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ASABE Quad City Section Newsletter

ASABE - The Society for Engineering in Agricultural Food and Biological Systems

No 68 Spring 2018

Inside this issue From the Chair 1 Awards Meeting Review 1 Recognition 3 Election Results 6 Scholarship Recipient 6 Closing Notes 8 Upcoming Events 8 2018-2019 Section Officers 9 Social Hour Sponsors 10

From the Chair ndash From the Chair ndash ldquoTell me and I

forget Teach me and I remember Involve me and I

learnrdquo ndash Benjamin Franklin This is so true It is

amazing to me how I learned more this year than

any other year about the ASABE Quad City Section

and its members just because of my involvement as

its Chair First and most important our members

have again had great accomplishments from 52

patents to AE50 awards such as for the John Deere

S700 Combine or involvement in the community

such as STEM support My role made me pay closer

attention and appreciate the depth of knowledge

contribution and impact the Section members have

on the community In addition I have a greater

appreciation for all the hard work our Executive

Committee members are doing to continue laying a

strong foundation for the Society to grow

We have had some changes in the past year Some

had more impact like dissolution of the AMC

while others like moving to a new venue at St

Ambrose University may look small but required

some thinking consulting and vision of where the

Section should focus its attention to meet our

membersrsquo needs for the future This is a continuous

and never ending process but I feel that we are

heading in the right direction focusing our attention

on supporting our local members and growing

exposure via STEM and connection with other local

technical societies

I would like to express my gratitude to the

Executive Committee members for their support

and dedication throughout the year Many of them

will continue to serve and some new members are

being added So thank you to all and congratulations

to the new Executive Committee

We have several interesting events coming up as

listed in the Upcoming Events below I am looking

forward to see you at our Section tour and STEM

event this spring ndash Carol Plouffe 2017-18 Quad

City Section Chair

Awards Meeting Review The Awards Meeting

was held on March 20th at the Rogalski Center on

the St Ambrose University campus in Davenport

with approximately 60 members and guests present

The meeting began with two technical session

presentations Jack Wiley retired John Deere

described the development of early computer-aided

design software and its use in a patent infringement

lawsuit The DRAM (Dynamic Response of

Articulated Machinery) program was in its infancy

but was used to analyze competing designs of

automatic reset moldboard plows leading to a

resolution of the lawsuit and a new design for a

reset standard Jack also shed some light on the

details of US patent law and how its interpretation

led to the original lawsuit

Matt Short EWI (formerly Edison Welding

Institute) talked about the use of sonic energy in a

variety of manufacturing processes Sonic energy at

frequencies from below human hearing (infrasonic)

to above (ultrasonic) can be applied to metal

2

forming (by reducing average contact forces

between the workpiece and die) welding exotic

alloys (friction-stir welding) welding plastics (those

clamshell closures that so many items come in)

degassing molten metals during the casting process

and closing food containers (your favorite bag of

chips or cookies) Additional information about

EWI is online at EWIorg (Our thanks to Lyle

Stephens for the above summaries of the tech

session presentations and to Scott Clark for taking

photos of the award recipients and Executive

Committee members)

The after-dinner program began by recognizing the membership longevity and patent award recipients who are

listed below In addition Section members serving on national committees were also recognized and are also

listed below The awards program concluded with presentation of the Sectionrsquos three local awards

Section members (left to right) Joel Werling James Adamson Glenn Pope Anne Ryerson John Peters Jeff

Bennett Brian Maas Scott Clark Ryan Dietz Victor Evjen and Stephen Corban were the recipients of the 2018

Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award for their role in the development of the John Deere S700

Combine

The John Deere S700 Combine brings innovative

technology to machine optimization precision

harvest information and automated control

Combine Advisortrade is a suite of seven technologies

to set optimize and automate the combine The

system uses ActiveVisiontrade cameras to analyze

grain quality and tailings along with grain loss

monitors to maintain optimal combine

performance Rotor and fan speeds concave

chaffer and sieve clearances are automatically

adjusted when conditions change ActiveYieldtrade

improves harvest information as it calibrates the

yield monitor each time the grain tank fills

maximizing yield data accuracy The S700 cab

includes the intuitive Gen 4 CommandCentertrade

display customizable CommandArmtrade a

redesigned ergonomic multi-function control lever

with customizable buttons and a swivel seat for

operator comfort

The S700 received a 2018 ASABE AE50 award and

was one of three inaugural recipients of the recently

introduced ASABE J B Davidson Prize Stephen

Corban Victor Evjen and John Peters gave a

presentation on this innovative design as part of the

after-dinner program

Chance Corum

Chance Corum is the Quad City Sectionrsquos 2018

Young Member of the Year Chance received his

BS degree in agricultural engineering from the

University of Kentucky where he held Captain

and Design Chair responsibilities leading the

Kentucky team to back to back 2nd place finishes

and the schoolrsquos first overall 1st place finish in

the ASABE frac14 Scale Tractor Design Competition

After graduation Chance joined the John Deere

Harvester Works where he is currently involved

in crop processing testing Chance has held the

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offices of Secretary Char-Elect Chair and Past

