Public Works wants to restructure itself9:05 am | (No comments posted.) Oct 30, 2009
The public works secretary/receptionist will transfer to the engineering department and report to the city engineer. The engineer I, senior engineering technician and draftsman/engineering technician will report to the assistant city engineer. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
BrantJamesInside Racing Felix Sabates says that the bad economy won't doom racing. Oct 30, 2009
" A few weeks ago at Lowe's Motor Speedway we learned that Sabates was a close friend of late Sprint Cup series champion Alan Kulwicki, the executor of his estate, when he spoke at an endowment ceremony from Kulwicki's foundation to the North Carolina-Charlotte engineering department. Sabates held court afterwards, and as usual, it was worth it. On the level of anxiety within NASCAR team ownership: "If any car owner tells you he's not worried, he's lying. We're all worried to death. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Madison R. Stevens Awarded Oct 29, 2009
After his honorable discharge, Stevens went to work for the National Lead Mine Company in the Engineering Department. With some studies from Washington University in St. Louis, he became a Geophysical Field Technician for the company. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Electrical engineers go head to head with Genius on music playlists Oct 28, 2009
Public release date: 27-Oct-2009. Contact: Daniel Kane. (EurekAlert!)
Decision looms for ISU's Sadid Oct 27, 2009
In one incident, Sadid claims ISU initiated a nationwide search for a civil engineering department chair, despite the fact that faculty had unanimously selected him to fill the position. ISU officials reported Sadid had a history of disrupting meetings to voice his work-related grievances, making threatening and denigrating comments about the College of Engineering Dean Richard Jacobsen and other individuals, calling administrators "liars" and "corrupt," and creating a negative work atmosphere... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Musicians Institute Goes Electronic! Grammy Nominated Electronic Music Innovator Patrick Gleeson, Who Has Worked With Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison and Francis Ford Coppola, Set To Conduct Seminar At MI Thursday, October 29 Oct 27, 2009
On Thursday, October 29 at 4 p.m. in the Concert Hall, MIs Audio Engineering Department presents a seminar by acclaimed synthesist, arranger, programmer, producer and engineer Patrick Gleeson on Effective Recording: A Musicians View of What Works. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hall of fame drawing a blank Oct 24, 2009
Dan Thilo, an urban project manager in the planning department, says the city s engineering department has just begun to explore potential costs and construction schedules for the suggested street and sidewalk improvements along Brevard. Tim Newman, chief executive at the , has a vested interest in what happens around the hall of fame for several reasons. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Bibb Cracks Down on Unpaid Garbage Collection Fees Oct 22, 2009
People in the county can contact the Bibb County Engineering Department. . (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Interactivity has studio busy Oct 22, 2009
Unlike other firms specializing in high-end design, Roto Studio has an in-house engineering department that handles prototypes, research, development and production for virtually any kind of electro-mechanical interactive device, he says. We are the people you call when you need someone to design and build that thing that you have no idea how or where to obtain, Wisne says. (Columbus Business First, OH)
- Proposed water rate fee increase discussed in Imperial meeting (1) Oct 21, 2009
San Singh, who works in the engineering department of the Imperial Irrigation District, said the council has not taken into account that many Imperial residents may decide to forego watering their lawns or scale back on water consumption. If this happens the city will not get the funds the water rate study said it would receive, Singh said. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Guest opinion: Cost estimates of upgrading dams grossly inflatedThats being done to make dam removal look more attractive than adding fish ladders Oct 19, 2009
Clou Dave wrote on Oct 18, 2009 6:00 AM:" This letter is right on target! If the dam(s) are removed downstream on the Klamath, where will the radical extreamist environmentalists stop?Why can't these (less than 0.01%) special interest groups WHO DON'T LIVE HERE IN THIS REGION make decisions that will adversely affect everyone who lives here? Why wasn't OIT's Civil Engineering Department recruited for redisgning the fish ladders and installing aqua-air force tubes on the river bottoms to break up... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
* Changing the meter could be the key to changing energy use Oct 16, 2009
Malcolm McCulloch and Jim Donaldson of the universitys engineering department have designed a smart electricity meter that can automatically tell which appliances are on and how much energy they are consuming. They hope that, by itemizing a homes power use and making wasted energy visible, people could act to reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
JERRY JAN CONLEY, 69, of Green Valley, passed away on Oct. 7, 2009. Oct 11, 2009
