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45th ANNUAL ESD CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN AWARDS

ENGINEERING IN ARTS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

2019 Rackham Humanitarian: Ben Maibach III

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CORKED: Using Science to Bend the Rules of Sport 36

Competitive eSports Programs Expand in MI 45

ESD Board Member Michael Cairns (ninth from left) hosted DTE Energy interns and ESD staff at the FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in April.

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AWARD HIGHLIGHTS 17 RACKHAM HUMANITARIAN: BEN C. MAIBACH III 28 ESD’S NEWEST FELLOWS 20 HONORARY MEMBERSHIP: MARK REUSS 21 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: WILLIAM A. MOYLAN 22 TECHCENTURY IMAGE AWARD RECIPIENT:

MATT ROUSH 23 45th ANNUAL ESD CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN

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BY CYNDI PERKINS

Book Review: Corked: Tales of Advantage in Competitive Sports REVIEWED BY MATT ROUSH

38 ‘Serious Gaming’ Uses Video Games for Training, Education 40 Ethics Study: Critical to Our Current Day

BY DAVID NANTAIS

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Harnessing the Sun: Solar Power for a Brighter Future

BY CARY CHURCH

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COVER: The Michigan State University Grand Rapids Research Center received an ESD Construction & Design Award.

See all the award recipients beginning on page 23.

Tackling Bird–Window Collisions: Artists, Engineers and Ecologists Team Up for Avian Safety

Digital Debunking: Could Drafting Improve Fuel Efficiency on the Highway?

BY JASON CRAANEN AND NICOLAS ZAGORKSI

Work of Ellenzwig, Design Architect and Laboratory Planner; SmithGroup, Architect and Engineer of Record

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TECHNOLOGY CENTURY® EDITORIAL BOARD

CHAIR: Karyn Stickel, Hubbell, Roth & Clark Jason Cerbin, Honeywell Energy Services Group Sandra Diorka, Delhi Charter Township Utpal Dutta, PhD, FESD, University of Detroit Mercy

Linda Gerhardt, PhD Richard, Hill, PhD, University of Detroit Mercy William A. Moylan, Jr., PhD, PMP, FESD, Eastern Michigan University

John G. Petty, FESD, General Dynamics (Retired) Matt Roush, Lawrence Technologicial University

Larry Sak, PE, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (retired)

Rajiv Shah, PE, ACSCM Michael Stewart, Fishman Stewart Intellectual Property Filza H. Walters, FESD, Lawrence Technological University Cyrill Weems, Plante Moran CRESA Yang Zhao, PhD, Wayne State University

ESD 2019-2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT: Daniel E. Nicholson, PE, General Motors Company VICE PRESIDENT: Kirk T. Steudle, PE, FESD, Econolite TREASURER: Alex F. Ivanikiw, AIA, LEED AP, FESD, Barton Malow Company SECRETARY: Robert Magee, The Engineering Society of Detroit PAST PRESIDENT: Douglas E. Patton, FESD, DENSO International America, Inc.

Paul C. Ajegba, PE, Michigan Department of Transportation

Larry Alexander, Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau

Carla Bailo, Center for Automotive Research Katherine M. Banicki, FESD, Testing Engineers and Consultants Michael J. Cairns, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sean P. Conway, American Axle and Manufacturing Robert A. Ficano, JD, Wayne County Community College District Farshad Fotouhi, PhD, Wayne State University Alec D. Gallimore, PhD, University of Michigan Lori Gatmaitan, SAE Foundation Malik Goodwin, Goodwin Management Group, LLC Kouhaila G. Hammer, CPA, FESD, Ghafari Associates, LLC Ronald R. Henry, AIA, NCARB, Sachse Construction Marc Hudson, Rocket Fiber Leo C. Kempel, PhD, FESD, Michigan State University

Scott Penrod, Walbridge Robert A. Richard, DTE Energy Bill Rotramel, AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc. William J. Vander Roest, PE, ZF TRW (Retired) Terry J. Woychowski, FESD, Link Engineering Company

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Robert Magee, Executive Director Nick Mason, Director of Operations Susan Thwing Keith Cabrera-Nguyen

Technology Century® (ISSN 1091-4153 USPS 155-460), also known as TechCentury, is published four times per year by The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD), 20700 Civic Center Drive, Suite 450, Southfield, MI 48076.

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NOTES Karyn Stickel Associate, Hubbell, Roth & Clark

This issue of TechCentury focuses on engineering in arts, sports and entertainment. We include a feature on the emergence of eSports on college competitive rosters and a review of the new book Corked: Tales of Advantage in Competitive Sports, which discusses engineering advantages.

This issue also highlights ESD’s 2019 Construction and Design Awards, now in their 45th year. These awards recognize the best of the best in architecture, construction design and implementation. The criteria for the reviewers is on sustainability and energy efficiency, and examining how the contractors, designers, and owners put together innovative projects to inspire future design.

We also recognize our Image Award Winner Matt Roush with a feature on the contributions he has made to the engineering field and to ESD. And we unfortunately say goodbye to a good friend with an in memoriam profile on John Banicki, a longtime ESD Member.

Please don’t forget to share your stories and thoughts as well by emailing me, or our editor, Susan Thwing, at sthwing@esd.org.

Wishing you an enjoyable summer!

Editor’s Note: In the interest of accuracy, we’d like to make one correction to a story published in the spring issue of TechCentury. Within the story, “Worst Case Scenario In the Straits” on MiTech research—under the “Have Big Data, Will Travel” section—a sentence reads “A drop of oil becomes a single particle tracked in the FVCOM.” It should read, “Oil becomes a cloud of particles tracked in the FVCOM.”

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ESD President’s Message

Fix The D*** Roads!

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ecently I experienced a flat tire caused by the horrendous roads in Michigan. Mine was caused by a giant pothole at 12 Mile and Ryan Roads in Warren, Michigan. Perhaps you were among the thousands of Michiganders who had a similar experience this winter.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave Michigan’s roads a D+ grade in its annual assessments of pavement and bridge conditions—up one notch from D a decade ago.

There are many myths surrounding bad roads in Michigan.

We blame the freeze-thaw cycle, insufficient funding, and improper maintenance. Just tackling funding, the Michigan Department of Transportation recently announced the annual funding gap would be $1.5 billion until about 2031—and that’s just for state highways. If funding doesn’t increase, MDOT warns, Michigan drivers should get used to potholes.

But is money the answer? Or is it technology and engineering?

It is a question we MUST answer soon and find solutions to the challenge. Keeping our roads and bridges in a state of good repair is essential to a prosperous economy—more so in Michigan than anywhere.

I believe ESD has an essential role to play in shedding light on this important topic.

Technically correct solutions are needed to illuminate the situation, rather than just add to the noise and blame that seems so abundant.

I call upon all of you to offer your solutions (email esd@esd.org).

Daniel E. Nicholson, PE President, The Engineering Society of Detroit Vice President, Global Electrification, Controls, Software & Electronic Hardware, General Motors Company 4 | TechCentury | Summer 2019

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In the News UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY DEDICATES FREDERICK & SUZANNE SEIBERT CENTER

(Left to right) Frederick Seibert ’69, Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi, Suzanne Seibert and Carol Garibaldi pose for a photograph during the opening of the Frederick and Suzanne Seibert Center for Innovation and Collaboration.

This spring, the University of Detroit Mercy celebrated the dedication of the new Frederick and Suzanne Seibert Center for Innovation and Collaboration, housed in the College of Engineering & Science.

Funded through a generous gift from Frederick and Suzanne Seibert, this center will help foster creativity, build community and encourage the next generation of inspired ideas. It will also serve as a resource for all Detroit Mercy students and disciplines.

Seibert is a 1969 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts & Education and received an MBA from the College of Business Administration in 1973. He is the former president of Preece, Inc., a California-based national defense supplier. His wife, Suzanne, is also a native of Detroit.

During his remarks, Seibert expressed how humble he and his wife felt to have this center named after them. He also recognized the growing importance that innovation and collaboration play in today’s professions.

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he said. “With the creation of technology, collaboration has moved from small room meetings to large groups spread throughout the world because of the availability of technology, such as video conferencing. This center will provide students an opportunity to develop their collaboration skills and work together to innovate new ideas and products. ” Antoine M. Garibaldi, president of Detroit Mercy, reflected on the Seibert’s strong interest in helping students succeed through this center. “Fred and Suzanne understand how important state-of-the-art facilities are for learning, studying and working collaboratively when we are recruiting prospective students,” he said. “Even more importantly, these same facilities are critical to retaining students as they begin to develop new projects and products.”

The Seiberts have a long history of providing assistance to Detroit Mercy students. In 2010, for example, they established the Frederick and Suzanne Seibert Endowed Scholarship.

MSU ENGINEERING LAUNCHES TWO ONLINE DEGREES

The Michigan State University College of Engineering has launched two online master’s degree programs.

The new online M.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering enable students in these disciplines to reap the benefits of an MSU engineering education without having to relocate to East Lansing.

A multidisciplinary group of MSU faculty members and online learning experts designed the online delivery platform for the new online degrees. Both programs aim to prepare students for today’s ever-evolving and demanding engineering workplace.

The online Master of Science in Electrical Engineering will “challenge engineers to integrate their creativity and technical knowledge using state-ofthe-art applications,” said John Papapolymerou, chair and MSU Foundation Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering is “an exciting first for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, which leverages the college’s extensive research programs and industry connections in Michigan and the Midwest. It also provides online students with the full support of a faculty advisor so they can tailor their education to their interests,” said James Klausner, chair and MSU Foundation Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Online students will be able to access many of the department’s disciplines including fluid mechanics, energy, dynamics and control, and autonomous vehicles.

Registration is now open for the programs, which start when MSU begins its 2019-20 academic year on August 28.

In the News RUBY+ASSOCIATES EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION Ruby+Associates, Inc., of Bingham Farms, has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 52nd annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). Ruby’s work for providing structural engineering services for a new truck manufacturing body shop at General Motors’ Flint Assembly complex earned them the award.

Advanced building modeling technology and other high-tech design tools expedited construction of the 840,000-square foot facility, part of a $1 billion, four-site expansion program that had to be completed within two years. Evidence of the efficiencies achieved via these engineering tools can be found with the structural steel erection process, as the task of placing more than

8,870 tons of precision components was completed 12 weeks ahead of schedule. The digital model created to transform the facility from design to reality will also support GM’s long-term facility maintenance efforts.

The fast-track completion of the Flint facility ensures continued economic stability for the region in light of GM’s recently announced plans to close several other manufacturing facilities by the end of 2019. GM will also be able to use the new body shop to use innovative approaches for the delivery of materials between its facilities, reducing both the time and fuel required to ship parts.

Ruby+Associates provides construction, erection, and heavy lift engineering; building and connection design; and design/ detail services.

The project is among 196 engineering achievements from throughout the nation and the world being recognized by ACEC as the year’s finest examples of engineering excellence, and eligible for additional top national honors.

Judging for the awards program— known industry-wide as the “Academy Awards of the engineering industry”—was conducted by a national 30-member panel of built environment leaders, along with experts from government, the media and academia. Award criteria focuses on uniqueness and originality, technical innovation, social and economic value, and generating excitement for the engineering profession.

