ASME Met Section News
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
August 2003 New York City Volume 56
IN THIS ISSUE THIS MAY BE Last Newsletter New Meetings TECHNICAL MEETINGS Chair’s Message YOUR LAST A New Department This year’s meetings are being scheduled. While Tour of MTA Facilities NEWSLETTER we have tentative speakers for most meetings, here Croton-Harmon Tour by Marca Lam, Ph.D. are details for the President’s Night and the Grand Central Tour ASME Golf Outing October Technical Dinner Meeting. Year End Article In order to reduce the cost to the Met Section Tetra Society for publication of the newsletter, the Volunteers Executive Committee has decided to PRESIDENT’S NIGHT Membership News discontinue paper copies of the newsletter to Keynote Speakers: all members. Members whose email Reginald Vachon addresses are on-file with headquarters, will President, ASME International RESERVATIONS no longer receive the newsletter by mail. If Date: Thursday, September 18, 2003 you do not have an email address on file, you Place: Cooper Union, Wolman Lounge For reservations to any of will continue to receive a paper copy, as it is 51 Astor Place the events listed in this assumed that you do not readily have access Cost: $40 ($10 for students) newsletter, send a check to the internet. Reserve by: September 11, 2003 or money order, made payable to “The ASME Payable to: ASME Met Section, memo – Met Section” to: The rest of our membership will be able to Presidents Night download the latest newsletter from the Met Note: While you will be allowed to attend the Dr. Marca Lam Section website in pdf format. Unlike lecture, dinner reservations must be Dept of ChE previous versions of the newsletter, which obtained by September 11, 2003, in order Cooper Union were sometimes cumbersome and difficult to to partake in the dinner. 51 Astor Place download to certain servers and computers, NYC, NY 10003 pdf is efficient and easy to download. You OCTOBER DINNER MEETING will need Acrobat Reader™ to read the Keynote Speaker: For further information document, which can be obtained without on any of the events, call Terry Copeland, Ph.D. cost at or email: Millennium Cell http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/ Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 Dr. Marca Lam readstep2.html. Place: To be determined 212-353-4393 Cost: To be determined [email protected] If you no longer receive a paper copy and Payable to: ASME Met Section, memo – October or want notification of newest newsletter, you Meeting Jim Oussani must sign up with our Met Section Mailing 718-768-3333 List. This can be done through the Met [email protected] Section website. Please note that if you do sign up to the mailing list, we try to keep all or check our website at: messages to a minimum. You will get www.asme.org/sections/ notification of the latest meeting topics, metropolitan_ny times and locations, as well as notification of new newsletters. 1
SEND US YOUR ARTICLES to keep emails to a minimum. We all get inundated with extraneous emails, and we here at the Met Section certainly Win next year’s ASME dues! Send us an article for do not want to add to this. publication and you will be entered into the competition. The MET Section will determine a winner at their June We look forward to meeting you at one of our technical planning meeting in 2004.* meetings. As always, we are looking for more members to help out with our Met Section. Please send your articles and letters to the Newsletter Chair for inclusion in our next newsletter. The deadlines for this year are October 1, 2003, February 1, 2004, ASME PRESIDENT’S NIGHT April 1, 2004, and July 1, 2004 for the end-of-the-year issue. Send email to [email protected], fax to (212)- Reginald I. Vachon of Atlanta, Ga., is the 122nd president 353-4341, or mail to of the ASME, and is serving 1-year term. He succeeds Dr. Marca Lam Susan Skemp. Vachon, a registered professional engineer in Cooper Union, ChE Dept six states and also a licensed attorney, has more than 40 51 Astor Place years of experience in industry, education, and the New York, NY 10003 government sector. His experience is broad, encompassing design engineering, research, software development, * members of the Met Section Executive Committee are management of domestic and international projects, excluded. teaching and instruction, and corporate leadership.
