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OFFICERS: President GREG GDOWSKI, PhD University of Rochsester / Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu First Vice President MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE Bergmann Associates / msommerman@bergmannpc.com Second Vice President DENNIS ROOTE, PE CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC / dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com Treasurer ANDREW C. HIRSCH Retired / andrewcharleshirsch@gmail.com Past President JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI, PE Retired from M/E Engineering / jdombrowski3@rochester.rr.com EIGHT DIRECTORS: CORNELIUS (NEAL) ILLENBERG PE Rail Safety Consulting / nillenberg@aol.com RICHARD E. RICE Erdman Anthony / rriceaquash@gmail.com BRETT ELIASZ, PE Bergmann Associates / beliasz@bergmannpc.com KENTON G. HINES Merrill Lynch / kenton.hines@ml.com MIKE KURDZIEL, PhD (Director on Executive Committee) Harris Corporation / mike.kurdziel@L3harris.com STEVEN W. DAY, PhD Rochester Institute of Technology / swdeme@rit.edu NANCY CRAWFORD Optimation Technology, Inc. / nancy.crawford@optimation.us DANIEL WEAVER Optimation Technology, Inc. / dweaver87@gmail.com Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: res@frontiernet.net or therochesterengineer@gmail.com
contents 4 • RES History - May 1973 5 • RES Technical Corner by Brett Eliasz
6 • We continue to thank those who stayed commited to being a sponsor of the 118th RES Annual Gala which was cancelled because of COVID19 7 • Education at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, during the Pandemic... 8 • Get To The Point - US Government Must Use "Plain Language" 9 • Get IT Done - Sometimes You Can't Give IT Away
10-13 • Optimation and GE Renewable Energy: Disrupting Conventional Windmill Wisdom (cover) 17 • News From Professional Firms 14-16, 18-19, 21 • Professional Firms - Employee News 18-20 • Position Openings 22 • Continuing Education Opportunities (PDHs) 22 • Engineers’ Calendar 23 • 2022 Engineering Symposium in Rochester 35-36 • Directory of Professional Services 36 • Directory of Business Services 37 • 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...............26-27 • ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.....................................................34 • ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers............................................25 • EA Electrical Association.......................................................................30 • IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers..................28-29
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• IES Illuminating Engineering Society....................................................32 • MPES Monroe Professional Engineers Society......................................24 • RES Rochester Engineering Society.................................................... 2-7 • SWE Society of Women Engineers.........................................................31 • TERRA TERRA Science & Engineering Fair...............................................33
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President’s Message
Greg Gdowski, PhD University of Rochester RES President June 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022 Dear Fellow Engineers,
I hope this issue of the Rochester Engineer finds everyone healthy! Unfortunately, we continue to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Both the 2021 Gala and the Engineering Symposium have been cancelled again. We will be releasing the winners of the scholarships and the RES professional engineering awards (Engineer of the Year, Engineers of Distinction, and the Young Engineer of the Year awards) in a later issue of the Rochester Engineer. We will also celebrate the scholarships and awards at the RES Annual meeting in June. We realize that the loss of the Engineering Symposium is particularly challenging for professional engineers who utilize the event to obtain professional development hours (PDHs). The Engineering Symposium has been rescheduled for April 21, 2022 (pg 23). Stay tuned, the RES is working on delivering additional virtual seminars with PDH credits in the near future in order to help those engineers that need PDHs this year. The RES is surviving the financial impact of the pandemic, but we have struggled like many other professional societies as our events have either been postponed or cancelled for the second year in a row. We have had to reduce the hours of our administrative staff and have had to take a very conservative approach in supporting activities like we have in the past. One example is the Terra Science & Engineering Fair (pg 33). We have always supported STEM-oriented opportunities for young individuals like E3 and Terra fairs. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor such events until our finances have stabilized. Many of the RES Board members have decided to individually sponsor the Terra event on behalf of the res news - president’s message
RES. Please consider supporting the RES, either through membership or donation, so that we can resume to support activities that benefit the youth of our local community. I know that it is a difficult financial time period for everyone. Every membership and every donation makes an enormous difference! All my best, Greg Gdowski RES President
Things to read in this issue of the Rochester Engineer! RES tutoring and the Dr. Walter Cooper Academy Food Pantry (page 7). The school has created a “wish list” registry on Amazon. Ever wonder what the “Plain Language Act” is all about? Check out the Get to the Point article on page 8! Holly cow! I already thought windmills were big, but what if they were 80 meters higher! A local company (Optimation Technology Inc) is helping to spearhead the effort (page 10) Congratulation to Tomas Frys for being the 52nd recipient of the ASCE Engineer of the Year award page 25)! Finally, don’t forget that the first person to identify the page with 1920s artwork will receive a gift from the RES!
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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. World War, again affected 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, and the Vietnam War has recently become a focal point. 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.
May 9, 1973 (Board Meeting, Chamber of Commerce)
The Board approved four new Regular Memberships, two new Junior Memberships and one Student Membership. The Board received the report of the Nominating Committee for Society Officer and Directors for the 197374 year. NOTE: These were described in last month’s RES history article. RES Director Roger Kober announced that the Society would be participating in a two-day seminar at St. John Fisher College, sponsored by the NY State Science Teachers Association. The RES‘ participation would include a presentation on “Operation RESOURCE” and a fully-manned booth with information on career opportunities in engineering. Director Dr. Richard Kenyon announced that the two chairs for Phase I of the RES Transportation Study, Donald J. Bergmann and Dr. Paul Wojciechowski had been appointed and that they were in the process of organizing their committees. It was announced that the recent ASME National Conference in Philadelphia had featured a presentation on “Operation RESOURCE” by RES Project Chair Milton Gross. It was announced that Peter Di Pasquale had accepted the chairmanship of the RES Civic Affairs Committee, and that Richard Rice had agreed to chair a subcommittee to review the proposed new City of Rochester Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed County of Monroe Noise Control Ordinance. Gordon Keenan of RG&E agreed to chair the 1974 Engineers' Week Committee. The Board received and approved a petition from the Western New York Chapter of the American Concrete Institute to become the newest Affiliate of the RES.
A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society...1897 - 1973 by Lee M. Loomis “The Rochester Engineer” (May 1973)
It was announced that the RES Annual Meeting would be held at Island Valley Golf Club and Party House, for the purpose of electing and installing the 1973-74 RES officers and directors. The evening would feature “Ancient Engineering and Art”, by Richard D. Boutros, Executive VP, Mixing Equipment Company, a native of Egypt, whose life experiences have given him insight into the interrelationship between psychological factors and engineering design, in ancient Egypt. This issue also featured Part II of “Rochester’s Original Pure Water Program, 1904-1917”, by Assistant City Historian, Joseph W. Barnes. The project involved the construction of an eight mile long “interceptor sewer” from the West side of the Genesee River to the sewage treatment plant adjacent to Durand-Eastman Park, in Irondequoit. Divided into five Sections, it included an inverted syphon, with a 70’ drop, that crossed the river, solid-rock tunnels at depths of 40’. Editor’s note: This was long before the advent of electric-powered tunnel-boring equipment, and involved dynamite and hand-digging to lift rock waste to the surface through vertical shafts placed at every 700’ of sewer length. Portions of this original sewer are still in use. Processed and dried sewer waste or “sludge” from the Durand-Eastman Plant was successfully marketed (at 50 cents a cubic yard) to local farmers as nitrogen-rich fertilizer for their orchards and truck farms. This practice was later determined to be harmful to the environment, due to the toxics and heavy metals that remain in treated sewage, and it was declared illegal in the mid-twentieth Century. For perspective, these 1917 sewer tunnels, constructed at a cost of $1 million, were of circular brick construction (to prevent spalling), and 6’ – 8’ in diameter. Fifty-six years later (1973), the Irondequoit Bay and Browncroft Blvd. sewer interceptor project by the Monroe County Pure Waters Agency (MCPWA), was bored almost entirely through solid rock, was concrete-lined, cost over $37 million and is 16’ in diameter. 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 and the Korean Conflict, 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 post-war re-emergence of Rochester area industry, and the ensuing prosperity of the second-half of the 20th Century. We welcome your questions and comments on this series.
