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April 2019 (Entries are Hyperlinked: point+ctrl+click) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 *Delaware
Valley Science Fair
*Delaware Valley Science Fair -Judging Day
*Delaware Valley Science Fair
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 *ADCOM *Franklin
Institute Awards
*IEEE An-nual Awards Dinner
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 * IEEE
Section Night
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Membership in the Following Counties Pennsylvania: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia.
New Jersey: Burlington, Camden and Gloucester
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IEEE SECTION NIGHT Philadelphia Section Meeting Sponsored by: Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB) and Power & Energy / Industry Applications Societies Chapters When: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Dinner at 6:00 PM, 1st Speaker at 7:00 PM 2nd Speaker at 8:00 PM Where: Sheraton University City, 3549 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 387-8000 Note: In the event of bad weather please call the Sheraton after 1:00 PM the day of the meeting and ask the front desk if the meeting has been canceled. • Meal Cost: $25 online registration, $35 at the door. (students $15). The meal cost is $40 but it is subsidized by the IEEE Philadelphia Section. • You can attend the talks only for free (with no din-ner), however, we ask that you register. • Parking is paid by the IEEE Philadelphia Section, make sure you have your parking ticket stamped at the meeting.
Registration Link Or call (484) 270-5136 or email the section
office: [email protected] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS (PDH)
PDH Certificates are free for IEEE members. For non-members, the cost is $9 per certificate.
INSIDE THE ALMANACK (Entries are Hyperlinked: point+ctrl+click) MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Message from the Chair....................................6 CURRENT EVENTS Annual Awards and Banquet Gala…………. 8 Delaware Valley Science Fair……………….11 Congressional Visit Day (CVD)……………. 13 Women in Engineering (WIE)………………14 Control Systems Society and Drexel………. 16 Control Systems Society and Villanova…… 18 NOTICEABLE EVENTS ECP Engineers Week………………………. 20 VOLUNTEER CORNER iPraxis………………………………………...24 JOB OPPORTUNITIES TLC Engineering Solutions………………… 25 IEEE PHILADELPHIA SECTION Planning Calendar………………………......26 Section Notes………………………………...27 Section Sponsorship Program……………... 28 UPCOMING EVENTS Franklin Institute Awards…………………. 29 2019 American Control Conference………. 30 ALMANACK Published Monthly Nine Times per Year: Jan-May, Summer, and Sep-Dec. Publisher: Emilio M. Salgueiro Editor: Michael A. Mayor, PE Section Office: [email protected]
IEEE SECTION NIGHT Meetings are conducted on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month, eight times per year, January through May and September through November.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Meetings are conducted on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month: January through June and September through December. Members are welcome to at-tend the meeting only. Reserve a seat by calling Friday before the meeting. Phone: 484-270-5136.
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First Speaker Effects of Tumor Microenvironment, Physical Properties on Cancer Invasion. Kamyar Esmaeili Pourfarhangi, PhD student Research Assistant, Gligorijevic Lab Temple University College of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering Abstract: Metastasis is the leading cause of deaths among cancer patients. The metastatic cascade, during which cancer cells from the primary tumor reach a distant organ and form multiple secondary tumors, consists of a series of events starting with cancer cells invasion through the surrounding tissue of the primary tumor. Invading cells may perform both enzy-matic degradation of the surrounding extracel-lular matrix (ECM) and directed migration in order to disseminate through the tissue. Both of the mentioned processes are highly affected by several parameters origi-nated from the tumor microenvironment, in-cluding ECM cross-linking and architecture. However, due to complexity of the invasion process and heterogeneity of the tumor tissue, the exact effect of many of such parameters on cancer invasion are yet to be elucidated. ECM enzymatic degradation is widely performed by cancer cells to facilitate the invasion process through the dense and highly cross-linked tu-mor tissue. It has been shown in vivo that the extent of ECM enzymatic degradation per-formed by cancer cells correlates with the cross-linking level of their surrounding ECM.