He worked at Kitt Peak and then in the engineering department at E.F. Johnson in Waseca, Minn. for 23 years. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Hizbut Tahrir's view on Lebanese politics Oct 10, 2009
Bakhach completed his university studies in medical engineering and is currently the head of the biomedical engineering department at a major hospital in Beirut. Hizbut Tahrir was founded in 1953 in Palestine by Sheikh Taqieddin Nabhani. (Asia Times Online)
Professor's grant will fund bone research Oct 9, 2009
Dr. Shiva Kotha of the Mechanical Engineering Department, recent recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, will apply his research funds to develop devices and techniques to treat bone-related illnesses in an effort to reduce the costs of medical care. Kotha's background in the study of bone tissues began with graduate research on the molecular composition of bones and their behavior under mechanical loads, but his concerns... (The Daily Campus, CT)
Brookline police, transportation planners get tough to clean up Coolidge Corner Oct 9, 2009
Though the town s engineering department has the power to adjust signal timing in Brookline, transportation officials will need the approval of the Transportation Board to make other changes, including the elimination of parking the relocation of a cab stand, permanent. The board is expected to consider the changes at its Oct. 22 meeting. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Big steps for USTAR Oct 9, 2009
This is the first step to commercial viability, said USTAR researcher and USU mechanical and aerospace engineering department head Byard Wood standing in front of the new Biofuels Outdoor Test Facility. The 2,500-square-foot space, slated for completion in mid-November following three months of construction, will house studies on algae s potential for generating biodiesel. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Planners give conditional approval to new elementary site plan Oct 7, 2009
The commissions unanimous approval was conditioned upon an adjustment to connect a sidewalk to the school entrance and upon the plan getting approvals from the county engineering department, Hagerstown Water and Sewer Department, and the Washington County Soil Conservation District. The planned pre-K to second grade school will sit on about 52 acres at the intersection of Yale Drive and Mount Aetna Road, said Tim Lung, the countys chief senior planner. (The Herald-Mail Online)
No settlement reached in city engineer firing Oct 7, 2009
The city still has not reached a financial settlement with a former city engineer over a racial discrimination lawsuit. Augusta Commissioners Don Grantham and Jerry Brigham said Tuesday that Teresa Smith has not accepted the $125,000 the city offered her to settle the suit. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Louisiana tourist killed in S.F. robbery setup Oct 7, 2009
Bailey was in his last semester at Southern, said the chairman of the electrical engineering department, Pradeep Bhattacharya. He had been a peer counselor at the school. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Research funding sets record Oct 6, 2009
Recipients for the remainder of the allocations include the Institute of Rural Health, the history department, the new Health Science Center in Meridian and the nuclear engineering department ... 3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, and the nuclear engineering department was awarded two grants totaling 583,482. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Boeing and Notre Dame enter into research agreement Oct 6, 2009
"Notre Dame's Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department has been one of the premier programs in aero-optics and plasma flow control," said Bill Bower, senior technical fellow at Boeing. "Boeing Research ology has worked with Notre Dame since 2002 in applying flow control to aero-optics under a number of Air Force contracts, and Integrated Defense Systems is currently collaborating with them in flow control applications.". (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
WWII all-Chinese American unit reminisces Oct 3, 2009
Eng, who worked in the engineering department at the Naval Air Station, scanned the faces of his friends: "It means something that we ate and slept and survived together.". E-mail Julian Guthrie at. (San Francisco Chronicle)
So what happens now to the arena employees? Oct 3, 2009
Before their last day, Watzke, Schoonover and Christensen will be splitting their time between the parks department; the engineering department, where they're helping out with the sidewalk replacement project and with surveying; and at the arena, where they will be helping with BAHA's management transition. Schoonover said now is the time for all three employees to start moving on with their lives outside of the arena and outside of city employment, whether that will be in the Brainerd area or... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Bandar Sri Damansara folk worried about mud flows Oct 2, 2009
The councils engineering department has also ordered contractors on the site to take immediate measures to stop the mud flow within a week, he said, adding that the council had cleaned up the mess of mud caused by the recent rain storms. He said the project was not located within Bandar Sri Damansara. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Google lets loose Oct 2, 2009
