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Dates to Remember:
NABEC 2017: Jul 30 - Aug 2, Groton, CT,
ASABE 2017 AIM: July 16-19, Spokane, WA
CSBE-SCGAB 2017: Aug 6-10, Winnipeg, MB (Canada)
Invitation to attend the 2017 NABEC Meeting
Groton, CT, USA
July 30- August 2, 2017
Volume 27, Number 1
Fall 2016
Inside this issue:
NABEC 2017 Call for abstracts 2
Highlights of NABEC 2016 3
2016 Graduate presentation
winners
4
2016 NABEC Young Engineer
Award winner
5
2016 NABEC Distinguished Ser-
vice Award winners
6
2016 NABEC resolution 7
Undergraduate Student Paper
and Design Competition
8
Graduate Student Competition 8
Award nominations 9
Reports 10
NABEC financial statement 13
NABEC 2016-17 committees 14
Please join friends and colleagues for NABEC 2017 to be held July 30 through August 2, 2017 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Groton, CT. Located in SE Connecticut, Groton and nearby areas have many attrac-tions, including Mystic Seaport (a recreated 1800's whaling village in-cluding the restored Charles W. Morgan wooden whaling ship), and the nearby Mystic Aquarium. And near the hotel is the Nautilus Submarine Museum; and across the Thames River in New London, CT is the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the Connecticut College Arboretum, and the Eugene O'Neill Theater and homestead. Or you can enjoy a cruise or ferry ride on Long Island Sound or visit one of many lovely CT or RI state parks or beaches on the shore. Groton, CT can be easily reached by air (TF Green Airport in Provi-dence, RI - about 45 minutes away; or Bradley Airport in Hartford, CT - about 75 minutes away); or by car - Interstate 95 is about a mile away; or by train - Amtrak stops in New London; or by ferry from Orient Point, NY. The conference headquarters and meetings will be at the Hilton Garden Inn Mystic/Groton. The Inn is reserving a block of rooms for conference participants. A number of other hotels are located in Groton, CT or other nearby cities such as New London, CT. The Monday evening picnic will be held at a nearby location, potentially on the shores of Long Island Sound. Possibilities include the beautiful Avery Point Campus of the Uni-versity of Connecticut or one of the CT State Parks in the area. The Monday and Tuesday technical presentation will cover a variety of topics as usual. The Technical Tours on Wednesday may fea-ture topics such as aquaculture in the Sound, sod farms in RI and other topics related to Agricultural and Bio-logical Engineering in this area of southern New England.
Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference
Newsletter
nabec.asabe.org
NEED PHOTO OF GROTON, CT
You are invited to come to NABEC 2017 and share your professional experience, insights or research with your col-leagues. Two presentation formats are available: Poster or short technical oral presentation. The submission deadline for the abstract of the presentation is February 5th, 2017. A wide variety of topics in the fields of Agricultural and Bio-logical Engineering are welcome. Presentations about successful or innovative teaching and extension programs are also welcome. Oral presentations will be limited to 10 minutes to arrange large number of presentations in a two-day conference. Presenters are encouraged to provide details that do not fit in the 10-minute presentation or on a poster, in a written paper that can be distributed at the meeting. The template for this written paper is available on the NABEC website (http://nabec.asabe.org). There will be Graduate Student Competitions in both Oral and Poster Presentation Categories. Competition papers must be submitted with a graduate student as first author and presented by the graduate student. Cash awards and certificates will be given to the winning presenters. The deadline for submittal for the competitions is the same: Febru-ary 5th, 2017, and is firm. The number of oral presentations may be limited, thus acceptance of abstracts will be prioritized based on time of submission (i.e. first come, first served). Abstracts submitted after the deadline may only be considered for inclusion in the program as space permits but will not be entered into the student competitions. You will be notified of acceptance by March 4th, 2017. To submit an abstract please visit the NABEC website (http://nabec.asabe.org) and click on the link “Submit an Ab-stract” in the home page, complete the form and submit by clicking on the “Submit” button located on the bottom of the page. Submissions sent by email will not be accepted. Faculty members, please encourage your graduate students to submit an abstract proposal for the student competi-tions and come to NABEC 2017. Please contact Prof. Jan Franklin Adamowski at the address below for further questions regarding abstract submissions and graduate student competitions: Jan Franklin Adamowski, M.B.A., Ph.D., P.Eng. Department of Bioresource Engineering McGill University Tel: 514 398 7786 Email: [email protected]
Call for Papers: Submit a Paper/Poster Abstract for NABEC 2017!
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Additional Information:
Interested in past locations of NABEC and NAR conferences? pastconferences.htm
The 2016 NABEC Conference was held July 31 through August 3, 2016 at the Wells Center on the Univer-
sity of Maine Campus in Orono, Maine. Approximately 70 members and graduate students in addition to
10 spouses enjoyed interesting keynote speakers, an informative panel presentation, various technical
presentations, tours and fellowship in a relaxed professional atmosphere. The conference this year had an overlying theme of
sustainable agriculture and renewable energy.