However, a quantitative understanding of how ECM cross-linking can regulate cancer cells ECM degradation is still missing. Hence, in the first part of my talk, I will explain how I utilized some experimental tools such as high-resolution multicolor fluorescent microscopy as well as some engineering techniques such as image and signal processing in order to quanti-tatively elucidate the role of ECM cross-link-ing on cancer cells-mediated enzymatic degra-dation of ECM proteins. Once cancer cells de-grade their immediate ECM, they need to mi-grate through it. In this step, cancer cells are able to sense and migrate along ECM aniso-tropic topographies (such as aligned ECM fi-bers which are abundantly found in invasive tu-mors) by adhering to and spreading on them. While such adhesive ECM components direct the cells toward a specific direction, ad-hesion, per se, is known to stimulate cell pro-liferation. Hence, in the second part of my talk, I will explain how we tested whether adhesion-induced directed motility of cancer cells are af-fected by their adhesion-stimulated prolifera-tion. These two projects are parts of my PhD thesis seeking to understand the role of tumor
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associated extracellular matrix physical prop-erties on the efficiency of tumor invasion. Re-sults of this study can be used in the future to develop combination therapies, in which not only cancer cells, but also tumor associated ECM is being targeted by drugs synergizing the battle against cancer progression and me-tastasis. Biography: Kamyar Esmaeili Pourfarhangi is
a fifth year Bioengi-neering PhD candi-date in Temple Uni-versity. He joined Dr. Bojana Gligorijevic lab for his PhD in summer 2015 where he started working on biophysics of breast
cancer invasion. Kamyar's PhD work has re-sulted in two first-author peer reviewed publi-cations in Biophysical journal and the Journal
of APL Bioengineering. In addition, he has published two IEEE conference proceedings on how he has been utilizing signal processing and machine learning in cancer research. During his PhD, Kamyar has been a re-cipient of a summer research grant, a first-place presentation award among all graduate students of Temple University College of En-gineering and a 2nd place poster presentation award at Fels Institute for Cancer in Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine. Prior to his PhD, Kamyar got his Master's de-gree in Biomedical Engineering from the best engineering school of Iran, Sharif University of Technology (Tehran, Iran), and his Bache-lor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Is-fahan University of Technology (Isfahan, Iran). In both schools, Kamyar has been a re-cipient of a tuition free scholarship. In his free time, Kamyar enjoys playing badminton and discussing politics.
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Second Speaker Replacement of Tram MG Sets with VFDs at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri Harve D. Hnatiuk, PE, F.NSPE Vice President, Maida Engineering Inc. Abstract: The course will review the reasons and justifications for modernizing the hoist systems and associated controls of the two trams that operate in the Gateway Arch. It will review the unique challenges that confronted
the project team and how these challenges were overcome. It will describe the new operating system and review “before and after” condi-tions related to the replacement project.
Biography: He has been Maida’s Project Manager for several projects at the Gate-way Arch in St. Louis, MO. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BSEE) and a recipient of Penn’s Alumni
Award of Merit. He is a registered professional engineer in 12 states. Harve served as National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) President in 2014-15 and the Pennsylvania So-ciety of Professional Engineers (PSPE) Presi-dent in 2006-07.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Emilio M. Salgueiro, Chair, IEEE Philadelphia Section
Dear fellow IEEE Philadelphia Section mem-bers, the Philadelphia Section has completed preparations to the An-nual Awards Banquet & Gala on Saturday, April 13, 2019. During this event we will rec-ognize those who have
been honored by the section for their accom-plishments, our local innovators, as well as our students. This is a great opportunity to spend an enjoyable evening with your spouse or signifi-cant other and network with friends and col-leagues! As in years past the event will be held at the prestigious Union League of Philadelphia, in Center City. The program includes a recep-tion from 5:45pm to 6:45pm, welcome address and dinner, then we will have the presentation of awards followed by the featured speakers. This year speakers are Jim Thompson, Eng. Vice President & Chief Engineering of Tech-nology at Unisys and Brittney Burchett, MBA Engineering Director at Unisys. The theme will be about innovation: Beyond the buzzword. Attending this event is a unique net-working opportunity.
Networking is an important topic, at times we are so focused on our jobs and family commitments that networking is not on top of everyone’s to do list. It is evident that the power of a strong professional network can have a positive impact in your career success. I am chair of the IEEE-USA Career and Profes-sional Development committee and one of the focus is for IEEE-USA to provide support to the career lifecycle for members in all six re-gions in the USA. In this constantly changing world of technology, there is constant need for rebuilding soft skills. Help prepare K-12 stu-dents to become engineers, work with students and young professionals. Assisting experi-enced engineers during the transition after a company’s decision to resize. Continue sup-port for PACE activities by providing PACE funds to all six regions in the USA. Science, Engineering and Technology Congressional Visits Day (SET CVD), our Section is sponsoring four members to attend the event. As per my last months letter, the event will take place April 2 and 3 in Washing-ton, DC. For more detailed information please visit: https://ieeeusa.org/advocacy/cvd/ Also, I would like to give heads up for the 2019 Leadership Event. The new name of this event is EVO 2019 – The Evolution of You. This event will take place at the Westin
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Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. EVO 2019 is a departure from The Future Leaders Forum and the traditional IEEE Annual Meet-ing. It will feature some of the best features of the Future Leaders Forum as well as additional elements to appeal to active and emerging lead-ers as well as companies who may want to take advantage of this opportunity. The content will be a balance of inspiring talks (similar to ones at FLF), useful exercises, and relevant work-shops. IEEE members can attend the Engineers Club of Philadelphia - Affiliates Conference 2019 SAVE THE DATE: April 25, 2019. This
month Almanack will bring details on this event. I look forward to see you all at the Sec-tion’s Annual Awards Banquet and Gala. Please contact the IEEE Philadelphia Section office to register for this event. I am very interested in hearing from our members. I am available thru email:
[email protected] or you can email the IEEE Section office.