Vachon currently is president of VNA Systems, Inc., which CHAIRS’ MESSAGE develops artificial intelligence and machine-vision systems by Marca Lam, Ph.D. and James Oussani for medical diagnostics. Vachon founded the Atlanta-based technology company in 1984. Other corporate positions Welcome to a new year at the ASME Metropolitan Section. have included president, Thacker Engineering; chief The first thing that we, as co-chairs, want to say is a big operating officer, The Thacker Organization; chairman, “Thank you!” to Dr. Esmet Kamil for all the years he Optical Systems International, Inc., and president, Compris served as chair for the section. Even now, we will rely on Technologies, Inc. his expertise as he is serving as vice-chair. Esmet, all your hard work on our behalf has been and will continue to be From 1963 to 1977, Vachon was a professor of mechanical very much appreciated. engineering at Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. Vachon’s research activity at Auburn included heat transfer, solar We are very excited to start planning the new year, and energy and fluid dynamics, and he contributed more than have already been working on obtaining speakers and 100 technical papers in these disciplines to scholarly sponsors for the Fall meetings. The President of ASME journals worldwide. During his years at Auburn, Vachon has agreed to come speak to us in September. As this consulted on several prominent design projects for the newsletter is going to print, we are trying to get an ASME Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Distinguished Lecturer for November. As always, if you Environmental Protection Agency and NASA, including have any ideas for topics and/or specific speakers, let us the early precursor to the solid rocket motors used on know. Input from the membership is invaluable. today's space shuttle. Service in ASME included membership on the Board of Governors from 1981 to 1983, Everyone has been burdened by the economic downturn, chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs (1988-1999) and and our section is not alone in this. We are constantly vice president of the Society's Region XI (1978-1980). looking at ways to reduce the costs. One way that we could Vachon’s affiliation with the Society spans 42 years. reduce cost is to only send paper copies of the newsletters to members who do not have email addresses on file. It is Honors and awards at ASME include Honorary assumed that members without email addresses do not have Membership and Dedicated Service Award, bestowed in easy access to the internet. The rest of the membership 1995. Other awards include the G. Edwin Burks Award would be able to download a pdf version of the newsletter from the American Society for Engineering Education, from our website. If you sign up with the ASME Met recognizing outstanding contributions in engineering Section mailing list, you will automatically get notification education, and Western Electric Fund Award for of upcoming meetings and newly posted information on the Excellence in Teaching. website. Please note that if you join the mailing list, we try
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gone into Millenium Cell’s hydrogen storage system to be MET SECTION NEWS STAFF used in consumer electronics, standby power and Published by the Publications and Publicity transportation applications. The speaker, Dr. Terry Committee of the Metropolitan Section of ASME Copeland, Ph.D., Vice President, Product Development, joined Millennium Cell following an eight-year career at Marca Lam, Ph.D., Chair Duracell. His positions at Duracell included Director of Contact Dr. Lam at (212)-353-4393 or email Product Development, Plant Manager at two of Duracell's [email protected]. largest major manufacturing facilities, and Director of The ASME Met Section shall not be responsible for statements or opinions Engineering. Prior to working at Duracell, Dr. Copeland printed in its publication. ASME By-Laws B7.1.3. was with E.I. DuPont de Nemours
& Co. for 14 years, where he worked in a wide variety of 25 AND 50 YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP management positions. Dr. Copeland earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Congratulations to the following members for their 25 and Technology and an undergraduate degree in chemical 50 years of ASME membership. They will be honored at engineering from the University of Delaware. the President’s Night Dinner.
50 Years A NEW DEPARTMENT Jack Como, Assistant Vice President by Gerard Hillenbrand, P.E. James Craft, Retired Jerome Klosner, Research Scientist, Polytechnic University That New Department is the New York City Department of John Kruck, Retired Buildings and its status was the subject of our March 20th David Millet, Retired dinner meeting at Mullen’s Restaurant in Manhattan. Over Wheeler Mueller, Professor, Polytechnic University the years our members have expressed some dissatisfaction Joachim Voss, Retired with the operations of this department, and with the Saul Wechter, incoming Bloomberg Administration promising reforms. Harold Wenig, President, Wright Ind. Inc. Mayor Bloomberg’s newly appointed Commissioner, Ms. Patricia Lancaster, A.I.A., was invited to address the group. 25 Years The meeting was co-sponsored by the New York chapter of John Angerami, Manager, Chubb & Son NYSSPE. Richard Blaser, President, A&S Welding & Boiling Repair Scott Chaiet, Mechanical Engineer Due to an illness, Ms. Lancaster sent her First Deputy Michael Chiarulli, Gen Mgr RF & Affiliate Svcs, ABC Commissioner of Operations, Mr. Robert LiMandri, to Nesreen Ghaddar, Professor, American University of address our meeting. Mr. LiMandri is a Mechanical Beirut Engineer with many years of related experience in the real Alfred Haiblen estate and construction industries. He has worked for the Louis Jezik, HVAC Design Engineer buildings department for the past 10 months and is in direct Anoop Kapoor, Director, Energy Risk Management, Con charge of 600 of the department’s 740 employees. Ed Maruti Kendale The NYC Buildings Department mission is to ensure public Peter Luccarelli, Sr Intellectual Prop Counsel safety, enhance building efficiency and guarantee the Robert Nespeco, Director, MTA Bridges and Tunnels integrity of its operations. This is an enormous Robert Skladony, General Manager, Reliant Energy responsibility, since there are about 900,000 buildings in Sombut Tharasavat, Project Manager our city. The department’s efforts also include providing Vincent Valetutti, Engineer, Goldman Copeland information systems, participating in economic development (currently concentrating on Manhattan’s West Side), and coordinating the effects of business OCTOBER TECHNICAL DINNER MEETING improvement groups. 