Mechanical Engineering News
An internet publication of the Mechanical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education
MINUTES OF MEETINGS
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Mechanical Engineering News An internet publication of the Mechanical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education MINUTES OF MEETINGS |
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DRAFT MINUTES ASEE
Mechanical Engineering Division Call to Order Introduction of Attendees Approval of Minutes Division Chair's Report Treasurer's Report ASEE hasn't received a new budget figure from the PIC chairs. It is expected that the Operating budget will be the same as last year, which is $1,290.00 for the Mechanical Engr Division. 2008 Program Report Following division precedent,
I took responsibility for triaging our abstracts (accepting/sending
to other more relevant divisions/reject). We have 100 abstracts
accepted. I am following Bijan's lead in assigning 2 draft paper
reviews to each primary author. I need to find about 30-50 additional
reviewers willing to do 2-3 reviews each. I will send out a formal
request for reviewers via Bijan Sepahpour to our listserv. Thanks to Ken Van Treuren for his hard work in arranging for Denis Bushnell as our distinguished lecturer for 2008. The 2008 PIC Chairs have approved the nomination of Denis Bushnell as our Distinguished Lecture. Our speaker is scheduled to present on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 10:30 am - Noon, at the Pittsburgh Convention Center. Each Distinguished Lecture Session is 90 minutes long, with Q&A if applicable. Thanks also to PIC Chair John Lamancusa's support in helping the division to pick up 3 more sessions in time slots during next year's meeting. New Business Next Meeting Adjournment Respectfully submitted, Wayne E. Whiteman, Secretary/Treasurer List of Attendees
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Mechanical Engineering Division Call to Order Introduction of Attendees Officer Elections Other Committees Hakan Gurocak was nominated as a new member-at-large. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. Division Chair's Report Treasurer's Report 2007 Program Report Five papers were nominated for best paper award. Authors of the five papers received a prestigious certificate of recognition for their outstanding contributions to the ME Division and ASEE. A comprehensive assessment of the written and oral parts of the five papers was performed by Madara Ogot, Devdas Pai, Joseph Rencis, and Bijan Sepahpour. The best paper award went to Hakan Gurocak who will receive a plaque and a check for $250. John Lamancusa (Chair of PIC I) suggested that ALL five nominated papers should be forwarded for PIC I's Best Paper. Bijan Sepahpour created a certificate of recognition award for past chairs that he presented at the meeting to past chairs in attendance. The ME Convivium was well received. It was a good centralized location with flexible accommodations. 66 individuals participated at about $50/person. The cash bar set-up was waived and the room charge was also waived. Just over $2500 was charged to the division. Bijan Sepahpour presented four designs for choosing and adopting an emblem for the ME Division. One of the four was approved and is shown at the end of the report. Old Business New Business Only 6 nominations were considered for the Roe Award this year. A discussion took place to decide how to increase the number of nominations. Steven McClain will attempt to get an article in the ASME magazine that announces this year's award winner and also addresses the nomination procedures for future years. The Roe Award Committee was also charged with bringing forth proposals for increasing the number of nominations. Past winner Dan Turner has agreed to help with this process of encouraging more nominations. As vice chair of the ASME Department Heads Committee, Joe Rencis will make sure that the Roe Award is discussed at future department heads meetings. A discussion took place regarding the Division sponsoring a Distinguished Lecturer at next year's conference. Ken Van Treuren will try to recruit an individual from NASA Langley. If that individual does not work out, he will try to recruit Dr. Wolf. Next Meeting Adjournment Respectfully submitted, Wayne E. Whiteman, Secretary/Treasurer
