On the cover n n n Inside this issue MESSAGE DEANFROM THE could not have been more pleased Page 2 . . . Eyestone Lecture Samantha Schmaderer, junior in ARE, when Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson hands up a bucket for more white- declared to the Board of Regents wash as more than 40 Tau Beta Pi Ithat higher education must be a priority members and faculty advisor Larry for our state, and engineering education a 3 . . . Advisory Council Satzler gathered on K-Hill Oct. 10 for particular focus of this precedent. a morning of cleanup duty. Tau Beta And then a week later, I had the distinct Pi initiates have taken on the annual task of clearing brush, picking up honor of meeting with Gov. Parkinson trash, and whitewashing the concrete here in my office where I was able to point 6 . . . Competitions K and S since 1974. Pictured below, out specifics of how our vision of being a Gov. Mark Parkinson, left, and Dean John English tethered students work on the “highly ranked college,” supported by our steeper-faced K. Above, a long-view communities of excellence, does indeed shot of Prospect Hill, better known line up with his goal of seeing all Kansas wonderful couple and in touring their Seaton Society as K-Hill, south of Manhattan on manufacturing plant in Dodge City, it was 8 . . . 13 the west side of Hwy-177. The K was engineering schools ranked in the top 100 immediately obvious to me why they are constructed by College of Engineer- by U.S. News and World Report. Right ing students and other volunteers in now we are listed as the “64th best under- such a success story. 1921, with the S added in 1930. graduate engineering program at schools It was an honor to have our advisory 11 . . . Noteworthy where the doctorate is the highest degree.” council members on campus this fall for To put that in perspective, that makes us productive work sessions and discussions. the 4th best engineering program in the I want to especially thank outgoing chair- Big 12! person Cathy Ritter, CE ’75, for a year 13 . . . Faculty Awards The success of our faculty is the driving of inspired leadership, as well as say how 2 6 force of this recognition. I could not be much I look forward to working with next year’s chair, Carl Ice, IE ’79, and chair- Impact is published more proud of the accomplishments of twice a year by the faculty like Douglas McGregor, Mary elect, Jim Johnson, CNS ’84. Another fall Kansas State University Rezac, Ruth Miller, and Ray Yunk that highlight was the return visit of former College of Engineering, Manhattan, KS 66506. you’ll read about in this issue. We’ve filled faculty member Raj Nathan and his wife,

Diana, IE ’83. Dr. Nathan delivered an the department head openings in chemical It is available on and mechanical and nuclear engineer- inspiring message on entrepreneurship as the Web at part of our Eyestone Lecture Series. www.engg.ksu.edu. ing with two top-notch professors, Jim 10 Edgar and Don Fenton, respectively. And I know you’ll join me in congratulat- Mark your calendar ing our student teams and their many top ., we’re moving forward in our search for Issue No. 23 Engineering Career Fair permanent department heads for biologi- rankings, and I hope the activity of our Fall 2009 February 9, 2010 cal and agricultural and civil engineering. Tau Beta Pi students on the cover brings n An exciting aspect in our search for the back some fond memories of a familiar Editor 2 Open House Mary Rankin new head of civil engineering is our abil- landmark in the Manhattan area—K-Hill. April 23–24, 2010 n ity to offer with that position the Civil Art director 50th class reunions Engineering Professorship Honoring Dr. John R. English Rich Gardner April 28–30, 2010 n Robert Snell, a collective effort funded by Graphic designer our civil engineering alumni. Seaton Society Celebration Bob Davis May 1, 2010 Alumni are such a dynamic part of the n Commencement College of Engineering at K-State. This Photographer David Mayes May 15, 2010 issue our feature story focuses on Stuart Dean of the College of Engineering 14 and Janie Curtis. In getting to know this Dan Donnert Al Rankin 1

Cover photo by David Mayes n Photo adaptation by Bob Davis Raj Nathan 2 investigators are Peter Pfromm, professor fessor ofchemicalengineering.Co-principal Sustainable Biorefining,” orISTAR. nearly $3.2millionfrom thefoundation’s able biorefining. technology andpoliciesneededforsustain- Ph.D.train new studentsindeveloping the tional ScienceFoundation willhelpK-State in India. degree inmechanical engineering from theUniversity ofMadras, State University in industrialengineering,aswell asabachelor’s Year. Undergraduate Teaching andnamedtheSteel RingAdvisor ofthe awarded theprestigious James L.Hollis Award forExcellence in an advanced systemsinstitute.Duringstarted thistime,hewas programa new inmanufacturingandsystemsengineering ofindustrialengineeringatK-State,department where heinitiated go-to-market initiatives. marketing organizationsettingSybase’s technologydirection and Sybase iAnywhere andSybase 365.In thisrole, heleadsaglobal sixth-largest software companyinthe world,anditssubsidiaries, the required values needed tosucceedintheprofessional world. restrictive andalsohighlightedthevalue ofasoundeducation and isbiasedand whythisview established companies,articulated Nathan, from personalexperienceandtheinnovation record of preneurship andrisktakingare thesoledomainofsmallstart-ups, of theCollegeEngineering Eyestone Lecture Series. Not anOxymoron,” Oct. 23inFiedler Hall Auditorium asapart presented “Being anEntrepreneur inanEstablishedCompany— Worldwide Marketing andBusiness Solutions Operations, Sybase, Grant to help train Ph.D. students in sustainable biorefining sustainable in students Ph.D. train help to Grant Principal investigatorRezac, isMary pro- K-State hasreceived afive-year grantof A multimillion-dollargrantfrom theNa-

