The Rochester Engineer May 2023

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Don't miss the Professional Awards and Scholarship presentations! Also learn about future RES Activities and meet the new officers!

SUSTAINING LEVEL

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Corporate Members of the Rochester Engineering Society

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 11, MAY 2023

(Electronic Copies Only) You can purchase individual printed copies directly from ISSUU.

2,500+ Monthly Circulation (11 issues electronically) ISSN 0035-7405

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

News items and articles are invited. Materials should be submitted to the 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

Published every month but July. You can purchase individual copies directly from ISSUU.

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

res news - board of directors

Dear Fellow Engineers, Spring has arrived! (I think that is safe to say by May 1st although I do remember a Mother’s Day with snow.) This time of year can be inspiring and for me, the Engineering Symposium that happened last week was as well! It was great to be in-person again, and the planning committee and Lynne did a fantastic job. It was good to see all the RES volunteers at the registration table and of course, to learn about a variety of topics! Good stuff! The presentations are a treasure trove of good information and to make sure everyone gets the opportunity to learn, they will be highlighted in upcoming RE issues. Stay tuned!

Congratulations again to ALL the Professional and Scholarship awards winners! I am looking forward to the Annual Meeting and Awards Presentations. Registration is now live on the calendar on the website. There are also a variety of sponsorships available which are outlined in the event details.

Sponsors are what makes events like this possible and support the community. Thank you to all that have donated to date. Hopefully you can join us!

The proposal to add two additional board members has passed… thank you! Proposed nominees for the additional Directors will be emailed to membership.

Reminder that this Thursday May 4th at Rohrbach’s on Railroad Street is RES’s monthly first Thursday Social Gathering.

Welcome to all the new RES members!:

Karis Manning, PE (Regular), Environmental Engineer, PE2, Section Manager, NYSDEC

Theodore Lechman (Retired), Electronic and Computer Engineer

Jade Myers, PhD Candidate (Student), Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, RIT

Haley & Aldrich of New York (Sustaining Level Corporate Membership), complimentary Member Quinn Lewis, PE

Some highlights from this issue…

Check out the Rochester History column (p10), always good for some peresepctive. Save the Date for the next RES Virtual Continuing Education Series on May 18th about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle for 2 PDH’s (p12). The Technical Corner this month is really more of a Seasonal Corner that we can all relate to (p14). On page 15 Jon Kriegel, RES Chair of Education Initiatives, discusses past, current and future STEM initiatives. What’s Zero Trust in IT language? Check out page 17 Student

RES News - President's Message

features are on pages 18 through 22. On page 24, Campus News is about RIT’s 20-year Multidisciplinary Senior Design Projects, how it started, how it has evolved and cites a few success stories which involve collaboration and connections.

Highlights from Affiliates (starting on p31) … INCOSE’s May Chapter meeting with Cornell Student Division presentations evening of May 18th p33, see ASCE’s 2023 Scholarship winners p35, IEEE announces the 6th annual STRATUS Conference May 22-24 p37, see photos from the Terra Science and Engineering fair at the RMSC p3839 and detail on p44-45, photos from the E3 Fair at RIT on p39, news from

ASHRAE p42 and news from ASPE on p46

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!

Please contact us with any questions, comments, or suggestions. Thank you!

June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2024

Michelle Sommerman, PE Bergmann RES President

Notice to All RES Members

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ROCHESTER ENGINEERING SOCIETY

Published pursuant to Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution

Pursuant to Article VII, Section 9 of the Bylaws to the Constitution, the Nominating Committee of, Greg Gdowski, PhD, chair and Michelle Sommerman, PE, cochair, reported a slate of officers for the 2023-2024 RES year.

Selected by the Nominating Committee for the designated offices are:

PRESIDENT (2022-2024)

MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE

Project Engineer - Mechanical Bergmann

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT (2022-2024)

DENNIS ROOTE, PE

Owner, CDE Engineering & Environment

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT (2022-2024)

MIKE KURDZIEL, PHD

Director, Engineering, L3Harris

TREASURER

DENNIS ROOTE, PE

Owner, CDE Engineering & Environment

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2025)

BRETT C. ELIASZ, PE

Discipline Leader - Electrical Bergmann

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2025)

RICHARD E. RICE

Retired, Consulting Engineer

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2025)

HOWARD RESSEL, PE

Senior Highway Engineer, Popli Design Group

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2025)

KENTON G. HINES

Merrill Lynch

Directors who will continue in office until the expiration of their terms are:

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2024)

STEVEN W. DAY, PhD

Department Head, Biomedical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2024)

NOAH KELLY

Leadership Excellence & Development Program (Engineering), Alstom

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2024)

MICHAEL DUFFY

Engineering Manager, Software Services Bosch Security Systems, LLC

DIRECTOR (Term Ending 6/30/2024)

LEANDRO AVEIRO

Engineering Group Manager - Verification & Validation, Alstom

Past President who will serve as a member of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Article VIII, Section 2 of the Constitution is:

PAST PRESIDENT (2022-2024)

GREG T. GDOWSKI, PhD

Executive Director, Associate Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester

Pursuant to Article IX, Section 2, of the Constitution, additional nominations may be made by a petition signed by at least 10 VOTING members. Such a petition, together with a written acceptance from each nominee, must be filed with the RES Administrative Director no later than 12:00 noon on May 4, 2022. If there are additional nominations, ballots will be mailed to all members in good standing and ELIGIBLE to vote by May 11, 2022. If there are no other nominations received, the election will be by a vote at the annual meeting to be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023

Respectfully submitted,

Lynne Irwin, Administrative Director

res news - 2022-2023 nominations

RES Annual Meeting and Award

Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 5:30 pm

Place: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Bausch Auditorium, 657 East Avenue

Learn About RES Activities RES Update Briefing Board and Officer Elections

Award presentations to the: 2022 Engineer of the Year, 2022 Young Engineer of the Year, Four Finalists for Young Engineer of the Year, and Seven Engineers of Distinction. Also see the scholarship recipients for the 2022-23 year.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022-23 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Back

Rochester Engineering Society Awards

Thank you to the Scholarship committee for your volunteering to interview and select the scholarship recipients for 2022-23. The Scholarship Committee consists of: Michelle Sommerman PE (Chair), Wendy Smith, Diane Trentini, Donald Nims Jr., PE; Mike Walker, and Mark Schrader, PE.

Joseph W. Campbell

Memorial Scholarship

Rochester Engineering Society

J. Brendan Cappon

Rochester Institute of Technology

Biomedical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering

Susan L. Costa

Memorial Scholarship

Rochester Engineering Society

Olivia Ernst

Rochester Institute of Technology

Biomedical Engineering

David Fergusson

Memorial Scholarship

Rochester Engineering Society

Burak Canbaz

Rochester Institute of Technology

Electrical Engineering

Keith Amish

Memorial Scholarship

Rochester Engineering Society

William Schepp

Rochester Institute of Technology

Chemical Engineering

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The CHA and IEEE Awards are screened through the RES selection committee. CHA also interviews their selection.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Scholarship

Jesse Burdick-Pless

Rochester Institute of Technology

Computer Science

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Scholarship

Anthony Mazzacane

Syracuse University

Computer Science

Adam W. Lawas

Memorial Scholarship (CHA)

Elizabeth Barron

Rochester Institute of Technology

Mechanical Engineering

Monroe Professional Engineers Society Awards

The scholarship selection committee consists of Victor Genberg PE, Mark Butcher PE, Robert Marshall PE , Joe Dombrowski PE, Andrew Straub PE, and Bruce Wallmann, PE (Chair)

Paul & Claire Raynor Scholarship

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

Lucas Monroe

Marion High School

Major: Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

res and affiliate scholarship recipients

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022-23 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Back to Table of Contents

Monroe Professional Engineers Society Awards, continued:

Vastola Scholarship

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

Vivian Nguyen

Webster Thomas High School

Major: Biomedical/Optical Engineering

Colliers Engineering & Design Scholarship

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

Emma Robinson

Palmyra-Macedon High School

Major: Civil Engineering

Erdman Anthony Scholarship

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

Emma Ferraro

Alexander High School

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Alstom Foundation Scholarship

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

Robert Brown

Honeoye Falls-Lima High School

Major: Mechanical Engineering

RE:Build Optimation Technology Scholarship

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

Lauren Nelson

Wheatland-Chili High School

Major: Chemical Engineering

American Council of Engineering Companies Scholarship

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

Joseph Forti

Pavilion High School

Major: Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

New York State Association of Transportation Engineers

Frederick E. Bragg Scholarship

Mia Hinds

St. John Fisher College

Major: Nursing

Robert I. Loftus Scholarship

Leah Samson

SUNY Geneseo

Major: Early Childhood/ Childhood Education

Thomas C. Lehmkuhl

Memorial Scholarship

Olivia Keller

Nazareth College

Major: Nursing

General NYSATE Scholarship

Andrew O’Hern

University of Notre Dame

Major: Mechanical Engineering

See page 35 for the American Society of Civil Engineers scholarship recipients...

A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society.

