VOL. 47 NO. 7 SERVING 2000 ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS SEPTEMBER, 2011 UH Manoa College of Engineering Update The UH Manoa College of Engineering con- slice of bread comes up a bit short. Thanks to Manoa team was also selected for participation tinues to move forward during difficult times the innovations of two engineering teams par- in the 2011-2013 competition, which includes under the guidance of Dean Peter E. Crouch. ticipating in the 2010 Breakthrough Innovation an additional $110,000 grant. Highlights for 2010-2011 include key business Challenge; those needs might soon be In keeping with the UH Manoa Small Satellite competition wins by engineering faculty and addressed. Program’s 10-year tradition of giving its satel- students, national honors for its nanosatellite Organized by the Pacific Asian Center for lites Hawaiian names, this one was named team, another successful banquet, two new Entrepreneurship (PACE) in partnership with Ho`oponopono, “to make right,” an appropriate staff hires and the hiring of four new faculty the College of Engineering and the William S. name given for its mission of providing calibra- members. Richardson School of Law, the competition tion for radar stations around the world. Entrepreneurial Spirit Thrives at Holmes challenged UH students and faculty to publi- Ho`oponopono, awaiting selection by NASA for Hall cize their innovations through a two-minute a launch date, is approximately 30 times small- UH Business Plan Competition - YouTube video. After the last video rolled from er than the primary calibration satellite current- Technologies developed by faculty. students the 8 teams entered, UH Manoa engineering ly in orbit, which is operating 16 years past its and researchers at the University of Hawai`i at finished in first and second place, winning expected lifetime and facing imminent failure. Manoa College of Engineering played key roles $1,000 and $500, respectively to further devel- More than 30 students participated on the in each of the top three winning teams at the op their innovations. UH Manoa team, which was mentored by recent UH Business Plan Competition (BPC). First Place - Flycopter Electrical Engineering Professor Wayne First place was awarded to PloXimer A low-cost, small flying multi-rotor platform Shiroma, as well as by engineering teams from Materials. Mechanical Engineering Professor that can be used to survey dangerous environ- InDyne and Northrop Grumman Aerospace Lloyd Hihara and Researcher Atul Tiwari devel- ments utilizing mounted high-definition or ther- Systems. Additional support was provided by oped a patent pending chromate-free coating, mal imaging cameras. The Boeing Corporation. called SiloXelTM, to protect aluminum. Unlike Members: Jeremy Chan, Elizabeth Gregory, Banquet Success earlier chromate-based coatings, it is non-car- David Hummer, Zachary Lee-Ho, Michael In its 11th year, the College of Engineering cinogenic, contains titanium dioxide that pro- Menendez, Miguel Nunes and Reid Yamura. banquet continues its tradition of success as vides natural UV protection and applies clear Second Place - Mini Baja just under 800 alumni and friends were in atten- for more aesthetic appeal. Other team mem- A safe off-read vehicle that is environmental- dance at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Coral bers are Douglas Cullison, Lena Mobin and friendly. Mini Baja integrates the use of seat Ballroom on April 14th. Over $100,000.00 was David Schmidt. belts and a roll cage with at 10-horsepower, raised for student programs at the College. Second place was awarded to Renewable four-stroke engine. This year, guests were treated to a record Water Technology LLC (RWT). Mechanical Members: Matthew Asada, Willy Diguc, Rob number of student project displays in the lobby Engineering Associate Professor Weilin Qu and Grimmet, David Hummer, Lance Kimura, upon their arrival. Later in the evening, atten- Researcher Riley McGivern developed the Michael Menendez, Ross Mukai and Kyle dees got a spirited talk on renewable energy in technology for a solar/waste heat driven Wong. Hawai`i by video game entrepreneur and sus- humidification-dehumidification (HDH) seawa- continued on page 6 ter desalination process that will eliminate the UH Manoa Nanosatellite Team Receives high cost, high energy use of traditional Two Awards in National Competition desalinization systems. Team members also A team of UH Manoa electrical and mechan- include Ryan Sato and Jeremy Uota. ical engineering students won the third place Third place was awarded to InFLOWmation, and most improved awards at the University Inc. Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor Nanosat Program competition held in January. David Garmire and Researcher John Hirano Since 2009, the students have been a part of provided the technology for a small and accu- the joint program run by the Air Force Office of rate, low-cost and self-contained anemometer Scientific Research, Air Force Research to measure wind speed. Team members also Laboratory and the American Institute for include Kuenzang Dorji, Firaas Hakim, Jenna Aeronautics and Astronautics, which provides 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall Nishita and Josiah Nishita. a rigorous, two-year, concept-to-flight-ready Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 The annual competition, coordinated by the spacecraft development experience to train Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship tomorrow’s space professionals. As one of 11 UHM College of Engineering (PACE) at the Shidler College of Business, is an schools to be selected to participate in the Deans and Chairs intense and unique learning opportunity for UH national competition, the UH Manoa team Dean Peter E. Crouch students to pursue a business idea and devel- received a grant of $110,000. Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs op their business savvy. Winners were award- The other ten schools in the competition Bruce Liebert ed substantial cash prizes. were Cornell University, Georgia Tech, MIT, Assistant Dean Song K. Choi CEE Chair Constantinos Papacostas Innovation Challenge - Sliced bread was a Michigan Tech University, Missouri State EE Chair Anthony Kuh great invention. But if someone needed University of Science and Technology, Montana ME Chair Mehrdad N. Ghasemi indoor/outdoor surveillance in a hazardous State University, Santa Clara University, St. Nejhad environment or was in the market for a safe and Louis University, University of Central Florida HCAC Director Magdy Iskander low environmental impact off-road vehicle, that and the University of Minnesota. The UH HSFL Co-Director Wayne Shiroma Page 2

The presentation will focus on the need for a comprehensive, unified approach to planning and funding infrastructure projects in Hawaii. Phase II will look at infrastructure needs by region throughout the state and will provide data on how completed infrastructure projects Published monthly by: could affect the economy of those regions. Research will also be provided on the number HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES P.O. Box 88840 of jobs attributed to the projects. Finally, a dis- SERVICE PRINTERS, INC. Honolulu, HI 96830 cussion of funding sources will be included 1829 Dillingham Boulevard • Honolulu, HI 96819 Website: www.acechawaii.org and what part the private sector plays in pro- Telephone: (808) 841-7644 • Fax: (808) 847-1487 Officers for 2010-11 viding infrastructure for a dynamic economy. ADDRESS ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION TO: President: Douglas Lee, PE 523-8499 Please check ACECH website WARREN YAMAMOTO Pres. 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Chair: Joseph Ting Vice Chair: Jeoffrey Cudiamat OCTOBER 6, 2011 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP Secretary: Grant Torigoe MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT engineers and Treasurer: Samuel Dannaway Program: “Next Steps for the State of Physical architects of SOC Representative Alternate Infrastructure in Hawaii” AACE T. Taam hawaii ACECH K. Hayashida Speaker: Jeanne Schultz Afuvai founded 1902 ASHRAE A. Hahn Date: October 6, 2011 (Thursday) ASCE J. Kalani R. Babcock Time: 11:45am (tentative) ASME D. Kam J. Ahern Location: To be determined po box 4353, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 APWA J. Cudiamat An association for Hawaii’s Engineers and Architects EAH C. Papacostas WEB address: http://eahawaii.googlepages.com/home EWBH S. Holman FALEA S. Agraan E. Pineda EAH 2010- 2011 Officers HLSA K. Kea W. Ing President Aaron Erickson 591-2728 HSPE F. Ching K. Kunimine 2nd VP Howard Wiig 587-3811 IEEE G. Torigoe 1st VP Geoffrey Paterson 261-6597 ITE W. Yamamoto Treasurer Tit Mun Chun SAME B. 