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The bills are part of Congress’ on-going efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform.  While most media attention has focused on issues like amnesty and boarder security, the legislation would also profoundly change high-skill immigration into the United States. 

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  Dr. Giorgio Rizzoni

The Ford Motor Company Chair in ElectroMechanical Systems

Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Industrial

Design at The Ohio State University

 Kent Helfrich

Executive Director, Global Electrical Systems at General Motors

 Mr. Brett Hillhouse

World Wide Automotive Sales Executive for IBM

 Leaders from  IEEE, Method Park, CloudONE, Sodius, National Instruments, 321 Gang, kVA, RTI, River North, and Electric Cloud will be in speaking on key topics including product development in the cloud, automated test, process and safety compliance, build acceleration, and agile in systems design.  We will close the day with a lively panel comprised of futurists, technologists, and leaders.

 See the full agenda at: http://tiny.cc/IEF_OSU_Auto_Agenda

 You will leave with deeper understanding of current and approaching trends in embedded systems, real use cases, and new contacts from collaborating with the brightest automotive minds from industry, technology, and academia.

 Complimentary lunch and parking.  Space is limited, we invite you to register today!    http://tiny.cc/IEF_OSU_Auto

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING/3D PRINTING

 We will be awarding 10 Free dinners to any future section meeting!!!

ABOUT THE MEETING:   

Create jet engines in the comfort of your living room?  Not quite, but local expert Ted Anderson of GE will show how GE is now using 3D printing/ Additive Manufacturing to create intricate engine components from CAD to complete parts in days, not months using Direct Metal Laser Sintering, and Electron Beam Melting.

Since 2003, Morris Technologies, Inc. http://www.morristech.com/Technologies/ has been known for its extensive capabilities utilizing Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) to produce complex geometries.  The process uses a high power laser and scanner system to fuse fine metal powder layer by layer to create fully dense parts. With the proper thermal treatments, these ‘grown’ components exhibit near wrought properties. 

Electron Beam Melting is an additive manufacturing process that uses multiple high-power electron beams to melt layers of metal powder into complex forms and shapes.  EBM grows parts in a vacuum environment, eliminating the need for post-build stress relieving and enabling parts to be grown using thicker layers than other technologies.

Published on May 22, 2013

GE Aviation is revolutionizing the age-old rules of manufacturing and design. Learn how additive manufacturing, a 3D printing technology, frees engineers to design the perfect jet engine.

http://youtu.be/l0SXlkrmzyw

 ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  

Ted Anderson has a BSME, MSME, and an MBA.  Ted got his big start with additive manufacturing/3D printing in 2005 while researching a flexible surface with multiple degrees of freedom that he was building using a stereolithography (SLA) system.  His career in additive manufacturing includes working for Georgia Tech, Arcam AB, Raytheon as a contractor for NASA, and his current employer GE.  He has experience working with multiple platforms that includes metals, plastics, and electronics.  The systems he has experience with includes fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), MultiJet, SLA, electron beam melting (EBM), direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and selective laser melting (SLM)

 MENU SELECTIONS:

Baked Tilapia with Lemon Caper Sauce, Stuffed Pork Chops, Grilled Portobello w/ Ratatouille & Yellow Rice

Sautéed Vegetables, Tossed Salad, Dinner Rolls and Butter, Chef’s Choice Dessert

LOCATION:  Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

 RESERVATIONS:  Please make reservations for each meeting by going to: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/.  Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. 

Reservations close at midnight on September 22, 2013.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

All Reservations must be made by midnight, Sunday September 22, 2013

 PE CREDITS:  Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting!  The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Alternative Energy

ABOUT THE MEETING:   

Methods of producing energy will be discussed, including solar, wave, wind, and other renewable resources, including the present and future limitations of each type.  The discussion will include the use of electric plug-in cars as well as hybrids.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  

Dr. Marwan Nusair has worked in the design of RF and microwave antennas and circuits since 1982.  Before that he was an instructor and post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Physics Department.  He obtained his doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Cincinnati in 1978, and his MS from the American University of Beirut in 1973, with a BS(Hons) and MS(Hons) from Cambridge University prior to that.

 MENU SELECTIONS:

Buffet Menu: Country Fried Chicken, Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce, Meatloaf served in Brown Gravy, Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes, Succotash, Caesar Salad, Fresh Fruit Salad, Buttermilk Biscuits, Chef’s Choice Dessert

 LOCATION:  Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

 RESERVATIONS:  Please make reservations for each meeting by going to: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/.  Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. 

