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1 Local Section News

2 Lifetime Achievement Award

5 Engineering in the News

5 Chairman’s Corner

6 DEFD 2016

8 Event Calendar

9 Technical Times

12 ASME Energy Forum

LOCAL SECTION NEWS ASME UPCOMING EVENTS

https://community.asme.org/washington_dc_section/default.aspx

SECTION LEADERSHIP:

Chairman: Kaykham Sysounthorn 571-357-3011 [email protected]

Vice-Chairman: Paul Bizot 301-648-5945 [email protected]

Treasurer: Jon Ward 571-215-8981 [email protected]

Secretary: Roger Schaffer 202-781-1336 [email protected]

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

YOUR SECTION:

Executive Advisor: Siddiq Qidwai 202-767-1466 [email protected]

YOUNG ENGINEERS EVENT – HAPPY HOUR! Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Place: Madhatter Dupont Circle

1319 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20036

The DC Section of ASME is holding a Young Engineers Happy Hour next Wednesday, March 9th. Come out and meet some other members of the ASME Washington, DC Section in the early part of their career. (Engineers of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend). Look for the ASME sign when you enter.

If you plan on attending or have any questions, please contact Jason Florek ([email protected]).

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March 2016 Washington DC Section Newsletter

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Robert L. Hershey, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Hershey is a Registered Professional Engineer with more than fifty years of experience in engineering, consulting, and management of technical programs. As an independent consultant, he assists government and industry in assessing technologies, especially in energy and environment.

Previously, Dr. Hershey was Division Vice President of Science Management Corporation. Prior to this, he was a manager for Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., directing engineering projects. Earlier, he was with Bolt Beranek and Newman, Weston Instruments, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Eastman Kodak, and Sun Electric Corporation.

Left: Tolulope Odunlami, Vice President, D.C. Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies

Center: Bob Hershey, Lifetime Achievement Award

Right: Jorome Gibbon, President, D.C. Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies

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He has served as President of the D.C. Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies; currently, he is a Director. In DCCEAS, he is a Delegate, representing the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Tau Beta Pi, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He is an Alternate, representing the D.C. Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Fellow of ASME and has served as Chairman of the Washington, D.C. Section.

He has served as President of the D.C. Society of Professional Engineers (DCSPE). He previously served as DCSPE’s National Director. He is a Fellow of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He served as National Secretary of the National Society of Professional Engineers -- Professional Engineers in Industry Division.

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He has served as Secretary of the D.C. Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. He recently served as Chairman of the Technical Advisory Group on Energy of the D.C. Construction Codes Coordinating Board. He served as Secretary of the D.C. Professional Council and a member of the Joint Board on Science and Engineering Education. He served as President of the Philosophical Society of Washington, the oldest scientific society in Washington.

Dr. Hershey holds a patent and has published over one hundred technical papers and reports in the fields of energy, operations research, and environmental analysis. He is the author of the books How to Think With Numbers (William Kaufmann, Inc., 1982) and All the Math You Need to Get Rich (Open Court

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LOCAL SECTION NEWS ASME UPCOMING EVENTS

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Publications, 2002). All the Math You Need to Get Rich has gone into a 5th printing and has been translated into Japanese and Chinese. He has also written "How to Think" articles for the Horizon Section of the Washington Post. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi. His awards include the Award for Special Achievement and the Young Engineer of the Year Award presented by the D.C. Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies. He also received Machinery Magazine's Design Award. His biography appears in the American Association of Engineering Societies' Who's Who in Engineering. He is listed in Marquis's Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Finance and Business, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World.

He holds a B.S., in Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude from Tufts University, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from Catholic University of America. He has served as President of the MIT Club of Washington.

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ASME WASHINGTON FELLOWS DINNER

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Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. – Cash Bar 7:00 p.m. – Dinner 8:00 p.m. – Presentation Place: Alfio's Italian Restaurant

4515 Willard Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Price: $30.00 per person

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Each year we have a dinner meeting with our ASME Washington Fellows who are assisting the government in analyzing technical issues. They give us some insights into what really happens when they bring some engineering thinking into the process. Registration: To register for this event, send an email by April 12 to ASME Washington Section Vice-Chair Paul Bizot at [email protected] or to ASME Washington Section Treasurer Jon Ward at [email protected]. Program: Our four Washington Fellows will give brief presentations followed by a roundtable discussion. Dr. Noel Bakhtian is an ASME Foundation Swanson Fellow, serving at theWhite House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Energy and Environment division. Noel came to

