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November 2023 Bridging the Community in Batavia: The South Lyon Street Bridge Replacement | 22
Also in this issue:
RES Events in October Nov. 2 - Monthly Social Gathering at
RES Scholarship Application Information - Deadline Dec. 8 | 12
RES Call for Nominations for the 2023 Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year and the Engineers of Distinction - Preliminary Deadline was Thurs., October 5th, Final Deadline is Thurs. November 16th | 13
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Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad St., 5:00 PM |
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Nov. 16th - RES Virtual CE Courses Hydrology & Dam Safety
2 (possibly 3) PDHs- 1:00 to 5:00 PM | 8
Member Profiles: Steven W. Day (RES BOD) | 18 Ted Lechman | 20
Position Openings | 35 - 38
Student Feature - Heterogeneous Dewetting on Low-cost Inkjet-printed Surfaces | 28 Campus News | 30 Professional Firms Employee News | 37 News from Professional Firms | 31
Corporate Members of the Rochester Engineering Society
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Cover: Bridging the Community in Batavia: The South Lyon Street Bridge Replacement | 22
Corporate Members of the RES RES Board of Directors RES President's Message RES Member Benefit QCD Details - Tax Donation to RES RES Virtual CE Courses - Thurs. Nov. 16th Theme: Hydrology & Dam Safety - 2 PDHs RES Event Calendar - Save the Dates RES Technical Corner RES Donations RES Scholarship Application Information - Deadline Dec. 8th RES Call for Nominations - 2023 EOY, YEOY, EODs RES History - April - May 1977 In-Person RES Tutoring at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy RES Board Member Profile - Steven W. Day RES Member Profile - Ted Lechman Get IT Done - AI Update Bridging the Community in Batavia: The South Lyon Street Bridge Replacement (cover) Student Feature: Heterogeneous Dewetting on Low-cost Inkjet-printed surfaces Campus News (pages 30-35) News From Professional Firms Position Openings (pages 35-38) Professional Firms Employee News (pages 37-38) Calendar: Continuing Education Opportunities (PDHs) Engineers' Calendar Directory of Professional Services (pages 51-52) Affiliated Societies of the RES Directory of Business Services
news of the... • ABCD Association for Bridge Design and Construction.................................. 41
• APWA American Public Works Association............... 44
• ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers....................... 46
• ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers...... 50
• EA Electrical Association......................................... 47
• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers......................................... 42
• IES Illuminating Engineering Society...................... 49
• INCOSE International Council on Systems Engineering........................................................... 45
• IS&T Imaging Science and Technology...................... 51
• RES Rochester Engineering Society.................... 2-20
• TERRA TERRA Science & Engineering Fair................. 48
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Board of Directors: OFFICERS:
President MICHELLE SOMMERMAN, PE Colliers Engineering / Michelle.Sommerman@collierseng.com
First Vice President DENNIS ROOTE, PE CDE Engineering & Environment, PLLC / dennis.roote@cde-pllc.com
Second Vice President MIKE KURDZIEL, PhD Harris Corporation / mike.kurdziel@L3harris.com
Treasurer TBD - Dennis Roote is interim treasurer.
Immed. Past President GREG GDOWSKI, PhD University of Rochsester / Greg_Gdowski@urmc.rochester.edu
DIRECTORS:
HOWARD RESSEL, PE Popli Design Group (retired NYSATE) / ressel@frontiernet.net
RICHARD E. RICE Erdman Anthony / rricesquash@gmail.com
BRETT ELIASZ, PE Colliers Engineering / Brett.Eliasz@collierseng.com
KENTON G. HINES Merrill Lynch / Kenton.Hines@ml.com
MICHAEL DUFFY .
Bosch Security Systems, LLC / michael.duffy@us.bosch.com
STEVEN W. DAY, PhD Rochester Institute of Technology / swdeme@rit.edu
NOAH KELLY Leadership Excellence & Development Program (Engr.), Alstom noah.kelly@alstomgroup.com
LEANDRO AVEIRO Engineering Group Manager - Verification & Validation, Alstom leandro.aveiro@alstomgroup.com
YVETTE LaBOMBARD, PE Director Gas Engineering, RG&E yvette_labombard@rge.com
SHEILA RANSBOTTOM, PE Senior Transportation Engineer, Wendel anumrich@wendelcompanies.com
Administrative Director LYNNE M. IRWIN Rochester Engineering Society / e-mail: res@frontiernet.net or therochesterengineer@gmail.com
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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: therochesterengineer@gmail.com. The web site for the RES is: 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. Published every month but July. You can purchase individual copies directly from ISSUU. Go to www.roceng.org to join the Rochester Engineering Society. Click on the individual membership and you can submit your application on-line. res news - board of directors
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RES News - President's Message Dear Fellow Engineers, Reminder, the RES social gathering is this week on Thursday November 2nd will be at a Rohrbachs Brewing on Railroad Street. We had a great tour last week, October 19th of KM Davies apple storage facility! So many systems (mechanical, electrical, control) are involved in produce storage/atmosphere control. Quite the operation! Thanks again to Brett Eliasz for initiating this tour. This month’s member profiles; BOD member since 2019, Steven Day (p18) and recently joined member, with over 35 years’ experience in electronics development, Ted Lechman (p20). If you have a suggestion for a Member Profile or YOU would like to share your profile, please email us! If you are an RES member, you can search the RES member database, see page 6 for details and check it out. Let us know how it works for you. The RES website has been updated to include more information on how to support RES financially with direct donations of stocks, mutual funds or investments (p11) or by gifting a tax-free contribution via a Qualified Charitable Distribution (p7). Of course, the best way to support RES is to get involved…on any level! Check out the committee list on the website. This is YOUR community’s society. We want to make sure your voice is heard! Some highlights from the November Rochester Engineer: The cover article on Bridging a Community in Batavia explores the challenges faced by the design team on the South Lyon Street Bridge Replacement and highlights the way our profession must maintain deftness throughout an entire project’s life cycle, (p22). Thursday November 16th join RES at a A June 2023 ribbon cutting recreated the 1957 photo virtual continuing and will become part of the bridge’s history. res news - president’s messages
education session on Hydrology and Dam Safety which has three great presentations and two PDH’s (p8). Tutoring update - this will be RES’s last year supporting tutors at Dr Walter Cooper Academy (p16 & 17). As part of the RCSD’s reconfiguration plan, eleven schools will be closed and DWCA is one of them. We will be tutoring there this year (2022-2023) then we’ll see what next year holds. Please consider joining our team by contacting Lee Loomis. This month’s Get It Done explores how various organizations are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (p21). Check out the Student feature (p28), and Campus news (p30). News from professional Members of the College of Engineering firms starts Technology, Calvary Robotics and students gathered at the recent dedication of the on page 37. Calvary Robotics Laboratory on Oct. 6, National Manufacturing Day. Photo by Jonathan Santer, RIT Advancement
Continuing Education Opportunities and Engineers Calendar starts on page 39. Affiliate’s news starting on page 41 including; IEEE Image and Signal Processing Workshop November 3rd, ABCD’s 25th annual Bridge Conference November 9th, INCOSE November 16th chapter meeting on Agile Systems Engineering … It’s Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile, TERRA Save the Date for the Science Fair March 23, 2024, IES meeting on November 14th about DMX512 digital communication used for lighting controls, ASPE news and meeting on November 15th about Boiler and Water Heater Retrofit. Please email us with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
Michelle Sommerman, PE Colliers Engineering & Design
RES President June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2024 NOVEMBER 2023 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 5
RES NEWS - Member Benefit Did you know…. If YOU are an RES member, you can search the member database on the website! In this way you can connect to other engineers in the area! How do you do this? Login to the website at www.roceng.org. Go to the ‘Membership’ menu, then ‘Membership Directory’.
Click on ‘Advanced Search’
There are many search fields. Example below on a search for Binghamton alumni:
If you would like members to connect with you, you’ll need to make sure your profile is up-to-date. When you're logged in, click on your name in the upper right and ‘View profile’. There you can edit your profile and your privacy settings. If you have questions on how to access your profile, please email us!
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RES NEWS - QCD
Are you interested in
Supporng The Rochester Engineering Society (RES) and
reducing your tax liability? Are you rered and receiving Required Minimum Distribuons (RMD) from your rerement accounts? If you answered yes to the above…
then Qualified Charitable Distribuons (QCD) might be a great way to reduce your tax liability and support the RES mission! What is a Qualified Charitable Distribuon (QCD)? A QCD allows you to make tax-free donaons directly from your tax-deferred rerement accounts to a charitable organizaon while reducing your RMD. Typically, you will receive an RMD and pay taxes on it. By using a QCD, you can make a dollar-for-dollar charitable gi without paying any taxes and reduce the amount of RMD remaining to be taxed.
To learn more about how using a QCD can help you and RES, please visit the website today! www.roceng.org.
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RES VIRTUAL PDH CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
Save the Date! (2 PDHs pending)
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 Time: 1:00 to 5:00 pm Cost: $20 for RES Members; $30 for Non-members Theme: Hydrology & Dam Safety Registration: RES website calendar, www.roceng.org. Registration closes at midnight, Wed. Nov. 15th 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Dam Safety An Introduction 1 PDH Pending by James Guistina, Colliers Engineering & Design
Abstract - Dams provide countless benefits to our society: water supply, flood protection, navigation, and recreation. Many of New York’s dams were built before modern design standards were in place, with the average age of dams regulated by the state at 74, and the average age of all dams in the state at 86 and are either approaching or have surpassed their design lives. Another challenge facing dam infrastructure in the state is classification creep. Dams that were constructed without downstream population at risk have seen an increase in development in their inundation area, meaning they no longer meet the design standards because of a change in classification. This is evident in the fact that between 2015 and 2020, the number of High Hazard dams has grown from 394 to 408. Fortunately, dam safety has become a higher priority in recent years and around 97% of High-Hazard potential dams have an Emergency Action Plan in place as well as a robust inspection program. But all of this begs the question: What is a dam, how do they function and most importantly how do we make sure they are safe? The answer is of course; Dam Safety. This presentation will take you through the considerations of dam safety starting with what the mechanisms of a dam are, how one functions, what are some of the design parameters such as hydrology and hydraulics. Additionally, we will take a quick look at what is being done to inspect, maintain, and perform safety risk assessments relating to downstream inundation areas and the people that could be affected by a dam. Biography - Jim is experienced in the structural and hydraulic design of bridges, dams and culverts. He has performed hydraulic analysis on culverts, bridges and dams for various municipalities. Analysis include culvert size/design, bridge hydraulic opening design, dam safety, dam hydraulic analysis, stream morphology, stream scour and bank stabilization. He utilizes HEC-RAS, HY-8, HEC-HMS, SITES, Rosgen River Stability and other programs to analyze hydraulic models to provide a thorough and practical analysis. He has a firm understanding of NYS DEC procedures including, permitting, dam safety, storm water and exposure to environmental law tied with canal dredging operations. He is a graduate with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Buffalo. Jim has PE licenses in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, South Carolina.
