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MME Newsletter July 2018, Vol.4 Issue 2

MME Newsletter– July 2018, Vol.4, Issue 2 Contents:

A) From HOD's Desk - Professor Boppana V. Chowdary

B) News and Events of the Department

C) Staff’s News and Accomplishments

D) Students’ News and Accomplishments

E) Frame of Birthday Stars for February – July 2018

F) The MME Words

Attachments:

Annex-1: Article #1 - Engineering the Future: Mechanical and manufacturing engineers show off undergraduate

projects at annual exhibition

Annex-2: Article #2 - Engineering: “If you can dream it, you can achieve it”

Annex-3: A Brief Report of The PS2 STEM Seminar, 9th June 2018

Annex-4: The IEM4-2018 Conference, UWI, 7th-8th December 2018 – Second Call for Papers

Editor’s Note:

On behalf of the Department, we sincerely wish you a wonderful summer of 2018 and welcome you to our latest

issue of the MME Newsletter! This July issue serves as a “what’s on” venue for the Department covering a

period from February to July 2018. You will be abreast of some recent news of the Department and people.

Kit Fai PUN,

The MME Newsletter Sub-Committee

31st July 2018

A) From HOD's Desk

As the 2017/2018 academic year draws to a close, I

wish to extend my warmest wishes to all in this July

edition of the Department of Mechanical and

Manufacturing Engineering (MME) newsletter. The

end of a school year could be invigorating,

exhausting, and sometimes filled with anxiety.

Despite continued campus’ financial constraints, the

Department has demonstrated an unwavering passion

for the development and transmission of knowledge,

innovation and research. I would like to take this

opportunity to wholeheartedly thank you all for your

continued support.

In the second semester of the 2017/2018

academic year, we have hosted a plethora of

activities in the MME. During the month of March,

workshops were conducted to the general public and

were facilitated by specially invited international

subject matter experts such as Professor Andrew

Jardine from the University of Toronto, Canada and Professor Rickey Dubay from the University of New

Brunswick, Canada and. These workshops exposed

participants to the principles and theories of

maintenance and artificial intelligence, paving the

way for innovative thinking.

During the month of March, the Department

invited Professor Emeritus John EL Simmons from the

UK as External Examiner. He played a pivotal role in

the Department’s way forward for world-class status

by meeting the Accreditation of Higher Education

Programmes 3 (AHEP3) standard. We look forward to

providing a teaching and research space that will be

both stimulating and inspirational.

Moreover, the Department is pleased to relay that

our Annual Conference and Exhibition was a roaring

success! The event took place on Wednesday 23rd

May, 2018 under the theme - Engineering the Future.

A prize system was introduced for our specially-

selected final-year project students. We are pleased

to announce the winners of the Conference and

Exhibition Prize Award, Mr. Dillon Chong being the

first place with his design and build of a 3D printer.

Mr. Joshua Deonarinesingh won the second place with

his design and build of a cadet class electric go-kart,

and Miss Lynessa Leonard, the third place with her

modified vibratory soil compactor. Special thanks also

go to our industry partner, Mr. Michael Reece from

Concepts and Services, without whose donations, the

prize award endeavour could not be possible.

I want to take this opportunity to remind our

students of the numerous opportunities to participate

in student organisations and emphasise the

importance of creating network links as you begin


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your professional career. The American Society of

Mechanical Engineering (ASME), the Society of

Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the Institution of

Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) student chapters have

been among the most active in the campus during the

past few years.

Whether you are a current or former student, a

potential student, or a visitor, please feel free to

contact us at [email protected]

with your questions and inquiries. I look forward to

corresponding with you. I also want to encourage you

to visit webpage, http://sta.uwi.edu/eng/mechanical/,

to keep abreast of the various activities of the

Department.

Professor Boppana V. Chowdary

Head of Department

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B) News and Events of the Department

1. Postgraduate Lunchtime Seminar Series, February-May 2018

Five (5) postgraduate students presented their

respective research in the Postgraduate Lunchtime

Seminar Series during Semester 2 of the Academic

Year (AY) 2017/2018. Four presenters are at the

beginning of their research programme. The seminar

series was therefore an opportunity to get feedback

from their colleagues to help shape their research

programme.

Highlights of these postgraduate seminars are:

1) Mr. Shivan Ramnarace outlined his proposed

research project of designing a nonlinear vibration

absorber (NVA) capable of reducing vibrations of a

mechanical system over a broadband of

frequencies. He highlighted the gaps identified by

his literature review and discussed how this would

inform his approach towards development of a

novel NVA.

2) Mr. Ravi Babooram reviewed several models of the

engineering design process. He outlined the main

features of each model and highlighted their

commonalities. This information is to be used in a

short-term project investigating how the design

process which is implemented in industry

compares to the theoretical models.

3) Mr. Amad Martin discussed his research project to

develop a variable radius Vertical Axis Wind

Turbine with a quick start up time. His aim is to

effectively capture energy from turbulent wind

with fast changing speed and direction.

4) Mr. Abdu Yearwood delved into the area of image

processing. In particular, he pointed out the

important factors in image de-blurring and

discussed the development of an effective

computer programme for retaining the

characteristic features of an image.

5) Ms. Donna Ramkissoon discussed Human Factors

in Major Accident Prevention. She noted that

many major accidents occur from a combination

of both technical factors and human and

organisational factors. She proposes a framework

for developing a major accident prevention

protocol for specific industries which includes

designing equipment and processes to minimise

susceptibility to human error.

