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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.
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Board of Directors:
Executive Board
President
DENNIS ROOTE, PE
CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC
dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com
Treasurer / Imm. Past President
MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE
Colliers Engineering
Michelle.Sommerman@collierseng.com
HOWARD RESSEL, PE
Directors
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
KELLY ROBINSON, PE, PHD
Founder, Electrostatic Answers kelly.robinson@electrostaticanswers.com
JESSIE COCQUYT
Administrative Director
Rochester
First Vice President
DAWN LaPIETRA
L3Harris Corporation
dawnlapietra@gmail.com
Second Vice President
MIKE KURDZIEL, PhD
L3Harris Corporation
mike.kurdziel@L3harris.com
STEVEN W. DAY, PhD Rochester Institute of Technology swdeme@rit.edu
NOAH KELLY
NAM Products Services Manager, Alstom noah.kelly@alstomgroup.com
JESSICA SHANG, PHD
Associate Professor, University of Rochester j.k.shang@rochester.edu
YVETTE LaBOMBARD, PE
Director Gas Engineering, RG&E
yvette labombard@rge.com
SHEILA RANSBOTTOM, PE
Senior Transportation Engineer, Wendel sransbottom@wendelcompanies.com
res@frontiernet.net
President’s Message
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By the time you read this, RES will have already presented a webinar series on Artificial Intelligence. Because of deadlines, I am writing this before the webinar series is presented, so I cannot comment on the actual presentations. The New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE), through their training provider, presented a webinar on November 25 entitled "Engineering Ethics for Professional Engineers: Ethical Dilemma, Moral Disengagement and AI” In December, RES will tentatively present a one-hour webinar on the ethics of AI. Admittedly, I know very little about AI, but I do know something about engineering judgement. Engineering judgement is based on trust – the engineer has a degree of trust for the data presented to them; the procedures/codes/regulations they follow, the technology used for implementation; and the resultant engineering product The engineer also has a degree of trust that those whom they are working with have a sound sense of engineering judgement and appreciation for their profession. I have a friend, an electrical engineer, and I asked him what he knew about AI. His response was, in summary, “not much, but it scares the hell out of me” A healthy distrust of AI or any technology is not a bad thing if it results in greater diligence in the engineering process; a broader understanding of how and where the technology is used; respects the limitations of it; and finally, if the engineer uses it appropriately. What do you think?
Before we highlight this month’s content, I need to remind you of a few changes going forward:
· As stated last month, the Rochester Engineer will be published quarterly beginning in January 2025. Publication months will be January, April, July, and October.
· During the off months when there is no magazine RES will publish a bi-monthly newsletter, formatted as an email newsletter.
· I would like to give a huge thank you to our First Vice President, Dawn LaPietra, who oversaw what is likely the biggest change to the RES communication strategy that many of us have seen. Dawn worked alongside the ROBEX team, our magazine chair, and others to devise this new way of communicating with our members and readers. Finally, a special thank you goes to Jessie Cocquyt who worked to upgrade our social media presence.
Now, a few highlights in this month’s magazine:
· AI is the topic of the month, with our Campus News article from the University of Rochester focusing on AI as it relates to child development and learning. The article begins on page 16.
· Our member profile this month is Chris Devries. Chris is a mechanical engineer working in robotics and automation in renewable energy projects and has been an RES member since 2023. He is actively involved in NPSE and was the chair of thed Engineering Symposium of Rochester Planning Committee for many years. and has been an integral member of the for many years. We are honored to have him as a member of RES. These are just a few highlights about the happenings in the Rochester Engineering community For more information, please check out the RES website (https://www.roceng.org/) As always, if you see anything the magazine that interests you, or have any suggestions, please feel free to contact RES at res@frontiernet.net. Thanks again!