80% of its efforts are involved with “Better Hydrogen Storage Through Chemistry” reduced time transactions covering applications for Dr. Terry Copeland, Ph.D. certificates of occupancy. This is primarily a self- certification process with minimum studies before The topic of the evening, “Better Hydrogen Storage construction but provision for auditing and oversight during Through Chemistry,” will be about the engineering that has and after construction. Current code provisions and the law 3 will be enforced vigorously. 55 major projects in Metro-North Railroad Control Facilities in Grand Central Manhattan (primarily high-rise sites) currently receive Terminal. special attention. Instances of stamp violation and inadequate engineering and architectural review will be The attendees were first led to an auditorium adjacent to continually prosecuted. This past year showed 270 the terminal control room where Mel Corbin, Metro-North certificates were revoked and over $500,000 in fines Control Engineer, gave an overview of the Metro-North leveled, an overall 25% increase over the prior year. The System. The system consists of three main lines: the 72 recent well-publicized parking garage and scaffold mile Hudson Division, the 82 mile Harlem Division, and collapses were apparently caused by sub-contracting the 72 mile New Haven Division with branches to New engineering and construction efforts to non-licensed groups Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury. Grand Central Terminal and the Buildings Department referred these cases to the handles 580 commuter passenger trains, 150 maintenance District Attorney for prosecution. The resulting penalties and equipment trains, 60 Amtrak passenger trains, and 15- and disciplinary actions totaled more than 103 years of 20 freight trains (part of the CSX system) per day. An sanctions. average weekday sees 270,000 passengers pass through the terminal. Motive power is provided via conventional 3rd As we well know, the Buildings Department has no rail using underslung collecting shoes on each self- jurisdiction over the licensing of Professional Engineers propelled car. This arrangement contrasts with the NYC and Architects, which is a function of the State Education subway and Long Island Railroad (LIRR) equipment Department. Recognized abuses are referred to Albany for utilizing overarching collecting shoes. About 1/2 of the disciplinary action. The Buildings Department recent Hudson Division, 2/3 of the Harlem Division and 1/3 of the legislative agenda has emphasized improvements in New Haven Divisions are electrified. The New Haven scaffold design and integrity provisions. The proposed Division converts to 1300 volt AC overhead power at adoption by NYC of the National Building Code is now Pelham. undergoing serious study with the potential of major reductions in construction costs in the future. After initial Grand Central Terminal has two track levels. Both levels adoption, efforts will be made to upgrade the code every have their own storage tracks. Three tracks connect the two years. upper and lower levels and all tracks converge to four tracks on one level at 59th Street and Park Avenue. This 4 The current economic downturn and city financial track main line continues to Northhaven where the 3 track problems have mandated belt-tightening efforts in the Hudson Division branches off and joins at Spuyten Duyvil Buildings Department. There are 36 authorized with the Amtrak Line from Penn Station to form the 4 track Professional Engineering Positions in the Buildings line along the Hudson River. The 4 track main line Department and 24 of those positions are filled. Despite continues to Woodlawn where the New Haven Line the City Government’s hiring freeze, the Department is branches off and subsequently joins the NY connecting actively seeking to fill these vacancies. Engineers with railroad servicing Amtrak trains from Penn Station to New specific experience in such subjects as electrical systems, England. HVAC, soils, building facades, etc., as well as those knowledgeable in the relevant codes are now in strong Detailed engineering plans are now being drawn up to demand. The Department has had recent success in provide Long Island Railroad service directly into Grand attracting relatively young engineers just starting on career Central via the East River Tunnel at 63rd Street. Plans call advancement as well as elderly, semi-retired professionals for utilizing lower level tracks 108 to 116 for LIRR service. attracted to civil public service employment. A turnaround loop will also be provided. This East Side access will eliminate some of the storage tracks outside of the terminal and, to replace this lost capacity, a new A TOUR OF THE METRO-NORTH RAILROAD maintenance yard is being built at Highbridge. Additional CONTROL FACILITIES rolling stock will be required and the MTA has ordered 580 by Gerard Hillenbrand, P.E. new M-7 passenger cars from the bombardier corporation in Canada and Upstate New York, 40 of which will be It was Friday afternoon May 16, 2003 when Miguel Torres, configured for LIRR service. Met Section Executive Committee Member and NYC Transit Authority Engineer, led approximately 30 Met Train control is concentrated at Grand Central Terminal Section