Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World articles from October 2006

Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World archives from October 2006

Events calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2006... ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. For the complete list, see www.asabe.org/resource/asabevents.html. 2007...

Diverse support moves biodiesel to mainstream.(Update)
October 1, 2006... Country music legend Willie Nelson and ASABE member and biological engineer San Fernando have a lot in common. The common link between the singer and the Mississippi State University (MSU) professor is biodiesel, a fuel for diesel engines...

Raising fish in unused barns.(Update)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Producers unsure of what to make of their unused hog, veal, or poultry barns have the option of turning the structures into a viable aquaculture facility. Farmers are converting their barns into re-circulating aquaculture systems, and Ohio...

Making poultry waste more useful.(Update)
October 1, 2006... University of Georgia (UGA) scientists are working to turn poultry waste litter into a valuable alternative fuel product. Poultry litter is mostly manure mixed with a bedding material such as wood shavings. Through a process called...

Mechanical harvesting of sweet cherries.(Update)
October 1, 2006... Rich, velvet-red, fresh sweet cherries are in high demand and so are skilled laborers to harvest the highly perishable crop. However, labor shortages and labor costs may soon be a thing of the past for cherry producers, if consumers will...

Irrigators give plants the last word.(Update)
October 1, 2006... Irrigated cotton fields in arid Israel and Texas may one day be watered automatically based on plant temperature. ASABE member Steven R. Evett, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientist based at the ARS Conservation and...

Building the work force for tomorrow's nanotechnology industry.(Update)
October 1, 2006... Who will operate the nanotechnology factories of the future? Will the public be able to make informed decisions about new nanometer-scale products and services? Will tomorrow's nanotechnology industry face the same kind of backlash as today's...

National treasure turns 125 years old.(Update)
October 1, 2006... North Dakota State University's (NDSU) Research Plot No. 2 is possibly the only agricultural research plot in the world to have been continuously planted to wheat. Located on the NDSU campus, it was planted to wheat 125 years ago. In 1991,...

Researchers explore turning fuel ethanol into beverage alcohol.(Update)
October 1, 2006... Fuel ethanol could be cheaply and quickly converted into the purer, cleaner alcohol that goes into alcoholic drinks, cough medicines, mouth washes, and other products requiring food-grade alcohol, say Iowa State University (ISU) researchers....

Hydrogen technologies: fueling the future.
October 1, 2006... There is growing confidence among many energy experts that hydrogen ([H.sub.2]) has the potential to become an important energy system for the 21st century. In today's system, electricity serves as an energy carrier. Electricity is made by...

Lab-on-a-chip biosensor: studying cells in outer-space-like microgravity.
October 1, 2006... With the aim of learning how plants will grow in outer space, Purdue University researchers recently completed a series of microgravity experiments onboard a special National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) plane that produces...

The other bioenergy solution: the case for converting organics to biogas.
October 1, 2006... The rising cost of gasoline and electricity has clearly focused attention on the need to develop alternative fuels. Indeed, America's reliance on fossil fuel-based energy sources has major implications not only for our economy and national...

Enhancing returns: cropping with conservation tillage and poultry litter in the Southeast.
October 1, 2006... Rainfall distribution is not always optimal for crop growth in the humid Southeast, which receives from 1118 to 1778 mm (44 to 70 in.) of mean annual precipitation. Short-term drought is common during critical crop growth periods and...

Professional identity continues to evolve.(NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS)(agricultural and biological engineers)
October 1, 2006... Professional identity is a subject near and dear to agricultural and biological engineers. Members might think this is an issue just recently addressed in the membership, but they would be very wrong. Engineers and engineering have played a...

What are your goals for ASABE?(A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT)
October 1, 2006... Soon after becoming president-elect designate, I visited ASABE headquarters in St. Joseph, Mich. I was surprised by a staff member who asked me, "What are your goals for ASABE?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Actually, we are structured so...

January 2007 conference to be held in Khon Kaen, Thailand.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
October 1, 2006... ASABE is participating with the Thai Society of Agricultural Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering from the University of Khon Kaen University in presenting the first International Conference on Agricultural, Food, and Biological...

ICCHP and AETC Conferences to be held jointly in February 2007.(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
October 1, 2006... The Third International Conference on Crop Harvesting and Processing (ICCHP) will be held in conjunction with the 2007 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) at the Seelbach Hilton in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 11-14. The two events...

Four scholarships awarded to outstanding ASABE student members.(NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS)
October 1, 2006... ASABE annually presents four scholarships worth $1,000 each to ASABE student members enrolled in an ABET or CEAB accredited agricultural/biosystems engineering program. This year's recipients are Leah Meeks, Keith M. Mears, Tracy L. Kerchkof,...

ASABE Career Center--new milestones for employment.(NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS)
October 1, 2006... The Society is proud to announce the newest features of the ASABE Career Center, the exclusive resource for online employment connections in the agricultural and biological engineering industry. Employers--in addition to posting your...

Iowa State University awards.(NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS)
October 1, 2006... Iowa State University's (ISU) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department recently honored the following faculty members for outstanding achievement: Carl Bern -- ISU Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching; Tom...

