effects and Technology for Tissue Engineering.

Dr. James R. Fienup, Robert E. Hopkins Professor of Optics Distinguished Scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor in the Center for Visual Science

Topic: Sensing and Correcting Aberrations of Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescopes by Solving an Inverse Problem.

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Rochester, NY Section P.O. Box 23795 Rochester, NY 14692 www.iesrochester.org

IES Rochester Section Presents

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING FOR OFFICE APPLICATIONS

Presented by Phil Acone, LC

Specification Sales Manager, Cooper Lighting Solutions

This presentation will discuss lighting for office environments addressing the following topics…

Goals of Office Lighting

Lighting and Space Perceptions

Light Source Color Metrics Quantity and Quality of Light

Lighting and Productivity

Lighting Controls and Code Compliance

Office Lighting Through the Decades - Changing Trends

Lighting System Performance - Direct, Indirect, Bi-directional Daylighting and Electric Lighting

Emergency Lighting Options

This presentation qualifies for one (1) AIA LU

Wednesday October 26, 2022 - 12:00-1:00

Dinosaur BBQ - Upstairs Meeting Room $35 includes lunch

Please register at our website http://www.iesrochester.org/events

Year 2022 Officers

President

Justin M. Roloson, LS

Vice President

Matthew R. Palmer, LS

Secretary

Martin J. Gotwalt, LS

Treasurer

Michael A. Venturo, LS

Jared R. Ransom, LS, Ex-officio

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association

Website: www.gvlsa.com Facebook: facebook.com/GVLSA LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups/8212223

October 2022

Board of Directors

2019-2022

Gregory T. Pauly, LS Jeffrey A. Tiede, LS 2019-2022

Christopher T. Locke, LS David L. Standinger, LS 2020-2023

Robert J. Avery, LS Nathan M. Dunn, LS Jared R. Ransom, LS

Keith Burley, LSIT 2022 - Associates Representative David Zuber, LSIT - Website Administrator

Upcoming Events 2022

October 20, 2022

Livingston County Dinner & General Membership Meeting

6:00 PM

Yard of Ale Restaurant 3226 Genesee Street Piffard, NY 14533

General Membership Meeting and Livingston County Dinner

Time: 6:00 PM

Thursday, October 20, 2022

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657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare

2022-2023 Officers: President William J. Grove, PE, President-elect Robert K. Winans, PE, Vice-President Kenneth Rea, PE, Secretary Martin E. Gordon, PE, Treasurer Christopher R. Devries, P.E. , Membership Chair Vacant Past Presidents: Michael O. Ritchie, PE, Christopher V. Kambar, P.E., David C. Roberts, PE, Directors: Barry J. Dumbauld, PE, Donald P. Nims, Jr., PE, Douglas R. Strang Jr, PE, Joseph Dombrowski, PE, David C. Roberts, PE, Neal Illenberg, PE,

Access the information for Covid-19 Small Business Legisl ation (https://www.quorum.us/spreadsheet/external/GQuvKPGmWdIYzQPSUkaO/)

Click here for NSPE Covid-19 Resources (https://www.nspe.org/resources/coronavirus-covid-19-resources )

Continuing Education/Examinations/Registrations : (http://www.op.nysed.gov/COVID-19.html )

2023 ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM

The 2023 Engineering Symposium has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday April 25, 2023

Message from Incoming MPES President

I am honored to serve as president of the Monroe PE Society for the next two years. Our organization promotes engineering in many ways. It strives to support engineers’ rights and offers continuing education. I hope to continue to evolve and grow our organization in this manner. Over the past couple of years our monthly board of directors’ meetings were held online, where we continued to develop, improve, and support our programs such as Mathcounts, TEAMS, and the Engineering Symposium in Rochester.

I obtained my Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Engineering from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry . After graduation I joined the City of Geneva as a Civil Engineer and was later promoted to Deputy Director of Engineering and Public Works. In 2007 I started Grove Engineering where I focus on water and wastewater projects around the Finger Lakes.

I wish to express my gratitude to the current MPES board of directors for their assistance and leadership. I have been welcomed with open arms and made to feel quite at home ever since I joined the board. I look forward to continuing to work with the board of directors to grow our organization and to support local engineers.

