The Rochester Engineer February 2024

www.roceng.org

February 2024

Under The Dome by Colliers Engineering & Design | 18

All Photos courtesy of The Haynor Hoyt Corporation

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RES Events in February

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Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad St., 5:00 PM |

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Education Courses - details on website |

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New! Affiliate Member Profile: Affiliate - INCOSE | 13

Feb. 1 - Monthly Social Gathering at st

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Position Openings | 26

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Campus News | 21

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News from Professional Firms | 27

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Member Profiles: Yvette LaBombard, PE (RES BOD) | 14 Erin McCormick, PE | 15

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RES & Affiliates Calendar | 28

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Volunteers Needed for the Amazing Animal Engineers (how animal engineeriong techniques have inspired the engineering field at the Rochester Museum & Science Center - Feb. 19 - 24 11:00 a m to 3:00 pm| 16

Corporate Members of the Rochester Engineering Society

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Volume 102, Number 8, FEBRUARY 2024

Cover Article:

contents 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 25 26 27 28 28 41 43 44 index

RES NEWS (Highlighted in Blue)

Under the Dome | 18 news of the...

Corporate Members of the RES RES Board of Directors RES President's Message RES Member Benefit RES Donations RES Technical Corner RES Event Calendar - Save the Dates (PDHs Available) RES History - November - December 1977

• ABCD Association for Bridge Design and Construction.................................. 36

• APWA American Public Works Association............... 30

• ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers.............. 32

In-Person RES Tutoring Resumes at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy RES Affiliate Member Profile - INCOSE

RES Board Member Profile - Yvette LaBombard, PE RES Member Profile - Erin McCormick, PE RES Engineers Wanted at RMSC during Feb. School Break Get IT Done - Automation Under The Dome (cover) Campus News (pages 21-24, 41) What's News Position Openings (pages 26-27) News from Professional Firms Calendar: Continuing Education Opportunities (PDHs) Engineers' Calendar Directory of Professional Services (pages 41-42) Affiliated Societies of the RES Directory of Business Services

• ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers....................... 38

• ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers...... 40

• EA Electrical Association......................................... 39

• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers......................................... 34

• INCOSE International Council on Systems Engineering........................................................... 37

• RES Rochester Engineering Society.................... 2-16

• RPE Rochester Plant Engineers................................ 31

• TERRA TERRA Science & Engineering Fair................. 33

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Board of Directors: OFFICERS:

President MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE Colliers Engineering / Michelle.Sommerman@collierseng.com

First Vice President DENNIS ROOTE, PE CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC / dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com

Second Vice President MIKE KURDZIEL, PhD L3Harris 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

DIRECTORS:

HOWARD RESSEL, PE Popli Design Group (retired NYSATE) / ressel@frontiernet.net

RICHARD E. RICE Erdman Anthony / rricesquash@gmail.com

BRETT ELIASZ, PE Colliers Engineering / Brett.Eliasz@collierseng.com

KENTON G. HINES Merrill Lynch / Kenton.Hines@ml.com

DAWN LaPIETRA .

L3Harris Corporation / dawnlapietra@gmail.com

STEVEN W. DAY, PhD Rochester Institute of Technology / swdeme@rit.edu

NOAH KELLY NAM Products Services Manager, Alstom noah.kelly@alstomgroup.com

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

YVETTE LaBOMBARD, PE Director Gas Engineering, RG&E yvette_labombard@rge.com

SHEILA RANSBOTTOM, PE Senior Transportation Engineer, Wendel anumrich@wendelcompanies.com

Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: res@frontiernet.net or therochesterengineer@gmail.com

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

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RES News - President's Message Dear Fellow Engineers, Winter is here?! Hope you are enjoying the season – or plans for a vacation.

Reminder…the RES social gatherings are the first Thursday of every month at Rohrbachs Brewing on Railroad Street.

Please come join us this week on Thursday February 1st for some conversation and refreshments!

New section this month (thanks to our Affiliate Relations Chair Howard Ressel) Affiliate Member Profile! Your chance to learn more about some of the great engineering organizations in our area. Check out p13 to learn about INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) Finger Lakes Chapter.

This month’s member profiles: regular member since June of 2022 and an integral part of the Engineering Development Committee (you may recognize her from our monthly Continuing Education sessions), Engineering Manager at RTS Erin McCormick, PE (p15) and BOD member since 2023, Director of Gas Engineering at RG&E, Yvette LaBombard, PE (p14). If you have a suggestion for a Member Profile or YOU would like to share your profile, please email us!

Did you know that if you are an RES member, you can search the RES member database to connect with an alumnus, work colleagues, etc.? Have you tried it? We haven’t heard anything….see page 6 for details. Please let us know how it works for you!

Welcome to new Associate RES member: Robert Peter – President, Insights 2 Improvement, Inc., BS in Economics from SUNY Cortland A few highlights from the February Rochester Engineer: A look back into RES’s History in the late fall of 1977 (p10). This is RES’s last year tutoring at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy due to RCSD’s reconfiguration plan. Please consider joining our team by contacting Lee Loomis (p12).

Engineers wanted! to help at RMSC over Engineer’s week in February with some simple activities, (p16). Get IT Done column this month talks about Automation and its benefits (p17). The cover article Under the Dome discusses the replacement of the former Carrier Dome’s iconic white apex roof (p18).

University of Rochester (p21-23) where scientists uncover link between the ocean's weather and global climate and an NIH-funded center could soon reduce the need for pharmaceutical trials on animals.

At RIT (p24) Engineering students' team with Pittsford Food Cupboard to improve storage space to facilitate workflow processes.

Continuing Education Opportunities and Engineers Calendar start on page 28.

Affiliate’s news starts on p30 including; APWA 2023 Awards, RPE NFPA 70E training, ASCE scholarship application and night out, Terra Fair Science and Engineering Fair March 23rd save the Date and call for volunteer/judges, IEEE news, ABCD Spring Seminar April 12th save the date, INCOSE news, ASHRAE meeting news and 65th Annual Valentines Dinner on February 9th, EAWNY September 13th 100th Anniversary Gala save the date and ASPE news.

As always, the best way to support something is to get involved! This is YOUR community’s society. We want to make sure your voice is heard and that RES is sustained into the future.

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

Thank you!

Michelle Sommerman, PE Colliers Engineering & Design

RES President June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024

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RES NEWS - Member Benefit Did you know….

If YOU are an RES member, you can search the member database on the website!

In this way you can connect to other engineers in the area!

How do you do this?

Login to the website at www.roceng.org.

Go to the ‘Membership’ menu, then ‘Membership Directory’.

Click on ‘Advanced Search’

There are many search fields. Example below on a search for Binghamton alumni:

If you would like members to connect with you, you’ll need to make sure your profile is up-to-date. When you're logged in, click on your name in the upper right and ‘View profile’. There you can edit your profile and your privacy settings.

If you have questions on how to access your profile, please email us!

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RES NEWS - Donations

Did you know…

YOU can donate stocks, mutual funds or other investments DIRECTLY to RES? WHY? As a 501(c)(3) charitable organizaon, gis to RES are considered charitable donaons and you can use this strategy to increase the value of your donaon while removing appreciated investments from your porolio.

By donating an investment directly, you can remove the full value of the investment from your portfolio without realizing any taxable gains.

An example: Suppose you want to donate $5,000 to RES. If you sell investments of that value, you might generate $500 in taxable gains. Tax on those gains would be due when you file your taxes the following year. However, if you donate securities, you can gift the full $5,000 without generating any taxable gains.

This strategy is a great way to achieve you charitable giing goals while making the most of your resources and having minimal impact on your “everyday” spending and cash flow.

RES is not a tax advisor. We encourage you to work with a tax professional to ensure this is an appropriate strategy for your goals.

HOW?

Contact your broker or financial advisor and for the necessary and informaon.

Please visit the website today for details! www.roceng.org.

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RES - Technical Corner

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Technical Corner - Electrical Engineering Focus NEC 2020 GFCI Protection Changes

by Dylan Angora, Electrical Engineer, Colliers Engineering & Design The article of the month will be electrical focused on the new ground-fault circuitinterrupter (GFCI) standards. The new changes to the GFCI standards implemented by the 2020 National Electric Code (NEC) have made it difficult to find solutions for certain equipment due to the lack of GFCI products available in the market.