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Mechanical Engineering Division Call to Order Introduction of Attendees Division Chair's Report Treasurer's Report The Division hosted a Distinguished Lecture on Engineering and History by Henry Petroski at the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. The Civil Engineering, Design in Engineering Education and Construction Engineering Divisions have all contributed their portion of the honorium for Henry Petroski. Expenses from the 2006 conference included the Division supplement to support the Roe Award Luncheon ($1599.38) and the Convivium ($400.92). Another expense ($15) covered the attendance of John David Yoder at the 2006 Roe Award Luncheon. John was one of the authors who won the best paper award at the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2007 Program Report New Business Old Business Nelson Macken recommended advertising the Best Paper Award on the Division website. Joe Rencis will send the award description to William Janna the Division webmaster. Devdas Pai suggested that the Division consider having 2nd and 3rd place best paper awards or honorable mentions at the business meeting during the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Next Meeting Adjournment Respectfully submitted, Joseph J. Rencis, Secretary/Treasurer
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Mechanical Engineering Division Business Meeting The meeting was called to order at 12:30 pm by John Chen. Following an introduction of all members in attendance (see list at the end of these minutes), the meeting proceeded. (Note that Action Items are highlighted in red.) Division Chair's Report B.K. Hodge presented a brief summary of the PIC I meeting to the group, including Headquarter's plan to reduce all Divisions' technical sessions by one session in 2006. Treasurer's Report 2005 Program Report A motion was made by Jed Lyons, seconded by John Lamancusa, for the Division to conduct a one-year pilot test of being a "publish to present" Division. This pilot test would take place in the 2006 Conference cycle. The motion was passed by a unanimous voice vote. Madara Ogot will make sure that the Call for Papers clearly states this policy. A suggestion was made and widely endorsed to make the Division Best Paper award an officially recognized ASEE award, with inclusion in the Division's By-Laws. John Chen will contact ASEE headquarters to determine the procedure for this. B.K. Hodge will review the Division's By-Laws and propose the modifications needed to include this award. Joe Rencis will develop and propose a procedure for determining both the Conference Best Paper nominees and the Division Best Paper award. Bijan Sepahpour will develop and propose additional method(s) to recognize all Division Best Paper nominees (e.g., commendation letters or certificates). A suggestion was made and widely endorsed to reinstate a Best Session Presentation recognition in which one presentation from each of the Division's technical sessions would be selected for this honor. It was decided that the session moderator(s) should rate each presentation and make the selection. Madara Ogot will develop and propose a procedure, including guidance on reclusion and a common evaluation form, to be used in the selection process. The prize will be a Division-paid attendance at the Roe Lecture and Luncheon at the following year's conference. B.K. Hodge provided a list of the 2004 presentations that were selected and recognized as the best presentation at each session. John Chen will contact each of the authors to offer the prize of a paid-for attendance at the 2006 Roe Lecture and Luncheon. Bijan Sepahpour and Wayne Whiteman
were asked to explore the possibility of inviting Henry Petrosky
as a Distinguishd Lecturer at the 2006 Annual Conference. They
will also explore the interests of the Civil Engineering and
Construction Engineering for a joint sponsorship. One concern
is the cost of this event to the Division, which could possibly
be reduced by the sharing of costs between Headquarters and the
other divisions. A motion was made by Nelson Macken to have the Division subsidize the Roe Lecture and Luncheon to reduce attendee cost of the event to $15. The motion was passed unanimously by a voice vote. Madara Ogot will take action on this item in the fall when the program planning for the 2006 Conference begins. New Business Old Business Next Meeting List of Attendees |
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Engineering Division Business Meeting Minutes 1. The meeting was called to order by Chair B.K. Hodge. 2. Attendees were introduced and their contact information was recorded. 3. Dale Wilson (Immediate Past Chair) thanked B.K. Hodge for his outstanding efforts for bringing the program together. 4. The Chair identified the Division officers and committee members for the upcoming year (June 2004-June 2005) as follows: Chair: B.K.
