Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World articles from August 2007

Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World archives from August 2007

Events calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2007... Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. 2007 Sept. 15-19 International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste...

ASABE celebrates Centennial in style.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
August 1, 2007... The Minneapolis Convention Center provided the backdrop for an outstanding Centennial Meeting that honored the profession and toasted its future. Several meeting highlights commemorated ASABE's 100 years and recognized and celebrated the...

Foundation activities earn $10,500.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... The ASABE Foundation hosted several activities at the Centennial Meeting. For the 10th year, the Silent Auction offered a variety of items for bidding. In addition, a golf outing provided some friendly competition on the golf course. ...

Photo montage of meeting activities.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... 1. ASABE celebrated its birthday in style. The Centennial Gala provided an elegant touch to honor both the past and the future. Gala attendees received a bottle of champagne with an ASABE 100th anniversary label and a crystal paperweight with...

ASABE Fellows inducted at Centennial meeting.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
August 1, 2007... Kifle G. Gebremedhin, for his outstanding contributions in teaching and research in the area of structures and environment. He is a professor in the Biological and Environmental Engineering Department at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. ...

Presidential Citations presented.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Presidential Citations for distinguished service to ASABE were presented to the following by President Charles E. Sukup: Jerry Wille and Ron Yoder, for their outstanding leadership and strong representation of ASABE in efforts to ensure the...

Leadership Citations honor service to ASABE.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Clifford Flood has made significant contributions to the publications effort of ASABE through his participation in the Publications Council over the past decade. In addition to his leadership contributions to the Publications Council, he was a...

2007 ASABE Award winners.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)
August 1, 2007... John Deere Gold Medal Award John M. Laflen, P.E., ASABE Fellow, for leading the development of a new generation of erosion prediction technologies that have advanced soil and water conservation. Laflen is an adjunct professor at Iowa State...

Standards developers recognized.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... The following individuals were recognized for major contributions in the development of Standards during 2006. Douglas Durant, for ASABE/ISO 5007:2003, ASABE/ISO 5008:2002, and ASABE/ISO 14269:1997. Durant was the project lead for the...

Author Brian Greene gives keynote address.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Popular speaker, author, and physicist Brian Greene, conducted an exhilarating and, at times, humorous historical explanation of the universe, beginning with Newtonian physics. During the past 100 years, Greene noted, our understanding of the...

CSBE/SCGAB Fellows honored in Minneapolis.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Suzelle F. Barrington, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the engineering profession. She is a professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

2007 CSBE/SCGAB Award Winners.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Glenn Downing Award Roger Theriault, for his contribution in the power and machinery area and in agricultural engineering training through academic and administrative duties. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Clark Award Stephen P....

Board and Council meetings highlights.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Board of Trustees The Board approved new Finance Committee member Sue Nokes of the University of Kentucky. The Board has been focusing on ASABE's global presence and how to enhance the Society's global position. A Task Force (Chair...

Outstanding paper reviewers for 2006.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... The high quality of ASABE's peer-reviewed journals could not be maintained without reviewers willing to spend hours evaluating author manuscripts and making suggestions for improvements. The Reviewer Recognition Program developed by the...

Paper Award Winners.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Papers published by ASABE during 2006 were eligible for 2007 Paper Awards. The Paper Awards Committee selects up to 2.5 percent of the published papers for Superior recognition. Another 2.5 percent of the Society's publications earn Honorable...

IET Paper Award Winners.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Watcharapol Chayaprasert, Dirk E. Maier, Klein E. Ileleji, and Jayathi Y. Murthy, "Evaluating the Effects of Weather Conditions on the Performance of Structural Fumigation in a Flour Mill Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations." D....

Educational aids blue ribbon recipients.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Films, Satellite Conferences, Videotapes, Slide Sets, or Overhead Transparency Sets William Field, Paul Jones, Jamie Loizzo, Gail Deboy, Steve Swain, Jenny Conder-Haskamp, Sharon Katz, Joan Crow, and Steve Doyle, for DVD titled: "Gaining...

2007 Centennial meeting overview.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... Celebrating 100 years of service and achievements, ASABE and 1,980 attendees came together in Minneapolis to honor the past, celebrate the present, and prepare for the future. The 2007 Annual International Meeting (AIM) saw an increase in...

Who we are.(Annual Report 2006-2007)
August 1, 2007... The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is a century-old professional organization of men and women who devise new, sustainable solutions for the production, storage, transport, processing, and packaging of agricultural...

Where we live: ASABE membership spans the globe in 107 countries as of Dec. 31, 2006.(Annual Report 2006-2007)(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Countries with Members [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Albania Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Belize Benin Botswana Brazil Brunei Cameroon Canada ...