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Washington DC as an ASME Congressional Fellow and subsequently worked at the U.S. Department of Energy. She completed her undergraduate work at Duke University, holds Masters degrees from University of Cambridge and Stanford University, and completed her doctorate at Stanford University's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Dr. Said Jahanmir is performing technical analysis of manufacturing issues for the Office of Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio. His work is especially concerned with innovation in manufacturing, advising the Manufacturing Caucus which includes one hundred Members of Congress. He also is analyzing issues on STEM education. Dr. Jahanmir also assists with Congressman Ryan's work on the Budget Committee. Before his Washington Fellow assignment, Dr. Jahanmir worked in research and teaching, which included the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Delaware. He has served as ASME's Vice President for Research. Dr. Shreyes Melkote is an ASME Foundation Swanson Fellow for the 2015-2016 term at the Interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. As Assistant Director for Technology at the AMNPO, Dr. Melkote participates in various activities of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) Program. Dr. Melkote is currently on leave from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, where he holds the Morris M. Bryan Jr. Professorship in Mechanical Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing Systems. His teaching and research interests are in manufacturing processes with a focus on precision machining, low-cost sensors for process monitoring, and photovoltaic manufacturing. Dr. Frank Pfefferkorn is ASME Foundation Swanson Fellow serving in the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) which is housed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD. He is the point of contact in AMNPO for the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Subcommittee on Advanced Manufacturing (SAM) and MForesight: Alliance for Manufacturing Foresight which is funded through a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NIST. In this role he acts as a liaison between the NSTC and MForesight, who is giving voice to the advanced manufacturing community to inform cross-cutting federal research and development initiatives inmanufacturing. He has also been helping AMNPO draft two Congressionally mandated reports: the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) Program Annual Report and NNMI Program Strategic Plan.

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_____________________________________________________ Directions: Alfio's Italian Restaurant is located on Willard Avenue, west of Wisconsin Avenue, just north of the D.C. line in Chevy Chase. If you take Metro, the nearest station is Friendship Heights on the Red Line.

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Drones Swarm to Science

February 29, 2016

Drone advocates worry that the sins of hobbyist pilots overshadow the work of scientists deploying these aircraft to solve climate puzzles, to track airborne pathogens, and to monitor chemical plant operations. In this collection of vignettes, C&EN examines the confounding case of drones. These aircraft are enabling chemists and other researchers to change the way we see the planet and protect its inhabitants while simultaneously confronting regulators with new threats to privacy and safety.

http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i9/Drones-swarm-science.html

Schnoor Is Corresponding Author of Safe Drinking Water Article in Science Magazine

February 26, 2016

The expectation that tap water is safe has been sorely tested by the recent events in Flint, Michigan, where lead contamination has caused a public health emergency. Apart from contamination with heavy metals and other harmful substances, a key concern is the control of microbial contamination. However, the presence of a disinfectant can lead to the formation of potentially carcinogenic disinfection byproducts, issues with corrosion, and complaints based on the fact that people dislike the taste of disinfectants in their water.

http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/news/schnoor-corresponding-author-safe-drinking-water-

Engineering in the News:

SEEKING A NEW MEETING LOCATION FOR

THE ASME WDC SECTION’S GROUP LEADER TEAM (GLT) & COMMITTEES

Dear ASME Washington, DC Section members: As a non-profit organization and as a section, we strive to maximize the funding provided by our members and ASME. To this end, we often seek free or low-cost alternatives for operating the section, which includes holding Group Leadership Team (GLT) meetings and travel. Recently, we lost access to our regular, nearby meeting location in which we held our in-person GLT meetings. On the first Tuesday of each month, we hold in-person and teleconference meetings, alternating the meeting formats each month. From September to July, we have six (6) in-person and five (5) teleconference meetings. Hence, six times a year the GLT and Committee members meet face-to-face in order to plan and coordinate our numerous section events. Therefore, we request assistance from the membership. If you are willing to host or know of a location where we can meet for these in-person meetings at 6:30 pm EST, please let me know. The location of this meeting place must be in or near Washington, DC with close proximity to a metro station. We usually hold our meetings for one and half hours (90 minutes) and require a teleconference phone system for those members that cannot attend in-person, but would like to contribute to the meeting. Thank you for your consideration and any leads you may be able to provide.