members and MTA employees on a tour of the where the concentrated block signal system, including hard wire connections installed during the 1980’s, have been 4 replaced by a new, state-of-the-art, fiber optic control A TOUR OF GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL system. Telephone communication between trains and the by Gerard Hillenbrand, P.E. control center is available as a redundancy system. Two- direction travel on all tracks and on all divisions is built As part of the Metro-North Facilities tour, Met Section into the new control system. Grade crossings are rare on members toured Grand Central Terminal. Here are some of the Metro-North system (contrasted with many on the the relatively unknown facets of this landmark structure LIRR) but trespassing remains a serious problem and, which is admired world-wide. together with many curves dictated by geography, train speeds are limited to 75 mph along 58 miles of MTA After a lengthy and difficult construction period, the trackage. Maximum speeds are 90 mph, limited to 40-60 terminal opened in 1913 as the largest enclosed building mph over the various bridges along the right-of-way. The volume in the world. It was completely cleaned and world’s fastest trains are the new German-built magnetic renovated in 1995-98 as part of a $243 million MTA levitation equipment in Shanghai, China with maximum program to bring the building and its architectural speed of 275 mph, but geographical obstacles preclude such distinction upgraded to 21st century standards. the use in the USA. Maximum American speeds are 125 mph restoration included creation of a number of trendy shops, between New York and Washington, D.C. and 150 mph food courts, fancy restaurants and construction of the between New Haven and Boston. eastern grand staircase (a mirror image of the western staircase to Vanderbilt Ave) which was designed for, but Metro-North Railroad is in state of continuous upgrade. not built, in the original plans. Another notable restoration For example, the catenary electrical power system on the was the Campbell Apartment, the combined office and New Haven Division is being replaced. Work started in home of wealthy financier John W. Campbell, first 1999 and is scheduled for completion in 2008, after which occupied in 1923. This single room 60 ft. long, 30 ft. wide work will begin to replace all movable bridges in the and 25 ft. high was decorated at a cost of $300,000 as a system. On the Harlem Division, the system’s busiest, a 13th century Florentine Palace. The apartment has now third track (4 miles in length) is being added north of been converted to a reception hall and bar open to the Mount Vernon, to be completed in 2004. New diesel public. servicing facilities are being upgraded at Croton-Harmon and Brewster-station and platforms are being lengthened to Among the most impressive aspects of the restoration is the handle 12 car trains throughout the system. Controls are world famous celestial ceiling which has been meticulously being standardized to provide 20-25 minute headway cleaned to reveal a depiction of the heavenly constellations, between trains, station relocation to provide a uniform 7 both sweeping and precise. No cost was spared in the minutes between stops, and 10 - 15 minute turnaround time original construction, nor in the restoration. The original at Grand Central Terminal. massive waiting room for passengers of long-distance trains has been converted to an exhibition space, but the original Attendees were next led to a balcony overseeing the Metro- Tiffany glass and metal ceiling fixtures have been North Master Control Facility, a large room equipped with scrupulously maintained throughout the terminal. The a number of computer terminals which display the entire notable clocks over the information booth are mechanically system showing the location and progress of each train. controlled and continually accurate to a few seconds per This control system was designed in-house and built in day. It’s a good thing too, because it is estimated that three stages between 1992 and 1998. Each Division is 700,000 people pass through the terminal every day. divided into zones; for example the Harlem Division has Statistics show that train arrivals and departures are 98% seven zones and a computer terminal for each zone. Each on time. terminal is operated by dispatcher, who is an expertly trained controller monitoring every track and switch in the Actually, the famous main hall is only approximately 1/3 of zone of responsibility. The dispatchers average 30 years of the terminal space. The basement areas, largely unseen by experience with the railroad and all undergo at least one the public, extend 109 ft below the floor of the main hall. year of intense training before assignment to an operating These cavernous areas were the sites of the original zone. electrical generating facilities and train control apparatus, which, during WWII, controlled troop movements After viewing the control room, the attendees were treated throughout the Northeast and were, therefore, heavily to an extensive tour of the terminal - a real treat for the guarded around the clock. The terminal’s lost and found eyes. It was a great field trip. facilities are also located here and are proud of their 80% recovery rate for lost items. 5