Making a world of difference.(Annual Report 2006-2007)
August 1, 2007... Charles E. Sukup 2006-2007 ASABE President It is a significant accomplishment for any organization to celebrate its 100th anniversary, especially in today's ever-changing and disposable world. The formation of the American Society of...

ASABE 2006 financial report.(Annual Report 2006-2007)
August 1, 2007... The 2006 audited report of ASABE finances has been distributed to members of the Board of Trustees, the Trustees-Elect, the Finance Committee, and the Council Chairs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The CPA firm of Schaffer and Layher of St....

Membership development.(Annual Report 2006-2007)
August 1, 2007... Year-End Member Statistics Over the last year, we have continued to see increases in full, international, and graduate student members. 2006 concluded with a record for most new full members in a single year--1,025. This growth is...

Standards and Technical Services.(Annual Report 2006-2007)
August 1, 2007... The overall pace and level of activity within Standards and Technical Services is on the increase. In some aspects, the activity level of many ASABE Technical Committees can be correlated to the ever-increasing pace observed in the growth of...

Meetings and conferences.(Annual Report 2006-2007)(Calendar)
August 1, 2007... No one becomes successful by accident or overnight. Success requires making a plan and working toward it. It may be simple, but it requires commitment; it's not always hard to do, but it does require time and hard work. The good news is that...

Publications.(Annual Report 2006-2007)
August 1, 2007... Launch of a New Journal A new journal named Biological Engineering, was approved by the Publications Council in July 2006. Manuscript submission began in October after formation of an editorial board to oversee the review process. Yanbin...

The ASABE Foundation.
August 1, 2007... As we near the conclusion of the first 100 years as a professional and technical Society, it is important to reflect on the successes of the past but, more importantly, to develop future plans. The roots of the Foundation were established more...

2007 ASABE Awards.(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... ASABE Fellows Kifle G. Gebremedhin Janusz S. Haman Awatif El-Domiaty Hassan Larry D. Jacobson Don D. Jones Ronald L. McAllister James Pat Murphy Gerald L. Riskowski Kenneth A. Sudduth Clement...

Preprofessional Awards.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... 2007 Student Engineer of the Year Scholarship Leah Meeks Cal Poly State University 2007 William J. and Marijane E. Adams Jr. Scholarship Kevin F. Moules Cal Poly State University 2007 John L. and Sarah G. Merriam...

ASABE dues--an investment in your career.(A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT)
August 1, 2007... I am honored to begin my year as ASABE President and want to sincerely thank each of you who were responsible for giving me this opportunity. I've been warned, however, that there will be times when the feelings of gratitude may diminish. ...

Gale A. Holloway Professional Development Award established.(InsideASABE)
August 1, 2007... A new award has been established in memory of the late Gale A. Holloway, Past President of ASABE, Past President of the ASABE Foundation, and ASABE Fellow. The award was created to encourage and recognize outstanding leadership and active...

Cooperative Standards Program.(InsideASABE)
August 1, 2007... New Revision ANSI/ASAE S365.8 MAY2007, Braking System Test Procedures and Braking Performance Criteria for Agricultural Field Equipment. This revision addressed the remaining five Future Provisions in Annex B, the need for better brakes on...

Guruprasad Madhavan was recently honored with the Young Technologist of the Year Award by the Technology Alliance of Central New York.(MEMBER NEWS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Guruprasad Madhavan was recently honored with the Young Technologist of the Year Award by the Technology Alliance of Central New York. He is a graduate research assistant and predoctoral fellow at State University of New York. ...

Stuart O. Nelson.(MEMBER NEWS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... ASABE Fellow Stuart O. Nelson retired June 30, 2007, with 55 years of Federal service: two years in the U.S. Navy, and 53 years with the ARS-USDA at Lincoln, Neb., and Athens, Ga. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nelson pioneered the measurement...

Karl James Gometz.(In Memoriam)(Obituary)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... Karl James Gometz, 67, of Bakersfield, Vt., died May 23, 2007. Gometz was director of operations at Champlain Valley Exposition. He had previously worked for 23 years with Agway and later owned and operated Mountain Valley Restoration. A...

John J. Kolega.(In Memoriam)
August 1, 2007... John J. Kolega, 81, of Mansfield, Conn., died May 18, 2007. Kolega was an associate professor of agricultural engineering at the University of Connecticut, retiring in 1989. He was an U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a 65-year member of...

Richard L. Witz.(In Memoriam)
August 1, 2007... Richard L. Witz, P.E., 91, of Fargo, N.D., died June 16, 2007. He was professor emeritus of agricultural engineering at North Dakota State University, retiring in 1983. Witz also conducted research in the application of electricity, automatic...