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” (October 1976) (continued)

“A Program to Effect Technology Transfer to the Rochester City and Monroe County

Governments”, was presented in this issue by Dr. Richard A. Kenyon, Past RES President and Dean of the RIT College of Engineering. It represented the launching of an effort by the RES to initiate a “Technology Transfer” program that would enable the City and the Country governments to benefit from the wealth of technical expertise that resides in local industry and commerce. The intent of this program was to begin addressing and solving problems endemic to many Northeastern US urban population centers. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), this program would guide the application of successful local talent to identify City and County needs for improved design and efficiency in the planning and executing of projects to address such challenges as urban blight, shifting populations, faltering transportation systems, pollution problems and outdated equipment and techniques. During an initial planning period, the Principal Investigator (Dr. Kenyon) would;

(1) Initiate a detailed needs assessment of the City & County governments regarding issues, projects and programs that could benefit from an infusion of scientific, technological and engineering expertise. (2) Identify and catalog available local resources that might provide this expertise, and (3) Formulate a plan of action that would result in an effective “Linking Mechanism” that would result in the successful transfer of relevant technical expertise from an identified local “Resource Bank”, to the units of government identified in the needs assessment. Contained in this Technology Transfer project description was a list of qualifications for a Project Manager for this program. To expedite the commencement of this long-awaited program, this article included a request for written response (with resume’), within

two weeks, from candidates for this position. The RES’s “Legislative Watchdog”, RES Member Andrew C. Hirsch, provided an impressive, indepth description of the Federal Energy Research & Development Administration (ERDA) drawn from an interview he had conducted with ERDA’s Deputy Administrator Robert W. Fri, during Fri’s Spring 1976 visit to the RIT campus. Hirsch’s questions probed the differences between ERDA and the Federal Energy Administration (FEA). From this interview, Hirsch elicited descriptions of ERDA’s Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) program and its value in identifying the most feasible technologies for Federal funding support. From this review came a logical next step, that of Hirsch’s asking Mr. Fri to expound upon the purpose of Congress having established (in 1972) the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). A somewhat unusual move, OTA was the first Congressional Office to have been established, since that of the General Accounting Office (GAO), in 1921. The interview with Mr. Fri then continued with his discussion that the OTA’s eight primary areas of investigation include Energy, Food, Health, Materials, Oceans, Transportation, International Trade, and Research & Development priorities. The process OTA follows includes the assessment of an issue/challenge/problem, approval by a bi-partisan Congressional Board, and the funding of an investigative effort.

November 17, 1976 (Board Meeting, Chamber of Commerce)

The Board approved the application of one Regular Member. It was announced that RES President, Jack Corson, would be speaking at next month’s “Education Night” meeting of the Society of Plastics Engineer. Accompanied by RES Past President, Dr. Richard A. Kenyon and RES Director, James Sterlace, their hope was to persuade members of SPE to also become members of the RES. Engineers Joint Dinner Chair, Lee Loomis, announced that Gloria Steinem, Editor of Ms. Magazine, would be the principal speaker at the February 22, 1977 dinner. RES member, Douglas

Marshall, speaking for the RES’s Engineer of the Year Nominating Committee, comprised of Jack Schickler, Alan Gardner and Horst Engelbrecht, announced that RES Affiliates were being urged to submit nominees for this great honor. RES

Members Lee Loomis and Albert Curtis announced that a special enticement to joining the RES would be offered, wherein, after January 1, 1977, anyone paying for a single-year membership would be granted a 1½ year membership. The RES Executive Committee (having met just prior to this Board meeting) announced that the RES would be renting additional, adjacent space for the “Technology Transfer” project, and that RES Member, Andrew C. Hirsch had been hired as the Project Manager. Mr. Hirsch then reported that he had already been studying other, similar programs, and that he and Dr. Kenyon had traveled to Washington, DC to meet with National Science Foundation (NSF) officials. He also reported that, on December 15th, he and Dr. Kenyon would be submitting a report outlining plans for meeting requirements for the remaining part of the Grant. Further, he announced that he was forming a Task Force to begin cataloging resources available for use in this project, and that a second Task Force was being formed to identify City and County needs that could require the services of the “Technology Transfer” project.

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.

RES VIRTUAL PDH CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

Save the Date! (2 PDHs)

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Time: 1:00 to 5:00 pm

Cost: $20 for RES Members; $30 for Non-members

Theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Landfill Permitting Under The Climate 1 PDH Leadership and Community Protection Act by Luann Meyer, Barton & Loguidice

Abstract - The Climate Leadership Community Protection Act was passed by the Legislature in 2021, which required multiple steps to be made in order to show how the goals of CLCPA would be met. Our presentation will discuss the process to date, including the Draft Scoping Plan, industry comments on the Draft Scoping Plan, the Final Scoping Plan, and how this all relates to permitting a solid waste facility in NYS. We will discuss a case study - Steuben County's Bath Landfill Expansion and how CLCPA was incorporated into the permitting process and how we ultimately received the permit from the DEC.

Attendees will be able to list components of the CLCPA that will impact solid waste facilities; attendees will be aware of the components in the Scoping Plans (draft and final) that impact the solid waste industry; and attendees will be able to identify potential mitigation measures for permitting.

CLCPA will likely be a standard component that requires addressing in most permit applications with the DEC. Having a knowledge of the Act and the potential requirements will be imperative to successfully obtaining the requested permit.

Biography - Luann Meyer is an Associate with more than 20 years of experience in the solid waste industry with a key emphasis on solid waste planning projects. She rejoined B&L in 2020 after a hiatus from the company to take on the role as Solid Waste Administrator for Monroe County. Luann’s significant accomplishments have included permitting at least six (6) landfill expansion projects; permitting various solid waste management facilities whether they are transfer stations or material recovery facilities; completion of over 10 Local Solid Waste Management Plans; design and implementation of organic management facilities for municipalities and private entities; management of request for proposals for public-private partnerships including under General Municipal Law 120w; waste collection and recycling program studies; and implementation of an award winning Recycle Right Campaign to improve contamination at the curb for Monroe County. In Luann’s spare time, she is the President of the NY Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the Vice-Chair of the NY Federation of Solid Waste & Recycling Conference and Tradeshow, and a board member of the NYS Product Stewardship Council.

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

In-Plant Recycling and Reclaim of Extruded/Molded 1 PDH Plastic Scrap for Improved Sustainability

by Dana Darley, Business Development, Vecoplan, LLC, Archdale, NC

Abstract - Producers of extruded/molded products have three main options when dealing with their own internal scrap

1) reuse it, 2) sell it, or 3) dispose of it. For all three, some type of re- processing is usually beneficial. This presentation will review the logistics, economics, and processing technologies typically used for extruded/molded products, with the main focus on the in-house recovery of scrap that is then fed back into the raw material stream.

Biography - Dana Darley manages business development and complex applications for the Plastics Division of Vecoplan LLC, a leading manufacturer of size reduction, separation, and recycling systems. Dana is a holder of two US patents. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and has been involved in the design, development, marketing and sales of plastics processing and recycling equipment for over 40 years. During his career, Dana has held management positions at Process Control Corporation, Kreyenborg Industries, MAAG Pump and LCI Corporation, and operated his own consulting business, Extrusion Auxiliary Services, Inc. for 15 years.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Construction Waste and Commercial Recycling Non-PDH TBD

Registration is on the RES Website Calendar at www.roceng.org.

Registration closes at midnight, Wed. May 17

Future Education Courses Being Planned - RES is offering these courses to support the engineering community. Each Continuing Education Session will consist of two or three educational 1-hour webinars with one or two eligible for PDH's. Registration will be on our website soon: www.roceng.org. *Date, cost, and topics are subject to change*

ENGINEER MAY 2023

res - continuing education courses in may

RES EVENT CALENDAR - SAVE

RES

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 are the plans (subject to change):

EVENT DATE

Thursday, May 4, 2023

EVENT NAME

Social Gathering! Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY 14609. Time: 5:00 PM. Please register so we know many are attending!

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Continuing Education - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Details and registration is on the RES website calendar.

Thursday, May 25, 2023 RES Annual Meeting & Award Presentations

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Social Gathering! Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY 14609. Time: 5:00 PM. Please register so we know many are attending!

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Continuing Education - Save the Date! Join us for a very exciting RES Webinar Series Live Event The Broad Street Tunnel Tour and Aqueduct Reimagined Presentation - 2:00 pm with social hour (cash bar) to follow. PDH's pending (1 - 2 possible PDHs). Details are being finalized.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Social Gathering! Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY 14609. Time: 5:00 PM. Please register so we know many are attending!

*Dates and topics are subject to change*

is excited to announce our 2022-2023 program year

Have you ever thought about where bees, butterflies and caterpillars go to survive the winter cold up here in NYS…?

Given that Spring is here many of us really want to get out there and tend to our yards, gardens, pruning trees, cutting back stems, mulching, etc.

There is a better time to do this to account for all the insects and pollinators that are either living in or have laid eggs within this debris. We all need a reason to procrastinate!

Turns out that cleaning up your property in the spring vs. fall is more beneficial to the ecosystem that lies beneath. The dead material acts as a home for our hibernators and if we remove this in the fall then they have to go somewhere else.

So what time is best in the spring? A good rule of thumb is wait as long as you can and until the temperatures are consistently in the 50-degree range.

Also, consider cleaning up AFTER the following:

1. Putting your winter clothes away for the season.

2. Planting tomato plants.

3. You see random flowers growing in your grassy lawn. There is a movement called NO MOW MAY. No Mow May - Bee City USA

4. Paying your taxes. Hopefully this article finds you well.

If anyone would like to contribute to the RES magazine and add an article or would like to request information on a specific topic (not limited to Electrical) just email me beliasz@bergmannpc.com. As always, any comments are appreciated…! Thank you for reading.

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

1500 - That's a lot of Volunteers

by Jon Kriegel

The RES has access to over three-thousand engineers in Upstate NY. Some of them are retirees, and many more will join those ranks, as the baby-boomers retire.