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Technical Corner For the article this month we will go over a portion of NEC code section 514 which is titled Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities. We will evaluate NEC codes 2014, 2017 and 2020. Specifically, let's look at section 514.11 (A) which discusses circuit disconnects. In the 2014 code cycle you will see the requirement: “….disconnect simultaneously from the source of supply, all conductors of the circuits, including the grounded conductor, if any.” So, to follow this the neutral must be disconnected as well as this is the grounded conductor. Most of the time there are various emergency pushbuttons strategically located which are used to interrupt power if there is a need to. To do this a single larger amperage contactor can remove power to an entire panel board or various smaller contactors for each fueling circuit can be provided. The emergency pushbutton operation essentially changes the state (removes power) of a larger amperage contactor or all the smaller amperage individual contactors. Regarding this same section, it appears that in the NEC 2017 code cycle the requirement to disconnect the grounded conductor was removed. There is some speculation that the deletion of the requirement in the 2017 code cycle was unintentional. I’m not sure this is accurate information but the reasoning behind the deletion is unclear. It would be code compliant under the 2017 code to not install a disconnect for the grounded conductor and in the 2020 cycle it appears that the requirement will be added back in. Also, please note that in the 2020 cycle it specifies that the equipment grounding conductors do not need to be disconnected. Hopefully this article finds you well and can be used as a reference for your project needs. If anyone would like to contribute to the RES magazine and add an article or would like to request information on a specific topic (not limited to Electrical) just email me at beliasz@bergmannpc.com. As always, any comments are appreciated…! Thank you for reading. Brett Eliasz, P.E., LEED AP BD+C , RES Director res - technical corner
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RES News - Tutoring Team Education at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, during the Pandemic… The “No Visitors” policy at all Rochester City Schools, continues to prevent the RES Tutoring Team from resuming its work at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy (RCSD School #10) (DWCA). However, with the recent availability of a Covid-19 vaccine, there is now some “light at the end of the tunnel." On February 8th, “hybrid learning” will begin at the RCSD’s pre-K-6 schools, including at our School. However, remote learning continues to present challenges. The current Average Daily Attendance rate hovers around 90%. That is lower than the pre-Covid, in-person learning period, but it has stabilized since the beginning of this school year. The faculty continues to problem solve with individual students and families, as they work to keep them connected. The RCSD surveyed the families of all students as to their preference for a “hybrid learning” vs. a continued remote learning protocol, during the pandemic. Approximately one-third of our Cooper scholars will be returning on February 8th in the “hybrid learning” model. Families have lots of reasons for the decisions they are making from family health issues, to scheduling, to everything in between. A program of increased focus on mathematics teaching, has been modified into a school-wide focus towards mathematics and the Response to Intervention protocols which will impact all our students, including our African American students. Small groups of students have been identified, and instruction is taking place. These plans will shift and adapt as students begin to return to the building. Dr. Walter Cooper Academy – Food Pantry A “Food Pantry” has been established at our School to help meet the needs of our students and their families. The School has created a “wish list” registry on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YH8I3SAZLVPR?ref_=wl_share The list includes shelf-stable groceries, cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items, such as deodorant, feminine products, toothpaste and toothbrushes, toilet paper, etc. Or, if you would prefer, food donations can be delivered to the 353 Congress Ave. building (Post Avenue entrance), or by mailing a grocery gift card, in $25 denominations (no $$$ please) to “DWCA Food Bank” Attn: Camaron Clyburn, 353 Congress Ave., Rochester, NY 14619. Please call first @ (585) 324-2010 Dr. Walter Cooper Academy – Clothing Cupboard The DWCA Clothing Cupboard has been very successful. Much has been donated. Some clothing has already been distributed to families. Once students return to in-person learning, we expect that additional needs will be brought to our attention. New (or gently-used) clothing, especially children’s winter garments, can also be delivered to the school (Mon – Fri, 9:00AM – 2:00PM). Please call first @ (585) 324-2010. Meanwhile, if you have questions, please reach out to RES Past-President, Lee Loomis (leeloomis46@gmail.com) or (585) 738-3079 (mobile & text). res news - tutoring team
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Get to the Point!
US Government Must Use “Plain Language” Happy Anniversary to the Plain Language Act! In October 2011 the “The Plain Writing Act of 2010” went into affect. The Act requires all Federal agencies to write clear, concise, and complete information that the general public can understand. The US is not the first nation to promote this; Britain, Portugal, South Africa, and Sweden have been doing this for years.
business and government expenditures. Experts agree that the following measures can be effective in dealing with the challenges of severe winter weather.
Bureaucratic government organizations are using techniques that technical writers (and RGI) have been promoting for a century! The law goes as far as banning certain words. Here’s an example of some of the words the must be eliminated from the government language:
Although this statement, taken directly from the guidelines, is humorous, it certainly brings home the point to the federal document writers:
practicable promulgated pursuant thereunder commencing in accordance with herein precluded heretofore evidenced I am particularly excited the mandate states documents use the first person and active voice when possible. For years, I have been promoting both techniques in my courses and articles. Simple word changes make the Government language more “human” by referring to themselves as “we” and the citizens as “you”. Maybe you noticed Government agencies are replacing “Is it requested...” with a simple “Please”. Take a look at the impact of Plain Language: Before: Before an individual can be determined eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance, it must be established that the individual is not eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits. Revised: You can get financial help from Disaster Unemployment Assistance if your job was lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President of the Unites States. Before: Timely preparation, including structural and non-structural mitigation measures to avoid the impacts of severe winter weather, can avert heavy personal, 8 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2021
Revised: Severe winter weather can be extremely dangerous. Consider these safety tips to protect your property and yourself.
"Federal writers are not supposed to be creating great literature. You are communicating requirements, how to get benefits, how to stay safe and healthy, and other information to help people in their lives. While there is no problem with being expressive, most federal writing has no place for literary flair. People do not curl up in front of the fire with a nice federal regulation to have a relaxing read.” So what does this mean for engineers? For those of you who work for or with government agencies, your writing will be expected to be shorter, more direct, and use simple words. Engineers are at fault too. Take a look at this: Before: This proposal is made subject to the General Conditions of Service attached hereto. If you are in agreement with this proposal, kindly sign below indicating your notice to proceed and acceptance of the terms and conditions stated herein. Revised: This proposal corresponds to the attached General Conditions of Service. To proceed with the project, we need your signature below, which indicates your acceptance of the outlined terms and conditions. For more information about Plain Language and the laws visit http://centerforplainlanguage.org/ © 2020, RGI Learning Lisa Moretto, President, RGI International, Inc. For 25 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
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Sometimes You Can't Give IT Away by André Godfrey
We all get them. Emails from Nigerian princes, emails from the estates of recently deceased uncles, emails that share a secret about a little-known way to avoid taxes or death and for the most part when we get them, we avoid them like a pedestrian sidestepping a puddle. But…suppose those emails were not spam but a legitimate offer? That is the unseen downside of the spam issue, when email that appears to be spam but is actually valid. I was reminded of this as I went through my “junk email” options the other day. There is a checkbox in Outlook that reads: High. Most junk mail is caught but some regular mail may be caught as well. Please check your junk mail file often. We rarely choose this option because if we have to review the junk mail folder every day what is the point of a spam filter? We also live in fear of missing a customer email marked ‘Urgent. Read immediately’. Especially if you are in IT. Not responding to urgent issues is frowned upon. Yet here comes an email that appears outlandish and you give it a wide berth, as you should, but it turns out to be on the up-and-up. $20 million is yours, if you only respond. It happens. Not to me and not to you but it happens. I have a hoot of an example. Please allow me some liberties and I may not get this exactly right, but I believe I have the gist of the story. Please note that I am an IT columnist, not a journalist and so you are welcome to fact-check me and if I have something slightly wrong or embellished, well ‘meh’ as the kids say (good example, I have no clue what the kids say). Here is the story. MacKenzie Scott of Amazon fortune has decided to give away her wealth. Enormous wealth. All of it. To quote the generous M. Scott: “In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a disproportionate amount of money to share. My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care, but I won’t wait. And get IT done
I will keep at it until the safe is empty." But it turns out giving away money is not as easy as it might appear. I asked my late father what he would have liked to have been in his life and he told me he would have liked to have been a philanthropist. I said, “But you have no money.” “That’s what makes it so hard”, was his reply. MacKenzie Scott has the money and in performing major due diligence decided that the United Way of Greater Rochester was deserving. Mackenzie had her minions email the United Way of Greater Rochester and inform them of a major donation: $20 million. To which they received no reply. The minions emailed again (I just assume they have minions, perhaps unfairly). No reply. They called and were rebuffed (that’s where the story may be going south on me but possibly true). It may be a sad circumstance that we live in a world of spammers and scammers and strangers who have become so untrustworthy, but after several attempts and several days- the story ends in storybook fashion. The United Way received the $20 million dollar grant from the Mackenzie Scott Foundation despite the initial suspicions and our community is the better for it. Congratulations! It’s a good story with a terrific ending. Think About IT.
