Rochester Engineering Society Magazine June 2018

www.roceng.org

JUNE 2018

The Rochester Engineer Published since 1922 by

THINK BEYOND Intel ISEF 2018

ROCHESTER ENGINEERING SOCIETY, INC.

Founded March 18, 1897

Pittsburgh, PA - Pages 10-17

Volume 97, Number 1, JUNE 2018 (Electronic & Printed Version Available) 2,500+ Monthly Circulation (Quarterly Hard Copies, 11 issues electronically) ISSN 0035-7405

RES Mission Statement: The RES will become the lead organization for improving the image and influence of the engineering community in the greater Rochester area by: Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of the region’s engineering and technical capabilities; Providing the best clerical support and public relations assistance to our affiliates; Continually communicating the engineering and technical accomplishments to both the engineering and technical community and the public; Providing regular forums and networking opportunities for the exchange of ideas and discussion of issues; and, Providing programs that identify career opportunities to the region’s youth and develop the skills of the practicing engineer.

News items and articles are invited. Materials should be submitted to the administrative director at the society’s office, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607; Phone number (585) 254-2350, e-mail: admin@roceng.org

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6 • How Do You Arm a STEM Teacher with real-world application examples? Put an Engineer in the classroom!

7 • The Rochester City Schools Moderinaztion Program... what it means for Dr. Walter Cooper Academy 8 • Get to the Point! - Navigating Change 9 • Get IT Done - Sites Unseen

10-17 • THINK BEYOND Intel ISEF 2018, Pittsburgh, PA (cover)

The web site for the Engineers’ Center is at: www.roceng.org. The deadline is the 10th day of the month prior to the issue. Unless otherwise stated, opinions expressed in this publication are those of contributors, not of the Rochester Engineering Society, Inc. Advertising information may be obtained by contacting the office of the Rochester Engineering Society or going to the website at www.roceng.org.

18 • Continuing Education Opportunities (PDHs)

Published every month but July. Yearly subscription is $20.00, (4 hard copies, 11 digital). You can sign up on the website for the subscription for digital copies only (free) and receive an email notice when posted.

23 • Position Openings

Go to www.roceng.org to join the Rochester Engineering Society. Click on the individual membership and you can submit your application on-line.

Board of Directors: OFFICERS: President JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI, PE M/E Engineering / jdombrowski@meengineering.com First Vice President GREG GDOWSKI, PhD University of Rochsester / Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu Treasurer ANDREW C. HIRSCH Retired Second Vice President MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE Bergmann Associates / msommerman@bergmannpc.com Treasurer ANDREW C. HIRSCH Retired / andrewcharleshirsch@gmail.com Past President MICHAEL V. TRIASSI Javlyn, Inc. / mike.triassi@gmail.com EIGHT DIRECTORS: CORNELIUS (NEAL) ILLENBERG PE Retired / nillenberg@aol.com LEE LOOMIS Retired / leeloomis46@gmail.com RICHARD E. RICE MJ Engineering / rriceaquash@gmail.com ADAM CUMMINGS, PE Town of Ontario / adamcummings22@gmail.com DANIELLE WALTERS MKS Instruments / dwalters710@gmail.com DOREEN EDWARDS Rochester Institute of Technology /ddeeen@rit.edu BRETT ELIASZ, PE Bergmann Associates / beliasz@bergmannpc.com DIRECTOR TBD Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: admin@roceng.org

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18-19 • Engineers’ Calendar 20-21, 26 • Professional Firms - Employee News 21-22, 24-25 • News from Professional Firms 43-44 • Directory of Professional Services 44 • Directory of Business Services 45 • Affiliated Societies and Corporate Members of the RES Membership Application and Advertising Rates are also on the website: www.roceng.org.

news of the...

• ABCD Association for Bridge Construction and Design...............32-33 • AFE Association for Facilities Engineering...........................................27 • APWA American Public Works Association.....................................28-29 • ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers............................................31 • ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers....................................................38 • ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers....................................40 • EA Electrical Association.......................................................................30 • GVLSA Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association.............................39

• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.................36-37 • INCOSE International Council on Systems Engineering..........................35 • IS&T Imaging Science and Technology...................................................38 • MPES Monroe Professional Engineers Society......................................34 • NYSATE New York State Association of Transportation Engineers....42 • RES Rochester Engineering Society.................................................... 2-7 • SWE Society of Women Engineers........................................................41 • TERRA TERRA Science & Engineering Fair.........................................10-17

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President’s Message

Joseph Dombrowski, PE M/E Engineering RES President 2018 - 2019 I'd like to thank everyone for the opportunity to be the RES president for 2018-2019. We have a very diverse group and I'd like to make certain we provide opportunities for all to participate; after all, this is not my organization but it belongs to the members, be they individuals or affiliates. I have spent the last three years learning about the group, I will continue to look for input wherever it can be found, especially the RES Membership Survey.

And we are always looking for other input and direction.

There are many things to do tanging from the mundane to the strategic.

We have already filled some gaps on our Board, thank you for stepping forward and making things easier!

I would also like to solidify the position of our very generous sponsors for the near term and explore the possibility of more exclusively "networking" or family events such as Red Wings or Amerks Games or a family event at Seabreeze or Darien Lake.

Joe Dombrowski RES President

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Past President’s Message

Michael Triassi, EIT Javlyn, Inc. RES President 2017 - 2018 RES members, It has been a pleasure to serve as president this year. Any of you that have been part of this organization know dedication the RES board has to fulfilling its goals. I am confident our new slate of officers will continue on the 120 year old tradition.

Thank all of you for your support of our engineering community. ~ Mike Triassi

RES News RES Welcomes New Member at April 25th Board Meeting At the April board of directors meeting we voted on and welcomed Andrew Hirsch as a Retired Member. We also approved Andrew to fill the Treasurer's position as of April 25th through May 31, 2018. He will be listed as and voted on as Treasurer for the fiscal year of June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019 at the Annual meeting being held May 30th.

Andrew Hirsch has returned to Rochester and the RES. He was the inaugural Technology Agent with the RES' NSF-funded City of Rochester/ County of Monroe Technology Transfer Program in the mid-1979s.

After leaving Rochester to become the city managers' national energy director in Washington, D.C., he moved to California. There he continued to work in environmental, energy, public works and human rights policies.