Dennis R. Roote, P.E. President, Rochester Engineering Society
ASamplingfromtheArchivesofthe RochesterEngineeringSociety...1897-1978
ByLeeM.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 coldwar, growth economy
December 20, 1978 (Board Meeting, University Club) RES Treasurer, Daniel Turner, reported that the current balance in the RES checking account exceeded $5,000, and that, unlike the previous year (1977) it would not be necessary to sell any securities to meet current expenses. The Board heard a report from RES Internal Affairs Committee Chair, Douglas Marshall, recommending that Dr. Rudolph Kingslake of the U of R Optics Dept. be named “RES 1978 Engineer of the Year”. This report was followed by a unanimous vote. RES Executive Director, Joseph Campbell, reported on RES Membership; Regular Members – 464, Associate Members – 13, Junior Members – 33, Student Members – 9, Non-Resident Members – 23, Sustaining Members – 19, Retired Members – 2, Emeritus Members – 44, Honorary Members – 5, Total RES Membership – 612
The Board approved two new Regular Members and one Associate Member. Under Old Business, President Dick Rice nominated RES Director, James Sterlace, to the newly created position of RES Third Vice President This was followed by a unanimous vote RES Second Vice President, Lee Loomis then proposed that RES Director, Peter Oppelt, replace James Sterlace as the RES Director-Member of the RES Executive Committee The Board approved this, unanimously
“The Rochester Engineer” (December 1978) This issue featured a comprehensive article, “Pretreatment of Industrial Wastes” by RES Member Mary Elizabeth Ford, Legal Assistant to the Environmental Dept. of Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle. She describes current challenges in “closing the liquid loop” in industrial processes, wherein industries are forced to choose between treating liquid industrial wastes themselves, “direct discharge”, or disposing of them via a municipal sewerage system, “indirect discharge”.
With the advent and implementation of the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), calling for the issuing of industrial pretreatment standards, local standards have often been minimal or non-existent. The results of this were subsequent amendments to the FWPCA in 1977, now known as the Clean Water Act (CWA) Ms Ford’s description of pretreatment standards, implementation time constraints, and sludge disposal regulations, forecasted the impending struggle of industries to achieve compliance within existing budgets. She stated that, “meeting the pretreatment standards under the CWA will require large investments of time and money by industries wishing to discharge into municipal treatment systems is going to require cooperation between Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTW) and their industrial dischargers.” This issue of “The Rochester Engineer” recounts the birth (November, 1922) and the vision of this fifty-eight year old RES publication, “The Rochester Engineer”, and the many RES Member events it has hosted, among them a 1928 tour of the F E Reed Glass Co local producers of glass bottles, 1938 Christmas luncheon at Christ Episcopal Church, 1948 election of James E. Gleason to RES Honorary Membership, 1968 RES new Member Colby Chandler, Asst. Mgr. Color Print & Processing at Eastman Kodak Co. A new feature of “The Rochester Engineer” this month was a “Letters to the Editor” section; this month’s items included Congressman Barber B Conable’s response to an RES Member’s inquiry about impending Federal retirement savings legislation The Congressman described his current effort to get the Revenue Act of 1978 passed, a law wherein employers would be allowed to contribute up to $7,500/year, with a 15% match by employees, to a “retirement savings plan” Editor’s Note: This would later become an authorization of the “401k Plan” we have all come to know and appreciate. RES Member, James Y. Oldshue, was elected President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Editor’s Note: Dr. Oldshue would become the “1980 RES Engineer of the Year”.
January 17, 1979 (Board Meeting, University Club) RES Director, Peter Oppelt announced that US Senator Jacob Javits would be the keynote speaker at the February 20, 1978, RES Engineers Joint Dinner RES Director, Peter Oppelt presented a motion to accept the Human Factors Society as the newest RES Affiliate Society. This motion was passed Reporting for the Nominating Committee, RES Past President, John Robertson proposed that Ronald Salzman, PE, be elected an RES Director, to replace James Sterlace who was recently elected as RES Third Vice President The Board provided its unanimous approval Under New Business, RES Director Dr. Brian Thompson moved that. “The Rowe T. Soule Memorial Fund (#162), the O.L. Angevine Memorial Fund (#163), and the RES Interest Account (#161), be combined to become The Rochester Engineering Society Scholarship Fund, and that it be further resolved that the interest from this new account be used for scholarship purposes, with the principle remaining intact.”
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. It will feature more of the activities of the RES as it moved to be of greater service to its membership, as the Society 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, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War, 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
Experience
30+ years in the automation industry
Mechanical design of robotic automation equipment
Applications Engineering and quoting for a wide array of automation projects
Christopher Devries
Education
Skilled machinist with a CNC programming background
Machine builder and team leader, installing systems all over the world
Professional Highlight Joined May 2023
BSME, Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
AAS Manufacturing Technology, Automation and Robotics
Organizations & Groups
RES NSPE
The National Academy of Forensic Engineers
A highlight of my career was bringing a team of operators and engineers from Texas to Singapore for two weeks to bring a new assembly system online
Many had never left the State of Texas, and were traveling internationally for the first time. Our flight connected through Moscow, Russia at the same time as a spy was caught sneaking radioactive material through the airport Delays and extra inspections ensued! We were able to make it through, and the project was very successful. Adventures were had by all!