André Godfrey is President, Entré Computer Services, www.entrecs.com FEBRUARY 2021 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 9
Optimation and GE Renewable Energy: Disrupting Conventional Windmill Wisdom By Steven Beyer GE Renewable Energy Additive Manufacturing is developing skyscrapersized wind turbines using massive 3D-printed concrete bases, made right at each wind farm site. Optimation Technology Inc. (Optimation. us) in Rush, NY outside Rochester, is working with GE to engineer the equipment and support the printer and process, and the materials development that will eventually be deployed around the world. Together at the wind farm site, the partners plan to use 3D-printing and customdeveloped high-performance concrete to manufacture turbine bases that could add as much as 80 meters — and possibly more — to the turbines’ height. The technology will print bases up to 20 meters high with additional steel tower sections to be installed to bring total height to 150200 meters (over 650 feet). Traditionally built in steel or precast concrete, wind turbine towers have typically been limited to a height of under 100 meters, as the width of the base cannot exceed a 4.5-meter diameter so that it can be transported by road without excessive additional costs. To date smaller scale platforms have been printed and tested. Full scale units are planned for the near future. Taller turbines can capitalize on stronger winds at higher altitudes, and the structures support larger blades that generate more power. But building bigger turbines makes transporting the pieces needed to put it together a logistical nightmare.
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The major benefits of the proposed tall tower are that it enables bypassing the logistical limitations for steel tower dimensions (diameter < 4.6 m); it decreases the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) compared with the Department Of Energy’s 5MW baseline turbine; it allows the integration of the tower door to the concrete pedestal rather than requiring a penetration of the steel tube section, which further reduces cost; the use of additive concrete technology eliminates formworks, saves labor, reduces construction duration, and allows the tower geometry to be optimized for maximum structural efficiency. The success of this project will pave the path for using additive concrete technology to achieve future ultra-tall wind towers.
The Mobile Concrete Factory This article describes GE and Optimation’s efforts to develop a mobile concrete factory for efficient deployment/ setup with the ability to produce on-demand concrete for printing operations. As part of this, Optimation is developing equipment requirements for material handling, mixing, pumping, and horizontal rebar assembly and integration, and providing procurement activities. Since Optimation's start in 1985, its multidiscipline engineers, designers and skilled tradespeople have worked together with clients to successfully deliver thousands of projects throughout the U.S. and the world. Optimation provides mechanical and process engineering and design, automation and systems integration, skilled trades fabrication and maintenance services for a variety of industries. This combination of skills and experience make for a strong partner. “Optimation is seen as a strategic partner for GE Renewable Energy’s Additive Concrete Technology Development 10 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2021
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Program, working to develop industrialized equipment and process solutions for on-site construction of large-scale concrete structures to support wind turbine generators. Optimation consistently demonstrates a high level of technical acumen for solving complex equipment and process challenges, along with the flexibility to adapt quickly to the evolving needs of our technology development initiative.”— Chris Kenny, GE Additive Program Leader Optimation is also determining layout and space requirements for operational setup at wind farm sites. This will include plans for a field deployment team to construct a full-scale field demo, and operation of equipment – printer, mixer, pump, cleaning, etc. Generally, Optimation will provide systems level engineering and integration of all equipment for field operation. The team will design and establish a full-scale construction system for the pedestal of the hybrid tower. This full-scale construction system is based on the current commercially available printer from COBOD, a Danish partner in the program. This system will be customized to accommodate the unique material properties for our purposes.
Close-up of the business end of a GE “nacelle” housing the turbine and other system elements high above ground.
GE and Optimation plan to 3D print the base wherever they want to place it, and at a significantly lower total cost. This produces positive environmental, financial, technical, and logistical results for GE and its customers. Printing a variable height base directly on-site with 3D-printed concrete technology will enable the construction of towers up to 150 to 200 meters tall. Typically, a 5 MW turbine at 80 meters generates 15.1 GWh annually. In comparison, the same turbine at 160 meters would generate 20.2 GWh, or more than 33% extra power. GE Renewable Energy’s chief technology officer Danielle Merfeld told Windpower Monthly that 3D printing - also known as additive manufacturing - allows manufacturers to create prototypes quickly and cheaply. It is already being used in construction to create incredibly precise, single-piece components, she explained. Matteo Bellucci, GE Renewable Energy’s technology leader for advanced manufacturing, said: “Concrete printing has advanced significantly over the last five years and we believe it is getting closer to having real application in the industrial world.” The finished 10-meter pedestal tower 3-D printed in 3+ days in Denmark.”
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A wind farm with many GE turbines atop traditional steel towers.
A Global Team Effort The GE Renewable Energy “Additive Manufacturing� team is based in Schenectady, NY, and much of the core group is based there. But like GE itself, their team is global with members around the country and in other parts of the world, primarily in Europe. A team of external partners including Optimation makes up the balance of subject matter experts and other contributors to this program. As the lead engineering firm and system integrator for all these partners, Optimation plays a key role in unifying the various core technologies and systems into what will become a working mobile concrete printing factory. These partners include LafargeHolcim, the Paris-based global leader in the building materials industry: cement, concrete and aggregates, and largest cement producer in the world, working on the recipe for the concrete mixture that makes up the pedestal tower. COBOD of Copenhagen provides the 3-D printing engine and structure and has managed all the printing related experimental activities including subscale and full scale prototyping. Rapid developments in both materials and printing technologies are happening in real time as this program progresses. The total network of partners provides testing, certification, and advisory services to the effort, along with engineering, architectural and structural design services. This global effort has the team simultaneously inventing, testing, enhancing, and producing tremendously innovative materials, techniques, and processes to more efficiently construct these windmill tower bases in an environmentally friendly way. As wind power grows in popularity and productivity across the country and around the world, the demand for these kinds of pedestals is expected to be a game changer for GE in the industry. Optimation is 12 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2021
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supporting this program and including these European partners in its printing and building efforts, as well as positioning itself to be a key resource in the North American deployment and implementation of the technologies.