“Detroit: America’s Newest Tech Hub” — Forbes.com The tech scene in Detroit continues to surge, with major companies like Google and Microsoft opening offices along with dozens of other startups. Billions of dollars in investment has fueled the rise of new attractions, boutique hotels, unique retail and adventurous new restaurants that will please any palate. Along with its convenient Midwest location for non-stop flights and a drive-in market, Detroit has a new energy that will guarantee your meeting is memorable and fun.

It is time to consider Detroit for your next Midwest meeting. Call Sheila R. Neal, CASE Associate Director of Sales at 313-202-1930 or sneal@visitdetroit.com.

Detroit. It’s GO time.

Photo courtesy of Bill Bowen

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Upcoming Events

LEARNING AND CAREER ENHANCEMENT

JOB FAIR

ESD REVIEW COURSES FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN PE LICENSING EXAMS

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY JOB FAIR

ESD has helped thousands of engineers prepare for the state licensing exam let us help you pass the exam on your first try! Learn in a small classroom-like setting from expert instructors. For details or to register for the review courses, visit esd.org or contact Fran Mahoney at 248-353-0735, ext. 116, or fmahoney@esd.org.

Employers: Meet the Right Engineering and Technology Candidates

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)—Civil, Electrical and Mechanical

Principles & Practice of Engineering (PE)—Civil, Electrical Power, Environmental and Mechanical

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Review Course provides instruction in engineering fundamentals for candidates planning to take the CBT exam.

Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., with additional Saturday classes for Civil and Mechanical at ESD headquarters in Southfield. The Saturday sessions start on August 24, 2019 (schedule will be provided to registrants).

SATURDAYS, AUG. 24–OCT. 5, 2019

TUES. & THURS., AUG. 13–OCT. 17, 2019

The course consists of 24 hours of instruction, on six half-day Saturday sessions, focusing on problem solving techniques needed for the exam. The civil and environmental course meets 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Mechanical and electrical courses meet 1–5 p.m. The state exam will be held on October 25, 2019. The environmental exam is a CBT exam.

No classes on August 31.

PE CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES AUGUST 24—OCTOBER 5, 2019

ESD provides professional engineers in Michigan with opportunities to meet continuing education requirements.

Current PEs can take The Engineering Society of Detroit’s PE and FE review course classes on an à la carte basis to satisfy state requirements. Over 50 different courses are available to choose from.

The instructor-led, three and four-hour courses are taught by academic and industry professionals. All courses are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the evening and Saturdays in the morning and afternoon at ESD Headquarters in Southfield.

For more information or to register for courses, please visit us online at esd.org or contact Elana Shelef at eshelef@esd.org or 248-353-0735, ext. 119.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Exhibit space is available for those looking to hire. ESD job fairs regularly draw hundreds of professionals and recent college graduates looking for full and part-time positions, and internships.

Job Seekers: Build a Better Career—Find Your Next Job

Whether you are a seasoned professional, a recent graduate or an in-between careers job seeker, you’ll find your next position at ESD’s Engineering and Technology Job Fair. ESD’s job fair is your best opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives from leading engineering and technology companies.

The job fair will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi from 2–7 p.m.

For information on exhibiting or attending, visit esd.org or contact Leslie Smith, CMP, at 248-353-0735, ext. 152, or lsmith@esd.org.

Upcoming Events

CONFERENCES

FACILITY RENTAL

GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM & ADVANCED PLANNING BRIEFINGS FOR INDUSTRY

MEETING OR TRAINING SPACE NEEDS?

AUGUST 13–15, 2019

The 11th annual Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS) and the Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry (ABPI) is the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Michigan Chapter’s key industry-government-academia event.

This three-day event brings more than 1,000 executives, program managers, engineers, and key decision-makers together to discuss and collaborate technology, initiatives, programs and plans in the ground domain.

This is a unique opportunity for the community to come together to shape the course and contribute to the future success of our nation’s Warfighters.

To register or for more information, visit ndia-mich.org.

NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CYBER SUMMIT 2019 OCTOBER 28, 2019

Theme for 2019, Taking the Lead: Collaborating to Solve National Cyber Security Problems focuses on building partnerships and balancing competition and information sharing for improved security. It is designed to highlight our region’s innovations and accomplishments to provide thought leadership on collaborative initiatives.

The North American International Cyber Summit 2019, hosted by the state of Michigan, will bring together experts from across the globe to address a variety of cybersecurity issues impacting the world. The agenda for the event will showcase internationally recognized speakers as well as experts from around the country to lead featured breakout sessions.

For more information or to register, visit Michigan.gov/cybersecurity.

ESD offers accessible meeting space for rent in our headquarters. Recently renovated and centrally located in Southfield, Michigan, it’s the ideal place to accommodate small and large groups. % Affordable, flexible meeting space for groups of 5 to 100+ % High-tech audio-visual system including new projectors, retracting screens, hand-held and lavalier mics, built-in speakers and conference phones available for a nominal fee % Free wireless Internet access % Hospitality café with refrigerator and serving bar % Ample free parking % Centrally located in Southfield near major freeways (M-10 and I-696) % Discounted rental rates for ESD members For more information or to inquire on availability, contact Elana Shelef at eshelef@esd. org or 248-353-0735, ext. 119.

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In Memoriam

JOHN BANICKI

PE, FESD

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ohn Banicki, engineer, entrepreneur, and member of The Engineering Society of Detroit for more than 65 years, died on April 3 at age 96.

Banicki was born June 20, 1922 in Detroit to Anastasia and John Banicki Sr. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Katherine Shanahan, whom he married April 17, 1971.

Banicki served as a naval aviator during World War II, where he was a pilot in the Pacific Theater on the U.S.S. Onslow, a seaplane tender.

After the war, Banicki studied civil engineering at Wayne State University.

Banicki was CEO of Testing Engineers & Consultants Inc. (TEC), a company he founded in 1966.

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variety of industries, including local and state government, education, health care, financial, commercial, industrial, residential, energy, and transportation, as well as religious institutions.

As an engineer, Banicki was involved in the construction of many Detroit landmarks, including the Renaissance Center, the Book Cadillac Hotel, Ford Auditorium, Lafayette Park, and the Detroit People Mover.

He developed a tutoring program for young Polish engineers and continues to sponsor an annual engineering scholarship at Wayne State.

Banicki was also an accomplished musician, playing trumpet with the house band for WXYZ during the heyday of live radio dramas, and playing the piano for friends and family.

Banicki joined ESD in 1953, and served as an ESD board member and on many ESD committees during his 66 years of membership. Included were the Construction Activities Committee, the Education and Professional Activities Board, the

PE Advisory Committee, the FRP Planning Committee, and more. He also served as a judge for the ESD Construction and Design Awards.

Banicki also received virtually every award the organization grants, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, a Distinguished Service Award, and the rank of ESD Fellow.

Banicki was also involved in AIA Michigan, AGC Michigan, the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers, and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

Besides his wife Katherine, who continues as an ESD board member and is president of TEC, Banicki is survived by children Cindy (Garrett) Howard, Mark Downey, Anastasia (Michael) Banicki-Hoffman, and JoHanna Banicki, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many cousins.

Banicki was laid to rest at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. Memorials may be directed to the Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church in Hamtramck, holycross-pncc.com.

IN MEMORIAM With deep gratitude for their participation and service, The Engineering Society of Detroit acknowledges the passing of the following members:

JOHN BANICKI, PE, FESD

LIDO A. IACOCCA, FESD

Founder & Chief Executive Consultant, Testing Engineers & Consultants

Retired, Chairman of the Board, Chrysler Corporation President, Ford Motor Company

ESD Board President MESD Board of Directors Horace H. Rackham Member of the ESD College of Fellows Humanitarian Award Lifetime Achievement Award Member of the ESD College of Fellows Distinguished Service Award Member since 1967 Construction Activities Committee Construction and Design Awards Judge Education and Professional Activities Board Board of Advisors/Executive Committee PE Advisory Committee FRP Planning Committee Senior Engineers Committee Member Since 1953

ESD SUSTAINING AND CORPORATE MEMBER COMPANIES

SUSTAINING MEMBER BENEFIT PARTNER MEMBERS

AKT Peerless Environmental Services Altair Engineering American Axle Manufacturing American Center for Educational and Professional Services American Society of Employers Aristeo Construction AVL North America The Bartech Group Barton Malow Company Brightwing Central Michigan University Chrysan Industries Citizens Insurance Clark Hill, PLC CMS Enterprises Comfort Engineering Solutions, LLC Construction Association of Michigan Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC CPCII Credit Union ONE CulturecliQ Danlaw, Inc. DASI Solutions DENSO International America, Inc. Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau Detroit Transportation Corporation Dow Chemical Company DTE Energy DTE Energy Gas Operations Dürr Systems, Inc. Eastern Michigan University Education Planning Resources, Inc. Electrical Resources Company Electro-Matic Products, Inc. Energy Sciences Experis Farbman Group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Financial One, Inc. FirstMerit Bank Fishman Stewart PLLC Fusion Welding Solutions Gala & Associates, Inc. Gates Corporation GHD

General Dynamics General Motors Company Gensler George W. Auch Company Ghafari Associates, LLC Glenn E. Wash & Associates, Inc. Golder Associates Inc. Gonzalez Contingent Workforce Services GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Harley Ellis Devereaux Hartland Insurance Group, Inc. Hindsight Consulting, Inc. Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. The Hunter Group LLC IBI Group Ideal Contracting Integrity Staffing Group, Inc. ITT Technical Institute Canton ITT Technical Institute Dearborn IBEW Local 58 & NECA LMCC JNA Partners, Inc. Jozwiak Consulting, Inc. JTL America, Inc. Kettering University Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti and Sherbrook, PC Knovalent, Inc. Kolene Corporation Kostal North America Kugler Maag CIE North America Lake Superior State University Lawrence Technological University LHP Software Limbach Company, Inc. Link Engineering Co. LTI Information Technology Macomb Community College Maner, Costerisan & Ellis, PC Makino McNaughton-McKay Electric Company Meritor MEDA Engineering & Technical Services MICCO Construction Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters Michigan State University Michigan Technological University

Midwest Steel Inc. Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America, Inc. Monroe Environmental Corporation Myron Zucker, Inc. Neumann/Smith Architecture Newman Consulting Group, LLC NORR Architects Engineers Planners Northern Industrial Manufacturing Corp.

NTH Consultants, Ltd. O’Brien and Gere Oakland University Optech LLC Orbitak International, LLC Original Equipment Suppliers Association Pure Eco Environmental Solutions R.L. Coolsaet Construction Co. Rocket Fiber ROWE Professional Services Company Rumford Industrial Group Ruby+Associates, Inc. SEGULA Technologies Saginaw Valley State University Special Multi Services SSI Talascend, LLC Testing Engineers & Consultants Thermal-Netics TRANE Commercial Systems Troy Chamber of Commerce Trialon TRW Automotive Turner Construction Co. UBS Financial Services—Lott Sheth Farber Group Universal Weatherstrip & Bldg. Supply University of Detroit Mercy University of Michigan University of Michigan-Dearborn U.S. Farathane Corporation voxeljet America Inc. Wade-Trim Walbridge Walker-Miller Energy Services, LLC Wayne State University Western Michigan University Whitehall Industries The Whiting Turner Contracting Company WSP

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Corporate Profile

IDEAL CONTRACTING High Standards, Community Involvement

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t Ideal Contracting, LLC, a certified minority (MBE) General Contractor headquartered in Detroit, high quality standards, safety, the environment and the community all come into play. Ideal was formed in 1998 and has since become one of the largest general contractors in Michigan with plans to expand its footprint throughout the United States.