Nathan earnedhis doctorateandmaster’s degrees from Iowa Before enteringprivate industry, Nathan taughtfour years in the Nathan isresponsible forallmarketing initiatives forSybase, the Challenging theprevalent assumptionthatinnovation, entre- Raj Nathan, seniorvicepresident andchiefmarketing officerof National Science Foundation Mary Rezac delivers Eyestone Lecture Technological and grating theSocial, Commuting: Inte- “From Crops to for theproject known asIGERT, ship program, Research Trainee- ate Education and Integrative Gradu- of Renewable and Agricultural Aspects is needed,”shesaid. able production offuelsfrom biomassthat the complexityanddegree ofsustain- trained tounderstand neers whohave been scientists andengi- require of theefforts ing more viablewill Rezac said. and nationalsecurity, ity, economies rural environmental qual- substantially improve astheycan important based products is biofuels andbio- biological andagriculturalengineering. ics; andKyle Douglas-Mankin, professor of associate professor ofagriculturaleconom- of chemicalengineering;Jeffrey Peterson, “The K-State“The ISTAR project willprepare “Making biorefin- The needfor

resource base represents a represents base resource potential alternative energy energy alternative potential and consumer products.” consumer and significant source of source significant “Kansas’ biomass “Kansas’ agricultural sciencesandthesocialsciences. called IGERT Fellows—in engineering,the about33Ph.D. students—tobe serve graduateprograminterdisciplinary for through anintegrated, biorefining industry have acomprehensive perspective onthe a diverse group doctoralstudentsto ofnew continued onpage13 run, theprogram will run, Over itsfive-year technology onsociety.” impact oftheproposed ity, butalsoby the and agriculturalfeasibil- only by technological tion willbeguidednot garding biofuelsproduc - program, decisions re- said. “As aresult ofthis biorefineries,” Rezac ment ofnext-generation advances in thedevelop- achieving transformative advisory council chair, CarlIce; and President Schulz. cil chair, Cathy Ritter;John English, dean of engineering; 2010 Learning Center. Above, lefttoright,outgoing advisorycoun - neering Advisory Council breakfast session, Oct.2, inthe Carter K-State President KirkSchulz addressed the College of Engi- Engineering Engineering October 2,2009 October 2,2009 Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Council Council Process Improvement Manager, Shell Exploration and Production Co. President, Marketing Unlimited, Inc. Lewis Von Thaer‘83 U.S. Client Operations, Cerner Corp. Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Valentine ‘90 Senior Vice President, Process Improvement, Copart,Inc. Greg Tucker ‘78 Senior Vice President, Infrastructure Services, Tetra Tech, Inc. Douglas G.Smith‘71 Vice President of Sales, IPInternational, Inc. Walter F. Robinson‘72 President, Aspera, Inc. Michelle C.Munson‘96 Fellow, Heavy OilResearch and Development and SS,ConocoPhillips Scott D.Love ‘80 Manager, ReservoirManagement, EniPetroleum Co.,Inc. Donna D.Kottwitz ‘75 Chief Technology Officer, Teradici, Inc. Randall D.Groves ’78,‘79 President, Marketing Unlimited, Inc. Jerry L.Wilbeck‘66 Vice President, ExxonMobil Upstream, Ventures (East)Limited Wayne A.Harms‘76 Chief Executive Officer—retired, Yukos OilCo. Steven M.Theede‘74 President, Hutton Construction Corp. Mark Hutton‘77 Secretary of Transportation, Kansas Department of Transportation Debra L.Miller‘76 President and CEO, Farrar Corp. Joe E.Farrar ‘70 Principal, Financo, Inc. Brenton L.Heidebrecht ‘79 President, Constellation Design Group, Inc. Cathy S.Ritter‘75 Vice President, Canadian CapitalProjects—retired, ConocoPhillips Canada Thomas C.Paulson ‘73 Process Improvement Manager, Shell Exploration and Production Co. Susan C.Tholstrup‘81 President, GenerAction LLC Alan L.Sylvester ‘75 President and CEO, GEJohnson Construction Co. James M.Johnson‘84 Dean, K-State College of Engineering John R.English and Commerecialization President and COO, National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition Kent Glasscock‘76 President and Chairman of the Board, The LawCompany, Inc. Richard M.Kerschen ‘64 Partner, Finney &Turnipseed Transportation &CivilEngineering, L.L.P. Robert B. Thorn‘50 Director, Environment, Health, and SafetyOperations, The DowChemical Co. Dana Mathes‘79 Vice President, Developing Technologies Operations, Eastman Chemical Co. Marc R.Ramsdale‘79 President, Kansas Entrepreneurial Center John W. Walters ‘60 Senior Vice President, BP Raymond C.Dempsey, Jr. ‘90 President, Coonrod &Associates Construction Co.,Inc. Randall R.Coonrod ‘74 President, Wildcat Construction Co.,Inc. James L.Tadtman ‘67 Clockwise from upperright: Not inattendance: 3 rom humble roots to a worldwide parts supplier—Curtis “Stuart set out then and there to design the standard line of our Machine Co., Inc., Dodge City, Kansas, continues to gears and gear boxes that are the core components of our company F be a success story in the world of gear, gearbox and precision today,” Janie said. machined parts production. “Starting out, it would take three to four days of calculations to Stuart Curtis, co-owner and now partially retired, holder of B.S. come up with a gear design—getting the best torque, etc.,” Stuart and M.S. degrees in industrial engineering from Kansas State, has said. “Of course now with a computer, that same application takes built and guided the Curtis Corporation to be the largest manufac- three minutes.” Gears to you turer of small right-angle bevel gearboxes in North America. “He did all those formulas and calculations by hand with a slide A key component to this is Janie Wullschleger Curtis, Stuart’s wife rule that has his initials on it,” Janie