Reservations close at midnight on May 19th, 2013.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

All Reservations must be made by midnight, Sunday May 19th, 2013

 PE CREDITS:  Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting!  The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Senior Design Presentations from UC College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Updated 4/18/2013)

 ABOUT THE MEETING:   

This annual meeting is the best senior design teams from Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering Technology, electrical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering Technology.  They will present and demonstrate their senior design projects. 

 IEEE Awarded UC Senior Projects    2013

Intellibrella: The Smart Umbrella

     Students: Timothy Bueno (EE) and John Hickey (EE)

     Advisor:  Dr. Fred Beyette

Project Summary: The Intellibrella is a device that attaches to umbrellas of all sizes. When placed near a doorway, the Intellibrella will quickly and conveniently notify you of impending rain. It also intuitively recognizes when you leave the house, and keeps you from leaving it behind. We believe the Intellibrella is a great solution to staying dry on rainy days.

 Intellisense

          Students: Justin Best (EET) and James Pignatiello (EET)

          Advisor:  Professor Mike Haas

Project Summary: Intelligrated, established in 2001, has provided material handling solutions for businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Conveyor systems are used for many of these applications and provide services such as the storing, sorting, labeling, and shipping of products. A major component of these systems are Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), up to 100 VFDs may be utilized for these services and communicate via a wired PROFIBUS network. Each VFD requires a unique set of parameters that are programmed prior to operation. Intellisense consists of a hardware component with a software interface that uses the existing PROFIBUS network to set and modify these unique parameters from a central and safe location. This alleviates an engineer from traditionally visiting the physical location of each VFD to program these parameters using an onboard keypad located on the VFD.

 iOS Based Voice Analysis Application for Speech Therapy

     Students: Kyle  Lippert (CET) and Robert  Pfister (CET)

     Advisor:  Dr. Xuefu (Frank) Zhou (Engineering) and Dr. Eva Von Leer ( Medical)

Project Summary: The iOS-based Voice Analysis Application for Speech Therapy consists of a software application built to run on the popular Apple mobile devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. These devices are significantly cheaper in comparison to the clinical devices, and many patients already own one of these devices for one of its numerous other uses, so the cost of running this application is a fraction of its counterparts. The software allows the patient to perform his or her exercises and get immediate feedback at any time or in virtually any place, in the form of readouts for jitter, frequency, and cepstral peak prominence. By providing this feedback, the patient can use his or her practice time optimally, knowing that he or she is doing the exercises precisely as prescribed by the therapist.

 Seeketh.org

Students: Vinson Butler (EE), Justin Cox (EE), and Brittany Jones (CE)

Advisor: Dr. Carla Purdy

Project Summary: Upon investigating existing bible search websites, it has come to the attention of this team that little emphasis has been placed on search engine usability. Seeketh.org strives to make searching the bible easier by going beyond just simple word matching and rather start searching scriptures based on context. What this means is that individuals should be able to search the bible without having prior knowledge of its content. Individuals should also be able to perform bible searches in their native English tongue. They shouldn’t be forced to mimic the archaic language of the bible.

 UC CoursePlanner

Student: Tom Bachmann (CS), Britney Bogard (CS), and Joe Conrady (CS)

Project Summary: Scheduling courses is a critical activity that all university students engage in every semester. In addition to satisfying their degree requirements, students must find a course schedule that does not conflict with their other obligations. These include non-academic obligations such as a job, extracurricular groups, sports teams, and family requirements. Finding a schedule that satisfies both of these requirements can be very challenging and time consuming, especially with the way the existing tools are designed. UC CoursePlanner simplifies this process by focusing on how each class fits into the student’s calendar. The application includes a modern, responsive web interface coupled with integration to UC’s central database. By combining a calendar-based schedule view with the robustness of the existing course search functionality, UC CoursePlanner makes course scheduling much easier.

 MENU SELECTIONS:  Buffet Menu: Hot Sliced Roast Beef in Gravy, Parmesan Style Chicken Breast, Parmesan Crusted Spaghetti Squash, Sautéed Vegetables, Tossed Salad, Dinner Rolls and Butter, Chef’s Choice Dessert

 LOCATION:  Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS:  Please make reservations for each meeting by going to: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/.  Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation.  Members (Advance Registration): $10.00 Non-members, members w/o registration: $15.00

Reservations close at Midnight on April 21, 2013.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

All Reservations must be made by Midnight, Sunday April 21, 2013

PE CREDITS:  Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting!  The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

MARCH MEETING

Ohio’s Oil and natural Gas Industry and Shale Development

ABOUT THE MEETING:   

