Calendar, Retired Engineers and Scientists of Cincinnati RESC

Luncheon Programs, Tours & Menu
2009 October November December 2010 January February March April May
OCTOBER 2009
Program October 20, 2009 REBUILDING THE ROEBLING SUSPENSION BRIDGE By: Stanley Cohen P.E. Registered Civil Engineer in Ohio and 7 other states RESC Member How can a bridge built in 1863 for horse-drawn traffic, the first of two John A. Roebling Suspension Bridges built in Ohio, evolve to safely handle motorized street cars in 1895 and modern traffic in 2009? The answer is simple, good engineering, skillful construction experience, and the courage of the bridge owners to finance and undertake the projects. Stan Cohen will present an engineering study of the problems facing the Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge investors in a fast-changing region, and explain the re-design that widened and improved access to the bridge and provided strengthening to meet changing times and maintained traffic during construction. We often think that lessons learned in the past should provide guidance to prevent mistakes in the future, but you might be surprised at what you will learn about modern day mistakes. Don't miss this fascinating account of progress in motion ! Mr. Cohen has a B.S. in Architectural Engineering, VA Tech, 1949, M.S. in Civil Engineering, 1951, 9^th member, academy of distinguished alumni, department of Civil Engineering, VA Tech. Charter member, committee of 100 distinguished alumni, college of engineering, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi. Stan is a native of the Tidewater, VA area. He began his career in Maryland as a field engineer on public works projects. Later on he moved to Cincinnati in 1951 to work on the NIOSH Building on Columbia Parkway at Linwood Road. Stan remained in Cincinnati, married and eventually started his own design and construction company. As such, he is responsible for the design and construction of about one billion dollars in commercial, industrial and public works projects throughout the United States. The company built many of the notable commercial properties in the Greater Cincinnati area. Stan has held an advanced class Amateur Radio License since 1977 and is a significant contributing member of the Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association. He was the top emergency coordinator for the Hamilton County Amateur Radio Public Service Corps for ten years and in addition to being the net control for both the Maritime Mobile Service Net and the Seafarer's Net for many years. Stan has participated in many life-saving and emergency incidents, and provided radio telephone patch service to many military vessels around the globe and to individuals station in both artic regions. Now, semi-retired and with the help from Don Brandt, P.E., they perform design and field engineering of storm water and drainage systems along with other consulting projects. Menu Beef Burgundy Tips served over wild rice with mushrooms Tossed Green Salad (Choice of 2 Dressings) Rolls and Butter, Homestyle ice cream and cookies Beverages ^Top^
NOVEMBER 2009
Program November 17, 2009 Toyota Partner Robots By: Dr. Yasuhiro Ota, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. The next generation of robots that combine industrial robot technologies with the latest control technologies used in automobiles. Robots that can use tools, assist people, and live in harmony with us. The walking model walks on two legs similar to a person, making it easy to become accustomed to. It is able to use its hands to carry out a wide variety of tasks from playing the violin or the trumpet, or a wide variety of practical task. The presentation will cover the general R&D strategy, a brief technical insights review, along with implementation issues and the vision. Dr. Yasuhiro Ota takes a leading role as Project Manager for the Partner Robot Group at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA). He is responsible for managing advanced R&D activities and robot events and is also active as one of few Japanese delegates for the ISO robot standardization committee. Prior to joining TEMA, Dr. Ota worked for Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan where he was engaged in the development of the world's first wire-driven bipedal robot which was admirably displayed at the Toyota Pavilion as part of the Aichi World Expo in 2005. An IEEE Senior Member, Dr. Ota, received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1991, 1993, and 1996, respectively. His main research interest lays in the area of humanoid robotics and analog CMOS VLSI implementations of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic controllers. In addition to Dr. Ota’s professional experience in industry, he has served as an organizing chair and several session chairs for various IEEE conferences. Furthermore, he has demonstrated his professional carrier as a reviewer for several IEEE conference proceedings and journals. Originally from Toyota City, Japan; Dr. Ota resides in Northern Kentucky with his wife and daughter. Menu Chicken Ala King served in puff pastry Fresh salad greens (choice of 2 dressings Rolls and butter, Homemade Fudge Brownies Beverages ^Top^