said. “We hang it on the Christ- of 46 years, and chief executive officer and co-owner of the business. mas tree now. It’s a nice antique.” Also a K-State graduate, HE ’63, she is actively involved in day- Over a span of more than 40 years, Stuart generated hundreds to-day operations of the company from the Curtis home in Marco of innovative manufacturing processes and engineering designs, Island, Fla. wrote computer programs, and designed thousands of gears and gear “We got tired of the snow and cold in Dodge City and moved to boxes. Marco Island—it’s beautiful here and we love it,” Janie said. “I enjoy Curtis gearboxes are found in both the industrial and agricultural my work and plan to continue.” markets, with most sales on the industrial side. A Curtis gearbox And back in Dodge City is son and president of the company, has been used in a machine that manufactures microchips, and 90 John Curtis, B.S. K-State nuclear engineering, M.S. MIT nuclear percent of the frozen pizza in the world is produced by devices with engineering. He is the on-site eyes of the 67,000-square-foot opera- Curtis gear boxes. Curtis is an ISO 9001-2000 quality certified tion producing gears and gearboxes for hundreds of applications company. from agriculture, transportation and military machinery, to flood Stuart holds two patents on gear box designs. He developed the control, petroleum distillation, food processing equipment and first in the 1970s—the hypocycloid—designed for water-driven textile machinery. circle irrigation systems. The plant in Dodge City currently has 70–75 employees—down The second came about in the late 1990s when he was com- from the one-time high of more than 200, largely due to computer- missioned by a commercial steering company to design a steering ization of the manufacturing process. gear box. Many of the trucks and buses on the road today use this “I like to credit our employees uniquely designed mechanism. whenever possible,” Stuart said. The second patent also became the design so valued “Their work ethic and dedica- by the Army and Navy for its mine-resistant, ambush- tion to the company has brought “. . . K-State has played a big role— protected personnel—MRAP—vehicles used in Iraq, us much success. And our son and the smaller, lighter M/ATVs used in Afghanistan. John must be given real credit none of this would be This Curtis gear box design is on the MRAP Humvees for that success as well.” with v-shaped bellies that are so highly resistant to “He’s an outstanding son,” possible without the explosions and whose design has saved countless lives of Janie said, while taking the “suc- military personnel exposed to IED attack over the past cess” question in little different education component.” years. direction. “We are proud and pleased to be contributing to the “Who better to credit for our support of our military in this way,” Stuart said. “And success than Stuart?” she said. our employees who manufacture these gear boxes are “He’s our resource person—the one who’s done it all! proud and pleased as well for the contribution they are making.” “And K-State has played a big role—none of this would be pos- “Some of our employees connected to those serving in the war sible without the education component.” wear their loved ones’ photos on their uniforms while at work and The K-State education connection extends to the Curtis’ other building the gear boxes,” Janie said. son, Stuart Jr., who holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from his Curtis Manufacturing operates as a supplier to “prime” companies parents’ alma mater, but is not associated with Curtis Machine. who directly contract with the government agencies needing the Of their five grandchildren—two boys and three girls, Janie said, gears and gear boxes. “It’s still too early to see if they’ll follow in the family footsteps of “We contracted one time to be a prime,” Stuart said, “but never engineering education.” again—the paper work explaining the conditions that had to be fol- Maybe too early by today’s standards but probably not by those of lowed in supplying for the military was heavier than the gear boxes their grandfather’s day—as Stuart started in the business at age eight we were contracting to build.” when it was his job to run an abrasive cut-off saw in his father’s 20 x Supplying for the military involves contracting with primes across 30 foot job shop behind the family home in Dodge City. He was the the world. Late this spring the company will begin providing gear night shift supervisor at age 12, as the company had begun perform- boxes to an MRAP prime contractor that supplies the Canadian ing sub-contract work for the aircraft industry. military. Two other prime clients supply military vehicles for Turkey After completing his master’s degree in 1964, Stuart returned to and Australia. Dodge City and realized the small-time family operation was locked “Another interesting international link right now,” Janie said, “is into a “feast or famine” cycle, totally controlled by others’ produc- an in-house order for a gear box that will go to the Czech Republic tion demands outside the company’s control. to operate an electron-beam radiation cell. The box had to be 100 Stuart and Janie Curtis, son John Curtis “We needed a product line,” he said. continued on page 10 5 eam competitions reveal talent and winning ways nT For the second time in the last three years, Kansas State University’s Aero Design Team won first place overall in the regular class event at the an- nual SAE Aero Design Competition West. This year’s competition was March 6–8 in Van Nuys, Calif. K-State was among the 31 teams from around the world participating in the regular class event. Adviser: Terry Beck, MNE