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Drainage Law in New York State
Non-PDH (possible PDH)
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Hydrology and Hydraulics for Bridge and 1 PDH Pending Culvert Proects in New York State
This may get approved for a PDH - updates will be posted on the website for an additional registration and $
by Tiphaine Ketch PE, CFM and Krista Greer, PE, CFM
Abstract - This presentation will discuss the difference between hydrology and hydraulics; the basis, applicability, and limitations of different hydrologic methods; an overview of hydrologic models and software; data sources for projects in New York State; bridge and culvert hydraulic principles.; applicability of HEC-RAS and HY-8 hydraulic models; the requirements for projects located in FEMA Special Flood Hazard areas; NYSDOT bridge and culvert requirements; and NYSDEC requirements for sizing culverts and bridges. Biographies - Tiphaine Ketch, PE, CFM, is a Water Resources Engineer with JM Davidson Engineering, DPC. She is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (BS, Civil Engineering) and the University of Notre Dame (MS, Civil Engineering - Structural). Ms. Ketch began her 19 year career as a structural engineer performing bridge inspections as well as bridge and culvert design. It wasn’t long before she was swept away into the Water Resources group. She has provided hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling for over 60 bridge and culvert replacement projects and has reviewed 80+ H&H reports prepared by other consultants on behalf of a state agency. As a Certified Floodplain Manager, she has extensive experience in FEMA floodplain requirements for projects located within special flood hazard areas. She has prepared multiple Letters of Map Revision and No-Rise analyses for state, municipal, and private clients. Her passion for floodplain analysis and background in structural engineering has led to a greater understanding of water-structure interaction. Krista Greer, PE, CFM is a Water Resources Engineer with JM Davidson Engineering, DPC. She earned her BS in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and an MS in Civil Engineering, focusing on hydrology, hydraulics, and sediment transport from Virginia Tech. During her 17 year career, she has worked on a variety of water resources engineering projects in the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.. Her experience includes stream, floodplain and ecosystem restoration; stormwater management design and assessment; hydraulic modeling for riverine, floodplain, bridge/culvert, and stormdrain systems; sediment and erosion control design and SWPPP preparation; as well as development of hydraulic profiles for wastewater treatment facilities. In addition to engineering design and modeling abilities, she is also knowledgable in environmental permitting regulations related to environmental and water related projects at the state and federal levels. Zoom links will be emailed to you around the 12th and your link is unique to you only. Be sure to check your spam folders as we find many companies block emails coming from our website because it is from Canada which is international. You may want to use your personal email when signing up for these courses.
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RES EVENT CALENDAR - SAVE THE DATES
RES is excited to announce our 2023-2024 program year is a mix of Continuing Education and Social Gatherings! Updates will be posted on the website calendar as they become available. Social Gatherings are the 1st Thursday of every month at 5:00 pm Continuing Education Courses are the 3rd Thursday of every month from 1:00 to 5:00 pm Here are the plans (subject to change): EVENT DATE EVENT NAME Thursday, November 2, 2023
Social Gathering! Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester,
NY 14609. Time: 5:00 PM. Please register so we know many
are attending! Thursday, November 16, 2023
Continuing Education - Save the Date!
Join us for a very exciting RES Webinar Series
Theme: Hydrology & Dam Safety - 2 PDHs (possibly 3)
Registration is on the RES Website Calendar Thursday, December 7, 2023
Social Gathering! Rohrbach's, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester,
NY 14609. Time: 5:00 PM. Please register so we know many
are attending! Thursday, December 21, 2023
Continuing Education - Save the Date!
Join us for a very exciting RES Webinar Series
Theme: TBA
Registration will be on the RES Website Calendar
*Dates and topics are subject to change*
Future Education Courses Being Planned - RES is offering these courses to support the engineering community. Each Continuing Education Session will consist of two or three educational 1-hour webinars with one or two eligible for PDH's. Registration will be on our website soon: www.roceng.org. *Date, cost, and topics are subject to change*
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Technical Corner - Electrical Engineering Focus The article this month will be Electrical focused as it relates to the situation whether or not it is allowable to mount a fused disconnect switch directly above a transformer that is mounted on the floor. The Situation: The existing transformer is being replaced with a new transformer to match. The new transformer is roughly the same physical size and can fit right back where the existing one was. The transformer feeds a Main Lug Only (MLO) Panel in the same room. The MLO panel is existing to remain. The primary and secondary conductors (along with conduit) associated with the existing transformer are to be removed back to source and replaced with identical conduit and wiring. Currently, there is no overcurrent protection on the secondary of the transformer. Proposing to add a fused disconnect for the secondary of the transformer directly above the transformer.
What do you do when you have no wall space to mount a fused disconnect switch within an existing, already small electrical room or closet? Mount it directly above the transformer? It appears that you can, as long as the front face of the disconnect is within 6” of the front face of the transformer. Section 110.26 (A)(3) of the National Electrical Code (NEC) 2017 describes that if there is equipment associated with the electrical installation (fused disconnect paired with transformer) it is permitted to allow the fused disconnect to extend not more than 6” in front and behind the front face of the transformer below. In the photo it appears that the front faces of the disconnect and transformer are flush, or close to it, therefore this is within the 6” and complies. 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 Brett.Eliasz@collierseng.com. As always, any comments are appreciated…! Thank you for reading. Brett Eliasz, P.E., LEED AP BD+C , RES Director
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RES NEWS - DONATIONS
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Did you know… YOU can donate stocks, mutual funds or other investments DIRECTLY to RES? WHY? As a 501(c)(3) charitable organizaon, gis to RES are considered charitable donaons and you can use this strategy to increase the value of your donaon while removing appreciated investments from your porolio. By donating an investment directly, you can remove the full value of the investment from your portfolio without realizing any taxable gains. An example: Suppose you want to donate $5,000 to RES. If you sell investments of that value, you might generate $500 in taxable gains. Tax on those gains would be due when you file your taxes the following year. However, if you donate securities, you can gift the full $5,000 without generating any taxable gains. This strategy is a great way to achieve you charitable giing goals while making the most of your resources and having minimal impact on your “everyday” spending and cash flow.
RES is not a tax advisor. We encourage you to work with a tax professional to ensure this is an appropriate strategy for your goals.
HOW?
Contact your broker or financial advisor and for the necessary and informaon. Please visit the website today for details! www.roceng.org.
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RES SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION
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ENGINEERING
Scholarships STEP 1
BEGIN by going to the RES Website Scholarship Page to Check the Eligibility Requirements!
STEP 2
REQUEST an interview appointment by going to scholarship application instructions and fill out the Eligibility Form.
STEP 3
GATHER the required data and
2023 Susan L. Costa Memorial Scholarship Olivia Ernst, Biomedical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology
supporting materials (details on website) Official Transcript Resume Applicant's Letter Reference Letter #1 and #2 Interview Report
Deadline to submit all items is Friday, December 8, 2023 12 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
2023 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Scholarship Jesse Burdick-Pless, Computer Science Rochester Institute of Technology
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RES CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Call for Nominations 2023 Engineer of the Year
Mark Bocko, PhD 2022 Engineer of the Year Past Engineers of the Year 15 years...(first awarded 1963) Mark Bocko, PhD John W. Nieto Richard Buckley Susan Houde-Walter, PhD Donald P. Nims, PE Martin E. Gordon, PE Diane M. Trentini Robert L. Clark, Jr., PhD Lalit Mestha, PhD Maureen S. Valentine, PE Sergio Esteban, PE Brian J. Thompson, PhD Gary W. Passero, PE Kevin J. Parker, PhD Satish G. Kandlikar, PhD
Young Engineer of the Year and
Engineers of Distinction
Joshua Rodems, PE 2022 Young Engineer of the Year Past Young Engineers of the Year -15 years... Joshua Rodems, PE Andrew D. White, PhD Daniel Rusnack, PE Nick Vamivakas, PhD Brett Eliasz, PE Emily M. Smith, PE Matthew T. Sidley Danielle Benoit, PhD John Papponetti, PE Courtney E. Reich, PE Clement Chung, PE Sherwin Damdar Michael J. Walker, EIT Nathan Gnanasambandam, PhD Venkatesh G. Rao, PhD
The RES Board of Directors introduced a streamlined nomination form. A simple initial form allows an individual or organization to nominate a candidate. The RES committee will then contact the nominator if the candidate progresses to the next phase. At that point, a final form will be used to gather essential details from the nominator and candidate which will be used to determine our award recipients. The RES will select and recognize the 2023 Engineer of the Year, 2023 Young Engineer of the Year (and Finalists), and 2023 Engineers of Distinction Awards in a variety of public venues and media. The Award recipients will be celebrated at an event to be announced in 2024. Visit our website at www.roceng.org and click on Engineering Awards, or call 585-254-2350 (res@frontiernet.net) to request a nomination form.