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Rochester History Continuing with the historical sampling of the earlier writings on behalf of the Rochester Engineering Society, the years following "The Great War," into and through the “Great Depression,” continued to be a time of reaching out for the maturing Society, both locally and nationally. The meeting minutes describe a series of technical discussions and presentations intended to broaden the technical horizons of the membership (especially the CE's, ME's and EE's). The RES affiliated itself with a number of National technical societies, adopted local Affiliated Societies, frequently held joint meetings with them and continued taking action on a growing list of public matters. Certain issues of standardization, some crucial to public safety, became the responsibility of the RES and its affiliates. In the pervasive economic downturn of the “Great Depression,” the magazine offered classified advertising for unemployed engineers, technicians and draftsmen and took other steps to try to deal with the crisis.

Still, it continued its effort to shape the function, purpose and infrastructure of the City of Rochester, and beyond. Soon, war would again affect the Society, taking away many of its leaders while providing opportunities for others to step forward to fill these vacancies. In an effort to provide even greater perspective on the happenings and concerns of the day, a synopsis, featuring selected items from "The Rochester Engineer" has become an integral part of this series. The Second World War and the Korean Conflict are now history. These experiences have changed the face and, no doubt, the future of the community. The Rochester municipal leadership and the industrial community have become immersed in the cold-war, growth economy.

“The Rochester Engineer” (January 1968) (continued)

Rochester Products Division of General Motors Corporation announced the completion of an $8M carburetor emission test facility. (EDITOR’S NOTE: A carburetor delivers fuel to the engine when incoming air sucks fuel through a tube (venturi) into the combustion chambers. Since the early 1990’s, nearly all gasoline passenger cars sold in the “first world” market are equipped with electronic fuel injection (EFI). The carburetor remains in use in developing countries, where vehicle emissions are unregulated and diagnostic/repair infrastructure is sparse.) The optimum carburetor of the time (late 1960’s) was the four-barrel “Rochester Quadrajet,” first introduced on the Chevrolet 396ci engine in 1965. It was used in GM throughout the next two decades, last appearing on the Oldsmobile 307ci engine (Cadillac Brougham, full-size Chevrolet, Oldsmobile & Pontiac wagons, in 1990.) The controlled-atmosphere test facility was one of the first industrial “clean room” facilities in existence, handling 97 carburetors at once, and processing 20,000 units/day. Tickets for the 1968 “Engineers’ Joint Dinner,” where GM VP Wallace Wilson was to be the featured speaker, were advertised at $6. Sixteen subject areas were announced as part of the “RES 1968 Continuing Education Series” to support efforts by members of the technical community working toward undergraduate and graduate degrees. This month’s featured RES Affiliate was the Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association, founded in 1961.

February 7, 1968 (Board of Directors Meeting – Colonial Hotel, Empire Blvd.) The Board approved the applications of

fourteen new Regular Members, and two Associate Members.

It was announced that 32 Regular Members had elected to become Sustaining Members. Lynn Holmes (Executive Assistant for Research & Engineering Operations at General Dynamics Corporation) was announced, and approved, as the “1967 Rochester Engineer of the Year.” Upcoming RES industry evening visitations at Taylor Instrument Companies and Farrell Corporation were announced.

“The Rochester Engineer” (February 1968)

This issue presented Lynn C. Holmes of General Dynamics Corporation as the RES “1967 Engineer of the Year.” A Pastres news - history

A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society...1897 - 1968

by Lee M. Loomis

President of the RES (1963), currently a VP of IEEE and a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Mr. Holmes taught at RPI for 18 years before joining (then) Stromberg-Carlson Company, in Rochester. February’s RES Luncheon Meetings were announced; “What is Being Done About Automotive Exhaust Emissions?”

by Alexander M. Beebee, Jr., Plant Engineer, Rochester Products Division, “Xerox Square – A Progress Report” by P.H. Van Wert, Manager Corporate Facilities Planning, Xerox Corporation, “The Engineering and Fun of Soaring” by Edgar Seymour, EKCo., and, “The Engineering-Purchasing Relationship” by George H. Gustat, Director of Industrial Engineering, EKCo. The Instrument Society of America (ISA) was announced as the newest RES Affiliate Society. This month’s featured RES Affiliate was the Rochester Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Founded in 1916 as Society of Motion Picture Engineers, it added the word “Television” to its name in 1950, to recognize that expanding segment of its activities, and now had over 6,500 members, worldwide.

March 6, 1968 (Board of Directors Meeting – Colonial Hotel, Empire Blvd.) The Board approved two new Sustaining Memberships and eleven Regular Memberships, commending Orlando Feorene and the Membership Committee for its good work. It was announced that William Conway had agreed to become the Associate Editor of The Rochester Engineer.

“The Rochester Engineer” (March 1968)

RES Luncheon Meeting topics for March were announced; “New Products for the Power Industry” by Donald D. Welt, President & Board Chair, Rochester Instrument Systems, “Electronic Music” by Dr. Wayne Barlow, Professor & Chair, Department of Composition, Eastman School of Music, and, “Hybrid Micro-Electronics” by Dr. Howard Nedderman, President & General Manager, Megadyne Industries. Ernest Mohr, Project Manager, RES Engineers’ Center, provided an update on the progress toward erecting. Included were steps toward developing the RES as a unifying organization for the engineering profession in Monroe County, a five-year set of goals toward achieving this unity and expanding the membership of the RES and its Board, to represent nearly all engineering societies in the County. This issue presented a list of 33 RES Members who had, by paying dues of at least $50/year, became Sustaining Members of the RES. This month’s featured RES Affiliate, the fifteenth in a series of such features, was the Rochester Chapter of the American Society for Metals (ASM). Founded in Detroit, MI in 1913 as the “Steel Treaters Research Club” in 1920, it merged with the American Steel Treaters Society, whose Rochester Chapter had already been founded, in 1919.

Subsequent articles in this series will describe the RES' continuing outreach to other technical societies as it considered its role in this and the larger community, along with more of the activities of the RES as it moved to be of greater service to its membership, especially those suffering from current economic crises, and adopted a greater role in shaping the future of the City and its environs. Noted also, will be the contributions made by RES members in the struggle to meet the challenges coming out of World War II, as well as a hoped-for period of post-war growth and prosperity.

These articles will also feature an impressive array of RES activities in support of postwar re-emergence of Rochester area industry.

We welcome your questions and comments on this series.

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RES News How do you arm a STEM Teacher with real-world application examples?

Put an Engineer in the classroom!