NEC 2020 210(8)(B) states that all receptacles within Kitchens or areas with a sink and permanent provisions for either food preparation or cooking shall have GFCI protection for personnel. The difficulty that electrical designers are facing is that many types of equipment do not have a standard plug that will plug into a standard 5-20R receptacle. Much of this equipment instead utilizes locking receptacles that do not come with a GFCI protection option. This means that to make the equipment satisfy GFCI standards a GFCI breaker must be added to the panel. Below in Table 1 is a list of sizes of GFCI breakers that are currently being provided by Schneider Electric. However, there is some equipment that uses oddball breakers, for example: consider a piece of equipment that requires a 50A single pole circuit breaker. This is not available with GFCI protection. So, what do you do?

Some may suggest that an equipment protection device (EPD) breaker may work in similar instances due to the integral ground-fault protection. However, this style of breaker was designed to trip at 30mA to protect the equipment and not the personnel using the equipment. A GFCI rated breaker is designed to trip at 6mA to protect both the personnel using the equipment and the equipment itself. At this time, the market is very limited. Until such time that options become available it may be worth considering inline/wall mounted solutions, which are not aesthetically pleasing and are costly but will satisfy the GFCI requirements in the NEC 2020.

Figure 1: Inline GFCI protection Table 1: GFCI Breaker Sizes (Schneider Electric 2023) Hopefully this article finds you well and can be used as a reference for your project needs.

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

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

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RES EVENT CALENDAR - SAVE THE DATES

RES is excited to announce some 2024 programs with 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 EVENT NAME Thursday, February 1, 2024

Social Gathering! Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester,

NY 14609. Time: 5:00 PM. Please register so we know many

are attending!

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Continuing Education - Save the Date!

Join us for a very exciting RES Webinar Series

Theme: Pedestrian considerations within the transportation network. Registration will be on the RES Website Calendar Thursday, March 7, 2024

Social Gathering! Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester,

NY 14609. Time: 5:00 PM. Please register so we know many

are attending!

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Continuing Education - Save the Date!

Join us for a very exciting RES Webinar Series

Theme: Albany Nanotech Center

Registration will be on the RES Website Calendar

*Dates and topics are subject to change*

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* res - event calendar

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RES NEWS - ROCHESTER HISTORY A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society.

1897 - 1977

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.

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November 9, 1977 (Board Meeting, University Club) Continuing with his practice of inviting presentations from RES Affiliates to the RES Board meetings, RES President John M. Robertson introduced William N. Fredenberg, Chair of the Rochester Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) who reported that the Rochester Chapter of IEEE, at over 1000 local members was now the largest RES Affiliate. Divided into some thirty-one individual interest groups, they have developed a program of working with college engineering students, especially at the U of R. President Robertson then turned the meeting over to Dr. Richard Kenyon, Principal Investigator for the Technology Transfer Program. Dr. Kenyon introduced James Linenberger, Program Chair of the National Science Foundation (NSF), who complimented the RES on its great support to the TT Program and then discussed the area innovation programs which have been created by the Rochester-Monroe County TT Program.

Dr. Kenyon then called on Elisha Freedman, Rochester City Manager, who commended both the NSF and the RES for the early progress already achieved by the Program. Dr. Kenyon then called on Andrew Hirsch, Transfer Agent, to give a progress report on the first year of the TT Program’s operation. Editor’s note: see following discussion from “The Rochester Engineer” November issue. RES Director, Peter Oppelt reported on plans for the 1978 Engineers Joint Dinner. RES Director, Lee Loomis reported on plans to provide “The Rochester Engineer” to members of the RES Affiliates. President Robertson then brought up the matter of a recommendation made by the RES, eight years ago, in 1969, that the City of Rochester consider res news - history

changing from their own Building Code to that of the State of New York. This recommendation followed an extensive study by RES Member, Edward Maybeck PE. Due to a change in City Administration, at that time, no action was taken on this recommendation. It was pointed out that the City of Rochester is now the only municipality in Monroe County that does not currently use the NY State Building Code. Following a discussion of the advantages to the city of updating its Building Code, there was general agreement that the RES should also update its original 1969 study. Ed Maybeck agreed to follow up on this and report back to the Board. RES Second Vice President, Richard Rice, then recommended that one committee, comprised of all interested parties be assembled to review and update the 1969 RES recommendation.

“The Rochester Engineer” (November 1977) This issue announced that Ronald C. Mead, a third-year mechanical engineering student at RIT, had joined the RES Technology Transfer Program as a Co-op Student Intern. Ron’s focus would be on the energy management program for the County and the City. RES President John M. Robertson lead off the 1976-77 RES Luncheon Series with an address on the recent achievements of the Society and his goals for the current year, including the growth and expansion of the RES Technology Transfer Program, further stabilization of the Society’s financial situation and a growth in membership. The rest of this issue featured an indepth, back-and-forth presentation by Dr. Richard A. Kenyon, Principal Investigator and Andrew C. Hirsch, Transfer Agent, of the RES Technology Transfer Program. While Dr. Kenyon provided background and insight on the management of the Program, and goals for its future, Andrew Hirsch shared details on the project’s recent activities, his travel experiences to visit similar programs in other cities, and the interactive opportunities in which he has been engaged, since the program began, one year ago. Together, they covered the beginning, the RES contribution, the development of needs assessments, interaction with national groups, local projects and activities, and the future of Technology res news - history

Transfer in Rochester and Monroe County. And they each made a point of acknowledging and thanking specific groups and individuals who had been assisting with the program.

December 14, 1977 (Board Meeting, University Club) The Board approved applications for one Regular Membership, one Associate Membership and one Student Membership. RES Luncheon Chair, Earl Svendsen, reported that the January luncheon, “An Update on the Resource Recovery Plant”, would feature Dr. David Spencer of Raytheon Corporation, operator of the plant.

RES Director, Peter Oppelt, reported that the 1977 Engineers' Joint Dinner would feature Paul J. Weitz, NASA Astronaut and Skylab Pilot. RES Director and Professional Liaison Chair, Lee Loomis, reported that a seminar on the National Electrical Code would be held on February 4th at the Americana Hotel. David Schneeberger of NYSATE reported that the 1979 NY State Conference of Engineers would be held in Rochester. At President Robertson’s request, RES Executive Director, Joseph Campbell, reported that the contract with the printer of The Rochester Engineer required (and was paying extra for) their sales of advertising space in the magazine, and that this had not been happening. Consequently, the contract had been canceled, and Joe Campbell would, himself, begin soliciting advertising for the magazine.

Subsequent articles in this series will describe the RES' continuing outreach to other technical societies as it considered its role in this and the larger community, along with more of the activities of the RES as it moved to be of greater service to its membership, especially those suffering from current economic crises, and adopted a greater role in shaping the future of the City and its environs. Noted also, will be the contributions made by RES members in the struggle to meet the challenges coming out of World War II and the Korean Conflict, as well as a hoped-for period of post-war growth and prosperity. These articles will also feature an impressive array of RES activities in support of post-war re-emergence of Rochester area industry, and the continuing prosperity of the second-half of the 20th Century.

We welcome your questions and comments on this series.

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RES NEWS - TUTORING TEAM

In person RES Tutoring Resumes at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy The 2023-24 School Year opened successfully at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, on Wednesday, September 6th with 327 eager students...

On Wednesday, November 1st, the RES Tutoring Team resumed its work with our “Cooper Scholars”.

Community School Site Coordinator, Sylvia Cooksey, has been instrumental in guiding the resumption and growth of in-person tutoring.

Despite the impending closure of Dr. Walter Cooper Academy by the Rochester City School District (RCSD) at the end of this school year, the RES Tutors are working in a “Here and Now” mode, supporting these children as they struggle to “Learn to Read” (in Grades 1 – 3) so they will be ready to “Read to Learn” (Grades 4 – 12). We are also playing “catch-up” with a group of 4th and 5th Graders, helping them to reach grade-level reading by the end of this school year.