The following information is described: Eligibility for Nomination Awards Criteria
Deadline for Preliminary Nominations - Thursday, October 5, 2023 Deadline for Final Nominations - Thursday, November 16, 2023 res - call for nominations
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RES NEWS - ROCHESTER HISTORY A Sampling from the Archives of the Rochester Engineering Society. 1897 - 1976 by Lee M. Loomis 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, focus 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, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War are now history. These experiences have changed the face of and will, no doubt, influence the future of the community. The Rochester municipal leadership and the industrial community have become immersed in the cold-war, growth economy. 14 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
“The Rochester Engineer” (April 1977) The lead-off article in this issue, by Andrew C. Hirsch, RES Legislative Watchdog, (and also RES Technology Transfer Program, Principal Investigator), compares several municipal resource recovery projects; St. Louis, MO, Baltimore, MD, and Westchester County, NY, that are currently under development. Each of them was having difficulties getting underway; some legal, some technical and some economic. In Missouri, there seemed to be conflicting laws governing the interaction between investor-owner utilities that had forced the utility to abandon its plans to build an electric-generating recovery plant. In Maryland, technical difficulties caused Monsanto to withdraw from a pyrolysis facility that, using heat, broke solid waste down into a fuel gas, and the City of Baltimore stepped in to take over the facility and the process. In NY, Westchester County and Union Carbide broke off their negotiations due to skyrocketing projected project costs. Editor’s note: At this juncture, Raytheon Corp had recently begun construction of the Monroe County Resource Recovery Facility (MCRRF), a project in which the RES had been deeply involved, for the past six years. A dedicated supporter of the RES and its “Operation Resource” project, Mr. Hirsch made it a point to reassure readers that the technologies of these other three projects were NOT even remotely related to that of the MCRRF. He asked instead, “Why can’t Westchester build a plant similar to the Monroe County facility?” This issue also presented photos and information on the eight candidates selected for officers and directors of the RES for 1977-78. In a poignant acceptance speech at the February 1977 Engineers Joint Dinner, James A. Clark, PE, “1976 RES Engineer of res news - history
the Year”, gave great credit to his wife Bernice, for having been a one-woman support system for him, and for his family, as he grew technologically and advanced his career in engineering. He expressed the hope that RES Joint Dinner Keynote Speaker, Gloria Steinem, a renowned feminist leader, “Wouldn’t upset this really great thing I’ve had going for the past 36 years.” This issue also provided a synopsis of the U of R’s newly developed Tandem Van de Graff Accelerator, and its capability for new developments in low-energy nuclear physics. This device had been allowing the NSF-funded U of R Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory to provide “manufactured isotopes” for other U of R research projects. RIT announced an evening, four-session environmental law course for engineers, co-sponsored by the Monroe County Environmental Management Council and the Monroe County Bar Association, covering Federal, NY State, Local (Monroe County) laws, as well as pending and proposed legislation at all levels. The final luncheon of the 1976-77 RES Luncheon Series, “A Day in the Life of a Park”, by RES Director, Richard E. Rice of Midtown Holdings Corporation, was a slide presentation of the facilities and activities at Manhattan Square Park, featuring photos by seven talented photographers, including two Pulitzer Prize winners, from the Washington Post and from National Geographic magazine. May 18, 1977 (Board Meeting, Chamber of Commerce) RES President, M. John (Jack) Corson introduced Joseph W. Campbell, former Clerk of the Monroe County Legislature, as the new RES Executive Director. Joe Campbell then introduced applications from three candidates for Regular Membership, including Cornelius J. Illenberg, PE, from General Railway Signal Corporation. Editor’s note: Immediately becoming very active in the Society, Neal Illenberg would eventually be named the “2003 RES Engineer of the Year”. RES Treasurer John Robertson presented an eleven-month financial report, discussing some of the reasons for the significant deficit. Dick Rice inquired, and was told, this res news - history
deficit was approximately $18,000. This sparked discussions, including an apparent discrepancy in the reporting for the Kate Gleason Fund, which resulted in a decision to schedule a meeting with the bank officials who were managing the RES portfolio. James Sterlace, RES Education Committee, announced that St. John Fisher College would be sponsoring “Science Exploration Days”, including two full days of local (High School) student participation, followed by a single, evening session for the general public. The RES would be providing and manning a booth at this event. RES 1st Vice President, Richard Blazey, announced that the recent final season RES Luncheon at the Royal Scot Restaurant saw an exceptionally high attendance of 85, due in part to the excellent presentation of, “A Day in the Life of a Park”, by RES Director, Dick Rice. The success of last year’s “1976 Bicentennial Energy Contest” generated discussion by RES Director, Lee Loomis, as to whether this event should become an annual event, sponsored by the Society. RES Director Dick Rice suggested that the RES Public Affairs Committee should consider studying two subjects: the status of the “World Energy Crisis”, and setting up a local “Forum for Energy Discussions”. 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 continuing prosperity of the second-half of the 20th Century. We welcome your questions and comments on this series. NOVEMBER 2023 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 15
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RES NEWS - TUTORING TEAM
In person RES Tutoring at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy The 2023-24 School Year opened successfully at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, on Wednesday, September 6th with 327 eager students... NY State Dept. of Education – School Receivership Dr. Walter Cooper Academy is one of six elementary schools in the City School District that have been designated as “Receivership Schools”. This occurs when a school consistently performs at low levels in student test scores (ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies), falls behind in proficiency for ESOL (non-English speaking students), or has too many (>10%) chronically absent students. Such schools are required to form Community Engagement Teams (CET’s) and execute a Comprehensive Education Plan to improve outcomes for its students. In response, our School (#10), has developed such a Team (Lee Loomis serves on this Team) and has implemented a Plan to extricate itself from “receivership”. Recent reports show that our students’ “scores” are continuing to improve and that, our ESOL students continue making significant progress in their English language proficiency, and that among the six Receivership Schools, our daily attendance has risen to 85.1%, second place among the Receivership Schools, eleventh place overall. Community School Site Coordinator, Sylvia Cooksey, is helping us plan for the resumption of the inperson operation of the RES Tutoring Team, in late October. We are assembling a menu of teacher/ student tutoring needs, developing a weekly tutoring needs schedule, and inviting our RES Tutors to volunteer for these tutoring assignments. This is the process/protocol we followed from 2014-19, before it was interrupted, by a series of drastic 2018-19 RCSD budget cutbacks/layoffs, and then the COVID-19 pandemic. We have begun year #2 of RES tutoring resumption. We are very upset by the RCSD’s inclusion of Dr. Walter Cooper Academy in the list of eleven schools to be closed in 2024. We have written to the Superintendent and to the School Board Commissioners, protesting this action, and offering reasons for our concern (see our letter on page 17 of this issue). Nevertheless, we have begun assembling our 2023-24 RES Tutoring Team…Now, more than ever before, we need you to consider joining the Team. Questions/Applications??? 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). 16 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
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RES NEWS - TUTORING TEAM Rochester Engineering Society October 11, 2023 Rochester City School District Attn: Superintendent Peluso Attn: Commissioner __________ 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 Re: Protesting the Impending closure of Dr. Walter Cooper Academy (RCSD School #10) Dear Dr. Peluso Dear Commissioner ___________, Shortly after #10 School was founded/renamed, the Rochester Engineering Society (RES) established an RES Tutoring Team at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy (RCSD School #10). We specifically chose to support this school, adopting it as “Our School”, in honor of Dr. Walter Cooper, our “1996 RES Engineer of the Year”. We began working with the students in 2014. Since then, guided by their teachers, we have tutored more than 300 students (Grades K6), enlisting the services of over 75 local volunteer professionals (450 – 500 hours per year) from Rochester’s Engineering Community, as we helped students with their reading, math and social studies. Having begun in the “old school” building (Lewis Henry Morgan, School #37) we, along with the teachers and students, worked throughout the temporary (two-year) relocation to the Marshall Campus, finally returned to the RCSD School Modernization Program’s renovated facility, only to then to have to endure the two-year Covid-19 pandemic shutdown (still, doing some “virtual tutoring” during that time). We, at the RES, have come to know, to respect and to treasure our relationship with Dr. Cooper, his school, these teachers, and nearly a generation of our “Cooper Scholars”. We are writing to express our great concern that Our School has been selected to be closed by the impending “RCSD Reconfiguration Plan”, and we are writing to respectfully request that this action be reconsidered, in favor of keeping Our School open. Some specific reasons for this request: • • • • •
The #10 School building was designed and renovated for the students presently in this school. In our opinion and experience, uprooting students (as we have witnessed during the RCSD Schools Renovation Plan) causes trauma and has a dysfunctional effect on their academics, and their social and emotional health. #10 School currently has an enrollment of 320 students, it is very attractive to Rochester parents (as they select a school for their children), it is growing, and it is not the RCSD School with the lowest enrollment Dr. Walter Cooper Academy Parents are “invested” in the school. They believe, and have confidence in the Principal, the Teachers and the Staff of the School. Several of their children have graduated from this school and they have a strong desire to continue this legacy. #10 School is one of the three schools in the 19th Ward (Southwest Rochester) that is being proposed for closure. This will have a serious, destructive impact on the culture and quality of life in the 19th Ward. Despite the distraction/relocation due to the RCSD Schools Modernization Plan, and the subsequent Covid-19 pandemic, student performance at Our School has been improving, and we expect that #10 School will soon be emerging from its NY State Dept. of Education “receivership”.
Please reach out to RES Past President, Lee M. Loomis (leeloomis46@gmail.com), the RES Tutoring Team Leader, with any questions. Thank you for listening to our request. Sincerely, Michelle Sommerman, President Rochester Engineering Society 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
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RES Support Letter Recipients: Dr. Carmine Peluso, Superintendent Rochester City School District 131 W. Broad St., Second Floor Rochester, NY 14614 superintendentsoffice@rcsdk12.org RCSD School Board Commissioners: Cynthia Elliott, Board President RCSD School Board 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 cynthia.elliott@rcsdk12.org
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Beatriz LeBron, Board Vice President RCSD School Board 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 Beatriz.lebron@rcsdk12.org Ricardo Adams, Commissioner RCSD School Board 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 Ricardo.adams@rcsdk12.org Amy Malloy, Commissioner RCSD School Board 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 Amy.malloy@rcsdk12.org
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James Patterson, Commissioner RCSD School Board 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 James.patterson@rcsdk12.org
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Willa Powell, Commissioner RCSD School Board 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 Willa.powell@rcsdk12.org
David Buyan, Student Representative RCSD School Board 131 W. Broad St. Rochester, NY 14614 slc@rcsdk12.org
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RES MEMBER PROFILE - RES BOD
Steven W. Day RES member board member RES History Joined the board in 2019
Experience Department Head and Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology (18 years),
Department Head and Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2016-, Professor 2022 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant 2005-2011, Associate Professor 2011-2022 University of California, Davis, (2 years) Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow, Section of Evolution and Ecology, 2003-05 University of Virginia (5 years) Graduate Research Assistant, 1998-2003 Bosch Automotive Motor Systems (1 year) Research Engineer, 1997-98
Education 2003 Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA Dissertation: Measurements of Flow in a Centrifugal Blood Pump using Particle Image Velocimetry. 1997 Diploma with honors – Program in Environmental and Applied Fluid Dynamics von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics. Rhode-St. Genese, Belgium. Thesis: Experimental Study of Unsteady Flow through Multiple Lung Bifurcations. 1996 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, with Honors, concentration fluid dynamics and mechanical design University of Virginia Sr. Thesis: Measurements of the Flow Downstream of an Automotive Radiator by Hot-Wire Anemometry.
Organizations & Groups ASAIO (formerly the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs) American Society of Engineering Education American Society of Mechanical Engineers Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Biomedical Engineering Society 18 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
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Professional Highlight Design, prototype, and tested magnetically levitated blood pumps – Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) have really come a long-way in this time. When we gather at national meetings, we can see that we were sometimes moving as fast or faster than industry research groups with a lot more resources than we had. Another (more academic) highlight was my past 8 years as department Head of Biomedical Engineering at RIT. When I started, this young program had 5 faculty and had just graduated their first class of 12 students. Since my tenure, we’ve graduated an additional 300 students, added MS and PhD programs, grown the faculty to 14, and dramatically increased research activity.
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Interests & Hobbies Playing music – guitars, banjos, with friends and family Member of the Grand Canyon Rescue Episode Building and making – including home improvement Playing board games and sports with family
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Ted Lechman RES History
Joined May 2023
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35 years in electronics development, primary in new product development. • Power Electronics control – development of inverters. • Industrial Control System design, including power systems • FPGA (VHDL) and device driver systems programing • DSP-based inverters and telephony API implementation • Software Defined Radios (FPGA) and radar exciter/receiver controls
Education BSEE, Electrical and Electronics, UB Graduate ECE Courses SU
Organizations & Groups: Editor of the Bulletin of the Rochester Academy of Science (RAS) (2016-2023) • Converted Bulletin from paper to electronic version, Mailchimp distribution. • Expanded format from 4 pages to 8 pages. • Expanded distribution list to all local science professors. • Included local undergraduate paper session submissions, and undergraduate student research grant winners. • Included links to local academic research papers and symposia. Director, Rochester Academy of Science and Astronomy Section of RAS. The Lunar Society (paper reading group) IEEE
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• Part of the team that developed FAA Ground-based Radar system. • Developed Dual-Turret Winder Control System for the Paper/Film/Foil Industries • Developed High-Power annealing control system for the wire industries.
