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GROUP LEADERSHIP TEAM 2017-2018

David P. Houser, P.E. Chair 330.665.3753 (home) davidhouser519 @ gmail.com Edward S. Seroka Vice Chair 330.379.4413 (office) edseroka @ neo.rr.com Brent C. Sisler, P.E. Treasurer 330.836.9238 (home) marybrentsisler @ cs.com Cara E. Adams Secretary 330.379.6202 (office) caraadams302 @ yahoo.com Members Edward S. Seroka Past Chair Andrew J. Brugger 2018 Mark L. Burrows, P.E. 2018 Dick Henry 2018 Brian D. Goshia 2019 Jim Parish, P.E. 2019 Marion G. Pottinger, Ph.D. 2019 Abhilash Chandy, Ph.D. 2020 D. Dane Quinn, Ph.D. 2020 Brent C. Sisler, P.E. 2020 University of Akron student section Scott Sawyer, Ph.D. – Advisor Akron professional section website: https://community.asme.org/akron_section/b/weblog/default.aspx email: akronasme @ mail.com Webmaster: Brent C. Sisler, P.E. Newsletter editor: Brent C. Sisler, P.E.

ASME International Akron Section January, 2018

Newsletter Akron ASME 2016 – 2017

service award recipients

Congratulations and thanks to the following individuals on the noted service awards they received for the year 2016 – 2017: 50-year: William Bandy, Larry Myers. Life Member certificates: R. Scott Betschman, Willard Donoho, Timothy Driehorst, Clinton Ensworth, William Haller, Samuel Kelly III, James Laughner, L. Scott Lindner, Richard Navarro, Ricky Scholl. 25-year: James Soltisz. Akron ASME will be inviting Messrs. Bandy and Myers, and one guest each, to any of our upcoming meetings, free of charge, as our guests, to thank them personally for their years of service to ASME.

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Message from the Akron Section Chair Welcome to the 2017 year's end. The Akron ASME Section has developed the upcoming activity schedule with your interests in mind. Our interaction with the University of Akron is continuing with a scheduled "Student Papers Night" and the Joint Akron ASM and Akron ASME Meeting (in January). We are planning a seminar next fall on the Lake Erie Wind Generation Project as a technical seminar. We are also active in supporting the area Science Fairs. I hope that you will find time to attend one or more of our activities and I will be able to meet you. Dave Houser - Chair

Science Fairs For any who are interested, there are the two annual upcoming science fairs, and both need judges: the

Saturday, January 27, 2018 Akron Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Expo (ASTE) at Akron’s North High School and the Saturday, March 17, 2018 Western Reserve District 5 Science Day (WRD5SD) at Akron U.

New in 2010 was an attempt to have “booths” (“tables”, really) at ASTE representing each of the ACESS member societies, of which Akron ASME is one. It worked out very well, so we did it again in all successive years. I handle Sponsored Awards for these fairs, and will be consumed with that during both fairs, so I need a couple of you to watch over the Akron ASME table at ASTE. Please consider it for the ASTE, and judging both fairs. Let me know if you’re interested. Thanks! Brent C. Sisler, P.E. Treasurer, Awards, Program, Newsletter, and Past Section Chair, Akron ASME Treasurer, Administrator, & Community Relations Chair, Akron Council of Engineering & Scientific Societies (ACESS) 330/836-9238 – home [email protected] – home

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UAkron ASME newsletter by email – make sure you get one!

As you probably know by now, many years ago, due to cost considerations, Akron ASME had to stop mailing hardcopy newsletters.

UNew a few years ago and stopped as of this year U: Please be ready for a change in the way you receive information from us. We had been using a GoDaddy server to send emails to our “members + friends” (they looked like “Express Email Marketing”). We are no longer doing that, for two reasons: 1) it was expensive and we can no longer afford it; and, 2) national ASME frowns on us using other than its listserv for communicating with our members. National ASME has not explicitly answered the issue of how a section communicates with its “friends” (i.e., “prospective members, ex-members, donors, and others interested in us”). I know they are hoping that, somehow, all the “friends” can be drawn in as (ASME) “members” eventually, but they haven’t offered us a communications “vehicle” to help make that happen. So, it becomes increasingly important that national ASME and we, in Akron, have a correct email address for you. If national has an incorrect email address for you, you will not be receiving my listserv messages. If those emails do not seem to be coming to you, please email me, Brent Sisler, at [email protected] with your correct email address. As members, you should be getting ASME listserv emails from Akron ASME announcing: 1) upcoming events; 2) updating of our Akron ASME website ( now moved to https://community.asme.org/akron_section/b/weblog/default.aspx ); and, 3) posting of our updated newsletter to that website as an Adobe Acrobat *.pdf for your viewing, printing, and/or download.