Specializing in preconstruction services, general contracting, design-build, self-perform trade labor and service agreements, the company has over 100 full time staff and an average of 250 skilled trades’ laborers.

“The company approaches each project with a team mentality. Project members are empowered to step up and take leadership roles in safety, planning, extraordinary customer service, and execution,” said Joe Kersanty, Project Manager.

Expert in the latest innovations in environmental sustainability and historic renovation, Ideal recently completed the General Motors Asset Sustainment Project (Phase II) in Warren, Michigan.

“The project consisted of the complete replacement

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of the GM Global Tech Center’s chilled water and steam plants. Both plants are housed in historical buildings on GM’s campus in Warren,” Kersanty explained.

For background, the chilled water plant was brought on line in the mid 1970s and the steam plant in 1949.

The facilities remained largely untouched, less minor modification, since their original commissioning.

Providing service to 15,000 people and heating to 7,000,000 square feet of building area, the existing equipment was approximately 60 years old at the time the work commenced and was well beyond its useful life.

Operation of the equipment required extensive human resources and manual operation as no automation was in place.

Operating the antiquated equipment was costly for the customer due to the age of the technology and the time required to maintain the functionality of the systems. Studies were conducted to determine the viability of making costly repairs to the systems, the result of which dictated that new systems be provided for the campus.

“The Asset Sustainment project was a complicated project considering the scope involved modifying services that keep the campus thriving and fully operational for the buildings it served. However, when it comes to completing a successful project, putting the right team in place is necessary to achieve success,” he said.

There were multiple challenges the team faced, however, the greatest challenge was that all work was to be completed while the building remained fully operational to provide chilled water and steam to the campus. These plants serve sixteen facilities on the Global Tech Center campus.

“This required extensive coordination with the personnel operating the plants to maintain an efficient flow of our work process and their operations. Working in historical structures brings its challenges, especially when this project was the first major upgrade to these specific buildings. As such, the work had to be executed flawlessly to maintain the historical nature and significance of the facility,” Kersanty said.

In the end, the project was deemed a success, including for the environment. “There were numerous environmental concerns with regards to asbestos, PCBS,

while the school 20,000 plus students were using the building with minimal disruption. � Ideal also was awarded the structural steel package for the new Mike Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University. For the four-story building, located adjacent to the Little Caesars Arena in the north end of the new District Detroit neighborhood, Ideal procured and erected approximately 1,200 tons of structural steel and metal decking in a three-month time frame. � In addition, Ideal also completed the structural steel package for the renovation of the old Detroit Free Press Building on Fort Street. The approximately 276,000-square-foot mixed-use building will house retail, office, and residential space.

and lead based paint due to the age of the buildings.

Every abatement activity was carefully planned months in advance of execution and reviewed with all stake holders for understanding and buy in,” he explained. “As a result in upgrading the facility, General Motors was able to decrease the water consumption by 20 percent and is projected to save $300,000 annually in natural gas alone.”

Lisa Duval, GM Senior Project Manager, said “Working with on-site operations and having the forethought to be able to look ahead not weeks, but three or four months down the road has made [Ideal] successful for this project.”

Among Ideal’s other notable projects includes work on various portions of the iconic Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit.

Ideal was awarded the steel erection work for the LCA roof which included the erection and detailing of 65 unique rafters between the Arena and outer buildings. The rafters were fabricated in Turkey, shipped overseas, and unloaded in Baltimore. They were then transported by escorted trucks to Ideal Contracting’s yard, here they were unloaded and shaken out. Ideal Contracting’s team also inventoried, prepped and loaded the rafters before delivering them to the worksite. Ideal followed an engineered erection plan in order to erect in a procedure that maximized space and capacity of the crane in an otherwise small footprint.

The company also self-performed the civil, cast-inplace concrete, and the miscellaneous steel associated with the parking garage, and received the contract for structural steel for the outer buildings at the LCA. Other projects include: � The Oakland University Oakland Center Expansion and Renovation consisted of a 60,000-square-foot addition to the Oakland Center Student Union in the heart of the OU Campus. Construction was completed

In addition to the day-to-day business projects, Ideal is highly involved in community outreach projects. “Ideal Contracting is committed to the Detroit community. We collaborate with numerous non-profit organizations as well as fellow companies throughout the neighborhood. We believe in Southwest Detroit and work with these organizations to help families stabilize the neighborhood, build a strong educational structure, and create wealth in our community,” said Rachel Gutierrez, Marketing Manager.

These include projects for youth such as First Robotics and Grow Detroit’s Young Talent. They have also worked with the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation and Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision. The company has also worked with environmental causes including Motor City Makeover and GM Cares Week.

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ESD Event Highlights

THE ESD EIGHTH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING ESD’s eighth annual golf outing was held on June 3, 2019, at Oak Pointe Country Club. The outing raises funds for student outreach in memory of ESD Fellow David A. Skiven’s unwavering support of the Society’s mission.

Once again, the outing sold out quickly. Roughly 80% of revenue raised goes directly to outreach programs like ESD’s Girls in Engineering Academy, Student Chapters, Future City, SciEngiMathePloration and scholarships.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DIAMOND SPONSORS:

Team Walbridge (pictured) won the Honors Course this year. Team Black & Veatch placed second. Closest to the pin on the Honors Course were Mike Ryan and Carol Bentley. Rich Benson and Michelle Jerry had the longest drives on the Honors Course.

Team John E. Green Company (pictured) won the Champs Course, with Team Gallagher-Kaiser in second. Closest to the pin on the Champs Course were Brian Crawford and Julia Smith. Scott DeFilippo and Gretchen Berkmeier won Longest Drive on the Champs Course.

Golf Committee Chair Mike Ryan from Ghafari presents the Longest Drive prize to Michelle Jerry.

John Bubnes, Gene Gardella, Marisa Varga, and Theresa Miller enjoy the networking reception sponsored by Midwest Steel.

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ESD Annual Dinner

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t the 2019 ESD Annual Dinner, we honored accomplishments, achievements and leadership in our community. The event took place at The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Ben C. Maibach III, FESD, received our highest award, the Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award. All of the evening’s award recipients are listed on the following page. For a photo gallery, please visit esd.org.

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BELOW: 1 Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award Recipient Ben C. Maibach III, FESD, Vice Chairman and Chief Community Officer, Barton Malow Company (left), with ESD President Daniel E Nicholson, PE; 2 Honorary Membership Recipient Mark Reuss, President, General Motors Company (middle); 3 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner William A. Moylan, Jr., PhD, PMP, DTM, FESD, Associate Professor, Construction Management, Eastern Michigan University (right)

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ESD Member Honors Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award

% Ben C. Maibach III, FESD, Vice Chairman and Chief Community Officer, Barton Malow Company

Honorary Membership

% Mark Reuss, President, General Motors Company

Lifetime Achievement Award

% William A. Moylan, Jr., PhD, PMP, DTM, FESD, Associate Professor, Construction Management, Eastern Michigan University

College of Fellows Inductees

% Kouhaila G. Hammer, CPA, President & CEO, Ghafari Associates, LLC % Leo C. Kempel, PhD, Dean, College of Engineering, Michigan State University % Dinesh C. Seksaria, PE, Principal Consultant, Dinesh C. Seksaria PE PLLC

Corporate Partner of the Year % Walbridge

Outreach Partners of the Year % Eastern Michigan University % Wayne State University

Distinguished Service Awards

% Denise Carlson, Vice President, North American Production Innovation Center Manufacturing Foundation Group, DENSO International America, Inc. % Louay M. Chamra, PhD, Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University % Matthew J. Chynoweth, PE, Director, Bureau of Bridges and Structures Michigan Department of Transportation % Keith Lemley, Manufacturing Engineer, American Axle and Manufacturing % Ronald Young, PE, Project Engineer, Ruby + Associates, Inc. 16 | TechCentury | Summer 2019

STEM Educator of the Year

% Kathryn Poirier, FET, STEM Instructor, Thurston High School, South Redford School District

TechCentury Image Award

% Matthew N. Roush, Managing Editor University News Bureau, Director of Media Relations, Lawrence Technological University

Emerging Young Professional Award

% Trevor Sherts, User Experience Project Lead, Autonomous Vehicles and Icons, Ford Motor Company

2019 ESD Construction and Design Award Winners

Shinola Hotel Owner: Bedrock Designer: Kraemer Design Group Contractor: Barton Malow Company % Oakland University Hillcrest Hall Owner: Oakland University Designer: Neumann/Smith Architecture Contractor: Frank Rewold & Son, Inc. % Michigan State University Grand Rapids Research Center Owner: Michigan State University Designer: Ellenzweig & SmithGroup Contractor: Clark Rockford Joint Venture % Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business Owner: Wayne State University Designer: SmithGroup Contractor: The Christman Company/LS Brinker Joint Venture %

2019 ESD Construction & Design Honorable Mention % Western Michigan University, Valley Dining Center Owner: Western Michigan University Designer: SmithGroup Contractor: The Christman Company

SCHOLARSHIPS The following college and high school student scholarships were given in June, though not at the Annual Dinner. Each is accompanied by a $1,000 award.

Outstanding Engineering Students of the Year

% Sara Ann Kucharek, Wayne State University % Matthew J. McAllister Jr., Lawrence Technological University % Joseph Pinakidis, Michigan State University % Heidi Theisen, Michigan State University % Michael Ustes, University of Michigan – Dearborn % Rachel Zarger, Michigan State University

Outstanding High School Students of the Year

% Deborah Akinbola, Lincoln Senior High School, Ypsilanti % David Bosek, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit % Ryan Castro, Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker Schools, Pigeon % James Farrell, Athens High School, Troy % Shreya Kashyap, Northville High School, Northville % Jake Lane, Climax-Scotts Community Schools, Climax and Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, Kalamazoo % Graham Macomber, Jackson Preparatory and Early College, Jackson % Neha Surapaneni, Novi High School, Novi % Grace Zalubas, North Farmington High School, Farmington Hills

RACKHAM HUMANITARIAN:

Ben C. Maibach III FESD

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en C. Maibach III, FESD, Vice Chairman and Chief Community Officer at Barton Marlow, is the 2019 recipient of ESD’s Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award.

The Rackham Award is the Society’s highest honor, given for outstanding humanitarian achievements in civic, business, public-spirited or humanitarian endeavors.

For Maibach, giving back to the community has been a life-long practice. “My father always instilled a sense of community and helping others in us so it’s a natural thing to feel that this is important. Also, at Barton Malow, community has been part of who we are and what we do.

When people ask me if they should get involved in something, I tell them to ask three questions,” he explained.

“Those questions are, one, Is it something you’re passionate about?

Is it a cause you feel inspired by?

Two, who are you working with – will you be on the board or committee, spending time with people you enjoy and respect? And finally, three, is there a business aspect? Will you grow your network? If all three have positive answers, then you should definitely do it.”