n Four Kansas State University students in construction science and man- agement tied for first place among 50 teams in an international concrete construction competition sponsored by the American Concrete Institute, March 15–19. The competition involved developing a proposal for the restoration of a pedestrian overpass in Houston, Texas. Advisers: Kim- berly Kramer, Richard Pikul, both ARE/CNS

n The Kansas State University Quarter-Scale Tractor Team won second place at the 12th annual International Quarter-Scale Tractor Competi- tion sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, May 29–31, in Peoria, Ill. This is the 11th consecutive year this student-led team has finished in the top three in the competition, which includes seven first-place finishes. Advisers: Ed Brokesh, Pat Mur- phy, Darrell Oard, Lou Ann Claassen, all BAE

n The K-State ChemE-Car Team earned first place in performance at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Mid-America Regional Above, SAE Formula Team members, left to right: Jacob ChemE-Car Competition, April 3–5, at the University of Missouri at Roth, Tim Mourlam, Michael Zinke, all MNE, with Mason Columbia, and received the “Golden Tire Award” for the most creative Smith at the wheel. vehicle design in the national competition. Adviser: Walter Walawender, CHE Left, Aero Design Team members, left to right: Dana Bloom, Janessa Wedel, Erik Hellmer, Brian Anderson, Esteban n After placing second in the steel bridge design contest at the American Maradona, Matt Roberts, John Elson, Vishrut Patel, Joshua Society of Civil Engineers Mid-Continent Conference, Kansas State Uni- Photo by Amy Pruss n Photo adaptation by Rich Gardner Goertz, Alex VanDyke, all MNE, and adviser, Terry Beck. versity’s Steel Bridge Design Team advanced to the national Student Steel Bridge Competition, May 22–23 in Las Vegas, Nev., where they finished 25th out of 47 teams. Adviser: Hayder Rasheed, CE

n The biological and agricultural engineering robotics team, for the third year in a row, took first place at the 2009 Robotics Student Design Com- petition sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biologi- cal Engineers. Adviser: Naiqian Zhang, BAE

n K-State’s architectural engineering team took first place in the systems selection category at the 2009 ASHRAE Student Design Competition. Advisers: Julia Keen and Fred Hasler, ARE/CNS

n A team of CIS students placed 10th out of 200 teams in a 2009 regional computer programming competition sponsored by the Association of Computing Machinery. Adviser: Dan Andresen, CIS Above, ChemE-Car Team members, left to right: Mark McClure, Matti Kuykendall, Kevin Turner, Nam Nguyen, Katerina Voigt, Jordan n The SAE Formula Team placed fifth overall and first in fuel economy Groskurth, Megan Young, Justin Peterson, Ashley Mayo, Ben Clubine, at the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers Virginia Competition. Damon Guyett, all CHE, and adviser, Walter Walawender. Adviser: Dan Swenson, MNE

n The Mini Baja Team placed 25th overall in the 2009 SAE Mini Baja Left, Quarter-Scale Tractor Team members, left to right: Jared Unrau, Competition. Adviser: Greg Spaulding, MNE ATM; Mark Neeland, BAE; Benjamin Ross, BAE; Matthew Shepheard, ATM; Devin Mangus, BSE; Jared Selland, BAE; Lloyd Martin, BAE; Brent n The concrete canoe team placed fifth at the American Society of Civil Schinstock, BSE; David Becker, BSE; Douglas Grollmes, BAE; Joshua Engineers Regional Conference. Adviser: Asad Esmaeily, CE Ogle, BAE; Nicholas Depenbusch, BSE. 6 7

