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Chair: Dr. Keith Corzine
Email: [email protected]
University of Missouri—Rolla
Vice-Chair: Bob Becnel
Email: [email protected]
Boeing
Treasurer: Jessica du Maine
Email: [email protected]
St. Louis Community College
Secretary: David Gitz
Email: [email protected]
Air Force Network Integration Center
Section Meeting Information
September 30:
SIU-Edwardsville
October 29:
St Louis University
November 19:
Engineers Club, St Louis
ION Saint Louis
FALL 2010
Inside this issue:
Section Meeting
Information
1
Society List 2
Student Branch News 3
Society Events 4
Section Events 5
IEEE Information 6
Section News 7
Advertisements 8
Announcements 9
Student Branch/Society 10
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Society List
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Student Branch News
Mizzou IEEE group outside the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory
Mizzou UAV Team
Mizzou IEEE has recently initiated an Unmanned Arial Vehicle project and
much progress has been made over the summer semester. The project involves
building an aerial vehicle to compete and complete a task autonomously. The
project has been a hit around Mizzou and since its initiation the Mizzou UAV
Team has since become an official university recognized student organization.
We greatly thank the AES society and Jim Leonard at Boeing for all their help
and support making this possible.
Mizzou IEEE Student Branch Website:
ieee.students.missouri.edu
St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley
IEEE Student Branch
is off to a great start. We are planning many corporate visits including a visit to one of FAA’s local fa-
cilities, BJC offices where the Biomedical Engineering Technologists work, and DCAL Services, an e-
Cycling (electronic recycling) facility.
St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley IEEE group at Membership Drive on September 1, 2010. Pictured, left to right: Unnamed prospective new member, Frank Dean (Branch Chair), Brandon Ortiz (Branch Treasurer), Patrick Cooley, partially hidden (Branch Secretary) and Francis Oyalo (Branch Co-Chair).
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Society Events
Presentation Series
Cross-Layer Design of Smart Antenna Systems By Nick Buris
September 14 at SIU-Carbondale
Student Projects on Nano-Technology By Neel Ghosh
September 23 at SIU-Carbondale
Modeling the Economic Cost of Inadequate Teaching and Mentoring By Bill Osborne
November 10 at SIU-Carbondale
For more information, visit http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/stlouis/education/
Facility Tour Solicitation
The Education Society is looking for engineering companies willing to
give facility tours to local engineering faculty and students. If you are
able to do so, please contact Fran Harackiewicz [email protected].
Education Society
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Section Events
Taum Sauk Pumped-Storage
Electric Power Plant Re-Dedication
The original dedication ceremony was held on September 25, 2005, at the Lesterville, Missouri entrance
to the facility. More than two dozen IEEE members of the Region 5 and St. Louis Section IEEE were on
hand for the event. A rededication ceremony is being planned for September 27, 2010, almost 5 years
to the day of the original event. Jim Leonard, who was the IEEE Region 5 History Chairman at the time
of the original dedication ceremony, has contacted AmerenUE and plans for the September 27 event
are in work.
For more information, contact Jim Leonard: [email protected]
Fall MOCON
2010 FALL MISSOURI CONFERENCE (MOCON) WORKSHOP
23nd ANNUAL MOCON
WEDNESDAY, 13 October 2010
Electrical OverCurrent Protection by Mr. Paul Friemel, PE (Bussmann)
2. Robust/Adaptive Control Theory by Dr. Kevin Wise (UMSL)
High Frequency Circuit Design by Dr. Jim Hahn (UMSL)
THURSDAY, 14 October 2010
4. Arc Flash Analysis (1/2 Day) by Mr. Edwin Scherry, PE (UMSL)
5. Signal Integrity by Dr. Jim Hahn (UMSL)
FRIDAY, 15 October 2010
6. Advanced Electrical OverCurrent Protection by Mr. Paul Friemel. PE(Bussmann)
7. Basic Control Theory by Dr. Kevin Wise (UMSL)
8. Digital Signal Processing by Dr. Jim Hahn (UMSL)
Advanced registration fees are $500.00 for a full day tutorial and $250 for a ½ day tutorial. Advanced
registration will close on Friday, October 1, 2010. After that, the fees will be $550 for a full day tutorial
and the fees for a ½ day tutorial will be $275.00. You may use this form to register or you may regis-
ter online at the MoCon Workshop web site: www.moconstl.com
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Career Survival E-Book Offered
Free to Unemployed IEEE Members
IEEE-USA is offering "The Best of Today's Engineer: On Career Survival"
free to unemployed IEEE members. The publication provides tips and guid-
ance to those who need help searching for a new job, getting in the front
door, maintaining their competitiveness and managing their finances while
they search.