In the 1990’s, Eastman Kodak Company jumped the gun, starting a family of STEM initiatives, years before the Government coined the STEM acronym. The name of these programs was the 21st Century Learning Challenge (TCLC), and at our peek, we were 1500 engineers and technicians, visiting Rochester City School Classrooms, twice a week for two-hour visits, during the entire School Year. This effort continued for nearly ten years, and not only pre-dates our recent STEM excitement level, but delivered support on a scale we have yet to match.

Many of the volunteers in these programs were, and still are, members of the Rochester Engineering Society (RES). In the intervening twenty-five years, many have retired, or are about to retire. That makes them even more available as STEM Coaches, than they were as Kodak employees.

The RES is working to put technical people in K-12 Classrooms, throughout the Greater Rochester area, as STEM Coaches. Their presence will: • • •

Help the Teacher stay current with our ever-changing technology.

Provide real-World Application Examples, making whatever is being taught, real enough to be worth remembering.

Support the teachers with not only the delivery of STEM concepts, but perhaps more importantly, the design and delivery of STEM related hardware.

Last year we had six STEM Coach, doing Classroom Visitation at School #3. That was so successful that RCSD is interested in expanding this program to involve nine STEM Coaches this year.

The RES is specifically seeking Retired, Technical people, (Engineers, Technicians, Machinists, Entrepreneurs or anyone whose work would allow them to visit during School hours), as STEM Coaches.

We currently have more than 30 Coaches, and are connecting them with 13 Rochester-area Schools.

“This is a life-changing experience!”

For more information contact: Jon Kriegel  jkriegel@rochester.rr.com  585-281-5216 RES Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer STEM Coach Please visit: stem-bridges.org 6 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER JUNE 2018

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RES News - Tutoring Team The Rochester City Schools Modernization Program… …What it means for Dr. Walter Cooper Academy

RES Tutor, Kristin Lemley (Bergmann Associates) works with one of Mrs. Dale’s 2nd Graders on a reading lesson The Rochester Schools Modernization Program (the “RSMP”) was created by New York State Legislation in 2007 to help bring Rochester’s learning environment into the 21st century and provide students with facilities that are comparable to neighboring suburban districts.

Dr. Walter Cooper Academy is next in the RSMP… Beginning this Summer (2018), it will undergo renovation to receive a new classroom wing, gym and fully reconstructed classroom facilities, including mechanical/electrical/ plumbing.

Students at #10 School will be temporarily relocated to the Campus of the former John Marshall High School, at 180 Ridgeway Avenue, for the 2018-19 school year. They will be returning to their newly renovated facility, 353 Congress Avenue, in September 2019.

The RES Tutoring Team plans to continue its valuable support for our Scholars, as they move through this transition. We will still have a number of Scholars who will need some of that “extra” support with their reading, spelling, math, science and social studies, the kind of help that only comes with the regular, personal attention they receive from our Tutors.

We are building our Tutoring Team, for the 2018-19 school year… We have been giving “Lunch & Learn” presentations in several Rochester area firms and professional groups, to inform and inspire prospective new tutors. We plan to “hit the ground, running” next Fall, and we need your support...Can we schedule a presentation with your firm, work group, church or family, sometime this Summer?

Even just two hours a week of your time can make a big difference in the life of a Dr. Walter Cooper Academy Scholar…

Questions??? Reach out to RES Past President Lee Loomis and the RES Tutoring Team at…

Rochester Engineering Society, (585) 254-2350 via website: www.roceng.org or via email: leeloomis46@gmail.com, (585) 738-3079 (mobile & text) res news - tutoring

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Get to the Point!

Navigating Change

Lori Marra, an RGI Consultant and developer of RGI’s Center for Technical and Engineering Leadership, wrote this article.

Peter Senge, systems scientist at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and author of The Fifth Discipline said that, “People don’t resist change. They resist being changed!” We don’t want to make the mistake that Peter Senge is talking about. People who feel as if they are being changed will resist the changes around them. And let’s admit it: Change is all around us in our work lives. People, money, resources, markets, and competitors, all change. Because of that, we must adapt to those changes to help our company, our people, clients, and our projects be successful. To resist change is to forfeit a company’s future.

A major client may be uncomfortable with a change you make in project managers. Some employees may be uncomfortable with a new corporate policy. Experienced engineers may be uncomfortable with new technologies. As leaders, you must both know when change is needed and you must help usher it in and make it work for everyone involved.

RGI’s Change EquationTM

Taking a page from your physics notebooks, we’ve outlined three fundamental elements that leaders must understand about change.

By better understanding the complex notion of change, leaders can master the skills they need to effectively manage the change and people through the change.

When a tennis ball, under momentum from the server, hits the racket of the opponent, its IMPULSE changes. In a classic physics equation, several things are at work here: Mass, Velocity, Force, Time and Trajectory.

Mass = The amount of matter in an object. A measure of an object's resistance to change. Its state of motion when a force is applied.

(Wikipedia) Trajectory = Where is the Mass headed Momentum = Mass x Velocity Velocity = ”…the rate at which an object changes its position (http://www.physicsclassroom.com) We can apply these concepts to change in our environments; there are different “masses” or factors of change in our company’s environment.

For example, it’s not as easy to slow down and change the course of a bowling ball as it is a tennis ball. The point is, you can’t make changes unless you know what you are trying to change. Too many change management programs talk about generic processes for making change.

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Know the Mass

In our people equation of change, our “Mass” equals individuals and teams. People and teams of people get work done and are the true change agents of any company. Without them, no change happens.

You can talk about it, plan it, and analyze it, but change simply won’t happen without people. So, you have to understand people and teams and team dynamics in relation to change to be able to enact or lead change in any endeavor.

Change leaders know that people and teams must enact the change.

They also know that these “masses” may have too much inertia to change. So often, people blame the “system” for being too big and too complex to change, or they blame the “project” for being so out of control that it cannot change. This is not so. People, not projects or systems resist change.

To change people and teams, you must know your audience—your teams and the people who compose those teams. According to Nick Tasler in his book, Domino: The Simplest Way to Inspire Change, you need to focus on people’s tendencies, not on traditional qualities such as age, gender, or demographics.

Pain and fear of pain influence a person’s ability to change. Some examples are: • Embarrassment • Exclusion • Rejection • Loss As a leader, you must recognize the pain and fear of pain in each person and help him or her adjust. Without this adjustment, someone like this on the team can create rampant fear of change that will permeate the entire team and undermine any chance of change. Here’s what you can do: • • • •

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Talk with people Be an active listener Learn about people’s personalities and motivators Study on how to better understand and work with different people Believe in the change!

© 2018, RGI Learning Lisa Moretto is the President of RGI Learning, Inc. For 24 years she has helped engineers improve their oral and written communication skills.