motor department. A new electronics shop is now being Another of the terminal’s interesting features are the constructed and will be necessary for completion in 2004 storage tracks extending northward under Park Avenue. during which the new M-7 cars manufactured in Canada Several of these tracks under the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel are and upstate New York by the Bombardier organization are serviced by a massive elevator capable of hoisting large scheduled to enter service. Two M-7 cars scheduled for limousines up into the hotel garage. This elevator was in service on the Long Island Railroad are now being tested at frequent use during the presidency of Franklin D. the site with Bombardier Representatives in attendance. Roosevelt, whose physical disabilities necessitated convenient yet confidential transfer from rail to automobile Among all the statistics recited during our tour of the transport and hotel living spaces. The terminal is full of various shops and departments, the following remain fixed interesting features all of which are available via the public in memory: tours conducted by the Public Relations Office. • State regulations require all air brakes systems to be rebuilt once every 7 years. Actual maintenance schedules average once every 2 or 3 years. All brake CROTON-HARMON TOUR systems self-adjust to compensate for wear. By law, no by Gerard Hillenbrand, P.E. asbestos materials are used in brake shoes. The actual materials used are proprietary and confidential. Thanks to the hospitality of the ASME's Westchester and • The oldest passenger car equipment maintained at Mid-Hudson Sections, Met Section members were invited Croton-Harmon dated from 1885. There are no to attend a tour of the Croton-Harmon maintenance yards replacement parts for this type of historic equipment on Saturday, June 14, 2003. And quite a tour it was, as a and such parts must be fabricated in the machine shop group of at least 30 members, spouses, friends and children on site. Lead times can be as long as 7 months for such enjoyed the cordiality of the Metro-North Railroad. The parts. tour was conducted by David Dystrino, electrical car • Worn wheels are routinely replaced at Croton-Harmon. engineer and a long-time employee of Metro-North's These wheels (made of forged alloy steel with facilities at Croton-Harmon. These facilities were first minimum sulfur content- thereby difficult to machine) constructed in 1903, expanded during 1929-30, and are secured to the axles by heavy press fit, as are the completely renovated in 1982-84. These facilities are now drive gears and roller bearings. Tons of pressure are undergoing replacement and/or expansion scheduled for required to achieve these press fits which are on the completion about 2010-12. order of 0.001 inch of interference fit per inch of wheel diameter. Wheels have an operating life of 200,000 to The first impression the attendees received was the priority 300,000 miles. Tolerances of 0.0005 inches are given to safety concerns. All attendees, including children, common in wheel bores and axle diameters. The wheel were required to wear safety glasses, safety helmets and and axle bearings are located in outboard configuration safety vests, as were all Metro-North employees. The for ease of service and replacement. Over the years the safety equipment was state-of-the-art; the helmets were original SKF cylindrical roller bearings have been certified for mine safety for example, while the safety replaced by Timken Tapered roller bearings, which glasses have impact-resistant lenses providing 100% provide greater axial rigidity. protection from ultraviolet rays. This safety emphasis is • Each two pair of wheels is driven by a 250 HP, 480 not pro-forma. The repair shop floor has live conductors Volt traction motor having internal dynamic braking and passenger cars with 700 volt D.C. current as well as capability to supplement the air-powered friction massive and mobile machinery operated by skilled and brakes on the wheels. These motors have a minimum trained craftsmen, not amateur friendly. one year operating life with actual durations averaging 5 to 6 years. The support structures for the motor and In addition to the repair shop shown during the tour, the wheels have both rotary and vertical shock absorbing Croton- Harmon facilities include mobile trailers housing capability. Rebuild costs for these structures (called the Engineering Dept., a materials distribution center, a "trucks") average $2,000 to $3,000 per set. hazardous material building, and car cleaning equipment • The Croton-Harmon maintenance building has a for both inside and outside surfaces. During the tour capacity of 85 Metro-North and New Haven cars through the maintenance building we were led successively (identical except for outside decoration and electrical into the air brake shop, the electrical contact shop, the old contact power). Diesel engine motor power units are car support shop, the paint shop, the machine shop, the also serviced on site. Reburbished equipment is bearing and wheel shop, the axle shop, and the traction certified for 100 mph line speeds, 90 mph along test 6
tracks and 79 mph for rotation tests at rest. Equipment Cooper Union on "Historical Technology Applications may be lifted by 18 ton overhead cranes for cars and 50 to Restore Engineering Systems in Cuba". He visited ton cranes for diesel engines (FL-9 units manufactured Cuba as a member of a group of railroad experts, under by General Motors, GP-7 & 9, GP-38 by General a cultural exchange program with the United States. Electric for work and rescue trains as well as the latest "Arrowhead" streamlined 3200HP locomotives by • February 13: The MET Section participated in an G.E.). Diesel engines require full inspections every 60 Engineers Week meeting at the NY Academy of days and mandated annual overhauls. The diesel Sciences, jointly with the Metropolitan Engineering engines themselves are either 12 or 16 cylinder units Societies Council. The guest speaker was Mr. Francis and spares are stored on site. J. Lombardi, P.E., Chief Engineer of the NY/NJ Port • Fare receipts cover 62-63% of the total costs on the Authority. He provided an update on the World Trade Metro-North Railroad and 57-58% of the costs on the Center reconstruction program. Long Island Railroad. The Croton-Harmon maintenance facility has about 300 workers during the • March 20: First Deputy Commissioner of Operations, week while about 40 workers were employed at Mr. Robert LiMandri discussed the operation, goals, overtime efforts on the day of the tour. and plans to prevent the practice of unlicensed individuals by the Dept. of Operations. This was a After a