The presentation will give a general overview of the oil and natural gas industry and shale exploration and development in Ohio, including: history of the oil and natural gas industry in Ohio; job, economic, and energy security opportunities from shale development; drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes; and how the industry and stringent regulations are protecting Ohio’s environment.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: 

Rebecca Heimlich is the American Petroleum Institute’s Ohio Campaign Manager.  Heimlich is overseeing the organization’s grassroots educational outreach efforts in the Buckeye state.  Heimlich is also the director of the Ohio Energy Resource Alliance, which is an alliance among the Ohio Petroleum Council (a division of API), the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program, Energy In Depth, the Buckeye Energy Forum, and America’s Natural Gas Alliance.

Heimlich brings nearly two decades of advocacy, campaign and public sector experience to these roles, most recently serving as the Ohio State Director for Americans for Prosperity.  Prior to her work with Americans for Prosperity, Heimlich worked on political campaigns, and served as assistant prosecutor with the Clermont County Prosecutor’s Office, and as an associate for Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP and Taft Stettinius & Hollister respectively. 

Heimlich earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas and a Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University School of Law in Nashville, Tennessee. She lives in Loveland, Ohio with her husband, Phil, and their two children. 

LIGHTNING  TALK:  Marwan Nusair will present “Radar Detectors”

DOOR PRIZES: Solar devices:  Flashlights, Laterns, cars, and other fun gadgets.  Be sure to drop your name in the hat when you arrive for the meeting.

 MENU SELECTIONS:

Buffet Menu: Stuffed Pasta Shells, Marinated Char Grilled Chicken Breast, Wild Rice, Steamed Broccoli,

Spinach Salad, Dinner Rolls and Butter, Chef’s Choice Dessert

LOCATION:  Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

 RESERVATIONS:  Please make reservations for each meeting by going to: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/.  Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. 

Reservations close at midnight on March 24th, 2013.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

All Reservations must be made by, Sunday March 24th, 2013

 PE CREDITS:  Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting!  The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Application of Partial Discharge Technology for Condition Assessment and Monitoring of Critical Electrical Assets.

 ABOUT THE MEETING:   

• Overview of Partial Discharge mechanism in Insulation Systems
• Techimp PD Testing Equipment and Analysis Software Technology
• Effective Condition Assessment of Cables, Switchgear, Motors, Generators, Transformers
• Permanent PD Monitoring and Smart Alarms for Critical Electrical Equipment
• Case Studies, Cables, Generators, Transformers
• New Developments

 ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  

Alfred Mendelsohn

Dr. Alfred Mendelsohn has over 25 years of experience in the development and applications of materials for electric power cables. Al was Associate Director at Union Carbide and Senior R&D Leader at Dow Chemical, after their merger with Union Carbide, where he led R&D activities for improved materials for Wire & Cable applications. He has also been active in the electric utility industry, with participation and papers at key industry meetings worldwide.  He has represented Dow at NEETRAC and has served as Chair of NEETRAC’s Advisory Board since its inception in 1998 till his retirement from Dow in 2009. He is currently an officer of the IEEE ICC Administrative Committee and Chair of its Educational Subcommittee and is also a member of the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) Advisory Committee.

Since his retirement from Dow Chemical in 2009, Al has been actively involved with the application of Partial Discharge (PD) technology to the condition assessment of critical electrical components. He is associated with Techimp HQ Spa, an Italian based company who is a global leader in PD technology and its application to effective diagnosis and monitoring of critical electrical components, including cables, generators, transformers, switchgear and GIS.  Al is also a consultant to the electric utility industry and remains active in key electric utility industry meetings.

NEW!!!  IEEE Cincinnati section meetings provide a great opportunity to learn about new technologies, network with you peers, and enjoy a delicious dinner.  To make the section meetings more useful and enjoyable we are pleased to announce the following changes :

 1. Reduced pricing on our delicious Raffel’s dinners including dessert: $10 member with pre-Registration; $15 walk-in or non-member.  As always, the dinners are optional.

2. Door prizes: Gift certificates, books, games, gadgets, corporate swag, etc.

3. 2nd speaker:  In addition to the detailed presentation by the main speaker, we will insert a short, 5 to 10 minute “lightning talk” at 7:00 between dinner and the main presentation.

 LIGHTNING TALK (Shorts):  Ted Longshore will present: Development of high performance aeronautical telemetry transmitters.   Technical design overview of S-band and C-band Transmitters, Hardware show and tell

 Door Prizes:  In keeping with the meeting theme of power systems, and with a nod toward green energy, the door prizes this month include a solar car, solar flashlight, solar lantern, and/ or solar windmill.