Chair for the Quad City Section He also serves

at the national level on the P-126 frac14 Scale Tractor

Design Competition Committee

Each year ASABE solicits nominations for the New

Faces in Engineering recognition program held in

conjunction with National Engineers Week in

February This year our Section nominated Chance

as our candidate for this recognition Chance was

chosen as one of thirteen to represent ASABE

Congratulations Chance

Mark Stickler

Mark Stickler is the ASABE Quad City Sectionrsquos

2018 Member of the Year He received his BS

and MS degrees in Agricultural and Mechanical

Engineering respectively from the University of

Illinois Mark retired from the John Deere

Harvester Works in 2016 after a distinguished 37

year career in all aspects of combine design and

development Markrsquos career accomplishments

make him a most deserving recipient of the Member

of the Year Award

Recognition ndash The following Section members

were recognized at the March Awards Meeting

25 year members James A Hitch

Brian J Maas

Robert W Noth

Todd E Van Hal

Todd Wehler

40 year members Daryl F Cain

Timothy F Christensen

Michael W Mossman

R Steven Newbery

John A Schraeder

Barrie L Smith

David J Wolak

50+ year members Eugene Beckman (51)

Bruce Warman (51)

Neil West (51)

Larry Moore (52)

Roger Curry (53)

Thomas Hitzhusen (53)

George Oelschlaeger (53)

Harold Luth (54)

Philip Kester (57)

Page Bellinger (58)

James Doering (59)

Walter Roll (59)

Bernie Romig (59)

60+ year members Larry Gay (61)

Francis Brinkmeyer (67)

James Graham (67)

Donald Hartwig (67)

Jim Hitch Bob Noth and Todd Van Hal (25 year members) Daryl Cain Mike Mossman Steve Newbery Barrie

Smith and Dave Wolak (40 year members)

Only the patent recipients who are ASABE Quad

City Section members are listed below for patents

granted between Feb 1 2017 and Jan 31 2018

These recipients are listed alphabetically by last

names of the ASABE members on the patent

James K Anderson Agricultural Combine with

Windrow Control Circuit

James K Anderson Reciprocating Knife

Daniel J Burke Assembly and

Bruce A Coers Reciprocating Knife Drive

Assembly

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Joshua D Bacon Crop Processing andor

Conveying Element for a

Forage Harvester

Michael L Berggren Deck Plate Control System

James M Gessel for a Header of an

Agricultural Harvester

Michael L Berggren Stalk Roll Knife

James M Gessel

Aaron J Bruns Grain Mass Flow Rate

Determination

Aaron J Bruns Probabilistic Control of an

Agricultural Machine

Aaron J Bruns Grain Quality Monitoring

Aaron J Bruns Multi-Sensor Crop Yield

Niels Dybro Determination

Aaron J Bruns Grain Mass Flow Estimation

Jeremiah K Johnson

Aaron J Bruns Calibration of Grain Mass

Jeremiah K Johnson Measurement

Bruce A Coers Harvesting Head Height

Control Circuit

Scott N Clark Expansion Joint for Insulated

Tank

Niels Dybro Sectional Yield Measurement

on Row Independent

Harvesting Head

Niels Dybro Crop Sensing Display

Niels Dybro Crop Sensing (2 patents)

Niels Dybro Methods and Apparatus to

Control Machine

Configurations

J Cody Freehill Integrated Fan and Axle

Arrangement for an

Agricultural Vehicle

James M Gessel Header for an Agricultural

Harvester with Independent

Sub-System Drives

James M Gessel Row Divider for a Corn Head

Assembly Having a Hood

with a Structured Surface

Lawrence D Green Soil Moisture-Based Planter

Downforce Control

Lawrence D Green System and Method for

Consistent Depth Seeding

to Moisture

W Douglas Graham Commodity Cart Tank with

Upper and Lower Fill

Openings

Timothy S Hunt Model Referenced

Management and Control of a

Worksite

Orlin W Johnson Combine Side-Shake

Craig E Murray Cleaning Control System

Martin Kremmer Arrangement for the Control

of a Device Interface of an

Agricultural Work Vehicle

Martin Kremmer Combination of an

Agricultural Towing Vehicle

And a Seeder

Nathan A Mariman Planting Unit Having a Seed

Lee E Zumdome Meter and an Endless Seed

Delivery System

Nathan A Mariman Seed-Double Eliminator for a

Lee E Zumdome Planting Unit

Nathan A Mariman Seeding Machine with Seed

Delivery System (7 patents)