The postgraduate seminar series continues to be a

vehicle for the DMME community to learn about the

areas of research being conducted by their colleagues

and the important questions they try to address

through their projects. We encourage staff to show

their support for our research students by attending

the series.

2. External Examiner’s Visit and Seminar – Professor Emeritus John EL Simmons in March 2018

Being an integral part of the University’s and

Faculty’s Quality Assurance Policy and Practices,

visits of External Examiners would be arranged to

review the design and delivery of programmes and

research activities in Departments.

During the period from 24th to 29th March, 2018,

Professor Emeritus John E.L. Simmons at Heriot-Watt

University, Edinburgh, visited the MME Department

as an external examiner. He had rich experience,

being past chair of the accreditation committee of the

Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK, and a non-

executive member of the Board of the Scottish

Qualifications Authority and the Chair of the Board’s

accreditation committee.

During his visit, Professor Simmons met with

faculty members, students and auditing of

programmes/examination documents, and laboratory

visits. He also met with Programme Coordinators and

shared advice on various aspects of programme

accreditation on Saturday 24 March 2018.

Another highlight of the visit was a special

lecture, focusing on “Education, Accreditation and

Stakeholder Satisfaction” on Monday 26th March

2018.


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(From left) External Examiner, Professor Emeritus John EL

Simmons and the HoD, Professor Chowdary and other faculty

members at the Programme Coordinators meeting

At the lecture, Professor Simmons explored

various needs of a number of stakeholders (including

students, potential employers and governments), and

discussed the role that external professional

accreditation might play in balancing the inevitable

tensions that arise.

See Photo link: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM1ndlyLBOsdCSSNQH78XzUaFd-IKnlMgHaOFpXLNuF12fHjUaSTZ4kzh7zzsApkw?key=SzE0Rno4SDlCakVxWnZFR1hKaktMNnc3SXhWSm9B.

3. The DMME-EAM Seminars and Guest Presentations, March-June 2018

The DMME’s MSc Engineering Asset Management

(EAM) Group and the Engineering Institute had

offered industry-aligned short courses and guests

presentations with successful cases, in the second

semester of the AY 2017/2018. These included:

• Mr. Doc Palmer presented the strategy which

could be used to progress a company from a

position of non-compliance to being fully

compliant in Planning and Scheduling systems.

• Professor Rickey Dubay presented in the areas of

Instrument Controls and the latest technology

being utilised in the 1st quartile companies

internationally.

• Professor Andrew Jardine expounded material in

the areas of Maintenance Analysis and

Optimisation in particular, the topic of

Maintenance Optimisation and Turnarounds.

Other presentations made including 1) Mr. Sat

Singh on heaters, boilers and heat exchangers; 2)

Mr. Clyne La Borde on Electrical equipment; 3) Mr.

Basdeo Singh on rotating equipment; and Mr.

Dumore Dan Jordan on gaskets; 4) Mr. Roy Lloyd on

Strategic Planning; 5) Mr. St. Clair Natta on

Condition Monitoring and Failure Analysis; 6) Mr.

Sydney Andrew McIntosh on The International Arena;

and 7) Mr. Cole Porther on Turnarounds/Planning and

Scheduling.

In addition, a series of company’s visit (including

the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago

Limited (Petrotrin)) was arranged during the

semester. Feedback elicited from industry delegates/

participants and students proved positive as many

enjoyed the real-life scenarios and grounded practice

of many of the theories taught in classes.

A group of MSc students led by Mr. Kishore Jhagroo (second

from right, standing) visited Petrotrin facility in June 2018

4. The 2018 DMME’s Annual Conference and Exhibition held on 23rd May, 2018

As the needs of the national and regional economy

are evolving, The University of the West Indies (UWI)

endeavors to enhance the preparation of young

engineers. The MME Department hosted its 2018

Conference and Exhibition, and demonstrated how

the students’ work aligns with the national economic

development needs. The theme “Engineering the

Future” was in line with the University’s ‘Triple A’

strategic plan.

● Date: Thursday 23rd May 2018

● Time: Conference from 9.00am to 11.30am and

the Exhibition from 9.00am to 5.00pm

● Place: The University of the West Indies (UWI),

St. Augustine Campus Lecture Theatre #1, Max


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Richards Building (Engineering Block 13)

(Conference) and JFK Auditorium (Exhibition).

This showcase event displayed the Department’s

BSc Capstone Projects and selected MSc and

MPhil/PhD research projects and presentations. These

included:

1) A display of over 30 BSc Capstone Projects in

their areas of study, including the design and

build of a 3D printer, a cadet class electric go-

kart and modified vibratory soil compactor,

among others.

2) Exemplified presentations of Postgraduate

Research studies/projects by Dr. Cavelle Brigette

Motilal (Topic: Determinants of the Open

Innovation Model) and Mr. Fahraz Ali (Topic:

Rapid Prototyping and Fused Deposition

Modeling), and MSc industry-sponsored projects

by Ms. Satira Maharaj (Topic: Improving

Turnaround Effectiveness via Scheduling

Practices).

3) Keynote addresses made by Ms. Marie Hinds of

the Ministry of Planning, and Mr. Dennis Latiff,

General Manager of Tiger Tanks Trinidad

Unlimited, at the Conference.