In the ‘90s, Eastman Kodak put 1500 technical volunteer employees into Rochester City School classrooms for 2-hour visits, twice per week, for a period of 10 years. The goal was to provide the classroom-teacher with a way to stay current with our ever-changing technology. Between these visits and a five-week, summer, hands-on teachertraining session, this goal was achieved. Can we, as a technical Society, with a larger work-force, (perhaps even some of the same people), do less?

The dream at the RES is to tap our technical membership for what is now called STEM volunteer work. Maybe that means classroom visits, or individual mentoring, (see photos above), or interface and delivery options you can help us define; but as a minimum, we are anxious to deliver STEM using members of the RES affiliates, including the RES itself, with STEM delivery-ideas from all possible sources.

One path I like is to have you visit the school of your choice, (instead of one where you have no personal connection), to give a talk on a topic of your choice, (perhaps some significant success from your career).

The RES currently has an engineering-based Explorer Troop, and is involved with the Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, where volunteers do literacy tutoring. Most importantly, we need to connect with school systems, the RMSC, Finger Lakes STEM, STEM Smart and the un-ending string of sister organizations interested in STEM activities, and deliver the tech-savvy volunteer people-power to make all of these efforts succeed. I know of no more likely organization than the RES, to fill those shoes.

Jon Kriegel, RES Past President Chair of the Education Initiatives

Contact Jon to volunteer at jkriegel@rochester.rr.com or 585-281-5216

In-person RES Tutoring at Dr.

Walter Cooper Academy

A schedule of weekly in-person tutoring continued on Tuesday, March 28th. RES Tutor, Charlotte Giebel, spent about two hours working with several of our “Cooper Scholars” from Mrs. Goode’s Second Grade

Upon arrival, Charlotte received a basket of lesson-support materials from the teacher. She was then guided, by her student, to the school library, and they selected a quiet corner in which to spend about 20 minutes working on letter, number word and word-picture association problems.

Over the course of the next 90 - 100 minutes, Charlotte worked with four additional students, on similar reading, word association and math lessons. A retired teacher, and a long-time resident of the19th Ward, Charlotte has agreed to tutor our Cooper Scholars weekly, for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

The second half of the 2022-23 School Year, at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, now includes in-person tutoring by the RES Tutoring Team...

The need is great… We have a large number of students in need of the one-on-one support that comes from in-person attention to their individual learning needs.

Won’t you please consider joining our 2022-23 RES Tutoring Team…

Questions/Applications??? 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).

RES Tutor, Charlotte Giebel, guides a student through a set of word-picture association problems.

Zero Trust

As we know, organizations of all sizes face a continued and growing threat from cyber-attacks. Most start with phishing scams but it extends to malware embedded into software updates for trusted applications. Cyber criminals have created a multi-billion dollar per year revenue stream and are constantly looking for ways to exploit security weaknesses and gain access to sensitive data. The leading weakness in any security approach is human error, that list of humans may start with the developers that help build systems with vulnerabilities, but it even includes our colleagues that automatically follow the instructions from their boss about a wire transfer. As a result, many organizations are turning to a Zero Trust approach to security to protect themselves from these threats.

I get asked all the time “what exactly is Zero Trust?”, because it is not a Cyber Security Framework from NIST or ISO nor is it a Compliance standard like CMMC or HIPAA. Essentially Zero Trust is an approach to security that assumes that every user, device, and application is a potential threat.

Note: NIST published a Zero Trust Architecture document #800-207.

The Zero Trust model works on the assumption that all networks are compromised and brings security controls as close to the data as possible with granular access controls. The reason datacentric security works so well in current digital environments is that not only does it protect data against unauthorized access, it also allows authorized users to access the data they need without roadblocks and usability challenges.

Zero Trust implementation starts with identifying the organizations “protect surface”, which is smaller than the entire “attack surface” in that it is made up of only the most critical and sensitive assets that need protection. Identifying and classifying data and internal assets by criticality and designing granular security and access controls around these assets is also known as the “inside-out” approach to risk reduction.

Examples of key benefits of a Zero Trust approach to security today:

1. Improved Security Posture

By assuming that every user, device, and application is a potential threat, organizations are better equipped to protect themselves against cyber-attacks. This is because Zero Trust requires that all users and devices be authenticated and authorized before they are granted access to sensitive data or systems. This means that even if an attacker manages to breach one part of the system, they will be unable to gain access to other parts without proper authentication and authorization.

2. Inside-Out Approach

The inside-out, data-centric security model, organizations start with locating, classifying and labeling data; followed by planning and implementing role-based access controls around data at

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rest and data in transit; monitoring data access and it’s use at each stage, leveraging the data lifecycle and tracking to ensure regulatory compliance and better security.

3. Reduced Risk of Data Breaches

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations of all sizes. Not only can they result in the loss of sensitive data, but they can also damage the organization's reputation and lead to costly legal battles. With Zero Trust, however, the risk of data breaches is significantly reduced. This is because Zero Trust requires that all users and devices be authenticated and authorized before they are granted access to sensitive data or systems. This means that even if an attacker manages to breach one part of the system, they will be unable to gain access to other parts without proper authentication and authorization.

4. Better Visibility

This approach proactively enhances visibility by analyzing crucial components such as data, assets, their vulnerabilities, and configuration weaknesses. By developing a strong awareness of these factors, organizations can effectively mitigate security issues. The implementation of the Zero Trust process enables organizations to strengthen granular access controls, reinforcing their internal defenses and increasing resilience against potential cyber-attacks.

5.

Compliance with Regulations

Finally, a Zero Trust approach to security can help organizations comply with regulations such as GDPR, CMMC and HIPAA. These regulations require organizations to protect sensitive data and ensure that only authorized users have access to it. Utilizing the principles of a Zero Trust approach to security, organizations can demonstrate that they are taking the necessary steps to protect sensitive data and comply with regulatory requirements.

Zero Trust can be a part of a strategy to a secure enclave protecting your confidential data and critical systems. I hope this article was helpful and informative, please reach out if you are interested in exploring this more for your organization. Next month I’ll be sharing more about my EV Journey, and if you are interested in EV’s take the opportunity and talk with owners about their EV experiences at local and regional events in April and September.

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Paul Bornemann VP Consulting/Cyber Security –Entre Computer Services Inc.

Improving Powder Capture in Directed Energy Deposition

by Andrew Greeley, PhD Candidate, RIT

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, describes many different technologies that all create parts by adding material. Directed Energy Deposition (DED) is a class of additive manufacturing technologies where focused thermal energy like a laser beam is used to fuse material like powder or wire as it is being deposited.

DED manufacturing has important industrial applications in repair and remanufacturing, high performance part construction, and multi-material parts. Because the DED process can easily be used on existing parts, it is commonly used to repair or remanufacture high-value parts that are worn out. By combining DED technology with other processes, the material in the worn area of a part can be removed by cutting , rebuilt using DED, and the new surface finished using cutting or other methods. DED can also make complete high performance parts, often from exotic and challenging to work with materials. Relativity Space is using DED technology to create large portions of its Terran 1 rocket. And while making parts out of multiple materials is not yet widespread in industry, the possibility of combining materials with different properties in the same part opens up many exciting possibilities.

For DED processes that use powdered material as feedstock, an aspect of the process that affects both the performance and cost of the process is the powder capture efficiency. Powder capture efficiency is the ratio of the mass of material added to a part to the mass of material dispensed in the process. Recycling of the powdered material is often not possible, and so powder that doesn’t end up in the part is wasted, increasing process cost. If the powder capture efficiency varies, the process conditions can also vary. This makes process planning and control more difficult.

In conventional powder delivery systems used in DED, the powder metering subsystem that controls the rate at which powder is dispensed is located far from the delivery subsystem which directs the powder into the processing area called the melt pool. Pressurized gas in a tube is used to transport the powder from metering to delivery, which means that the powder being delivered is moving at a relatively high velocity and is entrained in a gas flow The high velocity and gas flow associated with conventional powder delivery systems can hinder powder capture efficiency.

This work is centered on designing and testing an alternative powder delivery system that aims to expand on the work of other researchers and overcome the weaknesses in conventional powder delivery systems. The system consists of two subsystems, vibration powder dispensing and gravity-fed powder delivery, which are both placed near the processing area, allowing for the system to operate without a gas stream.

Vibration powder dispensing (VPD) is used as the powder metering subsystem, and operates on the principle

Experimental DED system a) process schematic b) finished print c) process in action

that powdered material will bind on itself when moving through a sufficiently small opening at the base of a container. However, with a properly selected opening size and vibration applied, the contact forces that bind the powder in the opening will be broken and the powder will flow through.

The goals for the VPD system were to deliver a flow rate of 1-5 g/min of stainless steel powder, with variability equal to or lower than the conventional system, and with a way of implementing a control system. After testing different system configurations, it became apparent that the opening size and incline of the dispensing system were the most important parameters to control flow rate, with vibration frequency and amplitude offering little change. More detailed testing showed that the mass flow rate increased monotonically with the system incline, making it suitable for control of the mass flow rate. This was a novel discovery, as other authors working with such systems used vibration to control the outputs of their systems with varying degrees of success.

Gravity-fed powder delivery (GPD) is a conceptually simple system where dispensed powder is directed down an inclined surface, gains speed, then exits the system and moves under the influence of gravity and external gas flows into the melt pool. The output of this system is a spray, where exiting particles have distributions of exit location, speed and direction. Ensuring that this spray is tightly focused so that nearly all particles can be incorporated into the part being produced proved to be a deceptively simple problem.