Hodge, Mississippi State, (662) 325-7315 5. Program Report 6. The Treasurer's report was
made by Madara Ogot. The last ME Division fiscal (a) Ending BASS Account balance
$23,029.37 7. The Chair solicited suggestion on how to enhance ME Division activities. The following discussions followed: I- It was suggested that the ME Division Meeting be held at Sunday evening and schedule another ME Division Session in the Wednesday time slot. Alternatively, we may explore the possibility of moving the ME Department Heads' meeting to Sunday so that another ME Division Session may be held in the time slot of 12:30 - 2:00 P.M. Lawrence Hoberock will explore such a possibility. II- Would any of the exhibitors be willing to sponsor the cost of coffee for any of the 7:00 AM Sessions? Donald Mueller volunteered to follow up and start contacting such potential exhibitors. III- A discussion of the number of presentations in sessions was made and the Chair provided explanations on how number of papers are allocated in each time frame (i.e.: Fit as many in Regular Sessions as possible and place the rest in the Poster Session). IV- Program Chairs will send the Moderators the information on presenters and the Moderators will coordinate the availability (OR not) of PCs and ask them to be available 15 minutes ahead of time. V- Wider Aisles should be arranged for in the Poster Session. John Lamancusa will contact J.P. Mohsen to address this concern in future Poster Sessions. VI- Jed Lyons and Dale Wilson discussed the potential collaboration with the Mechanics Division and the logistical issues involved. Collaboration/co-sponsoring with other divisions was discussed. VII- The method of evaluation and the evaluation form for the selection of the best paper was discussed. A common REVISED form would be helpful and this would be brought to the attention of PIC. VIII- The format of the Title/Time of the ME Sponsored Sessions will be revised. IX- Several potential speakers for the ME Distinguished Lectures were identified and proposed. The Chair will follow up on the selection of the potential speaker. Should Henry Petroski be chosen, the Lecture may be co-sponsored by the ME and the Civil Divisions. X- It was suggested to limit the Division Paper Awards to ONE. XI- Larry Hoberock and the Executive Committee will review the process of selection of the Best Paper Award and revise the By Laws accordingly. 8. Devdas Pai reported on the Roe Award. This year there were 12 nominations, several in their third year. The presence of the Roe Award needs to be raised. It was suggested to change the session name to "Row Lecture and Luncheon." 9. Bill Janna reported on contents of the website and its links including the Abstracts/titles of Best Papers, Roe Award, List of all Technical Sessions, etc. A list of Practices of the Division will be added this year. Bill Janna was recognized for his continuous dedication and contributions. 10. New Business 11. Old Business-None. 12. Next Meeting IMECE, Sunday,
November 14, 2004
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Engineering Division Business Meeting Minutes 1. The meeting was called to order by Chair Jed Lyons. 2. The minutes from the 11 November 2001 meeting were approved after a motion by Dale Wilson. 3. John Lamancusa, Chair of PIC (Professional Interest Council) I, described PIC I as representing the interest of eleven professional divisions, including the ME Division. PICs provide a communication channel from divisions to the ASEE Board of Directors. Board items of interest for the coming year were are increasing the membership from 9,000 to 12,000 and K-12 education. 4. The Treasurer's report was made by B. K. Hodge. The last ME Division fiscal information received from ASEE was dated 22 April 2002. Account balances are as follows: (a) BASS Account
balance $28,215.52 5. The Division officers and committee members for the upcoming year (June 2002-June 2003) are as follows: Chair: Jed Lyons, University