The event was supported by The Engineering

Institute, industry partners (including Concepts and

Services, The Power Generation Company of Trinidad

and Tobago Limited, The Petroleum Company of

Trinidad and Tobago Limited, VEMCO Limited, and

Tiger Tanks Trinidad Unlimited), and a list of

professional bodies (including American Society of

Quality, Trinidad and Tobago (ASQ-LMCtt), The

Society of Caribbean Industrial Engineers (SCIE), The

Institution of Engineering and Technology, Trinidad

and Tobago Local Network (IET-LN), IEEE Trinidad

and Tobago Section (IEEEtt), and The American

Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)).

It was an exciting experience for both our project

students and staff, and the event was well received

industry stakeholders, partners, professionals,

graduates, parents and prospective students.

Annexes 1 and 2 are two articles reproduced and

published in June’s UWI TODAY and also came out in

Sunday Guardian of 3rd June 2018.

One (1) video for the DMME Conference and

Exhibition 2018 is also available on The UWI St.

Augustine UWI TODAY YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0T5a0UoVQ&t=19s.

Besides, three (3) photo albums were made as

follows:

1) Pre-Conference (22nd May 2018) https://photos.app.goo.gl/g9SwpQrNdMojRevF2

2) The Conference (23rd May 2018) https://photos.app.goo.gl/EBBgApkMqlxPPj333

3) The Exhibition (23rd May 2018) https://photos.app.goo.gl/MaNroP7iPI0uNQaY2

(From Left) Mr Kishore Jhagroo introduced one contestant and

his project to the Judging Panel comprising Mr. Dennis Latiff,

Mr. Navneet Boodhai, Mr. Vijay Birsingh and Professor Edwin

Ekwue among other visitors at the JFK Auditorium, the Exhibition

venue of the event.

5. Report of The PS2 STEM Seminar on 9th June 2018

The UWI-DMME (via the Industrial Engineering

Office) co-organised the PS02-2018 STEM

Seminar/workshop, in collaboration with the

Education Society (EdS) Chapter of the IEEE Trinidad

and Tobago Section. The event was supported by the

IEEE-Technology and Management Society (TEMS)

Chapter, the Society of Caribbean Industrial

Engineers (SCIE), and The American Society for

Quality Local Member Committee (ASQ-LMC),

Trinidad and Tobago. The seminar was held at The

CETL Technology Space, the UWI-Teaching and

Learning Complex on Saturday 9th June 2018.

The PS02-2018 STEM event was facilitated by Dr.

Ruel L.A. Ellis, Chair of the Education Society (EdS)

Chapter. Professor Kit Fai Pun, of the Industrial

Engineering Office gave a welcoming address to

participants. The theme of this Seminar/Workshop

was “Educating students in an interdisciplinary and

applied approach with four academic disciplines of

‘Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics’”.

The event was comprised of a Seminar presentation

and a hand-on workshop followed by an open forum/

discussion session.

Two (2) guest speakers were invited. Professor

Emeritus Winston A. Mellowes, President, The

Caribbean Academy of Science, was the first speaker

who explored the background to Inquiry Based


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Science Education (IBSE) and the basis for its

adoption. He talked about the scientific approach to

knowledge acquisition and shared experiences and

philosophy of the workshops based approach to

teacher education under the auspices of the

Caribbean Academy of Sciences over the last ten

(10) years.

Followed by Mr. Justin Zephyrine, eLearning

Support Specialist of The UWI - Centre for Excellence

in Teaching and Learning (CETL), then shed insights

on the use of Moodle for collaborative learning

through an orchestrated online process of negotiating

the representation of a model, document, plan, or

inquiry, and sharing and discussing ideas.

Sixteen (16) participants including invited guest

speakers, practicing teachers, academics, graduate

students, Ministry representatives and others

attended the Seminar/Workshop. Annex-3 shows a

brief report of the event (see also Photo link:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/myFaoUtGiAQx5v9t8).

Professor Emeritus Winston Mellowes receiving a

Commemorative Plaque from Professor Kit Fai Pun for serving

as an invited guest speaker of the Seminar/Workshop

6. The Present Around the World (PATW) ‘Local Finals’ on 26th May 2018

The Present Around the World (PATW) local finals -

The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET)

Trinidad and Tobago Local Network that was

supported by the Industrial Engineering Office and

the MME Department on 26th May 2018. The event

aimed to engage engineering students and graduates

into the world of the IET and its benefits through

International Competitions and Research.

Two (2) MME graduates entered this year local

finals. Mr. Joshua Deonarinesingh’s cadet class

electric go-kart won the first place, whereas another

capstone project presented by Miss Lynessa Leonard

(on vibratory soil compactor) obtained the second

place, at the Competition (see e-album: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO-PM7zTu5zcoAUb9JFnOFpFgZjUALBNQehvaUCspkil2iApbniabUJVGJ9LqzQJw?key=V1RWM2VZeFF1TTZsY1VUMi1ORzZLW

WJTaHRGZnJB).

On behalf of the MME Department, we are

pleased to support the IET TT LN PATW Competition

(Local Finals), and continue building relationships

with the Engineering community.

(From Right third and Fourth front line) Miss Lynessa Leonard and

Mr. Joshua Deonarinesingh pictured with the judges, IET LN

representatives, and other delegates and participants of the

event.

7. Update of the IMechE Re-Accreditation Exercise, 2018

The Department had been undergoing a committed

process over the past couple years. A decision letter

was received from the Academic Standards

Committee (ASC) of the UK Institution of Mechanical

Engineers (IMechE) on 9th March 2017. An excerpt of

main suggestions from the letter is as follows:

“…. (the) Committee considered the evidence

submitted by the University to demonstrate that

Conditions 3 to 8 of the Action Plan had been met,

together with the University's request to implement a

new MSc Level Module for the MSc Engineering

Management, MSc Production Management and MSc

Production Engineering and Management

programmes.