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Early Music – Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, Baroque Violin, Viol da Gamba First Violinist, Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra Founder of Al Geier Memorial Plato Reading Group Open-Source PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) Project 20 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
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Get IT Done AI Update…
Earlier this year I shared my thoughts on the latest Microsoft and Google AI search tool innovations, but the AI landscape of applications and integrations has been going through improvements and changes. I’ve also been adding AI Governance and Privacy policies into strategic planning conversations more and more this year. So, let’s explore how organizations are leveraging AI. Enhancing Efficiency: AI empowered apps have the remarkable ability to automate repetitive and mundane tasks, enabling businesses to streamline their operations and enhance efficiency. By leveraging AI, organizations can automate data entry, document processing, inventory management, and more. This reduces the burden on employees, allowing them to focus on more strategic and value-added activities. Moreover, AI-powered systems can analyze vast amounts of data in realtime, helping businesses identify patterns, trends, and insights that would be nearly impossible for humans to achieve manually. These tools can optimize supply chain processes, improve resource allocation, and enhance productivity, ultimately leading to cost savings and improved operational efficiency. I encourage you to start using AI to help you respond to emails now and then, just don’t share any confidential information or people’s names with the AI tool, then proofread and edit before sending. Improving Decision-Making: AI-based tools are not only adept at analyzing large datasets but also at deriving actionable insights from them. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, these tools can spot trends, predict outcomes, and provide valuable recommendations to inform strategic decisionmaking. For instance, for investments AI-powered systems can analyze market data, assess risks, and make informed investment decisions. In marketing, AI tools can analyze consumer behavior, segment audiences, and personalize marketing campaigns for better targeting. These data-driven insights empower decision-makers to make informed choices, mitigate risks, and optimize outcomes. Driving Growth: AI-based tools open up new avenues for business growth. By automating repetitive tasks and optimizing processes, organizations can free up resources and allocate them to more strategic initiatives. AI-powered predictive analytics can identify market trends, consumer demands, and emerging opportunities, enabling businesses to stay ahead of the competition. Moreover, AI tools can help businesses identify new revenue streams, optimize pricing strategies, and develop innovative products and services. AI-based tools can also empower businesses to enter new markets by leveraging datadriven insights and understanding local consumer preferences. By harnessing the power of AI, organizations can unlock untapped potential, drive innovation, and accelerate growth.
Data Privacy: When adopting productivity solutions that include AI, organizations must prioritize data privacy and ethical considerations. These applications often rely on vast amounts of user data to provide personalized recommendations and insights. It is crucial to obtain informed consent from users get IT done
regarding data collection, usage, and storage. Organizations should implement robust data protection measures, including encryption, access controls, and regular audits to ensure data is handled securely. Ethics: AI algorithms should be designed and tested to avoid bias, discrimination, and unfair practices. Transparent and explainable AI models are crucial to building trust with users and stakeholders. Regular audits and monitoring should be conducted to identify and rectify any ethical issues that may arise. Transparency: AI algorithms used in modern applications are often complex and operate as "black boxes." However, for governance and security purposes, it is essential to require transparency. Organizations should strive to understand the decision-making process of AI models and ensure they align with ethical and legal guidelines. Transparent AI systems enable users and regulators to scrutinize the technology and hold organizations accountable. Cybersecurity and Data Protection: When AI solutions rely on vast amounts of sensitive data, ensuring robust cybersecurity measures is critical. Organizations should implement multilayered security protocols to protect data from unauthorized access, breaches, and cyber threats. This includes strong authentication methods, encryption, regular security updates, and vulnerability assessments. The recent reports of the breach at 23 and Me underscores the potential risks. Regulatory Compliance and Legal Considerations: Governance of AI solutions means complying with applicable regulations and legal considerations. Organizations should stay updated with evolving laws and regulations related to AI, data privacy, and security. This includes ensuring compliance with industry-specific regulations and standards. Engaging experts can help businesses navigate these complex regulatory landscapes and ensure adherence to legal requirements. Wrapping it up… Embracing solutions that leverage AI offers immense potential for businesses, but it also demands careful governance and robust security measures. By prioritizing data privacy, ethics, transparency, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance, organizations can leverage AI technology while safeguarding sensitive information, maintaining trust, and reaping the benefits of enhanced productivity and efficiency. How are you using AI today?
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COVER ARTICLE - FISHER ASSOCIATES
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Bridging the Community in Batavia: The South Lyon Street Bridge Replacement by Dana White, P.E. When the South Lyon Street over Tonawanda Creek Bridge Replacement project wrapped up this summer and the bridge was reopened to traffic following a two-year safety and construction closure, the Batavia community received a substantial upgrade and a longawaited reestablishment of a vital link between the West Main Street commercial district and the residential community on the opposite side of Tonawanda Creek. For the Genesee County Highway Department, the sponsor of the project, re-opening the bridge marked the successful conclusion of a years-long effort to obtain funding and then replace this aging, one-lane structure — which was meant only to be a temporary solution when it was installed back in 1986 — while improving safety, traffic flow, and multimodal connections in the city that is its county seat. As engineers, we know all too well that despite all the proactive planning done by us and our clients, the pathway to a completed project rarely comes without a few twists and turns. From addressing typical bridge design challenges to navigating a host of atypical situations needing resolution — including an eminent domain proceeding involving a parcel with no known owner, a utility relocation late in the design game, and 11th-hour adjustments during construction to accommodate a contractor’s fabrication error — the design and project management team at Fisher Associates overcame numerous design, coordination, and construction obstacles to complete this project. Here we’ll explore a few of the challenges faced by the Fisher team on the South Lyon Street Bridge Replacement, as this project highlights the way our profession must maintain deftness throughout an entire project’s life cycle, pivot when needed, and stand ready at a moment’s notice to help our clients achieve their goals. After all, solving problems is what we engineers do best, and making our clients happy is a big part of why we all love what we do. 22 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
The existing truss was installed in 1986 as a temporary solution. It stayed in place until the bridge was closed in 2021.
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Project History & Background
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The bridge that carries South Lyon Street over Tonawanda Creek in Batavia was originally constructed in 1910. It underwent a deck replacement in 1957, which the community celebrated through a ribboncutting ceremony captured in a photograph that highlights not only the bridge’s value to those who use it, but also its use of a classic Warren steel truss superstructure design for support. The bridge spans an area of Tonawanda Creek that is floodprone, and by 1986, the bridge Celebration of the 1957 deck replacement showcases the original Warren truss required replacement. It was that supported the bridge from 1910–1986. removed and, as a temporary solution — at least, that was the intent at the time — a Mabey truss was installed on top of the original abutments. Mabey truss bridges are portable, prefabricated bridges often used by the military to establish supply or communication lines, and they had seen wide usage during World War II. But the temporary replacement structure allowed only one lane of vehicular traffic, and it stayed in place longer than is practical for its design. The bridge was first flagged for deterioration in 1994, and it continued to receive flags almost annually after that. Due to its age and structure type, it was not suitable for rehabilitation. So, in 2006, Genesee County Highway Department applied for federal funding through the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to replace the temporary Mabey truss bridge with a wider and more permanent solution. Six years later, in February 2012, funding was awarded and an initial project proposal (IPP) was issued per New York State Department of Transportation procedure for federally aided projects. It seemed the bridge was on its way to a safer and longer-lasting replacement. The process did not go quickly, however. Only one month later, federal aid was removed from the TIP region-wide due to the federal focus on preservation first projects, and the South Lyon Street Bridge project was deferred from the TIP list. Following two more applications, TIP funding was finally awarded again in 2016, and following approval of the IPP late in 2019, the County requested proposals from consultants and chose Fisher Associates to conceptualize and design a long-lasting solution. One of Fisher’s first steps was to conduct a load rating following a red flag that was issued during the NYSDOT biennial bridge inspection. The load posting remained where it had been, at 5 tons, but another red flag was issued in 2021 during the NYSDOT biennial bridge inspection for worsened conditions. This resulted in closing the bridge, as recommended by our load rating. The neighborhood was now without a century-old connection until the replacement bridge could be designed and constructed. Continued on page 24 cover article - Fisher Associates
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Bridge Design and Roadway Realignment
The project area is located in a flood-prone area of Tonawanda Creek and a compact residential area with a full suite of utility assets. Features of the replacement structure’s design included: •
Structure type: Modified Warren truss. This design allows the bridge to maximize the height of its low chord (necessary due to the creek’s flooding Realignment and approach work was needed to improve the intersection with South Main Street history), while minimizing impacts to properties on both sides. Retaining a truss design also made sense in terms of community identity, since the original and temporary Mabey structures were both truss bridges.
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Truss design: The truss was modeled using RM Bridge, a load and resistance factor design (LRFD) program that is part of OpenBridge Designer. Additional hand calculations were performed to account for code checks that RM Bridge was not capable of, such as net tension areas for tension members to get the appropriate reduced capacity. RM Bridge was used to model the truss, and hand calculations were Floorbeams were checked using performed to account for certain code checks. STLRFD (steel superstructure-specific LRFD) to check the pinned-pinned condition, and gusset plates were checked using NYSDOT Standard Mathcad sheets.
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Steel members: Open channels were used for the bottom chord because they are self-cleaning and allow for easier galvanizing compared to closed-box shapes. Rolled shapes were used for the other main members. While the NYSDOT Bridge Design Manual suggests using built-up members in typical applications, here the use of rolled shapes allowed us to save cost and, due to the relatively short member lengths, helped control tolerances.
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Deck: The design uses a deck-floorbeam system without stringers, in order to minimize total structure depth (deck + floor system) due to tight hydraulic circumstances. The deck was designed by Fisher to span longitudinally from floorbeam to floorbeam, and it was a special design as the total deck thickness was only 8.5” rather than the typical 9.5”. This was to keep low chord as high as possible.
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Sidewalk: The sidewalk slab was designed by hand using welded wire fabric (WWF) reinforcement and was changed in construction to use one grid of rebar.
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Abutments on piles: The design features an atypical approach in that it utilizes two different foundations, which was required because subsurface rock exists at different elevations on each end. One abutment required drilling through rock to attain sufficient pile depth, while the other is ending bearing on the rock layer.
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Back to Table of Contents But a new bridge wasn’t the only need of this site, tucked in a residential pocket close to a commercial district. South Lyon Street required a realignment that would improve the geometry of the adjacent intersection with South Main Street, at the southern end of the bridge, and make it safer for users by offering greater sight distances than the original alignment. Approach work was also included for a seamless transition to the relocated intersection, existing roadway, and the sidewalks and pedestrian path running alongside the bridge.
so the eminent domain process was required to “take” what technically belonged to no one.
The fabricated truss was 1in. too short, but it was set safely while the design and construction team engineered a solution.