- Kaykham ‘Kai’ Sysounthorn Washington, DC ASME Chairman

CHAIRMAN’S CORNER WDC ASME CHAIRMAN: KAYKHAM ‘KAI’ SYSOUNTHORN

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DISCOVER ENGINEERING FAMILY DAY 2016!

By Kaykham Sysounthorn Chair (Washington, DC ASME Section)

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On Saturday, February 27, 2016, the Washington, DC (WDC) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) participated at the Discover Engineering Family Day (DEFD) 2016 at the National Building Museum. ASME WDC had an interactive exhibit at this year’s DEFD during National Engineers’ Week 2016. DEFD is an annual engineering and science free, hands-on festival occurring every February during the end of E-Week at the National Building Museum with the sponsorship of the National Engineers Week Foundation. The festival’s purpose is to clarify the field of engineering and discover how professional engineers turn an idea into reality.

Professional members and College Engineering Students (from local colleges & universities) of the ASME WDC Section busily

having fun educating potential future mechanical engineers

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DEFD 2016 welcomed thousands of guests inspiring children of all ages with science and engineering interactive activities. This year, the DC Section of ASME had the exhibit Waves lead by Tom Beutner. The Waves exhibit was a series of short hands-on and interactive demonstrations of various wave phenomena in different mediums, including sound, light, and mechanical waves. We played host to many guests of all ages, mainly kids between 3 to 12 years old, stopped by our table to learn about the science of waves and make their own plastic cup telephone. Furthermore, we gave away 1,200 ASME drawstring backpacks and Waves educational handouts.

Tom Beutner, Exhibit Lead, puts on a great interactive demonstration of the mechanics of waves

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A special thank you to our many ASME professional members and student chapter volunteers. Special thanks to Patti Jo Snyder at ASME DC office and Wil Haywood at ASME national office for the copies of the exhibit handouts, activity materials, and ASME drawstring backpack giveaways. Again, a big thank-you to all!!!

Mark your calendars for next year's DEFD festival. For detail information regarding this event, please visit the event’s website: http://www.engineeringfamilyday.org/

Please do not hesitate to contact us in regards to this event or any other activities regarding the ASME DC Section. For up-to-date information regarding the Section and events, please visit the Section’s webpage: http://sections.asme.org/washingtondc/

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Volunteers for assisting with middle school science demonstrations and tutoring: Over the past four months this organization has supported an after school program called Higher Achievement. We've been meeting with middle school students and teaching them STEM lessons every Thursday evening. It has been eye opening! I will speak to just the students we've been mentoring, but it is overwhelmingly obvious that these students need our support. They don't have a foundation of even basic principles; yet each week we see a lot of progress with most students being eager to learn. Bottom line: students need support and this is your opportunity to get involved. Each Thursday, we meet at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, DC from 6:15-7:30. The beauty is the lessons are always provided and there are a total of 4 volunteers for 10-20 students with two volunteers being a part of the core volunteering team - i.e., the pressure is off. If you want to come by and check it out, you don't even need to provide extra paperwork. Write back if you're interested and I'll get you plugged into the schedule. Maj Tucker 'Cinco' Hamilton STEM-ED, K-12 Outreach Coordinator [email protected] ‘Cinco’ has been coordinating DC area STEM activities for several years, and I will be joining him at Eliot-Hine on January 21. He is also trying to establish the same program at other schools, but prefers to start or introduce the volunteers at Eliot Hine. Please come join us. - Paul Bizot, ASME DC Section, Vice Chair Volunteer Engineers Needed with V-LINC.ORG, disability support projects, near Baltimore area Contact Angela Tyler, [email protected] website: www.v-linc.org

CALL FOR STEM VOLUNTEERS!

SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES NEEDED!

Encourage children who are already passionate about science and engineering! We are looking for 2 more ASME "Special Awards" science fair judges for the PG area science fair (includes St. Mary's county) on Saturday morning, March 19. The fair is at the Charles Flowers High School, very close to Route 50 (PG County) and the beltway. These awards and judges are completely independent of the school system judging, although the awards are typically given at the same time. Many of our awardees have gone onto undergraduate study in mechanical engineering. Both parents both parents and students are grateful, and have acknowledged that our recognition, and learning about

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The Executive Committee met in July of 2015 to formulate this year’s program and continues to finalize and organize events to serve the Washington, DC Section.