The Committee is satisfied that all of the

Conditions have been met sufficiently and has

therefore awarded accreditation as follows:


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The following Bachelors degrees be accredited as

meeting the exemplifying academic requirements, in

part, for Chartered Engineer registration for the

2017-2020 cohort intakes:

• BSc (Hons) Industrial Engineering (Full Time - 3

years; CEng ref: 3387)

• BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Full Time - 3

years; CEng ref: 3385)

• BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in

Biosystems Engineering (Full Time - 3 years; CEng ref: 6107)

The following Masters degrees be accredited as

meeting the further learning requirement for

Chartered Engineer registration for the 2017-2020

cohort intakes:

• MSc Engineering Asset Management (Full Time - 1

year; Part Time - 2 years; CEng ref: 11861)

• MSc Manufacturing Engineering and Management

(Full Time - 1 year; Part Time - 2 years; CEng ref:

8266)”

The Department would be aware of which courses

and what areas would continuously be updated in

order to meet AHEP3 standard and by extension

IMechE requirement.

C) Staff’s News and Accomplishments

1. Dr. Jacqueline Bridge Appointed as the First

Female Head of the Department of

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering.

The Campus Principal, on behalf of the Campus

Appointments Committee, appointed Dr. Jacqueline

Bridge as the Head of the MME Department, Faculty

of Engineering of the St. Augustine Campus of The

University of the West Indies (UWI) Trinidad and

Tobago, for the period 1st August 2018 to 31st July

2021. She will be the first female Head of the

Department in its history.

2. Professor Edwin I. Ekwue Appointed as the

forthcoming Dean, Faculty of Engineering.

Professor Edwin Ekwue has been appointed as the

forthcoming Dean, Faculty of Engineering of the St.

Augustine Campus of The University of the West

Indies (UWI) Trinidad and Tobago, for four years,

starting from 1st August 2018.

3. Professor Boppana V. Chowdary Appointed

as the Forthcoming Deputy Dean (Graduate

Studies & Research), Faculty of Engineering.

Professor Boppana Chowdary would step down from

the Headship of the Department, and then take up the position of Deputy Dean (Graduate Studies and

Research) of the Faculty of Engineering, with effect

from 1st August 2018. His leadership and

stewardship for the last three years was recognised.

4. Professor Kit Fai Pun served as the

Facilitator of the IET On Campus Student

Community Group at UWI

Professor Kit Fai Pun has since March 2018 been

appointed as the On Campus Facilitator by the

Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the

UK. He has been facilitating the establishment of the

IET On Campus Student Community Group (see

Section D1).

D) Students’ News and Accomplishments

1. Establishment of IET On Campus Student

Community Group Affiliated to the MME

Department – in March 2018

The IET On Campus Student Community Group was

established in affiliation with the MME Department,

and its Kick-off meeting was held at The UWI-Faculty

of Engineering, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago,

on Thursday 22nd March 2018 (see photo album: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO_Y3EAeYTIsCGHv1J8LTFZPMPdlDSGV35M-w5IYnWspoGAstLgdXYzJz0mlzoDuw?key=a19Gb0hoRDBSeU

93eUZxdDBHMXZvV0pCaEE1NklB)

Three (3) Mechanical Engineering students were

appointed and endorsed by the IET (UK). These are:

1) Mr. Edward Bethel, Chairman (Year-1 BSc

Student; from Grenada)

2) Mr. Tahj M. Atwell, Treasurer (Year-1 BSc

Student; from Barbados)

3) Miss Elisse Ramsubir, Secretary (Year-3 BSc

Student; from Trinidad and Tobago)

Other group members included Mr. Damon

Boucher, Mr. Joash Best, Mr. Jeshua King, Miss Nicola

Lewis, Mr. Justin Harrilal, and Miss Nishanie

Mohammed. The Group had its first official meeting

on 18th May 2018, and planning for the forthcoming

activities on campus is on progress.

Moreover, Miss Elisse Ramsubir (The Secretary)

had been nominated as a young professional and

student member from The America's Region to join

the Second IET Young Professionals Community


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Volunteer Conference (YP CVC) 2018 that is to be

held in Singapore in August 2018.

A group photo taken at the Kick-off meeting of the IET On

Campus Student Community Group on 22 March 2018 (with

Miss Elisse Ramsubir (The Secretary; middle standing) and the

IET on Campus, Facilitator, Professor Kit Fai Pun (from right)

2. Students Receiving Recognitions from the

Project Competition at the Department’s

Annual Conference and Exhibition on 23rd

May 2018

The project work and accomplishments of BSc final-

year students were recognised. A total of 21

contestants were shortlisted for participating the

Final-year Project Competition that was an integral

part of the DMME’s Annual Conference and Exhibition

on 23rd May 2018.

Three project winners were awarded based on the

judging criteria and comments. They were:

1) Mr. Dillon Chong – First Place (Project: To design

and build a 3D printer)

2) Mr. Joshua Deonarinesingh – Second Place

(Project: To design and build a cadet class

electric go-kart)

3) Miss Lynessa Leonard – Third Place (Project: To

design and build a modified vibratory soil

compactor).

3. Two Students Receiving Awards at the IET

PATW 2017-2018 Competition on 26th May

2018

The three Department’s project winners (as reported

in Section D1) were nominated to the local finals of

the IET PATW 2017-2018 Competition on Saturday

26th May 2018. Two of them attended the

competition, and their project work and

accomplishments were again recognised by the

judging panel at the competition. These two students

were:

1) Mr. Joshua Deonarinesingh – Winner

2) Miss Lynessa Leonard – First Runner-up.