DECEMBER 2009
Program CHRISTMAS PROGRAM December 15, 2009 The Village Voices Choir Enjoy a wonderful Christmas carol program provided by the Village Voices Choir. They are an adult volunteer choir of 25 members harmonizing since 1958 and bring a blend of traditional carols and today's holiday songs. They are homemakers, chemists, teachers, nurses, engineers, school administrators, bookkeepers brought together by a mutual enjoyment of choral singing. This is a family program designed to get everyone in the Christmas spirit. Members and their guests may attend just the program at 1:00 pm, for no charge. Note that the Luncheon charge includes complimentary wine". Don’t miss this truly enjoyable holiday program. Menu Holiday Luncheon Carved Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes Carrots, Green Salad with dressings Assorted hot rolls, Cream Pie, Beverages DECEMBER TOUR Dry Ice Blasting Leading Edge Emerging Technology MAP HERE Wednesday, December 2nd, meet at 10:15 am Tour 10:30 - 11:30 am 455 Wards Corner Road Loveland, Ohio 45140 Lunch @ Frisch's next door Tour Flyer Here Call John Gillman for Reservations 513-541-1147 ^Top^
JANUARY 2010
Program January 19, 2010 NEW GUINEA By: Edward Daley New Guinea is the world's second-largest island (after Greenland), divided politically between Papua New Guinea (independent country, eastern half of the island) and the Indonesian-controlled western half. Little was known about the inland tribes, who speak literally hundreds of different languages, until after World War II. I have been to New Guinea twice, the first trip (2006) going into the interior and the second (2009) including a complete circumnavigation of the island. Both were exciting and colorful experiences. Since New Guinea was an important World War II theater, I'm also showing a bit of Guadalcanal and Rabaul, since these sites were closely associated with the New Guinea campaign. Ed Daley, B.S. in chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, M.S. physical sciences, University of Illinois, retired from P&G, where he worked in product development for 35 years. He has extensively traveled to all seven continents including 49 states in the U.S. and all the provinces and territories in Canada with the exception of Prince Edward Island. His particular interests lie in geology and history. He taught “Geology for Travelers,” “Poles Apart,” and “Islands” for ILR/ILE/OLLI. He has long been interested in Antarctica, having heard at age ten Admiral Byrd’s lecture about his first two expeditions down there. January Menu Chicken Cordon Bleu Fresh Mixed Vegetables Rice Pilaf, Fresh Green Salad and dressings Crusty Rolls Ice Cream Sundaes with whipped cream and cherries Beverages ^Top^ JANUARY TOUR The Green Scene Lots of talk about renewable energy these days but what is really deliverable and doable? You will see first hand actual solutions for using wind, solar and geothermal in addition to a tour of their building designed from the ground up to be energy efficient. A LEED gold Certified Building. Download flyer HERE MAP to Melink WHEN: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 WHERE: 5140 River Valley Road, Milford, Ohio 45150, Ph: 513-965-7300 TIME: Meet at 9:45 am (tour begins sharply @ 10:00 am) Lunch: Cracker Barrel, 475 Rivers Edge Drive, Milford, OH, (513) 831-6635 MAP to Cracker Barrel I-275 & US 50 Exit 59 Reservations: Call John Gilman, 513-541-1147 Download expanded map HERE ^Top^
FEBRUARY 2010