EVENT CALENDAR PROGRAM LINE UP FOR 2015-2016

Date Event

September 17th Library of Congress Tour

November 3rd Johns Hopkins University Robotics Labs – Joint with Baltimore Section

November 11th Joint Reception - Embassy of the Czech Republic

January 16th Udvar-Hazy Center Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Tour

February 24th DCCEAS Proclamation Luncheon

February 27th DCCEAS Awards Banquet

February 27th Discover Engineering Family Day

March 9th Young Engineers Event – Happy Hour

March Local Science Fairs

April 20th ASME Washington Fellows Dinner

April 26th ASME WDC Community Science Fair & College Grant Awards Dinner

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FOUR WAYS 3D PRINTING IS SHAPING PRODUCT DESIGN AND

MANUFACTURING By Stratasys

In order to promote the distribution of current, relevant, technical information, the ASME Washington, DC section has taken the initiative to publish technical articles, such as the one below, from various ASME divisions in the monthly newsletter. In doing so, these articles are selected based on relevancy to the ASME members that this section serves. ASME Washington, DC does not claim credit for the content of the articles. Additionally, ASME Washington, DC does not claim a political affiliation and does not intend for these publications to serve as a vehicle for companies or engineers to advertise various products and technologies.

TECHNICAL TIMES CURRENT PAPERS FOR THE CURIOUS ENGINEER

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HOW THE MOJO ® 3D PRINTER ENABLES USERS TO TURN DESIGNS INTO REALITY WITHOUT LEAVING THEIR DESKS

Product engineers and tooling manufacturers have a lot to gain from 3D printing: By generating low-cost physical prototypes early in the design process, they can check form, fit and function; gauge customer response; and compare design iterations without commitment. It’s even possible to quickly craft production parts, customized for a particular job. And no longer are manufacturing professionals limited by 3D printers that are too big, unfit for the office environment, and prohibitively expensive. Today, affordable, compact, office-friendly units are moving 3D printing to the desktop and dramatically expanding the availability of high-quality prototypes and parts.

This white paper describes how the affordable Mojo 3D Printer enables users to turn designs into reality without leaving their desk. Through case studies and expert perspectives, readers will learn about applications in the following areas:

• Making ideas tangible in the conceptual design stage • Preparing functional prototypes • Crafting jigs and fixtures for manufacturing • Creating custom end-use parts

In the span of just a few decades, 3D printing has gone from being the stuff of science fiction to a valuable driver of real-life product design and manufacturing. Today, the technology is helping companies in a wide range of industries to realize their design ideas at every stage, from concept to production parts — and to save time and money while doing so. What’s more, the diversity of 3D printers available in the marketplace now makes it possible for even very small start-ups to implement this paradigm shifting technology.

Product engineers and tooling manufacturers, in particular, have much to gain from the efficiencies that in-house 3D printing can create. Generating inexpensive, yet highly accurate prototypes early in the design process allows manufacturers and engineers to check form, fit, and function without committing significant resources. They can rapidly gauge customer response to an item, adjust the design and produce multiple iterations to compare alternatives. They can even quickly craft production parts that are customized for a particular job — and they can do all of this in hours or days, not the weeks or months that are required for traditional outsourcing to machine shops. In addition, manufacturing professionals are no longer limited to massive 3D printers that

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FOUR WAYS 3D PRINTING IS SHAPING PRODUCT DESIGN AND

MANUFACTURING By Stratasys

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are both expensive and unsuitable for an office environment. Today’s affordable, compact units, exemplified by the Mojo line of desktop 3D printers, are expanding 3D printing capabilities and increasing the availability of high-quality prototypes and parts.

TURNING CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS INTO TANGIBLE MODELS

Producing realistic physical models by traditional methods is time consuming, but the models are a necessity if clients are to fully comprehend a project’s design intent. With in-house 3D printing, professional models can be created very quickly to demonstrate designs, illustrate assemblies and identify potential problems before resources are invested in tooling and production.