A lifelong Michigan resident and ardent community champion, Maibach has long been recognized for distinguished community service.

He devotes significant time per year to charitable, civic, professional and educational activities. Throughout his career, he has received several prestigious awards ranging from the Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America to the WJR Humanitarian of the Year Award

to the Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni Award and the Distinguished Constructor Award from the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame.

When asked if there is a favorite cause he supports, he said it is difficult to choose just one. “I have a friend who has a car dealership, and I ask him what car is his favorite. He always says ‘the one I’m driving at the time,’” he explained. “I have lived a blessed life and I enjoy what I’m working on. Whether it’s helping the state to improve and grow, moving forward with programs in diversity with New Detroit, or helping kids at the YMCA, there is an awful lot of satisfaction in giving back. Most people, and I strongly agree, will tell you, you get back more than you give.”

Maibach’s engineering career began after earning a degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University, with continuing education at Wayne State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

He joined Barton Malow in 1964 as a laborer and rose through the ranks to become chairman and CEO. He is currently vice chairman and chief community officer.

During his tenure, Barton Malow grew from a single Michigan office to a national construction enterprise with numerous offices and specialties in energy, health, education, sports facilities, and industrial construction.

An involved and dedicated professional, Maibach has been a member of The Engineering Society of Detroit since 1970. For his hard work and commitment to the industry, he is the recipient of two other honors from the Society:

membership in the ESD College of Fellows and the ESD Construction & Design Summit Award for civic involvement.

During his tenure with ESD, he has served on the Board of Directors (1981-1987) and has also participated on ESD’s Foundation Board, Ambassadors Executive Committee, Construction Activities Committee, Education and Professional Activities Board, Science Fair Board and Young Engineers Council.

On receiving the Rackham Award, Maibach said “Any award or recognition is great to receive but some more so than others; when you look at the people who have received this award it is highly significant and humbling to be a member of this group. I am very honored to receive it.”

In addition to his work with ESD, Maibach serves or has served as a director, executive committee member, and chairman of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, a board member for Business Leaders for Michigan, New Detroit, Inc., Detroit Economic Club (DEC), The Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, and The United Way. esd.org | The Engineering Society of Detroit | 17

ESD’s Newest Fellows Kouhaila Hammer is a Past President of The Engineering Society of Detroit and has been recognized as one of the most influential women in Michigan three times by Crain’s Detroit Business.

Kouhaila G. Hammer, CPA

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hree Engineering Society of Detroit members were inducted into the ESD College of Fellows at the Society’s annual dinner on June 18. The Fellows, nominated by members of ESD, are approved by the Executive Committee.

ESD Fellows are members of unusual distinction, conferred by invitation of the Board of Directors for outstanding and extraordinary qualifications and experience in their professions as evidenced by accomplishments in the following major areas: technical achievement; professional achievement; ESD service and leadership; and professional society service and leadership.

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Kouhaila G. Hammer, CPA, has served as president and CEO of Ghafari Associates, LLC, since 2000, having joined the firm in 1986 as chief financial officer. Under her leadership, Ghafari has explored and conquered new frontiers, pioneering technology applications, developing new service lines, and entering burgeoning markets around the globe. An accountant by background, Hammer began her 40-year career in the audit division of a major public accounting firm, where she advanced to the senior management level.

She recently served as president of The Engineering Society of Detroit, and sits on the boards of the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan and the Rackham Foundation, as well as the Detroit Regional Chamber board and executive committee. She is also a member of the International Women’s Forum, and has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Michigan by Crain’s Detroit Business three times (most recently in 2016).

Leo Kempel has led numerous efforts to expand and strengthen Michigan State University’s research, academic, and outreach missions.

Leo C. Kempel, PhD

Leo C. Kempel, PhD, is the ninth dean of the Michigan State University College of Engineering. Kempel leads nine academic programs and has strengthened the college’s innovation in automotive, composite materials, energy, health care technologies, pavement preservation, and security. Under his leadership, two new academic departments have been established – the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering.

In addition, a new $60 million Bio Engineering Facility opened in 2016 for shared interdisciplinary research.

Kempel has led numerous efforts to expand and strengthen the college’s research, academic, and outreach missions. Since 2006, the college’s annual research expenditures have risen to $57 million and, separately, the College of Engineering has surpassed its $80 million goal in MSU’s recent $1.5 billion capital campaign by more than 20 percent.

Kempel is a member of The Engineering Society of Detroit Administrative Committee.

Dinesh Seksaria has earned more than 35 U.S. and International patents and has published and presented more than 15 technical papers.

Dinesh C. Seksaria, PE

Dinesh C. Seksaria, PE, is a consultant specializing in light weighting of mechanical/structural components and systems. He is a licensed PE and mechanical engineer with over 50 years of expertise in mechanical design and material sciences. He has practiced design, analysis and testing and has earned more than 35 U.S. and international patents as well as published and presented more than 15 technical papers in the U.S. and internationally.

Seksaria has worked on various research and development activities related to materials and for mechanical/structural subsystems of vehicles from airplanes to construction cranes, military vehicles, cars and commercial and industrial trucks. He has stayed current with technical advances in all related areas while enjoying teaching his skills to other engineers.

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ESD Member Honors

ESD BESTOWS HONORARY MEMBERSHIP UPON

GM President Mark Reuss

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ark Reuss is president of General Motors Company where he leads GM’s Global Product Group and the Cadillac organization, and has responsibility for Global Quality.

Born and raised in metro Detroit, he is deeply committed to revitalizing the region via education, community and philanthropy. Among his many accomplishments, he: % In 2010, spearheaded a $27.1 million grant to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan to improve graduation rates at seven Detroit-area high schools. % In 2013, championed the GM Student Corps, a summer internship and career development program for under-served youth in metro Detroit and Flint. % Was instrumental in bringing the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix back to Detroit’s Belle Isle Park.

The event generates millions in economic impact for the region. % In 2013, oversaw the purchase of the historic Durant-Dort Factory One, the birthplace of General Motors. After extensive renovations, Factory One reopened in 2017 as a modern, world-class facility that hosts events and holds the iconic Kettering University automotive archives.

In addition, Reuss is a member of the Duke Fuqua School of Business Board of Visitors and is GM’s Key Executive at Duke University. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of The Henry Ford, the Skillman Foundation, Cranbrook Schools, Horizons Upward Bound, Detroit Workforce Development Board, the Detroit Education Coalition and the 20 | TechCentury | Summer 2019

CEO Leadership Group on Regional Economic Development.

Reuss serves on the board of GM China’s joint venture, Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd., (SGM), and is a member of the GM Senior Leadership Team. He is leading the transformation of the company’s global product development workforce and processes to drive world-class levels of engineering in advanced technologies and improve quality and speed to market. This includes doubling the resources

allocated to electric and autonomous vehicle programs in the next two years.

He holds a bachelor’s of engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Duke University.

Mark Reuss’s father, Lloyd E. Reuss, FESD, also a former President of General Motors, received the Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award, the Society’s highest honor, in 2005. Lloyd Reuss was also an ESD Fellow, inducted in 2009.

MOYLAN RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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illiam A. Moylan, Jr., PhD, PMP, FESD, DTM, was honored with The Engineering Society of Detroit’s Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual dinner on June 18. The award, established in 2004, is presented to an ESD member in recognition of a lifetime of achievement to the benefit of education and the field of engineering.

Moylan said his achievements in engineering are the result of a long career of collaboration with fellow engineers and involvement in the ESD. “It’s humbling to receive this award. I did not expect it,” he said.

“I joined ESD as a student member in January 1973, and I have stayed a member ever since. The collaborative part of engineering is what I was exposed to via ESD. The breadth of backgrounds of ESD members and the broad-based view of what engineering is, has been a fascinating, learning experience.”

Moylan has been an associate professor in construction management with Eastern Michigan University since 2002. Prior to that, he instructed at Lawrence Technological University. In

addition, he is a professional trainer, consultant, and expert witness in construction engineering and project management. Before becoming a professor, he spent eleven years internationally with the Saudi Arabian American Oil Co. His view of engineering and its focus has evolved through his experiences.

“In the beginning, it was all about the technical; to do things as fast as possible, as cheap as possible, defaulting to speed and timing and cost,” he explained. “However, I found that you have to look at the other issues. Now it is essential to focus on collaborative, critical thinking and problem solving. Being able to work within a team – to look at variety of issues not just number crunching.”

He uses the acronym PESTLE— Political Environmental Energy Social Technical Legal Economic – when taking in all factors of a project or in teaching.

“I’d add ethical as well…We must always look at how it involves others, look at all the internal and external stakeholders for a holistic approach,” he said.

As an instructor, Moylan has one goal: “I hope I make a difference.”

“You go from being the sage on the stage to the guide on the side. You see this approach used with student as young as those participating in programs like Future

City, Robotics and project-based learning. Through ESD, I’ve learned these new ways of approaching teaching,” he said. “What I’ve found was that essential to motivating a child’s mind is discovering what they need to get the information across.

I present the material, then ask ‘do they get it?’ If they do, good, move forward, if not, let’s ask questions— and so on. My focus is making sure I am effective in my instruction.”

In addition to teaching, Moylan has been highly involved with a variety of professional societies and civic activities including the American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineering Society of Detroit, Project Management Institute, Habitat for Humanity, Toastmasters International, and the St. Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center Board of Directors.

Within ESD, he is presently a member of the Construction & Design Committee (2004-present) and the TechCentury Editorial Board (2008-present). He regularly serves as a Judge for the ESD sponsored/ Michigan regional Future Cities Competition (1991–present).

In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award, Moylan has been inducted into the ESD College of Fellows (FESD) and honored with the ESD Distinguished Service Award (1998, 2010, 2016) and ESD Outstanding Committee/ Council Leadership Award (2009, 2016).

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IMAGE AWARD RECIPIENT:

Matt Roush T o say that engineering has evolved and expanded over the past few decades is an understatement of grand proportions. And if anyone knows the truth to that, it’s Matt Roush, who has followed the course of technology and engineering throughout his 40-year career as a communicator.

Roush was recently presented with TechCentury’s Image Award at the ESD Annual Dinner. The award honors individuals who have helped promote the engineering and technical professions through involvement in the community, engagement in their professional societies, and via other ways of enhancing or publicizing the engineering profession to the public.

Roush was nominated by Bruce Annett, who had high accolades for Roush’s “decades of work advancing the engineering and allied technical professions, and his volunteer work as a master of ceremonies, moderator and presenter.”

“It’s a great honor to receive this award,” said Roush. “It’s nice to see your work acknowledged. As a writer, I enjoy serving as tour guide of engineering, being able to translate technical topics into a general understanding for others. I feel this is really important these days because science is so essential to our lives.”

Roush has spent more than 20 years raising the profile of engineering and related technical professions since he started covering the then-nascent Internet for Crain’s Detroit Business in the early 1990s. He spent the rest of that decade covering the dot-com boom and its effect on Detroit-area businesses—and then, the dot-com bust in 2000.