plentiful lunch compliments of the Westchester and joint meeting with the New York Chapter of the NYS Mid-Huson Sections, the guests were treated to a free train Society of Professional Engineers at Mullen's trip from Croton-Harmon to Grand Central Terminal. The Restaurant. For details see article in this newsletter. participants were then treated to an official tour of the beautifully refurbished building. At the end of this • April 2: The featured speaker at this year's Presidents enjoyable day, chairs of the Westchester and Mid-Hudson Night meeting at Cooper Union was ASME sections extended their warmest regards to all Met Section International president, Susan H. Skemp. Ms. Skemp is members. manager of advanced technology planning at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT. In addition to approximately 25 senior members, more than 25 METROPOLITAN SECTION ACTIVITIES student members also attended. Ms. Skemp talked DURING 2002-2003 YEAR about the various programs at ASME and provided by Bernard Fishman, P.E. guidance for students after graduation. The new Executive Director of ASME, Mr. Virgil R. Carter, The Metropolitan Section had an extremely successful A.I.A., also attended the meeting and discussed how technical program during the 2002-2003 year. Newsletters ASME is being re-organized to meet the challenges of were distributed to all Section members in August and the 21st century. October of 2002, in April and May of 2003. During the period July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003, the Met Section had • April 10: Mr. Stanley C. Vonasek, P.E., the Vice the following technical meetings and other activities: President and Chief Engineer of MTA Bridges and Tunnels, discussed the capital program of the Triboro • October 17: ASME Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Adrian Bridge and Tunnel Authority. He described some of Bijan of Duke University made a presentation at the challenging projects under way, and reviewed Cooper Union on "Constructal Theory and Design: security measures taken to protect the bridges and Optimal Flow Architecture from Engineering to tunnels. This was a joint meeting with the New York Nature". Chapter of the NYS Society of PEs and was held at Mullen's Restaurant. • November 14: Mr. Jack Wilson of Honeybee Robotics made a presentation at Polytechnic University on the • May 16: Tour of the control facility of MTA North in Mars Exploration Program and in particular the deep Grand Central Station. See articles in this newsletter. drilling to be carried out on Mars. Honeybee is a developer of highly customized robots, smart machines, • May 18: Golf and Barbeque event on Staten Island, and related technologies. jointly with Polytechnic University. See article in this newsletter. • December 18: Mr. Conrad Milster, Chief Engineer of the Pratt Institute power plant, made a presentation at 7
• June 20: The MET Section provided support for the States. Since its inception, Tetra has completed over 4,000 2nd Annual Nano Engineering & Investing Trends projects. Conference held at New York University. People in NYC need Tetra's help. David, a paraplegic, has trouble transferring from his bed to his wheelchair. Amir, who is quadriplegic and ventilator dependent, would like to ASME GOLF OUTING start mouth painting. Robert has MS and needs a device to by James Oussani help him garden. The list of people with disabilities that have such needs is long. This year ASME Met Section was a participating sponsor of a Golf Tournament. The event was held Sunday May Tetra is seeking technically skilled volunteers in New York 18th at the picturesque La Tourrette Golf Course in to help create these devices. We urgently require people conjunction with Polytechnic University. Features who have skills and tools/workshops at their disposal to included prizes and trophies as well as a continental come forward and volunteer their services. If you are breakfast, lunch, and barbecue. interested, contact the New York City chapter coordinator, Eddy Ehrlich, at (718)-398-3133. To find out more about ASME members Lisa Tetra's activities throughout North America, log on to Laplante (far left) of www.tetrasociety.org. North Jersey Section and Jim Oussani (far right) of Met Section MEMBERSHIP NEWS are shown flanking their foursome. Best The Executive Committee of the Met Section welcomes Jill Ball Format was the Anderson, our newest volunteer, who comes to us from the order of the day and Boston Section. the golfers appreciated the recent renovations The Executive Committee of the Met Section wishes to at the Staten Island congratulate J.C. Kim for winning this year’s dues. His course with its signature elevated greens and challenging article, was published in the October 2003 Newsletter about bunkers. the new World Trade Center, was the winning admission to our “Win Your Dues for a Year” contest. To participate The delights of golf were evident and abundant on this this year, enter an article for publication and it will pleasant outing and we hope this will become an annual automatically be entered in the contest. Spring event for Met Section members and friends. Metropolitan Section Executive Committee Meeting Schedule TECHNICALLY-SKILLED VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Executive Committee of the ASME Metropolitan Section holds monthly meetings to consider activities that All it took was an aluminum are pertinent to the Section’s mission. We look forward bracket, a piece of wood, a to meeting people who are interested in learning more flexible gooseneck from an old about the section. Please attend any of our meetings as microphone stand and a little ingenuity from an engineer to they are open to the Met Section membership. Here is enable a man with quadriplegia to enjoy a morning cup of the schedule of upcoming meetings. For more info coffee. That man, quadriplegic Sam Sullivan is the Founder contact M. Lam at 212-353-4393, or J. Oussani at (718)- of the Tetra Society of North America. 768-3333.