The conference started with a welcome from the University of Maine Provost Jeffery Hecker who based his welcome on the over-
lying theme of the conference. The two keynote speakers that followed focused their talks on the theme of the conference as
well. The first keynote speaker was Dr. Edward N. Ashworth - Dean of Natural Sciences Forestry and Agriculture and Director of
the Maine Agricultural and Forestry Experi-
ment Station at the University of Maine,
Orono. Dr. Ashworth’s speech discussed the
role the University of Maine serves in re-
search and development of agriculture in
Maine and New England and efforts to keep
agricultural industries sustainable.
The second keynote speaker was Dr. Habib J.
Dagar – Director, University of Maine Ad-
vanced Structures and Composites Center.
The Composites Center is a world leader in
the development of low-cost, high-
performance structural composites for con-
struction which includes research and devel-
opment of off shore wind energy. Dr. Habib
speech focused on wind energy as an impor-
tant renewable energy and the potential of
off shore wind energy.
The Monday evening picnic featured a lobster cookout along the banks of the Stillwater River on the University of Maine campus.
The weather was perfect, the food was fabulous and the fellowship and socializing was great!
On Tuesday, August 2 the panel discussion featured six major food and fiber industries in Maine with a focus on future technologic
needs to keep these industries viable and sustainable. Panelists included;
Tim Hobbs, Director of Development and Grower Relations, Maine Potato Board
Dr. David Yarborough, Wild Blueberry Specialist, U Maine Cooperative Extension
Travis Fogler, Stoneyvale Farm representing the dairy industry
Roberta Scruggs, Communications Director, Maine Forest Products Council
Dave Colson, Agricultural Services Director, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc.
Dr. Paul Anderson, Director of the University of Maine Aquaculture Research
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Highlights of the 2016 NABEC Meeting, Bangor, ME Dan Baumert
NRCS Folks Enjoying the Monday Picnic / Lobster Cookout
On Wednesday the technical tour included stops at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and
Composites Center, the Howland Dam fish bypass which is part of the Penobscot River Restoration Pro-
ject, and finally Exeter Agri-Energy/Stoneyvale dairy
farm. The three sites visited were very informative with
gracious hosts and tour guides at each stop.
The spouses tours on Monday and Tuesday gave folks a
chance to see some interesting and unique sites in the
Bangor, Orono and surrounding areas. Everyone
seemed to have a good time on these informal tours.
Awards were given for the graduate student oral and
poster competition winners. The young engineer of the
year award was presented to Dr. Jan Adamowski (McGill
University). A plaque was given to Dr. Su-Ling Brooks in
recognition of her contribution as the 2016 NABEC
Chair. Milestone Recipients were acknowledged for
ASABE memberships of 25, 40, 50 and 60+ years.
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Highlights of the 2016 NABEC Meeting, Bangor, ME (continued)
University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center; first
stop on the Wednesday technical tour
NABEC 2016 Graduate Student Competition Winners
The 2016 NABEC graduate student competition had 8 oral presentation entries and 10 poster entries. The winners of the 2016 NABEC graduate student competitions were:
ORAL:
1st Place: Shima Keisandokht, Bioresource Engineering, McGill University “Extraction of sage, basil and fenugreek seed polysaccharides as novel sustainable sources of hydrocol-
loids” 2nd Place: Faith Kibuye, Penn State University “Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the Susquehanna river basin and their
fate through drinking water treatment processes” 3rd Place: Agneev Mukherjee, Bioresource Engineering, McGill University “Effect of heating modes and starch composition on levulinic acid yield”
POSTER:
1st Place: Lu Wang, University of Maine “Mechanical properties of PLA from fused deposition modeling” 2nd Place: Lanrewaju Adetunji, Bioresource Engineering, McGill University “Chemical, macromolecular and rheological characterization of microwave extracted cranberry pectin” 3rd place: Mengting Xu, Food Science, McGill University “Thermal destruction kinetics of heat resistant microbial spores at different pH values”
Congratulations to all of the winners!
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NABEC 2016 Young Engineer of the Year This year’s recipient of the NABEC Young Engineer of the Year Award is Jan Adamowski (PhD, PEng.), Associate Professor in Bioresource Engineering Department, Macdonald Cam-pus at McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Jan’s unique and very interdisciplinary research program consists of a multi-pronged approach that is focused on addressing various types of complex water resources problems by: (1) developing, testing, and implementing state-of-the-art statistical and physically based modeling approaches to improve our understanding of, and ability to forecast, hydro-meteorological processes; and (2) developing new approaches, frameworks, and strategies to man-age water resources in a more integrated, collaborative, adaptive, and ultimately sustainable manner in the face of increasing uncertainties and climate change variability.
Jan is a very prolific scientist and he has published (over 85) in the top journals in his field (e.g., Journal of Hydrol-ogy, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Water Resources Research, etc.). Since coming to McGill in 2009, he has supervised 6 MSc thesis students, 2 MSc applied students, and 136 IWRM MSc students to completion of their de-grees, and he is currently supervising 2 Postdocs, 9 PhD students (6 as supervisor and 3 as co-supervisor), 2 MSc thesis students, and 35 IWRM MSc students.