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In 2001, he was recruited by WWJ Newsradio 950 to create the Great Lakes IT Report, a daily e-mail newsletter covering high tech from a Michigan perspective. In this role, he helped put Michigan’s extensive but largely unrecognized tech sector on the national map, covering hardware and software companies as well as related fields like engineering, architecture, and the life sciences.

In 2014, Roush became director of communications at ESD. He managed this magazine, TechCentury, and built TechCentury.com into a news outlet.

He continues to serve on TechCentury Editorial Board.

In 2016, he became director of media relations at Lawrence Technological University, where he now manages the university’s alumni magazine and the annual magazine of its College of Engineering.

Roush said that his years of covering technology have seen many changes: “When I started, I was covering retailing, and I started reading about online commerce. You could basically shop without going shopping, and this activity became a whole lot easier as the internet progressed. It was fascinating to watch and write about the evolution.”

“Engineering has become much less of a defined thing that ‘other’ people do…it’s broadened into so many other areas and expanded our abilities. Whether it’s medical procedures, environmental movements, bio engineering to clean up waste sites—you name it— engineering can be a part of it. We’re now using applied math and physics to solve world problems,” he said.

Misconceptions still abound about engineering, though, he said. “People

think that you need be a complete genius to do it,” he explained. “But I want people who struggled with mathematical and science concepts in school to know that’s not true.

Consider how the best baseball players aren’t stars, they are simply consistent and look at the whole game. You can be a B student and do this.”

Roush’s greatest rewards come from covering engineering stories and being involved in the engineering community. “I’ve helped people understand complex ideas; and I’m no expert—I did take calculus once and never really got it—but I know how to ask the right questions and present it in a way that makes sense. And this stuff is important; we need to share these ideas and concepts.”

More writing, and writing, and writing is what the future brings, he says. “I will always continue to write—I love to write, I am compulsive about it. And I’m excited about continuing to use the broadest media platforms to share the engineering story,” he said. “That’s one great thing about internet: even though what’s happened to the print newspaper business is a crying shame, the internet has opened up expansive new worlds for communication.”

45th Annual Engineering Society of Detroit Construction & Design Award Winners

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he winners and honorable mention projects that The Engineering Society of Detroit is recognizing with 2019 Construction and Design Awards are some of the most impressive projects to date.

Research centers, university spaces for learning, dining and socializing, and the craftsmanship of an historic Detroit hotel—they are something to see.

Now in its 45th year, the Construction and Design Awards recognize the best of the best in architecture, construction skills, and workplace safety. Particular attention is paid to the close relationship between the designer, contractor and owner. Emphasis is also placed on sustainability and energy efficiency.

So, take a stroll through these pages to learn more about the amazing creativity and technological know-how of Michigan’s engineers. It is hard not to be impressed by the talent that permeates Michigan’s architecture, engineering and construction industries today. Enjoy!

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2019 CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN AWARD WINNER

Shinola Hotel OWNER:

Bedrock

DESIGNER: Kraemer

Design Group CONTRACTOR: Barton Malow Company Located in the heart of downtown, the Shinola Hotel embodies Detroit’s celebrated craftsmanship and ingenuity. The hotel combines historic Detroit architecture with Shinola’s style and brand. The combined efforts of Bedrock, Barton Malow and Kraemer Design on this two-year project involved the rehabilitation of the historic building at 1400 Woodward and the Singer Building. It also required the demolition and rebuilding of three neighboring buildings to create a unique hospitality experience.

During the aggressive design and construction timeline, the team was always on the lookout for innovative processes. Drone technology was used in tandem with laser scanning by the Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) team to create 3D models. This type of modeling allowed the team to be more efficient by identifying potential design challenges ahead of time – especially important on a project where building consistencies and historical preservation was crucial.

One significant coordination issue was the floor levels of the Singer Building – diverging as much as 42 inches from the adjacent structures. Making five separate structures into an ADA compliment, seamless, luxury guest experience took some planning. Floors had to be level, with no interior ramping. In some cases, discrepancies between building floors was as much as 3

feet. Unfortunately, stairs are not allowed in corridors by code and 42 inch ramps were impractical. The solution?

An elegant, custom-designed floating floor.

The floating floors also allowed for a creative routing of utilities, which were able to be run under the floors without awkward and costly bends in the ductwork.

Creativity was also present in designing and installing the new elevator tower (20 feet wide and 10 stories tall) between the 1400 and 1412 structures, as well as the fireplaces and appliances which required a serviceable and code-compliant exhaust throughout the building.

Surpassing these challenges required detailed planning, and the VDC team was successful in creating a plan through 3D and 4D modeling that illustrated what work was to be done, how it needed to be done, and when it needed to be done.

Throughout the project the team was conscious of how the project affected the environment in not just immediate surroundings but at large, using LED lamping in addition to heat pump systems and energy recovery units to provide tempered air to the project. The team also recycled construction materials, and ensured all lead removal.

Detroit, itself, is also being positively affected: the Shinola Hotel has attracted travelers from around the globe and created 300 permanent jobs for local residents. esd.org | The Engineering Society of Detroit | 25

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2019 CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN AWARD WINNER

Oakland University Hillcrest Hall OWNER: Oakland

University

DESIGNER: Neumann/Smith

Architecture CONTRACTOR: Frank Rewold & Son, Inc. Built into a hill on the south side of campus, Hillcrest Hall is Oakland University’s newest living-learning environment. It combines housing, dining and academics, and is designed to strengthen the OU student and community experience.

The team of Neumann/Smith Architecture and Frank Rewold & Sons (FRS) collaborated together— with their high quality design experience—to bring the project in on time and on budget. With a $78 million budget and an aggressive delivery schedule, the success of the project was in part due to the team’s strong ability to organize the tasks at hand. FRS used Procore CM software to manage the budget, inspections, documentation, punch list and logs. Timberline cost accounting and proprietary spreadsheets were also used for reporting, drawdown protection and overall cost control.

Completed in August 2018, the magnitude of the 290,000 square foot project, site topography and soil conditions presented challenges that were successfully met. The team was tasked with designing and constructing the project in less than 33 months, while engineering a building to accommodate poor soils, avoid the elimination of any existing parking, and preserve a protected woodland/wetland with a flowing creek along the southern side of the site.

Among the solutions to meet the tight schedule, exterior light gauge wall sections were built off-site and inserted into the steel, CMU and plank the superstructure as they were completed. This allowed the team to not have to wait until steel, concrete and block were in place to begin infill framing.

Deep foundations for the project were required due to poor soils. More than 180 drilled piers/caissons extending 18 to 48 feet deep, tied together with grade beams, support the building. Bearing block walls with precast plank floor and roof structures provide structure for most of the building.

Remarkably, with between 150 and 200 tradesmen on site and a seriously accelerated schedule, a Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety inspection found not one safety deficiency on the project, which is almost unheard of. Overall, 250,000 man-hours were logged without one safety incident.

LEED Gold certification for Hillcrest is in progress.

The project exemplifies excellence in enhancing water efficiency, sensitivity to energy and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality. In addition, more than 75 percent of construction waste management was recycled or salvaged, 20 percent of materials included recycled content, and more than 20 percent of materials were sourced locally. esd.org | The Engineering Society of Detroit | 27

2019 CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN AWARD WINNER

Michigan State University Grand Rapids Research Center OWNER: Michigan

State University & SmithGroup CONTRACTOR: Clark Rockford Joint Venture DESIGNER: Ellenzweig

The Grand Rapids Research Center (GRRC) is part of Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine and provides research space for approximately 33 Principal Investigators. It is also a part of MSU’s continued growth with stakeholder research in West Michigan.

SmithGroup was selected as Primary Architect and Architect and Engineer of Record, Ellenzweig as Design Architect and Lab Planner, and Clark Rockford Joint Venture as contractor. The team worked collaboratively—via regular construction meetings and encouragement of ideas - with the College to effectively handle the process, maintain costs and challenges. This approach paid off with the final project being delivered below budget, allowing MSU to add additional programs to benefit the mission of the college.

With enhancing research space as a primary goal, little was wasted in the development and organization of the interior space, resulting in a 54 percent efficient building, including the atrium, with the total area of 158,717 gross square feet and usable area totaling 85,200 net square feet.

Prior to this project. MSU embarked on a path to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent.

With this in mind, the design team created a highly efficient building, reducing energy consumption by 30 percent better than code mandates. This was a special challenge, as research laboratories are some of the most energy intense facilities in the world. Solutions included demand ventilation, digital building controls, variable frequency drives, LED lighting and daylight harvesting, and a high performance building envelope that helped meet sustainable goals while meeting intended function.

Another challenge was land use. Located in a prominent area at the corner of Michigan and Monroe streets, the design team worked closely with the City to develop a plaza, providing an active urban space the engages people and promotes interaction. A “rain garden” green space and low seating walls now supports the ebb and flow of people expected within the building and neighborhood.

In the final analysis, the team delivered a project that met or exceeded every metric required by the owner. It was such a success that MSU has re-purposed its design for another site on the East Lansing campus. esd.org | The Engineering Society of Detroit | 29

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2019 CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN AWARD WINNER

Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business OWNER:

Wayne State University

DESIGNER: SmithGroup CONTRACTOR: The

Christman Company/LS Brinker Joint Venture

The Wayne State University Mike IIitch School of Business serves 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students, providing flexible teaching, research, office, and community spaces for students and faculty. In designing and constructing the building, SmithGroup and The Christman Company/Brinker Group teamed up to successfully complete this LEED-Certified project that includes a 250-seat auditorium with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, 150 glass marker boards in classrooms and lecture halls, a finance lab with Bloomberg terminals, and a two-story interior atrium for seating and events.

The project was student-focused with team members meeting with business school students, administration, faculty and donors to discuss—via interactive sessions and workshops—to determine the vision and goals for the project as well as programmatic needs and alignment with the school’s brand. The building’s design now promotes a lifelong relationship with the student.

Once they have successfully graduated and entered the business world, they can return as a guest or speaker, or hold events to hire similar, innovation-minded students.

The fast-paced schedule of the project was met on deadline and at 15 percent below the average cost

of a business school. A ‘smart’ building, Mike IIitch School of Business features a variety of advanced technology to give the owner highly customized and integrated methods to manage technology, temperature, lighting, fire alarms, security and audio visual systems.

Landscaping on the site was designed to require 50 percent less irrigation, reducing the use of potable water.

Unique features to the building include its “glow.”

The idea was to have classrooms line the exterior envelope, maximizing natural daylight and creating a well-lit exterior at night. This provides a technologyrich environment for flexibility, safety and security. The upper floors also connect to the city via balconies, and a 4th floor roof terrace. These areas can be used for events, and also reinforces the connection to the urban environment and the bond between Detroit and the business education.

The effects of the new location are already being recognized. New programs are being introduced, taking advantage of the downtown proximity. There has also been a 20 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment and a 70 percent increase in graduate enrollment in the school. esd.org | The Engineering Society of Detroit | 31

2019 CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN AWARD HONORABLE MENTION

Western Michigan University—Valley Dining Center OWNER: Western

Michigan University

DESIGNER: SmithGroup CONTRACTOR:

The Christman Company

Western Michigan University wanted the Valley Dining Center to become a true community hub that not only accommodates students in surrounding dormitories, but serves as a destination for students throughout the campus. Creating a new community and a portal between the previously separated valley campus and main campus, the dining facility combines three smaller residential dining locations from remote residential halls.