Visit www.rgilearning.com or call (866) 744-3032 to learn about RGI’s courses. get to the point

get IT done Sites Unseen - André Godfrey

I was speaking to an older friend about technology and he took the proud stance that he was as yet unfettered by the universal Borg known as Social Media and handed me his IPhone to demonstrate. The iPhone was vintage pre-everything and true enough it was app-less.

I ruefully thought to myself that it was like meeting the last dinosaur who refused to put on a sweater even when the mammals told him winter was coming. But I am an old guy myself and as such I have to admit I only use those sites that I have grown comfortable with over recent years and I don’t get exposed necessarily to the subtleties of what sites might expand my digital horizons. I looked at some of the sites below but not all, so feel free to let me know where I’ve missed the mark.

Still, I am tech hip. I do the ‘in your face’, Facebook thing, the LinkedIn Twang, the Twitter Tweet and I’ve been chatty on Snapchat.

Yet, I’m a bit weird about Weibo, I have yet to tumble for Tumblr and I positively flinch at Flickr, in other words someone get me a sweater! But this is group therapy isn’t it, so I decided to put together a quick compendium of what I don’t know about social media… and squeeze it into 600 words or less. Here it goes: Instagram - yes I’m on it but I don’t know why. It appears to be the same photos I’m seeing on Facebook and it looks just like extra work to put them in both places and while perhaps they are better organized by user, that doesn’t seem to be enough for me to anything but check in once a month.

Weibo – this is a Chinese site that appears to be half/ Facebook and half/Amazon. I now know who Xa Nie is.

So I’m one up on you.

Tumblr said that if I signed up I’d never be bored again.

It was a bunch of blogs with photos/videos attached.

Clever people being very clever. With blogs.

YouTube – everything you could ever make a video of –especially ‘how to’ videos. I actually used this site to ‘how to’ pull rebar out of the ground last week. It worked.

Pinterest – no interest. But…my wife loves this site.

Meetup – my wife has blocked me from going here.

Google+ - Google, who already owns the world and rightfully so, is actually jealous of some of the sites mentioned earlier and is attempting to mimic them. At least that’s what I’m getting out of this.

Reddit – Reddit calls itself the front page of the internet. Essentially it is blogging plus voting which if you get the votes, gets you better visibility within Reddit, which apparently encourages a lot of wrangling by the users to disparage other bloggers, which causes Reddit management to spend considerable resources on moderating the Reddit site despite rules prohibiting said disparagement. Sounds like the WWE of blogging sites.

Odnoklassniki and VK – I will lump these together unfairly. They are both Russian sites, extremely popular in Russia and neighboring countries and appear to be an attempt to mirror western social media. The “O” site appears to be the Russian tractor of social media. Iron cold and utilitarian.

Think about IT.

Andrè Godfrey is President, Entrè Computer Services, www.entrecs.com

Flickr - See Tumblr. It is a bunch of photo/videos with blogs attached. See what I did there? Clever me may log on yet. get IT done

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Go to the RES Web Site for Updated Details On All Meetings - www.roceng.org

Continuing

Education Opportunities

There are no PDH Credit Meetings scheduled at print time. Check the website calendar for updates.

To post continuing education opportunities on this page please contact the Rochester Engineering Society, 585-254-2350, or email: admin@roceng.org

Engineers’ Calendar Tuesday, June 12

RES Annual Meeting: Networking, RES Update Briefing, and

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Board and Officer Elections Place: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Bausch Auditorium, 657 East Avenue, Rochester Time: 5:00 to 6:00 pm – Cash bar & cheese/crackers/fruit tray; 6:00 to 7:00 RES Annual Meeting Business.

Reservations: This meeting is free (cash bar) but a reservation is required by May 23rd. Go to the RES website at www.roceng.org.

Rochester Section Excom Meeting Place: Tandor of India (Across from South Town Plaza), 376 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY 14623 Time: 11:45 – 1:00 pm Cost: $5 for members, $3 for students.

To find out more about these events, visit the website at sites.ieee.org/Rochester/.

Sunday, June 10

Thursday, June 14

Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association (GVLSA)

Annual Picnic Place: Hopkins Point Lodge, Mendon Ponds Park, Mendon, NY Time: 1:00 to 8:00 pm Details: www.gvlsa.com

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Golf Outing Place: Victor Hills Golf Course, South Course, 1450 Brace Road, Victor.

Details on the website at www.aspe.org.

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20 Annual Scholarship Golf Outing

Board of Directors Meeting

Place: Terry Hills Country Club, 5122 Clinton Street Road, Batavia, NY Time: Registration and lunch (Halfway House) begin at 11:30 am; Shotgun start at 12:45 pm; Keg beer one hour before dinner; Dinner at 6:00 pm; awards following dinner.

Cost: $100 per person (includes lunch, golf with cart, keg beer, dinner); $35 for dinner only; $150 Hole Sponsorships available.

Reservations: Reservations by Friday, June 8th. Contact Mike Barrett, 716-688-0766, email: mbarrett@wendelcompanies.com.

A golf tournament reservation application is available on page 27.

Place: 40 & 8 Club, 933 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 Time: 6:00 pm Details: www.gvlsa.com

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Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)

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AFE Annual Nick Dargento Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing Place: Victor Hills Golf Course, South Course, 1450 Brace Road, Victor.

Time: Registration starts at 9:00 am. Shotgun start at 10:00 am Cost: 18 Holes of Golf and Lunch is $60; Golf and Dinner is $85; Dinner only is $35.

Registration and prepayment is required by Jue 15th. Send checks, made payable to AFE, to: Brian Laurer, c/o The Gleason Works, 1000 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14692. Or go to the Paypal link at www.afe21.org. Questions?

Call Dan Friday at 315-594-3131. Additional details on page 23 of this issue.

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Place: LeRoy Country Club, 7759 East Main Road, LeRoy, NY 14482 Time: Shotgun start at the Club House at 10:00 am.

Registration opens at 9:00 am. Register early for discounted prices.

Details are available on page 24 of this issue and on the website at www.eawny.com. Email karen@eawny.com.

Friday, August 10

The New York State Association of Transportation Engineers (NYSATE)

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Save the Date: NYSATE Summer Picnic at the Red Wings (Rochester Red Wings vs. Charlotte Knights) Place: Walk of Fame Café at 6:00 pm. Tickets coming soon!