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The Philadelphia Section of the IEEE Cordially Invites You to the
Annual Awards Banquet & Gala Saturday, April 13, 2019
Reception 5:45 P.M. | Dinner
6:45 P.M.
Awards Banquet, Exhibits, Full-Course Dinner
at the prestigious Union League of Philadelphia
https://www.unionleague.org/
We will recognize those who have been honored by the section for their contributions to the industry while spending an enjoyable evening with your spouse or significant other
networking with friends and colleagues! Registration is now open for anyone to attend the event.
REGISTER HERE!
Topic Innovation: Beyond the Buzzword: For a company to have a history, it means it has to constantly reinvent itself, or it ceases to exist. Unisys is an IT company with a rich history of innovation spanning over 140 years, and it has done so by reinventing itself over and over again. While innovation certainly means a lot
of things to a lot of people - Discover how Unisys looks beyond innovation as just a trendy use of overused jargon, and continu-ously challenges the current status quo on its ongoing journey of technological transfor-mation.
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Speakers: Jim Thompson Unisys, Vice President and Chief Engineer of Technology Biography: Jim Thompson is Vice President & Chief Engineer of Technology at Unisys.
In this role, Jim leads a global development organization responsi-ble for the design, de-velopment and manu-facture of system products that align and support the Unisys’
strategy and marketplace needs. In addition, Jim and his team are responsible for the Inno-vation practice including campaigns, proofs and the transition from idea to product as well as the Security Vulnerability Response Team that analyzes and responds to security threats to Unisys’s products. Jim’s main areas of focus is system architecture, enterprise computing platforms, enterprise IoT and enterprise secu-rity.
Jim's career with Unisys spans more than 30 years in various customer facing and engineering roles. Prior to joining Unisys, Jim held various technical positions in global fi-nancial institutions, commercial firms and the US Military, as well as an independent consult-ant.
Jim holds technology patents in the areas of operating systems, storage, security and banking. Jim is a recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Corporate Innovation Award for his work driv-ing Innovation at Unisys.
In his spare time, Jim focuses on Lead-ership and Technology trends, current interests including automation in our daily lives and in-novation processes. Jim volunteers for various community organizations focused on youth, safety and the outdoors.
Jim is based in Malvern, PA
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Brittney Burchett, MBA Unisys, Engineering Director Biography: Brittney Burchett is a certified disruptor. Brittney started her career as a soft-
ware engineer for Unisys which ena-bled her to discover her passion for challenging any and all traditional boundaries. Realiz-ing early the neces-
sity for bridging the gap between technical bril-liance and business knowhow, Brittney co-founded the Technology Innovation Practice; chartered to drive new product development and business opportunities for Unisys. In her current role as an Engineering Di-rector, Brittney leads innovation strategy throughout Unisys; empowering those with
opportunities, challenges, ideas and technolo-gies to join forces to define and create the fu-ture of Unisys. Brittney graduated from Temple Uni-versity with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Bio-Engineering. She holds four patents in the areas of cloud-based active password managers; service partition virtual-ization system and method having a secure ap-plication; and reduced service partition virtual-ization system and method. Brittney has been recognized as a Philadelphia Business Journal Tech Disruptor and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 9:00am Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Avenue Oaks, PA 19456
215-895-5840
Founded in 1949, The Delaware Valley Science Fairs, Inc., is a non-profit organization sponsored by area companies, foundations, universities and individual donors. One of the oldest and largest Fairs in the country, DVSF embraces a philosophy is that students learn science by doing science.
In the process, students learn how to think and develop critical problem-solving skills that they will need for careers, college and citizenship. Our mission is to bring par-ents, teachers and industry together to stimu-late and nurture young people so that they can grow and develop into contributing members of the community by providing the scientific work force needed for the future. We provide mentoring and teacher training to facilitate par-ticipation in this activity.
The Fairs were designed as a vehicle for stimulating interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics among students in middle and high schools in the tri-state area. DVSF philosophy is that students learn science by doing science.
DVSF provides an opportunity for stu-dents to excel and reach their full potential fos-tering intellectual curiosity and creative prob-lem solving - essential skills for future innova-tion.