With community in mind, the design team of SmithGroup and The Christman Company also recognized the importance of the dining experience as an integral part of the social culture and the culture of students at a university. The facility creates a “kitchen table” atmosphere where students dine, socialize, work, study and build community.

The Valley Dining Center project was completed on time and nearly $2 million under budget. Using BIM to coordinate among all elements and systems, the building—with its extensive amounts of food service equipment, design challenges, and sustainability goals— was finished in 2018.

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Among the many unique features that designers used was a “rain screen approach” to the façade of the building, first constructing layers of wall system where finish materials would then be face fastened.

This approach allowed for one continuous system to wrap the building, saving time and costs. After the wall system was complete, metal panels and ultrahigh performance concrete panels were affixed.

The rain screen approach is a unique solution to the challenge of incorporating different materials to form a uniform façade.

The project received all 60 points of LEED Certification—a noteworthy achievement for a dining facility due to the complexity of its mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems as well as the energy utilization and waste challenges inherent in a high-capacity food service facility.

Deemed a success, in its first year of operations, the dining center averaged 1,800 more guests per week than the three separate Valley Dining Units combined during the two prior years.

TACKLING BIRD–WINDOW COLLISIONS Artists, Engineers and Ecologists Team Up for Avian Safety "A bird is safe in its nest,but that is not what its wings are made for."

—Artificial intelligence expert and spiritual philosopher Amit Ray

BY CYNDI PERKINS

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o help the avian population fly through Humanitarian Award Recipient Ben C. Maibach III, Vice Chairman an increasingly complexand Chief Community Officer, landscape, a group of Michigan Technological University researchers, faculty and students have teamed up to target a major killer: bird-window collisions.

A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but in the case of the Keep ‘Em Flying project, the tactic is a double-pronged, interdisciplinary approach that involves designing both effective window art and an affordable home sensor that anyone can use to identify collision hot spots, which in turn allows for strategic placement of glass clings and etchings.

Lisa Gordillo, an assistant professor in the Visual and Performing Arts department, has been leading the initiative since 2014, when an ornithologist in the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences (SFRES), approached the artist to ask if her design students would be willing to help end bird mortalities on campus.

If you’re ever heard the deadly crack of a warbler or a sparrow crashing into your window—and you probably have, since the per-home U.S. fatality average is two birds per year—you’ll understand why students agreed to get involved.

During spring and fall migrations, an average of six birds a day die on the Michigan Tech campus. Nationally, there are up to a billion fatalities per year.

The reason: Birds can’t see glass.

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Cognitive and Learning Sciences, to develop and evaluate a community learning component.

The collaboration also includes the Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments. Even the athletic department’s in on the project — Michigan Tech Women’s Tennis Head Coach Kevin Kalinec lent the tennis ball cannon for the Enterprise team’s most recent experiment.

Specimens donated to SFRES: palm warbler, black-and-white warbler, song sparrow, brown-headed cowbird, Swainson’s thrush, American robin and blue jay.

interior greenery or habitat glimpsed around corners or on the other side of passageways. Migratory birds are most at risk, because they pass through neighborhoods new to them as they travel to and from breeding grounds. Only about half of all songbirds successfully complete a round-trip passage.

“The more obstacles you put in the landscape, the more potential there is for birds to collide with them. There’s a growing recognition of the problem,” said ornithologist David Flaspohler, SFRES professor and a project partner. In fall 2018, he helped students in the Wireless Communications Enterprise team measure collision impact to test their latest iteration of a sensor prototype.

The internet-controllable device would sell for about 10 bucks, allowing building occupants and owners to find out where bird collisions occur and then address the problem areas using appropriately sized, localized window art. The collective data could also be used to create heat maps of high- and low-collision areas, which could lead to more bird-friendly building sites and designs.

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"During spring and fall migrations, an average of six birds a day die on the Michigan Tech campus. Nationally, there are up to a billion fatalities per year." another problem. “People don’t like to block their views,” Flaspohler said.

“That glass is there for a reason, so people are reluctant to modify it in ways that can even partially obstruct the view.”

Selectively placed art, attractive and minimally intrusive for indoor dwellers while simultaneously curbing bird appeal, provides a solution. “If we can test, then we know, ‘oh, in your northeast corner — that’s the hot spot for bird collisions,’ “ said Gordillo, whose students have produced designs ranging from copper-miner silhouettes that honor area heritage and Michigan Tech’s mascot, the Husky, rendered in stained-glass style, to opaque and delicate geometric compositions.

The Keep ‘Em Flying project is a case study in the kind of team science that takes place at the University. Gordillo and Flaspohler worked with Amy Lark, an assistant professor of science education in

Ornithologist David Flaspohler sends another tennis ball flying at the front-entrance windows of the J.R. Noblet School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences building so a team of student inventors and entrepreneurs can record the impact.

At 58 grams, the weight of a tennis ball is close to a 35-gram brownheaded cowbird, said Flaspohler.

“A fast-flying cowbird may give the same reading as a slower (75-gram) robin,” he said, gesturing at a tray of frozen specimens. People bring the birds to Flaspohler for use in teaching and research. It’s a helpful practice, because specimens in these parts need to be collected rapidly, before they’re consumed by the many scavengers in the Keweenaw Peninsula food chain.

Cole Kendall keeps a lookout for the next volley; Marcus Stojcevich checks the current readings.

“One hundred sixty-four—110, 169, 100, 132,” Cole Kendall, a fourth-year computer engineering major, reads off the numbers as Flaspohler mans the cannon and peppers the windows. “The sensor generates a voltage based off the vibration,” explained Kendall.

“We’re looking at the range of values for the different kinds of sensors— how hard they hit, where they hit.”

Tunk. Tunk. Tunk. Fourth-year software engineering major Marcus Stojcevich records the readings.

The hits are stronger than the team expected, on average in the 140-190 range. “We want to know what we can set the threshold at, and be

Sometimes you’re the window. Sometimes you’re the bird. A student-designed prototype of an affordable collision-detection sensor aims to make the two meet less often.

confident,” Stojcevich said. While a snowball might fool the sensor, for example, getting accurate data means differentiating between a bird-hit and a tree-branch scrape.

It’s the first time the team has used a fixed window. In the initial design phase students performed impact tests on an unmounted double-paned window provided by the University facilities department.

When the team has collected the data it needs, students and faculty pack up in the fading light of a northern fall evening. It’s time to return the specimens to the lab freezer. Gordillo gently cradles a black-and-white warbler in her cupped hands. Hope, Emily Dickinson wrote, is the thing with feathers. This project also brings hope for the things with feathers, that they may fly freely and without harm through the ever-changing environment with the help of innovators working in harmony at the intersection of engineering, ecology and art.

Award-winning editor and journalist Cyndi Perkins writes and edits print and digital news, features, social media and other content for Michigan Tech. The debut novelist (More Than You Think You Know, Beating Windward Press) has another book in the works. She finds life-work balance on the yoga mat, in the garden and anywhere near the water.

Lisa Gordillo, holding a black-and-white warbler, has led the project since 2014.

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R EV IEW BO O K REVIEWED BY MATT ROUSH

in Chapter 1 with their unique assessment of competitive advantage home field surface through corked bats and doctored balls, instant reply, and our favorite, the batter’s eye.”

— BASEBALL ALMANAC

“It’s interesting to see the comparison between professional

golf’s competitions and winning based on site selection. The analytics element is unique and worth reading. Recommended...”

— HARVEY FROMMER Author of The Sports Junkie’s Book of Trivia, Terms and Lingo and 20+ other books

BRIAN LOVE MICHAEL BURNS

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Michael Burns, MD, PhD

receive where we learn something new. “Corked” pitched a gem

TALES OF ADVANTAGE IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS

Brian Love, PhD

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“What’s rarer than a perfect game? The number of books we

CORKED

U-M Professors Explore Using Science to Bend the Rules of Sport

rom the New England Patriots’ Deflategate to the pine tar on 1980s baseball star George Brett’s bat, and actually a heck of a lot farther back than that, competitive athletes have been doing whatever it takes to win, sometimes bending the rules to the breaking point.

A new book by two University of Michigan professors offers a fascinating look at the science and engineering of those who have used creative ways to achieve sports glory—or infamy.

Corked: Tales of Advantage in Competitive Sports was published in April by Fifth Avenue Press Collective, the print imprimatur of the Ann Arbor District Library.

It offers 26 vignettes covering the most popular sports in the United States, such as baseball, football, and basketball, along with Olympic sports like track and swimming, and sports popular in other lands or cultures, from cricket to curling to jai alai.

The authors are Brian Love, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering and materials science, and Michael Burns, MD, PhD, a clinical lecturer in anesthesiology at U-M Hospital. The book idea came up by chance in a meeting, while the two men were waiting for students to show up to discuss a project.

Clark Field at the University of Texas at Austin, with its lower and upper center fields defined by a limestone cliff.

Within its pages, the book looks at why home field advantage is the least prevalent on the ice of the National Hockey League—the authors hypothesize it’s because the league has standardized rink sizes and ice conditions, and the players and referees are physically separated from the crowd by tall glass. There’s also a story about the Buffalo Sabres’ infamous 1975 “fog game,” where the lack of air conditioning during a playoff run deep into a warm spring caused a game where players could barely see past their sticks.

The book also discusses some home field advantages in baseball, where teams make decisions on what types of grasses to use and other field conditions based on the strengths and weaknesses of each year’s team—increasing or decreasing the hardness of the infield, for instance.

“The best example, hands down, of a home field advantage was Clark Field at the University of Texas at Austin, the Texas baseball team’s home for almost 50 years,” Love said. That field had a ‘lower center field’ that went out to about 300 feet or so—then a limestone cliff that varied between 12 and 30 feet in height, behind which was an ‘upper center field’ called “Billy Goat Hill,” accessible only by a steep pathway in left-center.

“Balls would knock off the cliff and carom in any direction,” Love said. “It would have been hilarious to watch other teams try to defend against this.” Texas baseball gave up this home field advantage in 1975.

Even the so-called “pure” sports like swimming aren’t immune from rule-bending. Those body-covering

swimsuits didn’t just make swimmers faster because they were slippery—they were also buoyant, lifting more of the body out of the water, so a swimmer glided along the surface like the hull of a catamaran. That’s why they were eventually banned.

Competitors overseas in sports like cricket are just as keen to use home field advantage and rule-bending to their advantage, Burns said, with the composition of balls and bats a subject of much secrecy and customization.

As for Deflategate, the book discusses the Patriots— but also the original Deflategate, which involved the undersized 1973 New York Knicks of the NBA, who deflated the ball to prevent long rebounds.

The moral of the story about bending the rules?

Said Burns: “Basically, if it was our teams doing this, we’d be all for it. If you’re not trying stuff like this, you’re not trying to win. I think (Deflategate) is a pretty egregious form of bending the rules, but as a fan, I just want my team to win.”

Corked is available at Amazon.com in both paperback and Kindle editions, and at the Ann Arbor bookstore Bookbound. There’s also a website for the book, at corkedthebook.com.

Matt Roush is Managing Editor of the University News Bureau and Director of Media Relations at Lawrence Technological University at Lawrence Technological University.