"The Best of Today's Engineer: On Career Survival" is a compilation of arti-
cles that can help engineers learn how to assess the market and them-
selves, and what steps to take to survive and remain competitive in this
challenging job market.
Unemployed IEEE members can request a free copy of "The Best of Today's
Engineer: On Career Survival" by contacting Helen Hall at [email protected].
Employed members can purchase a copy for $4.95 at www.ieeeusa.org/
communications/ebooks. The nonmember price is $9.95.
IEEE members can purchase other IEEE-USA E-Books at deeply discounted
member prices -- and download some free e-books at www.ieeeusa.org/
communications/ebooks.
EBook Classics for IEEE Members
IEEE members now have access to more than 220 eBooks from the IEEE
Press collection through IEEE Xplore, at no additional cost. The eBook col-
lection spans a number of today's technologies across 15 different content
areas, and includes:
* practical handbooks
* introductory and advanced texts
* reference works
* professional books
IEEE Information
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Section News
Dr. Steve Watkins, Region 5 Director-Elect 2011 Candidate
Dr. Steve Watkins, the Region 5 Student Activities Coordinator, is a man of many features. In addition to his university activities and Region 5 office, he was re-elected President of the Dent-Phelps R-III Board of Education during aa April 2010 reorganizational meeting. His election Was unanimous. In addi-tion, Dr. Watkins was appointed the board's Missouri School Board Association's delegate. Dr. Watkins helps not only our IEEE student members at Missouri University of Science & Technology but also is very active in the K-12 arena, where he guides interested students To study science and math. Dr. Watkins will be a candidate for the Region 5 Director-Elect in the 2011 IEEE election process.
2010 MS&T Academy of Electrical &
Computer Engineering Highlights
The MS&T Academy of Electrical & Computer Engineering have elected Boeing Sen-ior Technical Fellow, Jim V. Leonard, as Director, on April 22, 2010. Jim was elected to the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering on February 7, 2003. Since then he has attended the regular yearly meetings of the AECE at MS&T, Rolla, Missouri. There are six Directors. Also serving on the board are Vice-President Dennis Leitterman and Secretary/Treasurer Roger Volk. The AECE is comprised of 130 plus members, and the current President is Rich Eimer, who has re-energized the members to assist deserving MS&T ECE students. The AECE has an endowment of $90,000.00 for scholarships and provides an addi-tional four to six scholarships yearly directly form the AECE budget. Recipi-ents of these scholarships make presentations to the AECE yearly. At the 2010 meeting, the AECE also voted to fund 60 new tablet chairs for classrooms and the campus has agreed to match these contributions and fund 60 more, reports ECE Dept Chair Dr. Kelvin Erikson. At the AECE Reception & Dinner at Zeno’s that evening, five new members were inducted into the MS&T AECE including Michael J. Emanual from Boeing Flight Test. After dinner, Clinton Guenther, VP of Manufacturing and Cody Massar, Team Member, from MS&T’s Solar Car Team, made a presentation entitled, “The History and the Improvements of a Solar Car”. This year’s race will come thru Rolla on 23 June on its way to the finish line in Chicago. We have high hopes for an-other win for the team. The current Solar Car, Solar Miner VII, is designed and built by MS&T students at their Student Design Center (SDC). It is currently located in metal garage adjacent to the Havener Center on campus. Plans are to renovate the MS&T Miner Rec Building (known around Rolla as the old Holsum Bread Bakery). It will prove 23,000 square feet of space (10 times that of the current SDC). In addi-tion to providing more work and storage space, the new SDC will be designed to show off winning solar cars, human powered vehicles and other successful pro-jects. During this same weekend, the MS&T Order of the Golden Shillelagh (OGS) held their annual ball. The 58 new inductees included Jim Leonard and his wife Bar-bara Sue Johnston. The OGS is the MS&T Donor Society.