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Kent and Wanda* Wray Dave and Tammy Douglass Randy Sedlacek and Mary Ventura Doug and Jodi Kirkland Arden and Karen Bradshaw Mark and Yvonna McAfee Naiqian and Yabao Zhang Holly Engelken Robert Sextro Richard and Kelly Klover Thomas and Yong Breslin L T and Eva Fan Bob and Lila Snell Drake and Eileen Knapp Kim and Conee Brown Every effort has been made to produce a comprehensive listing of donors for the calendar year July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. We apologize for any incorrect list- Daniel and Monica Foltz Al and Mary Stecklein Greg and Nicole Korte Kent Buster and Gitta Banks ings, misspellings or omissions, and extend our sincere thanks for your support. Questions about the donor list should be directed to Kelly Sartorius, Senior Director of Don Gemaehlich Larry and Eleanor Strecker Dave and Hope Krug Te-Yu and Shu-Chen Chen Development, College of Engineering, Kansas State Foundation, 2323 Anderson Ave., Suite 500, Manhattan, KS 66502; 785-532-7500 or 800-432-1578. * = deceased 8 c 9 Noteworthy SMART Lab team receives R&D 100 Award Edgar to head chemical from industry. a continuation of the commit- “I have every confidence in A neutron detector created at Kansas State University has been of, and we hope to see the product commercialized soon.” engineering He has served as a re- ment that our faculty stay cur- Don Fenton’s ability to take named one of the top 100 technologies of the year. McGregor and his Semiconductor Materials and Radiological viewer for 26 professional rent in professional practice in on the academic and adminis- Douglas McGregor, pro- Technologies (SMART) Labo- James Edgar, professor, journals and is a recipient order to bring the latest design trative challenges of this posi- fessor of mechanical and ratory team first demonstrated has been named head of of K-State’s Commerce and construction applications tion,” said John English, dean nuclear engineering, and his an early version of these neu- the department of chemical Bank Distinguished Faculty into the classroom.” of the College of Engineering. team of researchers designed tron detectors in 2001. The engineering at Kansas State Award, William H. Honstead The LEED professional cre- “He is a valued colleague and developed a microstruc- devices initially were designed Professorship in Chemical dentialing program was devel- and we are extremely pleased tured semiconductor neutron as neutron dosimeters, which Engineering, Outstanding oped to encourage green build- that he will be at the helm detector that was given a 2009 measure neutron radiation Scientist Award and Col- ing professionals to maintain of mechanical and nuclear R&D 100 Award. The award is dosage for radiation workers. lege of Engineering Research and advance their knowledge engineering.” sponsored by R&D Magazine Since then, the devices have Excellence Award. and expertise. The certifica- and recognizes the year’s 100 been improved with lower Edgar replaces Professor tion earned by Yunk provides most technologically significant noise, lower leakage currents, Mary Rezac. an advanced level standard for new products introduced into larger size and increased professionals participating in the marketplace. SMART lab team, MNE grad students, professors and staff, left to detection efficiency. They Yunk earns LEED the design and construction “What a proud accomplish- right: C.J. Solomon, Walter McNeil, Prof. Douglas McGregor, Prof. can now be used for various certification phases of high-performance, ment for Dr. McGregor and his applications requiring robust Ken Shultis, Eric Patterson, and Steve Bellinger. Ray Yunk, associate profes- healthful, durable, affordable, team to be recognized in this compact neutron detectors. sor of architectural engineer- and environmentally sound way,” said John English, dean of K-State’s College of Engineer- These latest detectors operate on just a few volts and can yield ing and construction science, commercial, institutional and ing. “The quality of research being conducted by the faculty and more than 45 percent thermal neutron detection efficiency. became the first university high-rise residential buildings. students in our nuclear engineering program certainly speaks Several instruments have been manufactured with the new faculty member in the world Yunk earned a bachelor’s de- well of our excellence in this area.” technology, including compact dosimeters, remote neutron Jim Edgar to be certified as a Leadership gree in architectural engineer- The microstructured semiconductor neutron detector is a detector arrays and wireless neutron monitors The SMART University. He assumed his in Energy and Environmental ing and construction science portable device designed to detect neutrons, a signature radiation Laboratory mass produces the detectors at a low cost. This allows new duties Aug. 1. from K-State in 1988, and emitted by some nuclear materials used in nuclear weapons. An for wide-scale detector deployment for detection of illicit nuclear Edgar joined the chemical then earned a master’s degree Don Fenton R&D 100 Award signifies that a product has merit as one of the materials, for monitoring of international safeguards agreements engineering faculty at K- in architectural engineering most innovative new ideas of the year, nationally and interna- regarding nuclear materials and to protect personnel. State in 1988 as an assistant from K-State in 2004. He has Fenton earned his bach- tionally, and is recognized as a mark of excellence by national The neutron detector research has resulted in more than 20 professor. He became a full been a licensed professional elor’s in mechanical engi- laboratories, universities, industrial companies and government publications and two allowed patents. The research was support- professor in 1997 and served engineer since 1992 and a neering from K-State in agencies. ed primarily by the U.S. Department of Defense through the as interim department head Leadership in Energy and En- 1969, and completed both a “We are all pleased to be recognized with an R&D 100 Award Defense Threat Reduction Agency and by the National Science in 2003–2004. vironmental Design Accredited master’s and doctorate in that for the years of work that have gone into developing this tech- Foundation through an Instrumentation for Materials Research- “We are extremely pleased Professional since 2004. discipline from the University nology,” McGregor said. “The students and faculty who helped Major Instrumentation Projects