of South Carolina, lyons@sc.edu (803) 777-9552. 6. Bill Janna agreed to continue as ME Division web master/ME News editor and discussed the web site contents. Contents of the ME Division web site include a cover page, a link to the ASEE homepage, the call for papers for the Division, Roe Award information (including call for nominations), ME News, Division bylaws, textbook reviews (with links to publishers), photographs, a schedule of Division activities, information on national officer elections, and jokes. 7. Jed Lyons reported on ME Division activities at the 2002 ASEE Conference and Exhibition. A summary page prepared by him is attached to the minutes. 8. The Chair solicited suggestion on how to enhance ME Division activities. Comments included: -7:00 am too
early to start sessions/meetings 9. Dale Wilson asked for suggestions for the ME Convivium for the 2003 meeting in Nashville. 10. A general discussion on how to secure more ME Division member interactions ensued. The ASEE mini-plenary was indicated as particularly effective. The three ASEE mini-plenaries per year must be bid on. David Billington of Princeton, an ASME Distinguished Lecturer, was suggested as a possibility for an ME Division mini-plenary. Richard Benson volunteered to contact him for a possible Nashville presentation. The Division would underwrite his travel expenses. 11. John Lamancusa suggested that the Departmental News feature be added back to the ME News. Bill Janna will investigate possible mechanisms for the addition of the feature. 12. John Gardner reported on the Roe Award. The presence of the Roe Award needs to be raised. This year there were ten nominations, several in their third year. 13. A discussion on ASEE fellow nominations ensued. 14. New Business: Bill Janna discussed the difficulty in securing book reviews for the ME News. The following motion was made by Bill Janna and seconded by Ken Miller: "Pay an honorarium for ME News book reviews." The motion was discussed at length. Before the question was called, the originator, Bill Janna, withdrew the motion. 15. The ME Division will meet at the ASME IMECHE in New Orleans. The meeting will be at 2:00 pm on 17 November 2002. The location will be announced at a later date. 16. The meeting
was adjourned. ME Division
Business Meeting Attendance
Mechanical Engineering Division Program Chairs Report: ASEE 2002 Annual Conference Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina June 13, 2002 ABSTRACTS
AND PAPERS
SESSIONS AND
PRESENTATIONS
BEST PROCEEDINGS
PAPERS Dr. Campbell's
paper and two others were also nominated for the ASEE Best Paper
in the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings Award. These other
2 papers were the runners-up for the MED Best Paper, and are: |
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Division Attendees: Jed Lyons, Don Lyons, Don Richards, Laura
Genik, Tom Bowman, Nelson Macken, Ron Delahoussaye, Dale Wilson,
Skip Fletcher, William Schmidt, Jim LoCascio, Kevin Schmaltz,
Bijan Sepahpour, John Chen, Pamela Schmaltz, B. K. Hodge, John
Lamancusa Program Chair Report (by John Lamancusa) 2001 Program Summary ME Division activities that worked well this conference
included: ME Division activities that need improvements are as follows: ME Division best paper presentation selections (based
on session audience surveys): Suggestions for the 2002 ASEE Annual Meeting and Exhibition Roe Award Information (by Nelson Macken) Winner: Michael Moran, Ohio State University
MOTIONS Motion 1: At each ASEE Annual Meeting and Exhibition, the ME Division will select the best-written paper and best paper presentation in the Division sessions. Additionally, the best paper presentation in each ME Division session will be identified. Each award winner will notified by a letter (copy to the department chair), a certificate, and a ticket to the Roe Luncheon at the next Annual Meeting and Exhibition. The motion was made by Jed Lyons and passed unanimously. Motion 2: The ME Division chair send e-mail messages near the middle of March, April, and May to all ME Division members informing them of conference activities. The Roe Award winner should be included in the e-mails. The motion was made by Bill Schmidt and passed unanimously. Motion 3: The ME Division should subsidize the ROE Luncheon so that the cost for attendance is $15. The motion was made by Jim LoCascio and passed. Financial Status: Date: 30 June 2001 BASS Account Statement: $26,044.84 2001-2002 Officers: Chair,John Lamancusa,6/01-6/02,Penn
State, 814 863-3350, jsl3@psu.edu Next Meeting:, IMECE at New York City Conference Web Site http://www.asme.org/congress/ |
