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The Ohio State University Welding Engineering Alumni Society |
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Mission Statement Our mission is to provide support to The Ohio State University (OSU) welding engineering students and faculty, and to promote professional development and fellowship among OSU welding engineering graduates. 2009 AWS LUNCHEON AND ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting was held on November 18, 2009 at the AWS/FABTECH show in Chicago. We had 59 people attend, including six students, a Sr. Director from OSU Development, current and retired faculty, alums, and an AWS committee Chair interested in the future of welding engineering. Overall it was one of the best luncheons we’ve had this century. This was the first year we asked people to donate door prizes and I was blown away with the responses. Thank you all very much.
The panel discussion was awesome. Thanks to the following panelists and moderator Jeff Noruk. Panelists:
Thanks to all the alum volunteers that helped Nancy at the luncheon:
Hope to see you next year in Atlanta November 2-4, 2010. FYI - Future AWS Show Dates/Locations: Nov. 13-16, 2011 in Chicago, IL For those that still need to make a $50 luncheon payment, please click the icon below.
FEBRUARY 2010 AWS MEETING - COLUMBUS CHAPTER When: February 18, 2010
Where: Arlington Banquets – 1973 Henderson Rd – (Next to Kroger)
Schedule: Social: 6:00 – 6:30 PM, Dinner: 6:30 - 7:15 PM, Presentation: 7:15 - 8:00 PM
Cost: Members and Guests: $20 Students: $10
Topic: Inventing the Joint Strike Fighter
A team led by Lockheed Martin recently won the contract to develop the F‐35 Joint Strike Fighter, a single airplane that will be built in three different variants. The Air Force variant is a supersonic strike fighter designed to operate from conventional runways. The Navy variant will launch and recover from aircraft carriers, while the Marine Corps variant will make vertical takeoffs and landings. The key to developing this family of aircraft is a new dual cycle propulsion system, which can be switched from a turbofan cycle to a turbo shaft cycle to increase thrust for vertical takeoff and landing. This propulsion system enabled the X‐35 to become the first aircraft in history to fly at supersonic speeds, hover, and land vertically. The development team won the Collier Trophy, that recognizes "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America demonstrated during the preceding year," for this accomplishment. This presentation will describe the Joint Strike Fighter Competition and the development of this innovative engine, showing how a novel idea can grow into a new aircraft program.
Dr. Paul Bevilaqua has spent much of his career developing Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft . He joined Lockheed Martin as Chief Aeronautical Scientist of the Lockheed Advanced Aeronautics Company, and became Chief Engineer of Advanced Development Projects in the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. During this time, he played a leading role in creating the Joint Strike Fighter Program. He invented the Lift Fan Propulsion System that made it possible to build a stealthy, supersonic VTOL aircraft , and led the engineering team that demonstrated the feasibility of building variants of this aircraft for the Air Force, Marines, and Royal Navy. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he was Manager of Advanced Programs at Rockwell International's Navy aircraft plant. He began his career as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and Deputy Director of the Energy Conversion Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and MS and PhD degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and he is the recipient of a USAF Scientific Achievement Award, AIAA and SAE Aircraft Design Awards, AIAA and AHS VSTOL Awards, and Lockheed Martin AeroStar and Nova Awards.
For Reservations
Contact Thomas Ramsay AIAA Chairman Honda R&D Americas, Inc. 21001 State Route 739, Raymond, OH 43067 937-309-9977
Please RSVP by noon on the 15th of February
All reservations are final and due for payment after February 15th, 2010.
Cash or check (checks payable to: AIAA Columbus Section) at the door or send payment to Tom Ramsay at above address
OSU STUDENT RECRUITING EFFORTS - HELP NEEDED! The "5 Under 25 Event" was organized by current junior Sujin Kim along with the Student Alumni Council. They brought back five recent graduates of the welding engineering program to answer questions from current Ohio State students. After the panel discussion, there was a reception with professors and alumni. The event targeted freshman and sophomore engineering students who may not have decided what area they want to go into or are not happy with their current area. There were approximately 30 students in attendance; the event was such a success that Sujin is planning another one in the fall. Thanks for Randy Dull and Jason Hurst for participating. The OSUWEAS provided pizza for the event.