 MENU SELECTIONS:Build Your Own Taco Buffet: Seasoned Taco Beef, Julienned Chicken Strips, Spanish Cilantro Rice with Seasoned Refried Beans, Shredded LoFat Cheddar Cheese, Pepper Jack Cheese, LoFat Sour Cream, Sliced Black Olives, Jalapenos, Banana Peppers, Finely Shredded Fresh Lettuce, Diced Tomatoes & Picante Style Salsa, Hard Taco Shells & Soft Taco Shells

Chef’s Choice Dessert

 LOCATION:  Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

 RESERVATIONS:  Please make reservations for each meeting by going to: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/.  Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. 

Reservations close at noon on **Midnight Sunday February 25, 2013

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

All Reservations must be made by ** Midnight Sunday February 25, 2013

 PE CREDITS:  Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting!  The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

 Systems & Controls Research- University of Cincinnati

Tales from the Road – Truck Load Testing of Major Bridges in Ohio

(Please note the updated information (1/11/2013))

DATE:      Thursday, January 24, 2013 
PLACE :   University of Cincinnati – Engineering Research Center,
          Room 427;  Rhodes Hall, 8th Floor (see below for directions)
          (In the event of inclement weather, please check the section
          website at www.ieeecincinnati.org)

TIME :   6:00pm – 6:30 pm – Refreshments and Social Time
               6:30 pm – 6:40 pm – Quick Presentation about UC:IEEE and the
                                                  Cincinnati Section
               6:40 pm – 7:25 pm – Presentation by Dr. Helmicki on Systems/Controls
               7:25 pm – 7:45pm – First Tour of 8th Floor Rhodes
               7:45 pm -8:05 pm – Second Tour of 8th Floor Rhodes

COST:   Free

ABOUT THE MEETING:  
For more than two decades, the University of Cincinnati Infrastructure Institute (UCII) has been engaged in the investigation and development of nondestructive testing and evaluation methods of highway bridges based on field measurements. Truckload testing and health monitoring are two of the most common tools used in practice today.  This presentation will include results from tests and existing monitors of several major bridges, including a pair of under-deck Warren truss bridges (the Jeremiah Morrow and the Cleveland Innerbelt), cable stayed U.S. Grant in Portsmouth, and a ninety-year-old cantilever through truss in Ironton.  In addition, anecdotes from testing over sixty typical steel stringer bridges throughout the Transportation districts in Ohio will be presented. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Arthur Helmicki, Ph.D. is a professor and Director of the School of Electronic and Computing Systems at the University of Cincinnati where he has been employed since 1990. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering at Boston University in 1983, and his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1988 and 1989, respectively.  From 1989 through 1990 He held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
The focus of his research and teaching have been in the core area of systems and controls, with specialization in the development and application of practical, nondestructive evaluation techniques for damage identification, system identification and parameter estimation, condition assessment, health monitoring, remote monitoring/sensing, and associated information technologies. He has worked on extensive application of these techniques in the areas of civil infrastructure, biomedicine, and aerospace systems.

Dr. Helmicki is a principle member of the University of Cincinnati Infrastructure Institute.  He has performed instrumented monitoring and diagnostic testing on more than eight dozen bridges in Ohio and surrounding states including long span, short span, concrete deck on steel girder, suspension, truss, fiber reinforced composite, and cable stayed bridges for the purposes of load and/or fatigue rating, overload evaluation, and design verification. His efforts have been supported and funded by numerous agencies including the National Science Foundation, Federal Highway Administration, Ohio Department of Transportation, and several companies.

 MENU SELECTIONS:
Pizza and soda will be provided

LOCATION: 
University of Cincinnati – Engineering Research Center
Park in the Library garage, entrance off Martin Luther King Drive at the
bottom of the hill.  Proceed to 4th floor (main library entrance) and go
out to the plaza.  Proceed up the wide steps to Rhodes Hall.  The buildings
in that area are all connected and the 8th floor is actually the 4th or so
above the plaza level no matter which building you start with (ie: enter
the first building on the left and go from there to Rhodes).

RESERVATIONS:  Please make reservations for each meeting by going to:
https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/.  Please click on the appropriate
link and complete the reservation. 
Reservations close at noon on January 22, 2012.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of
reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.
All Reservations must be made by noon, Thursday January 22, 2012

PE CREDITS:  Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati
Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development
Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required
documentation will be available following the meeting!  The Section
Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers
in the area.