We continue to grow our 2023-24 RES Tutoring Team…We now have nine tutors, working with 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Grade Students. If you’ve ever thought of joining the RES Tutoring Team, now is the time!

RES Tutor, Harriette Royer (U of R Warner School Administrator), Working with two of our 4th Graders

Questions/Applications??? Please consder reaching out to RES Past President Lee Loomis and the RES Tutoring Team at…Rochester Engineering Society (585) 254-2350, via website: www.roceng.org, or via email: leeloomis46@gmail.com, (585) 738-3079 (mobile & text).

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RES AFFILIATE MEMBER PROFILE - INCOSE

The Rochester Engineering Society appreciates our affiliates which are the backbone of our organization. We want to make sure our members and readers know who our affiliates are and what they do to further the Engineering field. Most profession engineering organizations offer networking, technical guidance, access to references and standards and much more. Many are affiliated with a national organization that provides services to its members and supports the greater benefit of the profession and of their specialty. Some organizations even set national and international standards.

We hope you find this occasional series helpful and informative. Feel free to check out the affiliates local and/or national web sites for more information.

This month’s featured affiliate:

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Finger Lakes Chapter (FLC) Mission:

To address complex societal and technical challenges by enabling, promoting, and advancing systems engineering and systems approaches.

What is Systems Engineering?

Arising in the 1940s, System Engineering recognizes that complex Engineering systems are not just a sum of their parts. A system is an integration of elements including parts, people, processes and services working together and interacting within its own environment to achieve a set of intended goals. Systems Engineering was featured in the March 2023 Rochester Engineer.

Brief history:

The International organization was formed in 1991 to develop and disseminate the interdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems. INCOSE has 19,000 members with 65 chapters in over 77 countries. The local affricate formed in 2000 and covers the western half of New York State.

Major activities of the local affiliate:

FLC has a monthly chapter meeting Jan – Jun and Sept – Dec. Occasionally a seminar or tutorial is offered.

Governance:

Local and International Board of Directors.

What else to know:

The organization would love to provide any information or answer questions about systems engineering. Contact them at the address below.

Contact information:

Teresa Froncek, Treasurer and Past-President: Teresa.Froncek@incose.net

Learn more:

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RES MEMBER PROFILE - RES BOD

Yvette LaBombard, PE RES board member - Director

RES History Joined BOD May 2023

Job Title Director Gas Engineering RG&E

Experience 12 years as a Civil Engineer in the consulting industry and 23 years in the gas utility business

Education BSCE, Purdue University MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology

Organizations & Groups I’m not a member of other organizations other than RES – work keeps me very busy!

Professional Highlight Senior Director responsible for Avangrid’s gas engineering across NY, CT, MA and ME and NYSEG’s and RG&E’s hydro generation engineering and operations.

Interests & Hobbies Bicycling Our Shih Tzus, Diesel and Axle Family & Friends

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RES MEMBER PROFILE

Erin McCormick, PE RES History

Joined June 2022

Job Title Engineering Manager, RTS

Experience

- 10+ years at RTS (Regional Transit Service) – facilities management, manage capital projects (2013 – present) - 9+ years in consulting engineering – air permitting, environmental assessments/remediation, geotechnical assessments

Education

BS, Environmental Management & Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology MS, Civil Engineering, University of Maine

Organizations & Groups:

American Society of Civil Engineers

- Past Rochester Section President (2015) - Past Region 1 Governor (2015 – 2018, 2020-2023) - Rochester Section Webmaster (2018 – present) - NYS Council Infrastructure Report Card – Transit section co-author (2015, 2022) - NYS Council Student Support Committee – Chair (2023 – present)

Professional Highlight

- Working with the USACE post-Hurricane Katrina on levee assessments in the New Orleans area.

- Working with TVA post-Kingston, TN coal fly ash slurry spill on dam assessments throughout TN.

Interests & Hobbies:

Playing soccer Hiking/camping/biking s Dogs Notre Dame football Traveling

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RES NEWS - VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

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Engineers Wanted!

Amazing Animal Engineers (how animal engineering techniques have inspired the engineering field)

at the Rochester Museum & Science Center Engineers Week, Feb 19-24, 11am-3pm Volunteers needed for activities on each day • Biomimicry • Animal’s engineering techniques and recreating animal habitats using common craft materials • Homes inspired by animal engineers • Other activities

Signup at Signup Genius: 2 shifts every day, 11am1pm, 1pm-3pm available. Choose 1 or both!

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Get IT Done

Need to improve operational efficiency?

Are you seeking to streamline processes? Reduce human error? Wish to increase productivity?

Well friend, you need AUTOMATION Seriously, while automation involves using technology to perform tasks with minimal human intervention, allowing organizations to focus on value-added activities, it’s not just buying a tool to fix processes that have had years to develop.

However, by leveraging workflow analysis, optimization and then add in some automation, organizations can optimize their operations, enhance decision-making, and ultimately achieve a competitive advantage. Here's a look at the process of improving operational efficiency with the help of automation.

Assessment of Current Processes: Before implementing automation, it's crucial to conduct a thorough assessment of existing processes. This involves identifying repetitive tasks, bottlenecks, and areas that require significant human intervention. Understanding the current workflow is essential for determining where automation can have the most significant impact.

Set Clear Objectives: Define clear objectives for automation.

Whether it's reducing processing times, minimizing errors, or reallocating human resources to more strategic tasks, having specific goals will guide the automation implementation process.

Identify Suitable Automation Tools: Once the assessment is complete, the next step is to identify suitable automation tools.

This might include robotic process automation (RPA) software, workflow management systems, AI-powered solutions that are getting better every day, or custom-built applications tailored to the organization's needs.

Design Automation Workflows: After selecting the appropriate tools, the organization needs to design automation workflows. This involves mapping out the sequence of tasks, decision points, and data inputs required for the automation to function effectively.

Testing and Validation: Before full implementation, it's essential to thoroughly test the automation workflows. This includes validating the accuracy, efficiency, and reliability of the automated processes to ensure they align with the organization's objectives.

Integration with Existing Systems: Automation tools need to seamlessly integrate with existing systems and software applications. This may involve working closely with IT teams to ensure compatibility and data security.

Employee Training and Change Management: Implementing automation often requires a shift in how employees work.

Training programs and change management strategies are crucial to ensure that employees understand the new get IT done

processes and are equipped to work alongside automation tools effectively.

Continuous Monitoring and Optimization: Automation is not a one-time implementation; it requires continuous monitoring and optimization. Regular performance reviews and feedback mechanisms are essential to identify areas for improvement and to adapt to changing business needs.

Data-Driven Decision Making: Automation provides organizations with vast amounts of data. Leveraging this data for informed decision-making is crucial. Implementing analytics tools can help derive actionable insights from the automated processes, leading to further operational improvements.

Compliance and Risk Management: Organizations must ensure that automated processes comply with industry regulations and internal policies. Risk management strategies should be in place to address potential vulnerabilities associated with automation.

Scale and Expansion: As automation proves its value, organizations can explore opportunities to scale and expand automation to other areas of the business. This might involve automating complex tasks that were initially deemed unsuitable for automation.

Feedback Loop for Continuous Improvement: Establishing a feedback loop is vital for continuous improvement. Gathering feedback from employees, customers, and stakeholders can provide valuable insights for refining automated processes and identifying new areas for automation.

Wrapping it up… The process of improving operational efficiency through automation is a strategic endeavor that requires careful planning, execution, and ongoing refinement.

By embracing automation, organizations can achieve higher productivity, cost savings, and enhanced quality in their operations. Moreover, automation can free up human resources (people) to focus on creative and strategic tasks, driving innovation and sustainable growth. As technology continues to advance, businesses that effectively leverage automation will be better positioned to adapt to evolving market demands and gain a competitive advantage in the digital age.

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Under The Dome

by Colliers Engineering & Design

All Photos courtesy of The Haynor Hoyt Corporation

Syracuse University students and alums likely won’t be too broken up about the recent name change of their famed stadium. That’s because The JMA Wireless Dome, formerly the Carrier Dome, has never really been known by either of those names. Ask any fan where the Orange play, and they’ll tell you it’s simply: “The Dome.”

