Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World articles from June 2003

Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World archives from June 2003

Transgenic trees hold promise for pulp and paper industries. (Update June/2003).(fast-growing, low-lignin trees offer both economic and environmental advantages )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The expensive, energy-intensive process of turning wood into paper costs the pulp and paper industries more than $6 billion a year. Much of that expense involves separating wood's cellulose from lignin, the glue that binds a tree's fibers, by...

Food safety mobile crosses America. (Update June/2003).(USDA vehicle to reinforce the importance of safe food handling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A nationwide tour to educate and reinforce for consumers the importance of handling food safely was recently launched by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman. The cornerstone of the initiative is a new USDA Food Safety Mobile that...

Software teaches the tools of trading. (Update June/2003).(game shows how grain moves through the market)
June 1, 2003... Passing grain elevator after grain elevator on a Kansas highway, an unsuspecting motorist has no understanding of the complex mix of mathematics, risk management, and markets that go into buying and selling the steel building's contents. But...

Top 10 agricultural events during past 50 years named. (Update June/2003).
June 1, 2003... The most important change in agriculture in the past 50 years, say members of North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ), was the hybridization and improvement of many crops. A list of 40 important events and changes in agriculture was...

Plant diagnostic network provides biosecurity. (Update June/2003).
June 1, 2003... To help protect agriculture from terrorism, five land-grant universities in the United States are coordinating a new National Plant Diagnostic Network that will provide an early warning about pests and diseases. A $900,000 homeland...

Cloned gene may help crops and livestock meet future needs. (Update June/2003).
June 1, 2003... Improved digestibility of livestock feed, hardier crops, and higher yield of biofuels may result from information that Purdue University researchers are learning about the sorghum gene that controls plant cell wall hardness. The scientists...

Ultrasound helps producers find ideal cattle. (Update June/2003).(ultrasound to determine fat and marbling qualities)
June 1, 2003... Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Iowa State University scientists have found that scanning a live cow with ultrasound can determine its fat and marbling qualities just as well as measurements taken on the carcass can. Ultrasound is...

Corn-based resin used for plastic packaging. (Update June/2003).(fully recyclable container returns to carbon dioxide and water when composted)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Wilkinson Manufacturing Co. is the first manufacturer in North America to make a commercially thermoformed all-natural plastic container using a corn-based polylactide polymer, or PLA. This unique line of plastic packaging, called...

Events calendar.
June 1, 2003... To receive more information about ASAE conferences and meetings, contact ASAE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asae.org. For the complete list, sec www.asac.org/resource/asaevents.html. 2003 July 27-30 ASAE Annual International Meeting....

Hydrogen or fuel cell -- which comes first?
June 1, 2003... A new revolution for the American farm Most people would agree that America must reduce its dependence on foreign oil and limit the production of greenhouse gases. To this end, the new energy policy from the United States government...

AE50 outstanding innovations 2003.(awards presented by the American Society Agricultural Engineers)
June 1, 2003... Products winning the 2003 AE50 awards represent the best and the brightest developed throughout the world for the agricultural, food, and biological systems industries. The innovations highlighted in this issue were chosen from numerous...

Guide to consultants 2003.(Directory)
June 1, 2003... This Guide to Consultants is presented as a service to people interested in agricultural/biological engineering assistance. This listing is not an offer or advertisement to provide engineering services in any state or jurisdiction where the...

Rumely OilPull Tractor dedicated as an ASAE Historic Landmark. (Inside ASAE).(American Society of Agricultural Engineers)(OilPull tractor revolutionized energy use on American farms)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Plaque dedication ceremonies were held March 15, 2003, in La Porte, Ind. to dedicate the Rumely OilPull Tractor as an ASAE Historic Landmark. ASAE joined with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International and the Indiana...

Name change: ASAE's future. (Inside ASAE).
June 1, 2003... A group of ASAE members, led by the Academic Program Administrators Committee P-210, will present a petition at the 2003 ASAE Annual International Meeting to change the name of ASAE to "The Society for Biological and Agricultural Engineering"...

Diversity, opportunity, and philosophy. (Preprofessionals).(agricultural engineers)
June 1, 2003... Wow! After reading the preprofessional newsletter from headquarters in April, it is awesome to see what an amazing year we have had! As you probably know, it is an exciting time to be a preprofessional in such diverse and challenging fields as...

Mommsen awarded ASAE student engineer of the year scholarship. (Preprofessionals). .(MarK T. Mommsen receives American Society of Agricultural Engineers scholarship)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Mark T. Mommsen, a senior in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department at Iowa State University, received the 2003 Student Engineer of the Year Scholarship. The scholarship grant is presented annually to an outstanding...

ASAE Annual International Meeting * July 27-30.(attendees of the American Society of Association Executives combine business and pleasure)
June 1, 2003... Las Vegas has much to Offer Attendees The ASAE Annual International Meeting in Las Vegas offers attendees much more than 142 sessions, 1,223 papers, 200 poster presentations, a dynamic keynote speaker, continuing professional development...

In memoriam.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Dean William Winter, 81, died April 14, 2003 at his home in Raleigh, NC. He worked as a research engineer and department director for the USDA for 35 years and retired in 1984. During his career with the USDA, he received numerous...

Louisiana State University. (Member News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Daniel L. Thomas, P.E., has been named professor and head of the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at Louisiana State University (LSU). He follows in the footsteps of his father, Carl H. Thomas, who served as department head...

American Society of Engineering Education. (Member News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Evangelyn C. Alocilja was recently named recipient of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Award for Excellence in Teaching Materials and Methods in Biological and Agricultural Engineering. The award will be presented in June at...

Biological Systems Engineering of the University of Nebraska. (Member News).(departmetn head retiring)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ASAE Fellow Glenn J. Hoffman, P.E., will retire June 30 as professor and head of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering of the University of Nebraska. Hoffman holds bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural engineering from...

Agricultural Research Service. (Member News).(member named Career Scientist of the Year)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Thomas J. Sauer, soil scientist, has been named Midwest Area Early Career Scientist of the Year for 2002 by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Sauer works in the Soil and Water Quality Research Unit at the ARS National Soil Tilth...

Texas A&M University. (Member News).(members of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force advise on air quality and other issues)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Calvin B. Parnell, P.E. and John M. Sweeten, P.E. of Texas A&M University; Robert V. Avant, P.E. of the Texas Food and Fibers Commission; Roger Isom of the California Cotton Ginners & Growers; and Phillip J. Wakelyn of the National Cotton...

Did you know. (Member Fact).(member benefits of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... That ASAE members may search any technical committee, division, or leadership council to see the composition of that group along with member contact information? Log into the members-only section of the ASAE Web site to access this benefit.

Farewell to the NTTL? (Last Word).(tractor testing body facing dissolution)
June 1, 2003... A need for sustainment A newly proposed Nebraska legislative bill (LB212) for the repeal of the tractor-permit law, puts the future existence of Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory (NTTL) (www.tractorestlab.unl.edu.htm) and the continued U.S....