Respectfully, Bill Grove, PE

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 grove.engineering@yahoo.com or contact MPES through our website at www.monroepes.org/contactus/

William Grove, PE, President, MPES

34nd Annual Fall Bridge Conference

Thursday, November 10, 2022 In-Person or Virtual Option

RIT Inn and Conference Center 5257 West Henrietta Road Henrietta, NY 14467

Presentation Topics Include:

• Route 34B over Salmon Creek Bridge (NYSDOT)

• Ethics for Engineers (David Orr, P.E., PhD)

• Precast Arch with Segmental Precast Invert & Pedestals Case Study (Kistner Concrete Products)

• Climate Change (Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt)

• D.C. Arlington Memorial Bridge Rehab (AECOM)

• Diagnosing Deficiencies in Ten Ohio Post-Tensioned Bridges (Burgess & Niple, Inc.)

• Bridge Hydraulics (Bergmann/CED)

Attendance Benefits:

• Earn up to 6.5-PDH Credits

• Network with up to 300 bridge professionals

• Enjoy coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a post conference cocktail hour provided by ABCD

Registration:

Conference sponsorship, advertisement and attendee registration begins September 26th. Visit and sign up at the ABCD WNY website, www.abcdwny.com

See www.abcdwny.com for

For additional information contact:

Robert Fleming, P.E. Bergmann/CED

Email: rfleming@bergmannpc.com

Phone: (585) 498 7817

Attendee Cost:

(includes breaks, lunch and PDH certificates)

Student $35

In person member $150

In-person nonmember $200

Virtual member $75

Virtual non member $100

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opportunities

Tomas Andino, P.E.

City of Rochester

Email: tomas.Andino@cityofrocester.gov

Phone: (585) 428 6535

Association for Bridge Construction and Design

Western New York Chapter www.abcdwny.com

Rochester Chapter American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Rochester ASHRAE website: www.rochesterashrae.org

President's Message

As I write this message the Rochester ASHRAE Chapter is very busy getting the year started. Scott Edwards, Evan Smith, and I attended the Annual Region 1 CRC (Chapters Regional Conference) in New Hampshire August 2527. This was a great opportunity to network with other chapters in the Northeast. We came back with ideas to implement in our own chapter. The event was even more special with ASHRAE Society President Farooq Mehboob in attendance. He is a very inspiration leader, having a great story and global presence.

ASHRAE 2022-2023 Meeting Schedule

Date Event Theme Location

Monday, 9/12/2022

Monday, 10/17/2022

Monday, 11/14/2022

Fall Social at Webster White House Lodge

Corn Hole Tournament hosted by YEA

Presented by: TBD

During the event our outgoing president Scott Edwards gave an update to the region on our successful 2021-2022 year. The Rochester Chapter faired quite well compared to others in the Northeast in terms of membership and meeting attendance. Thank you to all our members for their support.

Our Fall Social was September 12th at the White House Lodge. This was a great opportunity

Monday, 12/12/2022

House Lodge Topic

Strathallan

Pending

Topic Strathallan History Review

Presented by: TBD

Pending

Presented by: TBD

Friday, 2/10/2023

Monday, 2/13/2023

Friday, February TBD

Monday, 3/13/2023

Topic

Presented by: TBD

PDH StrathallanMonday, 1/9/2023

Topic

Presented by: TBD

Joe Harding Memorial Ski Day (week of recess)

PDH Pending

Topic Membership Promotion

Monday, May TBD

Presented by: TBD

Refrigeration Tour TBD

PDH Pending

Strathallan 9th Floor

Strathallan

(PDH Pending)

Topic Strathallan

Presented by: TBD

Resource Promotion (PDH Pending)

Refrigeration Night

Monday, 4/10/2023 TBD (PDH Pending)

PDH Updated 9/12/2022

Annual ASHRAE Golf Outing and Picnic 9:30 AM Golf (Ravenwood Golf Course) 4:30 - 8:00 Picnic

to connect with our new members. The corn hole tournament was hosted by our YEA (Young Engineers in ASHRAE) Committee. Thank you to all who fought the weather to support ASHRAE!

