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The article features engineer, Clyde N. Baker Jr. He spent 54 years at Vernon Hills, Illinois-based STS/AECOM applying soil theory, in-the-ground testing instrumentation and careful observation to bring up the science of soils. Baker has taken lessons learned on Chicago buildings, tunnels and other structures and applied them overseas, having consulted on the construction of Burj Dubai. In all, Baker has consulted on seven of the 20 tallest buildings.

Presents a number of products to be shown at the National Manufacturing Week in Chicago, Illinois, on March 7-10, 2005. Push by engineers to create more realistic models; Engineers more concerned with fluid movements to benefit from advances made in the past year by Fluent Inc.; PennEngineering Motion Technologies to address motor applications. INSET: FLIGHT, SPEED TO HIGHLIGHT SPEECHES.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including "Hijacking the engineering profession," on Professional Engineers' (PE) licensing in the August 6, 2009 issue, an article on privacy issues related to telemarketing in the December 10, 2009 issue, and an article on the regulation of PE licensing in Illinois.

The article focuses on the case of Burton Siegal, a non-licensed design engineer who graduated from the University of Illinois. Siegal has received several awards for his contributions to various major design engineering corporations, such as IBM. Amidst all these achievements, he is accused for unlicensed practice of engineering since he is not a licensed professional. States could force manufacturing firms to avoid using the term engineering from their company names based on his case.

The article reports on the development of the supercharged Stinger 609 four-cycle production V-8 engine. The engine, considered the smallest of its kind, has been introduced by engineer Gary Conley at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) held in Illinois. It highlights the role played by engineers from honing equipment company Sunnen Products Co. in the project which used a Sunnen hone. It relates how the team resolved the problem of scaling down the molecular size of oil.

The article reports on the launching of the thermoplastic pipe application program by the Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA) based in Illinois. The program consists several educational tools intended to familiarize professional engineers, engineering students, pipe installers and end-users with the history, design, installation, selection and applications of Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems (TIPS). In addition, educational materials of PPFA include a spiral bound 114-page workbook with pictures, tables and information on TIPS.

Provides information on the National Manufacturing Week Conference for engineers from March 20 through 23, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. Key highlights of the show; Keynote speakers; Sponsors of the event.

A new study is attempting to understand what it means to be an engineer in the 21st century global economy, as of January 1, 2004. The University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, which is conducting the study, calls it the E2010 Project. According to associate professor Ikhlaq Sidhu, director of the university's Technology Entrepreneur Center, part of the research will consist of face-to-face interviews with executives of various companies to discuss their approaches to globalization.

The article evaluates the features of trip-free electrical overload relay ESP100, manufactured by Furnas Electric Co. in Illinois. The overload relay uses several moving parts. It also applies sensing components and a device that control electronics. Engineers determines the differences of ESP100 from other electrical overload relay products. They also identifies to which application ESP100 can be used.

The article discusses the discovery made by engineers at the University of Illinois that disputes Albert Einstein's statistical molecular theory of liquids. It states that engineers have measured at the nanoscale and found that Einstein might be wrong when he asserted that the Brownian motion can be described by a bell-shaped curve. It mentions that professor Steve Granick, using fluorescence microscopy, has demonstrated the exponential diffusion behavior.

The article discusses the Professional Engineering Act for professional engineers in Illinois. The author cites that the act grants licenses to engineers who design public works such as roads, sewers and airports, and exempts engineers engage in product design and research for manufacturers or industry. He reflects that the court prosecutes engineers if they are not licensed and develop products for manufacturers based on their personal experience.

The author offers his opinion regarding the dilemma of experienced engineers who have not passed the Professional Engineering exam. The author cited the investigation made by the State of Illinois to engineer Burton Siegal for the unlicensed practice of engineering. According to the author, the case against Siegal is absurd as he cited the contributions of Siegal.

The article profiles Dr. Todd Kuiken, director of the Neutral Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago in Illinois. He is one of the finalists for the 2008 Golden Mousetrap Awards of the magazine "Design News." Kuiken is developing a novel technique called Targeted Muscle Reinnervation, which involves the transfer of residual nerves from an amputated upper limb to unused muscle and skin near the amputation area.

The article features the fermentation process for producing ethanol created by engineers at Coskata Inc. in Warrenville, Illinois. The process which relies on proprietary microorganisms, is said to extract about seven units of energy for every unit spent refining vegetation or feedstock into ethanol. As a result of the process, a dry ton of feedstock is converted into about 100 gallons of 99.7% pure ethanol.

The article features geotechnical engineer, Clyde N. Baker Jr. of Vernon Hills, Illinois-based STS/AECOM. He is also the 2008 Award of Excellence winner. Baker shares that Owings and Merrill structural superstar Fazlur Khan launched him into international stardom. Baker worked with structural engineer, Thornton Tomasetti who died in 2007.