The students are involved in sophisti-cated research projects that focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-ematics) topics in 13 different categories, Team Projects, and (for 6th – 8th grades) Con-sumer Science
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Each year, 900 to 1,000 students in grades 6th through 12th from Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware, make new discoveries that could change their lives for-ever as they participate in the Delaware Valley Science Fairs (DVSF). Nearly $6 million in scholarship and prize money is awarded to stu-dent winners.
DVSF takes top high-school winners to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) competition in May to compete for more than $4 million in scholarships and awards. Top middle-school winners go on to the Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Sci-ence, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars) national competition.
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CONGRESSIONAL VISIT DAY (CVD) REGISTER BY MARCH 22ND! https://ieeeusa.org/advocacy/2019-cvd-schedule/
CVD 2019 will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2-3, in Washington, D.C.
April 2, 2019: 12:00PM - 7:00PM IEEE-USA will be holding our CVD Orien-
tation training on Capitol Hill. Join us to learn how to meet with members of Con-gress, how to navigate Capi-tol Hill, and what the current state of play for our issues are. By the time we are done,
you'll be fully prepared to discuss policy with anyone in Washington! A reception will follow at the Senate Russell Building, Room 325. See more information on CVD at:
https://ieeeusa.org/advocacy/cvd/ April 3, 2019: 9:00AM - 5:00PM IEEE-USA will schedule appointment(s) for you to meet both your Senators and your Rep-resentative, or their staff, on Capitol Hill in your legislator's personal offices.
You and your team will have a chance to ask your legislators for help protecting basic re-search and for IEEE-USA's other legislative priorities. Meetings will be scheduled at the conven-ience of your legislators. Most meetings are completed between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, but schedules vary. Let IEEE-USA if you have an early flight home, so we can push for early meetings. Staff Contacts Russ Harrison Director, IEEE-USA Government Relations +1 202-530-8326 [email protected] Bernadette Concepcion Administrative Assistant, Government Activities +1 202-530-8365 [email protected]
If you want to go as part of the Section delegation, coordinate with the Philadelphia Section: [email protected], since the Section has travel and lodging in the budget for three.
Any member can go as individuals without coordination with the section.
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IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group of the
IEEE Philadelphia Section
Monday, March 11, 2019 Double Decker – Upstairs
415 E Baltimore Pike Media, PA 19063
The new WIE officers for 2019 are as follows: • WIE Chair: Maria Tabbut • WIE Vice Chair: Nannett D’ Imperio • WIE Treasurer: Robert Johnston • WIE Co- secretaries: Janine McCartney and Megan Hegecock
Membership: Please join Women In Engineering (WIE). It does not cost Life Members and its $25 for regular member.
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Following are Pictures of the Speaker Series
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IEEE PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER OF CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIETY AND DREXEL IEEE GRADUATE (DIG) FORUM
PRESENTS
A HIERARCHICAL APPROACH TO CONTROL OF COMPLEX ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS FOR AIR VEHICLES
BY DR. ANDREW ALLEYNE
DISTINGUISHED LECTURER, IEEE CONTROL SYSTEM SOCIETY
RALPH AND CATHERINE FISHER PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
April 22, 2019: 3 - 4 PM; Rm. 302, Bossone Research Enterprise Center,
Drexel University, 3140 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Abstract: Modern aircraft are highly com-plex systems. This talk will present a particu-lar hierarchical approach to energy and power flow in air vehicles that accommodates multi-ple power modes. These modes include ther-mal, fluid, electrical, or mechanical since these are all available in larger aircraft. In particular, with the current drive towards in-creased electrification, the management of power onboard aircraft has become an enabler or a bottleneck depending on the point of view. A key challenge in working across var-ious modes of power flow is the widely
varying time scales. The hierarchy allows for systems operating on different time scales to be coordinated in a controllable manner. It also allows for different dynamic decision-making tools to be used at different levels of the hierarchy based on the needs of the phys-ical systems under control. Additional ad-vantages include the modularity and scalabil-ity inherent in the hierarchy. Additional mod-ules can be added or removed without chang-ing the basic approach. In addition to the hi-erarchical control, a particularly useful graph-based approach will be introduced for the
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purpose of modeling the system interactions. The graph approach, like the hierarchy, has benefits of modularity and scalability along with being an efficient framework for repre-senting systems of different time scales. Re-cent results will be presented representing both generic interconnected complex systems as well as specific examples and resulting benefits.
