iimni Notes C h E : “ I a m w o rk in g f o r M e rid ia n M e d ic a l
The ultimate research project
T e c h n o lo g ie s
The connection between Ultimate Frisbee and research at the University of California Davis Sports Biomechanics Laboratory may seem unnatural, but for Sarah Hummel, ME'97, it's anything but. Hummel, w ho started playing Ultimate Frisbee during her undergraduate days at UMR, chose Frisbee dynamics as her master's thesis topic at UC Davis. Hummel studied simulation of the fligh t of the Frisbee and the biomechanics of Frisbee throwing. Her research involved calculating the torques at the shoulder, elbow and w rist jo int to understand where and how power for the throw is generated, and eventually optimizing the outcome.
as
a
m e th o d s
d e v e lo p m e n t
c h e m is t. M y o ld e s t b o y is a fre s h m a n a t M U . M y d a u g h te r is a s e n io r in h ig h sc h o o l a n d m y y o u n g e s t b o y is a f re s h m a n . T im e f lie s ! ”
1983 Philip Kauble, E E :
“ I a m c u r re n tly a t B o e in g
in M e s a , A r iz . M y jo b u p d a te s T 3 8 J e t tr a in e rs f ro m A m o d e ls to C m o d e ls , u p d a tin g th e a v io n ic s
Hummel's research was featured on Discovery Canada in November. See the video clip, "High-flying Frisbee science," at www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/view.asp?date=11/15/2002
f ro m
a n a lo g
to
d ig ita l, a n d
r e v a m p s th e c o c k p it f ro m w h ic h in c lu d e s a H U D .” • jo in e d
M o r r is s e y
Don Markus,
C o n s tr u c tio n
e s tim a to r . H e h a s
Co.
Mausshardt, a t- h o m e
CE,
as
an
19 y e a r s o f e s tim a tin g
Denise
e x p e r ie n c e in th e S t. L o u is a re a . • The three red dots shown in the photo are LEDs fixed to the top of the Frisbee and are used to track its flight. When the Frisbee is thrown, four high-speed video cameras record the motion of the LEDs during the flight, providing the 3-D position of each LED. This allows Hummel to determine the orientation, velocity and spin of the Frisbee throughout the flight. The method allows Hummel to get data which can't be determined from wind-tunnel experiments.
a ls o
g a u g e s to g la s s
M a th : “ I c o n tin u e to b e a sta y -
m om
and
am
now
a c tiv e
in
th e
sc o u tin g m o v e m e n t. M y o ld e r s o n , G e o r g e , a n d h is d e n j u s t m o v e d f ro m C u b S c o u ts to B o y S c o u ts , r e lie v in g m e o f th e d e n le a d e r s ta tu s . H o w e v e r , I still le a d m y d a u g h te r ’s G irl S c o u t tr o o p a n d I a m a m e m b e r o f th e N e w H o r iz o n s R o u n d T a b le s ta ff f o r C u b S c o u ts .
1979
num ber
Mike Koclanes,
C S c i,
re c e n tly
had
th e
is
(8 1 6 ) 4 2 0 - 8 7 0 0
and
e m a il
is
Robert J. Hoffmann,
b h e r z ig @ k c .rr .c o m .” •
My UMR
d e g r e e h a s h e lp e d m e to b u ild
c ir c u its , p e r fo r m
a ir p r e s s u re e x p e r im e n ts ,
c o m p a n y h e c o - fo u n d e d , C r e e k P a th S y s te m s ,
M E : “ D o n ’t m is s th e 1 0 0 th a n n iv e r s a r y o f
le a d a m a th e m a tic s a w a r d a n d a n u m b e r o f
chosen
K a p p a S ig m a a t M S M -U M R ! S e e y o u a t
o th e r p r o je c ts .” •
a s th e “ E m e rg in g C o m p a n y o f th e
Shahin Safaei,
Michael T. Moylett,
G G ph,
M S G G p h ’8 5 : “ J e n n ife r , J a k e a n d A le e a re
H o m e c o m in g .” •
c o m m u n ity in th e c a te g o ry o f m a n a g e m e n t
d o in g O K so far. It is a lw a y s n ic e to h e a r
d o in g g r e a t. I ju s t s ta rte d a n e w j o b
s o f tw a r e . K o c la n e s is th e c h ie f te c h n o lo g y
f ro m U M R s tu d e n ts b e c a u s e th e y w e re n o t
P a r a lle l P e tr o le u m ( P L L L ) a n d I a m e n jo y in g
o f fic e r o f th e c o m p a n y . •
Kent at left,
e v e n b o rn w h e n I w a s a s tu d e n t a t U M R .” •
m y tim e in th e ‘o il p a t c h .’”
P. Koenemann,
Walter James Unverferth,
C o n s tr u c tio n
H o u s to n f o r th e lo n g h a u l. S o ld o u r c o m p a n y
1984
a n d s ta rte d o v e r w ith sa m e n a m e - S y n e rg y
Steven Meyer, A E :
H B
ffm m
— I I jo in e d
U n ite d
CE,
as v *c e p re s id e n t. He is r e s p o n s ib le f o r s u p e r v is in g B
M
^ B
o v e r s e e in g
f ie ld
c o n s tr u c tio n
c o n c e p tu a l
le s s th a n f o u r y e a r s .”
v a lu e
O u r d a u g h te r s , A llis o n , 6 , a n d S a r a h , 4 , a re
e n g in e e r in g a n d d e s ig n /b u ild p r e -c o n s tr u c tio n s e r v ic e s ;
Allan
d e v e lo p in g
and
m a in ta in in g
g r o w in g C.
re lo c a te d
c lie n t r e la tio n s h ip s .
