Engineering R&D Symposium analyzes government initiatives to restore competitiveness
The consensus among the 175 engineers attending the Fourth Annual Engineering R&D Symposium, held May 17-18 in Washington, D.C., is that engineers have good reason to be excited about the American Competitiveness Initiative.

Rep. Sherwood Boehlert honored with ASME President's Award
The award, presented by ASME President Richard E. (Gene) Feigel, was presented to Boehlert in recognition of his leadership in advancing the science, engineering, and technology enterprise and for his years of dedicated service to the House Science Committee. Boehlert will be retiring from office this fall.

International Petroleum Technology Institute recognizes engineering achievement at 2006 OTC
IPTI honored two companies in an awards ceremony held May 1 during the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.

San Diego Section sponsors human-powered submarine design-and-build competition
High school and university students from across North America will be gathering in the San Diego, Calif., area next month to put their design skills to the test in the Human Powered Submarine Competition.

Member named a American Council of Education fellow
U.S. Coast Guard Captain Vincent Wilczynski, a resident of Old Lyme, Conn., and a professor and chief of the mechanical engineering section at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., has been named a American Council of Education (ACE) fellow for the 2006–07 academic year.

ASME seeks Federal Fellow applicants to serve at US Department of Labor
ASME is currently seeking applicants interested in serving a one-year term as a Federal Fellow at the US Department of Labor (DOL).

Three waste processing plants earn Facility Recognition Awards
ASME acknowledged three facilities for their developments in the waste-processing field at the 14th North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, which was held last month in Tampa, Fla.