Interests & Hobbies
Boxing
International
Using AI to advance child development and learning
Luke Auburn, November 14, 2024
CHILD’S PLAY: University of Rochester graduate student Yifan Li (left) and undergraduate Wenyao Gao ’26 test the Tabletop Interactive Play System (TIPS), which uses augmented reality and artificial intelligence to help parents learn American Sign Language as they interact with their deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)
Computer scientist Zhen Bai develops technology to help kids benefit from and learn about artificial intelligence.
Canartificialintelligence-poweredtoolshelpenrichchilddevelopmentandlearning?
ThatquestionisthecruxofaseriesofresearchprojectsledbyZhenBai,anassistantprofessorofcomputerscienceatthe UniversityofRochesterandtheBiggarFamilyFellowinDataScienceattheGoergenInstituteforDataScience.Fromtoolsto helpparentsofdeafandhard-of-hearing(DHH)childrenlearnAmericanSignLanguage(ASL)tointeractivegamesthat demystifymachinelearning,BaiaimstohelpchildrenbenefitfromAIandunderstandhowitisimpactingthem.
Bai,anexpertinhuman-computerinteraction,believesthat,despitealltheconcernandangstaboutAI,thetechnologyhas tremendouspotentialforgood.Shebelieveschildrenareespeciallyprimedtobenefit.
“Overtheyears,I’veseenhowkidsgetinterestedwheneverwepresenttechnologylikeaconversationalagent,”saysBai.“I feellikeitwouldbeamissedopportunityifwedon’tpreparethenextgenerationtoknowmoreaboutAIsotheycanfeel empoweredinusingthetechnologyandareinformedabouttheethicalissuessurroundingit.”
“Overtheyears,I’veseenhowkidsgetinterestedwheneverwepresenttechnologylikeaconversationalagent,”saysBai.“I feellikeitwouldbeamissedopportunityifwedon’tpreparethenextgenerationtoknowmoreaboutAIsotheycanfeel empoweredinusingthetechnologyandareinformedabouttheethicalissuessurroundingit.”
Using AI to advance child development and learning
Luke Auburn, November 14, 2024
reportedly home to the
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Minimizing language deprivation in deaf and hard-of-hearing children
DuringoneofBai’searliestexperiencesattheUniversity,shemetakeycollaboratorwholedhertoanewavenueofresearch.Ata newfacultyorientationbreakfast,shehappenedtositnexttoWyatteHall,aDeafresearcherandassistantprofessoratthe UniversityofRochesterMedicalCenter’sDepartmentofPublicHealthServices.Thetwobondedoverasharedinterestin childhooddevelopmentandlearning.
Hallexplainedsomeoftheuniquechallengeschildrenwhoaredeafandhard-of-hearingfaceincognitiveandsocialdevelopment. Morethan90percentofDHHchildrenareborntohearingparents,andoftentheveryfirstdeafpersonthatparentsmeetistheir ownbaby.Inearlyhumandevelopment,there’saneurocriticalperiodoflanguageacquisition approximatelythefirstfiveyearsof achild’slife inwhichchildrenneedtoacquireafirstlanguagefoundation.Havingparentswhodonotknowasignedlanguage, andthelimitsoftechnologysuchasthecochlearimplantandhearingaids,increasestheriskofDHHchildrenexperiencing negativedevelopmentaloutcomesassociatedwithlanguagedeprivation.
“IlearnedalotfromDr.Hallaboutthisconceptoflanguagedeprivationandbecamefascinatedwiththeideaofhowtechnology couldplayaroletomakelifeeasier,”saysBai “Iwantedtoexplorehowtohelpfacilitatethisveryintimatebondingfromdayone betweenparentsandtheirkids.”
BaiandHallbegancollaboratingonaprojectcalledtheTabletopInteractivePlaySystem(TIPS)tohelpparentslearnASLina naturalsetting.Thesystemusesacameraandmicrophonetoobservetheparentandchildinteracting,andthenusesaprojector topresentvideosofrelevantsignsretrievedviaartificialintelligencefrommultipleASLlibraries.