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Worxsimple, LLC, based in Sandy, Utah, is an original equipment manufacturer of custom medical parts and equipment. The company’s engineers create prototypes and test fixtures and rely on their Mojo 3D Printer with FDM Technology™ to craft extremely durable thermoplastic parts. For Worxsimple, buying a 3D printer was a leap of faith, says David Baker, owner of Worxsimple. He explains that although he was very excited from the start about incorporating a 3D printer into his workflow, he was somewhat overwhelmed by the range of possibilities. However, he quickly realized the breadth of what he was able to do with the technology and how it would fit in with his

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company’s business process. “I remember one night I woke up at 2:00 [a.m.] and I started doing all these SolidWorks drawings,” he recalls. “I drew the parts out. I came in the next day. I printed them [on the] Mojo, and it was one of those days like, ‘Wow! That worked! I can’t believe it.’ And it just kept building on itself.” Now, Worxsimple’s Mojo 3D printer is in near-constant use, turning their designers’ concepts into reality.

PREPARING FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPES

Physical models are also important tools for testing a product’s accuracy and viability. Unfortunately, when outsourcing the creation of such a model, manufacturers can’t be certain that the fit, strength and texture will be right. In addition, long turnaround times may lead to delayed projects and the loss of business and profitability. An inhouse 3D printer enables companies to evaluate performance and fine-tune products without committing to production tooling.

“It’s very cost-effective for us to do our initial bids [this way],” explains David Baker. “We can push ‘Print’ and go home, see our families and come back the next morning and put our parts together. They look great. They’re very pleasing to the eye, and they perform as well as any machined part in a low-stress situation.”

To download the full article, please go to:

http://lyris.asmestaff.org/t/310318/4638472/32810/8/ 10

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ASME ENERGY FORUM:

ASME Energy Forum is a multimedia series that explores the technical aspects and workings of a broad range of energy sources and related technologies. From fossil fuels to fuel cells, and from solar to hydro power, you will get leading expert perspectives on how these technologies really work, the technical issues and market challenges, and the economic implications for businesses.

Register now: https://www.asme.org/events/asme-energy-forum

FREE WEBINAR:

Power Plant Efficiency: Saving Fuel

Register anytime to get immediate access.

Companies are working to build plants in the U.S. that can turn natural gas into a liquid to export.

Learn More

FREE WEBINAR:

Small Modular Reactors: Nuclear's Big Opportunity in a Little Package

Register anytime to get immediate access.

A new concept in nuclear power could make it easier to build and finance new reactors.

Learn More

PRESSURE VESSEL & PIPING TECHNOLOGIES & STANDARDS

ABSTRACTS DUE: MARCH 28, 2016 Five of ASME's major conferences, plus ICONE24 come together to create an event of major impact for the Power and Energy sectors: ASME 2016 Power & Energy. Fossil and nuclear power generation, renewables, energy storage, fuels, gas turbines and much more will be discussed at each of the concurrent conferences within this larger event. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION 12

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ASME MENTORING

PROGRAM GET VALUABLE CAREER ADVICE FROM A

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL!

The ASME Mentoring Program is designed to provide rewarding experiences that both mentor and mentee can learn and grow from. This is a unique opportunity for you to get career-guiding advice from an engineering professional with broader experience or more advanced skills. Benefit and learn from their real-life expertise, while sharing your own valuable insight and perspective! Participating in the program is easy with our Web-based platform, made available through a partnership with WisdomShare™. Our targeted matching system will pair you with someone who can provide anything from general advice and a fresh point-of-view, to help identifying the right training or niche in mechanical engineering, or even assistance with finding a non-traditional career path. The valuable insight you can gain by participating in the ASME Mentoring Program can have a positive impact on your career for years to come! If you are ready for a most rewarding experience, please go to: http://go.asme.org/mentoring to become an ASME Mentor or Mentee.

COMS 2016 is a joint conference between ASME and the Micro, Nano, and Emerging Technologies Commercialization Education Foundation (MANCEF) designed to bring the latest information on micro- and nanotechnology transfer, manufacturing processes, facilities, infrastructure, investment, applications and markets. Regulatory issues, social implications, education and workforce development also will be covered. Now in its 21st year, COMS focuses primarily on entrepreneurship and marketable solutions—in addition to science and technology. It is a hands-on, practical meeting to assist you in bringing your research to market, finding new customers and networking with investors, suppliers and other entrepreneurs.

For more information, please see:

https://www.asme.org/events/coms

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