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Space Fence Radar Speaker: Steve Bruce, Lockheed Martin Time: 6:00 to approximately 7:30 pm Reservations: There are 7 host sites available. Details are on page 35 of this issue or contact Kevin Devaney at kdevaney@srcinc.com. engineers' calendar

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received or updated after print deadline.

Thursday, June 21

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Monday, July 9

information. If you wish to be listed in the calendar please send details to admin@roceng.org.

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Professional Firms Employee News Erdman Anthony Announced New Hires Erdman Anthony has hired Todd Fuchs as a survey technician in the geospatial core business in the Rochester office. The Whitesboro resident is an experienced surveyor, with more than 15 years in the profession. He has an associate of applied science degree in survey technology from Todd Fuchs Paul Smith’s College and an associate of applied science degree in wilderness recreation leadership from North Country Community College.

Daniel Uerz

Erdman Anthony also announced they have hired Daniel Uerz as an electrical project engineer in the facilities core business in the Rochester office. The Newark resident has more than 10 years of experience specializing in the building design industry. He has a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. q

Stantec Welcomes Rail/Transit Engineer Michael Vassallo joins Stantec as a systems engineer in the firm’s transportation practice. Michael specializes in hardware and software design for rail and transit operations.

His work is focused on safety and efficiency of transit and rail operations throughout the US and Canada.

He joins a team of more than 2,600 engineers and specialists in transportation infrastructure, from major expressway and rural roadway projects to bridge rehabilitations, transit systems, and airport design.

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Stantec’s Rochester office is a 100-person multi-disciplinary team of engineers, environmental scientists, landscape architects, architects, and technical professionals, who actively contribute to the fabric of the Rochester community in countless ways. q

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Optimation is pleased to announced five new hires: David Arnold – Senior Process Designer

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SWBR’s Allison Shannon Wins Rochester CSI Starlight Award SWBR announced that Senior Associate Allison Shannon, AIA, has received the 2018 Rochester Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Starlight Award.

Allison Shannon, AIA

The Starlight Award recognizes an emerging professional with extraordinary passion for their local CSI chapter, their profession and the architecture industry. One professional is honored each year at an annual awards

ceremony in Rochester.

Shannon serves as a project manager in SWBR’s education studio, where she manages large projects for K-12 districts in New York, including the Rochester City School District. She joined the firm in 2005 and received her bachelor of architecture and building sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She volunteers with the Rochester City School District’s Help Me Read program every week. q

SWBR Also Announced Employee Receives New York State Architectural License SWBR announced that Caitlin Ellis, AIA, recently received a New York State Architectural License from the New York State Education Department. Ellis is a project architect at the firm.

As a newly licensed professional architect and designer in the firm's education studio, she assists with all phases of the design process, including helping manage the firm’s internal design team and external consultants. She is also responsible for producing drawing sets and graphics for client presentations, training and mentoring staff, and preparing forms for state agencies, including the New York State Education Department and State Historic Preservation Office, when required for a project.

Caitlin Ellis, AIA

Requirements for this licensure include a minimum bachelor’s degree in architecture and at least five years of work experience under a licensed architect. Ellis completed seven New York state exams to receive her license and holds a bachelor of architecture from Virginia Tech. q

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SWBR Recognized at 2018 Excelsior Awards for Wedgepoint Apartments SWBR was recently recognized by the New York State American Institute of Architects (AIA) with the 2018 Excelsior Honor Award in its New Construction category for the design of Wedgepoint Apartments in Rochester.

“The South Wedge is a thriving neighborhood where residents feel connected with each other and are committed to making it a better place to live, work, socialize and raise a family,” SWBR Senior Project Architect Rob Fornataro, AIA, said.

Developed by PathStone Corporation, Wedgepoint Apartments is a 60-unit affordable housing project in the South Wedge Neighborhood of Rochester, New York. Designed with social equity in mind, Wedgepoint achieves a healthy density through maximizing social, economic and cultural interactions.

In addition to housing, the property includes commercial space that provides jobs to area residents and services to tenants in the building and the community. q

SWBR Recognized for Two Projects by the Construction Specifications Institute SWBR has been recognized for two recent projects by Rochester’s chapter of Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). The two projects, receiving the Genesee Award for Construction Management, are DePaul Joseph L. Allen Apartments and University of Rochester’s Genesee Hall.

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the process, quality and successful outcome of a project.

Located in Schenectady, New York, and named for a longtime civic leader and former city councilman, DePaul’s Joseph L. Allen Apartments is an affordable and supportive housing community that provides permanent housing where residents can access the support services they require to live successfully in the community.

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SWBR Recognized for Two Projects by the Construction Specifications Institute; continued Genesee Hall, University of Rochester’s new 72,000-squarefoot residence hall, integrates academics, athletics and student life into the residential experience. The modern facilities, overlooking the Athletic Complex, house 151 first-year students and provide convenient access to the fields and sports facilities,

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making it easier for students to combine their academic and athletic lives.

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Bergmann Provides No Cost Energy Audits To Participants in NYSERDA's Commercial Tenant Program Office tenants and commercial property owners in New York can receive a free energy audit from Bergmann’s qualified team of energy professionals through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Commercial Tenant Program. The program offers two tracks of benefits that can save participants up to $50,000 while creating a more comfortable work environment and lowering operating costs.

Bergmann, a national architecture, engineering and planning firm, will offer the benefit of their extensive energy and sustainability expertise to participants in the two-track energy audit program. In the first track, participants receive a free Basic energy analysis. In the High-Performance Track, participants will receive a more comprehensive energy and financial assessment which results in changes to the worksite.

Both tracks provide actionable insights, identify savings opportunities, and introduce organizations to technologies that can optimize the energy performance of commercial office facilities. Benefits include more comfortable and healthier spaces, greater productivity, and a safer environment.

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professionals will provide guidance on operational and capital improvements, calculate implementation cost and savings, and develop a summary report. The High-Performance Track includes a tailored energy-efficiency analysis that delivers an in-depth view of current energy usage and a full breakdown of cost impacts, energy savings over the length of a lease, and other information. Commercial Tenant Program participants can receive between 50 and 100 percent of the cost of a High-Performance Track energy analysis, up to $50,000.

“Supporting NYSERDA’s Commercial Tenant Program reflects our commitment to high-performance buildings that reduce energy costs, minimize environmental impact, and promote employee satisfaction,” said Charles Bertuch, PE, LEED AP, CEM, principal at Bergmann. “We’re proud to support this initiative across New York State and give program participants the information and tools they need to make informed decisions about the future of their spaces.”