Program Benefits GE’s disruptive technology approach to 3-D printing in the field of concrete pedestals for windmills has numerous economic, environmental, and technological advantages. For the comparison of the additive printed approach compared to the conventional all steel on a concrete slab process, there is a projected financial savings Members of the team that from a variety of sources. These include built the 10-meter pedestal tower in Denmark. optimizing the steel supply chain and buffering the periodic fluctuations in steel prices and supply. GE has also been able to more rapidly supply and erect the structure, reducing labor costs and exposure to weather and other environmental impacts. Other logistical benefits will come from shorter lead times given the program’s essentially “just in time“ model of on-site construction with local raw materials and flexible setup and operation. With the additive concrete tower pedestal base there is no need for formwork and significantly less need for concrete pouring and post tensioning support. Structural analysis shows that these printed concrete bases can withstand significant environmental conditions and provide flexible configuration prospects as well as a virtual “location on demand” site model. The solutions are so appealing and compelling that the program has the support of the United States‘ Department of Energy. GE will be the leader in this design for additive windmill base technology, providing a competitive advantage in the marketplace and making their wind turbine systems ever more attractive. This initiative is bringing jobs and high-quality engineering work to Optimation and the Rochester region. Be on the lookout someday for these innovative pedestal bases on a windmill near you! q
Source: https://www.windpowerengineering.com/ge-renewable-energy-is-experimenting-with-3d-printed-turbine-bases-for-tallertowers/
Steven Beyer is the General Manager and the Director of Business Development at Optimation Technology in Rush, NY. He is responsible for market and client development, broadening and deepening the client base and the Company’s relationships, producing successful project opportunities, and contributing to Optimation’s commitment to constant and continuous improvement. Steve is in his eighth year with Optimation, his career spanning several other high technology firms in software, product development, R&D, logistics. Originally a Systems Engineer with IBM and an early member of the Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, he has continually sought and found positions of increasing technological interest and responsibility leading these roles at Optimation. He is married to Eleni with three children, residing in Pittsford, has been very active in his church, several philanthropic and business organizations, and in youth sports programs.
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Professional Firms Employee News HUNT Engineers & Architects News HUNT Engineers & Architects Positioned for 2021 Growth Three Join HUNT Engineers and Architects at High Falls Casey Kurz, P.E. recently joined HUNT-EAS’s High Falls Rochester office as the consulting firm’s Site/ Civil Department leader. According to the Director of Operations, Ben Gustafson, “Casey’s experiences exemplify what we are seeking to offer clients as a fullCasey Kurz, P.E. service A&E firm. His traditional engineering education and project experience are bolstered by both a University of Rochester Simon School MBA and ten years of construction experience”. “Bringing Casey’s varied perspectives to bear on a project challenge gives us yet another layer of depth. His proficiency with data analysis and statistics allows us to deliver projects with equal design expertise, rational cost-estimations, and heightened ‘constructability’”.
Kora (7), along with Kleo (1), their Goldendoodle. The boys attend local parochial schools, and Kora attends Brooks Hill Elementary in Fairport. Casey is active in youth sports, coaching the Fairport Soccer Club. In his limited spare time, Casey enjoys playing soccer, traveling, and sharing music with family and friends.
Jacob Brennessel
For his part, Dillon Taylor brings a diverse background in municipal engineering, construction, and computer science. He is acting as an intern as he pursues a mid-career bachelor of science degree at RIT. q
A leader in K-12 educational design, HUNT also has an expansive municipal and private development portfolio that aligns with Kurz’s background, and he expressed excitement about their growing solar partnerships, asserting that “beginning with site selection, we offer solar clients surveying, siting, and electrical and mechanical engineering capacity”. A civil engineering degree-holder from Union College, Kurz is a registered professional engineer in six states. He and his wife, Karla, live in Fairport with their three children, Chase (12), Charlie (9), 14 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2021
In addition to Kurz, HUNT recently added both Jacob Brennessel and Dillon Taylor to their Rochester office. Brennessel is a Structural Engineer with a RIT civil engineering bachelor of science degree. His skillset includes environmental and water engineering experience and cutting-edge software knowledge.
Dillon Taylor
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HUNT Engineers & Architects News, continued HUNT Reaps Reward of Succession Planning
As Stalwart Survey Chief Gary Thompson Retires, Jeffrey Hughes and Tim Olmstead Handle Transition in the Firm’s Traditional Discipline
The recent retirement of Gary Thompson, PLS, a firm principal and 40-year employee, underscores the “Survey” aspect of their capacity and is a reminder of the region’s own history. Moreover, in his role as photographer-inchief, Thompson captured decades of project and personnel history.
(NYSAPLS / SFLAPLS). At the same, with his photographic skills advancing Thompson became a board member on Pennsylvania’s northern tierbased Grand Canyon Photography Club. Those perspectives have been heightened Gary Thompson, PLS (left) Gary photographing Bike Rally (above) in recent years as he and Formed in Jason Saltsman response to the 1972 flooding that left acquired drone the City of Corning and the region underwater, photography skills. HUNT’s co-founders Newt Gowdy and Robert Hunt were surveyors and engineers, respectively. Starting in January 2021 They were inspired to take part in the community’s Jeffrey Hughes, PLS took over rebuilding and operated for years out of Hunt’s the management aspects of garage before adding architecture in 1983. the survey group. Jeff started his career in September 2001 According to President and CEO Chris Bond, and has subsequently been “Gary Thompson’s career personifies the firm’s involved in advancing the commitment to our community partners and firm’s GIS, GPS, and Robotics Jeffrey Hughes, creative design, and for all the industry talk about survey technology. PLS succession planning, we are particularly proud of his coordination with our two lead professional surveyors, Jeffrey Hughes and Tim Olmstead, who are teaming to handle the transition. Meanwhile, he and Jennifer Waldow have been sharing photography duties for a couple of years.”
Thompson dramatically added to his surveying expertise because of a mid-career, self-challenge that saw him move from draftsperson to AUTOCAD expert to PLS licensure. He is the past president of both the NYS and Southern Finger Lakes Association(s) of Professional Land Surveyors professional firms employee news
Timothy Olmstead, PLS
Timothy Olmstead, PLS has the highest level of boundary and right-of-way experience, and along with Hughes provide what Bond described as “a strong team positioned to assist any HUNT group with survey and mapping project needs”. q
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Professional Firms Employee News GPI News
GPI Welcomes Tim Frelier to the Western New York Branch Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. announced the addition of Timothy Frelier, P.E. as a senior staff member of our engineering department. Recently retired from Monroe County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) where he last served as the Director of Transportation, Tim will provide his expertise to our transportation Timothy Frelier, P.E. team with a focus on building the firm’s strong foundation across the region. While at Monroe County he was responsible for all county transportation infrastructure projects from planning through construction, managing the county highway/bridge capital and operating program of nearly $25 Million annually.
A licensed Professional Engineer with a BS in civil engineering from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tim brings to GPI 33 years of experience working in the public sector for both MCDOT and the City of Rochester. He is a recipient of the APWA Douglas Zefting Award for outstanding service in the area of public works and has built his career working side by side with project managers and professional teams to deliver projects and services in a professional, fair, and ethical manner. Tim will be based in GPI’s City of Rochester office. GPI has been consistently ranked in Engineering News Record’s Top Design Firms. Currently listed #23-Transportation, #24-Highways, and #10-Bridges in the ENR Top 500 Sourcebook. q
SWBR News
SWBR Welcomes New Project Designer SWBR welcomes Project Designer Aly Mancuso to the firm’s housing studio. Mancuso, a former intern, is responsible for documentation in all project phases – from initial schematic design to construction documents. Her love of art and engineering drew her into architecture, as it is a perfect combination of the two. She thinks meaningful design considers every aspect, “from the site, to the construction techniques and materials, to the community in which the design is implemented, and the end users of the space.” Aly Mancuso
Aly graduated with her bachelor of science in architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and completed her master’s degree in May 2020. q
BME Associates News
BME Announces New Additions BME announces two additions to the firm.