Program February 23, 2010, Rescheduled for this date All-Electric Drive-Train, Saturn Sky Conversion AMP™ Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. by Tim Wieck, Chief Engineer Zero tailpipe emissions and no gas required, and with very minimal routine maintenance required, "The AMP" will save you thousands of dollars in operating costs. An all electric vehicle, the AMP power train delivers 150 miles per charge, and a complete "fill up" costs about the same as a gallon of gas. And best of all, it’s fun to drive. The AMP is a true 100% electric car. Mr. Wieck has hands-on engineering experience in the Aerospace, Commercial and Automotive industries. He was Chief Design Engineer for Parkway Products, a $70MM/year international aerospace components manufacturer. Previous to that, he was in a supervisory position with ESCO Corporation, a $600MM/year international leader in steel alloy products. Tim holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portland, and has been a registered engineer since 1993 Menu Roast Beef hot Browns, Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Amandine Green Salad and Dressings, Fruit Pie, Beverages Engineers Week, Feb 14-20 (Take a Student to Lunch and then to Work) ^Top^ FEBRUARY TOUR Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Product Design & Performance - On Time PLM/CAD/CAM/CAE Synchronous Technology From high performance vehicle design to high performance footwear and everywhere in between, you will see the tools used to accomplish design goals and manufacturing demands in today's world of rapid time-to-market. Formerly known as SDRC. Global Birthplace for CAE. Flyer Here Map Here WHEN: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 WHERE: 2000 Eastman Drive, Milford, Oh 45150 TIME: Meet at 10:15 am (tour begins sharply @ 10:30 am) Lunch: Cracker Barrel, 475 Rivers Edge Drive, Milford, Oh 4510 Reservations: Deadline Feb. 17 Call John Gilman 513-541-1147 One hour credit: Ohio P.E. CPD ^Top^
MARCH 2010
Program March 16, 2010 Building the Future, Cincinnati's Tallest Building Request in advance, call Bob Haas 859-331-2579 Queen City Square Tower Project By: Bob Grace, Turner Construction Bob Grace, Commercial Account Executive, is responsible for growing and managing Turner’s commercial market in Cincinnati. He also serves as a project executive responsible for all operations on a given project including contract negotiations, client services, project quality, schedule and profitability. He currently holds this role on the $250 million Great American Tower at Queen City Square, which will be Cincinnati’s largest, tallest and “greenest” office building upon its 2011 completion. Menu Baked Fish with tartar sauce Macaroni and cheese gratinee Stewed Tomatoes Green Salad with choice of 2 dressings Rye Rolls, Fresh Fruit Cobbler, Beverages MARCH TOUR Newport Aquarium Behind the Scenes— Scientific Tour Request in advance, call Bob Haas 859-331-2579 Sea life and water, yes, they have that, but did we mention the tremendous amount of science going on behind the scenes? Don’t miss this specialized tour organized especially for RESC. Experts on staff are biologists, engineers, water quality specialists, veterinarians, vet techs and dive safety officers. Download FLYER Details, Directions & Map WHEN: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 WHERE: Newport on the Levee TIME: Doors open at 10:00 am (tour begins @ 10:15 sharp) Lunch: Claddagh’s Irish Pub on the Levee. (Walk from the Aquarium) Menu Reservations: Call John Gilman, 513-541-1147 PARKING: $2.00, Under The Levee ^Top^
APRIL 2010
Program April 20, 2010 Green Issues and Solutions Request in advance, call Bob Haas 859-331-2579 By Jack Clock CMfgE Green Energy Ohio (GEO) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing environmentally and economically sustainable energy policies and practices in Ohio. GEO promotes renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass & low-impact hydro) statewide by acting as a clearinghouse to inform Ohioans on sustainable energy. Volunteer clean energy projects are encouraged by Green Energy Ohio to help show that renewable energy powers real places for real people in Ohio. Menu All American Meat Loaf, Mashed Potatoes Green Beans, Coleslaw Rolls & Butter, Pudding Dessert, Beverages ^Top^
MAY 2010
Program May 18, 2010 Global Warming The data-driven view, where evidence of each source of climate change is considered and the various causes then compared, including human activity. Request in advance, call Bob Haas 859-331-2579 by Dr. Marwan Nusair The newspapers and other media regularly have reports of global warming, generally of an alarmist nature. These reports often speak of draught, ocean level increases, an increase in the severity and number of hurricanes, the melting of the polar icecaps, and so forth. Much of this reporting comes from a segment of the scientific community, usually using computer simulations of climate, and a lot of the reporting assumes that certain correlations, such as between the increase in carbon dioxide and temperature or