The Commercial Tenant Program is open to commercial office tenants and property owners in New York State at any stage of leasing. Bergmann has set up a webpage for potential participants to learn more and request a free analysis at www.bergmannpc.com/commercial-tenant-energy-auditprogram. q news from professional firms

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Rochester, NY’s Leading Edge Urban Freeway Renovation Project Earns Envision Silver Award for Sustainable Infrastructure Rochester’s Inner Loop Transformation project is garnering awards and recognition for the City of Rochester and local design and engineering firm Stantec.

Stantec announced that the Inner Loop is the first project in Rochester, and only the third in New York State, to earn an Envision designation for sustainable infrastructure, awarded by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). As you’ll see from the article, this designation recognizes not only the technical solution, but the social, economic, and environmental impact of infrastructure in our communities.

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Also in April, the Inner Loop Transformation won three top awards, including national recognition for transportation design: American Council of Engineering Companies – Engineering Excellence Awards, National Recognition Award American Council of Engineering Companies – New York State, Engineering Excellence Awards, Diamond Award American Public Works Association – New York State – Transportation Project of the Year (Smart Growth America – Best Complete Streets Initiatives of 2017).

The $22 million Inner Loop East Transformation Project in Rochester, New York, has received the Envision® Silver designation for sustainable infrastructure, awarded by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). To reach Silver status, a project must demonstrate that it delivers a range of environmental, social, and economic benefits to the host and affected communities. The Inner Loop renovation is the first Envision-recognized project in Rochester and the third in New York State.

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Inner Loop East Transformation Project to Rochester’s environment and economy,” said Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren.

“Congratulations to all the men and women who worked on this project, including the employees of Stantec, CATCO and the City of Rochester. By replacing an underused highway with a complete street illuminated with energy-efficient LED street lights and a design that encourages walking, bicycling and street-level activity, the Inner Loop East Project demonstrates how our efforts to create a cleaner, greener, more sustainable city enhance our goals of creating more jobs, safer and more vibrant neighborhoods and better educational opportunities for our

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citizens.”

Work on the Southeast Quadrant of the Inner Loop involved bringing to grade a recessed expressway dating back decades due to flawed urban transportation policies that cut vibrant city sectors into pieces.

The reclaimed footprint has been replaced with a new community-scale, urban boulevard vastly more beneficial to the neighborhood and in line with master plans designed to “right-size” city streets. The newly re-constructed Union Street supports two-way vehicle traffic, a protected cycle track, improved pedestrian amenities, new landscaping, and is designed to incorporate news from professional firms

future residential and commercial growth as well as transportation infrastructure.

“Stantec is very proud of this Envision Silver verification.

This visionary system recognizes the very positive social and environmental impacts of infrastructure renewal. This is particularly true in urban cores, places where we see extraordinary potential to strengthen and support communities,” said Jim Hofmann, Stantec principal and project manager for the Inner Loop transformation.

The Envision system examines the impact of sustainable infrastructure projects as a whole, through five distinct categories: Quality of Life, Leadership, Resource Allocation, Natural World, and Climate and Risk. These key areas contribute to the positive social, economic, and environmental impacts on a community.

The City of Rochester, Stantec, and the New York State Department of Transportation worked in close collaboration to deliver this award-winning sustainable project.

Key factors contributing to the Rochester Inner Loop East Transformation project earning an Envision Silver award include: Sustainable Growth and Development More than 300 jobs were estimated to have been created during the three-year construction period. Also, the reclaimed land offers new public spaces and the potential for vibrant street-level retail associated with new residential development. A recent market analysis found that the land value would be between $8.5 and $11 million and could add between 428,000 and 795,000 square feet of mixed-use development. Recreational capacity for pedestrians and cyclists is also greatly expanded, with the addition of a protected two-way bicycle lane (1st of its kind in Rochester, New York), curb ramps, ample public seating, safer crosswalks and new planted trees and greenery.

Rochester’s downtown core is now more accessible, improving quality of life for residents, workers, and visitors.

Expansion of Public Space The fundamental vision for Rochester’s City Center is to create an urban community of lively streets and public spaces to make the city a more desirable place to live, work, and visit. To this end, all projects, including the Inner Loop East Transformation

project, are evaluated according to how much they contribute to this vision. Since 2000, Rochester has undertaken extensive public consultations to chart the future of its downtown. The depressed highway section of the Inner Loop East had been consistently identified as a significant physical barrier to community cohesion, livability, and accessibility to the downtown core. The Inner Loop East Transformation project fills in the below-grade section of the expressway and replaces it with an at-grade complete street suitable for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, and transit users. Streets and sidewalks make up a significant amount of public space and the city rightly prioritizes investments into well-designed, multi-modal thoroughfares. The Rochester Inner Loop East Transformation project includes a tree-lined buffer between the vehicle roadway and a two-way cycle track, and another treed strip between the cycle track and the widened sidewalks. This not only enhances public space, but it also improves safety and security for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.

Energy Efficiency The industry standard for street lighting in New York state is high pressure sodium (HPS) vapor lamps which account for 89% of all existing street lighting in the state. The original lighting design for the Rochester Inner Loop East transformation project adhered to this industry standard, calling for HPS fixtures along the new street.

However, the City of Rochester completed light emitting diode (LED) street lighting trials in other parts of the city and determined these more energy-efficient fixtures would meet safety requirements.

The project revised the lighting component of the design as a result of this study, calling for LEDs instead of HPS fixtures, resulting in a 51.6% reduction in annual energy consumption for the project.

“This project addresses several major challenges in the area including removing the barriers that were created by the underutilized Inner Loop, narrowing streets and breaking up super blocks that impeded pedestrian activity and efficient vehicular travel, and maximizing the development potential of previously vacant and underutilized land,” said ISI President and CEO, John Stanton. “ISI is pleased to present Rochester with an Envision Silver award for sustainable infrastructure. This project demonstrates the ability of infrastructure projects – if planned, designed, and delivered sustainably—to dramatically improve community quality of life, stimulate growth and development, and improve the overall environment.” q

BARTON & LOGUIDICE LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE Firm Takes www.bartonandloguidice.com to New Level

Barton & Loguidice (B&L), an engineering, planning, environmental and landscape architecture firm with over 250 employees throughout the Northeast, announces the launch of a completely redesigned and mobile-responsive website at www. bartonandloguidice.com. The new website features improvements to the overall user experience, providing dynamic information on B&L’s services, career opportunities, projects, news and events.