Being the winner of the IET PATW Competition,

Mr. Deonarinesingh would attend the semi-final that

is to be held in Canada this August 2018 and if won,

then the London final in November 2018.

(From Left) The Contestants, Miss Lynessa Leonard and Mr.

Joshua Deonarinesingh pictured with the IET On Campus

Facilitator, Professor Kit Fai Pun, at the local finals of the IET

PATW 2017-2018 Competition on 26th May 2018.

E) Forthcoming Important Events 2018

1. The CAS-2018 Conference to be held on 27th–30th November, 2018

The 21st General Meeting and Conference of The

Caribbean Academy Sciences (CAS) and the

Caribbean Academy Sciences Jamaica (CASJ) is being

organised in collaboration with The University of the

West Indies, Mona, during the period 27th-30th

November, as part of The University of the West

Indies (UWI)’s 70th anniversary and CAS’ 30th

anniversary celebrations.

The theme of the conference is “Science,

Technology and Innovation – Vehicles for a

Knowledge Based Economy”. This conference would

serve as a premiere forum to foster cross-pollination

amongst different research fields, and to expose and

discuss innovative theories, which would be of use in

enhancing the quality of human life and contribute

effectively to sustainable economic development.


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Extended timeline for paper abstract submission

and presentations is 31st August 2018. Professor Kit

Fai Pun of the MME Department serves as the Chair

of the Scientific Committee for the CAS-2018

Conference. For enquiries and submissions, please

contact/send to: [email protected] (Attn.:

Professor K.F. Pun) and cc copy to

[email protected].

2. The IEM4-2018 Conference to be held on 7th–8th December, 2018

The Fourth Industrial Engineering and Management

Conference 2018 (IEM4-2018) will be held at the

Faculty of Engineering of The University of the West

Indies (UWI), St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

(T&T) on 7th-8th December, 2018. The theme of the

2018 Conference is “Striving for business/engineering

performance excellence with quality management

and IEM practices”.

IEM4-2018 Conference invites papers for

presentation, and suggested topics of interests which

fall into two groups, 1) Traditional IEM areas and 2)

Quality Management (QM) Focus. Original abstracts

and papers relevant to the Conference theme are

invited.

Information about important dates and the

‘Second Call for papers’ could be referred to Annex-

4. For enquiries, contact: Professor Kit Fai Pun and

Dr. Cilla T. Benjamin, c/o MME Department, UWI, St

Augustine, T&T; e-mails: [email protected];

and [email protected]

E) Frame of Birthday Stars

On behalf of the MME Department and the Newsletter Sub-Committee, we wish 5 members in the following list

have a Happy Birthday from February to July 2018, with numerous best returns.

The February-July Stars: Happy Birthday to you all……

1. Navin Narine – February 2. Sherry Mungal – May

3. Paul Ferguson – May 4. Anthony LaCroix – June

5. Kit Fai Pun - July

F) The MME Words

The Newsletter Sub-Committee compiled some

enlightening words for sharing among faculty

members and administrative/support staff and other

readers of MME Newsletter.

Please take leisure reading on them. Accept those

you think appropriate, and reject those you consider

inappropriate.

Adopted from different sources

Good for Thought Today:

1. “Determination is an inside job, but inspiration comes from the outside.” - Barbara Aberc

2. “Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” - Norman

Vincent Peale

3. “I aspire to inspire before I expire.” - Pravinee Hurbungs

4. “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” - Albert Einstein

5. “Life is more meaningful when you are always looking to grow and working toward a goal.” - Les Brown

6. “Quitters never win. Winners never quit!” - Dr. Irene C. Kassorla

7. “The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.” - Bruce Barton

8. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking.” -

Steve Jobs

9. “There's a positive side to any situation, even if you don't see it right away.” - Nealey Stapleton

10. “You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.”-

Jimmy Carter


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Photo Album/Video Links:

Link-1: External Examiner’s Visit and Seminar – Professor Emeritus John EL Simmons – March 2018 https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM1ndlyLBOsdCSSNQH78XzUaFd-IKnlMgHaOFpXLNuF12fHjUaSTZ4kzh7zzsApkw?key=SzE0Rno4SDlCakVxWnZFR1hKaktMNnc3SXhWSm9B

Link-2: The 2018 DMME’s Annual Conference and Exhibition held on 23rd May, 2018

1) Pre-Conference: https://photos.app.goo.gl/g9SwpQrNdMojRevF2

2) The Conference: https://photos.app.goo.gl/EBBgApkMqlxPPj333

3) The Exhibition: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MaNroP7iPI0uNQaY2

4) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0T5a0UoVQ&t=19s

Link-3: The PS2 STEM Seminar on 9th June 2018 https://photos.app.goo.gl/myFaoUtGiAQx5v9t8

Link-4: The Kick-off Meeting for Establishing the IET On Campus Student Community Group - March 2018 https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO_Y3EAeYTIsCGHv1J8LTFZPMPdlDSGV35M-w5IYnWspoGAstLgdXYzJz0mlzoDuw?key=a19Gb0hoRDBSeU93eUZxdDBHMXZvV0pCaEE1NklB

Link-5: The Present Around the World (PATW) local finals – 26th May 2018 https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO-PM7zTu5zcoAUb9JFnOFpFgZjUALBNQehvaUCspkil2iApbniabUJVGJ9LqzQJw?key=V1RWM2VZeFF1TTZsY1VUMi1ORzZLWWJTaHRGZnJB

