Justin C. Abnee, Co-Editor
September 1999
NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTHEAST TENNESSEE SECTION OF AIChE
AIChE Instructors Featured for September Meeting
The first AIChE meeting of the year will be on September 13, 1999, at 6:30 PM at Amato’s Restaurant in Kingsport. The restaurant is located on Jack White Drive. Turn west on Jack White off Eastman Road one block south of Stone Drive. We will socialize and eat first, then have the program.
If you are in need of continuing education hours to maintain your PE license, plan on attending. The local section will award 1 CEU and provide certificates for those of you who need hours.
Amato’s is an Italian restaurant. You do not need to order beforehand, but we would like to get an approximate head count so we can tell the restaurant how many to set up for. Please respond back to Mark Templeton at 229-8695 or E-mail at matemple@eastman.com by Sept. 6 if you are coming.
The program will be a presentation by David Clough and Miles Julian, instructors for the AIChE Spreadsheet Power! course. Spreadsheet Power! is the most popular AIChE continuing education course offered. The instructors are in Kingsport delivering the 2 day course and have agreed to offer a quick course overview to our local section meeting.
David E. Clough, Ph.D. is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is presently on sabbatical, doing research at the Technical University in Trondheim, Norway. His interests are applied computing in ChE, process control, and applied statistics. Clough has taught the use of spreadsheets in ChE applications since 1985, and he has won a number of teaching awards.
F. Miles Julian recently retired after 41 years with DuPont and is a consultant in engineering evaluations and methanol technology, both in the United States and Europe.
Date: Monday, September 13
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Amato’s Restaurant
GREAT LINE-UP OF 1999-2000 AIChE PROGRAMS!
Your local section Program Committee has been hard at work this summer preparing a great line-up of programs for the coming year. Members of the committee are John Aycock, Richard Colberg, David Denton, Sandra Dudley, Stephen Kennedy, Shauna Leis, Heather McNabb, and Mark Templeton of Eastman Chemical Company, Jeff Dill of Bechtel, and Andy Scott, retiree. Please express your appreciation to them for their efforts. The slate of programs is high quality and covers a broad range of interests. We have increased the overall technical orientation of the programs this year and several of the programs should qualify as hours that can be applied toward annual training for professional engineering re-certification. When that is the case, we plan to provide training certificates to those program attendees who request them. Following is the slate of programs for 1999-2000 and the known information regarding dates and times. Please mark these on your calendar and watch this newsletter and your e-mail for updates on the specific programs. Lunchtime programs will normally be held from 11:30AM–12:30PM.
September 13: "Spreadsheet Power – Tips and Tricks" -
This program will consist of some of the highlights from AIChE’s most popular continuing education program and will be presented by the course instructors. The program will be at 6:30 PM at Amato’s Restaurant. Will count as P. E. re-certification training.
Program Organizer: Mark Templeton
October 22: Annual Social Event -
Dinner at the Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, Virginia, followed by the play "Wuthering Heights" at the Barter Theatre. Join us for a wonderful evening of fine dining and entertainment. Limited tickets for this event, so make your reservations early.
Program Organizer: Stephen Kennedy
November ?: AIChE Government Relations and Senator Bill Frist’s Staff -
Darlene Schuster, Manager, Government Relations, AIChE national, and a member of Senator Bill Frist’s staff will present the program. Ms. Schuster will provide information about AIChE’s government relations efforts and CATALYST program. Senator Frist’s staff member will discuss key technology or R&D-related initiatives being addressed by Congress. Senator Frist is one of the leading technology advocates in Congress. Date, time, and location are still being negotiated – stay tuned for more details.
Program Organizer: Sandra Dudley
December 9: "Retirement Planning" –
Gary Kilgore of Primerica will present a lunchtime program (in Eastman’s Research Auditorium) on retirement planning, including issues/impacts related to the new Eastman retirement benefits plan.
Program Organizer: Jeff Dill
January 11: "Windows 2000" –
P. J. Grinsell, President of Bailey Computing, will present a lunchtime program in Eastman’s Research Multi-Media Room reviewing the major changes, advantages, and enhanced capabilities of Microsoft’s new Windows 2000 software.
Program Organizer: Shauna Leis
February 17: "Root Cause Analysis: Eastman Steam Rupture/Power Outage" –
Local section member, safety expert, and distinguished speaker Pete Lodal will present the results of a root cause analysis of a major steam line rupture and subsequent power outage at Tennessee Eastman in the past year. Lunchtime program in Eastman’s Research Auditorium. Will count as P. E. re-certification training.