Biography: Professor Alleyne received his Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering B.S.E. from Princeton University in 1989. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Me-chanical Engineering in 1992 and 1994, re-spectively, from UC Berkeley. He joined the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1994. He currently holds the Ralph M. and Catherine V. Fisher Professorship in the Col-lege of Engineering and is the Director for the NSF Engineering Research Center on Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS). He is the recipient of an NSF CA-REER award, has been an IEEE Distin-guished Lecturer, and a National Research Council (NRC) Associate. He is a Fellow of IEEE and ASME. He has received the Gustus Larson Award, the Charles Stark Draper Award for Innovative Practice, The Yasundo Takahashi Education Award and the Henry
Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award from ASME. The American Automatic Con-trol Council awarded him the Control Engi-neering Practice Award. He was a Fulbright Fellow to the Netherlands and has held visit-ing Professorships at TU Delft, University of Colorado, ETH Zurich, and Johannes Kepler University. He has held several editorial po-sitions for ASME, IEEE, and the Interna-tional Federation of Automatic Control and been active in external advisory boards for universities, industry and government includ-ing the Scientific Advisory Board for the U.S. Air Force and the National Academies Board on Army Research and Development. He chaired the ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Division and is a member of the IEEE Controls Systems Society Board of Governors. His record of campus service in-cludes the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering and the Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs in Me-chanical Science and Engineering. In addi-tion to research and service, he has a keen in-terest in education and has earned the UIUC College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, the UIUC Campus Award for Excel-lence in Undergraduate Education and the UIUC Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring.
Registration is free: Register Here
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IEEE PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER OF CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIETY AND
VILLANOVA CENTER FOR ANALYTICS OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS (VCADS) PRESENT
PRECISION MOTION CONTROL FOR MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS
BY
DR. ANDREW ALLEYNE
DISTINGUISHED LECTURER, IEEE CONTROL SYSTEM SOCIETY RALPH AND CATHERINE FISHER PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
April 22, 2019: 7-8 PM; Tolentine Hall, Rm. 305, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA
Abstract: Manufacturing is one of the key pillars of a modern society. Many aspects of manufacturing center on the precision motion of the machines doing the material removal or addition. This talk will discuss advanced motion control schemes and their applica-tions to manufacturing applications. In partic-ular, we will motivate the use of high per-forming motion control schemes with preci-sion manufacturing applications at the micro-scale. The key to high precision is the incor-poration of feedforward information along with typical feedback algorithms. Iterative Learning Control (ILC) is a popular method
to determine signal-based feedforward con-trol. Two different additive fabrication tech-niques will be examined and the role of preci-sion control highlighted. One is a micro-ex-trusion system used for tissue scaffold fabri-cation. Another is an electro-hydrodynamic Jet (or e-Jet) printing that uses electric fields to drive ionic transport. After the demonstra-tion of manufacturing processes, a brief intro-duction to Iterative Learning Control (ILC) will be given. ILC is a novel adaptive tech-nique that allows us to learn repeated trajec-tories and maximize precision in the automa-tion machinery used for fabrication. After an
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overview, the rest of the talk will discuss re-cent developments in ILC for both single axis and multi-axis systems. We demonstrate per-formance benefits with results in manufactur-ing applications.
Biography: Professor Alleyne received his Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering B.S.E. from Princeton University in 1989. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Me-chanical Engineering in 1992 and 1994, re-spectively, from UC Berkeley. He joined the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1994. He currently holds the Ralph M. and Catherine V. Fisher Professorship in the Col-lege of Engineering and is the Director for the NSF Engineering Research Center on Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS). He is the recipient of an NSF CA-REER award, has been an IEEE Distin-guished Lecturer, and a National Research Council (NRC) Associate. He is a Fellow of IEEE and ASME. He has received the Gustus Larson Award, the Charles Stark Draper Award for Innovative Practice, The Yasundo Takahashi Education Award and the Henry Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award from ASME. The American Automatic Con-trol Council awarded him the Control Engi-neering Practice Award. He was a Fulbright
Fellow to the Netherlands and has held visit-ing Professorships at TU Delft, University of Colorado, ETH Zurich, and Johannes Kepler University. He has held several editorial po-sitions for ASME, IEEE, and the Interna-tional Federation of Automatic Control and been active in external advisory boards for universities, industry and government includ-ing the Scientific Advisory Board for the U.S. Air Force and the National Academies Board on Army Research and Development. He chaired the ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Division and is a member of the IEEE Controls Systems Society Board of Governors. His record of campus service in-cludes the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering and the Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs in Me-chanical Science and Engineering. In addi-tion to research and service, he has a keen in-terest in education and has earned the UIUC College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, the UIUC Campus Award for Excel-lence in Undergraduate Education and the UIUC Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring.
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Delaware Valley Engineers Week Events and Sponsors - THANKS!
