Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World articles from December 2002

Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World archives from December 2002

Cooking oils reduce friction and wear. (Update December/2002).(fuel additives)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Penn State engineers have shown that adding specially treated cooking oils, such as soybean, canola or sunflower oil, to mandated low sulfur diesel fuels and engine lubricants reduces friction and wear. Joseph Perez, adjunct professor of...

Science road map charts ag's future. (Update December/2002).
December 1, 2002... The history of American agriculture reveals a phenomenal success story. 1-lowever, some of the nation's top research scientists believe there is even more potential in the future. The scientists, an appointed task force of the Experiment...

New strategy created for removing arsenic from soil. (Update December/2002).
December 1, 2002... A team of researchers, led by a University of Georgia (UGA) scientist, has developed the first transgenic system for removing arsenic from the soil by using genetically modified plants. The new system could have a major impact on arsenic...

Environmentally friendly controls effective on insect pests and deadly plant virus. (Update December/2002).
December 1, 2002... When it comes to controlling one of the world's most troublesome insect pests--and the deadly plant virus it spreads--University of Florida (UF) researchers say pesticides are out and new environmentally friendly control methods are in. ...

Increased [CO.sub.2] levels are mixed blessing. (Update December/2002).(carbon dioxide)
December 1, 2002... A new study suggests that rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be a boon for agricultural crops, as this greenhouse gas helps crop plants grow and reproduce more efficiently. But that boon comes with a price, says Peter...

Research leads to higher quality pork. (Update December/2002).(sodium bicarbonate)
December 1, 2002... A compound long used for baking and treating indigestion has a new use. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers discovered that sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) improves the quality of meat from pigs and other livestock. Taste tests...

New level of seat performance: A comfort solution to the many hours of field harvest.(John Deere Active Seat)
December 1, 2002... Agricultural demands for higher productivity with lower operating costs have resulted in faster transport and field operating speeds. Operators are spending more hours in the field during peak harvest seasons. Under these conditions, operator...

Iowa Energy Center's BECON: The future of fuel and chemical production.(Biomass Energy Conversion)
December 1, 2002... The Iowa Energy Center's Biomass Energy Conversion (BECON) facility promotes development of a bioeconomy, where basic chemical building blocks for industry and raw materials for energy are derived from plant-based renewable sources. This...

Drainage pipe detector: Ground penetrating radar shows promise in locating buried systems.
December 1, 2002... One of the more frustrating problems confronting farmers and land improvement contractors in the Midwestern United States involves locating buried agricultural drainage pipes. Conventional geophysical methods, particularly ground penetrating...

Sediment movement from forest road systems: Roads: a major contributor to erosion and stream sedimentation.
December 1, 2002... Nonpoint source pollution is a major concern related to natural resource management throughout the United States. Undisturbed forest lands typically have minimal erosion, less than 0.13 ton/acre (0.30 ton/hectare), due to the increased cover...

Candidates for ASAE's [American Society of Association Executives] 2003 election.
December 1, 2002... ASAE's Nominating Committee has put together a platform of highly qualified individuals the 2003 election. Use the candidates' position statements and background information provided on these pages to help you decide how to vote. Ballots will...

AETC and ICCHP joint conference offers unique opportunity. (Professional Development).(Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference and International Conference on Crop Harvesting and Processing)
December 1, 2002... Feb. 9-11, 2003--Hyatt Hotel, Louisville, Ky. ASAE is offering you a unique opportunity by holding the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) with the International Conference on Crop Harvesting and Processing (ICCHP). This...

ASAE area code changing. (Professional Development).
December 1, 2002... The telephone area code for ASAE headquarters has been changed from 616 to 269. If you have trouble reaching us using the new 269 area code, please call the phone company in your local area.

A student's road map for continued success. (Preprofessionals).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... A profession is only as strong as its membership's commitment to excellence. As students in agricultural and biological engineering programs, we all stand to reap the many benefits that ASAE has to offer. My past service as First Vice...

Apply now for student engineer of the year scholarship. (Preprofessionals).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Four scholarships are available for the 2003 academic year for undergraduate student members of ASAE majoring in agricultural and biological engineering. The scholarships, worth $1,000 each, are funded through the ASAE Foundation. They...

Iowa section holds annual steak fry. (Section News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Iowa Section held its 18th annual Steak Fry for Scholarships on Sept. 19, in Sheffield, Iowa. Of the 170 attendees, approximately 80 were pre-professionals in Iowa State University's (ISU) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department....

New online member benefits. (Section News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... With the introduction of two new online member benefits, finding a job and discovering who sits on ASAE committees just got easier. Both of these new benefits are available for ASAE members and may be accessed by logging into the members-only...

ASAE Technical Library. (Section news).(Association of Agricultural Engineers)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Check out the latest additions to the ASAE Technical Library: * Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 45, Issue 5. * ASAE 2002 Annual International Meeting/CIGR World Congress technical papers. Access for USDA Employees The National...

Cooperative Standards program. (Foundation).
December 1, 2002... New Standards Projects Revisions X276.6 Slow Moving Vehicle Identification Emblem. X406.4 Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Greenhouses. X525-l.2 Agricultural Cabs--Environmental Air Quality Part 1: Definitions, Test Methods,...

Increasing food production and protecting resources: The role agricultural engineers. (Last Word).
December 1, 2002... Moving into the third millennium, two major issues surface in agriculture: can we produce sufficient food in the future to feed ourselves?--and how can we prevent and reverse environmental degradation? It can be observed that...