Michael W Mossman Harvesting Head Upper Belt

Conveyor Compressing Crop

Against a Center Belt

Conveyor

5

Michael W Mossman Support Bracket for

Combine Header

Michael W Mossman Drum Conveyor

Craig E Murray Latch Mechanism for

Agricultural Harvester

Concaves

Craig E Murray Spreader Arrangement for an

Agricultural Harvester

Jesse R Neely Agricultural Harvesting Head

Corwin M Puryk with Wiper for Crop

Divider

Jay H Olson System and Method for

Ground Penetrating Radar

Communication Using

Antenna Crosstalk

Corwin M Puryk Draper Header with Belt

Cleaning Arrangement

Alan D Sheidler Fan Control System and

Method (2 patents)

Alan D Sheidler Power System with an

Intake Gas Cooler

Nathan R Vandike Vehicle HeatingCooling

System with

Consolidated

HeatingCooling Core

Timothy D Wodrich Non-Carburized Components

of Track-Type Machines

Having a Metallurgically

Bonded Coating (2 patents)

Grant J Wonderlich Monitoring Belt Operation to

Predict Belt Lifespan

Patent recipients present at the Awards Meeting Mike Mossman Doug Graham Jim Gessel Cody Freehill

Craig Murray Niels Dybro Bruce Coers Al Sheidler Scott Clark and Martin Kremmer

Our thanks to David Pearson of the Deere amp

Company Patent Department and Vannette Azarian

of the CNH Intellectual Property Department for

their aid in compiling the above list of patent

recipients

Service on an ASABE National Committee in 2017-

2018

John Andruch Glenn Pope

Scott Clark Shannon Prantner

Stephen Corban Corwin Puryk

Chance Corum John Reid

Michael DeSpain Anne Ryerson

Niels Dybro Chris Schneider

Richard Gast Martin Schramm

Andrew Greenlee Michael Senneff

David Gregor David Smith

Bruce Hawkins Lyle Stephens

Jason Healy Timothy Stevens

Brianna Heim Bailley Thomas

Timothy Hunt Nathan Turnis

L John Koutsky Travis Unterzuber

David Lienemann Jason Werning

David Mattes Paul West

Michael Meschke Tim Wodrich

Ronald Parkins David Wolak

Carol Plouffe Matt Wold

Grant Wonderlich

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Election Results ndash At the Awards Meeting the

members unanimously elected the following

candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee

to serve for the 2018-2019 Quad City Section year

James Gessel ndash Chair (previously elected)

Niels Dybro ndash Chair-Elect

Carol Plouffe ndash Past Chair (previously elected)

Tanisha Locklear ndash Secretary

Tyler Brammeier ndash Treasurer

Candace Popp ndash Nominating Committee

Bailley Thomas ndash Nominating Committee

Jeff Bennett ndash Nominating Committee

Executive Committee Members (left to right) Tyler Brammeier (2017-18 Meeting Arrangements and 2018-19

Treasurer) Cody Freehill (Scholarship) Schuyler Putt (2018-19 Supplier Coordinator) Niels Dybro (2018-19

Chair-Elect) Chance Corum (2017-18 Past Chair) Carol Plouffe (2017-18 Chair and 2018-19 Past Chair) Jim

Gessel (2017-18 Chair-Elect and 2018-19 Chair) and Tanisha Locklear (Secretary and Communications) Not

present were Matt Wold (2017-18 Treasurer) Candace Popp (Nominating Committee) Bailley Thomas

(Nominating Committee and Young Professionals) Jeff Bennett (2018-19 Nominating Committee) Brad

Vogtsberger (2017-18 Nominating Committee and 2018-19 Meeting Arrangements) Dave Smith (Awards and

Newsletter) Eric Drobny (Continuing Education) Mike Jendro (2017-18 Supplier Coordinator) Tori Urban

(Tour) Zach Sopher will also be joining the Executive Committee in one of the Member Service areas