The Tetra Society recruits professional engineers and other September 2, 2003 March 2, 2004 technically skilled people to create assistive devices for September 30, 2003 March 30, 2004 people with disabilities who face challenges with everyday October 28, 2003 April 27, 2004 tasks. Founded in 1987, Tetra is a non-profit organization November 25, 2003 May 25, 2004 that provides services across Canada, as well in the United February 3, 2004
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Alonzo, Anthony E (718) 492-5584 Hladek, James (718) 982-2994 Nourbakhsh, Said 321 - 51 Street Professor, College of Staten Island, Mech Tech Professor, Polytechnic, Mech & Indust Eng Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220 [email protected] 2800 Victory Blvd. 6 Metrotech Center Staten Island, NY 10314 333 Jay Street Barbera, Marco, P.E. (718)-497-4724 Brooklyn, NY 11201 [email protected] 1522 Putnam Ave Hong, Shane Y., Ph.D. (212) 854-2957 Brooklyn, NY 11237 [email protected] Professor, Columbia University, Mech Eng Dep Omholt, Thore, Ph.D. (718) 409-7413 500 W 120th St, 234 Mudd Bldg. Professor, SUNY/Maritime College, Basch, Peter, P.E. (212) 243-3383 New York, NY 10027 [email protected] Marine Eng PO Box 250 Jannone, Joseph, Ph.D., P.E. (516) 773-5473 Fort Schuyler New York, NY 10014 6 Pennyfield Ave Professor, US Merchant Marine Academy 300 Steamboat Road Bronx, NY 10465 Bazzini, Robert J., P.E. (201) 652-2324 [email protected] R.J. Bazzini Associates Kings Point, NY 11024 [email protected]
1 Carolina Place Jiji, Latif M., P.E. (212) 650-5228 Oussani, James Jr (718)-768-3333 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Professor, City College of NY, Mech Eng Dept The Staplex Company 140th St & Convent Ave 777 5th Ave Berri, Sidi, Ph.D. NYC, NY 10031 [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11232 [email protected] Professor, NYC Technical College, Mech Tech 300 Jay Street Kamil, Esmet M., Ph.D., P.E. (718) 399-4328 Perdue, Terry D., P.E. (917) 523-1451 Brooklyn, NY 11201 [email protected] Professor, Pratt Institute 253 W 73rd St, Apt 10-J Higgins Hall N 201F NYC, NY 10023 [email protected] Das, Satyaprakash, Ph.D. (718) 390-7972 200 Willoughby Ave. [email protected] Professor, College of Staten Island, Applied Sci Brooklyn, NY 11205 [email protected] Pochiraju, K. V., Ph.D. (201) 216-8053 2800 Victory Blvd Professor, Stevens Institute of Tech, ME Staten Island, NY 10314 Kinach, Wasyl, P.E. (212) 669-2203 Castle Point on Hudson [email protected] NYC Office of the Comptroller Hoboken, NJ [email protected] Bureau of Engineering Dember, Marc (212) 410-8338 1 Centre Street, Room 650 Pritchard, Philip, Ph.D. B(718) 862-7443 NYC Parks & Recreation New York, NY 10007 [email protected] Professor, Manhattan College, ME Dept 5-Boro Technical Services Riverdale, NY 10471 [email protected] Kumar, Sunil, Ph.D. (718) 260-3810 Randalls Island, NY 10035 Professor, Polytechnic, Mech and Indust Eng [email protected] Rice, John T., Ph.D., P.E. (718) 275-7167 6 Metrotech Center 103-10 Queens Blvd. Fishman, Bernard, P.E. (212) 758-2776 Brooklyn, NY 11201 [email protected] Forest Hills, NY 11375 [email protected] 225 East 57th Street, Apt. 7E Lai, W. Michael, Ph.D (212) 854-4236 New York, NY 10022 [email protected] Professor, Columbia University Roe, Keith K., P.E. (201) 265-2000
500 West 120th Street, 220 S.W. Mudd President & Chairman (212) 563-7000 Haines, Daniel W., P.E. (718) 862-7279 New York, NY 10027 [email protected] Burns & Roe, Enterprises, Inc. Professor, Manhattan College, Mech Eng 800 Kinderkamack Road Riverdale, NY 10471 [email protected] Lam, Marca J., Ph.D. (212) 353-4393 Oradell, NJ 07649 Professor, Cooper Union, Chemical Eng Dept Hansen, Paul (973) 601-0510x235 51 Astor Place Sorgi, Leonard S., Esq. (212) 697-5995 Enercon Services, Inc. New York, NY 10003 [email protected] Partner, Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP 400 Valley Road, Suite 104 919 Third Avenue Mnt Arlington, NJ 07856 [email