from the President What would it take to ...? t is my privilege to represent In service of these goals, my focus for my year as presi- ASABE as your president for dent will be to continue the excellent projects already under- the 2019-2020 year. I thank way in our Society, such as the work of the digital strategies IMaury Salz for his excellent committee in developing strategies for capitalizing on social leadership as president and Steve media. In addition, I will focus on goal 5 and work to foster Searcy as past-president for 2018- a culture in which every ASABE member can participate 2019, and for the generous mentor- authentically, and work with an ad-hoc committee to articu- ing they provided to me during my late strong, clear, and transparent guidelines for what that year as president-elect. inclusive culture entails. I’ve been a professor in the I write this column as I return from the productive 2019 biosystems and agricultural engi- Annual International Meeting in Boston. Of the approxi- neering department at the University of Kentucky for mately 1800 individuals who attended the AIM, I was encour- 24 years, and I’m currently serving as the associate dean for aged to hear that 48% were age 35 and under. The global faculty affairs and facilities in the College of Engineering. I challenges that we face in the next 30 years are attracting grew up in a small rural community in northeastern Ohio and young, creative minds, and ASABE is there to provide a plat- was an active member of 4-H from the ages of 9 to 19, typi- form for working toward our common goals. cally raising and showing market lambs. Our family also Joel Makower, keynote speaker for the AIM’s general owned a floral shop and a few greenhouses, where we raised session, spoke to us about “From Here to Sustainability.” He orchids. I graduated with a BS and MS in agricultural engi- challenged us with the question “What would it take to…?” neering from The Ohio State University and worked as a and invited us to fill in the blank. For example, what would it design engineer for Ford and as a civilian engineer for the take for me, personally, to live more sustainably? I continue Army before returning to education to obtain my PhD from to find this question thought-provoking, particularly in rela- North Carolina State University in biological and agricultural tion to the leadership within ASABE. For example, what engineering. Most of my recent research work has been engi- would it take to increase the membership value for our mem- neering systems to use microorganisms to produce industrial bers who do not attend the AIM? enzymes and biofuels from lignocellulose. In this issue of Resource, as you read about the student ASABE has five goals: Capstone design projects, ask yourself what it would take to 1. Raise the global prominence of the agricultural and involve more of our industry members in university Capstone biological engineering profession. programs. A recent survey of our industry members’ prefer- 2. Advance ASABE as the leading source of expertise in ences showed a strong interest in creating a forum for net- agricultural, food, and biological systems engineering. working between industry and academia. Could this forum be 3. Position ASABE as the preferred engineering society an entry point to collaboration on Capstone design projects? for technical professionals in agricultural, food, and And I challenge you: what would it take to fulfill your biological systems. aspiration? If you have answers to any of these questions, or 4. Lead the development and maintenance of relevant if you have other questions, I’d love to hear from you. technical standards. 5. Cultivate a diverse, thriving, and engaged member- Sue Nokes ship. [email protected] events calendar 2021 ASABE CONFERENCES AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS July 11-14 ASABE Annual International Meeting. To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, Anaheim, Calif., USA. call ASABE at 800-371-2723 or e-mail [email protected]. ENDORSED EVENTS 2020 2019 Feb. 10-12 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference Sept. 23-26 International Congress on Engineering and (AETC). Louisville, Ky., USA. Food. South Wharf, Melbourne, Australia. July 12-15 ASABE Annual International Meeting. Omaha, Neb., USA. 2 September/October 2019 RESOURCE September/October 2019 Vol. 26 No. 5 www.asabe.org/Resource Magazine staff: Joseph C. Walker, Publisher, engineering and technology for a sustainable world September/October 2019 [email protected]; Melissa Miller, Managing Editor, [email protected]; Sue Mitrovich, Contributing Editor, [email protected]; Glenn Laing, Technical Editor, [email protected]; FEATURES Sandy Rutter, Consultants Listings, [email protected]; Darrin Drollinger, Executive 4 The First Word: Capstones: A Win-Win-Win Director, [email protected]. Steve Zahos, Guest Editor Editorial Board: Chair Stephen Zahos, Solving Real-World Problems through Capstone University of Illinois; Secretary/Vice Chair Tony 5 Grift, University of Illinois; Past Chair Brian Jane Fife, Dewey Mann, and Eric Klever Steward, Iowa State University. 6 Lifelong Learning for Engineering Graduates Board Members: Paul Burkner, Ag Industrial 6 Mark Dougherty, P.E., Jeremiah Davis, P.E., Jonathan Davis, P.E., Manufacturing; Victor Duraj, University of California, Davis; Morgan Hayes, University of and Oladiran Fasina, P.E. Kentucky; Deepak Kumar, University of Illinois; 7 Holistic Management for the Red Cedar River’s Concrete Weir Debabrata Sahoo, Woolpert Inc.; Leon Schumacher, University of Missouri; Gurdeep Matt Champion, Cody Howard, Brittany MacIntyre, Sam Rolling, Singh, The Climate Corp.; Amelie Sirois-Leclerc, Dana Kirk, P.E., Luke Reese, and Steven Safferman, P.E. Bayer CropScience Canada; Erin Webb, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Shane Williams, 8 Capstone Students Serve Community Partners Kuhn North America; and Staci Yagow. 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YPC News & Notes Sonia Maassel Jacobsen, P.E. Gayle Baker, P.E. the First Word Capstones: A Win-Win-Win elcome to the second special Capstone Another great issue of Resource. Dozens of universi- benefit of Capstone ties across North America that offer programs is that agriculture-based engineering degree they bring in indus- Wprograms were asked to submit articles on their try sponsors, who Capstone courses. We were delighted to receive value the chance to amazing contributions that showcase the breadth and engage with stu- depth of Capstone projects, providing students with dents and evaluate “real world” design experience on top of their time talent for future in the classroom. employment. Capstone projects are expected to be open- To plug into a ended, rigorous, and have no obvious solution—at superb Capstone ASABE member Steve Zahos, the start of a project, no one knows the solution, not resource, check out ABET Report Coordinator, even the project sponsor! Capstone projects must the Capstone Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, also be bound by multiple constraints, incorporate Design Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana- appropriate engineering standards, and bring where like-minded Champaign, [email protected]. together a collaborative team. I think you will see all faculty and industry these components in the projects featured here.