The goal for the GPD subsystem is to create a powder stream that delivers a powder capture efficiency of 95% or more. Computational modeling using the Discrete Element Method (DEM) was used to predict the spread and velocity of the powder stream with variable flow rate when exiting a tube with variable material properties, length, inside diameter and length. Experimental measurements of the spread and velocity of the powder stream exiting the tube were also taken using a highspeed camera. The results of these parametric studies were used to build a suitable GPD system that would be used for powder capture efficiency measurements.

With the subsystems designed and built, it was finally time to take powder capture efficiency measurements. Several adjustments needed to be made to achieve the desired high powder capture efficiency, including adjusting the position of the tube outlet in both the vertical and horizontal directions, adjusting the DED

system parameters like feed rate and laser power, and adding and adjusting inert gas flows. While inert gas flows are not a focus of this research, they are critical to shielding the DED process in an atmosphere with oxygen. These flows also move the powder particles going through them to some degree, which requires iteration on other alignment settings.

After fine-tuning the setup, powder capture efficiency measurements were taken by printing single tracks of material. The results showed a mean powder capture efficiency of 95%, meeting the stated goal.

Though all the goals of the research project were met, there are still questions to answer and areas to expand understanding before a system like the one tested would be ready for an industrial setting. The highest priority area to expand this research is studying the performance of other powders across the gamut of sizes, shapes and materials. Other important areas include further optimization of the powder delivery spray performance and refining the inert gas flow to reduce oxidation of the printed material. q

Comparison of tracks by conventional and experimental systems

Andrew Greeley is a PhD Candidate, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology

Mechanical Characterization of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for Wearable Strain Sensors Using Digital Image Correlation

by Shuhuan Zhang, PhD Student RIT

Wearable technology has revolutionized the healthcare industry, and the wearable strain sensor is no exception. Made from stretchable materials, this sensor detects mechanical deformations and converts them into electrical signals, allowing for accurate monitoring of joint movement, such as those in the elbow, knee, and ankle, and vital signs like breathing.

Researchers have developed various strain sensors, including conductive film/fabric-based sensor, conductive polymer composite sensor, and ionic liquid-based sensors. While conductive film-based sensors have high conductivity, they lack elasticity, limiting their usefulness in monitoring significant deformations. Conductive polymer composite and ionic liquid-based sensors possess both high conductivity and elasticity, making them perfect for monitoring deformations. However, the conductive polymer composites typically exhibit short fatigue life and low ductility due to the interactions between the polymer matrix and conductive filers. In comparison, the ionic liquid-based strain sensors show better mechanical behavior.

PDMS, a silicone-based organic elastomer, is widely researched for its use in creating ionic liquid-based wearable strain sensors. It has remarkable biocompatibility, excellent mechanical properties, and can withstand substantial strains while remaining reversible, rendering it an ideal material for wearable strain sensor fabrication. PDMS serves as the substrate for wearable strain sensors that adhere to the skin and detect significant motion of human joints.

To assess the effectiveness of PDMS as a substrate for wearable strain sensors and anticipate sensor’s performance, it is necessary to analyze several mechanical properties of the PDMS form the monotonic tensile test. Obtaining the strain-stress behavior of PDMS under extremely large deformation is crucial to understand its elasticity and deformation characteristics and to optimize sensor design. Given the excessive deformation of the whole sample during monotonic tensile testing, which goes beyond the measurement capacity of the strain gauge of the conventional universal testing machine, it is not suitable to utilize conventional tensile testing setup. Hence, this study employed the digital image correlation (DIC) system to address this limitation and precisely measure the strain-stress behavior and other mechanical characteristics of PMDS over a large deformation.

For accurate strain measurements in this research, I utilized 3-D DIC system produced by LaVision, as shown in Fig. 1. This system employs a non-contact approach to obtain the true strain and comprises two CCD cameras with f=50 mm lenses, two LED lights, and a controlling unit. Images captured by the DIC system were then analyzed using Strain Master, a post-processing software, to accurately determine the true strain of the selected area.

The PDMS Sylgard®184 Silicone Elastomer Kit utilized in this investigation consists of two constituents: Silicone Elastomer Base and 184 Silicon Elastomer Curing Agent.

Fig. 1 Setup of monotonic tensile test includes a DIC system and a Instron universal testing machine

The PDMS prepolymer and curing agent were mixed in a 10:1 weight ratio, then poured into a mold. The mixture is then cured under 650C for 12 hours. The geometry of the specimen used in the mechanical test were prepared to meet the requirements of the Type VI specimen in ASTM D638. After solidification, the samples were painted with fluorescent ink, which can be excited under blue light, as demonstrated in Fig. 2. The filter of CDC cameras filtered out the light other than the excited light. Therefore, the movement of the fluorescent particles could be tracked by the DIC system, which then calculated the true strain. Fig. 3 exhibits the distribution of true axial strain on a PDMS sample at the beginning and mid of the monotonic tensile test.

In this study, the true stress-strain behavior of PDMS over a large strain range was evaluated based on ASTM D638 through monotonic tension tests performed at various testing speeds. The specimens were subjected to quasi-static testing under strain rates of 0.1 s-1, 0.03 s-1, and 0.01 s-1 until they broke. As depicted in Fig. 4, the true axial stress versus true strain on axial and transvers directions displayed a consistent upward trend throughout the entire deformation range. Moreover, the stress versus strain curve obtained from the tension tests conducted at different strain rate was found to be similar, indicating that PDMS is insensitive to the testing speed under the current experimental conditions.

The elastic modulus of PDMS can be obtained by calculating the slope of the stress-strain curve obtained from the monotonic tension test. Due to the nonlinear behavior of the curve, the initial slope of 1.43 MPa in the small strain region (0 to 0.1) is considered as the elastic modulus of the PDMS elastomer examined in this study. Given that the wearable sensor primarily undergoes axial deformation during use, transverse deformation occurs simultaneously, resulting in a change in crosssectional area that ultimately affects the electrical conductivity of the wearable strain sensor. This is the fundamental working principle of the wearable strain sensor. Poisson's ratio is typically assumed to be 0.5 in most studies, and the volume of the PDMS substrate is considered constant. However, a recent study has demonstrated that the volume of the PDMS substrate is actually a function of deformation, which may cause the sensor to malfunction. Thus, it is necessary to determine the Poisson's ratio in monotonic tensile tests. The relationship between Poisson's ratio and true axial strain is demonstrated in Fig. 5. It can be observed that the ratio is approximately 0.5 at low axial strains, indicating that the material is perfectly incompressible, and it gradually decreases as the true axial strain increases. This decreasing trend of Poisson's ratio has also been observed in Müller et al.'s study [1], as depicted in Fig. 5. The measured Poisson's ratio verifies that the PDMS substrate's volume cannot be considered constant during significant deformation, and precise determination of Poisson's ratio can aid in the analysis and prediction of wearable strain sensor performance for accurate human motion detection.

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Fig. 2 The PDMS sample painted by fluorescent ink under white light and blue light

Fig. 3 Distribution of true axial strain along the sample (a) at the beginning of test and (b) the moment before the sample was broken

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Mechanical Characterization of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for Wearable Strain Sensors Using Digital Image Correlation, Continued

In this work, I utilized a DIC system to precisely characterize the mechanical properties of PDMS subjected to a significant deformation. The PDSM was shown to be insensitive to the strain rate utilized in this investigation. Under significant deformation, the Poisson's ratio of PDMS cannot be regarded as a consistent value. q

Reference

[1] A. Müller, M.C. Wapler, U. Wallrabe, A quick and accurate method to determine the Poisson’s ratio and the coefficient of thermal expansion of PDMS, Soft Matter. 15 (2019) 779–784. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sm02105h.

Shuhuan Zhang is currently pursuing his Ph. D. degree in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. H previously received his MS in Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration in 2019 and his BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2015. His research interest includes cutting mechanism of elastomer, medical devices design, and machining monitoring.

Fig. 4 True stress versus train axial strain and true transvers strain under various strain rate

Fig. 5 Poisson’s ratio versus true axial strain obtained in current study and the work done by Müller et al.

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SWBR News

SWBR Welcomes Three Project Designers and Promotes Two Landscape Architects

SWBR welcomes project designers Daniel Hsu, Paras Nandu, and Cameron Ziegler.

As part of the firm’s Education studio, Hsu assists with architectural drafting and renderings on higher education and K12 projects. He credits his appreciation of historic buildings for drawing him to a career in architecture. “Growing up in Hsinchu, Taiwan, historic buildings would always be demolished to make way for skyscrapers, which often looked identical.” Hsu earned his bachelor of architecture from Pratt Institute and his master of science in architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology.

In addition to assisting with projects in the firm’s Education studio, Nandu is applying his expertise in building performance and sustainability to the Sustainability Action Plan and AIA 2030 Commitment to carbon neutrality. He sees meaningful design as serving three parties – “the occupants and users; pedestrians and communities; and the planet and its well-being.” Nandu graduated from D.Y. Patil College of Architecture, Navi Mumbai and earned his master of architecture from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Joining the Housing studio, Ziegler assists the team with design and construction documents for affordable housing projects. What excites him about the future of architecture is its adaptation of cutting-edge technology. “We work in a field that is always changing, which forces us to change and grow with it.” Ziegler received his bachelor of architecture and master of architecture from University at Buffalo.

SWBR also announced that Marlee Beers, RLA and Shirah Kasongo Cahill, RLA, have been promoted to Landscape Architecture Managers.

As co-leaders of the landscape architecture department, Beers and Kasongo Cahill will be responsible for strategic planning and departmental growth. Beers will be responsible for staff management, including workload and resource planning, profitability, and documentation standards. Kasongo Cahill will handle business development, staff development, and project design leadership.