So, it’s easy to imagine that being tasked with replacing The Dome’s iconic white apex might come with a serious dose of pressure. And that’s before you consider that this is no ordinary ceiling we’re talking about. The JMA Wireless Dome is the single largest domed stadium on any college campus and the largest in the entire northeastern United States. Geiger Engineering, the original designer of the Carrier Dome, was called on once again to wow prospective athletic recruits and keep everyone cool and safely off the roof.

A team from Colliers Engineering & Design, led by Lucas Boyer, PLS, Geographic Discipline Leader for Survey/ Geospatial services, was brought in to perform the vertical survey which would guide this very unique dome from bottom to top to meet perfectly in the middle of the structure.

Since the Carrier Dome opened in 1980, the Syracuse men’s basketball team has led the NCAA in average attendance sixteen times. It also holds the record for the largest home-court single game attendance with 35,642 for a game against Duke in 2019. What those statistics can’t capture, however, is the oppressive heat and humidity generated when thousands of fans, some dripping orange-and-blue paint, lose their minds over a late-game threepointer. That’s because, until recently, the dome was inflated by a system designed in the late 1970s. Forced air kept the fabric ceiling afloat, but it also prevented anyone from cracking a window when it got hot. Things weren’t that much better in the wintertime either. Staff had to actually climb up onto the roof and push snow off to avoid the risk of buckling.

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It was time for a change, and when over two hundred million dollars was pledged to make upgrades to the aging stadium, the roof was an obvious place to start. A steel cable truss system clad with rigid panels and a tension membrane would allow for much more than just improved airflow. Because of the PTFE membrane used, natural light can illuminate the field and will help save the school millions in energy costs. If that isn’t enough good news, the new structure also supports more than 7,000 tons of snow. Even in Syracuse, that should just about cover it.

With the design in place, the Hayner Hoyt Corporation, a construction company based in Syracuse with a long history of transforming college campuses, was tapped to bring Geiger’s vision to life. But before anything could be taken down or put up, Colliers Engineering & Design’s survey crew had to rise to their biggest challenge yet.

Lucas Boyer’s survey team including Randy Decker, Charles Leary, Mark Reardon and Dwayne Cooper, took to the field and didn’t come home until they’d connected the dots on this massive 260,000 sq ft project. Armed with their total stations, laser scanners, and some unexpectedly handy infrared thermometers, the crew discovered new techniques and managed to put the engineers and construction crews at ease by mapping the project out with near perfection, all at over a hundred-and-fifty feet off the ground.

The new roof’s design was split into four sections to accommodate the movement of the steel and fabric that comprised the structure. With a cable system designed by Pfeifer Structures tethering each section together, each quadrant had to come together during construction. As a result, the room for error was less than 3/8ths of an inch.

“We’ve been working together since 2009,” Boyer said of Decker and Cooper. “So, we’ve developed a deep sense of trust. But when we first got going, there were some nerves. It wasn’t until we closed the northern half at under 1/8th of an inch error that we took a collective breath and said, ‘you know what, we can do this.’”

Besides the sheer size and complexity of the job, the crew was also fighting swings in temperature that were literally shifting the building and new superstructure. Unexpected differences started popping up and baffling just about everyone on site. Readings that were perfect at night were off beyond expectations the next day, and it wasn’t until the crew brought out those infrared thermometers and set monitoring points on the building face Continued on page 20

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that they understood why—the steel was contracting and expanding, sometimes by more than an inch. To make matters even more daunting, some quadrants of the structure were hit by sunlight earlier in the day than others. But by correcting for the exact temperature of the steel, the team solved the mystery and provided the engineers and construction crew with vital information.

“It was an incredible learning experience,” Boyer said. “Working with the design and construction teams we had to come up with some new/different techniques to make sure we are able to meet the intended tolerances of the project.”

Construction got underway, and the Colliers Engineering & Design team was in constant contact with Hayner Hoyt and remaining construction team to ensure every ounce of the massive 129,000-pound crown truss came together with utter precision. When all was said and done, the new dome had elegantly altered the Syracuse skyline and provided the famed sports programs at SU with the jaw-dropping arena it deserves.

As construction concluded, Colliers Engineering & Design's crew was on hand for a traditional end-of-project ceremony where team members signed the steel, decked it out in ceremonial flags, and topped it off with a tree, an old Scandinavian tradition meant to symbolically “bring the building to life.” However, if that didn’t work, we’re confident the students at SU would’ve gotten the job done anyway when the Orange defeated Georgia Tech, 37-20, for the first win in a building that, despite all the changes, everyone still just calls “The Dome.”

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Scientists uncover link between the ocean's weather and global climate - Luke Auburn, Sr. Communication Officer Using mechanical rather than statistical analysis, the team offers a new framework for understanding the climate system.

These techniques were then applied to ocean datasets from an advanced climate model and from satellite observations.

The study revealed that ocean weather systems are both An international team energized and of scientists has weakened when found the first direct interacting with climate evidence linking scales, and in a seemingly random pattern that mirrors weather systems in the global atmospheric the ocean with climate THE MOTIONS OF THE OCEANS: An illustration by Benjamin Storer showing circulation. The on a global scale. Led oceanic weather systems (mesoscale eddies) from data overlaid with researchers also found atmospherically driven climate-scale currents (black lines), which can be

by Hussein Aluie, an that an atmospheric extracted with a coarse graining technique developed in the lab of Hussein associate professor band near the equator in the University Aluie. The image reveals how these ocean weather systems are energized called the “intertropical of Rochester’s (red) or weakened (blue) when interacting with climate-scales, which follows convergence zone,” Department which produces 30 a pattern mirroring the global atmospheric circulation. of Mechanical percent of global Engineering and precipitation, causes staff scientist at the an intense amount of University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the team energy transfer, and produces ocean turbulence. reported their findings in Science Advances.

Storer and Aluie say that studying such complex fluid The ocean has weather patterns like what we experience motion happening at multiple scales is not easy, but that on land, but on different time and length scales, says lead it has advantages over previous attempts to link weather author Benjamin Storer, a research associate in Aluie’s to climate change. They believe the team’s work creates a Turbulence and Complex Flow Group. A weather pattern promising framework for better understanding the climate on land might last a few days and be about 500 kilometers system. wide, while oceanic weather patterns such as swirling eddies last three to four weeks but are about one-fifth the “There’s a lot of interest in how global warming and our size. changing climate is influencing extreme weather events,” says Aluie. “Usually, such research efforts are based on “Scientists have long speculated that these ubiquitous and statistical analysis that require expansive data to have seemingly random motions in the ocean communicate with confidence in the uncertainties. We are taking a different climate scales, but it has always been vague because it approach based on mechanistic analysis, which alleviates wasn’t clear how to disentangle this complex system to some of these requirements and allows us to understand measure their interactions,” says Aluie. “We developed a cause and effect more easily.” framework that can do exactly that. What we found was not what people were expecting because it requires the The team that played a central role in the investigation mediation of the atmosphere.” also included Michele Buzzicotti, a research scientist at the University of Rome Tor Vergata; Hemant Khatri, a research The group’s goal was to understand how energy passes associate at the University of Liverpool, and Stephen through different channels in the ocean throughout the Griffies, a senior scientist at Princeton. planet. They used a mathematical method developed by Aluie in 2019, which was subsequently implemented into Support for the project included funding from the National an advanced code by Storer and Aluie, that allowed them Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space to study energy transfer across different patterns ranging Administration, and the US Department of Energy. q from the circumference of the globe down to 10 kilometers.

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New NIH-funded center could soon reduce the need for pharmaceutical trials on animals - Luke Auburn, Sr. Communication Officer Rochester is one of four NIH-sponsored centers that aims to produce tissueon-chip devices as FDAqualified drug development tools.