Eminent Domain, Permitting, and Utility Coordination No one on the project team expected we’d need to use eminent domain to acquire the empty space above a portion of Tonawanda Creek — but transportation infrastructure projects, with their complex array of legal and procedural criteria to meet on top of technical design requirements, have a way of throwing some unique curveballs at design teams.
Open channels were used for the bottom chord, while rolled shapes were used for the other main members.
The permitting process often presents unexpected discoveries as well. Our right of way research did not show any existing easements, but when we worked with our client to seek U.S. Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting for the project (required because it exists in a flood zone), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) asserted it indeed had an easement at the bridge site. Ultimately it was determined that the easement had never been filed, so fortunately the County was able to collaborate with the DEC and secure the appropriate permit. The presence of utilities poses engineering challenges on most sites, but the South Lyon Street project showed that even when a design team takes every possible proactive measure to coordinate, surprises can occur, and sometimes at the most unfortunate times.
Relocation of multiple utilities as well as storm and sanitary sewers had already been accounted for in the design, Because the proposed roadway due to the realignment of South realignment put a portion Lyon Street, and the relocations of the replacement bridge of some overhead utility poles outside of the long-established resulted in some changes in After 90% design was complete, the gusset plates highway boundary, right of way were redesigned for the outboard cantilever member to curb and sidewalk alignment would need to be established support utility hangers. during construction. One throughout the proposed project subsurface utility line that ran area. It turned out there was a under the creek, however, was not slotted for relocation gap in ownership in the space over the water between by the owner during the original project coordination the centerline of the creek and the end of the southern period. But when it was later determined that the bank. No one was on record as owning this particular existing main was in poor condition and could not be parcel, but it was a space that legally could be owned, repaired or relocated underground, the decision came Continued on page 26 NOVEMBER 2023 The ROCHESTER ENGINEER | 25 cover article - Fisher Associates
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down to relocate the line so it would cross the creek alongside the new bridge. At this point, the 90% plans were already complete and reviewed by NYSDOT. Our team worked with the utility and mobilized to update the abutment design and redesign the bridge’s gusset plates for the outboard cantilever member to support utility hangers that would run the pipe across the bridge — all without impacting cost for our client.
Construction Hurdles The target construction schedule had been moved up a year due to the severity of the existing bridge’s condition, but that schedule ultimately was offset during bidding by labor shortage-induced errors in the fabrication of the modified Warren truss, a design type that requires much more extensive in-shop assembly work than typical steel girder bridges. A mistake during fabrication resulted in multiple members being replaced: 10 diagonal members and four top chord members (the diagonal top chord beams on both ends) were shifted slightly to one side when the bolt holes were drilled, lowering the edge distance below tolerance. These were ultimately rejected and refabricated. This affected the construction schedule during bidding to add a winter shutdown, following substructure work in the fall of 2022, and allow sufficient time for truss fabrication. Delivery day for the assembled truss came in March 2023. As noted earlier, the community had been used to seeing a truss bridge in this location for over a century, and with a crane in place and the truss on its way, there 26 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
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was enough excitement that the local news and the public gathered to watch the massive steel assembly get set in place. The site lacked enough space to lay out the truss and investigate it prior to setting, so all eyes watched with anticipation as the truss was lowered into place. The construction team discovered an issue with the new truss: It was slightly too short. The truss was long enough to sit on the bearings safely, so the crew set it down to avoid having to enlist another day of crane usage. Questions arose: Could the abutment location be off? The contractor sent out a survey crew to investigate over the following days, and they determined that the problem was with the truss itself — it was about 1 inch out of tolerance.
The design and construction teams put their heads together to make one final adjustment. After jacking up the bridge, the team moved the bearing to the extent of the slotted holes, set the fixed end, and let the expansion land. Batavia was now on its way to reconnecting South Lyon Street following a two-year closure of this important crossing.
Snapshot: The Final Outcome At a June 2023 ribbon cutting, representatives from Genesee County, the City of Batavia, and the design and construction teams met on the bridge to recreate the 1957 ribbon cutting photo that celebrated the original bridge. The new steel truss bridge is built to meet current structural standards and provides a service life of 75 years. The structure is galvanized to maximize corrosion protection and minimize maintenance costs A June 2023 ribbon cutting recreated the 1957 photo and will become part of the bridge’s history. associated with painting the truss. A single slope concrete barrier protects the truss from salt spray, further reducing the maintenance of the structure. Additionally, the two-lane bridge with a pedestrian walkway has improved traffic flow and safety in the area, and it now reconnects a neighborhood with its surroundings — making the South Lyon Bridge Replacement project a success. q Author: Dana White, P.E., Project Manager, Fisher Associates 585-334-1310 x269, dwhite@fisherassoc.com Dana White, P.E. is a Project Manager in the Transportation group at Fisher Associates, where she focuses on bridge and culvert design, conducting in-depth bridge inspections and load ratings, and construction administration and inspection. Her structural design work is complemented by her deep understanding of the federal-aid process, and she regularly provides construction administration, oversight and inspection services on Fisher’s projects. Dana was the Assistant Project Manager and Project Engineer on the South Lyon Street over Tonawanda Creek Bridge Replacement project. cover article - Fisher Associates
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Heterogeneous Dewetting on Low-cost Inkjet-printed Surfaces by Xi Li, PhD Student at RIT 1. Introduction Microfluidics is a multidisciplinary field including chemical, biological, electrical, and many other areas with wide applications[1]. Microfluidics could test multiple small amounts of fluids rapidly. Also, it is easy to operate small liquids automatically with enviroment control. Inside microfluidics, the study of the wettability of the surface is critical. This study helps people to understand the performance of the substrate. Wettability is usually characterized by the angle that a droplet of fluid makes with a surface. This angle is called the contact angle. In everyday life, if you put a water droplet on the glass substrate, you will see the droplet become a sphere cap held by the surface tension over the glass. From the side-view, you can see the contact angle of the cap among the three phases. You can also see a ring of the droplet from the topview and it is also called the contact line. The water droplet will also evaporate over time and finally leave nothing. What will happen if you put some kind of particles inside the droplet after evaporation? Usually, the particles will form some patterns after evaporation also known as deposition patterns. Some engineered surfaces are designed with different chemical or physical properties. These surfaces are called heterogeneous wettability surfaces. These types of surfaces have be used to perform different wettability than homogeneous surfaces. For example, He et al. studied the evolution of the contact line over the surfaces with rectangular hydrophilic patches on a hydrophobic substrate[2]. We aim to show that the heterogeneous wettability could be test with a low-cost inkjet-printed method. This method has the potential to increase printing efficiency and lower the cost of fabrication which is worth studying. 2. Experimental Methodology The experimental setup consists of a device with heterogeneous surface, a water droplet with polystyrene (PS) particles, and imaging systems for analysis. The heterogeneous device has several parts including a glass slide, double side tapes, an inkjet-printed surface, and a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating top layer. For the inkjet-printed surface, 100 μm width rectangle strips separated by 100 μm gap width are made from an Epson Stylus C88+ printer loaded with silver nano ink. During the experiments, 3 μL water droplets with 1 and 6 μm PS particles (0.02 wt%) are used to generate deposition patterns. The droplet is deposited with a pipette over the heterogeneous device between the printed strips and evaporates at room temperature. The deposition patterns are captured by the microscope from the top. A highspeed camera is set over the microscope to capture time-series images. 3. Results The deposition patterns left by evaporating droplets seeded with 1 μm PS particles (0.02 wt%) in 3 μL water droplet after evaporation has been shown in Fig. 1. The depositions of 1 μm particles are large enough to be seen individually under the microscope. From the original image in Fig. 1 left, the PS particles in dark color deposit mostly in the gap regions between the printed regions. When zooming in with high magnification (Fig.1 right),
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Fig 1. Deposition patterns of 1 μm PS particles inside the droplet after evaporation.
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PS particles are self-assembled between the edges of two printed strips. Usually on a normal surface like glass, the deposition patterns would not have this kind of strip. This striped and uniform deposition pattern appears to be the result of the dewetting behavior over the heterogeneous surfaces. To further understand what happened during evaporation, the top-view time-series images have been captured during evaporation with a highspeed camera. The image in Fig. 2 shows the droplet with 1 μm PS particles (0.02 wt%) after 2300 seconds during evaporation. The particles are bright under the camera due to fluorescence. In this case, the differences in the contact line movements can be seen in different regions. The contact line moves more towards the center over the printed regions Fig 2. Top-view image of 1 μm (dark strip). This also means the contact line recedes more easily over PS particles in the droplet during the printed regions. While in the gap regions between the printed regions, evaporation. the contact line got pinned and almost did not move. These two kinds of different contact line movements make these interesting scalloped-shaped patterns (Fig. 2) during evaporation. Moreover, this difference makes sense for the final deposition patterns in Fig.1. During evaporation the contact line over the printed region recedes much faster than the gap region, more particles will push to the gap region with time. Therefore, most particles could be found over the gap regions after evaporation. These interesting contact line movements are very important to the formation of the deposition patterns during evaporation. Next, what makes this kind of difference is another important topic for us. The whole heterogeneous surface is covered with about 6 μm PDMS. The PDMS layers are the same for both printed and gap regions. However, the receding contact angle of the pure printed region and the gap region are different. During evaporation, the contact angle of the droplet usually decreases with time. When the contact angle decreases below the receding contact angle, the contact line will start to recede toward the center while the contact angle remains the same. The receding contact angle over the printed regions is about 77° and much higher than the gap region (about 45°). This means the contact line over the printed region recedes much earlier than the gap region. When the contact angle is between 77° and 45°, only the contact line over the printed recedes shown in Fig. 3. During this period, many particles over the printed region would be pushed to the next gap region. This kind of different receding contact angle may be the reason for the different contact line movements during evaporation and future explain the formation of the final deposition patterns. 4. Conclusion We investigate the formation of the unique and uniform deposition patterns Fig 3. Top-view illustration of the contact of PS particles inside the water droplet on surfaces with heterogeneous line movement during evaporation. wettability created using relatively low-cost inkjet printed fabrication techniques. From microscope images to time-series images, we found the different contact line movements over different regions. To further investigate the mechanism, the different receding contact angles between the gap regions and printed regions are found to be the key factor. These kinds of unique performances over the heterogeneous surfaces would benefit the applications in the chemical, biomedical, and printing fields. Therefore, this heterogeneous dewetting on low-cost inkjet-printed devices is very interesting and worth future study. [1] G. M. Whitesides, “The origins and the future of microfluidics,” Nature, vol. 442, no. 7101, pp. 368–373, Jul. 2006, doi: 10.1038/nature05058. [2] M. He, Y. Yang, M. Mei, and H. Qiu, “Droplet Evaporation Dynamics on Hydrophobic Network Surfaces,” Langmuir, vol. 38, no. 20, pp. 6395–6403, May 2022, doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00479.