"We are thrilled to have Marlee and Shirah take on leadership roles," said SWBR President Tom Gears, AIA. "Their talent, dedication, and commitment to creating sustainable outdoor spaces is invaluable to our expanding landscape architecture practice."

Beers joined the firm in 2015. Her work includes mixeduse developments, smallscale complex site designs, affordable housing, urban infill, parks, and schools. In 2022, Beers was named one of Rochester Business Journal’s Leaders in Construction and Real Estate. She earned her bachelor of landscape architecture from the University of Maryland.

Kasongo Cahill has been with the firm since 2016. Her portfolio includes urban design and planning, neighborhood design, affordable housing, and senior living. Kasongo Cahill serves on the Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments (SAGE) Board of Directors, is a past recipient of the organization’s David Green Memorial Award, and a previous Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce IGNITE Future Leader’s Award finalist. She earned her bachelor of fine arts from York University and master of landscape architecture from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. q

Daniel Hsu

Paras Nandu

Cameron Ziegler

Marlee Beers, RLA

Shirah Kasongo Cahill, RLA

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20 Years of Multidisciplinary Senior Design at RIT

by Elizabeth DeBartolo, RIT

Over 20 years, RIT’s Multidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) Projects have included everything from devices to explore meteors to adapted sports equipment to dinosaur tail models. Over 6500 students completing almost 1300 projects have worked with NASA, local and national companies, and some of the most prominent national labs in the U.S. All projects had connections to real-world problems that needed solving, and students learned firsthand how to seek solutions to make a difference.

How it all began

Members of the leadership team in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE), with full support of then-dean Harvey Palmer, merged each department’s single-discipline senior design course into a collegewide multidisciplinary program in 2002-03. They would create the framework that has been the basis of our program ever since. Teams of students from multiple disciplines would spend two terms working on realworld projects creating value for clients from industry, RIT, and the local community. They’d learn how to launch a new product or service—activities they’d be involved with once they began their careers—from problem definition through prototype testing, and deliver the outcome to their client.

One of the key assets of the program was experienced local engineers who mentored students. We still do this, hiring engineers as adjunct faculty to guide students through the design process. When I talk with colleagues at other universities, this is the practice that they most often tell me they’re going to borrow and incorporate into their own program. It gives students expert guidance, and helps our program remain current with industry best practices.

In the early days of the MSD program, we were focused on educating “The Engineer of 2020.” Now The Engineer of 2020 is already working for you, our program has evolved, and we are looking ahead to 2040 and beyond.

What has changed in 20 years?

When we began, RIT was unique among universities for our multidisciplinary approach to the capstone design

project because we included multiple engineering disciplines on nearly every project. In 20 years, we’ve taken that even further: our students have collaborated with peers from Engineering Technology, Software Engineering, Imaging Science, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Museum Studies, Public Policy, Business, and more.

In order to solve the increasingly complex problems faced by engineers, we need to bring these skill sets together on teams.

The evolution of technology used by our students is mind-blowing. Students used to keep paper logbooks and would submit a 3-inch, three-ring binder full of their documentation at the end of the project. We published a spiral-bound Proceedings book with all the teams’ papers at the end of the year. Projects were primarily for local clients, and the MSD program had a digital camera that we would loan out to teams to take pictures of their prototypes to include in their papers and posters.

Today, students collaborate in cloud-based documents

Maximum Power Point Tracker originally created as an MSD project, currently operating on three Fox-1 series cubesats in low earth orbit. Photo credit: Bryce Salmi @kb1lqc and Brenton Salmi @kb1lqd

for reports, presentations and models that can be shared seamlessly with clients. Teams exhibit their work at the annual campus-wide Imagine RIT festival held in April. Our client base has expanded outside of Rochester. We’re comfortable connecting for remote conversations with clients at Sandia National Labs, Johnson Space Center, or a foundation in The Gambia. RIT has become a part of the nationwide Grand Challenges Scholars Program, and a subset of our MSD teams work on projects related to the overarching themes of Sustainability, Health, Security, and the Joy of Living. And every student has a digital camera on the cellphone in their pocket.

Success Stories

Successes over the past 20 years can be seen in all the projects where our students have created real value for their clients.

For example:

● In 2015, after an article in the local news about a local PE teacher creating assistive devices for students in his classes, we made a connection with that teacher, and he recently launched his first commercial product, based on the work of a series of collaborative capstone teams from Engineering and Industrial Design. These students were granted a patent for that work.

● Med Dimensions, a startup that creates models for veterinary surgery planning and practice, came through the MSD program when its founders were seniors looking to use their capstone experience as an opportunity to develop their business idea.

● And at least one of our projects is now in space! Two students from 2013 continued working on their MSD project after graduation and now their maximum power point tracker is flying on board the AMSAT Fox-1 series of 1U cubesats

What does the future hold?

Our job as educators is to prepare students for a career as engineers. That means not just teaching them what they need today, but preparing them for what may come 10, 15, or 20 years down the road. We encourage students to bring projects back to campus from their co-ops, helping to make the connection between academic work and their future engineering careers and to provide relevance to our program. We want students to graduate with a mindset where they are curious, resilient, and focused on finding opportunities to create value for their employers.

We also look to instill in our students what it means to work on multidisciplinary teams. As the problems we face grow more complex, we need more diverse skills to address them. Those skills include understanding the practice of multidisciplinary collaboration, as well as strategies to ensure clear communication across discipline lines.

We look forward to another 20 years of successful engineering capstone design at RIT and invite you to connect with us to ensure that we all are preparing our students for the world of digital design, as each piece of the process is ever more connected to the next. We need to prepare our students to build more than widgets – they must build products that will be used well by people. q

To suggest a senior design project proposal, visit us online at https://www.rit.edu/engineering/seniordesign

To find out more about becoming a project mentor, contact Elizabeth DeBartolo at eademe@rit.edu

A team of students and faculty from Engineering, Game Design and Development, and 3D Digital Design created a game-based system to monitor balance in support of longduration space missions, part of NASA’s Moon to Mars eXploration Habitat Program.

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Fisher News

Fisher Announces Promotion and Additions in Rochester

Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C. elevated Dana White, PE, to project manager in the firm’s Transportation group. The promotion recognizes her design and project management work over the past nine years on a wide variety of transportation and site/civil engineering projects, which include bridge design, federal-aid culvert and bridge projects, in-depth bridge inspections and load ratings, trail and sidewalk design, and construction administration and inspection.

Jordan Bodway joined the firm’s growing Energy team as a stormwater

BME News

compliance inspector. His experience in erosion control includes numerous projects along streams in the Upper Susquehanna River watershed. He has also been involved in habitat improvement projects, training and supervising staff conducting watercraft inspections, and educating others on invasive species.

The environmental team welcomed Dana DeHollander as an environmental technician. She brings experience performing site inspections and evaluations for wetland delineations, brownfield assessments, building abatements, and Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments. q

Martin Janda Retires After Three Decades at BME

Martin Janda, who joined BME shortly after the firm was created in 1988, will retire in July.

With experience in environmental and civil engineering, Janda earned a sterling reputation for his expertise in those areas.

“It has been a pleasure to work with Martin all of these years," said BME president Peter Vars. "He has been a key contributor to the success of BME, and he cared deeply about each project he worked on and each client he worked with. He always gave them his best.”

Janda was born in the former Czechoslovakia just a few years before the Russian invasion of 1968, and he was unable to find a way to leave the country for 20 more years. After seven months in Austria, he emigrated to the United States in 1988 and came to Rochester, where his older brother was living.

Having studied civil and environmental engineering in

Prague, Janda became one of the first people hired by the start-up BME Associates. Over the years, he was project manager on many of the firms largest endeavors.

Janda started the firm's environmental services unit, and throughout his career he was often able to obtain permits for construction on properties where many other consultants were not successful. He saved thousands of dollars for clients by reversing their to prime developable land. His goal was always to maximize a client’s development opportunities and potentials.

In retirement, in addition to some contract work for BME, Janda plans to enjoy his scenic property high in the Bristol Hills, and to do some traveling, including trips to his native Prague. q

Dana White, PE

Jordan Bodway

Dana DeHollander

Martin Janda

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• Civil Engineering

• Architecture

• Construction Phase Services

• GIS/Mapping Services

• Grant Writing & Administration

• Planning Services

• Economic Development

Bergmann, an affiliate of Colliers Engineering & Design is currently looking for a Project Engineer - Civil/Site to join us in our Rochester, NY office!

Our team of Civil/Site professionals regard you as a strategic partner. Whether facilitating a large retail complex, residential development or planning a small stand-alone establishment in a downtown business district, we embrace your vision while guiding you through the development process. Our expertise in implementing proven strategies and experience with the regulatory process eliminates costly delays that ensure your vision unfolds seamlessly. Our partnership includes the advantage of having our comprehensive suite of in-house services at your disposal, which keeps your design timeline on track.

Responsibilities

Our Project Engineer will utilize leadership and engineering skills to perform design tasks and manage support staff. A Project Engineer is responsible for various technical aspects of land development projects including, but not limited to: site feasibility and conceptual planning, detailed grading, stormwater management design and review, Erosion & Sedimentation Pollution Control (E&SPC) Best Management Practices (BMPs) review, Post-Construction Stormwater Management (PCSM) BMP design review, and other regulatory report writing. A Project Engineer will work within AutoCAD Civil 3D as well as other engineering software to review other team member’s designs, in order to successfully complete projects within established budgets and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

• Professional Engineer (PE) License, preferred

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification, required

• 4-8 years of civil engineering experience

• Experience in land development, required

• Demonstrated AutoCAD Civil 3D skills with the ability to design from concept plans through construction plans

• Knowledge of local city, county, and state land use processes and regulations (PA)

• Proficiency in technical skills in stormwater management, hydraulics, hydrological analysis, grading, and other site development related designs

Interested candidates should visit https://careers-colliersengineering.icims.com/jobs/4656/project-engineer---civil-site/job to submit an application.