The article presents information on the "Career Enhancement for Engineers" discussion that will be held during the National Manufacturing Week on September 24 to 27, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. The discussion will examine some of the key elements in preparing for a successful transition from technical professional to manager.

The article reports on the strong recruitment for software engineers at Continental Automotive Systems AG in Chicago, Illinois. The company took advantage of the exhibit at the Chicago Auto Show held in February 2007 to announce its strong demand for engineers. It planned to hire some 600 engineers worldwide, including 50 people in the city. Meanwhile, parent Continental AG launched a Global Engineering Initiative at international universities to enhance engineering education.

The article reports on a deadlock in June 2006 over a four-year contract for laborers which ended after a four-day strike, the first of its kind in 15 years, that shut down hundreds of projects across Chicago, Illinois. Building trades, including the city's nearly 23,000 operating engineers, considered the short strike a victory. The union successfully signed up Operation Wrench program for equipment mechanics and truck drivers working for national rental firms and machinery dealers.

The article presents information on ultrasound amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, called uasers, developed by engineers at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. The uaser is expected to be useful in material science although it is not expected to have a great impact in acoustics, as coherent sound is less valuable than coherent light. The oscillators can be made to emit a pulse of ultrasound simultaneously like atoms in a laser emit light in phase.

This article reports that local lawmakers of Chicago, Illinois, took new steps to mandate safety upgrades in older high-rise structures. A city committee on December 10 approved a new ordinance proposed last year that fundamentally alters fire safety in the city. They would need to have a licensed engineer perform a" life-safety evaluation" and achieve a minimum amount of safety using sprinklers or other methods by 2012. Certified historic towers — like the LaSalle Bank Corp.'s 45-story headquarters, where the recent fire occurred— would be exempt from the sprinkler rule.

Along dispute between engineering firms in the Chicago, Illinois area and an operating engineers' local union over an organizing drive among technical employees is now spreading to federal courts and national engineering groups. In a June 4 ruling, the federal appeals court in Chicago agreed to enforce a National Labor Relations Board order issued in March that precludes operating engineers' Local 150 from certain jobsite actions taken in recent months as part of a drive to recruit engineering technicians and related employees into the union. The dispute revolves around union efforts to improve pay, benefits and working conditions for technicians and others, claims James Sweeney, union vice president. Engineering Consulting Services Ltd. vice president Brett Gitskin contends that union representation of engineers that may have to review work by other local 150 members is a conflict of interest. National engineering groups are starting to speak up against the union practices, although member support is not universal and critics say their positions are not strong enough.

Presents guidelines in measuring energy savings within building energy management projects cited in the meeting of the ASHRAE Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. Practices and procedures for industry's control of refrigerants; Need for a standardized set of energy.

Highlights the ASHRAE Winter Meeting and AHR Expo in Chicago, Illinois. Focus on cost analysis and building simulation; Opportunities derived from the meeting; Preferences on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design structures.

Profiles five engineers who belong to the Chicago, Illinois-based structural group of engineering firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Background of the engineers; Attitude encouraged by the firm in its engineers; Value of an internship; Pressure exerted by Internet firms on the recruitment of talent.

Presents information on the International Manufacturing Technology Show and Manufacturing conference held on September 9-16, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois for engineers. Information on the number of companies with exhibits for the show; Details on the organization of the show; Contact information.

Interviews Vivian Weil, director of the Ethics center at Illinois Institute of Technology, concerning ethics in engineering. Views on ethical scandals involving engineers; Evidence that companies are setting up mechanisms to make it easier for engineers to point out possible design problems; Responsibilities of engineering graduates; Ethical issue regarding a company's presentation of the terms of an employment agreement to an engineer days after he or she has taken a job; Role of ITT center in encouraging engineering ethics.

The article discusses the controversy whether engineers and product designers should have foreseen that the underground freight tunnel could flood, affecting Chicago Loop buildings and their mechanical systems in Illinois. Most buildings in the downtown Loop were constructed almost a century ago. Owners, aware of the tunnel system, sought to connect their buildings to it as a symbol of progress.

Highlights the 1991 Communication Seminar of various design engineers in Itasca, Illinois. Enhancement on the on-the-job communication skills of various engineers; Contact information and Web sites of the organizers; Theme of the seminar.

Reports that the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) has announced the winners of the association's Engineering Excellence Awards Program for 1994. Best Structure Award for Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct; Best Special Project Award for Rubinos & Mesia Engineers' Navy Pier reconstruction project in Chicago, Illinois; John Parmer Award for TT-CBM Engineers principal Eli Cohen.