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Campus News RIT is awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to advance workforce development in the high-demand infrastructure and transportation industry. RIT News: University awarded $2 million for transportation sector workforce training
RIT Awarded $2 Milliom to prepare diverse workforce in the evolving transportation sector
Employment and technology partners will create workforce ecosystem as part of the national Building Pathways to Infrastructure initiative Rochester Institute of Technology was recently awarded $2 million as part of the Biden Administration’s “Investing in America” program to focus on creating jobs in the high-demand areas of infrastructure and transportation. RIT is one of 34 national organizations, and only one of three in New York state, designated with funds through the U.S. Department of Labor-led program Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program. The program works to improve U.S. competitiveness by developing a highly skilled workforce.
electrical, industrial, and civil engineering professionals who design, maintain, and modernize the infrastructure systems in the U.S.
Lu Sun will lead a major workforce training initiative sponsored by the Department of Labor that brings together academia, corporations, and regional job training agencies as part of “Investing in America” and its focus on improving facets of the transportation sector. Credit: Carlos Ortiz/RIT
The university has become a significant contributor to several national initiatives related to workforce development providing both degree and high-tech training programs. Under the Pathways program, RIT will coordinate the project that brings together multiple partners from academia, corporations, and training/workforce agencies in the Northeast, including the Washington, D.C. area. Organizations such as the New York, Virginia, and Maryland Workforce Development associations; Virginia DBE Transportation Association; the National Highway Institute; and the American Public Transportation Association, among other similar, regionally based organizations are involved. Contributions entail expertise primarily in workforce recruitment, training, and curriculum development to advance the transportation sector. Other related focus areas will include renewable energy sectors; broadband expansion and integration of smart city grids; and improvements to the in-demand skills of 30 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
Funding extends over five years and is intended to build a scalable, sustainable ecosystem that emphasizes the integration of new skills into the transportation and infrastructure workforce, said Lu Sun, professor in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology (CET) and principle investigator.
“We need to assess the current sector needs and provide the best training and resources. And all of this needs to part of a continual, evolving structure, because industry demands are changing, and because the nation needs a highly skilled workforce in the transportation sector,” said Sun, chair of CET’s civil engineering technology, environmental management and safety department and an expert in transportation engineering and smart city technologies. As much as physical infrastructure improvements are needed in the U.S., an adequately skilled workforce to address these needs is essential, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. Civil engineering and environmental management positions are expected to grow over the next 10 years due to retirements and employees exiting the workforce because of skill gaps. Traditional structural projects are increasing alongside trending areas of alternative energy installations, use of eco-friendly materials and building modeling done through use of artificial intelligence and robotics. Today’s needs for infrastructure must also incorporate campus news
News From Professional Firms SWBR News DePaul Lock 7 Apartments Recognized as Upstate Project of the Year by NYSAFAH SWBR announced that DePaul Lock 7 Apartments in Oswego, NY has been recognized as the 2023 Upstate Project of the Year by the New York State Association for Affordable Housing Association (NYSAFAH). The prestigious awards program recognizes excellence in design, financing, construction, affordability, community need, supportive services, and energy efficiency in affordable housing developments throughout New York State. Located in a residential area close to downtown Oswego, the newly constructed four-story building includes a mix of studio, one-, and twobedroom apartments. All apartments are affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Forty of the apartments are dedicated to households experiencing homelessness, including seniors and individuals living with mental illness. The community takes its name from a neighboring portion of the Oswego Canal. The building was designed to meet the standards of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's Low-rise New Construction - Housing program. Sustainable features include Energy Star or equivalent heating and cooling equipment, appliances, and light fixtures; water-conserving plumbing fixtures; and low- or noVOC paints, primers, adhesives, and sealants. Finance for the project included NYC Homes and Community Renewal, Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Homeless Housing and Assistance Program, NYSERDA, Office of Mental Health, Community Preservation Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, and Federal Home Loan Bank. The annual NYSAFAH awards will be presented November 1 in New York City. q
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support public-private partnerships to provide workercentered sector strategy training programs in 25 states and the District of Columbia as part of “Investing in America.”
“The government decided to invest and move forward with the infrastructure bill and this funding facilitates that process,” said Sun. “No matter if an employee is unemployed or underemployed, we are trying to leverage their skill set by providing training that will benefit them and their employers who sometimes have to seek out training and hiring opportunities for the company. Building this pipeline and ecosystem will help speed the training process and meet the needs of the industry.”
The program formally launched in mid-October with meetings of regional partners and all U.S. grantees led by the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The Biden Administration has made significant investments in several key areas: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the CHIPS & Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and The American Rescue Plan. All have included funds to support workforce development and economic recovery as well as infrastructure renewal initiatives, key factors in the U. S. workforce development portion of the BIL. RIT contributes to these initiatives as a lead or partner institution. q
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RIT's College of Engineering Technology dedicates Calvary Robotics Laboratory
During the lab dedication, RIT College of Engineering Technology students talked about the trends in robotics with Calvary Robotics CEO Mark Cheney. (L to R) Professor Robert Garrick, students Broc Oliverio, Issac Vasquez, Jarrod Pomerantz, Assistant Professor MD Ahasan Habib, Professor Beth Carle and Mark Chaney. Photo by Jonathan Santer, RIT Advancement
RIT’s College of Engineering Technology (CET) recently dedicated one of its teaching and training laboratories to longtime corporate partner, Calvary Robotics. In a ceremony on campus Oct.6 as part of National Manufacturing Day, members of the college and the company also recognized a growing partnership. Calvary Robotics, a high technology manufacturing company located in Webster, N. Y., donated more than $350,000 in funding and expertise to support the CET robotics program. Through the partnership, students will have the opportunity to learn from, and work with, industry experts to learn more about current trends in manufacturing and engineering careers. Members of Calvary Robotics will be involved throughout the academic year to contribute to course curricula and faculty research; they will also provide co-op experiences for students and mentoring for varied projects based in the lab setting. “It’s an investment in our future,” said Mark Chaney, Calvary Robotics CEO, who added that he and his staff look at more than grades when hiring for positions with his company. “Calvary is growing at a rapid pace, and we highly depend on hiring engineering students from our community.” 32 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER NOVEMBER 2023
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Named one of Rochester’s Top 100 businesses, Calvary provides custom automation solutions for the automotive, medical, electronics, and consumer goods markets. “Collaborating with RIT is an excellent way for us to fill much-needed positions and provide innovative Engineers from Calvary Robotics hosted a recruiting event with RIT students interested in co-op experiences advancements and and possible careers with the local high tech manufacturing company. Photos by Jonathan Santer, RIT beneficial opportunities Advancement to both partners,” Chaney said. “RIT students, graduates, and faculty offer the right blend of learning studies that enable real-world technology and application experiences that align perfectly for Calvary and RIT in order to meet our mutual goals and objectives in both the robotics business and in the community.” Throughout the day, Calvary engineers met with students during an electronics manufacturing class and also discussed current positions with the company and how to prepare for careers in robotics. Several current students spoke at the dedication ceremony about their roles in the lab as teaching assistants for undergraduates and projects mentored by Calvary Robotics engineers. “That connection to engineers in your company makes a difference. This is what makes us better engineers and better people,” said Isaac Vasquez, a graduate manufacturing and mechanical systems integration student working on a project using collaborative robots found in the lab. q
Members of the College of Engineering Technology, Calvary Robotics and students gathered at the recent dedication of the Calvary Robotics Laboratory on Oct. 6, National Manufacturing Day. Photo by Jonathan Santer, RIT Advancement campus news
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Hochschule Mittweida students visit RIT to learn more about transportation and electronic device technology Academic experiences and cultural exchange took place over two-week visit Students from Hochschule Mittweida University zoomed into Rochester recently as part of a study abroad program hosted by RIT’s College of Engineering Technology. Many of the 16 students from Germany are on the university’s Formula race team, and travel to RIT was a way to mix academics and cars with social and cultural events. Academics in Germany were similar to RIT’s degree requirements and recommendations for experiential learning and global travel. Martin Anselm, director of RIT’s Center for Electronic Manufacturing and Assembly (CEMA), has been taking his undergraduate students to Hochschule Mittweida University since 2017. It is one of RIT Global, Faculty-Led Programs that combine on-campus study or project-based initiatives during the semester with an international travel experience to enhance course topics. Anselm’s automotive electronics course is both a cultural and technical immersion into the auto industry and electronics assemblies for vehicles and how different countries approach the latest innovations in car design and development. This year, Hochschule Mittweida students traveled to the U.S. “We saw examples of electrical systems and connections, similar to what we use in Germany, but less wind turbines or solar panel systems which are very popular,” said Denis Pascal Kliem, an undergraduate electrical engineering student. He took time off from his studies to complete an apprenticeship with an electrical company. It is one of the options
Maximillian Bogen (left), an engineering undergraduate at Hochschule Mittweida University, worked on circuit boards with CET Professor Martin Anselm, during a tour and demonstration at the Center for Electronic Manufacturing and Assembly. Bogen was one of 16 students from the German university visiting RIT this fall as part of Study Abroad programming. Photo by M. Cometa.
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Students from Germany’s Hochschule Mittweida University explored RIT and the City of Rochester as part of a study abroad program hosted by RIT’s College of Engineering Technology. One area they visited on the campus was the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute. Photo by Fabian Budach
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Hochschule Mittweida students visit RIT, continued the students have as undergraduates where they can attain both a university degree as well as certification as a trained specialist. Both provide entry into careers. “Some companies want experience, and it is a good opportunity to get a practical education,” said Robin Erler, who is interested in forensics and cyber security. While in Rochester, the students toured global companies based in the companies such as the Marquardt Group, developers of interactive mechatronic systems, and Alstom, where they learned about the infrastructure and manufacturing processes required for development of high-speed trains and other transportation systems. At RIT, they visited MAGIC Center and labs in the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute learning about the different training sessions in artificial intelligence and network security. Another day was spent at CEMA learning about how the circuit boards are produced, tested, and evaluated to eventually be used as the ‘brains’ of today’s electronic devices from phones and TVs to complex microprocessors and sensors. Anselm has a personal connection to the host university in Germany—a 150-year-old international campus with 7,000-plus students. Julius Johann Alexander Anselm, one of the former presidents of the university and helped restart the university after World War II, is the RIT professor’s great grandfather. Today, the connection to both universities provides a cross cultural experience beyond academics. q position opening | campus news
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Professional Firms Employee News SWBR News Two SWBR Team Members Honored by AIA Rochester SWBR announced that Lisa Fingar, CPSM, and Liz Reynolds, AIA have both been recognized by American Institute of Architects (AIA) Rochester Chapter. Business Development Director Fingar has been recognized as one of the Volunteers of the Year. The annual award honors chapter members and volunteers who go above and beyond typical involvement and community service in support of the chapter, Lisa Fingar, CPSM the architecture profession, and the regional communities. Fingar was recognized for her work with the AIA Rochester Design Awards Committee. position openings | professional firms employee news
Architect Reynolds has been named AIA Rochester’s Emerging Architect of the Year. The annual award honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers. In addition to volunteering with the chapter’s awards program, Reynolds is a board member for the ACE Mentor Program of Rochester and volunteered on theHabitat for Humanity WBuild team. Liz Reynolds, AIA
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GPI News GPI Welcomes Renjit James PE to Western New York Branch
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) announced the addition of Renjit James, PE as a Senior Highway Engineer. Renjit joins GPI after a distinguished 30-year career with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). He began his career in 1993 with NYSDOT Region 11 as a civil engineer with the planning and scoping group, later relocating to Renjit James, PE NYSDOT Region 5 in Buffalo where he eventually became a highway design squad leader. There he was responsible for a team of engineers and tasked with the preliminary design, final design, and construction support phases for regional capital projects. In 2015 he was promoted to the Special Projects Group as assistant special projects manager, where he managed the consultant teams working on high-profile (EIS and EA) projects as well as
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other regionally significant projects; and from late 2018 to early 2019 he oversaw the Regional Real Estate Group as the acting regional real estate officer. Most recently, he served as assistant regional design engineer. Mr. James is a licensed Professional Engineer with a BS in civil engineering from University of Calicut in Kerala, India, and a MS in civil engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His expertise is in roadway planning and design, safety improvements, work zone traffic control, ADA improvements, public involvement, and right-of-way acquisition process on roadways ranging from local roads to rural highways, urban arterials, and expressways. Renjit brings to GPI’s transportation team the added value of an owner’s perspective. He will be based in our downtown Buffalo office, supporting projects across the firm. GPI is ranked #25 in Transportation by Engineering News Record (ENR), and #10 in Bridge Engineering. Our Western New York operations include offices in Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Jamestown, and Rochester. q position openings | professuional firms employee news
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35th Annual Fall Bridge Conference - 6 PDHs
Place: DoubleTree by Hilton Rochester, 1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623 Registration: Conference sponsorship, advertising, and attendee registration is open now. Visit the website at www. abcdwny.com. There will be an in-person or a virtual option to attend. Cost: Student - $35, In-person member - $150, In-person nonmember - $200, Virtual member - $75, Virtual non-member $100 (includes breaks, lunch and PDH certificates) For additional information contact Emily M. Smith, PE (Fisher Associates, PE, LS, LA, DPC), esmith@fisherassoc.com or 585-334-1310.