The University of Rochester will house a new national center focused on using tissue-on-chip technology to develop drugs more rapidly and reduce the need for animal trials. The National Institutes of Health awarded a $7.5 million grant to establish the Translational Center for Barrier Microphysiological Systems ALL MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS GO: Researchers at the University of Rochester’s (TraCe-bMPS) at Rochester in partnership with Duke University. new Translational Center for Barrier Microphysiological Systems (TraCe-bMPS) develop drug development tools using the modular, mass-producible µSiM chips pictured here and pioneered by center director James McGrath, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

The center aims to develop five (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster) Food and Drug Administration– qualified drug development tools related to study barrier functions in disease—interfaces in tissue that are critical for the progression of infection, cancer, and many autoimmune disorders. Over the five-year grant, the researchers will create drug development tools specifically related to central nervous system disorders, fibrosis, musculoskeletal autoimmune disease, sepsis, and osteomyelitis.

The TraCe-bMPS scientists will create the drug development tools using microphysiological systems—small chips with ultrathin membranes of human cells. They will be built using the modular, mass-producible µSiM chips pioneered by center director James McGrath, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

McGrath says that testing drugs on µSiM chips can lead to fewer animal trials. And because researchers will be studying the drugs’ effects on human cells, they may also help overcome some of the critical differences between testing on humans and animals.

“Drug discovery is moving into an era where fewer animals are used to test for safety and efficacy,” says McGrath.

“Instead, more screening will be done on tissue chips that pattern human cells in a way that mimics human tissue and disease. Our chips are designed to provide the higher throughput and more reliable indications that pharmaceutical companies need to get their drugs approved for clinical trials and use by patients.”

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Modernization Act 2.0 in 2022 made the center possible and that the team is excited to help shape the future of drug development.

“The timing could not be more perfect,” says Awad. “As a biomedical engineer and scientist, I find the elegant fusion of engineering and biology inherent in the design and validation of these tissue chips as disease models and drug-testing platforms to be one of the most rewarding pursuits in my professional career. I can’t wait to see what this team will be developing over the next five years, and beyond.”

CHIPPING IN: Biomedical engineering PhD students Danial Ahmad (L) and Molly McCloskey assemble fixtures used to guide components and membrane chips to create the modular The chips will feature photonic µSiM tissue chip platform, featuring an ultrathin nanomembrane. (University of Rochester biosensors crafted by Benjamin Miller, photo / J. Adam Fenster) a Dean’s Professor of Dermatology at Rochester with joint appointments in biomedical engineering, biochemistry and biophysics, optics, and materials science. Miller, the center’s associate director for resources, says the center is the culmination of years of research and collaboration.

“Getting our devices qualified by the FDA as drug development tools will mean that we’re a step closer to doing ‘clinical trials on chip’ with fully human models, increasing the likelihood of a drug candidate being successful when it actually gets to human clinical trials,” says Miller. “This is also a great opportunity to build an interdisciplinary training environment for our students and expand a collaboration with my colleagues that has been very productive.”

Joan Adamo, director of the Office of Regulatory Support at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, will serve as associate director for qualification and will prepare all submissions to the FDA for qualification. Adamo says she sees the ambitious program having far-reaching implications.

“This unique program involves close collaboration with the FDA through a series of qualification steps—a critical aspect to addressing unmet needs,” says Adamo. “I am looking forward to working closely with the agency and our collaborators on this regulatory science project. We will achieve qualification of these vital drug development tools, which will accelerate research conducted at URMC and be shared with other academic health centers and industry programs.”

George Truskey, the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, will serve as associate director and direct collaborative activities at Duke University. The TRaCE-bMPS is also supported by a deep network of co-investigators at Rochester, Duke, and Rochester Institute of Technology, a distinguished advisory board, expert consultants, and key industry partners. The NIH grant is expected to fund TRaCE-bMPS through fiscal year 2028 (FY28).

The research funding is provided by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U2CAG088071. The content in this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. q campus news

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RIT Engineering students team with Pittsford Food Cupboard to improve storage space to facilitate workflow processes Students contribute to community through semester-long projects RIT students found ways to serve the community one healthy meal at a time working closely with Pittsford Food Cupboard staff.

The local non-profit is preparing for another busy holiday season. Behind the scenes, staff worked with two RIT graduate students to improve the storage room layout and improve backroom processes as demand for food and household items increased.

Saleh Aref Abdullah Saleh and Winston Marvin Achar, both graduate engineering students, spent much of the semester at the food cupboard observing intake and storage processes, meeting volunteers and staff, and learning how inventory is moved from drop-off to distribution.

Working with the staff, the students helped to formulate and improve warehousing processes, but on a smaller scale, to suit the needs of the busy food cupboard.

Winston Marvin Achar (left) and Saleh Aref Abdullah Saleh, both RIT graduate engineering students, spent the semester working with staff at the Pittsford Food Cupboard to help improve storage processes and overall layout.

As a project-based class, the students combine theory with practice as they learn about process improvement.

After site observations, details learned about current processes and conversations about business challenges, they provide a range of solutions for clients—from layout and productivity recommendations for systems optimization, safety practices and quality process improvements.

Pittsford Food Cupboard, located on Monroe Avenue, houses both a bright, colorful storefront and a larger storage area near its drop off bays.

“This is a pretty busy food cupboard. We wanted to know how we can use this space even better, as effectively as possible.

Saleh and Winston worked with us to make this happen,” said Jerry Shafer, one of the food cupboard supervisors. He coordinates six volunteers on Tuesdays Jerry Shafer (left), supervisor, Pittsford Food Cupboard, worked with and Fridays when the facility “They were open to Winston Marvin Achar and Saleh Aref Abdullah Saleh to evaluate changes, and they have is open, to operate the store current storage room layout and discuss options for improvement. said that they just needed and organize deliveries from some help in organizing. We regional stores and from brainstormed many ideas community donations. Some with them to be sure to give of the biggest providers are them options they can choose,” said Achar, who will Wegmans Food Markets and Walmart. Items are sorted graduate with a degree in product development. Saleh’s and moved into a main storage area, recorded and graduate degree is in engineering management. Both stocked. Most are dry and prepared goods, some home students intend to graduate this year. cleaning products and personal items.

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What's News AIA Rochester Announces 2024 Board of Directors The Board welcomes four new members

AIA Rochester announced its 2024 Board of Directors.

Jamie Bucci, AIA of SWBR and previous Vice President of AIA Rochester assumes the role of President from outgoing president Jay Woodcock, AIA, of Dwyer Architectural. Bucci’s vision for the chapter is “getting back to basics” by celebrating and promoting what brings us all together: architecture.

Sara DeSalvo, AIA of Dwyer Architectural, former Director of Communications, brings her energy to the board as she takes on the role of Vice President.

AJ Gartland, Associate AIA of Popli Design Group is welcomed to the board into the position of Treasurer.

In addition to Gartland, three other new members join the 2024 Board. Adam Badura, Associate AIA of HUNT EAS is the Director of Practice & Design. Hailing from LaBella Associates, Barbara Burke, AIA is the Director of Education. Lastly, Kamillah Ramos, Associate AIA of Passero Associates is Director of Social Media.

Christina Fluman, Associate AIA of Edge Architecture, previously the Director of Practice & Design, remains on the board, moving into the position of Director of Communications. Michael Short, AIA of Popli Design Group, formerly the chapter’s Treasurer will now be stepping into the Director of Government Affairs role.

Jay Woodcock, AIA of Dwyer Architectural and last year’s President will be fulfilling the role of New York what's news

State Representative for the chapter. Woodcock will act as a liaison between Rochester’s chapter and the New York State component and serve on their executive committee.

Continuing on the Board are Secretary Benjamin Deuel, Associate AIA, of CPL, Director of Emerging Rochester Architects (ERA), Dustin Welch, AIA of Passero Associates, Director of Outreach, Rob Smithgall, AIA of Young + Wright Architectural, Director of Membership Erin Powers, AIA of LaBella, and Director-at-Large Anthony Adiutori, Esq. of Davidson Fink.

Michelle Murnane, AIA has taken on the title of Executive Director from longstanding Executive Director Linda Hewitt, Hon. AIANYS, who maintains much of her former role as Associate Director. A further shift of duties will occur later this year.

For more about AIA Rochester and its programs, including scholarship opportunities, visit www.aiaroc.org and follow AIA Rochester on social media.