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We create spaces that serve communities.

Lu Engineers is a full service transportation, civil and environmental engineering firm, headquartered in Rochester, NY with additional offices in Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton, Albany & NYC.

The selected candidate will predominantly work on projects for NYSDOT, City of Rochester and Monroe County.

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We are seeking a Design Engineer/Project Engineer to join our team to assist the Transportation Group in our Rochester Office. Lu Engineers provides all employees an excellent benefits package. This position will be provided a very competitive compensation package including a hiring bonus.

Requirements:

• B. S. Civil Engineering Degree

• 4 – 12 years of Transportation Engineering experience designing highways, streets, culverts and bridge capital improvement projects for municipalities or government transportation agencies

• NYS P.E. preferable

Desired Technical Skills Include:

• Design of highway, street, bridge and culvert projects (all aspects of preliminary and final design to produce bid ready documents)

• Preliminary Design Approval

• Document preparation including technical studies not limited to (Drainage Reports, Traffic Studies, PETSR, etc.)

• Detailed Design of Construction Plans

• Construction Cost Estimating

Desired Software Experience Includes:

• CAD Software (Microstation, AutoCAD, InRoads)

• Roadway Modeling, Traffic Analysis & Modeling (HCS, Vissim, Synchro, Simtraffic, etc)

• Drainage Design (HEC-HMS,\ HEC-RAS, etc.)

• Microsoft Office

Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume (include Design Engineer in the subject line) to: Jonathan Ottman jottman@luengineers.com

Lu Engineers is an equal opportunity employer.

Continuing Education Opportunities

Go to the RES Website for Updated Details

Thursday, May 18

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RES Virtual Continuing Education Courses –Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – 2 PDHs

Place: Zoom. Time: 1:00 to 5:00 pm

Registration: Registration is on the RES website. Deadline to register is midnight, May 17th

June 8-10,

www.roceng.org

NYSSPE Annual Meeting – up to 8 PDHs

Place: Hyatt Regency, 125 E. Main St., Rochester, NY 14604

Website: http://nysspe.org/upcoming-events/

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.

Tuesday, May 2

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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/351995

Thursday, May 4

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Monthly Social Gathering

Place: Rohrbach’s, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY 14609

Time: 5:00 pm

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

Friday, May 5

Electrical Association

Casino Night – To benefit the Kessler Burn Center at URMC

Place: The Strathallan, 550 East Avenue, Rochester, NY Cost: $65/ticket. Includes $500 in betting chips, hors d’oeuvres, food stations and dessert. Cash bar available. Also includes raffles, a silent auction and live music. Contact the Electrical Association for reservations, www.eawny.com or 585-382-9545.

Wednesday, May 17

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The Evolution of Attic Sprinklers

Speaker: Cliff Hartford, Director of Business

Development, Victaulic-Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation

Place: Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY

Time: 12:00 noon

Cost: $25 per person

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

Thursday, May 18

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Teaching MBSE to Students thru the Kerbal Space Flight Game (by the INCOSE Student Division) and Design Thinks Projects This Year at Cornell

Speakers: Cornell Students Baladrishna Rao Tirunagiri and Maxwell Bodley.

Place: By Zoom or In-person at L3Harris Technologies, 1680 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610.

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

Cost: No cost to attend, but you need to register.

Registration: Attendees need to pre-register by sending an email to Susan.Urban@incose.net and state whether you are attending by zoom or in-person. Those attending in-person must register by noon, May 17th The zoom link will be sent out a few days before the meetings.

Monday-Wednesday, May 22-24

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6th STRATUS Conference

Place: Rochester Institute of Technology, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science

Visit Stratus-Conference.com for conference details. If you have any questions about the conference contact Emmett Ientilucci at Emmett@cis.rit.edu

Tuesday, May 23

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p 42

Annual ASHRAE Golf Outing and Picnic

Place: Ravenwood Golf Course

Time: Golf at 9:30 am; Picnic from 4:30 to 8:00 pm. Details are on the website at www.rochesterashrae.org.

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Engineers’ Calendar, Continued

Thursday, May 25

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) p 7 RES Annual Meeting – RES Elections and Award Presentations

Place: RMSC, Bausch Auditorium. 657 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14607

Time: 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Hors d’oeuvres, live jazz music, and cash bar from 5:30 to 6:45 pm.

Reservations: Reservations are required by May 17th 100 person limit – zoom available. RES website: www.roceng.org

Thursday, June 1

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) p 13 Monthly Social Gathering

Place: Rohrbach’s, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY 14609

Time: 5:00 pm

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

Tuesday, June 6

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) p 36 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/351996

Monday, June 12

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) p 32 Annual 18-Hole Scholarship Golf Tournament

Place: Webster Golf Course, 440 Salt Road, Webster, NY 14580

Time: Registration, breakfast, social hour and driving range from 7:45 to 8:45 am; Shotgun start at 9:00 am. Lunch will be served after the tournament.

Cost: $115 per person. Includes breakfast, driving range, 18 holes, cart, lunch and drink tickets.

Registration: To register or sponsor a hole, contact Josh Rodems, 585-498-7944 or jrodems@bergmannpc.com.

Reservations and payment due by May 26th

Wednesday, June 21

Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD) p 41

24th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing

Place: Terry Hills Country Club, 5122 Clinton Street Road, Batavia, NY 14020

Time: Registration and lunch (Halfway House) begins at 11:30 am; Shotgun start at 12:30 pm. Steak dinner at 5:30 pm. Awards following dinner.

Cost: $125 per person (includes lunch, golf with cart, keg beer, dinner, and prizes). $40 for dinner only. $200

Hole Sponsorships available!

Registration at www.abcdwny.com from May 22nd through June 16th. Additional information – contact Nick Barnhard, PE, 716-997-3212 or BarnhardN@ErdmanAnthony.com

Thursday, June 22

Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) p 35 Annual Golf Tournament

Place: Fairview Golf Course, Avon, NY

Registration: Full details and online registration on the website at http://www.iesrochester.org

Monday, July 10

Electrical Association p 38

43rd Annual Invitational Golf Outing

Place: LeRoy Country Club, 7759 East Main Road, LeRoy, NY 14482

Cost: Register early for discounted prices (before June 20th)

Contact the Electrical Association for reservations, www.eawny.com or 585-382-9545.

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.

Finger Lakes Chapter of INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

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

Finger Lakes Chapter of INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

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

Finger Lakes Chapter of INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Upcoming March Chapter Meeting: March 17, 2022

September Chapter Meetings

May Chapter Meeting

 “Introduction to Railway Signaling and Train Control for Rapid Transit”

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 Architecture Tutorial – Rolf Siegers, INCOSE Architecture Working Group Co-chair

Thursday, May 18, 6 – 7:30 pm (eastern)

By Stuart Landau, Senior Train Control Systems Engineer

We are offering an Architecture tutorial this September. Planned dates are Monday, September 19, and Thursday, September 22. Both sessions will be from 11 am to 1 pm (eastern). Rolf Siegers, co-chair of the Architecture WG, will be the presenter. It will be a virtual meeting (zoom)

There will be no cost to attend for Finger Lakes Chapter regular/senior/student members. Cost will be $10 for all others. Four PDUs can be earned!

 INCOSE Cornell Student Division presentations on “Teaching MBSE to Students thru the Kerbal Space Flight Game” and

These two sessions will provide attendees with an overview of key elements of the architecture discipline. Topics covered will include:

 “Design Thinks Projects This Year at Cornell”

• Terminology/Definitions

by Cornell students Baladrishna Rao Tirunagiri, Maxwell Bodley.

• Synergies across software, system, and enterprise architecture

• Process: developing, documenting, assessing, and governing architectures

• Architecture standards (e.g., 42010/20/30) and frameworks (DoDAF, TOGAF, UAF, etc.)

• Role and skills of the architect

• Architecture professional organizations

• Architecture credentials (certifications and certificates)

Railway signaling allows safe operations of multiple trains on the same tracks and optimizes capacity of the tracks. This presentation will be a very brief introduction to its basic principles and how they have been implemented over the last several decades with various technologies, from mechanical devices to microprocessorbased equipment. Application of the principles varies across different types of railways; here we will focus on rapid transit which includes subways and metros, and will cover wayside signaling, cab signaling, and the latest CommunicationsBased Train Control (CBTC)

• Learning more about architecture

 Annual Meeting – Program to be Announced

Our annual meeting will be on Thursday, September 15. It will be virtual and go from 6:00 – 7:30 pm (eastern). There is no cost to attend.

Meetings begin at 6:00 pm (eastern) and run to approximately 7:30 pm (eastern)

All meetings are being held virtually until further notice.

Attendees need to pre-register. To register, send an email to Teresa.Froncek@incose.net

The link will be sent out a few days before the meeting

We use zoom for our monthly meetings.

This meeting will be on Thursday, May 18, 6 – 7:30 pm (eastern). Attendees can attend via zoom or, if a US Person, in-person at L3Harris Technologies Rochester, NY (1680 University Avenue, Rochester NY, 14610). Attendees need to pre-register.

For non-FLC members attending the tutorial, instructions on sending payment will be sent out after registration is received.