Jake Basile
Jake Basile joins as a design engineer and will be responsible for civil engineering duties including utility, drainage, grading, and site designs for commercial and residential development projects.
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Jenna Lynch joins as an environmental/wetland specialist and is responsible for conducting wetland delineations, preparing permit applications, as well as mitigation design and monitoring reports. q Jenna Lynch
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News From Professional Firms SWBR News
SWBR Celebrates LEED Certification of Three New Housing Projects
DePaul’s Starting Line Apartments SWBR announces that DePaul’s Starting Line Apartments in Utica, NY, Providence Housing’s LaFrance Apartments in Elmira, NY, and Rochester’s Cornerstone Group’s Frances II Apartments in Sweden, NY all received LEED for Homes certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system is the benchmark metric for sustainable design, providing third-party certification for buildings designed to save energy, resources and provide improved environments for their residents. DePaul’s Starting Line Apartments, awarded LEED for Homes Gold certification, is named in honor of the annual Boilermaker Road Race, which draws more than 19,000 competitors to the historic East Utica neighborhood each year. The 62,000 SF, three-story project provides affordable housing where residents can access supportive services to help them live independent and successful lives. Also certified LEED for Homes Gold, LaFrance Apartments offers a safe, affordable, and supportive option for those that face challenges finding appropriate housing. The new, two-story development features 37 one-bedroom income-based apartments with access to support services such as job training and life skill training. LEED for Homes Silver certified Frances II Apartments, the second phase of the Frances Apartments project, adds 48 units of affordable housing, including inclusive options for people with disabilities. It also aligns with the town’s Comprehensive Plan by converting vacant land to multi-family residential, filling the need for housing with a variety of styles and prices. The first phase of the development was completed in 2017. q news from professional firms
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Position Openings...Pages 18-20
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Professional Firms Employee News Passero Associates News
Passero Associates Architect Dustin Welch, AIA Wins AIA NYS Young Architect Award Passero Associates announced that Project Architect Dustin Welch, AIA has been honored with the American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) Young Architect Award. This award was established in 2019 to recognize notable contributions and accomplishments to the architecture profession by a young architect member in New York State who has also demonstrated exceptional 18 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2021
leadership. The Young Architect Award was presented to Dustin at the 2021 AIANYS Board of Directors meeting. Dustin has been with Passero Associates for seven years, and has made valuable contributions to the firm’s clients and projects. Dustin is always eager to be involved in challenging design, mentoring young architects, and giving back to the profession of architecture. Dustin’s achievements and his
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Passero Associates News, continued... ongoing commitment to the field of architecture have earned recognition both within and outside the firm. He was named the “Emerging Architect of the Year” by AIA Rochester and he was a key factor in AIA Rochester’s being awarded the “Emerging Professionals Component” from AIA New York State. He participated in and graduated from the Passero Associates PAL Leadership program and has received many firm Cornerstone awards, which are given to employees for outstanding service to clients and the firm. Dustin’s exemplary design work and his contributions to client satisfaction and success are essential. His projects have been recognized with numerous awards, including for Historic Preservation, Design Excellence, and as one of “Rochester’s Coolest Spaces.” Outside of work, Dustin is heavily involved in community and professional endeavors. He is the current vice president of the ACE Mentorship program, helping guide high schoolers into the profession of architecture. He has worked with architecture students at Rochester Institute of Technology. He has also held several leadership roles within Rochester’s chapter of the AIA. Dustin is a highly qualified individual that is constantly seeking to be the best possible architect and he is well deserving of this recognition as the AIANYS Young Architect of the Year. q
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A Look at the Past...
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Professional Firms Employee News Barton & Loguidice News
Barton & Loguidice Announce Senior Level and Staff Promotions for 2021 Barton & Loguidice, (B&L), a northeast regional engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape architecture firm announces that three members of the firm’s Rochester office have received senior level promotions in 2021.
B&L also announced that two members of the firm’s Rochester office have received a promotion in 2021.
Nicole M. Cleary, P.L.A., has
Lesen E. Haracz, P.E., has
been promoted to Senior
been promoted to Project
Project Landscape Architect.
Engineer. She received her
She received her B.L.A. degree from SUNY ESF.
B.S. degree in environmental
Cleary is a member of the
engineering from Syracuse
firm’s Sustainable Planning & Nicole M. Cleary, P.L.A.
Design Practice Area.
Lesen E. Haracz, PE
Darik M. Jordan, has been
University. Haracz is a member of the firm’s Water/ Wastewater Practice Area.
promoted to Senior Project Manager. He received his B.S. degree in environmental
Olivia C. Mallon, has been
health & safety management
promoted to Staff Assistant
from Rochester Institute
Landscape Architect. She
of Technology. Jordan is Darik M. Jordan
a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Area. David R. Hanny, CPESC,
Olivia C. Mallon
received her B.L.A. degree from SUNY ESF. Mallon is a member of the firm’s
CPSWQ, LEED AP, has been
Sustainable Planning &
promoted to Senior Associate.
Design Practice Area. q
He received his B.S. degree in environmental science from SUNY ESF. Hanny David R. Hanny, CPESC
is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Area.
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Go to the RES Web Site for Updated Details On All Meetings - www.roceng.org
Continuing
Education Opportunities
BE SURE TO CHECK IF A MEETING IS STILL SCHEDULED BECAUSE OF COVID-19
Monday, February 8
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The RES website (www.roceng.org) has a calendar of events for this month's meetings and meetings that are received or updated
How the Internet of Things (IOT) is Changing BMS
after print deadline. Please refer to the website
1 PDH Credit Pending Speaker: Joe Klotz, Johnson Controls Place: TBD (most likely Virtual) Time: 12:00 Noon Registration: Visit our web page at http://rochester. ashraechapters.org for registration information and more speaker/topic details this fiscal year.
for updated information. If you wish to be listed in the calendar please send details to res@frontiernet.net
To post continuing education opportunities on this page please contact the Rochester Engineering Society, 585-254-2350, or email: admin@roceng.org
Engineers’ Calendar
The engineering societies are encouraged to submit their meeting notices for publication in this section. The deadline for submitting copy is the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication. Please email to: admin@roceng.org. The meetings offering PDHs are highlighted in blue. Details about the meeting and affiliate (if in this issue) are on the corresponding page listed next to the affiliate name.
Tuesday, February 2
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
EXCOM Meeting Place: On-line: via webex conferencing. Time: 11:50 am to 1:00 pm Registration links for our events are at: events.vtools.ieee.org/m/255220
Tuesday, February 9
Institute of Electrical p 28 and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Monday, February 8
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Adapting Deep Neural Networks to Point CIoud Data Place: On-line: via webex conferencing. Time: 18:00 to 19:00. Registration links for our events are at: events.vtools.ieee.org/m/249914
Friday, February 19
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p 34 Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) p 34 Joe Harding Memorial Ski Day (week of recess) PENDING How the Internet of Things (IOT) is Changing BMS 1 PDH Credit Approval Pending Speaker: Joe Klotz, Johnson Controls Place: Virtual Time: 12:00 Noon Registration: Visit our web page at http://rochester.ashraechapters.org for registration information and more speaker/topic details this fiscal year. 22 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2021
Place: Hunt Hollow Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 2
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
EXCOM Meeting Place: On-line: via webex conferencing. Time: 11:50 am to 1:00 pm Registration links for our events are at: events.vtools.ieee.org/m/255221
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Due to the continuation of COVID19 the Convention Center will not be available to host the Symposium in April 2021. The committee has re-scheduled the Symposium again for everyone's safety. If you are registered and paid, we will forward it to the 2022 Symposium. If you would like a refund contact Lynne at RES (res@frontiernet.net or therochesterengineer@gmail.com or 585-254-2350). She will do refunds on a monthly basis. We hope to see everyone in person next year! Please continue to stay safe and hopefully the vaccines will allow us to do so soon! Chris Devries, Symposium Chairman
Save the NEW Date for the:
2022 Engineering
Symposium in Rochester www.engineeringsymposiumrochester.com
Earn up to 7 PDHs
Sponsored by Rochester's Technical and Engineering Societies and RIT
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Thursday, April 21, 2022 Courses available in: Civil, Electrical, Lighting, Mechanical, HVAC, and Plumbing.