The celebration of Engineers Week in the Delaware Valley was a rousing success! Over 170 attendees enjoyed the evening and the festivities at our Engineers Week Opening Ceremony on Thursday, February 14 (also known as Valentine's Day) at the DoubleTree Philadelphia Hotel in Center City. A lively crowd of over 70 participants were on hand for the Young Engineers Social at Ladder 15 in Center City on Tuesday, February 19. We thank everyone who attended and enjoyed these events as we "installed" and rec-ognized our 2019 Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year, John Peirce, our 2019 Delaware Val-ley Young Engineer of the Year, Eleanor Small, our Outstanding Service to Engineering
recipient, Leo Leonetti, and our various schol-arship and student award winners. We would also like to thank our 2019 sponsors; whose help was instrumental in mak-ing Engineers Week a success. Almost all of these firms and folks were noted in our event program, the Philadelphia Business Journal Supplement, and our event PowerPoint, but we would like to thank them again here as well as catch any that may have been missed previ-ously because of print/production deadlines. We are particularly very grateful for the gener-ous donation from our 1877 Club donor, James J. Anderson Construction!
1877 Club ($5000 to $9999) James J. Anderson Construction Company, Inc.
Franklin Sponsors ($2000 to $4999)
AECOM
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Delaware Valley Section American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia Section
Burns Engineering, Inc. Deborah Grubbe, PE and James Porter
STV, Inc. Timothy Haahs & Associates, Inc.
Edison Sponsors ($1000 to $1999)
American Society of Highway Engineers, Delaware Valley Section Bentley Systems, Inc.
Boles, Smyth Associates, Inc. HDR
Jacobs Kreischer Miller
McMahon Associates, Inc. Richard A. Mulford, PE
Peirce Engineering Remington & Vernick Engineers
Temple University College of Engineering Traffic Planning & Design, Inc.
Urban Engineers, Inc. WSP USA
Washington Sponsors ($500 to $999)
American Society of Highway Engineers, South Jersey Section Arora Engineers, Inc.
Carr & Duff, Inc. Construction Management Association of American, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Electrical Association of Philadelphia Fenner & Esler Agency, Inc.
Gannett Fleming, Inc. GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, Delaware Valley Chapter Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT)
KMJ Consulting, Inc. Joseph P. McAtee, PE Matthew J. Burns, PE
Michael Baker International Modjeski and Masters, Inc.
Momenee & Associates, Inc.
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Pennoni Rettew Associates, Inc. RK & K
Society of Fire Protection Engineers Women's Transportation Seminar, Philadelphia Chapter
Baxter Sponsors ($250 to $499)
Bergmann Construction Specifications Institute, Philadelphia Chapter
Eric L. Flicker, PE Greater Valley Forge TMA
Christopher and Valerie Holliday Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Philadelphia Section Institute of Transportation Engineers, Mid-Atlantic Section (MASITE)
JBC Associates, Inc. Douglas W. Kriebel, PE
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. McCormick Taylor, Inc.
McHugh Engineering Associates, Inc. Menna Engineers & Associates
Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineering, Inc. Nave Newell, Inc.
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, Delaware County Chapter Schnabel Engineering
Signal Service, Inc. Suzette M. Schultz T and M Associates
Taylor Wiseman & Taylor Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC
Robert M. Wright, PE
Slide Rule Sponsors ($150 to $249) Allan Myers, Inc.
Dawood Engineering, Inc. Intelligent Transportation Society of Pennsylvania
Chris L. Rood, PE Society of Naval Engineers and Marine Architects, Philadelphia Section
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Pocket Protector Sponsors ($50 to $149) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Greater Philadelphia Section
Jennifer Walsh, PE Ruben D. David, PE
Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, Valley Forge Chapter
Special Recognition Door Prizes - Young Engineers Social - Menna Engineers & Associates
Media Sponsor - The Philadelphia Business Journal Public Relations and Outreach Assistance - Devine + Partners - Christine Reimert, Alyssa Zinar
Engineers' Club of Philadelphia - Jocelyn Craighead
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iPraxis
THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERING!
Through in-class mentoring, project-based learning, science fairs, and after-school programs, our iPraxis volunteers (Scienteers) help to increase knowledge
and understanding of STEM subjects and the opportunities they provide. iPraxis works to inspire middle school aged students in underserved Philadelphia communities to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by con-necting them with professional scientists and providing hands-on learning experiences. Our commitment to STEM education is the foundation of our programs and initiatives. We believe all students, regardless of their backgrounds, should be given the opportunity
to learn how to investigate, problem solve, and create by putting their ideas into action. iPraxis brings together experts and students to explore how STEM is fundamental to everyday living and our future well-being -- from protecting the environment to curing illnesses. iPraxis relies on volunteer STEM pro-fessionals and students, on donors and support-ers, and on teachers, parents, and students to fulfill its mission.