I would like the thank every one of our members for supporting ASHRAE. For anyone considering joining ASHRAE or getting involved at a higher level within the chapter don’t hesitate to reach out to us!

Matthew Kremers

ASHRAE Rochester Chapter President 2022-2023

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President/Education Chair:

DAVID MYERS

LaBella Associates, PC 300 State Street Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614 585 454 6110

Vice President Technical: DAVE JERECKOS IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585 292 1590

Vice President Legislative: ALAN SMITH, P.E. IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585 292 1590

Vice President Membership/AYP: TRAVIS JESSICK Dave Gooding Inc 173 Spark Street Brockton MA 02302 585 794 8845

Treasurer: JENNIFER WENGENDER, P.E., CPD CPL 205 St Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14604 585 454 7600

Administrative Secretary: ADAM KRAMER Bergmann 280 E. Broad Street Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14604 585 498 7802

Newsletter Editor: CHRIS WOLAK Victaulic Fairport, NY 14450 484 350 1954

Affiliate Liaison: REBECCA KOLSTAD Kolstad Associates

President's Message

I hope that all of you are finding time to visit friend and relatives and getting in some travel and/or camping.

The October meeting will be in person for our monthly technical lunch meetings. We are still working on details

T The ASPE Convention & Expo 2022 w was held in Indianapolis, IN September 16 21st

• Plumbing design product showcase consisted of over with 250+ Global Exhibitors

• Live sessions on the floor

• Networking opportunities galore

• There were opportunities to earn C CEUs

• A All said a vary nice show with over 12+ people form the Rochester Chapter Four Board members attended as Rochester Chapter Delegates

Membership is growing

I would like to welcome our newest members to The Rochester Chapter of A S P E: Alexander S., Luke L, Austin C., Benjamin R., Connor S., and Anik D.

Rochester Chapter website is at www.aspe.org/rochester

Its is my hope the everyone had a great summer

Dave Myers, President (Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)Meeting Notice Save the Date

Topic: To be announced Speaker: Presented by WMS Sales Date: October 19, 2022

RSVP: David Jereckos: djereckos@ibceng.com (585) 341 168

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Affiliated Societies of the Rochester Engineering Society

American Consulting Engineering, Companies of New York

President, Alex Strasenburgh

American Public Works Association Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch

Chairman, Peter Vars, PE,

American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section

President, Andrew Wojewodzic

Electrical Association Executive Director, Karen Lynch

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

President, Mike Ritchie, PE

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Rochester Chapter

President, Matt Kremers

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association

President, Jared R. Ransom, LS

New York State Association of Transportation Engineers, Section 4 President, Christopher Reed

Rochester, NY Section P.O. Box 23795 Rochester, NY 14692 www.iesrochester.org

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Inc., Rochester Section

IES ROCHESTER MEETINGS ARE BACK !!!

President, Jennifer Abraham

SEPTEMBER 29,2021 - 7:00 PM FREE Event

Rochester Plant Engineers

COME TOUR THE WINNER OF OUR IES ROCHESTER EXTERIOR LIGHTING AWARD - ROC CITY SKATE PARK MEMBERS FROM THE DESIGN TEAM FROM STANTEC AND FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.IESROCHESTER.ORG

Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester Chapter

President, Bruce Pillman

President, Brian Laurer

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section

Chairman, Berto Perez

American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Rochester NY Chapter

President, David Myers

Sheet Metal & Air-Conditioning Contractor’s National Association Rochester, Inc.

Executive Director, Don Fella

Wednesday October 13 - 12:00 Noon

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Rochester Section

Basics of Modern Theatre Lighting System Design

Chairman, Eric Brown

- Power Distribution & Control - DMX & Networking - LED Theatrical Luminaires

Location & Details TBD - Save The Date !

Please

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Rochester Chapter

www.iesrochester.org

President, Tim Gallman

Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section

President, Brett Blaisdell

Association for Bridge Construction and Design

President, Ashley Freeman PE

affiliated societies of the rochester

International Council on Systems Engineering, Finger Lakes Chapter

President, Teresa Fronk

society

Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair

Director, Harold R. Clark, PhD

OCTOBER 2022 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER

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