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NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERAL • Derick Kam reviewed Montgomery MEETING Competition Guideline revisions, which were Hawaii Section Date: September 20, 2011 accepted by members present. The American Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm • Social Networking: Derek Sato created a Society of Place: Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue Facebook Page for ASME-Hawaii. Meeting Mechanical Engineers Cafeteria dates, time and location will be posted there. Agenda: TBA • Program of the meeting: Derek Sato provid- Website: http://sections.asme.org/hawaii Members and guests are invited. There will ed an overview of programs presented at the be free pizza and soft drinks as usual. Please 2011 Leadership Training Conference, ASME-HI 2010-2011 Officers contact Derek Sato or Kory Ikeda for directions including marketing suggestions for sec- Chairperson Derek Sato 543-4108 [email protected] and for more information, such as parking. tions. Vice-Chair Derick Kam 848-6966 JULY 19 MEETING HILITES [email protected] Secretary Kory Ikeda • Derick Kam reviewed his last HCES meeting [email protected] notes, which included that HCES is required Treasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 to expend approximately $2000 to adver- [email protected] tise/publicize the Engineers Week Exhibits, if Past-Chair Edmund Chang 543-4227 ASHRAE [email protected] held at Pearlridge; the 2012 banquet will be HCES Rep: Derick Kam held at the Hale Koa; and an HCES calendar American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Alternate: John Ahern is proposed where member societies would Engineers, Inc. Hawaii Chapter be charged $2 fee for each member for the P.O. Box 3916, Honolulu, HI 96812-3916 entire society. The Society of • Dr. Mehrdad G. Nejhad announced that new 2010-2011 BOARD FIRE ME faculty hired included Dr. Jingjing Li Executive Committee (Officers) PROTECTION (Materials) and Dr. Zachary Trimble (Design). President: Michael Chang Dr. Trimble will become the ASME Faculty Pres-elect: Paul Scott ENGINEERS Advisor. Vice Pres: Kevin Saito, P.E. Secretary: Barry Jim On, P.E. • The PVT Landfill Tour on June 25 received Treasurer: Paul Fukunaga, P.E. www.sfpehawaii.org positive comments. OFFICERS Board of Governors (Members) • Several members attended the HURL- Albert Hahn, P.E. (Immediate Past Pres) President Melvin K. Harano, P.E. 848-6966 Marine Technology Society Evening at the [email protected] Blake Araki, P.E. Vice-Pres Robert T. Bigtas, P.E. 526-9019 Pier (Makapuu). There were 35 people in Donna Kishi [email protected] attendance enjoying food and drinks with Melek Yalcintas, PhD, P.E. Secretary Derick Kam 848-6966 spouses. ASME-HI is looking into holding a Scott La Beau [email protected] similar event at the pier. William Lee, P.E. Treasurer Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E. 526-9019 [email protected] Earn 21 AIA Learning Units in the Health, Safety and Welfare HAWAII SFPE SEMINAR PRESENTATION NFPA 101 THE LIFE SAFETY CODE ENGINEERINGENGINEERING A SECOND CHANCE TO ATTEND, DO NOT MISS OUT!!! The Hawaii Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers is sponsoring this excel- lent three-day seminar through a special arrangement with the National Fire Protection Association. We have scheduled a second Opportunities seminar for the many persons we could not accommodate in the previous sold out seminar. THE NEW 2012 EDITION OF NFPA 101 WILL BE PRESENTED IN THIS SEMINAR! The State Department of Transportation Sponsored by: Hawaii Chapter, Society of Fire Protection Engineers is hiring Engineers III, IV, V and VI for Date & Time: Wednesday October 12 to Friday October 14, 2011, its Airports, Highways, Harbors and 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration on Wednesday is Administrative offices. Join our team! at 7:30 AM Location: Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter Golf Current vacancies are on Oahu Clubhouse Cost: Early Registration (before and Maui. Future vacancies are September 23, 2011) $800 anticipated on other islands. Apply After September 23, 2011 $950 today or register for auto-email Deadline: The early registration deadline is September 23, 2011 “Job Notifications by Categories” at Who should attend: Fire Protection Engineers, Architects, Building & Fire Officials, http://agency.governmentjobs.com/hawaii/default.cfm Fire Inspectors, Healthcare Facility Engineers and Safety Professionals, and Insurance Loss Control Representatives. For more information 24-7 visit the State Recruiting For information contact: Sam Dannaway, Office website at www.hawaii.gov/hrd/main/esd WOH Program Chairman Hawaii Chapter SFPE, Tel The State of Hawaii is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 9/2011 (808) 526-9019/Email: [email protected] Page 4