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center 123 East Main Street, Rochester, NY Time: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm $140 Advance Registration (Plan to go back online ~February 1st 2022) $20 Student Registration; $170 AFTER April 1, 2022 and at the Door Registration will re-open online at www.roceng.org about ~February 1st 2022
The Monroe Chapter of NYSSPE, in accordance with ADA compliance, will make every attempt to provide reasonable accommodations for those requiring additional services to participate in our educational programs. If you should require such services, please contact Lynne Irwin at the Rochester Engineering Society (res@frontiernet.net or 585-254-2350) to request support by April 1, 2022.
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657 East Avenue, Rochestter, New York 14607 Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare 2020-21 Officers: President Michael O. Ritchie, PE, President-elect Vacant, Vice-President Bill Grove, PE, Secretary Martin E. Gordon, PE, Treasurer Christopher R. Devries, PE, Membership Chair Vacant Past Presidents: Christopher V. Kambar, PE , David C. Roberts, PE, Directors: Barry J. Dumbauld, PE, Robert K. Winans, PE, Joseph Dombrowski, PE, Jim Drago, PE, Neal Illenberg, PE, Douglas R. Strang Jr., PE
COVID-19 STATE ACTIONS
NSPE is tracking and identifying executive orders and legislation related to Covid-19 and has created one-page printable reports for the majority of the states. Click here for NEW YORK: https://www.nspe.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/c19/NewYork-C19.pdf These are all dynamic resources that NSPE continues to update on a daily basis, so please check back regularly for new/ additional information. Access the information for Licensure (https://www.quorum.us/spreadsheet/external/XzccVELfzzrFQYyqEmxn/) Access the information for Small Business Legislative https://www.quorum.us/spreadsheet/external/GQuvKPGmWdIYzQPSUkaO/ Click here for more Resources: https://www.nspe.org/resources/coronavirus-covid-19-resources Continuing Education/Examination/Regulations: http://www.op.nysed.gov/COVID-19.html
MPES SCHOLARSHIPS
MPES sponsors two annual scholarships for local college students to study Engineering. To ensure that this organization can continue to provide scholarships to deserving students for years to come, we are seeking donations from local engineering firms, RES and MPES members. For more information on how to make a donation please email mritchie@costich.com
AS ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION GROWS, NEW YORK REVISES REQUIREMENTS
Professional engineers land surveyors licensed in New York will gain more flexibility in fulfilling continuing education hours after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that revises requirements. The changes will become effective on January 1, 2022. The law was enacted due to the transformative growth of online educational opportunities since 2002, when continuing education became required for PEs and land surveyors. Currently, PEs in New York must complete 36 continuing education hours every three years to renew their license. Eighteen of the 36 hours must be obtained by live lecture, in-person classes, or live webinar. Land surveyors must complete 24 continuing education hours every three years. The new law eliminates the restriction on educational activity format, defines the courses and activities that are acceptable, and allows licensees to carry over six hours of continuing education into the next three-year renewal period. All online courses still must be approved for New York. 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 mritchie@costich.com or contact MPES through our website at www.monroepes.org/contactus/. Mike Ritchie, PE, President, MPES
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Rochester Section
American Society of Civil Engineers sections.asce.org/rochester
The Rochester Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers is pleased to announce the
2020 (52nd) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR:
Thomas Frys, P.E, M.ASCE Tom currently serves as the Deputy Director at the Monroe County Department of Transportation. He is responsible for managing and administering the capital highway and construction unit, the major maintenance unit, and the highway operations unit. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Tom previously worked for several consulting firms as a Transportation Project Manager/Design Engineer. Tom’s ASCE involvement included serving on the board for seven years with roles ranging from President in 2007 to Continuing Educational Chair. Between 2008 and 2014 Tom served as the Awards and Prizes Chairman where he organized ASCE’s Engineer of the Year selection and the RIT and MCC student awards. Tom also served three years on the Board of Directors for the Association for Bridge Construction and Design and organized its 2014 scholarship grant distribution. http://sections.asce.org/rochester/home @asce-rochester-section @ASCERochester asce news
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ABCD Spring Seminar Friday, April 16, 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS DUE TO COVID-19 THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY
ABCD’s Spring Conference will be held virtually on April 16, 2021. This has proven to be a very popular event, where attendance has grown to over 100 professionals, from inspectors to engineers to contractors. We are interested in all aspects of bridge construction and design, from lessons learned to the latest research, codes and design parameters, constructability and construction techniques. If you have an interesting topic that would benefit the Bridge Community, consider submitting a presentation for our Spring Seminar. Contact either Rob Fleming or Jonathan Herman for further information: Rob Fleming, P.E. Bergmann (585) 498-7817 rfleming@bergmannpc.com 26 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2021
Jonathan Herman, P.E. GPI (716) 989-3318 jherman@gpinet.com abcd news
Association for Bridge Construction and Design Western New York Chapter
2020-2021 Officers President
www.abcdwny.com
MICHAEL DAVIDSON, PE J.M. Davidson Engineering, D.P.C. 716-289-5976
Vice President
DAVID JENKINSON, PE Popli Design Group 585-364-1634
2020-2021 DIRECTORS
WILLIAM RUGG, PE Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. 716-989-3334
2020-2021 CORPORATE SPONSORS Acrow Corporation of America Inc. Barron & Associates, P.C. Barton & Loguidice D.P.C. Bergmann Associates BVR Construction Co. Inc. C & S Engineers Inc. CHA Consulting, Inc. Clark Patterson Lee Cold Spring Construction Company DiDonato Associates, P.E., P.C. Erdman Anthony Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C. Foit-Albert Associates Frandina Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Hanes Supply Herbert F. Darling, Inc. Hohl Industrial Services Hunt Engineers Architects & Land Surveyors JLK Engeneuring, P.C. JM Davidson Engineering, D.P.C. Kistner Concrete Products Inc. KPFF Consulting Engineers LaBella Associates, D.P.C. Lu Engineers McMahon & Mann Consulting Engineers Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc. Oakgrove Construction, Inc. Popli Design Group Precast Concrete Association of New York Inc. Prudent Engineering Ravi Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C. R.J. Watson, Inc. Safespan Platforms Systems Inc. SJB Services Inc Stantec Consulting Services Inc. T.Y. Lin International Terracon Upstate Rebar LLC Urban Engineers of New York P.C. Watts Architecture & Engineering, D.P.C. Wendel
ASHLEY FREEMAN, PE LaBella Associates 585-295-6629
Treasurer
JASON MESSENGER, PE Lu Engineers 585-385-7417
NOMINATION FORM for 2021-2022 Officers and Directors
2021 ROBERT FLEMING, PE 2021 TODD SWACKHAMER, PE 2022 NICK BARNHARD, PE 2022 STEVE GAUTHIER, PE 2023 JON HERMAN, PE 2023 EMILY SMITH, PE
Immediate Past President
Secretary
In accordance with the Association for Bridge Construction and Design – Western New York Chapter Bylaws, ABCD-WNY is seeking nominations for Officers and the Board of Directors. ABCD-WNY Bylaws dictate that the current Vice President will accede to the office of President and the current Secretary will accede to the office of Vice President for the 2021-2022 Term. The election of a new Secretary occurs yearly for a term of one (1) year, after which the Secretary will ascend to Vice President and then President. Directors serve for a term of three years, unless they are completing the term of a departing Director, in which case, the new Director will serve the remaining years of the departing Director’s term. Nominations are being accepted for Secretary for the 2021-2022 Term, and 2 directors for the 20212024 Term. If an existing Director is elected to an Officer, their Director position will be filled by the next highest vote receiver from the Director ballots. Nominees must be current members of the Chapter and be in Good Standing.
