Students score their second Solar Splash win
Last year's winner of ASME's Solar Splash solar-boat competition, Cedarville University, cruised to victory again at this year's event, held last June in Buffalo, N.Y.

Global standards and innovation networks among trends likely to impact engineers, report says
Environmental scanning, or the acquisition and use of information about events, trends and relationships in an organization's external environment, is an important component of ASME's Continuity and Change Initiative.

ASME partners with AIChE, NIA
ASME last month signed two separate memorandums of understanding — with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and with the National Insulation Association (NIA) — thus establishing formal relationships with the two other organizations.

ASME Brussels office opens
In June, ASME opened its Brussels office. With this new office, the Society intends to broaden its global outreach to engineers in Europe and surrounding markets.

New energy award honors celebrated ASME member
The ASME Committee on Honors has approved the establishment of the Frank Kreith Energy Award, which was proposed by ASME's Solar Energy and Advanced Energy divisions, with support of the Energy Resources Group.

Two members are among 'best paper' winners at OTC
ASME members Robert McInnes and Dave Wieczorek, along with Scott Arnold and Bob Brooks, received the institute's award for their technical paper, "Thunder Horse Ballistic Mitigation," during the OTC Industry Luncheon.

ASME names linotype printing machine a historic landmark
The linotype machine of 1890, which increased the speed of newspaper composition by 500 percent and spurred the growth of publishing in the late 19th century, last month was deemed an ASME Historical Engineering Landmark.

Coal-fired power plants play key role in U.S. energy portfolio
"The Need for Additional US Coal-Fired Power Plants" recommends that national policy development and Congressional incentives be directed toward increasing the use of modern coal-fired power plants to increase energy efficiency, reduce pollutant emissions, and provide economic protection from energy price fluctuations.