tinued their storm drain campaign in Manoa, with the help of Hawaiian Dredging employees. STRUCTURAL The morning started out sunny with a quick ENGINEERS stenciling demonstration in front of Manoa Valley District Park. Volunteers then split up into ASSOCIATION Hawaii Section — Younger Member Forum Web site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html groups and hit the streets of Manoa. Volunteers OF HAWAII spray painted the “NO DUMPING…DRAINS TO OCEAN” message on approximately 80 2010-2011 YMF Officers storm drains. Thank you to the ASCE PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801 Phone Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org President: Eric Arakawa 478-6540 YMF and Hawaiian Dredging volunteers for your hard work, to the residents who provided 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS & [email protected] Vice-President: Javis Carino 256-8554 water and support to the volunteers and to DIRECTORS [email protected] Iwalani Sato for coordinating this event with us. Position Officer Phone Secretary: Jason Sugibayashi 721-3117 We’ll keep you posted as we continue out President Brian Ide 536-2108 [email protected] storm drain campaign, striving to help the City [email protected] Treasurer: Lara Karamatsu 694-3213 promote the message of protecting our waters. Vice President Wesley Segawa 935-4677 [email protected] [email protected] Past President: Troy Ching 697-6233 Secretary Grant Okunaga 488-7579 [email protected] See ASCE History on page 6 [email protected] Treasurer Danny Fujioka 536-2626 ASCE YMF September Golf Outing [email protected] The American Society of Civil Engineers Director Les Kempers 682-6000 (ASCE) Hawaii Section Younger Member [email protected] Forum (YMF) will be having a golf outing: Director Kimo Scott 671-2886 Help Wanted [email protected] Where: Kapolei Golf Course Date: Saturday, Director Aaron Erickson 591-2728 September 3, 2011 T-Time: 7:35am (1st of 5) Geotechnical/Civil Engineer [email protected] Dust off the clubs and join us for a relaxing day Director Linda Moran 676-1963 away from the office, on the golf course. please submit resume to: [email protected] Following the round we will be meeting for Past President Ron Iwamoto 486-5202 some good food, drinks and company at Structural Systems Inc. [email protected] Kapolei Golf Course restaurant. All are wel- Upcoming Events: AISC Structural Steel come. Please RSVP to Ryan Tanaka by e- P. O. Box 30296 mail ([email protected]) or call Ryan at Seminar – “Effective Steel Design: Step-by- 387-5728 for more information. Space is limited Step Design of a Low-Rise Office Building with Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 to 5 foursomes, so reserve your spot early. Seismic Considerations” on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at the Pagoda Hotel. Manoa Storm Drain Stenciling 845-2474 (fax 847-2966) 2011 SEAOH Convention: This year’s annu- By Lara Karamatsu, [email protected] al convention was held on August 4th and 5th, Community Service Chair 2011 at the Koolau Ballrooms and Conference On Saturday July 16th, the ASCE YMF con- Center. Guest speakers included Ed Huston from Smith and Huston, Inc., Gary Chock from Martin and Chock, Damon Ho from Simpson Strong-tie and Dr. Ian Robertson from the University of Hawaii. Thank you to Ron Iwamoto, Miles Shimokawa and all the other members who helped to plan and make this State-of-the-ArtState-of-the-Art ManufacturingManufacturing year’s convention a success! Missing Members: Please contact    
   
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KNOW YOUR ASCE HISTORY Chapel, on the corner of Bethel and Merchant Engineering Update, by C.S. Papacostas Streets [The Friend, April 1895].” Interestingly, continued from page 1 the 1886 demolition materials from this three- LAYING THE CORNER STONE story boarding house for seamen “were used in tainability advocate Henk Rogers, president Regular readers may recall that my quest for constructing the house above Punchbowl and CEO of Blue Planet Software, Inc. and information about the original YMCA building in street, now occupied by the Portuguese chairman of Blue Planet Foundation. Following Honolulu began with the discovery that the old- Mission,” the 1895 article continued. a delicious six-course Chinese dinner, guests est engineering association in Hawaii took up The principal aim of the Sailors’ Home was to were entertained by the popular question and quarters in the hall above the gymnasium of intercept seamen on their way to grog houses answer session with students, as well as the that building in 1902. and other “undesirable” diversions by offering special presentation on the Solar Decathlon by Once I discovered the author and title of a more “innocent amusement or recreation.” members of Team Hawai`i. commemorative volume on the occasion of the Given the nascent YMCA’s affiliations and dog- The presentation of two special awards to centennial of Young Men’s Christian matic inclinations, it is not surprising that one of engineering alumni was the highlight of the Association in Hawaii, I was able to track down its