• There is no cost to attend for anyone, but pre-registration is required.

o To register, send an email to Teresa.Froncek@incose.net

 The link will be sent out a few days before the meeting

To register, send an email to Susan.Urban@incose.net and state whether you will attend via zoom or in-person. The zoom link will be sent out a few days before the meeting. For in-person attendees (L3Harris): Further instructions will be sent out before the meeting. Those attending in-person must register by noon, May 17. All are welcome. There is no cost to attend the meeting.

© 2022 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter

© 2022 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter

© 2022 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter

© 2023 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter

© 2023 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter

Annual 18-Hole Scholarship Golf Tournament

Monday, June 12, 2023

Proceeds will benefit the ASCE scholarship program to support our future civil engineers.

Webster Golf Course 440 Salt Road, Webster, NY

Cost: $115 per person

Includes breakfast, driving range, 18 holes, cart, lunch and drink tickets.

Registration, Breakfast, Social Hour & Driving Range:

7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Shotgun Start: 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be served after the tournament.

Participant Names:

www.webstergolf.com

Colleagues, friends, and family are all welcome to join the fun. Foursomes and individual sign-ups are welcome.

To register or sponsor a hole, contact Josh Rodems

Phone: 585-498-7944

Email: jrodems@bergmannpc.com

Reservations and Payment Due by May 26, 2023

Company Name and Address:

Please Make Checks Payable to: ASCE – Rochester Section.

Corporate Sponsorships:

$175 - Hole Sponsorship (Sign)

$200 - "Longest Drive" or "Closest to Pin" Sponsorship

Corporate Sponsorships:

(All packages include registration for four golfers and hole sponsorship.)

$600 - Team Sponsor (save $35 on foursome + hole sign)

$700 - Driving Range Sponsor

$750 - Breakfast Sponsor

$800 - Lunch Sponsor

$900 - Cart Sponsor (company ad in each golf cart)

Email: _________________________________________________

Phone: ________________________________________________

Send Completed Form and Payment to:

Josh Rodems

Bergmann 280 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14604

Phone: 585-498-7944

Email: jrodems@bergmannpc.com

Reservations and Payment Due by May 26, 2023

Four-Person Scramble Format

American Society of Civil Engineers

https://sections.asce.org/rochester/

2023 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Kristo Nasto (RIT ‘24) $2,000: Kristo has been on the Dean’s list at RIT since 2021 and is actively involved in many organizations at RIT including ASCE, AGC, ITE, and is the Chapter President of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society He is currently employed at Amazon Robotics as a reality capture field specialist and intends on sitting for the FE exam before graduation After RIT, Kristo is looking to start working in the construction industry as soon as possible while earning experience towards obtaining his PE license.

Joseph Conte (RIT ‘25) $1,500: Joseph is currently serving as Treasurer of the RIT Student Chapter of ASCE, involved with the Steel Bridge Competition, and is active with the RIT Student Chapter of Associated Schools of Construction. After graduation, he plans to either obtain his masters degree at RIT in construction management or enter the work force as a construction project manager in the tri-state area

Andy Rosenburg (RIT ‘ 24) $1,000: Andy is currently the President of the RIT Student Chapter of ASCE and the captain of the AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition Team After graduation, he plans on earning his master's degree in structural engineering and one day moving on to become a structural engineer and obtain his PE license.

Angela Tewksbury (Clarkson ‘26) $1,000: Angela is a native of Livonia, NY and is currently attending Clarkson University with a 4.0 GPA studying for her BS degree in Environmental and Civil Engineering. Outside of school she is on the Clarkson Division III swim team After graduation, Angela intends to focus on designing sustainable infrastructure, utilizing renewable energy to create a more environmentally friendly environment

Samantha Morgan (RIT ‘27) $1,000: Samantha is currently a first-year student at RIT where she is involved with the RIT Student Chapter of ASCE and the RIT Engineering House She has plans on making the most of her academic career by continuing to work in a variety of clubs and leadership positions to gain experience while studying water treatment and stormwater.

Section Officers

Brown

Robinson

Message from the Chair

Dear Colleagues,

The 6th Annual STRATUS Conference is almost here! The conference will be held May 22-24 at the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at RIT. Visit Stratus-Conference.com for details and registration.

Cristian Linte GRSS

Mark Schrader

APS & MTTS

Danielle Walters

Photonics

Bruce Smith

Parsian K. Mohseni

PES & IAS

Kelly Robinson

Jean Kendrick SPS

Eric Zeise TEMS

Paul Lee

Young Professionals

Eric Brown

Student Chapters

Univ. of Rochester

Ming - Lun Lee 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

IEEE Regions 1 and 2 will host their first joint Board of Governors (BoG ) meeting on June 3-4 in Valley Forge, PA. This is part of IEEE’s multi-year region realignment process to merge the two regions into the largest IEEE USA region. The joint BoG meeting will also include an induction for new professional members of the IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Honor Society

This fall will be a busy time for IEEE Rochester Section Chapters. Between September and the end of 2023, the Rochester Section will host a Joint Chapters Meeting, the Western NY Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW), an Electron Devices and Photonics Workshop, and a Communications Society Workshop. Stay tuned for more details as they become available. The next Rochester Section ExCom meeting will be on Tuesday, June 6, from noon to 1 pm. Please pre-register on vTools using this link: vTools #351996

Stay healthy, and best regards,

IEEE 2023 RES IEEE Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to Anthony Mazzacane, who is studying Computer Science at Syracuse University and Jesse Burdick-Pless who is studying Computer Science at Rochester Institute of Technology, for each being awarded a $1,500 IEEE Rochester Section Scholarship.

Anthony Mazzacane

Jesse Burdick-Pless

Geoscience And Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) - STRATUS Conference

If you are interested in UAVs or Drones, be sure to check out the 6th STRATUS Conference which will be held in person on May 22-24, 2023, at the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Visit StratusConference.com for conference details and see the information show below.

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact: Emmett Ientilucci: Emmett@cis.rit.edu

RES Symposium – IEEE Talks

The RES Symposium will be held in person at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on Tuesday, April 25. Our Rochester IEEE members will be presenting the following talks in one of the 5 parallel tracs:

➢ EV-Chargers, Present and Future - by Sreeram Dhurjaty, PhD, SMIEEE, Distinguished Speaker, IEEE

➢ Static Electricity Industrial Hazards and Mitigations – by Kelly Robinson, PE, PhD

➢ Applying AC Drives – by Kevin Diehl

➢ Paralleling Concepts – by Michael Hainzl

➢ Reliability Concepts - Michael Hainzl

➢ From Sand to Solar Farms: Silicon Photovoltaics enters Ter awatt Era

by Dr. Santosh Kurinec

Please go to http://www.engineeringsymposiumrochester.com/ for further details and to register.

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Promoting STEM Education: TRFSEF

The Terra Regional Finger Lakes Science and Engineering Fair (TRFSEF) was held at the Rochester Museum and Science Center on March 18. Over 45 students exhibited and discussed their research projects and topic presentations with 26 judges over the course of several hours. Subsequently, there was a time period for public viewing of the project displays, which was followed by a reception with cake, and an awards ceremony in the Eisenhardt Auditorium. Several student’s projects judged to be the best were given Honors, High Honors, and Grand Awards. In addition, various projects were awarded Special Awards provided by government agencies, companies, and universities for specific areas research, for creativity, for innovation, or potential impact on society and the environment. The top projects were promoted to compete in statewide, national, and international science fairs Below are several photos from the fair.

Promoting STEM Education: E3 Fair

The 2023 E3 Fair was held at the RIT Clark Gym on Friday, March 31, 2023, from 9am -1pm. There were about 150 students present, coming from many school districts in Monroe and adjacent counties. Three representatives from RGE brought three hands-on-demos for students to experience what electric linemen do. Jean Kendrick, representing the IEEE Rochester Section, assisted with providing student friendly information about electric energy transmission/distribution systems.

The E3 Fair is an annual event organized by engineering societies and industries of the Rochester area. The half-day event comprises student design contests on engineering projects and demonstrations presented by engineering professionals. The goal of the Fair is to increase interest in engineering and technology in middle school students (grades 6-8).

43rd Annual Invitational Golf Outing

Monday July 10, 2023

LeRoy Country Club

7759 East Main Rd, LeRoy NY 14482

Schedule & Golf Package

10:00 a.m. SHOTGUN START at Club House [Registration opens at 9:00 am]

REGISTER EARLY FOR DISCOUNTED PRICE!

EAWNY Members $400/Foursome ($420 after 6/20)

Non Members $420 ($440 after 6/20) Price is determined by date payment is received!

Price Includes: 18 Holes of Golf, cart, coffee and donuts at registration, lunch at the turn [choice of hotdog or hamburger, chips and beverage], one free beverage ticket (good at the beverage cart), buffet dinner and prizes.

Beverage Tickets

Each golfer receives one free beverage ticket that can be used at the Beverage Cart. Additional drinks may be purchased directly from the Beverage Cart Driver [cash only] .

Hole Sponsorship

Here's an opportunity for your company to be a sponsor of EAWNY's 43rd Annual Invitational Golf Outing. A $100 per hole sponsorship will display your company name at the tee for all EAWNY member golfers and guests to see. Show your company's contribution and dedication to the Electrical Association and check the appropriate box on the Registration/Sponsor Form.

Buffet Dinner

Even if you are not a golfer, reserve now for dinner. Tickets are only $30 per person. Come out early to enjoy LeRoy Country Club's facilities. Join the golfers for cocktails before dinner.

Prize Donations

Prizes are needed and will be greatly appreciated The value should be approximately $25 or greater. Donations indicated on Registration/Sponsor Form will be recognized in the program.