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Electrical Engineer
Overview: TLC Engineering Solutions is a dynamic and growing National Engineering firm seeking an ex-perienced and motivated Electrical Engineer for our Philadelphia, Healthcare Operations.
Responsibilities: • Electrical design experience (lighting, power and low voltage systems) for Healthcare
facilities • Prepare load calculations, select equipment, layout electrical systems using Revit • Coordinate with architect, owner-client and other disciplines • Familiarity with recent NEC
Qualifications: • 5+ years of experience in Electrical Design (Lighting, power distribution, low voltage,
lightning protection, etc.) • Background from similar Engineering design firm, Consulting or Architectural engineer-
ing firm • BSEE or BSAE • EIT or PE preferred • Projects consist of healthcare buildings design • Revit Experience
If you or someone you know is interested in this opening please send all resumes to
Angie Camacho at [email protected]
**Check out TLC Engineering Solutions website for more information** https://tlc-engineers.com/
TLC is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer, dedicated to Workforce Diversity EOE- M/F/Vets/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consider-ation for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, age and other classifica-
tions covered under federal, state or local laws. TLC participates in E-Verify.
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PHILADELPHIA SECTION PLANNING CALENDAR
Current Month: April 2019 Date Activity April
Become a Senior Member IEEE Senior Membership April 4 Delaware Valley Science Fair (Oaks PA) April 9 ADCOM
April 10 Benjamin Franklin Institute Awards April 13 Annual Awards Banquet – Union League of Philadelphia April 16 IEEE Section Night
May May 14 ADCOM May 21 IEEE Night
June June 11 ADCOM
July July 10-12 American Control Conference
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Periodic structures has been corner stone of filtering phenomena ever since peri-odic patterns of crystals were used to demonstrate acceptable exit angles known as Bragg angles. The analogy between electronic waves propagating in crystallo-graphic pattern of solids and electromagnetic waves travelling in ordered media has been exploited by Prof. Yablonovitch for more efficient semiconductor lasers and higher absorption efficiency solar cells in addition to more efficient small an-tennas. This concept has been extended by various research groups to realize small size optical mode confinement required in integrated optics for temporal and spatial modulators in addition to manipulating effective indices of refraction in slow wave structures with ramifications in future telecommunications.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 10TH, 2019
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
George D. Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center
3120 Chestnut Street, Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program:
9:00 - 9:15 Welcoming Remarks
Drexel University, Villanova University, Franklin Institute
9:15 -9:30 Introduction to Photonic and Electromagnmetic Bandgap Engineering
Afshin S. Daryoush, Drexel University
Ahmad Hoorfar, Villanova University
9:30 - 9:45 Congratulatory Videos and Memories Ahmad Hoorfar, Villanova University 9:45 - 10:15 Metamaterial Machines and 4D Metastructures
Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:00 Photonics Band Gap Devices in Integrated Optical Circuits
Alfredo de Rossi, Thales Research and Technology -France
11:00 - 11:30 Advancements in Wireless and Radar Technology Enabled by Electromagnetic Bandgap Metamaterials and Metasurfaces
Kamal Sarabandi, University of Michigan
11:30 - 12:00 Photonic Crystal Textures for High-Efficiency Solar Cells Vidya Ganapati , Swarthmore College
12:00 - 12:30 2019 Franklin Medalist: Laureate Lecture
The Electromagnetic Spectra of Ordinary Objects Eli Yablonovitch, University of California—Berkeley
Registration: Free and open to the public www.drexel.edu/engineering/news-events/events/franklin-medal-in-electrical-engineering/
Contact: Prof. Afshin S Daryoush [email protected], (215)895-2362
Novel Photonic and Electromagnetic Bandgap Engineering
Honoring Eli Yablonovitch, Recipient of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering
For nearly two centuries, The Franklin Institute has honored pioneering achievements in science, engineering, and industry. The Franklin Institute Awards dates back to 1824 and is considered one of the most prestigious awards in science and engi-neering. This honor has been bestowed to likes of Guglielmo Marconi, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Lord Rayleigh (John Wil-liam Strutt), Max Planck, William H. Bragg, Albert Einstein, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Sergei A. Schelkunoff, Jack S. Kilby and Robert N. Noyce, Arthur L. Schawlow, Zhores I. Alferov, Frederic Cappaso, and Daniel C. Tsui. Notably, Drexel Univer-sity has recently celebrated Manijeh Razeghi (2018 Franklin Medal), Nick Holonyak (2017 Franklin Medal), Kenichi Iga (Bower Award 2013), and Drexel University’s own Paul Baran (Bower Award in 2001) to name just a few.