protected] Lefter, Jan, P.E. (718) 352-2109 New York, NY 10020 [email protected] 17-32 202nd St Hauser, Peter / Susan LaVigne (845) 279-6200 Bayside, NY 11360 [email protected] Wei, Stan 212-353-4299 ASME Region I & II Office (800) 628-5981 Professor, Cooper Union, Chair-ME Dept Madia, Joseph, P.E. (212) 460-4346 326 Clock Tower Commons Fax: (845) 279-7765 51 Astor Place Consolidated Edison Co. of NY, Inc. Route 22 [email protected] New York, NY 10003 [email protected] 4 Irving Place, Room 1320S Brewster, NY 10509 [email protected] New York, NY 10003-3586 [email protected] Torres-Castillo, Miguel (646) 252-3837 Heller, Marian (212)-591-7079 Modi, Vijay, Ph.D (212) 854-2956 New York City Transit Authority ASME International Professor, Columbia University, Chair-ME Dept PO Box 70 Three Park Ave 500 West 120th Street, 220 S.W. Mudd Lahaska, PA 18931 [email protected] NYC, NY 10116 [email protected] New York, NY 10027 [email protected]
Weinberg, Erwin (718) 544-2491 Hillenbrand, Gerard R., P.E (718) 343-4565 Melone, Michael J., Jr. 69-10 Yellowstone Bld, Apt 611 81-23 259th Street 107 Hitching Post Lane Forest Hills, NY 11375 [email protected] Glen Oaks, NY 11004 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
9 ASME Metropolitan Section Organizational Chart
Meetings and Programs College Relations Advisory Board** J. Oussani – Chair E. Kamil – Chair R. Bazzini J. Levy G. Hillenbrand J. Madia Met Section Representative J. Flaherty J. Madia W. Kinach J. Rice College Faculty Advisor A. Jaffe M. Melone Member Development B. Fishman E. Kamil R. Pratt P. Hansen – Chair City College of NY L. Jiji D. Kettler J. Rice A. Alonzo T. Perdue M. Dember and J. Madia W. Kinach K. Richter M. Barbera E. Weinberg Columbia University S. Hong B. Levy K. Roe Membership Interest W. Kinach D. Samela A. Alonzo - Chair Cooper Union M. Lam Executive Committee*** P. Hansen M. Heller M. Melone and M. Torres M. Lam (05)* Co-chair Diversity and Outreach Manhattan College P. Pritchard J. Oussani (06) Co-chair M. Torres – Co-chair W. Kinach and J. Oussani E. Kamil (06) Vice-chair M. Heller – Co-chair Polytechnic S. Nourbakhsh J. Rice (05) Treasurer Xxxxx xxxxx J. Jannone A. Alonzo (06) Secretary Professional Development and Activities SUNY/Maritime T. Omholt M. Barbera (04) E. Kamil – Chair P. Hansen B. Fishman (05) P. Basch J. Lefter College of Staten Island S. Das G. Hillenbrand (04) G. Hillenbrand T. Perdue M. Heller W. Kinach (04) Professional Practice and Ethics Stevens Institute K. Pochiraju M. Melone (05) G. Hillenbrand – Chair J. Oussani M. Torres (04) B. Fishman E. Weinberg NYC Technical College S. Berri Nominating Committee Public Information M. Lam (co-chair) M. Dember – Chair J. Oussani (co-chair) P. Hansen xxxxx E. Kamil Publications and Publicity M. Melone M. Lam – Chair J. Rice J. Madia – Editor G. Hillenbrand E. Kamil M. Dember Standing Committees Re-employment and Career Advancement M. Melone – Chair Legend Bylaws and Operations Xxxxx * Indicates Committee term B. Fishman – Chair Satellite Programs ** Past Section Chairs E. Kamil J. Rice J. Lefter – Chair *** Elected W. Kinach xxxxx E. Kamil xxxxx Openings J. Madia Young Engineers Finance M. Lam – Co-chair J. Rice – Chair M. Melone – Co-chair E. Kamil J. Madia J. Oussani xxxxx W. Kinach M. Melone Technical Division Chairs Government Relations and Public Affairs Applied Mechanics E. Kamil M. Melone – Chair Bio-Engineering J. Oussani M. Torres xxxxx Computers and Information xxxxx xxxxx Nuclear and Power J. Madia History and Heritage Plant Engineering M. Torres B. Fishman – Chair Production Engineering J. Lefter M. Barbera J. Rice Railroad Transportation xxxxx J. Oussani Safety P. Basch Honors and Awards W. Kinach – Co-chair J. Rice – Co-chair
Industry Relations
M. Barbera – Co-chair
J. Madia – Co-chair
P. Hansen M. Melone
Inter-Societal Relations
W. Kinach – Chair
G. Hillenbrand xxxxx
Management Chapter
W. Kinach – Chair
G. Hillebrand xxxxx
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