Thanks to this yearrsquos Nominating Committee

(Candace Popp Bailley Thomas and Brad

Vogtsberger) for their work in identifying the

candidates and our thanks to the new officers for

their willingness to serve

Thanks also for the service of three Executive

Committee members whorsquove completed multiple

year terms this year Mike Jendro as Supplier

Coordinator (6 years) Matt Wold as Treasurer (5

years) and Brad Vogtsberger on the Nominating

Committee (3 years)

Scholarship Recipients ndash For the past several

years the Quad City Section has offered two

scholarships for students interested in pursuing an

agricultural engineering related degree Although

the scholarships were open to local high school

students the great majority of the applicants and

recipients have been college students from Midwest

universities

Locally the Quad City Engineering and Science

Council (QCESC) operates a scholarship program

open only to local high school students In 2018

the QCESC awarded 17 scholarships totaling

$68000 to students from 12 area high schools The

success of this program with local students led to

the decision to offer a single $ 1000 Quad City

Section scholarship for 2018 through the QCESC

program

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Michael W Mossman Support Bracket for

Combine Header

Michael W Mossman Drum Conveyor

Craig E Murray Latch Mechanism for

Agricultural Harvester

Concaves

Craig E Murray Spreader Arrangement for an

Agricultural Harvester

Jesse R Neely Agricultural Harvesting Head

Corwin M Puryk with Wiper for Crop

Divider

Jay H Olson System and Method for

Ground Penetrating Radar

Communication Using

Antenna Crosstalk

Corwin M Puryk Draper Header with Belt

Cleaning Arrangement

Alan D Sheidler Fan Control System and

Method (2 patents)

Alan D Sheidler Power System with an

Intake Gas Cooler

Nathan R Vandike Vehicle HeatingCooling

System with

Consolidated

HeatingCooling Core

Timothy D Wodrich Non-Carburized Components

of Track-Type Machines

Having a Metallurgically

Bonded Coating (2 patents)

Grant J Wonderlich Monitoring Belt Operation to

Predict Belt Lifespan

Patent recipients present at the Awards Meeting Mike Mossman Doug Graham Jim Gessel Cody Freehill

Craig Murray Niels Dybro Bruce Coers Al Sheidler Scott Clark and Martin Kremmer

Our thanks to David Pearson of the Deere amp

Company Patent Department and Vannette Azarian

of the CNH Intellectual Property Department for

their aid in compiling the above list of patent

recipients

Service on an ASABE National Committee in 2017-

2018

John Andruch Glenn Pope

Scott Clark Shannon Prantner

Stephen Corban Corwin Puryk

Chance Corum John Reid

Michael DeSpain Anne Ryerson

Niels Dybro Chris Schneider

Richard Gast Martin Schramm

Andrew Greenlee Michael Senneff

David Gregor David Smith

Bruce Hawkins Lyle Stephens

Jason Healy Timothy Stevens

Brianna Heim Bailley Thomas

Timothy Hunt Nathan Turnis

L John Koutsky Travis Unterzuber

David Lienemann Jason Werning

David Mattes Paul West

Michael Meschke Tim Wodrich

Ronald Parkins David Wolak

Carol Plouffe Matt Wold

Grant Wonderlich

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Election Results ndash At the Awards Meeting the

members unanimously elected the following

candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee

to serve for the 2018-2019 Quad City Section year

James Gessel ndash Chair (previously elected)

Niels Dybro ndash Chair-Elect

Carol Plouffe ndash Past Chair (previously elected)

Tanisha Locklear ndash Secretary

Tyler Brammeier ndash Treasurer

Candace Popp ndash Nominating Committee

Bailley Thomas ndash Nominating Committee

Jeff Bennett ndash Nominating Committee

Executive Committee Members (left to right) Tyler Brammeier (2017-18 Meeting Arrangements and 2018-19

Treasurer) Cody Freehill (Scholarship) Schuyler Putt (2018-19 Supplier Coordinator) Niels Dybro (2018-19

Chair-Elect) Chance Corum (2017-18 Past Chair) Carol Plouffe (2017-18 Chair and 2018-19 Past Chair) Jim

Gessel (2017-18 Chair-Elect and 2018-19 Chair) and Tanisha Locklear (Secretary and Communications) Not

present were Matt Wold (2017-18 Treasurer) Candace Popp (Nominating Committee) Bailley Thomas

(Nominating Committee and Young Professionals) Jeff Bennett (2018-19 Nominating Committee) Brad