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Position: Electrical Engineer/Team Leader
Cannon Design, a leading international design firm offers challenging and rewarding career opportunities for an experienced Electrical Engineer in a dynamic, team-focused work environment in our St. Louis office. If you are a self motivated, goal driven engineer interested in the exciting growth fields of health care, education, data centers, and sports facility design, then we would like to talk with you. A proactive, collaborative approach to relationships with
project teams, owners, and contractors is necessary. Strong
technical and communication skills in power, lighting, and
integrated technology systems required. Background in
facilitating and multi-tasking these projects types from
concept design through construction is essential. Capable of
serving as the lead electrical engineer on large
projects. Significant project experience in highly technical
healthcare, and/or research labs required. Minimum 7+ years
of relevant experience required. Opportunities in all phases of
design from concept through construction with a focus on
client and team interaction and project management, power,
datacomm systems or lighting design. Proficiency with BIM
applications preferred, REVIT experience strongly desired.
BAE or BSEE required. PE registration & LEED Accreditation
a plus. Bring your strong communication, analytical, and
organization skills and become a part of our integrated design
process at Cannon Design. Send your cover letter and
resume to [email protected].
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Special Announcements
Funding Requests
Please submit any funding requests for your organization to [email protected]
The funding request should include the items that are being requested, along with the purpose and justification of the activity
and how it relates to IEEE and to the St. Louis Section.
Student Chapters: The 2011 Funding Requests will be simplified. 2011 Chair, Bob Becnel, would like to begin collecting your
2011 funding requests this fall for the Section Executive Committee to approve the Budget this December . Please prepare your
Chapter Budget for 2011 and then submit your request no later than December 1. You may submit to [email protected].
The funding request should include the items that are being requested, chapter cost sharing if any, along with the purpose and
justification of the activity and how it will be used to enhance membership for your Chapter and the Section.
2010 ST LOUIS SECTION AWARDS Call for nominations will be soon! Keep an eye on your inbox for submission details. We hope to see society chapters and stu-
dent branches active again this year in the awards process. Last year, the St Louis Section Outstanding Student Member and
Outstanding Student Branch went on to be recognized as the top in Region 5!
2010 SENIOR MEMBER UPGRADE EVENT Current Senior Member Opportunities: Reviewers and Reference Writers, Event Co-chair
We cannot provide this benefit without you! If interested, please send an email to [email protected].
Eligible for Senior Member Elevation? We can assist you through this event! Details will arrive soon via email. To get a head start, brush up your resume and draft
your application. You'll find a downloadable application form and details on eligibility and benefits at http://www.ieee.org/
membership_services/membership/senior/index.html.
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Student Branch/Society Officers
Student Branch’s Mizzou (University of Missouri – Columbia) Counselor: Dr. Scott Kovaleski, [email protected] Chair: Daniel Nabelek, [email protected] Missouri S&T (University of Missouri – Rolla) Counselor: Dr. Jag Sarangapani President: Fred Reineke Washington University Counselor: Dr. Paul Min, [email protected] Chair: Caroline Fernandez, [email protected] St. Louis University – Parks College [email protected] Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville [email protected] Southern Illinois University – Carbondale Dr. Fran Harackiewicz, [email protected] Chair: Anil Mehta, [email protected] St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley Jessica Dumaine, [email protected]
Societies Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) Bob Menzel, [email protected] Communications Society (COMSOC) Ken Owens, [email protected] Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, [email protected] Computer Society (CS) Jessica Dumaine, [email protected] Education Society (ES) Fran Harackiewicz, [email protected] Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) David Barnett [email protected] Industry Applications Society (IAS) Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, [email protected] Power & Engineering Society (PES) Chair - Leon White [email protected] Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Anil Mehta, [email protected] Women in Engineering (WIE) Jackie Stroble, [email protected] Rolla Subsection [email protected]