Annual Chemical Engineering Student Poster Contest

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dianne Dorland, VP Elect AICHE and Dean of
Engineering Rowan University

"AIChE and Education: What works?"

Date -- Tuesday, April 23, 2002

The poster contest is open to undergraduate chemical engineering
students from selected colleges and universities in the Tappan Zee
section vicinity. Your paper will be posted on a bulletin board or
walls.  Judges from the selected chemical engineering departments and
the AIChE section will rate the papers according to (1) technical
merits, and (2) presentation merits. Winners of the contest will be
awarded with certificates and cash prizes. The first prize is $200.  The
winning papers will also be posted on the section Web site.

Dean Dianne Dorland, Dean of the College of Engineering at Rowan
University, the newest engineering academic program in New Jersey.  In
addition, Ms. Dorland was recently elected to the position of Vice
President of the AIChE for 2002 and will succeed Sid Sapakie as
President of the Institute in 2003, when she will be the first female to
serve as president.

Prior to joining the faculty at Rowan University, Ms. Dorland was the
head of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of
Minnesota-Duluth.  She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical
Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines And Technology, and
holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from West Virginia University. 

A licensed professional engineer in both West Virginia and Minnesota,
Dr. Dorland gained industry experience with DuPont, Union Carbide and
the Department of Energy.  Over the years, she has developed expertise
in the areas of pollution prevention and hazardous waste management for
a variety of industries.  A member of the AIChE since 1969, she has
extensive AIChE leadership experience, including Meeting Program Chair
of the 1977 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, member of the Planning
Process Team, and Director on the Executive Board of the Program
Committee.  She is currently a member of the Subcommittee for Women and
Minorities for Professional Development. 

Thursday Sept. 12, 2002  6PM

Joint Meeting 

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Tappan Zee)

American Chemical Society (Westchester Section)

 The Nuts and Bolts of Project Management 

Ed Mahler, PMP     

 at Westchester Community College

Abstract

The Nuts and Bolts of Project Management

Interest in project management by American business has exploded over the last 20 years as demonstrated by the increase in the Project Management Institute's membership ranks from 2500 in 1980 to over 90,000 today.  We will examine the reasons for this dramatic growth, discuss what specialized skills separate the project manager of today from the generic "all round" manager, describe the application of those skills, and venture a prediction as to how business will position the project management specialty as they sort themselves out in our re-engineering, downsizing, and consolidating world.

Click here to see a write up of this interesting meeting.  Those of you with the foresight and schedule to have been there, can refresh their memory, those foolish enough to have missed it, see why it was a mistake you should not repeat!

Date -- Tuesday, June 4, 2002 (5:30-9:30 P.M.)

Hudson Valley Council of Technical Societies

Uniting Professionals in the Hudson Valley

and Tappan Zee Section of the

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Report from Ground Zero

The Role of Engineers

Francis J. Lombardi, PE

Michael Burton, PE

See the complete announcement in pdf format, including directions and reservation information.  

Oct. 16, 2002    CAREER NIGHT DINNER, Wed., October 16, 2002, 6:15 P.M.

see full details in pdf file  (will open in a new window)

Nov. 7, 2002    Engineering Applications of Infrared Thermography, 

Jack M. Kleinfeld, P.E., President, Kleinfeld Technical Services, Inc. 

At Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building, Scala Auditorium.  Map (pdf) (new window)

Gather 6:00- 6:30PM, talk to be followed by pizza.  Cost $10, $5 for students.  Please place reservations with Chris Maier, at 212-230-2067 Fax:212-355-0295, or by email.  

Mr. Kleinfeld, is a Director of the Tappan Zee Section, President of the Bronx County Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, and the founder of Kleinfeld Technical Services, Inc.  A more complete bio, in pdf format, can be found at Jack Kleinfeld's bio. 

Infrared Thermography (IR) is non-contact, image-based temperature measurement using an infrared sensitive camera.  While temperature measurement does not sound like that wide ranging a field, IR's applications are actually very broad.  It is used for non-destructive testing, product and process analysis and development, building energy assessment, building condition assessment, and condition based maintenance.  Its use is limited by the imagination of the customer and the thermographer.   The presentation will include an introduction to Infrared Thermography, an overview of its many applications with an emphasis on engineering applications, and a closer look at one or two specific cases.  A live demonstration may be included as well!  

Dec. 2002