But Google was happy to let him set up an engineering department there. He's also in charge of Google Affiliate Networks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Nanotechnology: Artificial Pore Created Sep 30, 2009
The engineered channel could have applications in nano-sensing, gene delivery, drug loading and DNA sequencing," says Guo. Guo derived the nanomotor used in the study from the biological motor of bacteriophage phi29, a virus that infects bacteria. Previously, Guo discovered that the bacteriophage phi29 DNA-packaging motor uses six molecules of the genetic material RNA to power its DNA genome through its protein core, much like a screw through a bolt. "The re-engineered motor core itself has... (Science Daily)
Better Brain Implants Using Polymer Nanotubes Sep 30, 2009
er Professor and Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Delaware. Martin is also co-founder and chief scientific officer for Biotectix, a U-M spinoff company located in Ann Arbor. (Science Daily)
Saving India's Endangered Lakes Sep 30, 2009
But the local government has made an impact too: A drainage system, built by Udaipur's Urban Improvement Trust (a district regulatory body) and the Rajasthan government's Public Health Engineering Department, now diverts sewage downstream, though a treatment plant has yet to be installed. The area's huge tourist potential could also be part of a solution. (Time.com)
U.S. researchers develop artificial pore Sep 30, 2009
"The re-engineered motor core itself has shown to associate with lipid membranes, but we needed to show that it could punch a hole in the lipid membrane," says David Wendell, co-first author of the report and a research assistant professor in UC's biomedical engineering department. "That was one of the first challenges, moving it from its native enclosure into this engineered environment," Wendell said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Paving to close parts
of 4 streets today Sep 26, 2009
Traffic will be prohibited from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., said the city's Engineering Department. Advertisement Work has been scheduled along: East 30th Street, between East Avenue and Perry Street. (Erie Times-News, PA)
What surgery will look like in the future Sep 26, 2009
Mike Rustic, senior lecturer at the mechanical engineering department at Imperial College, London, says machines such as the "da Vinci" system have had a huge impact on surgery. The "da Vinci" first appeared in 1991 and lets surgeons carry out keyhole surgery remotely, allowing them to control robot arms from a console that also provides a three-dimensional image of the proceedings. (CNN -- Tech)
It’s a real SMASH Sep 25, 2009
USU professor and civil and environmental engineering department head Bill Rahmeyer says the research is being carried out at the request of the Army Corps of Engineers. Future clients will come from around the world, he added. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
SDK to Absorb SEC's Engineering Business Sep 24, 2009
Operations at SEC's local office in Kawasaki will be transferred on the same date to the Engineering Department of SDK's Kawasaki Plant. Meanwhile, operations at SEC's local office in Oita will be transferred to the Engineering Department of SDK's Oita Complex on June 1, 2010. (JCN Network, Japan)
Motion detectives focus on details Sep 22, 2009
The equipment is called the Human Motion Laboratory and it is operated primarily by professors Gregory King and Trent Guess, who work in the Engineering department. Built with money won through a $263,685 grant from the National Science Foundation, the lab has been up and running since May. (University News, MO)
Two weeks ago I was driving down Orange Avenue going home. As I passed Fairfield Street (where there’s a stop sign) a vehicle ran the stop sign and almost hit my car. This is the second time this has happened to me; the first time I wasn’t so lucky. I was going home from work along the same street and a car ran the stop sign and hit my car (luckily, I didn’t have my son with me). My concern is that there should be another stop sign on the corner of Orange and Fairfield. I’m almost sure I’m not the only one that has had this problem.'>Calexico residents have been paying higher taxes for 25 years but where are all the monies? Sep 21, 2009
Driver wants another stop sign - Imperial Valley Press Online - Probe. Two weeks ago I was driving down Orange Avenue going home. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Smart Meters Can Be Hacked: Security Experts Sep 21, 2009
Mitchell works in the HACNet Lab at SMU's Computer Science and Engineering Department, which is studying potential problems hackers could cause with the new digital meters. "They could cause some kind of mass disconnect for the neighborhood or part of the grid," said Suku Nair, of HACNet. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Brainerd City Council Sep 20, 2009
F. Engineering Department - Assistant City Engineer Jesse Freihammer - Advance to Step "D" of Salary Administration Plan - $5,509 ... Engineering Department - Assistant City Engineer Jesse Freihammer - Advance to Step "D" of Salary Administration Plan - $5,509. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Gowen now with Silver & Archibald Sep 20, 2009