Iowa Section presents awards.(SECTION NEWS)
October 1, 2006... Several section members were honored with awards at the Iowa Section spring meeting. The awards were given in recognition for service through their work and for years of membership. Each year the Iowa Section recognizes members that have made...

Puerto Rico Section honors Harper.(SECTION NEWS)
October 1, 2006... The 24th Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rico Section was held May 26 at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus (UPRM). The meeting theme was "Innovations in Agricultural Engineering." Carol L. Harper was awarded the Distinguished...

S & W division launches special collection in Transactions on TMDL modeling.(NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS)(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, total maximum daily load )
October 1, 2006... The Soil and Water division of ASABE has organized a special collection of articles on Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) modeling that will be published together in Issue 4 of the 2006 Transactions of the ASABE. Special collections provide yet...

Cooperative Standards Program.(NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS)
October 1, 2006... New Standards ANSI/ASABE S593 MAY2006, Terminology and Definitions for Biomass Production, Harvesting and Collection, Storage, Processing, Conversion and Utilization. This standard provides uniform terminology and definitions in the area...

Nebraska Tractor Test Lab.(MEMBER NEWS)
October 1, 2006... Roger M. Hoy has been named director of the University of Nebraska Lincoln's Nebraska Tractor Test Lab. In addition to serving as the lab's director, Hoy also will conduct research, work on standards development, and teach and mentor students....

Agricultural Institute of Canada.(MEMBER NEWS)
October 1, 2006... ASABE Fellow Digvir S. Jayas, PAg, PEng, recently was awarded a Fellowship in the Agricultural Institute of Canada. Jayas is distinguished professor, Canada research chair in stored-grain ecosystems and associate vice-president (research), at...

University of Florida's (UF) Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department.(MEMBER NEWS)
October 1, 2006... Wendy D. Graham, professor and former chair of the University of Florida's (UF) Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, has been appointed the first director of the university's newly established Water Institute. As director, Graham...

2006 Outstanding Alumnus Award.(MEMBER NEWS)
October 1, 2006... Wayne M. Bogovich, P.E., has been selected as a recipient of a 2006 Outstanding Alumnus Award from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Bogovich has been the state conservation engineer for the USDA-NRCS for the states of...

Iowa State University Honors Program Mentoring/Advising Award.(MEMBER NEWS)
October 1, 2006... Jacek A. Koziel, P.E., was recently awarded the Iowa State University Honors Program Mentoring/Advising Award in recognition of his work in academic advising of honors students, advising of honors projects, and mentoring of students in the...

Engineer of the Year.(MEMBER NEWS)
October 1, 2006... Dean W. Lemke, P.E., was recently recognized by the ASABE Mid-Central Region as Engineer of the Year. Lemke received his bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from Iowa State University in 1972. He is currently the Iowa Department of...

David P. Ramp recently won the Isle of Capri Race for the Jackpot as part of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 race in Davenport, Iowa.(MEMBER NEWS )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... David P. Ramp recently won the Isle of Capri Race for the Jackpot as part of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 race in Davenport, Iowa. He donated his $3,200 winnings to the care of his 10-year-old niece, Rachel, who suffers from enzyme deficiencies....

Larry W. Turner.(IN MEMORIAM)
October 1, 2006... Larry W. Turner, P.E., 51, of Lexington, Ky., died Aug. 27, 2006. He was a passenger aboard the Comair flight that crashed in Lexington. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Turner began his career with the University of Kentucky (UK) Extension...

Raymond C. Fischer.(IN MEMORIAM)
October 1, 2006... Raymond C. Fischer, P.E., 90, of Sudbury, Mass., died June 16, 2006. Fischer graduated from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in agricultural engineering in 1938 and mechanical engineering in 1940. In 1950, he received an MBA degree...

Ira L. Williams.(IN MEMORIAM)
October 1, 2006... Ira L. Williams, P.E., 97, of Lubbock, Texas, died July 12, 2006. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Williams taught at Louisiana State and North Carolina State during his career, as well as at Texas Tech University for 30 years. He graduated from...

Robert W. Brazelton.(IN MEMORIAM)
October 1, 2006... Robert W. Brazelton, P.E., 87, of Davis, Calif, died June 18, 2006. Brazelton earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from UC Davis in 1950. He then worked in the farm equipment manufacturing and aerospace industries before...

Welch McNair Bostick.(IN MEMORIAM)
October 1, 2006... Welch McNair Bostick III, 34, died in Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 28, 2006, from injuries received in a bicycle accident. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] McNair was a student in the Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at the...

Welcome new members.(NEWS ABOUT THE SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS)
October 1, 2006... ASABE welcomes the following new members who joined the Society, reinstated a lapsed membership, or upgraded to full membership from student/preprofessional membership in June and July. Where available, the member's place of employment has been...

One size fits all.(What's Past Is Prologue)(programs from American Society of Agricultural Engineers)
October 1, 2006... Looking forward to the Society's centennial ball, this is a Cinderella's quick look back before we "try on" a new century. Here are a few highlights of ASABE's evolving standards program, from its first standard to the early 1990s when I...