Rochester,
country’s largest population of DHH people per capita, is a uniquely rich setting
researching assistive technologies for the Deaf community.
Using AI to advance child development and learning
Luke Auburn, November 14, 2024
NEXT GEN ED: Zhen Bai, an expert in human-computer interaction, believes that technology like AI has tremendous potential for good and that children are especially primed to benefit. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)
Inadditiontoatabletopversion,Baihasbeendevelopingversionsfortablets,smartwatches,andsmartglasses,togetherwithher teamofundergraduateandgraduatestudentswithbackgroundsincomputerscience,datascience,andneuroscience.Shehas alsocollaboratedwithstudentfellowsfromtheRochesterBridgestotheDoctorateprogramandotherresearchersfromthe DeafcommunitysuchasAthenaWillis,ascholarintheRochesterPostdoctoralPartnershipfromtheUniversity’sDepartmentof Neuroscience.
Rochester,reportedlyhometothecountry’slargestpopulationofDHHpeoplepercapita,isauniquelyrichsettingforresearching assistivetechnologiesfortheDeafcommunity.HallsaysBai’swillingnesstolearnfromandcollaboratewiththeDeafcommunity hashelpedimprovetheeffectivenessofthetool.
“Oftenwe’veseenhearingpeople,hearingresearchersbecomeinvolvedinDeaf-relatedthings,theylearnsomethinginteresting aboutDeafpeopleandwanttorunwithitfortheirownwork.Evenwiththebestofintentions,thatcangoawryveryquicklyifthey arenotcollaboratingwithDeafpeopleandthecommunityatallorintherightway,”saysHall.“MyexperiencewithDr.Bai,though, shereallystartedwithagoodfoundationandkeptcollaboratingwithmeinaverypositiveway,soit’sbeenagreatpartnership fromtheverybeginning.”
Demystifying machine learning
AsAIprovidesmorerecommendationstokidsaboutthebookstheyread,showstheywatch,ortoystheybuy,Baiwantsto providelearningopportunitiessokidscanusethetechnologyandunderstandhowitworkstomakeitlessofa“blackbox.”She earnedaprestigiousFacultyEarlyCareerDevelopment(CAREER)awardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationtodevelop technologiesthathelpK–12studentsdemystifymachinelearning,anintegralaspectofcurrentapproachestoAI.
Using AI to advance child development and learning
Luke Auburn, November 14, 2024
PartneringwithresearchersfromtheDepartmentofComputer Science,includingAlbertArendtHopemanProfessorJieboLuo,and fromtheWarnerSchoolofEducation includingFredericaWarner ProfessorRaffaellaBorasi,AssociateProfessorMichaelDaley,and AssociateProfessorAprilLuehmann herteamdeveloped visualizationtoolsthathelpK–12studentsandtheirteachersuse machinelearningtomakesenseofdataandpursuescientific discovery,eveniftheydonothaveprogrammingskills.
Baihasbeenpilotingtheweb-basedtoolherteamdeveloped, GroupIt,withK–12teacherstoseehowshecanhelpthenext generationmakesenseofbigdata.Shesaysworkingwithteachers hasbeencrucialbecausetheyareonthefrontlinesofhelping childrenmakesenseofAI.
“TeachersplaysuchacriticalroleinintegratingAIeducationinthe STEMclassroom,butit’ssonewforthembothtechnologicallyand pedagogically,”saysBai.“Wewanttoempowerteacherswitheasyto-usetoolssotheycancreatemoreauthenticlearningactivitiesthat integratedataintotheirclassroom,whetherthey’reteachinghard sciencesorsocialsciences.”
TohelpK–12studentsunderstandhowAIisaffectingthem,Baiand herstudentsalsodevelopedanaugmentedrealitygame.Thegame usesbee-pollinatingflowersasananalogyforAI-powered recommendationsystems,illustratinghowthepreferenceselection processworks CalledBeeTrap,thegameshowshowchoosingto pollinatecertaintypesofflowerscanreducetheoverallbiodiversity oftheflowersintheenvironment.