Vogtsberger (2017-18 Nominating Committee and 2018-19 Meeting Arrangements) Dave Smith (Awards and

Newsletter) Eric Drobny (Continuing Education) Mike Jendro (2017-18 Supplier Coordinator) Tori Urban

(Tour) Zach Sopher will also be joining the Executive Committee in one of the Member Service areas

Thanks to this yearrsquos Nominating Committee

(Candace Popp Bailley Thomas and Brad

Vogtsberger) for their work in identifying the

candidates and our thanks to the new officers for

their willingness to serve

Thanks also for the service of three Executive

Committee members whorsquove completed multiple

year terms this year Mike Jendro as Supplier

Coordinator (6 years) Matt Wold as Treasurer (5

years) and Brad Vogtsberger on the Nominating

Committee (3 years)

Scholarship Recipients ndash For the past several

years the Quad City Section has offered two

scholarships for students interested in pursuing an

agricultural engineering related degree Although

the scholarships were open to local high school

students the great majority of the applicants and

recipients have been college students from Midwest

universities

Locally the Quad City Engineering and Science

Council (QCESC) operates a scholarship program

open only to local high school students In 2018

the QCESC awarded 17 scholarships totaling

$68000 to students from 12 area high schools The

success of this program with local students led to

the decision to offer a single $ 1000 Quad City

Section scholarship for 2018 through the QCESC

program

6

Election Results ndash At the Awards Meeting the

members unanimously elected the following

candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee

to serve for the 2018-2019 Quad City Section year

James Gessel ndash Chair (previously elected)

Niels Dybro ndash Chair-Elect

Carol Plouffe ndash Past Chair (previously elected)

Tanisha Locklear ndash Secretary

Tyler Brammeier ndash Treasurer

Candace Popp ndash Nominating Committee

Bailley Thomas ndash Nominating Committee

Jeff Bennett ndash Nominating Committee

Executive Committee Members (left to right) Tyler Brammeier (2017-18 Meeting Arrangements and 2018-19

Treasurer) Cody Freehill (Scholarship) Schuyler Putt (2018-19 Supplier Coordinator) Niels Dybro (2018-19

Chair-Elect) Chance Corum (2017-18 Past Chair) Carol Plouffe (2017-18 Chair and 2018-19 Past Chair) Jim

Gessel (2017-18 Chair-Elect and 2018-19 Chair) and Tanisha Locklear (Secretary and Communications) Not

present were Matt Wold (2017-18 Treasurer) Candace Popp (Nominating Committee) Bailley Thomas

(Nominating Committee and Young Professionals) Jeff Bennett (2018-19 Nominating Committee) Brad

Vogtsberger (2017-18 Nominating Committee and 2018-19 Meeting Arrangements) Dave Smith (Awards and

Newsletter) Eric Drobny (Continuing Education) Mike Jendro (2017-18 Supplier Coordinator) Tori Urban

(Tour) Zach Sopher will also be joining the Executive Committee in one of the Member Service areas

Thanks to this yearrsquos Nominating Committee

(Candace Popp Bailley Thomas and Brad

Vogtsberger) for their work in identifying the

candidates and our thanks to the new officers for

their willingness to serve

Thanks also for the service of three Executive

Committee members whorsquove completed multiple

year terms this year Mike Jendro as Supplier

Coordinator (6 years) Matt Wold as Treasurer (5

years) and Brad Vogtsberger on the Nominating

Committee (3 years)

Scholarship Recipients ndash For the past several

years the Quad City Section has offered two

scholarships for students interested in pursuing an

agricultural engineering related degree Although

the scholarships were open to local high school

students the great majority of the applicants and

recipients have been college students from Midwest

universities

Locally the Quad City Engineering and Science

Council (QCESC) operates a scholarship program

open only to local high school students In 2018

the QCESC awarded 17 scholarships totaling

$68000 to students from 12 area high schools The

success of this program with local students led to

the decision to offer a single $ 1000 Quad City

Section scholarship for 2018 through the QCESC

program

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Luke Soko (center) receiving the Quad City

Sectionrsquos scholarship from QCESC Scholarship

Chair Tom Hein (left) and QCESC Past President

Jeffrey Richland (right)