Puerto Rico Section holds Silver Jubilee.(InsideASABE)
August 1, 2007... Paul L. McConnie, a 60-year member of ASABE, was installed as the Father of Agricultural Engineering in Puerto Rico during the ASABE Puerto Rico Section Silver Jubilee meeting held in May. The meeting theme was Science and Technology in 2107....

Following study, Dues Review Committee recommends increasing dues.(InsideASABE)
August 1, 2007... In early 2007, ASABE President Charles Sukup appointed a 2007 Dues Review Committee to study the ASABE dues structure and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees. Article C5, Sec. 2 of the ASABE Constitution specifies the procedure to be...

Fellow eligibility changes.(InsideASABE)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... At its April 21 meeting at Society headquarters, the ASABE Board of Trustees overwhelmingly approved a proposal to allow any member to obtain the grade of Fellow, ASABE's highest honor. This critical change paves the way for non-engineer...

Fellow Bylaws changes.(InsideASABE)
August 1, 2007... Below are the following changes to the ASABE Bylaws and Rules allowing non-engineer members to be considered for election to the membership grade of Fellow and setting conditions for posthumous Fellow election. Deletions are denoted by [begin...

Eco-engineering a sustainable society: the future of ASABE.
August 1, 2007... During the past century, mankind has achieved unprecedented technological advances in virtually every field of human endeavor, including major developments in agricultural and biological systems. Yet, we have not repealed the laws of biology or...

Young Professionals Community AIM activities.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... This year's meeting was a great success for the Young Professionals Community(YPC)! The YPC booth provided opportunities for impromptu meetings and discussions. Hopefully, everyone who stopped by the booth learned more about what the YPC has to...

Graduate Student Research Award.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow)
August 1, 2007... This award recognizes excellence in the conduct and presentation of research to build the knowledge base needed by engineers who design equipment, facilities, and processes for the sustainable operation of a biological system. Cash prizes and...

Meeting activities photo spread.(2007 Centennial Annual International Meeting: Engineering for a Sustainalle Tomorrow)(Photograph)
August 1, 2007... 1. A special Centennial exhibit featured tractor trendsetters of the last 100 years. Shown here is a 1916 J. I. Case 65-hp steam engine. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Dorothy Thar, executive assistant at ASABE headquarters, stands next to...

Robotics Student Design Competition demonstrated.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... In this exciting new design competition, students develop solutions for agricultural problems that demand a high level of innovation, analysis, creativity, communication, and teamwork--all with the use of robotics. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

New Multimedia Competition.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... The 100th Anniversary High School Multimedia Competition was another new competition presented this year. High school students from across the nation were asked to submit entries on the topic, "How our lives would be different today if not for...

Student Mile winners.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... Student miles are determined by multiplying the number of students attending the annual meeting by the miles traveled from their branch. Winners of the 2007 Student Mile Competition were: Engineering Branch Oklahoma State University:...

Student Honor Award winners.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... Two preprofessionals received 2007 Student Honor Awards. These awards recognize outstanding scholarship attainment and general participation in student activities. Recipients are selected by their respective ASABE Student Branches. From...

Projects poster session.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... This competition gives students an opportunity to present research and design projects to industry representatives, faculty members, and students. Presenters were judged on the quality of their projects and oral presentations. First,...

K. K. Barnes Award winners.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... First-Place winner of the 2007 K. K. Barnes Award was Ross V. Muhlbauer, Iowa State University, for "Low-Cost Method for Monitoring Flow from a Vegetative Treatment System." Second Place went to Jacob M. Bolson, Iowa State University, for...

AGCO National Student Design Competition.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... The 2007 winners of the AGCO National Student Design Competition honored at the Annual International Meeting were: First Place: Oklahoma State University, Clinton T. Cosgrove, Matthew L. Lemmons, Kevin D. Taylor, and Lance P. Klement,...

AEM student awards program.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... This AEM student trophy competition recognizes the achievements of three schools in each of three categories: Large Student Branches, Small Student Branches, and Mechanization Branches. This year's winners are: Large Engineering Branches:...

Alpha epsilon awards.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... Winners of the 2007 Outstanding Chapter Awards are: Most Outstanding Chapter Award: Virginia Tech, ETA Chapter. New Project Seed Money Award: University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign, Delta Chapter.

G. B. Gunlogson environmental Student Design Competition.(Preprofessionals Meeting Activities)
August 1, 2007... Fountain Wars First Place: Iowa State University, Kyle Shipley, Matt Thelen, Randy Swestka, Tony Mensing, Colter Kinney, Kyle Teach, John Maher, Laura Pepple, Brad Bond, and Clayton Thacker. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place:...

Methane to Markets.(LAST WORD)
August 1, 2007... "International partnership fuels market for cleaner energy. The world is getting smarter about clean energy and how it can contribute to climate-change solutions. With the help of the Bush administration and the U.S. Environmental...