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Bulletin March 2019 Volume 68, No Pittsburgh Section Bulletin March 2019 Volume 68, No. 3 Included in this issue: Chair’s Corner ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Linear Accelerator Introduction & Demonstration .......................................................................... 3 Product Design to Meet Standards: “Whose Job Is It?” .............................................................. 4 Advanced signal processing and AI for biomedical wearable sensing .......................................... 5 2018 Pittsburgh Section Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award - Call for Nominations 6 2019 PES Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award .............................................................................. 7 Health Care Options For Consulting Engineers ................................................................................. 7 IEEE Pittsburgh Section Annual History and Awards Dinner ....................................................... 8 Covestro Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair 2019 – Call for Judges ............... 9 Editor: Philip Cox, [email protected]; Contributors: Jim Beck, George Crawford, Tom Dionise, Steve Mozelewski, Mike Oliver, and Dave Vaglia All announcements for publication in a particular month’s bulletin are due to the Editor by the 20th of the previous month. The accuracy of the published material is not guaranteed. If there is any error, please bring it to the Editor’s attention. The Section’s web site, http://sites.ieee.org/pittsburgh, has recent issues of the bulletin and lots of other useful information. IEEE Pittsburgh Section Bulletin March 2019, Volume 68 No. 3 Page 1 of 10 Section Chair’s Corner Chair - Dave Vaglia, [email protected] To those of you who have paid you your IEEE dues Vice Chair -- Ted Zyra, [email protected] over the years, but feel you aren’t getting your $$ Treasurer – Evan Watson, [email protected] Asst. Treasurer –Joe Schaad worth, I want to say to you “Get Involved.” Consider Secretary - Haifeng Wang, [email protected] doing one or more of the following: Immediate Past Chair – Dan Wilson, [email protected] Special Events Chair – Dr. Kal Sen, [email protected] Volunteer Webmaster – Gerry Kumnik, [email protected] Attend a meeting UpperMon Subsection Attend and/or Help with upcoming IEEE Chair: Dr. Gianfranco Doretto, USA Conference in August [email protected] Give a presentation Chapters Write a paper Communications Society – Chair: Dr. Balaji Palanisamy, [email protected]; Sec: Phil Cox, [email protected] Get involved in Standards Development Computer Society – Chair: Dr. Ralph Sprang, Network with other professionals [email protected] in your local/geographic area, or Electronics Packaging/Electron Devices Societies – Chair: John Mazurowski - [email protected] within a specific technical interest Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society Meet with our young members and help Chair: Steve Mozelewski, [email protected] mentor the next generation of engineers Electromagnetic Compatibility Society - Chair: Michael J. Oliver, [email protected] (814) 763-3211 Magnetics Society – Chair: Vincent Sokalsky, The IEEE is your forum to keep you current/ [email protected] continuously learning, interacting, collaborating, and Nanotechnology Society: Guangyong Li - [email protected] innovating. Power Electronics Society – Chair Sid Pant - [email protected] Power & Energy & Industry Applications Societies Stay Current and Get Ahead: The IEEE provides access Chair: Steve Dobos, [email protected]; Vice-Chair: Julie Clark; Treas.: Dave Vaglia, [email protected] to the largest library of electrical engineering, computer Robotics Society – Chair: Joseph Giampapa, [email protected] science, electronics technical literature and latest Signal Processing Society – Chair: Nicholas.O’Donoughue technology trends [email protected] Society on Social Implications of Technology Chair: Dr. Kal Sen, [email protected]; Vice Chair: Joe As IEEE members, we have access to a network of Kalasky, P.E., [email protected] 724-244-1609 professionals, experts, and advisors that can help shape Council of Electronic Design Automation Chair: Baris Taskin, [email protected] our careers and advance our professional development. Take advantage of the opportunities to become Affinity Groups involved and receive recognition. You will be Young Professionals (formerly GOLD) – Chair: Matthew Rehder [email protected] rewarded. Women In Engineering – Chair: Mey Sen, [email protected] Life Members: Joe Kalasky, P.E., [email protected] Just an email or phone call away! Committees Consultant network: George Crawford - [email protected] Dave Vaglia [email protected] Professional/Career Activities (PACE) Chair: Joe Cioletti, P.E. [email