first decisions was to take over and expand evening: more information on the organization and its the operation of the reading room at this estab- Distinguished Alumni Award heretofore elusive original building. As I said lishment. Michael J. Chun, president and headmaster, last month (August 2011), the centennial vol- Welcoming and securing lodging and Kamehameha Schools – Kapalama ume was called “The Y.M.C.A. in Hawaii: 1869- employment for Caucasian newcomers to the Outstanding Service Award 1969” by Gwenfread E. Allen. Much of the islands was a major thrust of the Association as Diane Y. Kodama, senior project manager, book’s contents, such as dates of important was the conversion to Christianity (in ethnically AECOM events or building dimensions, are intended to segregated churches and missions) first be factual but perhaps occasionally inaccu- Derek K. Mukai, principal engineer, Community Hawaiians, part-Hawaiians and Chinese, and Planning and Engineering rate; other contents are prone to the interpreta- later Japanese, Portuguese and others as they tion of the author’s favorable predisposition were brought in by the plantation interests. Staff Updates toward the Association. Nevertheless, the What about the first permanent YMCA build- S.T.E.M. Marketing Officer Appointed - book’s facts and dates served as a jumping off ing in Honolulu? Myhraliza Aala has been appointed as S.T.E.M. platform to alternate sources and points of marketing and public affairs officer. She will be Allen says that discussion of such an eventu- view. Retelling the story of the YMCA, of responsible for the college’s S.T.E.M. (Science, ality began as early as the Association’s first course, is clearly beyond my kuleana, but a Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) year in existence, but serious action had to wait brief outline can help place my subject in its outreach efforts, including positioning and until its September 15, 1881, regular meeting proper historical, social and cultural milieu. messaging, event coordination, enrollment when “remarks were made upon the necessity management, communications and publicity. Allen’s book begins: “In the spring of 1869, of a building devoted to the various depart- three friends met at the home of Peter ments of the Y.M.C.A.” At the same meeting, P. Prior to her recent appointment, Aala served Cushman Jones, 32-year old partner in a ship C. Jones offered “$500, if any or two others as associate director of new student programs chandlery, to consider forming a Young Men’s would subscribe a like amount” for that pur- at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, responsible Christian Association of Honolulu.” The other pose. A serious fund raising campaign was for the planning, management, implementation two were Thomas Rain Walker and Sanford thus begun and two committees were set up, and evaluation of new student orientation and Ballard Dole. All three were destined to be at one to raise subscriptions and another “to con- transitional programs. Aala joined UH Hilo in the center of the social, economic and political sider upon plans of building and locality, and 2006, after nine years at San Diego State events of late 18th century Hawaii. Among their procuring a charter [Friend, October 1881].” University, where she most recently served as subsequent activities were Bostonian Jones’ manager and project coordinator for the dean News bulletins in The Friend informed the presidency of C. Brewer & Co, Englishman of undergraduate studies. members that, by December of that year, the Walker’s directorship of Theo. H. Davies & Co., building committee had purchased a lot for Aala holds a BA in psychology and a MA in and Honolulu-born Dole’s presidency of the $4,000 on the corner of Hotel and Alakea communication from San Diego State Provisional Government of Hawaii following the Streets in downtown Honolulu (makai of Hotel University, and is currently working on her doc- 1893 “overthrow” of the Kingdom of Hawaii. and ewa of Alakea), and that the charter of torate of education in educational leadership The association’s name implies and its first incorporation under the laws of the Kingdom through the University of Southern California’s constitution explicitly states that it was “an was “granted by His Majesty in Privy Council cohort program. organization for Christian work,” but in the on the 4th of February 1882.” A later statement New Director of Development - The minds of at least some of the new group’s by a building committee member, the Rev. University of Hawai`i Foundation has appoint- members, the term was much more restricted Charles McEwen Hyde, described the lot as ed Robert Saarnio as director