grant. to welcome Dr. Edgar to our of Illinois in 1970 and 1974, design, fabricate and test the detectors have much to be proud —K-State Media Relations leadership team,” said John Fenton named MNE respectively. He began his English, dean of the College department head career as a research engineer of Engineering. “The depart- for the IIT Research Institute ment of chemical engineering Don Fenton, professor, and then the New Mexico Solar Energy Institute. His Gears to you continued from page 5 and the college will be well Ray Yunk has been named head of the served by his strong creden- department of mechanical and first academic appointment percent gray iron with no aluminum. I worked with an engineer in The Curtis’ K-State ties have remained strong over the years with tials and demonstrated skills Design (LEED) Accredited nuclear engineering. He as- was associate professor at the UK in securing the order, but the final destination is the Czech Stuart being a charter member of the Presidents Club, and a past in leadership, administration, Professional in building design sumed his new duties Aug. 1. New Mexico State University Republic.” member of both the President’s Economic Task Force for the State of research and teaching.” and construction. Fenton joined the mechani- in 1977, where he remained “The international market is a competitive one,” Stuart said. Kansas and advisory council for the K-State Engineering Advanced Edgar earned his bachelor’s While there are more than cal and nuclear engineering until coming to K-State. “About 10 years ago we lost a lot of business to China when they Manufacturing Institute. He is a member of the K-State IE advisory in chemical engineering from 100,000 LEED Accredited faculty at K-State in 1986 He is a recipient of the were able to undercut American companies on price. But we’re council, received the College of Engineering Distinguished Service the University of Kansas in Professionals, Yunk said fewer as an associate professor. He American Society of Me- getting a lot of those customers back now due to our quality and Award in 1994 and was inducted into the College of Engineering 1981 and completed a doc- than 20 have earned the build- became a full professor in chanical Engineers Region delivery.” Hall of Fame in 2002. torate in chemical engineer- ing design and construction 1992 and has completed 22 VIII Centennial Award and “‘Made in the USA’ is becoming important to our customers With Janie content in maintaining her status with the business, ing from the University of designation. years of service to the depart- the Society of Automotive again,” Janie said. Stuart’s partial retirement has given him time to pursue another Florida in 1987. His research “Green buildings and sus- ment. His recent teaching Engineers’ Ralph R. Teeter “We used some Chinese products ourselves for awhile, but found interest—boating. He passed the Coast Guard certification to be a is focused on the processing tainable design and construc- assignment areas include heat National Education Award, we were spending a lot of money on quality control. Now we’re back power boat squadron leader and is now an officer in the Merchant of wide-band gap semicon- tion have been a rapidly grow- transfer, thermal systems, in- and is a National Aeronautics to mostly U.S.-sourced components in our products,” Stuart said. Marines. Although he could captain deep-sea pleasure boat cruises ductors. He has directed re- ing focus area of the industry dustrial projects senior design, and Space Administration So even in challenging economic times, things are looking positive for hire, Stuart said he would rather take friends out on the water or search projects funded by the over the last several years and electrical generating power Summer Faculty Fellow. in the gear and gearbox market. son John and the grandchildren deep-sea fishing when they visit. National Science Foundation, it is an area that students get plants, indoor environmental Fenton replaces Professor “John will be heading to K-State again soon on a recruiting trip as Office of Naval Research and excited about,” Yunk said. engineering, thermodynamics Mo Hosni. we are needing to hire another engineer for our staff,” Janie said. –by Mary Rankin several joint grants and gifts “This certification represents and honors research. 10 11 Alumni Profiles Recognitions as vice-president of the American Society Deaths of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Con- Faculty awards ditioning Engineers at its 2009 Annual 1962 Conference. As a vice president, Hayter 1937 Ed Wambsganss (CE) was honored is a member of the board of directors and Kemp E. Barley (CE) died April 16, with Colorado Construction Magazine’s the executive committee and serves as vice 2009, in Tyler, Texas. He had been a petro- first-ever Legacy Award, given annually to chair of the Publishing and Education leum engineer for Marine Drilling Com- an individual who Council. pany. He is survived by three daughters, 10 has had a significant grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. impact on the local 1993 industry and his or H. Leroy Pritchard (CE), Emporia, 1942 her community dur- Kan., has been certified by the Society Wayne Wittenberger (ME) died July ing a lifetime of work. of Wetland Scientists as a Professional 15, 2009, in Evanston, Ill. In 2005, he es- Wambsganss enjoyed Wetland Scientist, one of only five Kansans tablished the Thomas Jackson Scholarship a long and productive with this certification. He worked for the in Mechanical Engineering at K-State. career in the Denver area as a successful USDA Soil Conservation Service for 32 contractor, manager and industry leader years before forming Pritchard Consulting 1958 who started two well-known local con- as a natural resources planning and man- Robert H. Doremus (ME), Houston, struction firms, Western Empire Construc- agement service. He has a second degree Texas, died May 21, 2009, after a coura- tors Inc. and Western Summit Construc- from K-State in agriculture and an M.S. in geous battle with leukemia. He retired tors Inc. He is known for his work in business from Emporia State. from a long career with IBM in 1991. mentoring young construction profes- He had also served in the U.S. Army and sionals and for his involvement with AGC 1996 Army Corps of Engineers, remaining in the Colorado, an association he once served Cannon Clifton (CHE), MD, PE, has Army Reserves and leaving as a captain in as president. Retiring in 2008, he and his completed his residency as a doctor