The MME Newsletter Sub-Committee:

1) Professor Kit Fai Pun (Editor)

2) Dr. Graham King (Member) 3) Mr. Sennen Matabadal (Member)

4) Dr. Renique Murray (Member)

5) Mr. Robert Birch (Member)

6) Dr. Chris Maharaj (Member)

7) Ms. Ayanna-Rene De Noon (Member) 8) Mr. Steve Ramoutar (Member)

9) Mrs. Anita Khoon Khoon-Ali (Member)

10) Ms. Christy Walters (Member)

Annex 1: Article #1 - Engineering the Future

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Annex-1:

Annex 1: Article #1 - Engineering the Future

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From a vertical wind turbine to a miniature controlled atmosphere greenhouse, there was lots of applied technology on display at the recent annual exhibition held by the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

The exhibition, held on Wednesday May 23 at the JFK Auditorium, showcased undergraduate final year projects in a wide range of categories, and was the companion outreach event to the Faculty’s conference event held earlier that morning.

Among the exhibits was an electric Cadet-class racing go-cart for the Caribbean region by Joshua Deonarinesingh, who is completing a BSC degree in Mechanical Engineering – Applied Mechanics. His go-cart was an eye-catching cheerful bright yellow, and uses increased electrical drive systems for a greener, more eco-friendly go-cart.

“The Cadet class is an introductory class of go-cart racing types used for leisure or competitive purposes,” explained Deonarinesingh. “Currently there are no electric models in T&T, but there are equivalent Cadet class gas go-carts. I wanted to eliminate fossil fuel burning and gas emissions while achieving comparable performance with the gas go-carts. I completed the project, but there are several initiatives that could be implemented for a better project.”

Another interesting display was a range of hard plastic objects all generated by 3D printers, an innovative solution to parts requiring custom-made design or parts no longer being manufactured and readily available. These display objects included a model toy car, a component for an older model of motorcycle, and a very lifelike human skull. The technical term for this manufacturing process is Additive Manufacturing: it allows users to make three-dimensional objects from computer-generated 3D models.

The UWI acquired a high-end Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) machine some years ago. The 3D printer, a Fortus 400mc manufactured by Stratasys, cost approximately TT$1.25 million and is a rapid prototyping (RP) technology, meaning that it can create 3D objects primarily for prototyping purposes. Several students in the Manufacturing Engineering department showed projects related to 3D printing, including Dillon Chong who was testing a model of a 3D printer. Meanwhile Arshad Mohammed, a PhD student in Manufacturing, wants to research aspects of traditional machining and 3D printing, saying: “There are advantages and drawbacks to both; I want to look at ways to combine them, to build on the strengths of both of them.”

Some projects at the exhibition used easily available local raw materials to create unique, fun local products, such as the portable bamboo-framed kayak designed by student Ispahari Hosein. The exterior casing could be zipped over the bamboo frame and it looked extremely light and portable.

Undergraduate student Lynessa Leonard decided to modify and test an existing vibratory soil compactor designed by Anika Taylor in 2015, to test the maximum density of soils. There were several projects like this which took useful ideas from past years and improved on them or meticulously tested an aspect of them, demonstrating the necessary ongoing experimental research involved in developing or improving manufactured products.

Other interesting projects included: Modeling of vibration transmission in offshore platforms using statistical energy analysis; a solar-powered water purification system; waste heat recovery in combustion engines; a cocoa-picking rod; a miniature controlled atmosphere greenhouse; and a cryogenic freezer for food products. (SAA)

Copyright The University of the West Indies 2018

Annex 2: Article #2 – Engineering: If You Can Dream It, You Can Achieve It

Annex-2:

On a regular Friday afternoon, the Marketing and Communications Office posted a video of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing’s 2018 Exhibition themed Engineering for the Future on its UWI St Augustine Facebook page. In less than two days, the video earned over 5,000 views and 100 shares by people praising the work of final year students who exhibited, including the top three students who won prizes for the Final-Year Capstone Project Contest.

Students’ work was judged according to four main areas: Poster and Methodology; Exhibits or Prototype; Presentation and Interview and Overall Accomplishments and Commercial Viability.

When this social media correspondent interviewed First Prize winner Dillon Chong, he was overwhelmed by the sudden attention, saying: “I didn’t expect all this.” Nonetheless upon subtle prompting, he explained that he built his prize-winning 3D printer to educate Trinidadians about its endless possibilities:

“Anything you can think about making, you can print a plastic 3D model for.” His advice for aspiring engineers was to “Try to challenge yourselves, do something outside the box so you could actually become better by doing something you didn’t think you could do.”

Creating a Cadet class electric go-cart was a no-brainer for second place winner Joshua Deonarinesingh who spoke about his love for racing, cars and anything to do with motor sports in general. Deonarinesingh knew by creating a cadet class of go-cart, he would enter his creation into a popular class of vehicles used by professionals and motorsport enthusiasts alike.

Similarly, Ispahani Hosein alongside one of his supervising technicians, Marlon Dolloway, Senior Laboratory Assistant, exhibited a bamboo canoe because of his love of kayaking. Hosein did not compete in the contest, but was one of the main attractions because of his canoe’s sleek bamboo frame and outer waterproof polyvinyl canvas. Hosein came up with this idea as a cheaper, more lightweight alternative to the existing plastic kayak design. “The bamboo canoe is 47 lbs. and can hold up to 250 lbs. I tested it myself in the deep waters of Chaguaramas.”