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Mechanical Engineering Division Attendees: Jed Lyons, Don Lyons, Don Richards, Laura Genik, Tom Bowman, Nelson Macken, Ron Delahoussaye, Dale Wilson, Skip Fletcher, William Schmidt, Jim LoCascio, Kevin Schmaltz, Bijan Sepahpour, John Chen, Pamela Schmaltz, B. K. Hodge, John Lamancusa Program Chair Report(by John Lamancusa) 2001 Program Summary
ME Division activities that
worked well this conference included: ME Division activities that
need improvements are as follows: ME Division best paper presentation
selections (based on session audience surveys): Suggestions for the 2002 ASEE
Annual Meeting and Exhibition Roe Award Information (by Nelson Macken)
MOTIONS Motion 1: At each ASEE Annual Meeting and Exhibition, the ME Division will select the best-written paper and best paper presentation in the Division sessions. Additionally, the best paper presentation in each ME Division session will be identified. Each award winner will notified by a letter (copy to the department chair), a certificate, and a ticket to the Roe Luncheon at the next Annual Meeting and Exhibition. The motion was made by Jed Lyons and passed unanimously. Motion 2: The ME Division chair send e-mail messages near the middle of March, April, and May to all ME Division members informing them of conference activities. The Roe Award winner should be included in the e-mails. The motion was made by Bill Schmidt and passed unanimously. Motion 3: The ME Division should subsidize the ROE Luncheon so that the cost for attendance is $15. The motion was made by Jim LoCascio and passed. Financial Status: Date: 30 June 2001 BASS Account Statement: $26,044.84 2001-2002 Officers: Office; Name; Term; Institution;
Phone; Email Award Selection Committee
Members Immediate Past Chair: Ron Delahoussaye; Okla. State; 405 744-5900; dela@okstate.edu Executive Committee Members
at Large: Publication Policy Chair: Nominating Committee: Next Meeting: IMECE at New
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Treasurer's Report for March 1999-May 2000: submitted by Jed Lyons, Secretary/Treasurer, was accepted. Banking and Accounting Services System Account Balance [was provided]. Election of New Officers: Secretary/Treasurer Member at Large Ralph Coates Roe Award Committee
Members Adrian Bejan, 2000 Award Recipient Nominating Committee for 2001 Executive Committee: James Locascio, Richard K. Irey, and Jack Steffen. Web Page Report: Bill Janna discussed the on-line book review and by-laws. E-mail to division members (around 900) makes Mechanical Engineering the largest Division. (The web-site is at http://www.me.memphis.edu/menews/menews.html). Report on Professional Papers: Ron Delashoussaye discussed the review process, suggesting papers will first be reviewed and then assigned to sessions. James Locascio discussed the paper topics. Jed Lyons will provide procedure for [selecting] best paper award. Fall planning meeting will be November 5 at 2:00 PM before the ASME congress. Meeting adjourned at 2:05 PM.
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Mechanical Engineering Division In attendance: Richard Benson (PSU), George Buzyna (FAMU-FSU), Bob Casey (VILL), Ron Delahoussaye (OSU), Jim Farison (Baylor), John Gardner (PSU), Laura Genick (Portland), B.K. Hodge (MSU), Bill Janna (Memphis), John Lamancusa (PSU), James Locascio (Cal-Poly SLO), Donald Lyons (WVU), Jed Lyons (USC), Nelson Macken (Swarthmore), William Schmidt (UA), Craig Somerton (MSU), Garth Thompson (KSU), Dale Wilson (TTU). Secretary-Treasurer's Report: John Lamancusa distributed the minutes of the 17 November meeting in Anaheim CA. These were approved. John also presented the treasurer's report. The Division's BASS Account has a balance of $23,671. The Division's Operating Account has a balance of $1,218. It was discussed that the Operating Account, which expires each year, is intended to cover regular and routine expenses such as newsletter duplicating and postage, telephone, and correspondence expenses. Awards Committee Report: Dale Wilson thanked the members of this year's awards committee. Bill Schmidt was elected to the Chair of the Awards Committee. Larry DeVires, this year's Ralph Coats Roe Award winner, was appointed as a member of the committee. John Gardner was also elected to the committee by unanimous acclimation. Nominating Committee Report: Bill Janna reported the results of
the election for new officers and executive committee members