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Wednesday, November 1 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
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2023 Western NY Image and Signal Processing Workshop
Applications of Imaging Modalities in Engineering and Sciences: A Journey Through Visible, Thermal, and Hyperspectral Imaging Projects
Speaker: Professor Ruby Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M Place: RIT Center for Imaging Sciences, Bldg. 76, Auditorium Time: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Registration links for our events are at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/377800
Place: RIT CIMS Conference Center Time: 8:00 am to 5:30 pm 2023WNYISPW information link: https://ewh.ieee.org/r1/rochester/sp/WNYISPW2023.html. For paper, poster, or abstract-only submissions: NYISPW@gmail.com. Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/364310
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Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) DMX512 in the Built Environment
Instructors: Javid Butler, consultant, hc/lambda LLC Place: Dinosaur BBQ (upstairs meeting space), 99 Court Street, Rochester 14604 Time: 12:00 noon Cost: $35 for IES members; $40 for non-members. Registration and details on the website at http://www.iesrochester.org.
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Wednesday, November 15 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Land and Ocean Remote Sensing Using Signals of Opportunity and Reflectometry
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Speaker: Dr. Rashmi Shah, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Place: RIT Center for Imaging Sciences, Bldg. 76, Auditorium Time: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Registration links for our events are at: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/377922
Place: Rohrbach’s, 97 Railroad Street, Rochester, NY 14609 Time: 5:00 pm Registration: Please register so we know how many people are attending! www.roceng.org and go to the calendar.
Wednesday, November 15 American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
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Speaker: Kevin Brace - Rheem Sponsor: Nu-Flow Place: Three Heads Brewery, 186 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 Time: 12:00 Noon Reservations: Luke Lawatsch: llawatsch@labellapc.com, 585-454-6110. Additional details will be available on the website at www.aspe.org/rochester.
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Agile Systems Engineering… It’s Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile (Mini-presentation on one of INCOSE’s WGs)
Speaker: Rick Dove, Chair INCOSE Working Groups for Agile Systems and Systems Engineering, and for Systems Security Engineering Place: By Zoom or In-person at L3Harris Technologies, 1680 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610. Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm (eastern). Cost: No cost to attend, but you need to register. Registration: Attendees need to pre-register by sending an email to Susan.Urban@incose.net and state whether you are attending by zoom or in-person. Those attending in-person must register by noon, Nov. 15th. The zoom link will be sent out a few days before the meeting.
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35th Annual Fall Bridge Conference Thursday, November 9, 2023
In-Person or Vir tual Option DoubleTree Rochester 1111 Jefferson Road Rochester, NY 14623 Presentation Topics Include: • • • • • • •
Fracture Critical Bridges – Fact or Fiction (Russo Structural Services) Preservation of Masonry Stone Arches (Barton and Loguidice) Case Study: Eau Claire County (InQuik Accelerated Construction) NYS Parks English Brook Arch Culvert (JM Davidson) US-2 over Cut River Bridge Load Rating (Colliers) Digital Delivery (Michael Baker International) Preparation and Response to Unscheduled Culvert Replacements (NYSDOT)
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• Earn up to 6.0-PDH Credits • Network with up to 300 bridge professionals • Enjoy coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a post-conference cocktail hour provided by ABCD
Registration: Conference sponsorship, advertisement and attendee registration begins October 11th. Visit and sign up at the ABCD WNY website, www.abcdwny.com
Attendee Cost: (includes breaks, lunch and PDH certificates) Student $35 In-person member $150 In-person non-member $200 Virtual member $75 Virtual non-member $100
See www.abcdwny.com for sponsorship and advertisement opportunities. For additional information contact: Emily Smith, P.E. Fisher Associates Email: esmith@fisherassoc.com Phone: (585) 334-1310 Association for Bridge Construction and Design Western New York Chapter www.abcdwny.com
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November 2023 Newsletter Section Officers Chair Eric Brown Vice Chair Kelly Robinson Treasurer Emmett Ientilucci Secretary Eric Zeise
Message from the Chair
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 Kelly Robinson Jean Kendrick SPS Eric Zeise TEMS Paul Lee Young Professionals Eric Brown
Dear Colleagues, The 2023 edition of the Western NY Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW) will be held on November 3rd at the RIT Student Development Center (Registration at 364310). The next Rochester Section ExCom meetings will be on Tuesday, November 7th (Registration at 360681) and December 5th (Registration at 360682) from noon to 1 p.m. Please pre-register on vTools for in-person or virtual attendance. Stay healthy, and best regards,
ExCom Member Honored as Harris Endowed Professor at RIT Professor Emmett Ientilucci, IEEE Rochester Section Finance Chair, and Rochester GRSS Chair, along with Professor Christopher Collison, were introduced as the inaugural Harris Endowed Professors in RIT’s College of Science during a ceremony at University Gallery on Sept. 6, 2023.
Student Chapters Univ. of Rochester Ming-Lun Lee RIT Jamison Heard
Committees Awards Jean Kendrick Communications Christine Frayda Howard Bussey Newsletter Mark Schrader PACE Bruce Rubin
Liaisons RES Greg Gdowski RCSS William Brewer
Two Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) Talks Scheduled Land And Ocean Remote Sensing Using Signals of Opportunity and Reflectometry, presented by Dr. Rashmi Shah of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be held on November 15, 3:30-4:30 at the RIT Center For Imaging Sciences, Building 76, Auditorium. Click above for registration and details.
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The second GRSS talk scheduled in November is: Applications of Imaging Modalities In Engineering and Sciences: A Journey Through Visible, Thermal, And Hyperspectral Imaging Projects, that will be presented by Professor Ruby Mehrubeoglu of Texas A&M University, and will be held on November 1, 3:30-4:30 at the RIT Center For Imaging Sciences, Building 76, Auditorium. Click the link above for registration and details.
2023 IEEE Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW) Date-Time-Place: November 3, 2023, RIT Center for Imaging Science, Building 76, Conference Center, 8:00 am-5:30 pm EDT The workshop is organized as a morning paper session, a Poster session, a catered lunch, and an afternoon session. There are several invited speakers and numerous presented papers. Please click on the following link for registration and further information: Western New York Image and Signal Processing Workshop (WNYISPW)
RIT Student Chapter News And 2022-2023 Highlights The RIT IEEE student chapter reports a very successful year of activities and new officers. Service Years 2022-2023 2023-2024 Chair Christina Nguyen Blake Donley (bad6983@rit.edu) Vice Chair Connor Chernesky Secretary Makenzie Press Makenzie Press (mp5795@rit.edu) Treasurer Patrick Winch Tianna Seitz (tjs1980@rit.edu Webmaster Blake Donely Jared Yeung (jyy2376@rit.edu) Club Coordinator Will Wright • • • • • • • • • • •
Sept. -Hosted resume reviews with the Microelectronic Engineering Student Association. Had a Meet and Greet/Information Sessions with Micron, and Intel. Oct.-Invited the IEEE student chapter from the University of Rochester to RIT to celebrate, socialize, and share information about engineering projects. Nov. -We hosted BS/MS students to inform others about the dual degree program. March -We teamed up with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the Doctoral Student Association (DSA), Women in Graduate School (WIGS), and AIChE to host a panel discussion about applying to graduate school. Partnered up with SAE and AIChE for resume reviews and mock interviews. We also had a career fair cool down ice cream social. Hosted: finding housing for internships and making the most of the co-op experience. April - We hosted a PCB Design Workshop, Had a Life After Graduation Panel, and an End of Year Party. May - About a dozen RIT IEEE seniors graduated representing IEEE with pins and blue and white cords with their graduation regalia.
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Call for Award Nominations The Genesee Valley Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) announced that nominations are now being received for the 2023 Awards. Recognition of the dedicated public works professionals throughout our industry and successful public projects that improve the lives of those around the communities should be made. Nomination forms will be emailed in October or can be obtained by emailing Paul Chatfield at Paul.Chatfield@mrbgroup.com The Award categories are as follows, and description of the categories can be found on the APWA website at www.APWA.org/resources/apwa-awards • • • • • • • • • •
Public Works Project of the Year Award (Structures, Transportation, Environment, Historical Preservation, and Disaster/Emergency Repair) Public Works Project of the Year Small Cities/Rural Communities Professional Manager of the Year Award (Transportation, Solid Waste, Emergency Management, Public Right-of-Way, Public Fleet, Facilities, and Engineering/ Technology) Citation for Exemplary Service to Public Works (Public Works Leader of the Year) Sustainable Practices Award Community Involvement Award Distinguished Service to Public Works Award Young Leader Award Douglas C. Zefting Public Service Employee Award Richard Mack Contractor of the Year Award
Winners will be recognized at the annual APWA Genesee Valley Awards Banquet scheduled for Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center. Nominations will be received in electronic form ONLY with NO paper submissions by Friday, December 8, 2023 at 5 p.m. The nomination forms and supporting information should be provided as a PDF with photographs provided in a JPEG format. Nominations shall be provided to: Paul Chatfield, P.E., Awards Committee Chairman MRB Group 145 Culver Road, Suite 160 Rochester, NY 14620 Telephone: 585-381-9250 (Office) or 585-506-6059 (Cell) Email: paul.chatfield@mrbgroup.com
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Finger Lakes Chapter of INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
November Chapter Meeting Mini Presentation: Brief presentation of one of INCOSE’s WGs o Presented by TBD.