OSUWE ALUMNI SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP We are now collecting 2010 dues.
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Click the button below to pay your $20 dues. Click the button below to set up automatic payment of your $20 dues every 12 months.
OSUWE ALUMNI SOCIETY BOARD MEETINGS Last Meeting: August 20, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at EWI. Next Meeting: February 18, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at EWI.
PROJECT LEAD THE WAY - HIGH SCHOOL MATERIALS JOINING COURSE BEING TAUGHT IN OHIO AND WELD-ED Project Lead the Way (PLTW) High School Materials Joining Course is being used in Ohio. The same course is being disseminated by Weld-Ed for 2 year college faculty use. As a result of the 2009 luncheon meeting, Prof. Dave Dickinson provided a copy of the Competencies (i.e. the Syllabus) so alumni can get access to it. Click here for compentencies. In the PLTW scheme of things, instructors take a two week “train the trainer” program before they get the actual curriculum (actually 10 CD’s), but our alumni will understand the syllabus since it is actually the old WE 300 course. For more information, please contact Dave Dickinson at ddickins@columbus.rr.com
NSF-I/UCRC CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE MATERIALS JOINING FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS It gives Prof. Suresh Babu great pleasure to inform the Alumni that OSU's proposal for the planning grant to develop an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) entitled “Center for Integrative Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications,” has been approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is important to note that this is indeed a significant recognition of NSF and their reviewers that there is a need to develop new engineering solutions for joining advanced materials.
As a result of the 2009 luncheon meeting, Prof. Suresh Babu provided a copy of the presentation that explains the Center for Integrative Materials Joining for Energy Applications. Click here for the presentation. For more information, please contact Suresh Babu at babu.13@osu.edu
RECRUITING TOOLS FOR GRADE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL Prof. Rudy Buchheit recommends recruiting high school guidance counselors, as they stay in one place longer and can pass along the message to interested students on a continuing basis. Here are some presentations that fellow alums are using to recruit students under college age or for career day events. Click here for the presentation that Dave Farson uses for High School students Click here for the presentation that Nancy Porter uses for Grade School students Click here for the video that goes with Nancy's presentation If you have a presentation or video that you'd like to share with others, please send it to Nancy Porter at nancy_porter@ewi.org and she will post them here.
WHAT'S GOING ON AT OSU? What's going on at OSU? Sign up for the OSU Connect Newsletter and stay connected with news and current events. Click here to subscribe to Connect.
OSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS Click here for the latest quarterly update from Archie Griffin, President of the OSU Alumni Association. Posted 8-27-09.
AWS COLUMBUS SECTION MEETING NOTICE Stay tuned for more information.
Welding Engineer Featured on OSU TV Spot for 2006 Season Click here to watch the 2006 football halftime TV spot that will run during all televised games, featuring welding engineering student and recent grad Brian Thompson: http://www.osu.edu/features/2006/gameday/. This is the only spot that University Relations prepared for broadcast this season. Brian now works at EWI.
OSUWE DEPARTMENT NEWS Department Move from IWSE to MSE On Saturday 2-6-10, Prof. Rudy Buchheit reported that an important milestone for MSE and WE was passed yesterday as the Board of Trustees voted to transfer WE programs from ISE to MSE. Here is the excerpt from the OSU newsroom: Click here for an update on the WE move to MSE. Updated by Prof. John Lippold on 11-20-09 following the 2009 luncheon meeting. For more information, please contact John Lippold at lippold.1@osu.edu
Annual OSU WE Open House Date of 2010 Open House = February 19, 2010. Click here for 2010 open house flyer For more information, please contact Suresh Babu at babu.13@osu.edu
OSU AWS Student Chapter Web Site The OSU AWS Student Chapter Website is located here:http://weldingengineering.osu.edu/AWSstudentchapter Under the bookstore section they have posted pictures of all the items for sale from the store. If you’re interested in buying an OSU Welding Engineering polo, bumper sticker, coffee mug, etc., these items are now available to view online!