Alan Traut recently joined Power Partners Inc. as director for technical development in the transformer manufacturer s design engineering department. Traut has been in the transformer industry for more than 30 years, the past 18 with Kuhlman Electric where he started as chief product engineer and rose to vice president of engineering at the plant in Versailles, Ky. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Public meeting planned on proposed roundabout Sep 19, 2009
For additional information, contact the Engineering Department at 338-4251 or the city manager s office at 338-4282. To comment on this story, go to. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
'Clearcutting' surprises city manager, council Sep 19, 2009
The city will also continue adding additional information to the site next week, according to Kate Rooney, project manager of the public works engineering department. A letter is also being drafted to explain the project and will be sent to residents, she said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Section 52 picked as the citys Clean Zone in competition Sep 18, 2009
For instance, the engineering department will be repairing and upgrading the roads, drains and even hawker centres while the planning department is looking into making this entire area disabled-friendly. Many buildings here are old so they may also be repainted. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Council member to run for mayor; two up for council so far Sep 18, 2009
He works for the Hancock County Engineering Department. The mayor race began last month when current mayor Jim Nelson announced he would not be seeking a fourth-term. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed a whole slew of new speed limit signs on LaBrucherie and neighboring streets. Some of the old signs were replaced with new signs that indicate a higher speed limit. Why was this done, and what’s the legal ramifications for those who were cited for breaking the older posted limit? — Driver, El Centro'>Drivers notice new speed limit signs along La Brucherie Road in El Centro. Sep 15, 2009
New speed signs posted - Imperial Valley Press Online - Probe. Over the past couple of weeks I ve noticed a whole slew of new speed limit signs on LaBrucherie and neighboring streets. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
INL OKs two new projects Sep 15, 2009
The ISU team is led by George Imel, chairman of the university's Nuclear Engineering Department, and physicist Jason Harris. They will work with collaborators from INL and France's Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique to evaluate neutron detectors and other instruments that monitor nuclear reactor cores. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Solution to Taman Kinraras drainage woes Sep 14, 2009
Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) Engineering Department acting director Mohd Ariffuddin Kamari said RM160,000 would be spent to install metal sheets to cover the drain, as well as fencing around the drains perimeter. There will be gaps in between the sheets to facilitate maintenance work on the 110m-long drain, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* Googles plan to free information Sep 14, 2009
But the company was happy to let him set up an engineering department in the city. Hes also in charge of Google Affiliate Networks, an acquisition from the takeover of DoubleClick. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Rapid-response Technology from NeuroInterventions, Inc. Aims to Quickly Restore Brain's Blood Flow After a Stroke Sep 14, 2009
D., associate research professor for the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems and Biomedical Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University; and Dr. Migliuolo, a high-tech entrepreneur and former executive in residence at the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse. Media contact: Michele Migliuolo, Ph. (PR Newswire)
Letters to the editor: Sept. 10 edition Sep 11, 2009
It always starts like this: Company management orders the engineering department to send out for quotations on unfinished, unchecked drawings. In spite of protest, the quotes do come in and management, eager to meet a deadline, totals the cost and demands immediate construction. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
* FEATURE : Rebuilding should factor in climate change: experts Sep 7, 2009
Professor Jason Chang (i) of the civil engineering department at National Taiwan University said the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) should raise construction standards for highways and bridges to counter challenges brought on by climate change. Many of the nations transportation facilities were built with the premise that big floods will only occur once every 100 years or 200 years, Chang said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Silver Lake Road improvements set to begin Tuesday: Lane closures to be announced by message board on site Sep 5, 2009
Anyone with questions or concerns is urged to contact the City of Bartlesville Engineering Department at 918-338-4251 or. The Engineering Department is located on the third floor at City Hall, 401 S. Johnstone Ave. in downtown Bartlesville. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Biomedical engineering coming to UB Sep 4, 2009
Alexander Cartwright, an electric engineering professor, was named chair of the biomedical engineering department July 1. He said the program will focus on four areas: medical devices and techniques, biomaterials, computation and imaging. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Satellites flying in formation over Asia Sep 2, 2009
