WSE presents Landmark Award
In keeping with the objectives of the Landmark Award, Casalino has shared her technical insight and knowledge with the people of Chicago and through her work has guided a potentially chaotic project smoothly to finish within budget and on time. The Landmark Award was established in 1992 to recognize an outstanding engineer�s body of work and contributions to the profession. Applicants are judged on their technical and ethical insights; sharing of knowledge; promotion of engineering training; and participation in technical societies, publications, and seminar presentations. The recipient is selected for his or her ethical and professional commitment to the field of engineering. Chicagoland Engineering Forum luncheonsOn January 29, 2003, the Engineering Forum luncheon will feature a chemical engineer from Abbott Laboratories who will discuss an engineer�s role in pharmaceuticals as well as the latest information about Abbott�s projects, including a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis. These luncheons will take place at the Union League Club, 65 West Jackson Blvd., 11:30 am/social; noon/lunch. Cost: $25.00 for members, $30.00 for nonmembers. For more information, contact WSE office, [email protected], 312/913-1730, 913-1731 fax. On February 19 Chicagoland Engineering Forum presents �Runway 14L/32R Rehabilitation O�Hare Field.� The rehabilitation of O�Hare International Airport�s 10,005 foot runway 14L/32R was accomplished during the summer of 2002. The 27,500 tons of P-401 asphalt were placed in 12 consecutive nights. This presentation focuses on how the formation of a team of designers, construction managers, engineers, contractors, and airfield operations personnel propelled the complete overlay of a major runway at the word�s busiest airport without affecting air traffic while safely maintaining the FAA�s rigid quality standards. Presenters include Dr. H. Bruce Brummel, Harbour Contractors, and Jeffery A. Jackowski, Bowman, Barrett & Associates, Inc. Registration and networking, 11:30am, lunch11:45am. Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson. $25 WSE members, $30 nonmembers. Contact WSE at 312/913-1730, [email protected]. Washington Award recipientEugene Cernan, Captain, USN, Retired, and chairman and CEO of The Cernan Corporation, is the 2003 Washington Award recipient. Born in Chicago, Cernan earned his B.S.E.E. from Purdue University and his M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School before attending Wharton School of Finance and Northwestern University. Selected by NASA as an astronaut in 1963, Cernan has walked in space; flown to the moon; commanded a spacecraft; and assisted in the planning, development, and evaluation of the joint U.S./Soviet Union Apollo-Soyuz mission and test project. After retiring from the Navy in 1976, he formed the Cernan Corporation, a management consultant firm in energy, aerospace, and related industries. Cernan�s achievements in engineering, space science, and administration fields are numerous. During the Gemini 9 mission, Cernan stepped into space after moving to an equipment bay in the rear of the spacecraft where he put on a rocket-powered astronaut moving unit (AMU), which he tested at the end of a 125-foot tether. There, he set a record two-hour, nine-minute flight walk. On his second space flight, he was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 10, the first comprehensive lunar-orbital qualification and verification flight test of an Apollo lunar module. In accomplishing all of the assigned objectives of this mission, Apollo 10 confirmed the operations performance, stability, and reliability of the command /service module and lunar module configuration during trans-lunar coast, lunar orbit insertion, and lunar module separation and descent to within eight nautical miles of the lunar surface. He made his third space flight as spacecraft commander of Apollo 17, the last scheduled manned mission to the moon for the United States and the first manned nighttime launch. During this mission, Cernan and his team made the moon their home for three days and launched the lunar module �Challenger,� which activated a base of operations for three highly successful excursions to the nearby craters and the Taurus mountains. The last mission to the moon established several new records for manned space flight that include: longest manned lunar landing flight (301 hours, 51 minutes); longest lunar surface extra-vehicular activities (22 hours, 6 minutes); largest lunar sample return (249 pounds); and longest time in orbit (147 hours, 48 minutes). In keeping with the purpose of the Washington Award�recognition of devoted, unselfish, and pre-eminent service in advancing human progress�the Western Society of Engineers acknowledges Captain Cernan�s role in space exploration and travel. Cernan has logged 566 hours and 15 minutes in space, of which more than 73 hours were spent on the surface of the moon. He was the second American to have walked in space, having spanned the circumference of the world twice in a little more than 1/2 hours. He was one of two men to have flown to the moon on two occasions and, as commander of the last mission to the moon, Apollo 17, had the privilege and distinction of being the last man to have left his footprints on the surface of the moon. His work with NASA�s Gemini and Apollo programs demonstrated a human�s capacity for space flight and performance on the moon. In addition, he performed invaluable research while on the lunar surface, contributing to mankind�s knowledge of the moon. The Western Society of Engineers will present the Washington Award to Captain Cernan at the Chicagoland Engineering Awards Benefit on February 21, 2003, during National Engineers Week. Nominations for awardsThe Washington Award, established in 1916 by WSE president John Alvord, is conferred each year upon an engineer whose professional attainments have advanced the welfare of all peoples. The purpose of the award is to express recognition of devoted, unselfish, and pre-eminent service in advancing human progress. A list of rules governing the Washington Award and nomination forms are available at www.wsechicago.org or in the WSE office. Nominations must be received by June 2, 2003. The Octave Chanute Award is given annually to the Western Society member whose paper on an engineering topic is judged meritorious. In 1901, during his term as WSE president, Chanute, an aviation pioneer, funded the cost of awarding a commemorative medal to the Society member who presented the best research paper before the Society each year. The following year, as retiring president of the Society, he established an endowment to fund future awards. Chanute Award Criteria/RulesPapers may be co-authored by non-members, but awards are made only to the author(s) who are WSE member(s). Awards shall be given, annually for up to three outstanding papers as judged by:
The recipient will be selected by the WSE Awards Committee, and approved by the WSE Board of Trustees. Since WSE supports engineers working together, we do not require the WSE member to be the sole author of the paper; however, only the WSE member is eligible to receive the award. Nomination forms are available at www.wsechicago.org or in the WSE office. Papers must be received by June 2, 2003. The Charles Ellet Award is presented annually to a member of Western Society of Engineers who is 35 years of age or younger and who has made outstanding progress in his or her professional development. The award was established in 1929 as a memorial to Charles Ellet, a Civil War hero and an engineer, who was considered to be the father of the modern suspension bridge. The recipient of this prestigious award receives a certificate, a small honorarium, and possession of a silver loving cup for one year. The cup is engraved with the names of each winner dating back to 1930. The recipient will be selected by the Awards Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees. WSE members who are eligible for nomination for the Charles Ellet Award this year are:
Nomination forms are available at www.wsechicago.org or in the WSE office. Nominations must be received by June 2, 2003. The Landmark Award was established in 1992 to recognize an outstanding engineer�s body of work and contributions to the profession. WSE members, their coworkers, and clients are eligible for nomination. Applicants are judged on their technical and ethical insights; sharing of knowledge; promotion of engineering training; and participation in technical societies, publications, and seminar presentations. Nomination forms are available at www.wsechicgo.org or in the WSE office. Nominations must be received by June 2, 2003. Save the dateWSE�s annual golf outing will be held on July 28 at the Itasca Country Club, 12 noon buffet lunch; 1:30 pm tee off; dinner, following golf. Details will appear in future issues. Van Zelst named distinguished alumnusWSE member Theodore W. Van Zelst, President of Testing Sciences, Inc., Glenview, Illinois, has received a 2002 Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award from the College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. The university presents this award to an engineering graduate for �lifetime professional leadership and exemplary public service achievement.� Van Zelst was honored for his inventions and innovations in engineering, including an aerodynamic design for maneuverable swing-wings for supersonic aircraft used on many planes such as the Navy F-14A Tomcat, Air Force F-111F, and B-1 Bomber. In the early 1950s Van Zelst started �explosion� of civil engineering technical laboratories throughout the world and revolutionized field quality control testing of construction materials such as soil, concrete, rock, and asphalt. His advocacy in this engineering field led to international acceptance and applications of materials testing and construction quality control on major project job sites. Van Zelst continues as an advocate in the promotion of engineering and science education and has served on committees that led to the passage of the National Defense Education Acts and the Technical Education Acts. Building safety groups consolidateThe nation�s three leading building safety organizations have agreed to consolidate services, products, and operations into one member service organization. BOCA (Building Officials and Code Administrators), ICBO (International Conference of Building Officials), and SBCCI (Southern Building Code Congress International) have merged into ICC (International Code Council). The new ICC begins operations in January 2003. The consolidation unites the nation�s leading building safety experts under one common goal: to serve public health and safety. This ensures that members and the public receive quality technical and educational services that support the ICC International Codes (I-Codes). The ICC will continue to service BOCA, ICBO, and SBCCI with regional code products as municipalities and states transition to I-Codes that have no geographic boundaries. Did you know...
Computer chips now join the list of possible places to cook yourself breakfast. Using just a piece of tinfoil, some copper pennies, and a computer running a standard 1500MHz microprocessor, a scientist has successfully fried an egg in only 11 minutes. Although this was done in fun, the experiment does underline the serious implications of thermal issues that many technicians believe will become the limiting factor within chip design in the near future. As the densities of transistors in chips increase to meet demand, there is a simultaneous increase in heat loadings on systems. This thermal management issue may affect high-end microchips as well as consumer electronic gadgets, including wireless phones. Archived Society News
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Denise M. Casalino, P.E., Chicago Department of Transportation, Bureau of Bridges and Transit, is the recipient of the 2002 Landmark Award, which was presented to her at the December 4 Chicagoland Engineering Forum luncheon. Casalino has been the city�s Project Manager for the planning, design, and construction of the $200 million Wacker Drive Reconstruction Project. She was responsible for coordinating the work efforts of all design contracts as well as the public information campaign with building owners and local media.
That a recent independent experiment proved that working computers generate enough heat to fry an egg?
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