Welding Engineering Transition Planning Committee View letter from Karl Graff that describes the committee and its objectives. View the full report from the committee to Julie Higle.
Online WE Masters Program According to Prof. Lippold, the distance learning education program continues to be very successful and there are currently more on-line. Masters students than on-campus Masters students. If you haven't pursued that Masters yet, this is an excellent option for someone working full. For more information, please contact Prof Lippold at: lippold.1@osu.edu or 614-292-2466. JOB OPPORTUNITIES A Note from John Deere
When you join our network, you can choose to be notified whenever new opportunities at John Deere become available that match your career We look forward to hearing from you. View this invitation to join and invite others Thank you, Melissa Boyd
If you're an employer or headhunter and want to post a job ad here, send your ad to Nancy Porter at nancy_porter@ewi.org. If you hire someone as a result of your ad on our site, we ask that you contribute $20 to our cause. Please make checks out to OSU WE Alumni Society and mail to the following address: Nancy Porter EWI 1250 Arthur E. Adams Dr. Columbus, OH 43221 If you're an employer looking for highly accomplished mid- to senior-level talent, you can visit the OSU ProNet site located at: For other job posting options available via OSU, click this link for a summary. WELDING EDUCATION / RESOURCES History Channel Shows with Welding
Mark Sapp's Web Site - A History of Welding
Click on the link to the right ==> http://weldinghistory.org/ Mark Sapp can be contacted at bswe1987@gmail.com. WELDING HUMOR Red Neck Welder for Hire
The Real World of Welding - Cartoons by Bob Baysinger
OTHER NEWS OSU College of Engineering Alumni Directory
Please don't send Nancy corrections for this directory; it's published by the OSU College of Engineering not the OSU Welding Engineering Alumni Society. http://www.eng.ohio-state.edu/quick_links/alumni_corp/alumni/alumni_updates/alum_form.html Option 2: Contact Kerry Lynch Gastineau, Director of Alumni Affairs for the OSU College of Engineering. Her contact info is below: Kerry Lynch Gastineau We haven't updated this section for a year. Has anyone received an award worth bragging about? View the list of our OSUWE Alumni and their awards. If you know someone who has received an award, please send it to me at nancy_porter@ewi.org.
CLASS REUNIONS 45th Year Reunion - Class of 64 The class of 1964 will hold their 45th year reunion on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the welding engineering facilities in the Edison Joining Technology Center. For their 40th reunion, Eldon put together an excellent synopsis of the reunion complete with pictures and bios . For more information, Contact Eldon Brandon at eldjan@aol.com. Awesome job Eldon!!! If anyone else is planning a reunion, let Nancy know. EMAIL UPDATES Email updates to out about once a month (sometimes more frequently). When a new job ad is posted, an Email will go out announcing that the website has been updated. To get on the distribution list, send an Email Nancy Porter at: nancy_porter@ewi.org. Once she confirms that you are indeed an OSUWE graduate, she will add you to her distribution list. Updates are sent as an EMail to Nancy with you on the "bcc" list (since the distribution list is huge). Email Update Archive
MEMORIAL CORNER
FUND RAISING FOR OSU WELDING ENGINEERING
To contribute to the operating funds for OSU Welding Engineering: Please make checks payable to The Ohio State University, account number 301325, WELDING ENGINEERING. To contribute to the alumni scholarship fund: Please make checks payable to The Ohio State University, account number 405767. This fund is currently the Stitt pending account that will be officially renamed to the Welding Engineering Alumni Scholarship Fund after the OSU Board of Trustees approves the endowment. The good news is that the dollars will be in place to award to WE students next spring/summer for the academic year 2010/2011. Don't forget to take advantage of your company's matching gift programs and keep track of your contributions - they're tax deductible. Mail checks to: OSU Industrial, Welding & Systems Engineering 210 Baker Systems 1971 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1271 Send Nancy an Email that says how much you contributed and she will update the table. Old Welding Engineering Building DemolishedClick on the thumbnail to view the photos.
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