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AIChE National Capital Section News for March 2004
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In this issue:
1) March Meeting meeting - Smithsonian Institution's National Air and
Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
2) AIChE & Engineers' Week 2004
1) Subject: March meeting - Smithsonian Institution's National Air and
Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Contributed by: Bruce Cranford, Director, National Capital Section AIChE
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Tour Starts at 2 pm
The AIChE National Capital Section has arranged for NCS members and
families a tour of the new Smithsonian Institution's National Air and
Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Sunday, March 28, 2004, time
2 PM. Located on the grounds of the Washington Dulles International
Airport, the Udvar-Hazy Center provides much needed space for the
objects that tell the history of aviation and space flight. The Museum
currently has over 115 aircraft and dozens of space artifacts on display
including the Space Shuttle Enterprise; an SR-71 Blackbird
reconnaissance aircraft; the Dash 80 prototype of the Boeing 707; the
B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay; and the de Havilland Chipmunk aerobatic
plane, to name a few. The Space Shuttle will soon undergo restoration
inside the Space Hangar where it now resides.
The highlights tour will cover over 30 of the most significant
artifacts, including those mentioned, and will last about 1 to 2
hours. The museum and tours are free, parking is $12.00 per car/van.
The rendezvous point will be at the welcome desk on the right as you
enter the building, and ask for the AIChE tour.
Also available are the IMAX Theaters, Observation Tower, and flight
simulators. It is recommended that you arrive early if you plan to see
the IMAX or observation tower. The museum hours are 10 AM to 5:30 PM.
The Museum is located off of Va RT 28, between the Dulles Toll Road and
Va RT 50. Follow the signs. Do NOT go to Dulles AP. Visit the web
sites for directions, and floor plan showing the exhibits.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy/ , and,
http://www.nasm.si.edu/visit/uhcmap.cfm
Reservations must be made by March 20, 2004. To make reservations for
the tour, contact Erica Hansen, EHansen@Anteon.com, with your name,
e-mail address, and number in your party.
2) Subject: AIChE & Engineers' Week 2004
Contributed by: Bruce Cranford, Director, National Capital Section AIChE
AIChE cosponsored Engineers' Week (http://www.eweek.org) Future City
Competition (http://www.futurecity.org). This is the 12th year of the
Future City Competition, which fosters interest in math, science, and
engineering for seventh and eight-grade students using hands-on, real
world applications to create and build a Future City. Regional
competitions were held throughout the US, culminating in 33 first place
regional winning teams coming to Washington, D.C. for the national
competition during Engineers' Week, February 21, 2004, though Wednesday,
February 28, 2004.
This is the third year AIChE sponsored the special award for the Best Use
of Bio-technology/materials/process in a Future City. This year the
National Capital Section (NCS) funded the awards. AIChE NCS evaluated the
33 regional winners in a rigorous and exhausting competition on February
23 in Washington, D.C. The winner was the Marquette Catholic School in
Yakima, Washington, from the Washington State regional competition. The
name of the Future City was RC Project. The three students, David Funk,
Frank Sziebert and Seam Perrault, along with their teacher sponsor Gregg
Pleger and engineer mentor Dale Funk, received their awards for Best Use
of Bio-technology/materials/process at the Special Awards Luncheon,
February 25, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency Capital Hill, Washington, D.C. -
for a photograph, please see
http://www.ench.umd.edu/NatCapAIChE/Newsletter/images/FutureCityWinner2004.jpg
The award consisted of a plaque and savings bond for each student presented by
the NCS Chapter President Kin Wong.
The plaque reads 'National Engineers Week Future City Competition,
National Final, Celebrating 12 Years, February 25, 2004, Washington, D.C.,
Best Use of Bio Technology/Materials/Processes in the Future City,
presented by American Institute of Chemical Engineers.'
The judges developed the evaluation criteria, and interviewed each of the
33 teams in a three-hour marathon session on February 23, 2004. That
equates to about 5-minute per interview and evaluation for each team. At
the end of the session, both the judges and teams were exhausted. AIChE
wishes to thank the National Capital Section and the two volunteer judges,
John Pohl and Bruce Cranford, P.E., AIChE National Representative to
National Engineers Week Steering Committee, 301-340-0052,
Bruce-Cranford-PE@attglobal.net, for their efforts.
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