of development in those days than it is today. To illustrate, in a “an irregular quadrilateral.” Specifically, “it for the College of Engineering. In his new role, letter that appeared in the November 13, 1888 extends 116 feet on Hotel street, 100 1/2 feet Saarnio will be responsible for the identifica- issue of the Daily Bulletin, a Bishop by the on Alakea street, forming an acute angle at the tion, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of name of Hermann complained that an editorial intersection of these streets. It has a depth of private philanthropic gifts. in that month’s issue of the evangelical news- 60 feet measuring from the Hotel street front to Saarnio most recently worked on special paper “The Friend” referred to Catholic priests the rear boundary line.” projects for the dean of the UH Manoa School as “interlopers” and to their religion as “the I measured the acute angle at the intersec- of Architecture and as a consulting executive Catholic corruption of Christianity!” tion of Hotel and Alakea on a slightly distorted advisor to the Washington Place Foundation. “The Friend” was at the time a monthly pub- old map and found it to be about 78 degrees, In 2008, he was named as deputy director of lication of the Hawaiian Evangelical which is in the range one obtains today from a the Honolulu Academy of Arts and in 2006, he Association. Helen Chapin, author of “Shaping Google map of the area. The City & County of was appointed as associate director and his- History: The Role of Newspapers in Hawaii” Honolulu’s on-line parcel map yields similar toric property manager of the Doris Duke (University of Hawaii Press, 1996) and of the results and shows that, today, the entire block Charitable Foundation’s Shangri La estate and online “Guide to Newspapers of Hawaii” on the delineated by Bishop, Hotel, Alakea and S. museum in Honolulu. website of the Hawaiian Historical Society, tells King Streets is a single consolidated parcel. Saarnio received his AB degree in fine us that it was first published in 1834 as “The Not knowing the angle that the ewa bound- arts/architectural history from Harvard Temperance Advocate, and Seamen’s Friend” ary of the YMCA lot made with Hotel Street in University and his MS in historic preservation by Rev. Samuel Chenery Damon and that it 1881 or the points where the 60-foot measure- from the University of Pennsylvania. continues to this day as a newsletter of that ment was taken, it is impossible to reproduce Association. A Hawaiian version, Ka Hoaloha, Faculty Updates the exact shape of the lot, short of finding an was also published between June 1902 and This fall, the College eagerly anticipates the actual plat map from that time. June 1976. arrival of one civil and environmental and two Plans and specifications for the new building Originally from Massachusetts, Rev. Damon mechanical engineering faculty members. In drawn by architect Isaac Moore (who partici- became chaplain of Seamen’s Bethel Church in fall 2012, the College will welcome one more pated in the design of `Iolani Palace as well) Honolulu, one of the predecessors of today’s faculty in electrical engineering. were based on sketches by Building Central Union Church. Associated with the Civil and Environmental Engineering - Lin Committee member Charles Montague Cooke American Seaman’s Friends Society, in 1855 Shen, assistant professor, Department of Civil and displayed at the building supply store of the pastor founded the “Sailors Home” that was and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Shen originally located “just below the Bethel continued on page 7 continued on page 7 Page 7

Engineering Update, cessing and manufacturing; particularly, on the Do you know of a civil engineering accom- continued from page 6 characterization of mechanical and microstruc- plishment or event that your fellow ASCE mem- tural properties of metallic materials during bers might find interesting? Please send a earned a BS in civil engineering from Tongji processing. Dr. Li received the Best Paper brief description to C.S. Papacostas (fax 956- University in 1999, an MS in civil engineering Runner-Up Award from the 2011 ASME 5014, email [email protected]). from National University of Singapore in 2002 International Manufacturing Science and Previous articles in the series may be found at and a PhD from the University of Illinois at Engineering Conference (MSEC). She is also a the Section’s web site. Just point your browser Urbana-Champaign. Most recently, Dr. Shen member of the ASME. to http://www.ascehawaii.org. worked at Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Zachary Trimble, assistant professor, Inc. in Oakland, CA, helping to develop various Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. anti-terrorism barriers, including an underwater Trimble’s research focuses on precision HONOLULU POST barrier system made of medium density poly- machine design and renewable energy. Dr. ethylene to protect the Bay Area Rapid Transit Trimble received both his PhD (2011) and MS SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS (BART). Dr. Shen is a registered professional (2007) in Mechanical Engineering from the engineer in California. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Established 1920 -- Electrical Engineering - Matthias Fripp will Dedicated to the and was awarded the Carl G. Sontheimer Prize National Defense be joining the UH Manoa Electrical Engineering for Excellence in Innovation and Creativity in faculty in August 2012. He is currently the Design for his work on “Flexure Based P.O. Box 31218, Honolulu, HI 96817 NextEra Research Fellow in Renewable Energy Resonant Energy Harvesting Devices”. In Web page: www.samehonolulu.org at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. addition to vibration and energy harvesting He holds a PhD and Master’s degree from the research, Dr. Trimble has worked on a device 2010-2011 Honolulu Post Officers Energy and Resources Group at the University for correction of esophageal atresia in infants, President Col Mark Bednar, USAF of California, Berkeley (2003 & 2008), and a BA an underwater robot for large ship hull inspec- VP, Programs Bryan Zachmeier, USAF (Ret) VP, Sust.Member Will Boudra, PE, USN (Ret) from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon tions, an unmanned remote aerial survey vehi- (1999). He has previously worked as a modeler VP, Membership Jerry Matsuda, PE, USAF (Ret) cle, a passive tuning mechanism for military Secretary Capt David Stringer, USAF and researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National field radios, MRI actuated medical devices, Treasurer LCDR Jorge Cuadros, PE, USN Laboratory, Trexler Climate+Energy Services, CNC machine coding, and expandable struc- Dir at Lrge, Army COL Ed Kertis, USA Inc., and the Renewable Northwest Project. tures for dynamic seals. Currently, Dr. Trimble is Dir at Lrge, Navy CAPT Paul Fuligni, USN His research focuses on modeling the tech- interested in vibration energy harvesting, preci- Dir at Lrge, nical and economic behavior of power systems sion machine design especially as applied to Air Force Col Karl Bosworth, USAF with large shares of renewable energy. He is electro-magnetic machine elements and sys- Dir at Lrge, particularly interested in understanding the Coast Guard LCDR Andrew Wright, PE, USCG tems, and adrenaline sports such as snowmo- Dir at Lrge, Civilian Todd Barnes, PE, USA (Ret) equipment and activities needed to accommo- biling and SCUBA diving. date the short- and long-term variability of wind Yun, Knapp retire - Mechanical Engineering and solar power, the cost of developing high- Professor Ronald H. Knapp and Electrical reliability, low-emission power systems, and the Engineering Professor David Y.Y. Yun recently potential benefits of demand-side responses retired from the College. Knapp joined the such as well-timed charging of electric vehi- College in 1975 and Yun came to UH Manoa in cles. 1989 and became a full-time faculty member in Mechanical Engineering - Jingjing Li, assis- 1992. tant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Li received a BS degree from Beijing University of Aeronautics and ASCE History, continued from page 6 Astronautics, China, in 2002, and an MS Hawaii Section 2010-2011 Officers www.ite-hawaii.org degree in materials science and engineering Lewers & Cooke to elicit comments and sug- President: Honglong Li from Tsinghua University, China, in 2005. She gestions from the membership. Contractor [email protected] earned an MS degree in statistics in 2010 and George Lucas, the low bidder, began work on Vice President: Michael Packard a PhD in mechanical engineering in 2011, both July 31, 1882 and the Daily Bulletin of [email protected] from the University of Michigan. She also September 29 announced “Yesterday at 3 Secretary: Juanita Wolfgramm worked in General Motors R&D Center for three o’clock, the ceremonies began in the presence [email protected] Treasurer: Sara Toyama successive summers from 2009 to 2011, and of His Majesty” for what the October issue of [email protected] was a visiting scientist at GM during academic The Friend described as “LAYING THE COR- Director: Steven Yoshida years. Her research focuses on materials pro- NER STONE OF THE Y.M.C.A. BUILDING.” [email protected] Professional Directory

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