Nominations: Secretary: Name:
Email:
Director:
Name:
Email:
Director:
Name:
Email:
Nominated by: Name:
Email:
Signature:
Date:
Please return nominations by completing this form and emailing it to: William Rugg, PE Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Email: wrugg@gpinet.com
Nominations will close on Friday, April 2, 2021. Mailing Address: ABCD WNY Chapter, c/o Rochester Engineering Society, Inc., 657 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14607
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February 2021 Newsletter Section Officers Chair Eric Brown Vice Chair Treasurer Secretary Paul Lee
Chapters & Groups AES & COMSOC Cristiano Tapparello CS & CIS Bo Yuan EDS & CSS Sean Rommel EMBS Cristian Linte GRSS Emmett Ientilucci LIFE Mark Schrader APS & MTTS Danielle Walters Photonics Bruce Smith Parsian K. Mohseni PES & IAS Jean Kendrick SPS Alex Byrley Eric Zeise TEMS Paul Lee Young Professionals Eric Brown
Message from the Chair Dear Colleagues, Rochester Section volunteers are well underway in planning activities for 2021. Our first major event for 2021 will be the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) organized STRATUS Conference on May 17-19. Planning is also underway for the Signal Processing Society (SPS) organized Western NY Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW) this fall. Both events are designed as hybrid events with virtual and inperson (if permitted) attendance, which can easily pivot to all virtual attendance if needed. In addition to events, IEEE is also focusing on supporting our members, and future members, after a very challenging 2020. The IEEE Board of Directors recently approved a 50% discount for new and renewing student members. This provides financial relief to students affected by the global pandemic and subsequent economic hardships, and helps students gain access to IEEE resources supporting their education and professional development. To claim this discount, students must use the promotion code FUTURE50 when registering or renewing their membership online. The IEEE Rochester Section will also continue to sponsor local STEM pre-college activities and is creating/revitalizing IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) chapters at RIT and UofR. HKN recognizes excellence among IEEE members and prepares future engineering leaders. Students, alumni, and other professionals who demonstrate exceptional academic and professional accomplishments and leadership can be members. The next IEEE Rochester Section virtual ExCom meeting will be on February 2nd and March 2nd from noon until 1pm via WebEx (vTools# 255220 and 255221, respectively). Stay healthy, and best regards,
Save the Date: STRATUS 2021
Student Groups Univ. of Rochester Ming-Lun Lee RIT Jamison Heard
Committees Awards Jean Kendrick Communications Christine Frayda Howard Bussey Newsletter Howard Bussey PACE Bruce Rubin
Liaisons RES Harold Paschal RCSS William Brewer
The STRATUS (Systems and Technologies for Remote Sensing Applications Through Unmanned Aerial Systems) conference is from May 17th to May 19th. It will be held in hybrid mode, with on-line access and, New York State COVID-19 opening regulations permitting, in-person at the Center for Tomorrow of the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. The stratus-conference.com website explains: The emergence of low-cost and easy-to-use Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, has led to an explosion of their use for numerous applications. In particular, these new platforms have enabled new imaging and earth remote sensing technologies and applications previously unavailable due to the high cost of manned aircraft or satellites. This event is the 4th conference of STRATUS that will bring together academics, industry representatives, and domain specialists to share perspectives on this rapidly evolving topic. Dr. Peter Webley is a Research Associate Professor of Remote Sensing at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks and is the Associate Director of Research at ACUASI. Peter earned his Ph.D. in Remote Sensing from the University of Reading, UK. Dr. Webley’s keynote speech will discuss systems developed in and for Alaska: small to large unmanned aircraft systems, various sensors used (including onboard for flight and detect and avoid), and applications and missions to collect information on the dynamics of natural hazards and other extreme events.
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ieee news
Rising Stars Conference The IEEE Rising Stars Global conference informs and motivates engineering young professionals and students. Abdelrahman Qoutb, a Ph.D. student studying electrical and computer engineering at the University of Rochester, attended the IEEE Rising Stars Conference January 2-4, 2021. He provided this summary of the meeting: The on-line meeting comprised two parallel lecture tracks, recorded sessions and interviews, and mixer chat rooms. The two tracks were full of presentations and panels about IEEE activities, AI-based applications, and future technologies. The mixer chat rooms were the best – you could share your thoughts with different IEEE organization representatives and network with people from all over the world.
Adapting Deep Neural Networks to Point Cloud Data On February 9th, Dr. Miguel Dominguez will discuss his results in adapting convolutional neural networks to problems with point cloud data. The point cloud data is an unorder list of points, but most results for the convolutional neural networks assume a regular lattice. Register (see the link in the events table) and learn how this work is applied to the standard point cloud vision benchmarks, Large Hadron Collider data, and computational fluid dynamics simulation. The speaker, Miguel Dominguez, is a machine learning engineer at VisualDx where he works on automatically diagnosing skin diseases with machine learning. He received his PhD in Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology this year. His research interests include deep learning, point cloud analysis, graph theory, speech processing, and biomedical imaging.
Volunteer as a Science Fair Judge! The Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science and Engineering Fair is seeking judges for the fair. This fair is for middle- and high-school students (grades 5 – 12) in Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties. No judging experience is required, and as a judge, you will base your conversations with the students around these three questions: 1. What did you do? 2. What did you learn? 3. What do you want to do next? The fair is held on-line this year, so no travel is required. For more information, contact TRFSEF@terraed.org. You may register as a judge at https://ny-trfsef.zfairs.com/. Interested students may use the same site to register and get additional information.
IEEE Rochester Section Events Please check the events to ensure they are as scheduled below. Visit events.vtools.ieee.org/m/vtools# for details about any of these events. Event EXCOM Meeting ADAPTING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TO POINT CLOUD DATA EXCOM Meeting Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science and Engineering Fair EXCOM Meeting STRATUS – GeoHazards and Extreme Events
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February 11:50 – 13:00 February 9th, 18:00 – 19:00
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March 2nd, 11:50 – 13:00 March 6th – March 20th
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Hybrid: on-line and at the Center for Tomorrow, University at Buffalo NY (New York state COVID-19 opening permitting)
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The Society of Women Engineers stimulates women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrates the value of diversity.
swerochester.org Find us on Facebook at SWE Rochester c/o Rochester Engineering Society at RMSC 657 EastAve Rochester, NY 14607
Inspire the next generation with SWENext
Engineers Week is February 21-27, 2021. In celebration of this event, inform a girl about SWENext.
The program is a way for girls to become part of the SWE engineering community as a student through age 18. SWENexters have access to programs, mentors, and resources designed to develop leadership skills and self-confidence to #BeThatEngineer and succeed in a career in engineering and technology. Click on the links for more information or go to swe.org.
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WE NEED YOUR HELP What would you like from SWE Roc? Do you have any new ideas? We’d love for you to join us, so join us at our upcoming planning meeting! CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AND JOIN OUR MEETINGS Executive Meetings are open!
Join or Renew with SWE Roc Today Benefit from a network of women engineers, get involved in outreach activities, and gain access to professional and personal development resources!