that occurred at the Roe Luncheon. These are James Locascio (Chair),
Ron Delahoussaye (Program Chair), John Lamancusa (Vice Chair
Elect), Jed S. Lyons (Secretary Treasurer), Richard K. Irey (Immediate
Past Chair), J. Garth Web Page Report: Bill Janna submitted a report on the Web Page. He continues to do a wonderful job with our web-based ME News. He reminded the division members to send him items for the Departmental News and Notes Section. (The web-site is at http://www.me.memphis.edu/menews/menews.html ). Old Business: Proposed changes to the By-Laws of the division were discussed. The substance of the proposed changes deal with item 11, Mechanical Engineering News and essentially change the publication from a hardcopy mail-out to a web-site. These changes will be posted on the Division web-site, and an email vote of the members will be performed. New Business: It was suggested by the Division Chair that the division write a letter to the ME Division Best Paper Award winners and to their department chairs, informing them that they will get $100 and a free ticket to next years Roe Award Luncheon. The next ME Division Executive Committee Meeting will be at the ASME meeting in Nashville TN, on Sunday 14 November 1999, from 2-4:00. ASEE has instituted CAPS (electronic submission of abstracts and papers). The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 15, much earlier that the historical deadline for the ME Division. Draft Minutes Prepared on 23 August 1999, by Jed Lyons lyons@sc.edu |
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Mechanical Engineering Division In attendance: Bill Schmidt, Jim LoCascio, Don Lyons, Dale Wilson, Dick Irey, Nelson Macken, Bill Janna, Jerry Jakubowski, Edwin Griggs Treasurer's Report: John Lamancusa reported the current balances in each account, as well as upcoming expenses that will be incurred. R.C. Roe Lunch Subsidy: A motion was made to use BASS account funds to reduce the price of the R.C. Roe Lunch. The motion passed unanimously. The winners of last year's best paper awards will be invited by Dick Irey to attend our lunch at the Charlotte conference. They will be reimbursed for the full cost of the lunch. Awards Committee: Dale Wilson reported that 308 letters have been sent to ME department heads seeking nominations for the R. C. Roe award. Nominations are due by January 15. Request for nominations will also be sent by email to all members. Chris Przimbel has agreed to serve on the selection committee. Web Page: Bill Janna has done
a wonderful job with our division webpage, and the webpage for
ME News. He needs ME News items. Only 4 schools have submitted
anything. Also included on the ME News web page are sections
for: Web addresses ASEE Charlotte program: Jim LoCascio reported the schedule for the 99 conference: |
| Session # | Day | Time | Title |
| 0266 | Sunday | All Day | Mathematica Applications for ME Education |
| 1366 | Monday | 10:30-noon | ME Department Heads Meeting |
| 1566 | Monday | 2:30-4:15 | Mechanical Engineering Poster Session |
| 1766 | Monday | 6:30-9:30 PM | Convivium |
| 2366 | Tuesday | 8:30-10:15 | Trends in Mechanical Engineering I |
| 2466 | Tuesday | Noon-2:00 | Division Lunch and R.C. Roe Award |
| 2566 | Tuesday | 2:30-4:15 | Trends in Mechanical Engineering II |
| 3266 | Wednesday | 8:30-10:15 | Trends in Mechanical Engineering III |
| 3466 | Wednesday | Noon-2:00 | ME Division Meeting |
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The Call for Papers for the 2000 conference in Prism Magazine must be submitted by June 1999. J. LoCascio will submit it. Dues referendum: Dick Irey
reported the results of the email referendum to reduce division
dues from $5 to $2. 255 replies were received (from a total membership
of ~550). Email communication: Dick Irey
suggested that email be used to send regular communications to
the entire membership, including: Revision of By-laws: a sub committee consisting of J. LoCascio, W. Janna and J. Lamancusa met immediately after the conclusion of the main meeting to discuss changes to the Division bylaws. W. Janna will revise the bylaws concerning ME News. Don Lyons agreed to send an electronic copy of the current bylaws to W. Janna. The proposed new bylaws will be posted on the division webpage by W. Janna.
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