protected] Student Activities – open; student reps: Chair:, Sam Talkington, [email protected]; Regional Student Rep: Will Howard, [email protected]; Membership Development – Steve Mozelewski, [email protected] Publicity – Chair: Thomas Dionise, P.E. [email protected] (724) 779-5864 IEEE Pittsburgh Section Bulletin March 2019, Volume 68 No. 3 Page 2 of 10 Linear Accelerator Introduction & Demonstration Presenters: M. Saiful Huq, PhD, FAAPM, FInstP – Director of Medical Physics Division, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Ron Lalonde, PhD – Associate Director, Medical Physics Division and Chief Medical Physicist, UPMC Shadyside Min-Sig Hwang, PhD – Staff Medical Physicist, UPMC Shadyside Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (sandwiches, salads; BYO) 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Presentation and Q&A Location: Mary Hillman Jennings Radiation Oncology Center at UPMC Shadyside 5230 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Meeting point: Meet inside the Main entrance of UPMC Shadyside Hospital 5230 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Parking: Aiken Avenue parking lot, 520 S Aiken Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/192719 Deadline: Register by March 22, 2019 Event Sponsor: Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society Abstract: External Beam Radiation therapy usually refers to the use of a linear accelerator, or “linac”, that directs radiation to a tumor. The linac accelerates electrons to a high speed by subjecting them to a series of oscillating electric potentials, creating a high energy electron beam that can be used to generate high energy x-rays. The accelerator is mounted on a rotating gantry that allows the physician to customize the radiation delivery to each patient, to better treat the tumor while sparing the surrounding organs. Linear accelerator-based radiation therapy for cancer treatment began in the early 1950s and today there are many versions available each with various advantages and disadvantages. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is one of the largest integrated cancer center networks in the United States, with more than 60 locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio. It is also the region’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Care Center and is consistently ranked by US News & World Report for excellence in cancer care. During this presentation, we will review the various types of linear accelerators, including the Varian Halcyon™ system, the most advanced radiation therapy system now available. The Halcyon™ has significantly decreased patient treatment time and delivers the treatment with pinpoint accuracy and precision. IEEE Pittsburgh Section Bulletin March 2019, Volume 68 No. 3 Page 3 of 10 Product Design to Meet Standards: “Whose Job Is It?” Guest Presenter: Mrs. Louann Melkodaj Date: March 26, 2019 Time: Dinner 6:30 PM, Presentation starts at 7:00 PM Location: Westinghouse Electric Company Headquarters, Cranberry Township, PA. Conference Room 176A in Building 1 Sponsors: EMC and PES/IAS Societies Attendance/Cost: Free to IEEE members and guests. RSVP: Required by Friday March 22, 2019. Please register online at the following link: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/188292 “Visitor Access Paperwork Needed for Westinghouse HQ IEEE Meeting Members and Guests, Please see below: New visitors to Westinghouse HQ will have to fill out escort access paperwork before access is granted to the Westinghouse HQ grounds. Please contact Dan Wilson ([email protected]) with your phone number and email address. Let Dan know that you need access paperwork and Dan will contact you with the access paperwork to fill out and bring with you to the meeting. Please be sure to bring a form of photo ID also” If you would like to receive PDHs, please bring a copy of this announcement for verification of your attendance. A non-Member who would like to receive PDHs is required to pay $10 to IEEE Pittsburgh Section. A Member who would like to receive PDH is required to show membership ID. Abstract: The objective of business is to provide products that meet customer needs. Defining requirements to meet those needs and satisfy markets are clearly important. Markets also have regulatory requirements to be met, and manufacturers need to assure that products continue to meet those requirements as they are mass-produced. This presentation discusses the need for product engineers to know regulatory standards and how to maintain compliance with those standards as the product is developed, manufactured, and marketed. Statistical tools and manufacturing limits are put to use to maintain standards compliance, and it requires a collaborative effort among designers, testers,
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