The third place winner was Lynessa Leonard. Her modifications to an existing design put her invention, a rotating soil compactor, in a class of its own. Literally. The initial model was done by another student, Anika Taylor, three years ago and Leonard’s updated design includes a rotating and balance effect to induce vibration resulting in the first ever soil compactor to do this on an international scale. The machine is used to measure the density of soil by means of measuring the soil compaction in order to determine the maximum density and load that can be applied to the soil. The ramifications of this are integral to the construction and agricultural industries. Leonard was quick to add that “We had a lot of help, from the department and supervisors to the chief technicians. If it wasn’t for them, we would never be able to finish these projects.” When asked what she would tell other women interested in creating solution-based machines, she humbly stated, “If you can dream it, you can achieve it. Just try hard with whatever you do.”

The video featuring all of these students is available at The UWI St. Augustine YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/uwistaugustine. Jeanette G. Awai is a freelance writer and a Marketing and Communications Assistant at The UWI St. Augustine Marketing and Communications Office

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Annex 3: The PS02-2018 STEM Seminar/Workshop

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Annex-3:

The IEEE-EdS Co-Organised a Public Seminar/Workshop on ‘The Use of e-Learning as a Support Tool in the Delivery of STEM

Curriculum in Schools’ on 9th June 2018

The Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (via the Office of Industrial

Engineering (IE)), The University of the West Indies (UWI) co-organised the

Seminar/workshop, in collaboration with the Education Society (EdS) Chapter of the IEEE

Trinidad and Tobago Section. The event was supported by the IEEE-Technology and

Management Society (TEMS) Chapter, the Society of Caribbean Industrial Engineers (SCIE),

and The American Society for Quality Local Member Committee (ASQ-LMC), Trinidad and

Tobago. The seminar was held at The CETL Technology Space, the UWI-Teaching and

Learning Complex from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon on Saturday 9th June 2018.

The PS02-2018 STEM event was facilitated by Dr. Ruel L.A. Ellis, Chair of the Education Society (EdS) Chapter. Professor Kit Fai Pun, of the Industrial Engineering Office gave a

welcoming address to participants. The theme of this Seminar/Workshop was “Educating

students in an interdisciplinary and applied approach with STEM”. STEM is a term used to group together four academic disciplines of ‘Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics’. Rather than teaching the four disciplines as separate subjects, STEM

integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm. Using this paradigm, we teach

students logical thinking, creative thinking and computational thinking and focus on the

real world applications of problem solving.

The event was comprised of a Seminar presentation and a hand-on workshop followed by

an open forum/discussion session. Individual presentations are highlighted as follows:

• “A Review of the Inquiry Based Science Education (ISBS) in the Caribbean” - Professor

Emeritus Winston A. Mellowes, President, The Caribbean Academy of Science.

Professor Mellowes explored the background to Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE)

and the basis for its adoption. He talked about the scientific approach to knowledge

acquisition and shared experiences and philosophy of the workshops based approach

to teacher education under the auspices of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences

over the last ten (10) years. A brief discussion on Lessons Learnt regarding the usage of

IBSE/STEM in classrooms was incorporated into his presentation.

• “Use of Moodle (e-Learning) in the delivery of the STEM Curriculum” - Mr. Justin

Zephyrine, eLearning Support Specialist, The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and

Learning (CETL), UWI. Mr. Zephyrine’s presentation shed insights on the use of Moodle

for collaborative learning through an orchestrated online process of negotiating the

representation of a model, document, plan, or inquiry, and sharing and discussing

ideas. Moodle is the acronym for modular object-oriented dynamic learning

environment. He demonstrated ways in which Moodle can provide additional learning

opportunities via digital games that have the potential to support and guide

independent practice in problem-solving and high-level thinking in STEM education.

Sixteen participants including invited guest speakers, practicing teachers, academics,

graduate students, Ministry representatives and others attended the Seminar/Workshop

(see Photo link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/myFaoUtGiAQx5v9t8).

A total of 12 completed evaluation forms were received. Feedback from participants was

overwhelmingly good. All returned evaluations rated the Seminar either ‘Very Good’ (7


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responses; 58.3%; rated ‘5’) or ‘Good’ (5 responses; 41.7%; rated ‘4’). Many participants

commented that the presenters were very knowledgeable about their areas of expertise

and the presentations were interactive and informative. Some participants shared that

they would like to have a longer hand-on workshop session to explore the moodle

platform and requested for a follow-up course/seminar.

Prepared by:

Professor Kit Fai Pun

for the Organising Committee

of the PS02-2018 STEM Seminar/Workshop

Dated: 14th June 2018

Photos taken with participants at the PS02-2018 STEM Seminar/Workshop

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Our Guest Speaker, Professor Emeritus Winston Mellowes shared experiences and lessons learnt from the Inquiry

Based Science Education (IBSE) in line with STEM philosophy(Left Photo), and Mr. Justin Zephyrine demonstrated

how Moodle could be used in the delivery of the STEM curriculum (Right Photo), in respective sessions

Professor Emeritus Winston Mellowes receiving a Commemorative Plaque from

Professor Kit Fai Pun (Left Photo), and Mr. Justin Zephyrine receiving a Commemorative Plaque from Dr. Ruel Ellis

(Right Photo), for serving as invited guest speakers of the Seminar/Workshop.