of 1968. He is survived by his wife of nearly Faculty honored at the 2009 Fall Convocation, above, left to the Year Award. Side photos, top to bottom: Assoc. Prof. wife, Eunice, continue to live in Denver. anesthesiology from the University of Texas 52 years, Pat, and three sons and seven right: Prof. Ronaldo Maghirang, BAE, Myers-Alford Memorial Donghai Wang, BAE, Frankenhoff Outstanding Research Health Science Center. He will be working grandchildren. Teaching Award; Prof. Walter Walawender, CHE, Charles H. Award; Prof. Donald Lenhert, ECE, Robert R. and Lila L. Snell 1965 for Star Anesthesia, LLC in San Antonio, Scholer Faculty Award; and Assoc. Prof. Todd Easton, IMSE, Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Vernon Wegerer (EE), Moline, Ill., has Texas. Ingolf “Stubby” Eugene Thorson, retired James L. Hollis Memorial Award for Excellence in Under- Teaching; and Prof. Danny Rogers, BAE, Larry E. and Laurel been inducted into the Quad Cities Area K-State emeritus professor of engineering, graduate Teaching and Clair A. Mauch Steel Ring Advisor of Erickson Public Service Award. Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achieve- 1998 2000 2003 died May 8, 2009, in Manhattan, Kan. He ment of the Heartland. As a 2009 Laure- Three K-State ARE alumni have been began his teaching career in 1948 in the ate, he was selected selected by the Consulting-Specifying College of Architecture, going on to create for entrepreneurial Engineer Magazine as 2009 “40 Under 40” and develop the K-State Construction Sci- achievement, adher- winners, an annual listing of “some of the ence Degree Program, seeing it through to Grant to help train Ph.D. students in sustainable biorefining ence to the highest best and brightest minds in our industry.” full accreditation. He retired in 1981. He continued from page 2 fined, bioenergy-related research funding received by the university moral and ethical All three are employed by ccrd partners, is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara; K-State faculty from the colleges of engineering, agriculture, and exceeded $12 million in fiscal year 2008, Rezac said. principles, as well as Dallas, Texas, and include Kevin Miller, two daughters and two sons; 10 grandchil- arts and sciences will be involved. International education oppor- “Kansas’ biomass resource base represents a significant source of demonstrated civic re- 1998, PE, project manager,; Danna dren and 16 great-grandchildren. tunities also will be available for students and faculty with partner potential alternative energy and consumer products,” she said. “Re- sponsibility and com- Jensen, 2000, PE, LEED AP, senior associ- universities in Austria, Belgium, France and Brazil. searchers at K-State have already developed new varieties of crops munity involvement. He is the president of ate electrical engineer; and Abby Lipper- “We are very excited to receive this grant because it reflects the adapted to our climate, novel technologies for processing Kansas TBA Development in Moline. man, 2003, B.S. and M.S., PE, associate Wanted: Your Updates growing national recognition of the expertise K-State has developed crops into fuels and consumer products, and models to predict the electrical engineer. in the area of renewable and sustainable biofuels,” said Ruth Dyer, eco-economic impact of biofuels production.” 1988 We are interested in following the career K-State interim provost. “The grant also highlights the demonstrat- Other university resources to be involved include the Wheat Ge- paths and accomplishments of our alumni, Kevin McLain (CE, M.S. ‘03), a geo- ed record of this K-State research team in working in an interdisci- netics Resource Center, K-State Center for Sorghum Improvement, Retirements focusing on promotions, advancements, technical engineer for the Missouri Depart- plinary fashion and shows how this interdisciplinary approach and Soil Carbon Center and the National Science Foundation Industry/ 1978 awards and honors, job changes and of ment of Transportation,will be inducted course, retirements, as well as death notices. setting will benefit the education of the IGERT Fellows.” University Collaborative Research Center in Biofuels Research and into Golden Key at Iowa State University Doug Spencer (ME) retired in May Please send your information in these Along with classroom instruction, the students will participate in Development. The center was established in 2008 and supports where he is currently pursing a master’s 2009 from his position as vice president, categories to— seminars, workshops, field experiences and an annual conference, as research and education in bioenergy production, promotes partner- degree in construction and engineering Orlando Utilities Commission Customer well as serve as research mentors to undergraduate students to gain ships between K-State researchers and industrial producers, and Send to: Impact Editor management. He is a 2006 recipient of Connection, Orlando, Fla. He started with experience as research directors, said Douglas-Mankin who is lead- provides leverage for other research-related activities. Engineering Communications the College of Engineering Professional the company in 1984 as a power plant ing educational innovations in the project. The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Kansas State University Progress Award. engineer and was promoted many times Additional support for the program includes $781,000 from the program is a National Science Foundation-wide program intended 133 Ward Hall throughout his career. One of his final Kansas Bioscience Authority and $500,000 and substantial in-kind to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engi- Manhattan, KS 66506 1990 tasks for OUC was overseeing the design support from K-State. neers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a Sheila Hayter (ME), PE, senior research and daily construction of the company’s E-mail: [email protected] University resources involved with the project include the Center chosen discipline and the technical, professional and personal skills supervisor, National Renewable Energy 10-story garage and office building in for Sustainable Energy, which organizes and supports bioenergy- needed for the career demands of the future. Laboratory, Golden, Colo., was installed downtown Orlando. related research and educational activities at K-State. Broadly de- —K-State Media Relations 12 13 College of Engineering Kansas State University 1046 Rathbone Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-5201