AI MEETS AR: Research assistant Yi Zhang adjusts OptiDot. When paired with augmented reality, the 3D-printed optical device is designed to help children understand how artificial intelligence is used in preference selection. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)
TABLETOP TECH: “We want to empower teachers with easy-to-use tools so they can create more authentic learning activities that integrate data into their classroom,” says Rochester computer scientist Zhen Bai. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)
GAME ON: A scene from the augmented reality game BeeTrap, developed by Bai and her students.
Using AI to advance child development and learning
Luke Auburn, November 14, 2024
“BeeTrapexplainsthemechanismthatmakesrecommendationsmoreorlessrelevantanddiversetoaperson,”saysBai. “Thegoalistohelpchildrenrealizethevalueofinformationandhowthingsarebeingselectivelyrecommendedtopeople basedonpreviouschoicestheymadeandotherpersonalinformation.”
Baisaysthisisespeciallyimportantformarginalizedgroups,whocanbeimpactedbyinherentbiasesinAIsystemsrelated torace,ethnicity,gender,andotherfactors BaihasintroducedtheBeeTrapgametostudentsinvarioussummercamps includingtheUpwardBoundpre-collegeprogrambytheDavidT.KearnsCenterattheUniversity,andtheFreedom ScholarsLearningCenterinthecityofRochester.
TheteamisalsocreatingmoretangiblerepresentationsofAI.HergroupcreatedOptiDot,a3D-printedopticaldevicethat showshowAImightsuggestdifferentfoodchoicesbasedonyourpreferenceforsweetorsaltysnacksorfattyorhealthy options.
Ultimately,BaithinksitwilltakeamultifacetedapproachtohelpstudentsharnessthepowerofAI,butsheisexcitedto developtoolsthatcanhelpthemgetthere.
“ThereisalotmoreworktobedonetoimprovethelearningexperiencesandmakeAIaccessibleandrelatablefor students,”saysBai.“We’rehappytoplayaroleinhelpingtomakethathappen.”
Newliquidbiopsymethodoffersavenuetoquick, affordablecancerdiagnosis
Luke Auburn, October 28, 2024
CATCH SOME EVs: A team of researchers at the University of Rochester has developed ultrathin membranes with pores sized perfectly to catch and display extracellular vesicles (EVs), tiny packets of cellular material that can provide important information about the status of the body. (University of Rochester illustration / Erik Patak)
The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture tiny packets of cellular material called extracellular vesicles.
Therearebillionsoftinypacketsofcellularmaterialcalledextracellularvesicles(EVs)thatareproducedbycellsandreleasedinto eachperson’sblood,saliva,andotherbodilyfluids.EVscontaininvaluableinformation,suchasproteinsandgeneticmaterial,from theiroriginalcell,whichcanprovideinsightaboutthestatusofthebody.ScientistshavebeentryingtoleverageEVsfortheir diagnosticandtherapeuticpotentialbuthavestruggledtodosoinafastandcost-effectiveway.
InastudypublishedinSmall,researchersattheUniversityofRochesteroutlineanewmethodforusingultrathinmembranesto easilyidentifyEVsforrapidliquidbiopsies.Themethod,calledcatchanddisplayforliquidbiopsy(CAD-LB),holdspromisefor diagnosingcancerquicklyandaffordably,andassessingtheprogressoftherapiesusedtotreatdiseases.
“Bysearchingsamplesofbloodorotherbodilyfluidsfortheseextracellularvesiclesandthebiomarkerstheycarry,youcanfind importantcluesthatsomethingisamissinthebody,”saysJamesMcGrath,theWilliamR.KenanJr.ProfessorofBiomedical Engineeringandleaderofthestudy “Theideahasbeenaroundforawhile,butpreviouslyitrequiredmanypurificationstepsto isolatetheEVsawayfromothercomponentsofthebiofluid.CAD-LBismuchsimplerandfaster,whichgivesitthepotentialfor clinicalusethatmorecomplexmethodslack.”
TheteamdevelopedultrathinmembraneswithporessizedperfectlytocatchEVs.Onceasampleofbloodistaken,itisquickly processed,injectedwithapipetteontoamembrane,anddirectlyanalyzedunderamicroscope.Bycountingthenumberofpores thatglowwiththebiomarkerforthediseasebeingassessed,userscangetaquickestimationofhowprevalentthediseaseis withinthebody
InadditiontooutliningtheCAD-LBmethod,thestudydemonstratedthemethod’sabilitytoidentifycriticalimmunemodulatory proteinsonEVs.Theseproteinsplayanimportantroleinhelpingthebodyfighttumorsandcanpredicthowwellapatientmight respondtoimmunotherapies.