Beshore, to
th e
C h E , M S C h E ’8 6 : “ J u s t K ansas
C ity
area
fro m
W a s h in g to n , D .C . L o o k in g f o r w a r d to b e in g ■ B H B j j b a c k
HHRHfK
i*8Qs
,*r v*
th e
M id w e s t.” •
C o n s tru c tio n in S t. L o u is as
B |
a p ro je c t e x e c u tiv e . H e is fo c u s in g o n n e w
C E , j o in e d
P a r ic C o rp . in
O ’F a llo n , M o ., a s a p r o je c t d ir e c to r. H e h a s m o re
in
David A. Brewer, M E , at left, j o i n e d C la y c o
3
1980 Tim Williams, th a n
16
y e a rs
of
e x p e rie n c e
in
c o n s tru c tio n m a n a g e m e n t.
f H
i
a r |d fo r
b u s in e s s
p r o je c t d e v e lo p m e n t C la y c o , w ith an
e m p h a s is o n h e a lth c a r e , in s titu tio n a l a n d new
te c h n o lo g y
Foeller,
o p p o r tu n itie s . •
Kirk
C.
G G p h : “ R e tire d f ro m th e A rm y a s a
m a jo r in S e p te m b e r 2 0 0 2 . 1 a m n o w w o r k in g
1981
f o r S A IC in H u n ts v ille , A la .” •
Steven Cronin,
C E , w a s p r o m o te d to v ic e
p r e s id e n t o f th e c o n c r e te g r o u p a t T a rlto n
Benjamin Hankins, G e o E :
Linda Hand,
M a th : “ I w ill b e o n s a b b a tic a l fro m M is s o u r i S o u th e r n
S ta te C o lle g e f o r th e 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 4
I llin o is a n d In d ia n a . I h a v e b e e n m a r rie d f o r 17 y e a r s a n d h a v e tw o w o n d e r fu l c h ild r e n , a g e s 13 a n d 9 .” •
s e rv in g
EE:
“ H ere
is
my
b u s in e s s
ChE:
“ R e c e iv e d
p ro fe s s io n a l
e n g in e e r
p r o u d ly ! ” •
John M.
R o b e rt B o s c h T o o l C o r p .” •
Robert J. Weir,
A E , M S A E ’85: “ V e n u s, o u r tw o c h ild r e n a n d I liv e in N e w M e x ic o , b u t g e t b a c k to M is s o u r i e v e r y y e a r. I still w o rk in m is s ile d e f e n s e , u s in g s o m e o f th e fa s te s t c o m p u te r s in th e w o rld . I t ’s h a r d to b e lie v e it h a s b e e n m o re th a n 15 y e a r s s in c e I g r a d u a te d .”
1985
Herzig,
c o u n tr y
M e tE : “ I w a s r e c e n tly p r o m o te d to
s e n io r v ic e p r e s id e n t o f e n g in e e r in g f o r th e
Glenn
Brian A. Schmidt,
th e
Remmers,
o th e r m u s e u m s . I m a y b e a b le to c o m e to ta lk a t U M R , D r. H a ll.” •
“A s one
to a c tiv e d u ty , I a m w e a r in g m y o th e r u n if o rm ,
C o n s t r u c ti o n
Robert L.
Steven Poppe, M E :
o f th e th o u s a n d s o f m ilita ry r e s e r v is ts r e c a lle d
s c h o o l y e a r. I a m p la n n in g a v is it to E n g la n d
A m e r ic a (C M A A ) in M a y 2 0 0 2 .” •
Mark A. Odum,
s u p e r v is o r o f th e r o o f c o n tr o l g r o u p in d is tr ic t
to v ie w a r tifa c ts a t th e B ritis h M u s e u m a n d
of
q u ic k ly ! ” •
e ig h t. W e c o v e r a ll u n d e r g ro u n d m in e s in
“I becam e
M a n a g e m e n t A s s o c ia tio n
up
M in E : “ I h a v e w o rk e d f o r th e la s t fiv e y e a r s as
a c e r tifie d c o n s tru c tio n m a n a g e r th r o u g h th e
C o rp . •
“ W e re c e n tly r e lo c a te d to
C a ry , N .C ., in a s s o c ia tio n w ith a p r o m o tio n to d e f e n s e m a r k e t m a n a g e r f o r L o rd A e r o s p a c e .
a c tiv itie s ;
e s t im a t i n g ,
w ith
C E : “ S ta y in g in
O il a n d G a s . O u r o ld e s t w ill b e in c o lle g e in
1982
and
CE:
“I a m
Y e a r,” b y th e in f o rm a tio n o p e r a tio n s (I/O )
to
Fournie,
d ire c to r
of
N ovem ber 2002. •
M E,
w as
S u r g iC a r e
Robert
C.
p r o m o te d R&D
Hazlett,
in CE:
in f o rm a tio n : B o b H e r z ig a n d A s s o c ia te s In c .,
lic e n s e f o r M is s o u r i a n d I llin o is . L iv in g in S t.
“ P r e s e n tly
C o n s u ltin g E n g in e e rin g S e r v ic e s , P.O . B o x
L o u is w ith m y w if e , P e g g y , a n d m y c h ild r e n ,
p la n n in g /tr a f f ic o p e r a tio n s g r o u p f o r K im le y -
2 8 0 6 5 , K a n s a s C ity , M O 6 4 1 1 8 . M y p h o n e
J e n n if e r a n d J e ff re y .” •
Margaret Schroeder,
H o r n . S in c e lo c a tin g h e re in 19 9 8 , L in d a a n d I
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