This year the Quad City Sectionrsquos scholarship was

awarded to Luke Soko a senior at Bettendorf High

School Luke has participated in football

basketball baseball National Honor Society and

Student Council He is a three year starting varsity

pitcher and was an Honorable Mention linebacker

on the 2017 class 4A semifinalist Bettendorf

football team He also was the Treasurer of the

Class of 2018 for four consecutive years and the

Treasurer of the Student Council his senior year

Additionally Luke has been a volunteer for the

Bettendorf Youth Basketball Association as an

assistant coach for a third grade basketball team and

has been a consistent volunteer for the Bettendorf

Booster Clubrsquos Holiday Boutique Lastly Luke is

currently employed part-time by Hy-Vee on Utica

Ridge in the General Merchandise Department

Luke will be attending Iowa State this fall pursuing

a major in biological systems engineering and a

minor in energy systems andor sustainability Luke

received the scholarship at the 2018 QCESC

Banquet and was also recognized at the Awards

Meeting

Luke submitted the following essay on his career

goals ldquoI aspire to look the following generation in

the eyes knowing that I worked to create a safer

cleaner and healthier place for them to live I am

passionate about renewable energy sciences and the

environment and I would like to major in biological

systems engineering or chemical engineering I

strongly believe that by ensuring and innovating

environmentally friendly chemical processes

throughout businesses biological systems engineers

or environmentally based chemical engineers help

our world one community at a time I have chosen

these majors because biological systems engineers

or environmentally based chemical engineers work

to extend the longevity of not only the human race

but other organisms as well It is a profession in an

industry developed to ensure a safer and healthier

tomorrow for all organisms Engineers are one of

the few people that have the knowledge and the

ability to consistently improve the lives of all

people I aspire to be an engineer

I have always desired to help our planet In 7th

grade I conducted a project on hydrogen power and

went on the local JWQC news to show off my kit-

made hydrogen car and explain how PEM fuel cells

function In 8th grade I assembled a team that

worked to design and present a model of an

alternate sustainable energy source we designed an

anaerobic digestion and hydroponics cyborg system

that would feed off a schoolrsquos fecal matter and

organic lunch waste to produce electricity for the

school I desire to turn these little projects into

legitimate products that help shape the future of

energy in our world

I would love to commercialize an aerobic digestion

and hydroponics cyborg system that is cheap small-

scaled and practical for families schools hospitals

communities sewage plants and farm owners I

envision a system in every facility where anaerobic

bacteria eat organic waste to produce biogas which

is then filtered and ignited to produce electricity in a

methane combustion engine Any carbon dioxide

products could be pumped into a greenhouse raising

vegetables outside the system

I would love to engineer fuel cells that are more

practical and efficient It would be an honor to

work on developing a hydrogen fuel cell that does

not use platinum and does not corrode I dream of a

fuel cell system that uses hydrolysis to split water

and yet still produces a high net amount of

electricity from the hydrogen The system could be

fueled with water thus eliminating issues involved

with manufacturing andor transporting hydrogen

Lastly I would love a career that innovates

chemical processes to make them more

environmentally friendly I would also enjoy a

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career that takes samples from nearby streams and

forests and works with other engineers to ensure the

environmental processes of nearby manufacturing

plants are environmentally friendly I find all of

these professions profoundly interesting and very

necessary for the future health of all the organisms

on our planet

I cannot pursue a career in what I desire without a

degree in engineering I want people to breathe

cleaner air drink from cleaner streams and eat food

grown in healthier soil I want to help accelerate the

future of sustainable energy systems I want to slow

the rate of climate change I need a degree in

engineering Robert Swan once said ldquoThe greatest

threat to our planet is the belief that someone else

will save itrdquo It is time for me to begin my journey

of helping our planetrdquo

Closing Notes

Scott Clark (center) receiving the 2018 QCESC

Junior Engineer of the Year Award from QCESC

Director Pat Barnes (left) and QCESC President

Chris Cournoyer (right)