Luke Auburn, October 28, 2024
“CAD-LBiscurrentlysensitiveenoughtodetectsomecancersatacurablestageoftheirdevelopment,suggestingthetechnology’s potentialforcancerscreening,”saysco-authorJonathanFlax,aresearchassistantprofessorattheUniversityofRochester MedicalCenter’sDepartmentofUrology.“Itmayalsobeutilizedtopredictthepatient-specificselectionofimmunotherapies,the treatmentthatdirectstheimmunesystemtotargetandeliminatecancercells.”
McGrathcreditedfirstauthorandbiomedicalengineeringPhDstudentSamuelWalkerforhisleadershiponthestudy,aswellas theWilmotCancerInstituteandURVentures’TechnologyDevelopmentFundforprovidingkeyfinancialsupport.
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Kelly Robinson
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Message from the Chair
Our IEEE Rochester Section Signal Processing Chapter (https://signalprocessingsociety.org/) hosted the Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop in November. One key focus was artificial intelligence applied to image processing. I thank Dr. Eric Zeise and his team for organizing this fine event. See the next page for photos from the workshop. What topics would draw you to an IEEE event? This is a great opportunity to learn new things, meet interesting people, support our vibrant Rochester technical community, elevate the practice of engineering, and enrich the experience of your colleagues. Let us know what topics interest you. Our IEEE Rochester Section Executive Committee meets monthly to organize events. Our next meeting will be over lunch on Tuesday, January 7th, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 pm. Please feel free to register for in-person or virtual (Zoom) attendance using this link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/445275
I look forward to working with you!
Regards,
Kelly Robinson, PE, PhD Chair, IEEE Rochester Section
The WNYISPW was an all-day conference held on November 8 at the Rochester Institute of Technology. There were numerous invited talks, student talks, and an informative poster session. Topics included animated motion pictures, analyzing political speech, and K-12 education of AI concepts in social media and physics. The talks ranged from highly technical applications such as medical diagnostics to a historical perspective of Generative AI. Pictures of some of the speakers are shown below.
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DAVE JERECKOS
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President's Message
Happy Holidays everyone!
Well Holiday well wishes to everyone! As we continue into the season of ASPE we will be working very hard to continue with our giveaway program As mentioned in previous meetings this year we are looking into providing our members that attend 4 meetings this season (non-consecutive) we will provide them with a ASPE Rochester backpack Please make sure if you are a member that you are in good standing with ASPE and most importantly that you sign in at every meeting you attend so we can keep track
We have 85 Members with consisting of 50 Full, 20 Associate and 15 Affiliate members In that group of 85 members we have 19 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 for our monthly meetings at Three Heads for the new season and will continue through May of 2025 for another exciting year! I hope everyone is having a good Holiday season. I am looking forward to seeing folks at the December meeting!
Dave Jereckos, Chapter President (Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)
Meeting Notice – Save the Date
Topic: Water Conservation Technology
Sponsor: Davenport Associates – Courtney Matrix
Location:
Date:
RSVP:
Three Heads Brewery: 186 Atlantic Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 12:00 PM llawatsch@labellapc com
Rochester Plant Engineers Holiday Party
Where: Fairport Brewing Company
1044 University Ave
Rochester, NY 14607
When: December 10, 2024 @ 4:00 pm till
Drinks, party food, networking and fun time
We will have an Ugly Sweater & Best Dressed Contest
Friends and Family welcome
Cost: $25 per person
Sign Up BY 12/06/24: onlinelinkat
https://rochesterplantengineers com/event/holiday-happy-hour-2/ Questions Matt Agnello, agnellom@starktech.com (585) 721-4146
Affiliated Societies of the Rochester Engineering Society
American Consulting Engineering, Companies of New York
American Public Works Association Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch
American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Rochester Chapter
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section
American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Rochester NY Chapter
Electrical Association
Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association
Monroe Professional Engineers Society
New York State Association of Transportation Engineers, Section 4
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Inc., Rochester Section Rochester Plant Engineers
Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester Chapter
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Rochester Section
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Rochester Chapter
Association for Bridge Construction and Design
Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section
Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair