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The Rochester chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Rochester) has nearly 400 active designated professional and affiliate members. AIA Rochester offers community improvement and education programs, networking opportunities, and practice and advancement of architecture in the greater Rochester area. For more information, visit www.aiaroc.org.

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Also in this issue: 

RES Events in January Jan. 4th - Monthly Social Gathering at

Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad St., 5:00 PM |

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Member Profiles:

Michelle Sommerman, PE (RES BOD) | 16 Tyler Tamblin, PE | 17

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Volunteers Needed for the Amazing Animal Engineers (how animal engineeriong techniques have inspired the engineering field at the Rochester Museum & Science Center - Feb. 19 - 24 11:00 a m to 3:00 pm| 18

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CHA News PdMS is Now CHA

Pennsylvania Predictive Maintenance and Vibration Analysis Firm is Fully Integrated and Rebranded CHA Consulting, Inc. (CHA), an innovative, full-service engineering, design, consulting, and program/construction management firm, announces Predictive Maintenance Solutions (PdMS) is now fully integrated and has rebranded as CHA. With expertise in predictive maintenance and vibration analysis, the full integration of PdMS further strengthens CHA’s expanding advanced manufacturing platform which now includes highly specialized reliability and predictive maintenance solutions. Based in the greater Philadelphia area, PdMS was acquired by CHA in November 2023. PdMS has a 35-year track record of serving clients in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, power generation, utility, and manufacturing sectors.

“CHA has many manufacturing, power and utility clients who are in need of predictive maintenance and vibration analysis solutions to maintain their most important assets,” said Jim Stephenson, CEO of CHA Holdings. “In a few short months, we have already accelerated the expansion of solutions we are providing for clients across these sectors.”

“Our clients and staff have already experienced great collaboration and synergies with CHA, and we’re excited to grow the number of clients we serve with our expert services now that we are fully CHA,” said PdMS President Bill Pryor. The acquisition of PdMS brought CHA’s staff count to over 1,750 in 50 offices from Canada to Florida to the Midwest. q position openings | news from professional firms

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Continuing Education Opportunities

Go to the RES Website Calendar for Updated Details On All Meetings - www.roceng.org Thursday, February 15 Monday, February 5

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) p9 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p 38 Continuing Education - RES Virtual Courses A Fresh Approach to Conditioning Schools - 1 PDH Theme: Pedestrian considerations within the approval pending.

Speaker: Matt Bhumble, VP – Business Dev. Sustainable Systems, Price Industries Place: City View Conference Room, 9th Floor, Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 Time: 12:00 Noon Additional details will be sent to the membership and on the website at www.rochesterashrae.org.

Next Regular Meeting is Monday, March 18 - details on the RES Website Calendar.

transportation network.

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

Registration: Registration is available on the RES website calendar. Registration closes at midnight, Wed. Feb. 14

March 21 CE Course Theme is Albany Nanotech Center

Friday, April 12, 2024

Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD)

Annual ABCD Spring Seminar - PDHs

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Place: Batavia Downs For additional information contact Jonathan Herman PE, GPI, 716-982-8658 (jherman@gpinet.com) or Tomas Andino PE, City of Rochester (Tomas.Andino@CityofRochester.Gov.)

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

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.

Thursday, February 1

Rochester Engineering Society (RES) Monthly Social Gathering

Friday, February 9

p 9 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

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, February 6

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) EXCOM Meeting

and WebEx login) Time: Noon to 1:30 pm Registration links for our events are at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/390420

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65 Annual ASHRAE Valentine’s Dinner Dance

Place: Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607 Time: 6:00 to 11:00 pm Details on the ASHRAE website at www.rochesterashrae.org.

Tuesday, February 13

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Place: Stark Tech, 300 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester, NY 14624 Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Cost: $65 per person for RPE Members, $75 per person for Non-members Registration: Sign up by February 9th using online link: www.RochesterPlantEngineers.com/events. continuing education calendar | engineers' calendar

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Mini Presentation: INCOSE’S Decision Analysis Working Group by Frank Salvatore, Co-chair Presentation: TBD Place: By Zoom or In-person at L3Harris Technologies

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EXCOM Meeting Place: Hybrid, via WebEx and in-person (see vtools for venue and WebEx login) Time: Noon to 1:30 pm

University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610.

Registration links for our events are at:

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

https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/399006

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, Wed. Feb. 14th. The zoom link will be

Thursday, March 7

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Monthly Social Gathering

sent out a few days before the meeting.

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

Monday, Feb 19 – Saturday, Feb 24

Registration: Please register so we know how many people

Time: 5:00 pm

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Place: RMSC, 657 East Avenue, Rochester Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. 2 shifts every day – 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

are attending! www.roceng.org and go to the calendar.

Saturday, March 23

TERRA Science & Engineering Fair (TERRA)

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TERRA Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair! Judges Needed!

For further information contact Harold Clark,

Place: RMSC, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

hrcnorthward@gmail.com

Register online at ny-trfsef.zfairs.com/

Sign up at: Rochester Engineering Society: RES Volunteers for

Contact Harold Clark with any questions, trfsef@terraed.org.

Wednesday, February 21 American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)

TBD (will be sent with the meeting outlook invite)

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Speaker: Paul Cavalluzzi – Schier Products Sponsor: Watts/WMS Sales Place: Three Heads Brewery, 186 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 Time: 12:00 Noon Reservations: Luke Lawatsch: llawatsch@labellapc.com, 585-454-6110. Additional details will be available on the website at www.aspe.org/rochester.

Joe Harding Memorial Ski Day (week of recess)

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calendar of events for this month's meetings and meetings that are received or updated after print deadline. Please refer to the website for

Friday, February 23

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

The RES website has a

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

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Genesee Valley Branch

American Public Works Association Representing Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Schuler, Wayne and Yates County

The Genesee Valley Branch of the American Public Works Association (APWA) announced the 2023 award recipients and the Projects of the Year Awards in the various categories.

The purpose of these individual awards is to recognize the public works professionals that have a demonstrated track record of exceptional service and dedication to their profession. The individual recipients include: Douglas C. Zefting Public Service Employee Award Thomas D. Polech, P.E.; Monroe County Department of Transportation Richard Mack Contractor of the Year Award Jared Miller & Ryan Stell; City Hill Construction Professional Manager of the Year: Water Resources Al Graham; Camden Group, Inc. Project of the Year Awards are provided in several categories based upon project size and types of projects. These successful projects have several things in common; a dedicated TEAM effort between the Owner, Design Consultant and the Contractor(s); solving difficult problems in a cost-effective manner under tight timeframes and difficult working conditions, and providing the public with a finished project that benefits the community. The Project of the Year recipients include: Environmental Projects: $5-25 Million Dollars Clyde Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements; Village of Clyde Environmental Projects: Small Cities/Rural Communities Hamlin Lakeshore Sewer District REDI Mo. 28; Town of Hamlin Parma Lakeshore Sewer District REDI Mo. 48; Town of Parma Structure Projects: Less than $5 Million Dollars Brighton Winter Farm Market; Town of Brighton Edgemere Drive Bridge Replacement; Monroe County DOT Structure Projects: $5-25 Million Dollars West River Wall Improvements at the North Star Commons; City of Rochester Structure Projects: Small Cities/Rural Communities South Lyon Street Bridge; Genesee County Highway Department Transportation Projects: Less than $5 Million Dollars Lake Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge; City of Elmira Transportation Projects: $5-25 Million Dollars Webster Sandbar Park Improvements; Town of Webster East Main Street Reconstruction; City of Rochester Transportation Projects: Small Cities/Rural Communities Main Street Rehabilitation; Village of Penn Yan Church Street Road and Water Improvements; Village of Caledonia The awards were presented at the APWA Awards Banquet held on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. Congratulations to all of the winners.

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NFPA 70E Training

Wednesday, February 13, 2024 @ 8:00am-5:00pm

8:00am sign in, Class Starts @ 8:30am-5:00pm, Lunch is provided.

Rochester Plant Engineers is covering a portion of the class cost.

National Fire Protection Association – NFPA 70E covers standards for electrical safety in the workplace.

Throughout this course, you will review the relationship between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and NFPA 70E. You will also review general NFPA 70E standards and the importance of these standards in maintaining your safety and the safety of others in the workplace. The purpose of NFPA 70E is to provide a working area for employees that is safe from the risk associated with the use of electricity in the workplace.