Please let me (Brent Sisler, 330/836-9238 or [email protected]) know, if you have comments, questions, or concerns.

UAkron ASME “speakers” needed in high schools

The Akron Section of ASME would like to begin a project to put engineers in contact with area high school students. A need that has been made known to us is that the amount of graduating high-school students going on to study science and engineering is down in the Akron area.

Akron ASME is attempting to develop a pool of engineers that would be willing and able to go to a school for anywhere from a half hour to a couple of hours, based on their schedule, and speak to high school classes. The format is anything from an informal talk with a science classroom to a PowerPoint presentation to a group of students enrolled in science classes. We have a new “What is a Mechanical Engineer?” brochure from national ASME that makes such a visit very easy for someone willing to go into the schools. We have hundreds of copies on hand, ready to give to you. We have it as a *.pdf, too, if you’d like to take a look.

If you would be interested in getting involved with this program and helping educate students about science and engineering fields, please contact Cara Adams at caraadams302 @ yahoo.com.

Thanks for considering it!

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UACESS joint societies meeting Please note my inclusion of one other flyer herein: in January, on Monday the 8th, with SPE. It is what we call a “joint societies meeting with ACESS”. As an ACESS member society, Akron ASME members are most welcome to attend it. Please also note, and use, the reservations contact and deadline within that flyer. Brent C. Sisler, P.E. Newsletter Chair, Akron ASME Treasurer, Administrator, & Community Relations Chair, Akron Council of Engineering & Scientific Societies (ACESS)

2017-2018 Akron Section Schedule Date Program Location Thur., 9/14/17 ASME Student Design Team Night The University of Akron

Mon., 10/9/17 Dr. Marion G. Pottinger SAE Presentation: “History of Characterizing Tire Forces & Moments Applied to a Vehicle”

Holiday Inn Akron West

Thur., 11/2/17 ACESS Honors and Awards Banquet Guy’s Party Center, Akron Mon., 11/6/17 SAE University teams presenting & displaying Flitzen Factory, Richfield Wed., 1/17/18 Joint meeting with Akron ASM New Era Restaurant, Akron

Thur., 2/22/18 EWeek Banquet Emidio & Sons Banquet Center, Cuyahoga Falls

Thur., 3/20/18 Student (Papers) Night The University of Akron Tues., 4/3/18 Membership Appreciation/Renewal Night & Industry Expo Sons of Herman, Akron --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the following pages, you will find: 1. Flyer for Wednesday, January 17th Joint meeting with Akron ASM: “Professional Practice, Ethics, and Conspiracy Theories”, presented Paul Bosela, Ph.D., P.E. [1 page (page 5 of 13)]. 2. EWeek banquet information, including how to order tickets [4 pages (pages 6 through 9 of 13)]. 3. Flyer for Tuesday, March 20th Student (Papers) Night [1 page (page 10 of 13)]. 4. Flyer for Monday, January 8th ACESS / SPE Joint Societies meeting: “Expanding Capacity in a Challenging Environment”, presented by Mr. Ed Hall [1 page (page 11 of 13)]. 5. A screen shot of the website of Lorton Technology, showing contact information for Mr. Tony Kusnerik and his Professional Engineer (PE) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) webinars [2 pages (pages 12 and 13 of 13)]. Watch his website (lortontechnology.com) and future Akron ASME newsletters for those offerings. Personal note from Brent Sisler: I have taken most of these webinars. They were interesting, well-conducted, and easy to register and attend. If you are a P.E. or P.S., depending upon your background, these could be a very convenient and cost-effective way to earn some or all of your PE or PS CPD hours.

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