Program Organizer: John Aycock
March 13: "Technology Advances Resulting from the Civil War" –
Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr., Alumni Distinguished Professor of History, Virginia Tech, is a renowned author and lecturer on the Civil War. He was chosen by President John F. Kennedy to head the U.S. Civil War Centennial Commission. Dr. Robertson will present a program highlighting advances in science, medicine, and military and other technology resulting from the Civil War. Time and location to be determined, but probably an evening event.
Program Organizer: David Denton
April 4: Tour of Lab Glass, Inc. (Kingsport) –
Gary Delkamp of Lab Glass has agreed to host this tour of their facility in Kingsport from 12:00PM (noon) – 1:30PM on April 4. Lunch will be provided compliments of Lab Glass. There may be a limited number of reservations for this tour/lunch.
Program Organizer: Richard Colberg
May 9: "Eastman’s Argentina PET Plant – Virtual Plant Tour" –
Join Heather McNabb and Alan Hobbs as they take you on a virtual plant tour of the construction of Eastman’s new PET plant in Argentina. Lunchtime program in Eastman’s Research Multi-Media Room. May count as P. E. re-certification training.
Program Organizer: Heather McNabb
As you can see, this should be an outstanding program year for our local section. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend!
David L. Denton
AIChE October Meeting and Social
On Friday October 22, AIChE will hold its annual social with dinner at Camberley’s Martha Washington Inn followed by the play Wuthering Heights at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA. Cocktails will be served in a private parlor at the Martha Washington Inn beginning at 6:30 PM. Dinner will be served at 7:00 P.M. and will be a buffet style similar to years past. Total cost of the buffet (meal, tax and gratuity) will be less than $30/person (the season’s menu and price list is currently being updated by the chef). This price reflects a partial subsidy by AIChE.
Following dinner, the group will proceed to the Barter Theatre across the street to view Wuthering Heights, an adaptation of Emily Bronte’s novel by Richard Rose (also creator of Dracula! and Frankenstein at the Barter). "A stunning version of Bronte’s immortal love story set amid the bleak beauty of Haworth Manor, a landscape ruled by the wild and terrible figure of Heathcliff. This tale of his searing passion for the beautiful Catherine Earnshaw has the vividness of a nightmare, the beauty and simplicity of an old ballad, and the depth and intensity of ancient tragedy. A spellbinding thriller?" Tickets will be $18/person.
Reservations should be made with Steve Kennedy , B-348, Eastman Chemical Company, P.O. Box 1972, Kingsport, TN 37662 or David Denton, B-150B, Eastman Chemical Company, P.O. Box 1972, Kingsport, TN 37662. Only 40 tickets available for Wuthering Heights!!! Additional cost information will be sent out as soon as the menu is set by the Martha Washington Inn. Reservations and money will be due by Friday October 15. Members are invited to attend the show or the dinner or both. Mark your calendars and make your reservations now!
Popular and In-Depth AIChE Course Offered in Kingsport in October
"Practical Project Evaluation: Capital and Operating Cost Estimation" is one of the most popular continuing education courses offered nationally by the AIChE. The East Tennessee Section of AIChE is sponsoring this course in Kingsport October 18-20. The cost will be approximately $900 per person, depending on the number of enrollees, which is a large discount over the regular price of $1295. Having this three-day course in Kingsport will allow you to fulfill all of your continuing education requirements for the professional engineer’s license without having travel expenses or travel time.
You Should Attend If: Your goal is to improve your ability to make economic evaluations of projects, designs, ideas and alternatives, or to better understand evaluations made by others. This course is ideal for engineers and others in the industry, working in a broad range of functional areas -- research, development, design, manufacturing, project preparation, and management.
You Can Expect To:
To Sign Up for Practical Project Evaluation:
E-mail Tim Nolen at tnolen@eastman.com or call 229-8287. Detailed and up-to-date information about the October course such as the current sign-up list, course times and location, and the instructors is available to everyone on the internet at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/timnolen/aiche.htm.
Spreadsheet Power! Course in September is Full
The most popular AIChE course in the nation is Spreadsheet Power! which is being brought to Kingsport in September by the East Tennessee section of AIChE. As expected, this valuable class filled quickly and there is a waiting list. This course is so popular that we had to turn away several members from around the country who contacted us hoping to fly to Kingsport to take the course. Thank you for your interest and overwhelming response!
1999 AIChE Local Officers
Chair John Aycock 229-8860
Vice Chair David Denton 229-6559
Secretary Richard Colberg 229-3184
Treasurer Karen Maness 229-8896
Directors Tim Nolen 229-8287
Joe Parker 229-3850
Joe Bays 229-5854
PIPELINE Justin Abnee 229-5513
Jennifer Mize 224-7018