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Rochester, NY Section P.O. Box 23795 Rochester, NY 14692 www.iesrochester.org
2021 IES ILLUMINATION AWARDS
Usher in the New Year by submitting your most innovative and compelling lighting design installation The 2021 submissions began on January 2, 2021
Many of you probably received the 2021 IES Illumination Awards email direct from the IES (see below). This year your IES Rochester Section would also like to see your best work at our local level ! All submissions should follow the same guidelines as set at the national level (listed below) but your local submission will be FREE. Submissions will be reviewed at the local level by your IES Rochester Board and shared with the Rochester Section. Locally selected submissions then have the option of being submitted for a National Award. The IES Rochester Board will assist in filing and will pay the entry fee for the applicant. Important dates are as follows‌ JAN 2-31 | EARLY SUBMISSION
FEB 1-19 | REGULAR SUBMISSION FEB 22-MAR 5 | SECTION IA CHAIR PROCESSING Section Chairs will review submissions for compliance of rules and regulations FEB 22-MAR 12 | LOCAL SECTION REVIEW Sections host separate reviews to acknowledge projects locally JUN 1 | AWARD RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY & ENTRY RULES 1. Anyone (except manufacturers); IES members or nonmembers (with the exclusion of IES staff and IES Board of Directors), may enter a project for an Illumination Award. Agents may also submit. 2. The installation must have been completed during the 24 months preceding the January program date listed. Must be a permanent lighting design installation 3. Different areas of the same project may be submitted as separate lighting or controls project entries. Each of these entries must have its own distinguishable title and additional entry fee. Each of these entries will be judged separately. 4. A 300-word project narrative, 10-images and 1-video upload are permissible. PROGRAM RESOURCES Submission Tutorial 2021 Program Calendar Previous Awarded Projects
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Come judge at the TRFSEF week of March 20! Harold Clark TRFSEF Director trfsef@terraed.org
We need many different judges for all the fields that our students bring to the fair. We welcome anyone studying or working in STEM: from college students, to trade professionals, to PhDs— you are all important! No need to worry about judging complexity! When talking to students, you just ask three simple questions: • What did you do? • What did you learn? • What do you want to do next? Then, you meet with fellow judges to choose projects for honors and awards. And the best part? Sharing your love of science and engineering with the future!
Register online TODAY!
Create an Account at ny-trfsef.zfairs.com/
Have questions? Contact us at TRFSEF@terraed.org (315) 422-2902 Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science and Engineering Fair hosted by the RMSC
Judging will be virtual this year, so no need to travel! You can specify availability and subject areas. You’ll be paired with another judge, and together you’ll interview students. Great experience both for you and for the students!
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Rochester Chapter
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Rochester ASHRAE website: http://rochester.ashraechapters.org
President's Message I trust everyone had a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and/or any other celebrations!
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
ASHRAE 2020-2021 Meeting Schedule Date
Event
Theme
Location
Monday, 1/11/2021
Using Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization to Create Healthy Indoor Environments Presented by: David Schurk, Global Plasma Solutions
PDH Approved
Virtual
How the Internet of Things (IOT) is Changing BMS
Membership Promotion
Presented by: Joe Klotz, Johnson Controls
(PDH Pending)
Monday, 2/8/2021
Friday,
Virtual
Strathallan
--Unfortunately, ASHRAE 2/12/2021 64th Annual ASHRAE Valentines Dinner Dance (CANCELLED) 9th Floor Rochester’s Board Friday Hunt Hollow of Governors has --Joe Harding Memorial Ski Day (week of recess) PENDING 2/19/2021 9am-4pm decided to cancel our Resource The Current and Future State: The Impact from COVID19 64th Annual Valentine’s Promotion Monday, TBD 3/08/2021 Presented by: Dinner Dance that was (PDH Pending) Michelle Schleher, Rochester Regional Health Refrigeration scheduled for February Night Monday, TBD th 4/12/2021 12 . We have not yet (PDH Pending) Refrigeration Tour (Location TBD) decided on our Joe Monday, Annual ASHRAE Golf Outing and Picnic 9:30 AM Golf --Harding Memorial Ski 5/17/2021 (Ravenwood Golf Course) 4:30 - 8:00 Picnic Day event penciled in for Feb. 19th. We remain optimistic that the vaccines and weather will help bring COVID-19 under control so we can host our golf outing event without risk. This is tentatively scheduled for May 17th.
Other than these special events, we are holding monthly meetings as the new normal (virtual). If anyone is interested in becoming more involved in our local chapter, please reach out to me or any board members. We are approaching the time of year where we fill the positions for the 20212022 society years. There are committee chairs, committee members, and sub-committee positions available. New volunteers are always welcome! For contact information and event information, visit our website. rochester.ashraechapters.org Updated 1/11/2021
Michael Benedict 2020-2021 President ASHRAE Rochester
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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 Chairman, Peter Vars, PE Email: PVars@bmepc.com American Society of Civil Engineers, Rochester Section President, Joshua T. Rodems, PE, Bergmann, Rochester, NY. 585-498-7944. Email: jrodems@bergmannpc.com American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, Mike Benedict, mike@airsystemsbalancing.com. Email: ashraerocnews.com Website: rochester.ashraechapters.org American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Joseph Lawson, joey@rocmarchforscience.org 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 Website: https://www.aspe.org
Association for Bridge Construction and Design President, Michael D. Davidson, PE JM Davidson Engineering, DPC Email: mdavidson@jmdavidsoneng.com
Association For Facilities Engineering, Rochester Chapter President, Matt Knights, Constellation Brands, Inc. Email: Matt.Knights@cbrands.com Electrical Association Executive Director, Karen Lynch Email: karen@eawny.com President, Russ Corcoran, Landmark Electric, 585-359-0800. Email: russc@landmarkelectric.net.
Monroe Professional Engineers Society President, Mike Ritchie, PE Email: mritchie@costich.com
Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association President, Jared R. Ransom, LS 585-737-6881 Email: jaredransomls@gmail.com
New York Water Environment Association Inc., Genesee Valley Chapter (www.gvcnywea.org) President, Bill Davis, 585-381-9250 Email: william.davis@mrbgroup.com
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Inc., Rochester Section President, Rob Gleason Email: rgleason@cscos.com Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester Chapter President, Bruce Pillman, 585-748-6006 Email: bruce.pillman@gmail.com Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Eric Brown Email: eric.t.brown@ieee.org Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Rochester Chapter President, Poojith Kalluru, Alstom Email: poojith.kalluru@alstomgroup.com International Council on Systems Engineering, Finger Lakes Chapter President, Teresa Fronk Email: bears04@frontiernet.net
New York State Association of Transportation Engineers, Section 4 President, Paul J. Spitzer, PE, NYS DOT Region 4, Genesee Valley, 1530 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623. 585-272-4890. Email: paul.spitzer@dot.ny.gov Website: www.nysate.org
Rochester Makerspace President, David M. Duckles 585-467-5565, president@rocmakers.org Website: www.RocMakers.org Sheet Metal & Air-Conditioning Contractor’s National Association-Rochester, Inc. Executive Director, Aaron Hilger 585-586-8030. Email: mzin@smacnaroc.org Society of Plastics Engineers, Rochester Section President, Brett Blaisdell Email: zippel@frontiernet.net Society of Women Engineers. Rochester Section President, Marca J. Lam, RIT Email: mjleme@rit.edu Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair Director, Harold R. Clark, PhD Email: tasasef@terraed.org Website: TerraFairs@terraed.org.
Corporate Members of the Rochester Engineering Society Bergmann (Enterprise)
Pathfinder Engineers & Architects (Champion)
BME Associates
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, Inc.
CHA Companies
IBC Engineering, PC (Champion)
Rochester Institute of Technology, Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Clark Patterson Lee
Kistner Concrete Products Inc.
Erdman Anthony Associates
Stantec
M/E Engineering, PC (Enterprise)
TY-LIN International (Champion)
Fisher Associates, PE, LS, LA, DPC Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce (RBA) Champion)
MRB Group (Champion) Optimation Technology, Inc. Passero Associates
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