Annex 4: The Fourth Industrial Engineering and Management Conference 2018 (IEM4-2018) – Second Call for Papers

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• Agile and Lean Manufacturing • Automation and Intelligent Systems • Behavioural Science • Business Collaboration and Strategy • Business Process Re-engineering and Mapping • e-Operations and e-Manufacturing • IEM Education and Training • Emerging Technologies in IEM • Engineering Economics, Accounting and Financial

Management • Engineering Maintenance (e.g., CM, PM, PdM,

TPM, RCM, CMMS) and Asset Management • Engineering Management • Industrial Database Systems and Design • Industrial Instrumentation and Control Systems

Technology

• Industrial Marketing and Practices • Logistics and Supply Chain Management • Operations Research • Optimisation Analysis and Applications • Performance tools and Balance Scorecard • Plant Layout and Materials Handling • Production/Operations Planning and Control • Quality Control and Reliability Engineering • Risk Analysis and Management • Robotics and Human-Machine Interaction • Safety, Health and Hygiene Management • Simulation of Industrial/Business Processes • Six Sigma and Applications • Service Engineering, Systems Engineering and

Engineering Systems • Work Study and Ergonomics

Annex-4:

The Fourth Industrial Engineering and Management Conference 2018 (IEM4-2018), UWI, 7th-8th December 2018

Second Call for Papers In today’s dynamic world, a comprehensive and fundamental rule or belief for leading and operating an organisation is thriving for continuous performance improvement over the long term and focusing on customers while addressing the needs of all stakeholders. The bottom line of continuous performance improvement is results: increased productivity, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and performance. Such rule, belief and the bottom line constitute the cores of Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) that can bring strengths and opportunities to business/engineering organisations of diverse nature. The Fourth Industrial Engineering and Management Conference 2018 (IEM4-2018) will be held at the Faculty of Engineering of The University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago on 7th-8th December, 2018. Following the past three IEM Conferences held in 2006, 2010 and 2014, the theme of the 2018 Conference is “Striving for business/engineering performance excellence with quality management and IEM practices”. It aims to advance the theory and practice of both quality management and industrial engineering practices, and to identify recent developments and major challenges in meeting the diverse needs of the Caribbean region. There are six (6) Sub-theme/Sub-groups based on the major industry sectors such as 1) Energy Industry, 2) Construction Industry; 3) Manufacturing Industry; 4) Utility Industry; 5) Government and Public Sectors, and 6) Service Industry Sectors (including engineering services, educational services and consultancy).

IEM4-2018 Conference invites papers for presentation, and suggested topics of interests which fall into two groups, 1) Traditional IEM areas and 2) Quality Management (QM) Focus. These include but are not limited to:

1) Traditional IEM Areas:

2) Areas of Quality Management (QM) Focus:

• Applications of Total Quality Tools and Techniques • Challenges of Quality Management Practices in

Developing Countries • Continuous Improvement, Re-engineering and

Benchmarking • Employee Empowerment and Team Building • Ethics for the Quality Managers and Practitioners • Hoshin Planning and Quality Function Deployment • Integrating Quality Management with Knowledge

Management • International Standards and Quality Management

Practices

• Managing Quality in SMEs vs Large Organisations • Quality Management Decision Making and Creativity • Quality Culture and Leadership • Quality Management Projects Involving Industry

Interaction/Collaboration • Quality Management Systems and Approaches • Risk Management and Quality • Six Sigma Quality, Taguchi and Lean • Statistical Process Control • Team Dynamic, Conflicts and Communication • Value Analysis, Engineering and Management

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The conference provides a forum for academics, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, to facilitate a region-wide awareness of QM practices and IEM competence and use of various QM/IEM concepts, models and tools that support and foster organisational performance improvements in the emerging CARICOM context.

Important Dates:

• Submission of Abstracts/Papers (Extended) 31st August 2018 (Abstracts) 29th October 2018 (Papers)

• Begin Review and Revision Process: August - October 2018 • Notification/Acceptance of Abstracts/Papers: August - October 2018 • Submission of Full/Revised Papers: 5th November 2018 • Final Decision/Notification: 19th November 2018

• Dates of the Conference 7th-8th December 2018

Original abstracts and papers relevant to the Conference theme are invited. Extended abstracts (not more than 300 words) and full papers in English should be sent via e-mail <[email protected]> or fax (868) 662 4414 (Attn: Prof. K.F. Pun). Each submission will be reviewed for technical merit and content. Papers accepted for presentation will appear in the Conference Proceedings provided that at least one author registers for the conference. Proposals for special sessions, tutorials or workshops are also welcome. Maximum length for each accepted paper in the Proceedings is of 8 single-spaced pages. Strong papers would be recommended for a fast track publication subject to review in The West Indian Journal of Engineering (ISSN 0511-5728) and The Journal of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (ISSN 1000 7924)

Registration Fees:

• Authors*/Participants: US$ 100 per person • Student Authors*/Participants: US$ 50 per person

* - Presenting Author’s registration fees might be waived subject to condition. * - Participants and presenters could grant 5 PDUs and 10 PDUs respectively subject to the approval from the Joint

APETT/BOETT CPD Committee.

Conference Web Site: For latest and additional information, visit www.IEM2018.uwi.edu (in preparation)

For Conference Enquiries and Registration:

Prof. Kit Fai Pun and Dr. Cilla T. Benjamin, c/o Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UWI, St Augustine Campus, T&T Fax: (868) 662 4414; E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Documents

St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Fax ... · Annex-3: A Brief Report of The PS2 STEM Seminar, 9th June 2018 Annex-4: The IEM4-2018 Conference, UWI, 7th-8th December