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Stark Tech COST: RPE Member $65 per person 300 Mile Crossing Blvd Non-Member $75 per person Rochester, NY 14624 Sign up using online link: www.RochesterPlantEngineers.com/events PLEASE SIGN UP BY 2/9/24

The Rochester Plant Engineers website is operational, events are posted and will continue to be updated throughout the year. Log onto www.rochesterplantengineers.com for events, posts, new, membership sign up and/or contact one of the Board of Directors. We also have a membership forum where an RPE member can contact one of the Board of Director’s and post a job opening, share a success story and related facilities items. rpe news

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Rochester Section

American Society of Civil Engineers https://sections.asce.org/Rochester/

We are excited to offer our annual undergraduate scholarships for 2024!

Eligibility:

Current college freshmen through seniors (May 2024 graduation or later) Must be a hometown resident or attending school in the Greater Rochester, NY Area

Awards:

Various scholarships are available totaling $5,000 Minimum individual award will be $1,000

Application: Please check our website for the application https://sections.asce.org/rochester/resources Deadline:

Applications must be postmarked no later than March 12, 2024 Winners will be notified by March 29, 2024

Questions: Please contact Scholarship Committee Chair, Josh Rodems joshua.rodems@collierseng.com

JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OUT AT THE ROCHESTER AMERICANS PARTY DECK AS WE CELEBRATE 100+ YEARS OF ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE! Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – 7pm

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Tickets include all you can eat and open bar!

More info in the March RES

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Share your love of Engineering or Science on March 23, 2024!

Be a judge or a volunteer at the Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair!

Harold Clark TRFSEF Director trfsef@terraed.org 908-209-5128

Judging is not complex!

Just three simple questions: • What did you do?

• What did you learn?

• What do you want to do next?

Then you meet with fellow judges to choose projects for honors and awards.

We welcome anyone working or studying in STEM: Undergrad and grad students, teachers and professors, trade professionals, research scientists, practicing engineers, etc.

More info on Judge’s Page at https://ny-trfsef.zfairs.com

Don’t want to judge?

We need volunteers as well!

More info on Volunteer’s Page at https://ny-trfsef.zfairs.com

Guarantee it will be a rewarding day spent at the Rochester Museum & Science Center!

Register online TODAY! Create or Renew your Account at ny-trfsef.zfairs.com/ Have questions?

Contact the Fair Director

A great experience for both you and the students!

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February 2024 Newsletter Section Officers Chair Kelly Robinson Vice Chair Emmett Ientilucci Treasurer Lyle Tague Secretary Eric Zeise Chapters & Groups AES & COMSOC Cristiano Tapparello CS & CIS Bo Yuan EDS & CSS Sean Rommel EMBS Cristian Linte GRSS Emmett Ientilucci LIFE Mark Schrader APS & MTTS Danielle Walters Photonics Bruce Smith Parsian K. Mohseni PES & IAS Kelly Robinson Jean Kendrick SPS Eric Zeise

Message from the Chair

Dear Colleagues, I look forward to having our IEEE Rochester Section organize and host many valuable events in 2024. Please share your thoughts and ideas for events that we could organize that support you. Our Executive Committee plans to distribute a survey soliciting ideas to help direct our efforts.

We are currently planning two events. The IEEE Rochester Section plans to host our Joint Chapters Meeting in late March or early April to highlight and celebrate the good work being done across the many topics aligned with our IEEE Society Chapters. In addition, our Electron Devices Society Chapter together with our Photonics Chapter plan to host a workshop also in late March or early April timeframe. More details about both events will be available soon.

Our Executive Committee (ExCom) meets monthly to plan events. Our next ExCom meeting will be on Tuesday, March 5th from noon to 1:30 pm. An invitation (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/399006) will be distributed via email. I invite you to attend our ExCom meetings and help us find new ways to serve our local IEEE members along with the broader Western New York technical community. Please feel free to register for in-person or virtual attendance at our next ExCom meeting using the above link.

I look forward to working with you!

Regards, Kelly Robinson, PE, PhD Chair, IEEE Rochester Section

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TEMS Paul Lee Young Professionals Eric Brown Student Chapters Univ. of Rochester Ming-Lun Lee RIT Jamison Heard Committees Awards Jean Kendrick Communicati ons Christine Frayda Howard Bussey Newsletter Mark Schrader PACE Bruce Rubin Historians Ram Dhurjaty Mark Schrader

Announcing: 2024 IEEE GRSS STRATUS UAV Conference The Geoscience Remote Sensing Society will be hosting 2024 STRATUS UAV Conference on MAY 20-22, 2024.

Dr. Emmett J. Ientilucci announces that the 2024 IEEE GRSS STRATUS UAV Conference is now accepting abstracts for talks. You are invited to review the call for abstracts using the following link:

https://stratus-conference.com/call-for-abstracts.

This link will provide more information about the conference and instructions on how to submit your abstract.

Annual Awards & Recognition Dinner Photos Last month I discussed our annual dinner celebrating and recognizing the outstanding work by the Rochester Section volunteers, the RIT and University of Rochester student volunteers, and our outgoing Rochester Section Chair, Eric Brown. The dinner was also where we presented an IEEE Region 1 Teaching Award to Professor Rob Pearson of RIT’s Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering Department. This month I am including additional photos from that dinner.

Annual Awards & Recognition Dinner

Liaisons RES Greg Gdowski RCSS William Brewer

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Friday, April 12, 2024

SAVE THE DATE! EARN PDH CREDITS!

The 2024 Spring Seminar will be held at Batavia Downs ABCD’s Spring Seminar will be held in-person on April 12, 2024.

This has proven to be a very popular event, where attendance has grown to over 100 professionals, from inspectors to engineers to contractors. We are interested in all aspects of bridge construction and design, from lessons learned to the latest research, codes and design parameters, constructability and construction techniques.

If you have an interesting topic that would benefit the Bridge Community, consider submitting a presentation for our Spring Seminar.

For additional information contact: Jonathan Herman, P.E. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) (716) 982-8658 jherman@gpinet.com

Tomas Andino, P.E. City of Rochester (585) 428-6535 Tomas.Andino@CityofRochester.Gov

Association for Bridge Construction and Design Western New York Chapter www.abcdwny.com

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Finger Lakes Chapter of INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

February 2024 Chapter Meeting  Mini Presentation: INCOSE’s Decision Analysis Working Group o Presented by Frank Salvatore, co-chair.  The Decision Analysis Working Group Mission:

Frank Salvatore, Dr. Gregory Parnell, and Dr. Robert Kenley are Co-chairs and founders of the Decision Analysis Working Group (DAWG). The DAWG was formed in 2010 and since then has provided value through continuous changes made to the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBOK), and has provided input on many standards. Buy 2017 the DAWG led the effort to publish the textbook entitled “Trade-off Analytics, Creating and Exploring the System Trade-space.

The DAWG maintains a steady membership of diverse group of more than 120 engineers from across the globe and many industries. The DAWG is dedicated to advancing Decision Analysis practices globally and to promote Decision Analysis knowledge, and foster collaboration. The group's focus extends to current and future practices in Decision Analysis, trade studies, operations research, and related areas. The DAWG works with many other INCOSE and industry working groups driving toward the INCOSE vision 2035 and making Decision Analysis a model-based practice.

Towards that end the DAWG is developing a Decision Analysis Data Model (DADM) to aid practitioners in making multi-factored decisions, design comparisons or trade studies, while leveraging a model-based environment to improve how those decisions are communicated and managed. The DADM is built on the methodology defined in the INCOSE SE Handbook and SEBOK and has plans for its initial release in the summer of 2024. As the DADM is deployed and used, the DAWG will make continuous improvements. If you are interested in learning more about the DAWG, please attend this month’s chapter meeting to hear directly from members of the working group and the exciting work that they are doing.

 Feature Presentation TBD (Updates will be posted to the RES Website Calendar) o Presented by TBA

Abstract: TBD

This meeting will be on Thursday, Feb 15, 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. 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, Feb 14th or closely thereafter.