Electrical Association of Western New York PO Box 20219, Rochester, New York 14602-0219 Phone: 585-382-9545

www.eawny.com ~ karen@eawny.com

24th Annual ScholarshipGolf Outing

Wednesday,June21, 2023

SavethedateastheAssociationforBridgeConstructionandDesignwouldliketowelcome everyonetoparticipateinourannualScholarshipGolfTournament.Thetournamentproceedswill benefittheABCDScholarshipProgram.TheWesternNewYorkChapterplanstoaward scholarshipstostudentsinabridgerelatedcurriculumforthe2023-2024academicyear.

Highlights

• Registration beginning at 11:30 AM

• Lunch beginning at 11:30 AM (Halfway House)

• Shotgun Start at 12:30 PM

Location

Terry Hills Country Club 5122 Clinton Street Road

Batavia, NY 14020

Phone: (585) 343-0860

• Keg beer starting 1 hour before dinner

• Steak Dinner at 5:30 PM

• Awards following Dinner

Contact Information

Nick Barnhard, PE Phone: (716) 997-3212

Email: BarnhardN@ErdmanAnthony.com

Cost

$125 per person (includes Lunch, Golf with Cart, Keg Beer, Dinner, and Prizes)

$40 (dinner only)

$200 Hole Sponsorships available

Terry Hills Country Club; Batavia, NY

Rochester Chapter

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

President's Message

Only a few more months before we take our break for summer. But the chapter has not slowed down at all yet. On April 10th the Rochester ASHRAE Chapter hosted our Refrigeration Tour for the year at RIT’s Gene Polisseni Ice Rink. This was a collaboration between our Refrigeration and Sustainability committees. Presenters included Sam Scorsone (Wegmans), Kim Bawden (NYS Pollution Prevention Institute), and Bill Ernst (RIT). The presentation was focused on basics of refrigeration, climate change impacts of refrigerant, and a system overview of refrigeration system at the ice rink. Following the presentation was a tour of the facilities. Over 65 people attended the event including some new faces. Of particular interest were a few RIT students and some AFE members. This event required a significant investment of time from our chapter members including Mike Nohle, Zoe Bottcher, Martin Schooping, Bill Ernst, and Sam Scorsone. Special thanks to all of them for pulling off a great event.

While that event was going on we also had members of the Rochester ASHRAE Chapter attending the NY Healthcare Protocol Summit at the Cornell Tech Campus in NYC April 10/11. This project is a response to the NYS Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act and NYC Local Law 97. The healthcare industy has many barriers to being able to comply with decarbonization regulations while prioritizing resiliency and patient care. ASHRAE and NYSERDA are working together to create a roadmap to assist healthcare organizations in meeting the decarbonization regulations from the state. I felt it was critical that this project had sufficient participation from upstate considering it was mostly derived in NYC. Rochester was represented by myself (Chapter President Matt Kremers), Jim Parks (President Elect/Program/ Government Advocacy), Nick Volker,

ASHRAE 2022-2023 Meeting Schedule

Presented

Enhancing Innovation and Sustainability through Diversity

Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Theresa Weston

Rachel Stuckey, Mike Whitmore, and Dan Patnode. To be a part of such a collaborative open thinking group was something special. It is an honor to represent an organization making such an impact on our future. Look forward for more to come of this project in the coming months as we release version one of the protocol this summer.

The last major event before we take the summer off is our annual golf tournament on Tuesday May 23rd at Ravenwood. Sign up at our website rochesterashrae.org before it sells out!

I would like to 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

Rochester, NY Section P.O. Box 23795

Rochester, NY 14692

www.iesrochester.org

IES ROCHESTER SECTION

OUR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT IS ON THE MOVE

JOIN US ON THURSDAY JUNE 22ND AT FARVIEW GOLF COURSE IN AVON

FOR FULL DETAILS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.IESROCHESTER.ORG

Please remember to visit our website at www.iesrochester.org

Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair

A wide range of projects from 49 students representing 7 schools and programs were recognized on March 23 at the Terra Awards Ceremony. Highlights include:

Advancement to the Regeneron

International Science & Engineering Fair

Maureen Zhang (gr. 11) of Pittsford, A Machine Learning Approach to Estimating Occurrence Rates based on NASA Exoplanet Archive Data for Transits

Harold Clark TRFSEF Director

trfsef@terraed.org

Competing in the STANYS NYS Science Congress

Alexia Savage (gr 11) of Rochester, Desalination and Electrolysis System To Make Drinkable Water and Provide Renewable Energy Base

Alexander Steele (gr 11) of Webster, Impact of Exercise on Inflammation in a Preclinical Model of Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment

All projects can be viewed at the Fair Website, Fair/Showcase, Keyword: FairDay

Competing in the Genius Olympiad

Eddy Wu (gr. 11) of Pittsford

Contrail Reduction Algorithm and Data Live E-system (CRADLE)

Middle Schoolers going to the Thermo Fishers Scientific Junior Innovator Challenge

Shiven Das (gr. 8) of Bridgewater, NJ

Investigating the Anticancer Potential of Novel Copper and Manganese Based Pyrazine-Thiazole Compounds

Blake Taylor, Maggie Brent, Daniella Mussemeci & Claire Trepanier-Peck of Rochester (gr. 8)

Sustainable Energy Net Zero Living

Earning the St John Fisher College Scholarship for a free course

Justin Randolph (gr. 9) of Rochester, RC Snowplow

Other Special Awards

A variety of Special Awards recognizing unique aspects of projects were also presented to 7 other projects

All projects can be viewed at the Fair Website, Fair/Showcase, Keyword: FairDay

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 Triangle Tube Boilers 104 Lafayette Road Rochester NY 14600 585-794-8845

Treasurer: JENNIFER WENGENDER, P.E., CPD CPL 255 Woodcliff Drive, Suite 200 Fairport, NY 14450 585-454-7600

Administrative Secretary: ADAM KRAMER

Bergmann 280 E. Broad Street Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14604 585-498-7802

Newsletter Editor: NADIA THOMPSON Turner Engineering 359 West Commercial St, Ste 2190 East Rochester NY 14445 (585) 381-3360

Affiliate Liaison: REBECCA KOLSTAD

Kolstad Associates 40 Harrison Street Rochester, NY 14605

Rochester Chapter Website: www.aspe.org/rochester

President's Message

This will be my last message as President of the Rochester ASPE Chapter I will be stepping down and turning the gavel over to a newly elected president I plan to stay active on the Board, but not as an elected official It is time for new blood in the leadership positions with ideas to help the Rochester Chapter grow. Please feel free to contact a Board Member if you would like to serve on the Board either as an elected official or just want to be more involved in Chapter issues

Board elections will be in the middle of May. A list of candidates running for election will be forthcoming. Ballots will be e-mailed to the membership early May

We have 64 members consisting of 43 Full, 12 Associate and 9 Affiliate members In that group of 64 members we have 15 PE’s and 9 CPDs. Of those that attend meetings, about half are members. If you attend meetings but are not a member, we are always glad to see you but please consider joining the Rochester Chapter of ASPE

Our Annual ASPE Rochester Golf Outing is at Victor Hills Golf Course on Thursday June 8, 2023, starting at 10:00 AM 18 holes of team “best ball” golf and dinner You can RSVP as a golfer/team or as a sponsor to any of our board members. If you are on our ASPE Chapters e-mail distribution, you should have already seen a flyer.

Dave Myers, Chapter President

Meeting Notice – Save the Date

(Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)

Topic: The Evolution of Attic Sprinklers

Speaker: Cliff Hartford, Director of Business Development

Sponsor: Victaulic-Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation

Location: Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave, Rochester NY

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 12:00 Noon, $25 per person

RSVP: David Jereckos: djereckos@ibceng.com (585) 341-3168

Novel approaches to geotechnical engineering and environmental problems. That’s the Haley & Aldrich way. haleyaldrich.com

Call for Nominations

Do you have an interest in contributing to a professional society? Do you have an interest in supporting younger image scientists as well? Are you interested in meeting (at least virtually) with image scientists of all sorts to hear about things going on in the image science world? The Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) includes all of imaging science in its mission: https://www. imaging.org/site/ist

There are many reasons why someone might be interested in being active in the Society for Imaging Science and Technology. We are looking for people to serve as councilors and chapter officers, to help us arrange and host speakers, support local conferences, etc.

If you have questions regarding the program, or nominations, please email rochesterist@gmail.com.

Affiliated Societies of the Rochester Engineering Society

American Consulting Engineering, Companies of New York

President, Pat Nicoletta, PE

American Public Works Association

Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch

Chairman, Peter Vars, PE,

American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section

President, Andrew Wojewodzic

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

President, Matt Kremers

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section

Chairman, Berto Perez

American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Rochester NY Chapter

President, David Myers

Association for Bridge Construction and Design President, Ashley Freeman PE

Electrical Association

Executive Director, Karen Lynch

Monroe Professional Engineers Society

President, William Grove

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association President, Jared R. Ransom, LS

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Inc., Rochester Section President, Jennifer Abraham

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

IES ROCHESTER MEETINGS ARE BACK !!!

SEPTEMBER 29,2021 - 7:00 PM FREE Event

Rochester Plant Engineers President, Brian Laurer

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

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 Chairman, Eric Brown

Basics of Modern Theatre Lighting System Design

- Power Distribution & Control

- DMX & Networking

- LED Theatrical Luminaires

Location & Details TBD - Save The Date !

Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section

Please Visit Our Website For More Details www.iesrochester.org

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, Tim Gallman

President, Brett Blaisdell

International Council on Systems Engineering, Finger Lakes Chapter President, Teresa Fronk

affiliated societies of the rochester engineering society

Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair

Director, Harold R. Clark, PhD