Illini Post Newsletter – March 2010

Meeting Announcement

DATE:                          Tuesday – March 30, 2010

 

TIME:                           11:30-12:00  Lunch

12:00-1:00    Mr. Brian Roehl

“Engineers Without Borders – University of Illinois Student Chapter”

 

PLACE:                        U.S. Army ERDC/CERL - Executive Conference Room

 

LUNCHEON:               Catered Box Lunch - $10.00*

 

RESERVATIONS:       Call Roch Ducey, (217) 373-6760, or e-mail, roch.ducey@us.army.mil, by Monday, March 29th 

 

*Remember, $3.00 goes to the IP Scholarship Fund… we generally order from Jimmy John’s 8” Sub Sandwich menu, sandwiches 1 thru 6 and the JJBLT, and also provide an assortment of chips and soft drinks… click here for Jimmy John’s menu…  Also, please remember we are now asked to list the names, affiliation (i.e. employer/school), and citizenship of all non-DoD visitors, and provide them to the ERDC/CERL security staff the evening before the meeting.  This will expedite your entry through the security gate, into the visitors’ parking lot.  We will ask you for this information when you call in your luncheon reservation.  But, if you plan on attending the presentation only and not the luncheon, please call in and make a reservation anyway, so you can give us this security information.

 

Our March guest speakers will be members of the University of Illinois Student Chapter of Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA).  EWB-USA is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide, in order to improve their quality of life.  This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students.  EWB–USA is comprised of over 12,000 members.  Members get involved by joining one of over 250 geographically-based chapters.  Chapters are the foundation of the organization.  They serve as the primary meeting place for the members, functioning as a forum for members to plan projects and carry out EWB-USA’s mission.  Chapters meet on a regular basis.  Chapter members get involved with projects, participate in the planning of events, and meet like-minded professionals and students.  The chapters are comprised of both engineers and non-engineers alike.  EWB-USA welcomes students and professionals from all trades, including: public health, anthropology, geology, business, communications, and graphic design.  For more information on joining or starting an EWB-USA chapter, visit their website at http://www.ewb-usa.org/ .

 

Brian Roehl is the President of the local University of Illinois Student Chapter of EWB-USA and Project Leader of the Stored Energy Solar Cooker Project.  Brian and some of his colleagues will provide more details on what the local EWB-USA student chapter is all about. 

 

For example, a team has been working on a water project for a remote area in the Nigerian State of Enugu.  The work entails drilling a bore-hole, sinking a submersible pump, and installing a water reservoir (10,000 gallons) and water distribution system, to supply potable water to the surrounding villages.  The distribution pipeline will have various access points over a distance of about two and a half kilometers, serving the small neighboring communities.  The area does not have any public power supply, so the team will also provide a power source for operating the pump.  The local EWB-USA group also has similar projects in Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon, Mexico, and Guatemala.

(…more details at http://www.ewb-usa.org/chapters.php?ID=861)

 

 

Congratulations Ilker!

 

Earlier this month, U.S. Army ERDC/CERL Director and longtime SAME Illini Post Board of Directors Member Dr. Ilker Adiguzel received a letter of congratulations from SAME Executive Director Dr. Robert Wolff for being selected as the recipient of the 2009 SAME Technology Advancement Award.  This achievement is recognized annually for initiative in the advancement of existing engineering and related technology for the past three years.  The award will be presented at an Honors Luncheon on May 5th, during the 2010 Joint Engineer Education and Training Conference and Expo in Atlanta, GA, 4-7 May.

 

Well-Deserved & Congratulations From All Your Friends In Illini Post, Ilker!

 

 

2010 Illini Post Scholarship Awardees

 

The 2010 SAME Illini Post scholarship awardees have been selected from the University of Illinois’ ROTC Program.  They are:

 

·      Cadet Kyle P. Farver, Army

·      Cadet Scott L. Kim, Air Force

·      Midshipman Michael A. Pirith, Navy

 

Illini Post President Jason Frericks will present the Certificates of Appreciation and $300 monetary awards to these students on Saturday, April 17th, at 10:00 a.m.  The annual ROTC awards ceremony will be held in the Foellinger Auditorium, on the UIUC campus.  Congratulations to these young military scholars for their outstanding participation in the UIUC-ROTC Program!

 

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