ocean level rise, are in fact cause and effect. A "consensus" is said to have formed, and the talk will dispel that idea almost immediately. The speaker is one of over 8000 scientists with PhDs, and 31000 scientists overall, who have signed a petition expressing their opinion that climate change is not primarily caused by human activity. This talk will look at the data, including the historical data on greenhouse gases and temperature, the increases and decreases in ocean level, the state of the polar icecaps and such places as Greenland, and the incidence and severity of storms, and will discuss various theories of climate, looking at the effects of human activity and other natural causes. We will also look at the computer models and indicate their strengths, and, more importantly, their weaknesses, in predicting the climate over the coming decades. We will look at methods of measurement and problems in measuring temperature in the last 50 years in particular. The talk is intended for the general scientific or engineering audience, and all references to the original literature will be made available to anyone who wishes to pursue any of the cited papers directly. We will touch on the various methods of obtaining historical data, and will try to answer questions about the methods of determining such things as carbon dioxide concentrations or temperature over the past centuries and millennia. The results of all this appear to diminish the level of alarm considerably, and the speaker's outlook is much more optimistic, as a result of looking at all this research, than that suggested by the popular press or some advocates of drastic change. Marwan Nusair is from Amman, Jordan, and received his BA(Hons) and MA(Hons) from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences (experimental physics), and his M.Sc. from the American University of Beirut in theoretical physics. He went on to a Ph.D. in mathematical physics from the University of Cincinnati, and, more importantly, met his wife there. He spent two years as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Toronto Physics Department, followed by two years as an instructor. He then started a business in Cincinnati, designing antennas and feedhorns for home satellite systems, and later commercial satellite systems, which was sold in 1985. He has been a consultant since 1987, doing design work for RF and microwave projects, with the majority being in the police radar detector industry. He is currently busy with radar detector design work. He has published 4 papers in peer-reviewed physics journals and has 7 patents in microwave design. He was also a visiting professor of physics at the University of Cincinnati in 1987-88. He is also proud of the fact that an antenna system of his design is in use in a U.S. military project known as "Spider". His interest in the issue of global warming came during a talk he attended in 1989 by researchers who had just published the results of a computer simulation using orbital theory, which showed remarkable accuracy for long term (tens of thousands of years) climate, when run backwards from the present. Since then, the issue has simmered on low heat, until some propaganda films were made about the subject ("An Inconvenient Truth" on one side and "The Great Global Warming Swindle" on the other), one of which has received a good deal of publicity and may be familiar to most people. Interest then became intense and a serious study of the peer-reviewed literature then ensued, resulting in the this particular presentation, amongst others. Menu Marco Polo (Similar to a Kentucky Hot-Brown) Fresh Green Salad and 2 Dressings Ice Cream Sundaes, Beverages ^Top^
Evergreen Retirement Community 230 W Galbraith Rd Hartwell, OH 45215 513-948-2308 RESC Policy on Luncheon Reservations (1) Reservations for the RESC monthly luncheon should be received by the Treasurer by the due date noted in the Newsletter. (2) Telephone your reservation request to the Treasurer if you miss the due date. We will try to fit you in. (3) Call the treasurer no later than 9:00 am on the Monday prior to the Tuesday meeting if you have an emergency and can not attend. If possible, your luncheon payment will be credited for use on future lunches or dues. 4) Since RESC pays for the final number of reservations called in, “no-show” members are expected to pay for their reservations. However, the kitchen will prepare “carry-out” lunches for the “no-shows”. If you paid for lunch and cannot attend, contact a friend to pick up your lunch. ^Top

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