There is no cost to attend the meeting.

© 2023 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter

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Rochester Chapter

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Rochester ASHRAE website: www.rochesterashrae.org

Dear ASHRAE Family, Last month at our regular chapter meeting, we had the pleasure of learning about everyone’s favorite topic: taxes! Jacob Goldman, VP of Energy Tax Savers, and Tony O’Neill, Product Manager at Water Furnace, presented to us on Geothermal Federal Tax Incentives. Somehow, Jacob brought a palpable energy to a tax discussion, and our audience enjoyed an uncommonly digestible presentation on tax law. Many thanks to Jacob and Tony!

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

ASHRAE 2023-2024 Meeting Schedule A Fresh Approach to Conditioning Schools Monday, 2/5/2024

Presented by: Matt Bhumbla, VP - Business Dev. Sustainable Systems, Price Industries

Friday, 2/9/2024

65th Annual ASHRAE Valentines Dinner Dance

Friday, 2/23/2024

Joe Harding Memorial Ski Day (week of recess)

Monday, 3/18/2024

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Julia Keen

Monday, 4/15/2024

Facilities Tour

Tuesday, 5/21/24

Annual ASHRAE Golf Outing and Picnic (Ravenwood Golf Course)

Membership Promotion (PDH Pending)

Strathallan City View Ballroom (9th Floor)

Strathallan City View Ballroom (9th Floor)

Hunt Hollow 9am-4pm Resource Promotion (PDH Pending)

Strathallan City View Ballroom (9th Floor)

Refrigeration

TBD (PDH Pending)

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February is an exciting month for ASHRAE – this is a dreary time of year in upstate New York, so we do our best to spice things up with a variety of events to take your mind off the cold. On Monday, February 5th, we will be hosting our regular monthly chapter meeting. This month’s topic will be “A Fresh Approach to Conditioning Schools” presented by Matt Bhumbla of Price Industries. From the presenter: “Whether it is an update to an existing building or constructing a new school, officials face a variety of challenges. They can include first costs, occupant safety, and comfort along with long-term energy costs. This [presentation] will assist in maximizing these investments while helping the schools run efficiently.”

That same week we will host our 65th Annual Valentine’s Dinner Dance on Friday, February 9th. Personally, this is my favorite event on the ASHRAE calendar. Who doesn’t enjoy getting dressed up for an elegant three-course dinner and an open bar in a beautiful penthouse venue with great colleagues and friends? Join us with your date for dinner and dancing from 6 pm to 11 pm at the Strathallan Hotel and take a break from the doldrums of February. Tickets are available on our website, with discounts available for YEA and Lifetime Members.

Later in the month we have the Joe Harding Memorial Ski Day at Hunt Hollow on February 23rd. This is a family focused event, so all ages are welcome! Please bring those closest to you for a fun day on the slopes.

Discounted rates are available for lift tickets and lessons. More details are available on our website.

Finally, the week of February 18th-24th is National Engineer’s Week. This is a time to celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world, add your voice to the conversation about the need for engineers, technicians, and technologists, and to engage students and children in engineering activities. We all chose this profession for a reason, and it is our responsibility to make sure the next generation understands the importance of what we do. Reach out to Rob Hudson, Student Activities Chair, or Sameer Bhise, Government Affairs Chair, to learn more about how you can help ASHRAE promote our profession and get students excited about engineering.

Updated 1/17/2024

Sincerely, Jim Parks, ASHRAE Rochester Chapter President 2023-2024

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SAVE THE DATE

09.13.24 casa larga

100th Anniversary Gala Join the Electrical Association of Western New York as we celebrate our 100 Year Anniversary!

Visit www.eawny.com for more information ea news

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President/: DAVE JERECKOS IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Vice President Technical: LUKE LAWATSCH Labella Associates 300 State Street Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614 585-454-6110 Vice President Legislative: TREVOR SAX IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Vice President Membership: REBECCA KOLSTAD Kolstad Associates 40 Harrison Street Rochester, NY 14605 Treasurer / Education Chair: 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: EMILY MILLER WMS Sales 9580 County Rd. Clarence Center, NY 14032 (716) 741-9575

President's Message Happy February everyone!

I want to remind everyone who is a member of ASPE and the Rochester local Chapter about our ASPE Rochester Chapter Vests.

They are going to be provided to ASPE members who attend at least 4 meetings this season. A size column has been added to the sign in sheet at the meetings so we can make sure to have everyone’s size correct. We will be asking everyone who is eligible to receive your vest to come see a board member at the end of the meeting to get your vest.

We have 77 Members with consisting of 48 Full, 17 Associate and 12 Affiliate members. In that group of 77 members we have 20 PE’s and 9 CPDs. Of the 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. We will be continuing to meet each month in-person at the Three Heads Brewery (186 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, NY 14607).

Dave Jereckos, Chapter President (Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)

Meeting Notice – Save the Date Topic:

TBD, will be sent with the meeting outlook invite

Speaker:

Paul Cavalluzzi – Schier Products

Sponsor:

Watts/WMS Sales

Rochester Chapter Website:

Location: Three Heads Brewery – 186 Atlantic Ave, Rochester 14607

www.aspe.org/rochester

Date:

Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 12:00PM

RSVP:

Luke Lawatsch: llawatsch@labellapc.com (585) 454-6110

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Novel approaches to geotechnical engineering and environmental problems.

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Advertising Rates and Membership Application is Available at www.roceng.org RIT Engineering students team with Pittsford Food Cupboard to improve storage space to facilitate workflow processes; continued from page 24 Foodlink oversees more than 80 food pantries in seven counties like the one in Pittsford which serves the southeast quadrant of the city of Rochester as well as residents in E. Rochester and Perinton. Financial support comes from personal donations, through Foodlink, and pandemic funding and has gone toward new refrigerators for the storage area and store.

With Achar and Saleh’s recommendations, some of the additional funds may be used to add new, and repair current, shelving, one of the results of their space-usage study—the process of measuring overall space, estimating optimal cupboards and shelving improvements and designing a flow chart of how volunteers could move efficiently through the space.

They were also given access to current inventory processes and provided options to improve identification of time-sensitive goods.

“The students are learning how to be consultants, how it feels to make suggestions for efficiencies, how to recommend or even push sometimes, but in a way that is appropriate and acceptable to the clients being served. All of this requires them to provide evidence about what may or may not work, as well as to predict project outcomes based on their recommendations,” said Jennifer Englert, adjunct faculty member in RIT’s directory of professional services

Members of the volunteer staff at the Pittsford Food Pantry work to sort and stock donations for the food cupboard.

Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, who added that the department is always seeking local sponsors to work with students like Saleh and Achar on community projects related to process improvements or manufacturing, most specific to industrial engineering topics. q FEBRUARY 2024 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 41

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Affiliated Societies of the Rochester Engineering Society American Consulting Engineering, Companies of New York

Electrical Association

Executive Director, Karen Lynch

President, Pat Nicoletta, PE

American Public Works Association Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association

Chairman, Peter Vars, PE,

President, Jared R. Ransom, LS

Monroe Professional Engineers Society President, William Grove

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

Rochester, NY Section

American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section President, Tyler C. Burke

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

Illuminating SocietyMEETINGS of North IESEngineering ROCHESTER ARE BACK !!!

America Inc., Rochester Section President, Jennifer Abraham

SEPTEMBER 29,2021 - 7:00 PM

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

FREE Event Rochester Plant Engineers

COME TOUR THE WINNER OF OUR IES ROCHESTER President, Brian Laurer 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

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section

Institute ofBasics Electrical and Electronics of Modern Theatre Lighting System Design Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Kelly Robinson - Power Distribution & Control

Chairman, Berto Perez

- DMX & Networking - LED Theatrical Luminaires

Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section

Location & Details TBD - Save The Date !

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

American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Rochester NY Chapter

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Rochester Chapter

President, David Myers

President, Tim Gallman

Association for Bridge Construction and Design President, Ashley Freeman PE

International Council on Systems Engineering, Finger Lakes Chapter

affiliated societies of the rochester engineering society

President, Teresa Fronk

President, Brett Blaisdell

Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair

Director, Harold R. Clark, PhD

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