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‘SERIOUS GAMING’ USES VIDEO GAMES FOR TRAINING, EDUCATION

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rom manufacturing to mortgages to the military, technology that was originally developed to let us have fun and blow off steam in front of a computer or TV screen is now being used to train people in financial regulations, workplace safety, customer service, and a hundred other things.

Video games are everywhere.

Students from Lawrence Technological University can attest to that.

LTU offers two game-related majors—a Bachelor of Fine Arts in game art, and a Bachelor of Science in computer science with a concentration in game software development. The program’s graduates have found jobs in a surprising variety of workplaces, from mortgage firms to contractors for the Michigan Lottery to retailers.

Jacob Radatz graduated from LTU in 2018 and is now a systems engineer at ImageSoft Inc., a Southfield company that creates document and process automation software.

“My focus is on helping clients go paperless, with a focus on the courts and judicial systems,” Radatz said.

Of game software development, he said: “A lot of the principles in good game software development are the same in good software development. All the stuff you need to make a good user experience in a game translates to good user experience with any software.”

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Visitors enjoy more than 30 LTU student-designed games at the LTU Expo in April.

People who only learn how to code might create a program and say “Hey, it works, yay. But they might not think a lot about what the user experience is going to be like.

I find a lot of the stuff I learned in game design applies readily to the software I work on now.”

Isaac Sweet, a 2015 LTU computer science graduate, worked for 365 Retail Markets, a Troy company that creates automated “micromarkets” in office buildings.

There’s no staff—customers simply scan their purchase, then use a credit card or thumbprint to pay.

“What I learned about game software helped me program a micromarket,” Sweet said. “That’s an application of user ease on the front end. But I also looked at the

back end of the system, the website where customers would choose what to stock in their market and how to price it. That’s a lot of database stuff, but I worked on making that easier to use as well.”

Sweet and several other LTU graduates now work at Dreaming Door Studios LLC, a Bloomfield Hills game development company that’s about to release a game two years in the making, “Golden Treasure: The Great Green.” In this open-world game, players become dragons, and explore a complex Bronze Age world, fighting battles and mastering skills.

Said Alex Lanzetta, another 2018 graduate and Dreaming Door software designer: “Before LTU, I was kind of self-taught. I didn’t have

the things that were fundamental in the industry, I’d do it my own way.

Going through the program at LTU gave me the structure to help me in a professional workplace.”

Sam Olson, a 2019 BFA in game art graduate, completed an internship during his student days at Quicken Loans, working on animated games used for training.

He’s also worked for Dreaming Door and is now working as a freelancer.

“Game art tends to interact a lot more with engineering than other forms of art,” Olson said. “I’ve had plenty of success with independent studios.”

BFA game art graduate Kerragen Dibble, born in Michigan but raised in western New York, said she attended LTU based on her twin interests—game art and collegiate bowling. “LTU was one of the few colleges I found that had both,” she said. While bowling for LTU lasted only her freshman year, she said that in short order, “I had fallen in love with the game program and this school. It’s such an intense program with passionate and talented professors.” She called the program “a hybrid…(that) gives you the experience of learning not only game art specifically, but other art fields including graphic design, UI and UX design, and motion graphics, along with some

LTU students explore each other’s creations at the Infinite Machine game demonstration.

programming and HTML coding.

What is awesome about this is that you can brand yourself as whatever artist you want to be.”​ Besides the academic majors, LTU also has a student game development team, Infinite Machine, created in 2013 by Marshall “Mars” Ashton, assistant professor of art and design and director of the BFA in game art program. Infinite Machine taps into the talent of both industry and academia to foster networking and provide a real-world platform for students to engage in the theory and practice of game development.

The team also conducts an annual evening program where its alumni offer career tips to current students.

Ashton said the LTU program is unique in its focus on integration with the local game community, as well as the opportunity for students to take

classes in both programs. “Game art and game software development are two different creatures, but every single semester those students have classes together and are creating games together,” Ashton said. The BFA in game art program currently enrolls 42 students, while the computer science game software development program enrolls 38.

The university recruits new students to the program through summer camps and Exploration Day events for high school students, as well as regular workshops.

LTU’s gaming program is also showcased at an annual LTU Expo, a celebration of gaming and anime culture held in April the past two years. Both events drew more than 1,000 participants to campus for demonstrations of student-designed games, gaming tournament, cosplay competitions, and more.

Pizza and video games are natural combinations at LTU’s Infinite Machine game demonstration event.

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Ethics in Engineering

ETHICS STUDY: CRITICAL TO OUR CURRENT DAY

BY DAVID NANTAIS

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raditionally, the study of ethics has addressed two pivotal questions.

The first deals with actions, namely, “What ought I to do?” In any particular situation, when faced with the dilemma of deciding between two or more competing values, the practical application of ethical theories can offer us critical assistance. Ethics does not work like a Magic 8 ball telling us exactly how to act in every situation, but it does draw from a centuries-old tradition of robust thought to serve as a guide during those times when important decisions need to be made and we desire to act correctly.

The second question ethics deals with is about personal character, “What kind of person do I want to be?” This question directs us toward the virtues: those human character traits that have been prized throughout history, such as trustworthiness, loyalty, generosity and compassion. These are traits that good professionals, in engineering or any vocation, should cultivate if they are to flourish both personally and professionally.

The study of ethics is critical for a well-rounded education, but it is especially necessary in our current cultural milieu. We have been witnessing well-established scientific facts be dismissed as personal opinion, and one need not look far to find examples of dishonesty, theft, and corruption inflicted by our political, religious, and business leaders. How will future leaders avoid falling into the trap of pursuing false goods at the expense of personal integrity and compassion if they do not study the paths that lead to human flourishing and a good life?

The issues that professionals face on a regular basis require the skills of critical thinking and discernment, which are taught in ethics courses. It is as true today as it was when Aristotle wrote that practicing good behaviors repeatedly can inculcate positive human character habits.

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Being in a beautiful space has actually been shown to promote healing, and it certainly lifts the spirits of those who find themselves in these locations.

These projects are the result of ethical reflection on the lives of those served by an organization.

to practice honesty as much as I practice my technical skills in order for them to work in concert and assist my growth as an individual.

Studying ethics can bolster the ability to think critically and apply a skeptical eye to sources of information. In a complex and diverse culture, one needs to practice skills of argumentation (in the most positive sense of the word) to assist in the pursuit of the true and the good. Choices between “right” and “wrong” are easy, presuming we can tell the difference, but deciding which of the multiple goods before us is the best and most choice-worthy takes deliberation, argument, and a commitment to listen to others, especially those who do not agree with us.

In our contentious and polarized culture, these skills are so very important if we are to regain a social discourse that is respectful and humble. It is also vital for analyzing the news media. Information is not all the same—some falls into the category of reporting actual events, some information is opinion or conjecture, and at other times, information can be false or incomplete. We all need a method for discerning between these various categories so that we do not perpetrate falsehoods or become victims of incorrect information.

Ethics teaches us to care for the common good. We are all part of communities that extend beyond ourselves and our families into the social fabric. This obligates us to make good decisions about what profession we choose, how we choose to practice it, and how we will serve those who are less fortunate. It takes a high degree of moral courage to speak up and ask how a particular project or business plan will affect those on the margins of society. Studying ethics, which encourages students to practice reflection and self-awareness, can offer support in these moments when we need to speak a truth that others may not see or even like.

There is also an aspect of ethics that teaches about valuing and sharing beauty. Certainly discovering truth in the life of the mind can be beautiful, but even more pragmatically, the appreciation and sharing of aesthetic beauty can be part of an ethical life. In the world of health care, where I have spent the past four years of my professional life, I have observed some health systems that are creating beautiful environments for patients and long-term care residents. Being in a beautiful space has actually been shown to promote healing, and it certainly lifts the spirits of those who find themselves in these locations. These projects are the result of ethical reflection on the lives of those served by an organization.

Finally, studying ethics requires cultivating the virtue of prudence in applying ethical principles. It is fine to call attention to problematic behavior at one’s workplace (“whistleblowing”), but how one does this and when as well as who is involved are critical factors that should be thought through carefully, and our actions should not be based on self-aggrandizement.

Ethics teaches that self-discipline and looking toward the long view as opposed to short-term payoffs is the best method for wrestling with difficult problems and circumstances and finding a practical and sustainable solution. These are valuable skills, both for one’s personal and professional lives.

David Nantais is the Director of Mission Integration at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, MI. He holds masters degrees in Biochemistry, Philosophy, and Theology.

David enjoys writing and has published articles in America, Conversations (in Jesuit Higher Education), and The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. His first book, Rock-a My Soul, about the intersection of spirituality and popular music, was published by Liturgical Press in 2011.

David lives in Detroit with his wife, Carrie, and two sons, Liam and Theo.

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HARNESSING THE SUN Solar Power For A Brighter Future

BY CARY CHURCH

Editor’s note: this is part of a series of articles addressing key aspects of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) and the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) list of The Grand Challenges of Engineering in the 21st Century. In this piece, we are examining how to Make Solar Energy More Affordable — Currently, solar energy provides less than 1 percent of the world's total energy, but it has the potential to provide much, much more.

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ooking out one’s window at that great big ball of fire gracing a morning sky, it can be concluded the rest of the day will be bright, but very rarely do we consider the energy potential of this resource. That ball of fire could provide most of our energy needs. It is a renewable resource and can be a major player in the clean energy revolution in combating environmental climate change 42 | TechCentury | Summer 2019

In the 60 years since NASA started using solar energy for the space program, solar energy has expanded to provide electricity for heating and water needs. This significant progress begs the question as to why solar power usage isn’t more prevalent. What are the barriers to making solar more reachable than its current 1 percent worldwide? What technological breakthroughs and policy updates are needed? And what economic models will work?

HOW IT’S DONE…

Solar Photovoltaics involves the conversion of the sun’s energy into electricity using semiconducting solar cells to convert that energy into a flow of electrons using the scientific photovoltaic effect.

Solar cells produce direct current electricity from sunlight which can then power equipment or power a battery.

Photo sensitive materials like silicon or Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) or Cadmium Telluride are involved in the conversion of solar energy in most solar panels. Solar heating involves heating water or air in a collector using active plumbing with pump or thermo siphoning, to provide hot water or heat to a building.

Concentrated Solar power involves systems that incorporate mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight into a small area such as a tube or water which then drives a heat engine connected to an electrical power generator or powers a thermo chemical reaction.

Of all the solar technologies, SolarPhotovoltaics has made leaps into the future because of the drop in material costs and incentives.

In the last five years, the price of Solar Electricity using photovoltaic solar panels has dropped 60 percent due to the improvement in the components and the increase in

the efficiency along with the mass production or economy of scale of global products such as Chinese solar cells, according to Tom Stanton at the National Regulatory Research Institute.

Solar is already fully cost effective in thousands of applications, but comparing it to “bulk power” makes no sense. The value of energy depends on its availability in both location and time, he said.

The Department of Energy estimates that by 2030 more than 20 percent of our energy will come from solar power. Solar chimneys and concentrating solar power (CSP) are already being used for larger utilities. Solar capacity has almost tripled since 2015 -- from 19000 megawatts to 48000 megawatts in 2018. Companies are deploying improved battery storage technology today and prices are dropping quickly -- by 76 percent between 2012 and 2018.

