The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Vol.21 No.11/November 2002
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The Online Newspaper of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Vol.21 No.11/November 2002 |
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IGTI's
success is an example for others As ASME's most experienced institute, the successful business strategies of the International Gas Turbine Institute will be used to guide the operation of the other institutes already established by the Society as well as several new ones that are now under consideration. Read more. Energy Track promises wealth of information Organizers have assembled an impressive lineup of experts in such timely energy-related topics as global climate change; a national energy strategy; the future of coal, nuclear, oil, gas and renewable energy; energy efficiency; energy infrastructure security and unconvention- al power technologies. The Energy Track will cover these topics over three days during this year's ASME Congress in New Orleans. Read More.
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 The horizontal double rack of the Pilatusbahn, the world's steepest cog railroad, contributed to its designation as an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in September on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland, near Lucerne. The double rack, which is known as the Locher system, is unique because cars must climb at a maximum grade of 48 percent in high winds. The desig- nation was organized by the Switzerland Section. Honors supplement To the eight people being honored this year at the Honors Assembly, which takes place this month at the ASME International Congress, their work may be a labor of love. But because the science and technology that these mechanical engineers and scientists pioneered have benefited millions, each of them is being recognized with a special award. For those unable to attend this year's Honors Assembly, the contributions of the honorees are highlighted in the Honors Supplement inside the print edition of ASME NEWS. |
Industry, government put priority on making
buildings safer ASME hosts World Tribology event ASME and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers will jointly sponsor the 2005 World Tribology Conference for the first time since it was created in 1997. Read More. Salary survey: Earning power of mechanical engineers varies "Compensation in Mechanical Engineering 2002," which was sponsored by ASME, is the result of an electronic survey of ASME members. Between July and August of this year, members responded to a detailed questionnaire that sought an array of demographic information, not the least of which was annual salary. Nearly 9,000 members responded. Read more. |
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