Past Section Chair Scott Clark is the recipient of the

2018 Junior Engineer of the Year Award from the

Quad City Engineering and Science Council Scott

received his BS in Biosystems and Agricultural

Engineering from Oklahoma State University before

joining the John Deere Harvester Works working on

the engine platform team While in college he

interned two summers with CNH He has also been

an operations manager for his familyrsquos custom

harvesting operation He is a member of three

ASABE national committees and received the

Yoerger Preprofessional of the Year Award in 2012

His senior design team at Oklahoma State were the

runnersup in the 2012 AGCO Student Design

Competition Scott received his MBA from St

Ambrose University in 2016 and has served as the

Sectionrsquos Secretary Chair-Elect Chair and Past

Chair Congratulations Scott

Section Chair-Elect Jim Gessel gave a presentation

on agricultural engineering and the Quad City

Section at the February 16th meeting of the North

Scott Rotary The Powerpoint slides Jim used are

available for anyone with an opportunity to make a

similar presentation

Prior to the Awards Meeting the Section had a

balance of $ 477655 in its checking account and a

certificate of deposit valued at $ 238005

Upcoming Events - Check the Sectionrsquos web site at

httpwwwasabeqcescorg for the most recent

information on the Section and the following

events

April 2018

Section Tour ndash TBA

May 2018

Section sponsored STEM event - TBA

May 31-June 3 2018

ASABE 14 Scale Design Competition Peoria

Illinois

July 29-August 1 2018

ASABE Annual International Meeting Detroit

Michigan

August 28-30 2018

Farm Progress Show Boone Iowa See

httpfarmprogressshowcom

Aug 30- Sept 3 2018

Midwest Old Threshers Reunion Mt Pleasant

Iowa See httpwwwoldthreshersorg

September 14-16 2018

Antique Engine amp Tractor Association Working

Farm Show rural Joslin Illinois See httpae-

tacom

October 23 2018 (tentative)

Quad City Section Fall Meeting

8

career that takes samples from nearby streams and

forests and works with other engineers to ensure the

environmental processes of nearby manufacturing

plants are environmentally friendly I find all of

these professions profoundly interesting and very

necessary for the future health of all the organisms

on our planet

I cannot pursue a career in what I desire without a

degree in engineering I want people to breathe

cleaner air drink from cleaner streams and eat food

grown in healthier soil I want to help accelerate the

future of sustainable energy systems I want to slow

the rate of climate change I need a degree in

engineering Robert Swan once said ldquoThe greatest

threat to our planet is the belief that someone else

will save itrdquo It is time for me to begin my journey

of helping our planetrdquo

Closing Notes

Scott Clark (center) receiving the 2018 QCESC

Junior Engineer of the Year Award from QCESC

Director Pat Barnes (left) and QCESC President

Chris Cournoyer (right)

Past Section Chair Scott Clark is the recipient of the

2018 Junior Engineer of the Year Award from the

Quad City Engineering and Science Council Scott

received his BS in Biosystems and Agricultural

Engineering from Oklahoma State University before

joining the John Deere Harvester Works working on

the engine platform team While in college he

interned two summers with CNH He has also been

an operations manager for his familyrsquos custom

harvesting operation He is a member of three

ASABE national committees and received the

Yoerger Preprofessional of the Year Award in 2012

His senior design team at Oklahoma State were the

runnersup in the 2012 AGCO Student Design

Competition Scott received his MBA from St

Ambrose University in 2016 and has served as the

Sectionrsquos Secretary Chair-Elect Chair and Past

Chair Congratulations Scott

Section Chair-Elect Jim Gessel gave a presentation

on agricultural engineering and the Quad City

Section at the February 16th meeting of the North

Scott Rotary The Powerpoint slides Jim used are

available for anyone with an opportunity to make a

similar presentation

Prior to the Awards Meeting the Section had a

balance of $ 477655 in its checking account and a

certificate of deposit valued at $ 238005

Upcoming Events - Check the Sectionrsquos web site at

httpwwwasabeqcescorg for the most recent

information on the Section and the following

events

April 2018

Section Tour ndash TBA

May 2018

Section sponsored STEM event - TBA

May 31-June 3 2018

ASABE 14 Scale Design Competition Peoria

Illinois

July 29-August 1 2018

ASABE Annual International Meeting Detroit

Michigan

August 28-30 2018

Farm Progress Show Boone Iowa See

httpfarmprogressshowcom

Aug 30- Sept 3 2018

Midwest Old Threshers Reunion Mt Pleasant

Iowa See httpwwwoldthreshersorg

September 14-16 2018

Antique Engine amp Tractor Association Working

Farm Show rural Joslin Illinois See httpae-

tacom

October 23 2018 (tentative)

Quad City Section Fall Meeting

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January 20-22 2019

Quad City Farm Equipment Show QCCA Expo

Center Rock Island See httpwwwqccaexpocentercomfarm-show-eventhtml

January 22 2019 (tentative)

Quad City Section Winter Meeting

March 2019 (tentative)

Quad City Section Continuing Education

Seminar

March 26 2019 (tentative)

Quad City Section Awards Meeting

April 2019 (tentative)

Quad City Section Spring Tour

ASABE Quad City Section Executive Committee

2018-2019

Elected Officers

Chair

James Gessel

CNH Industrial

Ph 563-285-1122

jamesgesselcnhindcom

Chair-Elect

Niels Dybro

Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center

Ph 309-738-2598

DybroNielsJohnDeerecom

Past Chair

Carol Plouffe

Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center

Ph 309-738-0177

PlouffeCarolJohnDeerecom

Secretary Tanisha Locklear

John Deere Harvester Works

Ph 309-748-2430

LocklearTanishaRJohnDeerecom

Treasurer

Tyler Brammeier

John Deere Harvester Works

Ph 309-765-9143

BrammeierTylerSJohnDeerecom

Nominating Committee

Candace Popp

John Deere Harvester

Ph 309-748-1794

PoppCandaceJohnDeerecom

Bailley Thomas

Archer Daniels Midland

Ph 563-244-5227

bailleythomasadmcom

Jeff Bennett

John Deere Harvester Works

Ph 309-748-2563

BennettJeffreyDJohnDeerecom

Member Service Representatives

Awards

David Smith

Ph 309-755-8934

davesmith8633sbcglobalnet

Community Outreach

Niels Dybro

Deere Moline Technology Inovation Center

Ph 309-738-2598

DybroNielsJohnDeerecom

Continuing Education

Eric Drobny

John Deere Harvester Works

Ph 309-765-1285

DrobnyEricJJohnDeerecom

Meeting Arrangements

Brad Vogtsberger

John Deere Harvester Works

Ph 309-428-5427

VogtsbergerBradleyAJohnDeerecom

Membership

Carol Plouffe

Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center

Ph 309-738-0177

PlouffeCarolJohnDeerecom

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Newsletter

David Smith

Ph 309-755-8934

davesmith8633sbcglobalnet

Program

James Gessel

CNH Industrial

Ph 563-285-1122

jamesgesselcnhindcom

QCESC Liaison

Carol Plouffe

Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center

Ph 309-738-0177

PlouffeCarolJohnDeerecom

Scholarship

Cody Freehill

John Deere Harvester Works

Ph 309-765-2282

FreehillJustinCJohnDeerecom

Supplier Coordinator

Schuyler Putt

Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center

Ph 309-748-0544

PuttSchuylerRJohnDeerecom

Tour

Victoria Urban

John Deere Harvester Works

Ph 309-748-8539

UrbanVictoriaAJohnDeerecom

Young Professionals

Bailley Thomas

Archer Daniels Midland

Ph 563-244-5227

bailleythomasadmcom

Social Hour Sponsors

The following sponsors have committed to

providing the beverages for the social hours at our

meetings this year Our thanks to Mike Jendro of

Federal Mogul Deva for his work the past six years

in organizing this much appreciated support

activity

Timken Drives is the world leader in USA

manufactured chain products Timken Drives

delivers a complete line of superior quality

precision roller chain attachment chain and

engineered conveyor chains with over 100 years of

advanced engineering knowledge and experience

Don Dye is a leading manufacturer of pressed steel

V-belt amp flat idler drive pulleys for agriculture

Fibeco provides electronic data and design support

for high level 3D modeling rapid prototyping

concept vehicles functional models prototypes and

test parts along with value added support services

for the product development of parts for a wide

range of industries

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GGB is dedicated to provide global customers with

high performance self-lubricating and prelubricated

plain bearings for thousands of applications in

scores of industries

Kondex is a product design and manufacturing

partner producing custom-designed metal

components for agricultural lawn and turf and other

OEM partners including MacDon culminating in a

joint 2014 AE50 award

Myers Spring produces extension and compression

as well as single and double torsion springs of

virtually any specification for virtually any

application Myers Spring also produces rings and

wire forms as well as custom assemblies using their

springs and parts and customer provided

components

Schaeffler Group USAINA is a leading

manufacturer of bearings worldwide with company

sales of euro111 billion in 2012 Schaeffler has 76000

employees in 50 countries in 180 locations

comprising a worldwide network of manufacturing

locations research and development facilities sales

companies engineering offices and training centers

Sears Seating is the leader in the design and

manufacture of suspension and non-suspension

seating systems for agricultural markets Since

1855 we have built a reputation for highly

innovative seating products that offer unparalleled

comfort and durability

Southco is a leader in the specialty fastener and

latch business offering engineered access hardware

solutions such as locks latches captive fasteners

hinges and handles

Superior Gearbox Company has been

manufacturing high quality gear drives for power

transmission systems since 1975 including right

angle bevel worm gear and spindle drives for

various types of on and off-road applications

Vibratech TVD is a leader in torsional viscous

damper design and development for engines

partnering with OEM and aftermarket engineering

teams to provide torsional vibration analysis design

integration rapid prototyping and product

validation