Leading international scholars are assembled in a symposium dedicated to the technical contributions of Prof. Yablonovitch, Director of the NSF Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Sci-ence (E3S), University of California-Berkeley, for his pioneering work on the conceptualization and experimental demonstration of photonic and electromagnetic bandgap engineering and the confinement of electromagnetic waves, with applications to photonic, microwave, and antenna structures. Photonic and electromagnetic bandgap engineering has revolutionized wire-less and wired telecommunication systems and posed to impact efficient solar cells and nonlinear optics applied to medical imaging.
2019 American Control Conference: Call for PapersJuly 10-12, 2019, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA (USA) (http://acc2019.a2c2.org/)
Operating Committee
General ChairDouglas A. LawrenceOhio [email protected]
Program ChairAndrea SerraniThe Ohio State [email protected]
Finance ChairRandal W. BeardBrigham Young [email protected]
Local Arrangements ChairGarrett M. ClaytonVillanova [email protected]
Publications ChairElisa FrancoUniversity of California, [email protected]
Publicity ChairSérgio PequitoRensselaer Polytechnic [email protected]
Registration ChairSe Young YoonUniversity of New [email protected]
Workshops ChairWei ZhangThe Ohio State [email protected]
Exhibits ChairDennis [email protected]
Vice-Chair: Special SessionsRafael FierroUniversity of New [email protected]
Vice-Chair: Invited SessionsAranya ChakraborttyNorth Carolina State [email protected]
Vice-Chair: Industry & ApplicationsStefano Di CairanoMitsubishi Electric Research [email protected]
Vice-Chair: Student AffairsAnouck GirardUniversity of [email protected]
The 2019 American Control Conference will be held Wednesday through Friday, July 10–12, at thePhiladelphia Marriott Downtown, located in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia. Philadelphia isthe birthplace of American democracy, and the home to the creation and signing of theDeclaration of Independence and the Constitution. It is also the City of Brotherly Love andconsidered one of the most European-like cities in the USA, captured by the across-the-streetReading Market and little Italy neighborhood. The city features a cultural diversity of food (andalso the original cheesesteak), exhibitions, and museums for all tastes throughout the year, aswell as outdoor concerts and festivals during summer.
The ACC is the annual conference of the American Automatic Control Council (AACC), the U.S.national member organization of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).Society co-sponsors of the ACC are the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), IEEE Control Systems Society (IEEE-CSS), Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Applied Probability Society(INFORMS-APS), International Society of Automation (ISA), Society for Modeling & SimulationInternational (SCS), and Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
The 2019 ACC technical program will comprisepresentations in regular and invited sessions,tutorial sessions, and special sessions along withworkshops and exhibits. Submissions areencouraged in all areas of the theory and practiceof automatic control.
Call for Contributed Papers: Papers are invited in the form of regular manuscripts. There is noseparate short paper format. Papers must conform to the submission policy, detailed on theconference web page. All manuscripts should be written in English, be in a 2-column format, andbe 6–8 pages in length, with additional page charges applicable for pages 7 and 8.
Call for Invited Sessions: Invited sessions consist of 6 papers presenting a unifying themefrom a diversity of viewpoints. Proposals must clearly describe the motivation and relevance ofthe session. Proposals must be accompanied by full versions of each paper, which will beindividually reviewed together with the proposal itself.
Call for Tutorial Sessions: Tutorial sessions are a special category of invited sessions organizedto provide an introduction to a topic of interest. The format is structured around the main tutorialpaper (up to 12 pages) and talk (60 minutes) to bring the participants up to speed, followed bythree 20-minute presentations (with or without papers of up to 6 pages each) to give a picture ofthe state of the art. Tutorial sessions involving strong industry and academic collaboration arehighly encouraged.
Call for Special Sessions: Special sessions are focused events to spotlight emerging researchareas, funding opportunities, and other topics of broad interest to the conference attendees.Examples include industry-led, research sponsor-led, education-themed, and history sessions.
Call for Workshops: Workshops to be held prior to the conference are solicited on all relatedtopics. Proposals for workshops addressing novel control methodologies and nonstandard controlapplications, as well as workshops with strong tutorial value are encouraged.
Exhibits: Exhibitors are invited to showcase, demonstrate and market control-relatedpublications, software tools, prototypes, educational products, services, and jobs. Exhibits areopen throughout the conference to all attendees of the ACC.
Papers and session and workshop proposals must be submitted through the submission website.Submissions must conform to policies given on the conference website: http://acc2019.a2c2.org/
Looking forward to seeing you in Philadelphia