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Miller recognized by DOE for wind turbines program

Eight Kansas schools have their own wind Wind turbines installed at Ell-Saline High turbines and seven more are set to receive them be- School, Brookville, USD 307; Concordia High cause of the efforts of a K-State professor research- School, Concordia, USD 333; Greenbush, the ing alternative energies. Southeast Kansas Educational Service Center, Ruth Douglas Miller, associate professor of elec- Girard, USD 612; Fairfield High School, Langdon, trical and computer engineering, received USD 310; Blue Valley High School, an award for Outstanding Leadership Randolph, USD 384; Sterling High in the Application of Wind for Schools School, Sterling, USD 376; and Wal- from the U.S. Department of Energy’s ton Elementary School, Walton, USD Wind Powering America program. 373 have been supported by Horizon “This award is recognizing not just Wind and Tradewinds Energy. A wind wind turbines up at the schools, but the turbine on K-State’s campus was sup- number of K-State engineering students ported by Westar Energy. involved in helping getting them going,” Ruth Miller Districts slated to get wind turbines Miller said. “The interest from the stu- later this year are Pretty Prairie USD dent body here at K-State and engineering students 311, Deerfield USD 216 and another yet to be pursuing careers in renewable energy is big.” chosen. Sites selected to receive wind turbines in Through the U.S. Department of Energy, the 2009–2010 are Colby County Community Col- Wind Applications Centers in each of six states, lege, Colby, in consortium with several area school including Kansas, help K–12 schools install small districts; Smoky Valley USD 400, Lindsborg; Ap- wind turbines for educational purposes. panoose Elementary School, Pomona, USD 287; The U.S. Department of Energy identified states Solomon USD 393; and Hope Street Academy, with strong wind energy potential but minimal Topeka, USD 501. realization. Under DOE’s National Renewable Miller’s own research has focused on where to Energy Laboratory program, Miller is funded as site turbines and the applications of wind energy, Kansas Wind Applications Center director. Six such as studying how to best integrate it into the states, including Kansas, have been funded to help power grid. Miller is also working with Decent En- K–12 schools install small wind turbines for educa- ergy Inc. in Leawood to site a solar energy system tional purposes. on the K-State campus.

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