Asia Times Online contacted Jian Guo, a microsatellite engineer in the space systems engineering department at TU Delft who is involved with the FAST project, but he did not respond to questions by press time. As for the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) plans for future micro-FSATs, one Canadian researcher indicated that it is quite possible that an ISRO launch vehicle might be used to launch an upcoming Canadian dual micro-FSAT research mission known as CanX-4&5. (Asia Times Online)
SDFU to host wind energy panel discussion at State Fair (52) Sep 2, 2009
He is an instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at SDSU and serves as the Director for the SDSU Energy Analysis Lab and the Wind Application Center. Jay Prothro has more than 25 years of experience in the energy industry with more than seven years in the power generation sector and 11 years of experience in the design, construction, development, asset management and operations of wind and natural gas projects. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
More of this story Sep 1, 2009
After his stint as a meter reader, he worked in water main construction operations before advancing to the engineering department under Town Engineer Arthur Leiper. It looked like the die was cast. (Westerly Sun, RI)
New Des Peres Schnucks to feature cooking school Sep 1, 2009
The Schnucks engineering department partnered with api(+) of Tampa, Fla. and general contractor of Chesterfield, Mo. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Silk-based optical waveguides meet biomedical needs Sep 1, 2009
"Silks are well suited for this purpose, because they are the strongest and toughest natural fibers known," said David Kaplan, professor and chair of the biomedical engineering department at Tufts' School of Engineering. "Furthermore, the ability to biochemically functionalize or incorporate dopants into the silk-fibroin ink allows for unconventional photoactivation of the waveguides, which is not easily achieved otherwise.". (EurekAlert!)
LWHS seeks to save zone light Aug 30, 2009
According to Bill Skelton, engineer and public information coordinator for the Transportation Engineering Department, the last traffic count on Burns Avenue was done in 2006 and indicated an annual average daily traffic count of 10,900 cars per day. Skelton said such counts are from the Polk County Transportation Planning Organization count station, which is responsible for data and collection. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Sixth Street repairs will affect traffic Aug 28, 2009
The Augusta Engineering Department says Sixth Street from the Walton Way overpass to Telfair Street will be closed starting today so a new sewer line can be installed. Construction is scheduled to end Dec. 31. (The Augusta Chronicle)
NRL successfully completes first major development milestone on the NPOESS MIS program Aug 27, 2009
NRL's Spacecraft Engineering Department and Remote Sensing Division announced it has successfully completed the System Requirements and Design Review (SRDR) for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Microwave Imager/Sounder (MIS) program ... "The approval to proceed to the design-build stage in preparation for the PDR is a major milestone for the MIS program," said John Schaub, superintendent, NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department. (EurekAlert!)
Ceremony celebrates work on Wood Road in Braintree Aug 26, 2009
Woodman added, We would also like to acknowledge all of the help we received from Robert Campbell and John Morse of the town s engineering department and (Department of Public Works Director) Tom Whalen for overseeing this project on our behalf. Loading commenting interface. (Braintree Forum, MA)
City cancels engineering firms contract Aug 26, 2009
Upon taking office, Mayor Al Baldwin decided to do away with the city s engineering department and, instead, contracted for $5,500 a month with Hannum, Wagle and Cline for basic city engineering services, including attending monthly Board of Works and city council meetings. In doing so, the city saved about $15,000 a year, said Lori Buehlman, the mayor s chief of staff. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
11th Street work continues10:04 am | (No comments posted.) Aug 26, 2009
Attempts to make contact with the engineering department at City Hall were unsuccessful. Damle Construction of Aberdeen is the general contractor for the project. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Professor to work on UB2020 Aug 25, 2009
She replaces Alexander Cartwright, who was recently named chair of UB s electrical engineering department and chair of the university s new biomedical engineering department. In her new job, Wactawski-Wende will work on UB 2020, the university s long-term growth plan to become a major research institution. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Solar Cells To Be Painted On Rooftops Aug 25, 2009
Korgel is collaborating with professors Al Bard and Paul Barbara, both of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Professor Ananth Dodabalapur of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. They recently showed proof-of-concept in a recent issue of Journal of the American Chemical Society. (Science Daily)