The launch of the B&L website allows visitors to experience streamlined content; new images and a growing video library; an in-depth look into the firm’s culture and the benefits offered with tabs on college recruitment and job postings; featured projects news from professional firms

that showcase the firm’s ability to provide innovative solutions for clients; the firm’s interconnected services with links to related content throughout; a dynamic view of industry news, articles and blogs; and an easy way to sign up for firm and industry news.

These impactful changes give visitors a greater sense of the firm’s “Experience to Listen, Power to Solve.”

“Bringing the new B&L website online provides our clients, partners and prospective employees with a dynamic experience that makes it easy to find the information they’re looking for while highlighting the firm’s expertise and providing insight into our company culture,” said John F. Brusa, Jr., P.E., President & CEO of Barton & Loguidice q JUNE 2018 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 25

Professional Firms Employee News Steve Pellman Joins CHA Tech Services as Chief Operating Officer

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CHA Tech Services, a construction management firm and subsidiary of CHA Consulting, Inc., announces Steve Pellman has joined the firm as senior vice president & chief operating officer. Steve will be based in Rochester, NY, and assume responsibility for overseeing and enhancing the firm’s daily operations and construction management services.

Steve is a leader and manager with more than 30 years of domestic and international experience in the construction industry, holding positions of progressively increasing

responsibility, technical breadth, and number of personnel.

He previously served as director of operations and project manager leader for Honeywell Corporation.

“CHA Tech Services is a highly regarded firm with an exciting vision for growth in the construction management industry. I am excited to join a firm in the perfect position to leverage its strategic partnerships and solutions to grow its operations,” said Steve Pellman.

Steve will support the operations of CHA Tech Services utilizing his strong background in management, which includes operations management, project and engineering management, plant installation, commissioning/startup leadership, and manufacturing leadership. He received his bachelor’s degree in materials engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. q

CPL Welcomes Four New Hires in Rochester CPL, a full-service design firm that has served public and private-sector clients for more than 40 years, is pleased to welcome four hires to its Rochester team: David Martin as construction project manager, Dennis Barefoot as assistant team leader, Christine Brennan-Campbell as marketing coordinator, and Deborah Barletta, CIP, LEED AP BD+C as newforma implementation specialist.

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In his new role, Martin will handle construction project administration for a variety of project types. He has more than 30 years of project management experience and a bachelor of science degree from Canisius College. Martin resides in Point Breeze, NY. As assistant team leader, Barefoot will work will project teams on a variety of bridge inspections. Prior to joining CPL, he spent 20 years serving as deputy superintendent for the Livingston County Highway Department. Barefoot has an associate of applied science degree in construction engineering from Alfred State College and is currently earning a bachelor of science

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degree in construction management. He resides in York, NY. In her new position, Brennan-Campbell will assist the marketing department with proposal development, presentation preparation and project database management.

Prior to joining CPL, she spent nearly 12 years at Lu Engineers serving as environmental specialist, then as marketing coordinator. She has a bachelor of science degree in meteorology from The College at Brockport, State University of New York and resides in Victor, NY. Christine Brennan-Campbell

Deborah Barletta, CIP

As CPL’s newforma implementation specialist, Barletta will facilitate Newforma training classes and work sessions as well as generate various Newforma training materials as needed. She most recently served as records manager/newforma administrator at SWBR Architects. Barletta started and currently leads the Upstate NY Newforma User Group and spends time volunteering at the Rochester Fairy Godmothers. She resides in Walworth, NY. q professional firms employee news

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Monroe Professional Engineers Society A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers 657 East Avenue, Rochestter, New York 14607 Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare 2017-18 Officers: President David Roberts, PE, President-elect Chris Kambar, PE, Vice-President Arthur Reardon, PE, Secretary Martin Gordon, PE, Treasurer Michael Ritchie, PE, Membership Chair Arthur Reardon, PE Past Presidents: Chris Devries, P.E., Joseph Dombrowski, P.E. Directors: Barry Dumbauld, PE, Robert Winans, PE, Ann Ziki, PE, Jim Drago, PE, Neal Illenberg, PE

Record Attendance at 2018 Engineering Symposium in Rochester

The 14th annual Engineering Symposium in Rochester had the largest attendance ever, with 508 registered attendees. While the majority of the attendees were from the Rochester area, several travelled from Buffalo, Syracuse, and even Pennsylvania. This year a new track was added that focused on energy applications and was sponsored by the Association of Energy Engineers. With the new track added, a total of 41 accredited PDH courses were offered.

The keynote speaker was Peter DeMarco of Priority Thinking, who provided an ethics course titled: The Moral Fox. The course included real time audience polling which provided some interesting demographic information as well as audience feedback on potential ethical dilemmas.

All the course presentations can be viewed on the symposium website: http://www.engineeringsymposiumrochester.com/. Our new venue at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center provided a perfect setting for the event. With spacious breakout rooms, an elegant dining area, and helpful staff, the new site was well-suited to accommodate our large group of engineering professionals. Much thanks goes to the speakers, the planning committee, and the supporting engineering societies that helped make the event a success.

MPES Congratulates 2017-2018 Scholarship Winners

In order to promote the profession of engineering, MPES manages nine different scholarships available to high school seniors who plan to enroll in ABET accredited engineering programs. Please join us in congratulating this year’s scholarship winners (student name | high school | engineering major | scholarship name): Justina Pruski | Oakfield-Alabama | Biomedical | Paul and Claire Raynor (sponsored by MPES) Grace Kreuser, Newark | Biomedical | Vastola (sponsored by MPES) Corey Ingham | Wheatland-Chili | Civil | David Lazzar Logan Swaisgood | Livonia | Aerospace | Bergmann Associates Francis Pellegrino | McQuaid Jesuit | Optical | Erdman Anthony Benjamin Chaback | Byron Bergen | Astronautical | Alstom Foundation Annika Gates | Rush-Henrietta | Industrial | Optimation Technology Tyler Kast | Charles D'Amico | Petroleum | American Council of Engineering Companies Cameron Villone | Livonia | Electrical | Edward J. Ries Memorial

Message from Outgoing MPES President

It has been my honor to serve as president of the Monroe PE Society for these past two years. During this time our organization has continued to evolve and grow. We have had the pleasure of welcoming 14 new members to our chapter, we moved our board of directors meetings to the RIT campus, which has led to greater collaboration between our chapter and RIT, and we relaunched and expanded our chapter’s website, monroepes.org. Mathcounts, TEAMS, and the Symposium have all continued to develop with much growth and many improvements along the way.