Agile Systems Engineering … It’s Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile
o Presented by Rick Dove, who chairs the INCOSE working groups for Agile Systems and Systems Engineering, and for Systems Security Engineering
Abstract: The Manifesto for Agile Software Development and related processes like Scrum are
well known, and well suited to software engineering. But software engineering is very different than electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and systems engineering. Engineering today needs the agility to anticipate and effectively respond to increasingly dynamic and uncertain environments. While tactical methods (the how part) for engineering agility necessarily vary among different engineering domains, strategies (the what and why parts) for achieving these common goals are domain independent. Research has shown us fundamental common strategies that enable agility in any domain; but each domain needs to express these patterns differently to fit the nature of that domain. This presentation will profile eight strategic aspects with application examples practiced at Tesla and SpaceX. In June of this year (2023), the Requirement Working Group released version 4 of the INCOSE Guide to Writing Requirements. The latest version of the Guide to Writing Requirements (GtWR) is now in the INCOSE Store as well as an update to the 7page GtWR Summary Sheet. The practice of systems engineering is evolving and so must the definition and management of needs and requirements. This new update represents this evolution in how we view needs and requirements across the lifecycle. During this presentation, Lou will provide an overview of the updated GtWR and the changes that we made along with a brief overview of the other RWG products including the Needs and Requirements Manual (NRM), Guide to Needs and Requirements GtNR), Guide to Verification and Validation (GtVV), and newly released version 4 of the Guide to Writing Requirements (GtWR) and how they relate to each other, the INCOSE SE HB v5, and the SEBOK.
This meeting will be on Thursday, Nov 16, 6 – 7:30 pm (eastern). Attendees can attend via zoom or, if a US Person, in-person at L3Harris Technologies Rochester, NY (1680 University Avenue, Rochester NY, 14610).
Attendees need to pre-register. To register, send an email to Susan.Urban@incose.net and state whether you will attend via zoom or in-person. The zoom link will be sent out a few days before the meeting. For in-person attendees (L3Harris): Further instructions will be sent out before the meeting.
Those attending in-person must register by noon, Nov 15th or closely thereafter. There is no cost to attend the meeting. incose news © 2023 INCOSE Finger Lakes Chapter
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Rochester Chapter
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Rochester ASHRAE website: www.rochesterashrae.org
Dear ASHRAE Family, Earlier this year, ASHRAE Rochester members participated in the New York Health Care Protocol Summit. The primary goal of this effort was to produce a guide that could be used by New York hospitals to reduce the carbon footprint of their facilities in the most cost-effective and resilient manner possible. NYSERDA recently announced the launch of the guide, and I encourage anyone involved in large, mission-critical facilities to reference this guide for assistance with their decarbonization effort. Please see the announcement from NYSERDA below:
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ASHRAE 2023-2024 Meeting Schedule Date Tuesday, 9/12/2023
Event
Theme
Clambake and BBQ at Genessee Valley Park with Rochester Plant Engineers (RPE)
BBQ/Clambake Fall Social
Inverter Driven Chiller Heaters Monday, 10/16/2023
Presented by: Anthony Frizalone, Sr. Regional Sales Engineer, LGE US
Monday, 11/13/2023
TBD
Monday, 12/11/2023
Control of Infectious Aerosols (ASHRAE Standard 241-2023) Presented by: ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer William Bahnfleth, PhD, PE, FASHRAE
Monday, 1/8/2024
TBD
Monday, 2/5/2024
Strathallan City View Ballroom
(PDH Pending) History Review (PDH Pending)
Presented by: Matt Bhumbla, VP - Business Dev. Sustainable Systems, Price Industries
(9th Floor)
Strathallan City View Ballroom (9th Floor)
Strathallan City View Ballroom
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Strathallan City View Ballroom
(PDH Pending) A Fresh Approach to Conditioning Schools
Location Roundhouse Lodge, GVP Moore Rd Rochester NY
Membership Promotion (PDH Pending)
(9th Floor)
Strathallan City View Ballroom (9th Floor)
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a Strathallan Friday, 65th Annual ASHRAE Valentines Dinner Dance City View Ballroom 2/9/2024 new and valuable resource, Decarbonize with (9 Floor) Resilience: A Guide for New York Hospitals. Hunt Hollow Week of Joe Harding Memorial Ski Day (week of recess) This comprehensive, online tool is the result of 2/19/24 9am-4pm an ongoing industry collaboration led by The New Resource Strathallan Promotion Week of ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer York Healthcare Protocol Team. The team is led City View Ballroom 3/18/2024 Julia Keen (9 Floor) (PDH Pending) by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating Refrigeration Monday, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) New Facilities Tour TBD 4/15/2024 (PDH Pending) York City Chapter, with Regional and Society Leadership, and support from the New York State Week of Annual ASHRAE Golf Outing and Picnic --Ravenwood 5/20/24 (Ravenwood Golf Course) Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA). This public/private partnership is comprised of over 80 organizations that have contributed their time, energy, and expertise to inform the essential components of this guide. For a complete list of contributing organizations comprising the New York Healthcare Protocol Team, please visit the "About Us" section of the Guide. th
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The Guide will help hospitals to navigate the decarbonization process as efficiently and costeffectively as possible, to achieve sustainability goals, and adhere to regulatory standards, all while retaining operational resilience. It contains practical approaches to decarbonization and resilience strategy development and implementation, benchmarking and measurement tools, case studies, and other valuable information that hospital administrators and staff can use to kick-start decarbonization projects at their institutions.
Updated 10/12/2023
To access the guide, please go to: www.nyhospitaldecarbguide.com. Sincerely, Jim Parks ASHRAE Rochester Chapter President 2023-2024
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The Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair gives thanks for all the members of the Rochester Engineering Society and the on-going, generous support that you give to the Fair! May you enjoy a very happy Thanksgiving with family & friends.
Save the Date! Tell Teachers and Students! Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science and Engineering Fair
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DMX512 IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PRESENTED BY JAVID BUTLER CONSULTANT—hc/lambda LLC
DMX512 is becoming prevalent in the built environment for reasons ranging from higher control granularity to tunable color and exciting dynamic facades. This session will discuss how to best implement DMX512 systems, including how to use the IES standard on Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operation. NOVEMBER 14, 2023 ~ 12:00 NOON DINOSAUR BBQ (UPSTAIRS MEETING SPACE) ~ 99 Court Street ~ Rochester, NY 14604 $35 for IES Members ~ $40 for non-members Please register on our website www.iesrochester.org Mr. Butler has over 30 years of lighting experience, is NCQLP Lighting Certified (LC) and holds Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP) titles from AEE. He has been involved with numerous major lighting projects including the MetLife Stadium Solar Ring, FedEx Field Media wall, Lincoln Field effect logo, Golden Nugget media wall, Chevy Chase Pavilion media wall, Paris Casino Ballrooms, Ballys Casino Events Center and more. Mr. Butler is active in the Illuminating Engineering Society and serves on the Las Vegas Section Board of Managers and as its President, as well as being the AEE Las Vegas Education Chair. He serves on several industry standards committees including Chair - ESTA E1.27 DMX512 Cabling / Chair - ESTA BSR E1.68 DMX512 Compliance / ESTA E1.11 DMX512-A ESTA E1.20 RDM / ESTA E1.31 sACN / ESTA Next Gen control protocol IES LP-16 Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operation ies news
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President/: DAVE JERECKOS IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Vice President Technical: LUKE LAWATSCH Labella Associates 300 State Street Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614 585-454-6110 Vice President Legislative: TREVOR SAX IBC Engineering, PC 3445 Winton Place Suite 219 Rochester, NY 14623 585-292-1590 Vice President Membership: REBECCA KOLSTAD Kolstad Associates 40 Harrison Street Rochester, NY 14605 Treasurer / Education Chair: JENNIFER WENGENDER, P.E., CPD CPL 255 Woodcliff Drive, Suite 200 Fairport, NY 14450 585-454-7600 Administrative Secretary: ADAM KRAMER Bergmann 280 E. Broad Street Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14604 585-498-7802
President's Message Happy Fall everyone! I want to remind everyone who is a member of ASPE and the Rochester local Chapter about our ASPE Rochester Chapter Vests. They are going to be provided to ASPE members who attend at least 4 meetings this season. A size column has been added to the sign in sheet at the meetings so we can make sure to have everyone’s size correct. We have 74 Members with consisting of 48 Full, 15 Associate and 11 Affiliate members. In that group of 74 members we have 18 PE’s and 9 CPDs. Of the those that attend meetings, about half are Members. If you attend meetings but are not a member, we are always glad to see you but please consider joining the Rochester Chapter of ASPE. We will be continuing to meet each month in-person at the Three Heads Brewery (186 Atlantic Ave, Rochester, NY 14607)
Dave Jereckos, Chapter President (Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society)
Newsletter Editor: NADIA THOMPSON Turner Engineering 359 West Commercial St, Ste 2190 East Rochester NY 14445 (585) 381-3360 Affiliate Liaison: EMILY MILLER WMS Sales 9580 County Rd. Clarence Center, NY 14032 (716) 741-9575 Rochester Chapter Website:
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Meeting Notice – Save the Date Topic:
Boiler and Water Heater Retrofit
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Location: Three Heads Brewery – 186 Atlantic Ave, Rochester 14607 Date:
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 12:00PM
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Luke Lawatsch: llawatsch@labellapc.com (585) 454-6110
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On September 27 we hosted a talk by Patrick Cosgrove on what he has learned about astrophotography. It may be seen by clicking on this link. If you have a topic of imaging interest, or know of someone who would be willing to give a talk, please contact us. We cover a broad range of topics. E-mail us at RochesterIST@gmail.com. The Rochester Chapter Council members are: President: Director: VP Programs: VP Membership: Treasurer: Recording Secretary: Councilors:
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Affiliated Societies of the Rochester Engineering Society American Consulting Engineering, Companies of New York
Electrical Association
Executive Director, Karen Lynch
President, Pat Nicoletta, PE
American Public Works Association Monroe County/Genesee Valley Branch
Genesee Valley Land Surveyors Association
Chairman, Peter Vars, PE,
President, Jared R. Ransom, LS
Monroe Professional Engineers Society President, William Grove
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COME TOUR THE WINNER OF OUR IES ROCHESTER President, Brian Laurer EXTERIOR LIGHTING AWARD - ROC CITY SKATE PARK MEMBERS FROM THE DESIGN TEAM FROM STANTEC AND FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.IESROCHESTER.ORG
Imaging Science & Technology, Rochester Chapter President, Bruce Pillman
Sheet Metal & Air-Conditioning Contractor’s National Association Rochester, Inc. Executive Director, Don Fella
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rochester Section
Institute ofBasics Electrical and Electronics of Modern Theatre Lighting System Design Engineers, Rochester Section Chairman, Eric Brown- Power Distribution & Control
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