IS IT EFFICIENT?

Solar electricity access can be improved by either extending the centralized transmission and distribution grid systems, or by using decentralized off grid approaches ranging from solar lanterns and phone chargers to village scale micro grids. The 31 percent maximum efficiency of current solar cells are being arranged in different ways to evade that limit with multilayer cells reaching about 34 percent efficiency.

But efficiency of a panel alone isn’t everything. In fact, 20 percent efficiency should be enough to satisfy our needs as human beings just as much as the much lower efficiency for photosynthesis in plants in sunlight conversion to provide food for most human life survival directly or indirectly. The question is how it’s deployed, what is sufficient for our needs and what devices it is powering.

Efficient appliances such as LED lights, induction stoves, computers, and Energy Star refrigerators use very little electric energy and thus combine well with solar electricity. Combining solar plus batteries has the potential to extend the most basic energy services to roughly two billion people. Storage costs have fallen and solar and storage power purchase agreements (PPAs) have reached prices in the 30–40/MWJ range with less than 10/MWh of that being storage cost.

Adding single axis tracking to ground mounted solar panels to track the sun’s east to west arc through the day increases energy production by about 22 percent. The cost of installing large PV systems on the order of 50-200 MW, according to the National Renewable Energy lab, has fallen to less than $2 per watt in 2017. Residential and smaller non-residential systems are on average $3 per watt. Utility scale solar system costs have steadily declined across the U.S., falling between 14.9 percent and 17.4 percent in 2016 alone and pushing power purchase agreements (PPAs) into a range competitive with fossil fuel generation. The downward pricing trend will open up new development opportunities for the solar industry Several programs are already in place to make solar power more economical to consumers. These options include: Net Metering—the selling of your energy to the utility while getting a credit. Solar Gardens or Community Solar allows customers, who don’t live in an area where the sun is readily accessible or is covered by trees, to invest in a solar system and get a credit on their bill for such investment.

Virtual Net Metering—a bill crediting system for a solar

system which is not used on site but is instead externally installed and shared among subscribers.

Pace financing—which is property assessed clean energy financing—is also a means of financing energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy installations. Pace programs help home and business owners pay for the upfront costs of green initiatives. The property owners save on energy costs while paying for their solar panels.

Power purchasing agreements (residential and commercial)— Oregon residential solar users can enter into a lease program for solar system panels. For a 20-year lease they receive a 20 percent reduction in their electrical bill, getting a tax rebate of 1,000 per year with full net metering.

If the U.S. took a more leading role in deploying solar in the country, perhaps the technology access globally would improve.

The potentially larger market could incentivize more global manufacturers to invest in solar technology, providing more economy of scale. Other necessary steps include: Improving the national grid regionally and nationally providing pathways for high voltage transmission lines to connect to higher solar resources being developed.

Removing bottlenecks in the system by using Smart technology to monitor and control the transmission and distribution networks.

Establishing national standards to enable smart grid development including demand response, real time pricing and consumer pricing information storage, and vehicle to grid technology and distribution automation.

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Many advances have been reported in the uses of nanocrystals made from the elements of lead and selenium. Theoretically, the nanocrystal approach could reach efficiencies of up to 45 percent.

THE FUTURE

Looking ahead, nanotechnology employing thin film photovoltaic materials such as solar paints and triple junction cells show promise as well as increased solar cell efficiencies well beyond the 30 percent maximum theoretical efficiency. Many advances have been reported in the uses of nanocrystals made from the elements of lead and selenium. Theoretically, the nanocrystal approach could reach efficiencies of up to 45 percent.

Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials roofs, windows, skylights or façades are becoming more popular.

But we need to become consistent.

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load energy to residents throughout the year consistently. The good news is that battery storage has been improving to smooth out that intermittency. Already Tesla and other companies are designing batteries—such as the lithium ion— that can be recharged quickly and without significant degradation. As fossil fuel resources start to become more expensive due to their finite and polluting characteristics, solar will be a welcome change.

THE CHALLENGES REMAIN

In some states, due to concerns about preserving the current centralized model of energy deployment, there has been a cancelling of state incentives for renewable energy and increased taxation of homes with solar roofs all of which seem to be a temporary trend while concerns for traditional mining and gas jobs continue to decline.

However, there is hope. In Michigan, organizations like The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, a trade organization, provides the state’s residential and commercial users with information on how to get started in Solar and promotes its benefits as a clean energy source. The organization weighs in on Renewable Energy policy with the Michigan Public Service Commission, supports solar networks around the state and helps organize educational energy fairs For more information about the association, visit 2glrea.org.

Cary Church is an ESD member and Mechanical Engineer with a Masters in Energy and Environmental Engineering with Certified Energy Management. He serves on the board of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association and was an organizer for the local Western Washtenaw MiSun network and a prior organizer of the Chelsea Solar Tour.

COMPETITIVE ESPORTS PROGRAMS EXPAND IN MICHIGAN

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irtual reality is taking its place in competitive college sports.

Currently, more than 400 universities in the United States and Canada offer eSports competitions including more than 15 colleges in Michigan.

The University of Michigan will be one of them this fall. Its Recreational Sports department is joining numerous universities across the country in forming a competitive eSports program, scheduled to be up and running for the Fall 2019 semester. eSports is a multiplayer video game competition played in a team format. Games are primarily played on PCs, and competitions can take place in person or online.

Competitions are often streamed on websites for spectator viewing,

although fans also show up at competition venues to watch live.

The sport has been increasing in popularity rapidly over the last several years, with media outlets such as ESPN devoting time to the ever-growing sport.

Lawrence Technological University presented an inaugural eSports event for high school teams in May 2017. And other Michiganbased programs range include Siena Heights, Alma, Adrian, Davenport, Northwood, Aquinas, Michigan, Michigan State, Central Michigan and Western Michigan. Additionally Western Michigan University finished work on a $500,000 eSports arena, turning the Little Theater into an arena that features 36 gaming machines, gaming chairs, special keyboards and seating for 190 spectators.

Joining the trend is a move toward meeting student demand, according to U of M representatives. “eSports is growing in popularity all over the world, and we are seeing a significant growth in the number of student eSports groups who want to represent their respective college or university, the same way as in traditional sports,” said Mike Widen, Director of Recreational Sports. “In many of the same ways we build community among our students through traditional recreation programs, eSports provides that same opportunity for community building among students through their common interest of gaming.

This new program will allow us to reach students who are not engaging with our programs and facilities otherwise.”

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The university’s Recreational Sports aspires to create a dedicated eSports location on campus that can serve both competitive teams and the university community, but achieving that goal will require fundraising through private and corporate donations as well as corporate sponsorships. The program is currently seeking sponsors for both capital and ancillary equipment.

“The addition of this program also presents an opportunity for Recreational Sports to build partnerships with academic programs, especially related to research,” explained Lexi Chaput, Senior Assistant Director. “Large universities like Ohio State University have established eSports programs that are centered around research and curriculum, but the opportunity for academics and Student Life to build a more comprehensive eSports program to serve students in education, research, and leadership provides University of Michigan the opportunity to be the leaders and best in this arena.”

Avantika Tiwari, former president of Arbor eSports, a voluntary student

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" With the university backing esports through Recreational Sports, we’re so excited to have more people join us and build the community...

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organization, said eSports has been a passion since middle school.

Arbor eSports has worked with U of M’s Recreational Sports to create an outlet for students to enjoy gaming.

“For a really long time, our players have always wanted to be recognized for their achievements.

Year after year, we’ve had our competitive teams compete nationally, being top 10 in the country and showcased on the Big Ten Network. Although our teams have been successful, we haven’t had the ability to spread the word and get more people to know that an eSports community on campus exists,” she said. “With the university backing eSports through Recreational Sports, we’re so excited to have more people join us and build the community so we can continue to achieve more and involve more students.”

These student organizations will receive benefits from the affiliation with the department that include full-time staff support, student leadership development, use of university trademarked logos and the ability to take tax-deductible donations.

Digital Debunking: Could Drafting Improve Fuel Efficiency on the Highway?

BY JASON CRAANEN AND NICOLAS ZAGORKSI

Editor’s note: With the Detroit Grand Prix barely behind us, and a summer season of NASCAR ahead, racing enthusiasts with an engineering mindset will have their thoughts churning with what ifs and possibilities. Altair engineers Jason Craanen and Nicolas Zagorksi did just that recently, and put their questions to the test. They share the results with TechCentury readers below.

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f you’ve ever watched professional racing, one of the first things you may notice is how closely the drivers follow one another. Running bumper to bumper is a strategic method known as drafting. It enables the driver to enter the leading car’s aerodynamic slipstream in an effort

Figure 1: VWT graphical ainterface

to reduce the drag force on the vehicle, using the distribution of air pressure to improve fuel efficiency.

Then we began to wonder, could this racing technique apply to a motorist on the highway?

Could drafting behind a big rig or semi-truck really improve a car’s fuel efficiency?

The closer you follow, the more benefit you get from the drafting effects, but obviously, this is highly dangerous to perform on the road.

Instead, we tested our theory from the safety of our computers by turning to the Altair Virtual Wind Tunnel (VWT) simulation tool to perform the experiment.

Using the generic data of a car and truck, VWT allowed us to quickly and simply build a numerical model that led us to determine the

air pressure distribution on both vehicles when they both travel at 75 mph. Figure 2 below shows the air flow around the car and truck and emphasize the zone of pressure reduction in blue.

In VWT, it was easy to change the distance between the two vehicles to see its effect on the pressure distribution. In Figure 2 you can see the pressure distribution for 5 ft and 333 ft, which is the recommended safe following distance at 75 mph, using the 3-second rule. Also included for reference is a case with no truck.

These results indicate that the pressure distribution on the car changes drastically between “Car only” and “5-foot following distance” with an overall reduction in magnitude. The high-pressure

Figure 2. Air flow

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zone shown in red on the front of the vehicle, is significantly reduced too.

The results between “Car only” and “333-ft distance” are very similar as it shows the car is far enough away that it is not affected by the truck.

This relates directly to the drag force, which is calculated by summation of all the forces on the vehicle that those pressures generate.

By evaluating several distances between 5ft and 333 ft, the following graph of the drag force vs distance was created. This graph clearly shows the effect of the following distance on the drag force, but also the fact it is not a linear phenomenon.

But, drag forces only tell part of the story.

Most passenger vehicles on the road today produce lift at highway speeds. Lift is the same force that allows airplanes to fly. In a car, a large amount of lift may make the car feel unstable because it actually unloads the tires which make contact with the road.

The graph to the right shows the lift force vs following distance, and it shows a similar trend as the drag force.

Altair’s Virtual Wind Tunnel allowed a determination of the drag and lift forces, and by doing a parameter study, we were able to confirm our initial assumptions.

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any noticeable reduction in energy expenditure, you would have to follow at an unsafe distance for a human driver’s reaction time. To gain any benefits in fuel economy, you would be putting yourself in danger

of a collision if the truck came to a sudden stop. This theory is validated, but please don’t try this at home!

If you want to learn more about the Virtual Wind tunnel, please visit altair.com.

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