As I leave this role, I plan to continue to support our chapter as an active member. I’d like to express my heartfelt thanks to the members of the board of directors and the individual society members who have supported me and made it a pleasure to serve as president. Please join me in welcoming the incoming president, Christopher V. Kambar, P.E. Chris’s two-year term of office will begin on July 1st of this year.

With deep gratitude & respect, Dave Roberts

As always, we encourage active membership in the Monroe Professional Engineers Society. We are constantly striving to improve your membership but we always need more help. If you are interested in becoming an active member or have any questions, please email me at dcrobertspe@gmail.com or contact MPES through our website at www.monroepes.org/contactus/.

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• Thursday, June 21st, 2018: June Chapter Meeting  Steve Bruce, Lockheed Martin Space Fence Radar The Space Fence is a second-generation space surveillance system currently being built by Lockheed Martin. It is scheduled to go operational by the end of 2018. It is expected to be able to track over 200,000 space objects, including satellites and space debris.

• Meetings begin at 6:00 pm and run to approximately 7:30 pm  Please RSVP with your local host – a list of local hosts and their contact information is below; if there are any issues contacting one of them, or there are any other questions or concerns, please contact Kevin Devaney at kdevaney@srcinc.com.

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Wesley Hewett at wahewett@gmail.com Cornell University, Rhodes Hall

Syracuse University

Dr. Young Moon at ybmoon@syr.edu, 220 Link Hall

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Kevin Devaney at devaney@srcinc.com SRC, 6225 Running Ridge Road, N. Syracuse

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Shirley Kupst at shirley.kupst@lmco.com Owego, NY

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Rochester Chapter

Society for Imaging Science and Technology Website: http://rochesterengineeringsociety.wildapricot.org/ISandT Our meetings are held at 6:00pm in Room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science on the RIT campus.

Everyone is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the F lot, just north of the building. No meeting reservations are required

Meeting Schedule September 12 or 19, 2018 - TBD Venue ideas requested – we are soliciting input regarding other possible venues for our meetings.

Announcing the Rochester Chapter 2018-2019 Officers: Councilors

Fritz Ebner Xerox Corporation

President

Bruce Pillman Harris RF Communications

Director/VP Programs

David Odgers Odgerimaging

Bob Patti Kodak Retired

Treasurer/VP Membership

Roger Triplett Xerox Corporation

Wencheng Wu University of Rochester

Secretary

Joanne Weber Kodak Retired

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On May 21st we held our annual Golf/Picnic Outing at Ravenwood. We held it a few weeks later than we have in the past for a better chance at good weather and much fun was had by all. Special thanks to Jim Browe and Kacie Hoffman for putting together another successful event along with all of our sponsors.

As I write my final president’s message, I reflect back on the successful year we have had. Last summer when the entire board sat down to plan the year we came up with several goals and objectives that we felt were important to the chapter and its members. Our board did an excellent job this year and the chapter is in a great position for continued growth and success.

Throughout the year the chapter hosted multiple events that included a Clambake, Technical Presentations, Valentines Dinner Dance, Golf/Picnic Outing, social events and more.

The success the Rochester Chapter saw this year is in direct correlation to the fantastic job our Chapter Officers, Board of Governors and Committee Chairs did. I personally want to extend my sincere gratitude for all the hard work you put in this year. As a volunteer organization each member should be proud to be a part of a Chapter that believes in giving back and providing learning experiences for all in the Rochester community.

Thank you!!! Enjoy your summer, spend time with your family and we’ll see you back in September for our Clambake.

Please continue to check out our website at www.rochester.ashraechapters.org for information on upcoming chapter meetings, current officer list and contact information, chapter newsletters, and more! Also take a minute and like us on Facebook at www.facebook. com/#!/ashraerochester.

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Year 2018 Officers President Jared R. Ransom, LS Vice President Justin M. Roloson, LS Secretary Robert J. Avery, LS Treasurer Michael A. Venturo, LS Roy B. Garfinkel, LS, Ex-officio

Upcoming Events 2018: May 17, 2018 6:00 PM Finger Lakes Dinner Finn's Tap Room & Party House 14 Railroad Street Victor, NY 14564

June 21, 2018 6:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting 40 & 8 Club 933 University Avenue Rochester, NY 14607

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Sunday, June 10, 2018 Annual Picnic 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM Hopkins Point Lodge Mendon Ponds Park Mendon, NY

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Affiliated Societies of the Rochester Engineering Society American Consulting Engineering Companies of New York President, David J. Meyer, 585-218-0730 Email: dmeyer@pathfinderengineers.com American Public Works Association Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch Past-Chairman, Geoff Benway Email: gbenway@ci.webster.ny.us American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section President, Christopher Sichak, PE Email: SichakC@erdmananthony.com American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, Bill Clark, PE, CEM Email: ashraerocnews.com American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Steven Ivancic, University of Rochester American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Rochester New York Chapter President, Jennifer Wengender, PE, CPD, Clark Patterson Lee, 205 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, NY 14604. 585-454-7600.

Email: jwengender@clarkpatterson.com Association for Bridge Construction and Design President, Mark Laistner, Popli Design Group, 585-481-1239 Email: MLaistner@popligroup.com

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Association For Facilities Engineering, Rochester Chapter President, Matthews Knights, 585-924-2186 x221 Email: mknights@ultrafab.com

Monroe Professional Engineers Society President, David C. Roberts, PE Email: dcrobertspe@gmail.com New York State Association of Transportation Engineers, Section 4 President, Howard R. Ressel, 585-272-3372.

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Electrical Association Executive Director, Karen Lynch Email: karen@eawny.com President, Russ Corcoran, Landmark Electric, 585-359-0800.

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Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association President, Jared R. Ransom, LS 585-737-6881 Email: jaredransomls@gmail.com Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Inc., Rochester Section President, Pete Brinka.

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Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester Chapter President, David Odgers Email: odgers@frontiernet.net

Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section President, Brett Blaisdell, Bausch & Lomb, 1400 North Gooaman Street, Rochester, NY 14609 585-338-5417, Email: brett.blaisdell@bausch.com

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Greg T. Gdowski, 585-275-2580 Email: Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu

Society of Women Engineers President, Marca J. Lam, RIT Email: mjleme@rit.edu

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, John Kaemmerlen, 585-475-2767 Email: jxkpdm@rit.edu

Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair Director, Mary Eileen Wood, 315-468-1025 Email: trsef@verizon.net

International Council on Systems Engineering, Finger Lakes Chapter President, Jack Riley Email: jackri2139@hotmail.com

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Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce (RBA)

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Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.

Passero Associates

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