The following individuals have been recognized as the NABEC Young Engineer of the Year Award Winners
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1979 Norm Collins 1980 Fred Wheaton 1981 William Ritter
1982 No Award 1983 David Ross 1984 Andrew Higgins
1985 Michael Walter 1986 Abdel Ghaly 1987 Barry Frey
1988 Herschel A. Elliott 1989 James Garthe 1990 Unknown
1991 Richard Jennings 1992 Ronald Pitt 1993 Gene Giacomelli
1994 Chandra Madramootoo 1995 Paul Heinemann 1996 Wayne Bogovich
1997 Dennis Buckmaster 1998 Timothy Royer 1999 Cristina Ratti
2000 Joseph Irudayaraj 2001 Terry Lynn Ruch 2002 Michael Ngadi
2003 Ali Demirci 2004 Hubert Montas 2005 Jennifer Becker
2006 Valérie Orsat 2007 David Tilley 2008 Jeffrey Catchmark
2009 Su-Ling Brooks 2010 Andrew Wedel 2011 Devon Davis
2012 Mark Lefsrud 2013 Timothy Rennie 2014 Heather Smeltz
2015 Suresh Neethirajan 2016 Jan Adamowski
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NABEC 2016 Distinguished Service Award
The NABEC 2016 Distinguished Service Award did not have a recipient due to lack of nominations.
The following individuals have been recognized with the NABEC Distinguished Service Award since its inception in 1996:
1996 Eric Norris 1996 William Roberts 1997 Mark Singley
1998 None 1999 Jacob (Jack) Pos 2000 None
2001 Richard Peterson 2001 Robert Aldrich 2002 Abdel Ghaly
2002 Arthur Johnson 2003 David Ross 2003 William Ritter
2004 Paul Heinemann 2005 Bill Bowers 2006 Julie Cayley
2006 Vijaya Raghavan 2007 F. Spencer Givens III 2008 Kenneth Lomax
2009 Robert Kok 2009 Wayne Bogovich 2010 Stanley Weeks
2011 Cristina Ratti 2012 Glen Warner 2013 Ali Demirci
2013 John Ogilvie 2014 Robert Thompson 2015 Michael Ngadi
Membership Milestones
A number of NABEC members have reached an ASABE milestone. This milestone is for 25, 40, 50, 60+ years of membership.
NABEC 2016 Judges and Nominating Committee Members:
Nominating Committee: Jude Liu, Bob Thompson and Su-Ling Brooks Judges for Oral Competition: Heather Smeltz, Valerie Orsat, Vijaya Raghavan and Satya Dev Judges for Poster Competition: Judges: Su-Ling Brooks, Heather Gall, Daniel Ciolkosz, Bill Bowers Video camera set-up: Jude Liu
Special thanks, for all their help with the NABEC 2016 Awards:
Valerie Orsat 25 Daniel Baumert 40 Gilbert Levine 64
Chin Tan 25 Glenn Musser 40 Jacob Pos 65
Kimberly Scamman 25 Franklin Oellig 40 John Herr 66
James Barrett 25 Spencer F. Givens 50 Samuel Huber 68
Harold Thistle 25 Louis Albright 50 Kurt Nathan 69
Thomas MacPherson 40 Allen Rider 50 Bruce Hopkins 71
Michael Sinniger 40 Ernest Gingrich 62 Albert Best 74
Peter Harvard 40 Lawrence Donoghue 63
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NABEC 2016 gathered in Orono Maine.
Dan agreed to local arrangements, he must be insane.
The weather was mild Wells Center was great.
Folks came from near and far to the most northeastern state.
We learned that Maine has more trees today,
Then in the 1800’s when Thoreau came to play.
Spruce Bud worm outbreak is a big scare.
But through monitoring and treatment the trees we can spare.
From traffic jams on Cadillac Mountain to declining lobstas,
U Maine research will prevent these disastas.
Offshore wind could power the nation,
With turbines that sit on a concrete foundation.
Student oral competition was fast and furious.
A variety of topics for all those who are curious.
Poster presentations were diverse and from afar,
From Big R bridges to soil with biochar.
We heard about safety, CNMPs, and apple harvest,
And maintenance of old channels so they flow the fastest.
The theme of the conference was sustainability and renewal.
The panel covered this from blueberries to biofuel.
The picnic had bibs, potatoes and butter.
Enjoyed by all along the peaceful Stillwater.
We can learn from our children if we just watch when they play,
All of the engineering principles that we use today.
Sharing knowledge is our thing……but just 10 minutes please!
About O&M of aging systems (not us but dams) and BMPs.
We missed Art Johnson with all of his antics,
However, PK made up for it in his presentation that made the moderator go into frantics.
Oh the business meeting, oh the business meeting will it ever be through?
So we can escape and enjoy a good Maine IPA brew.
The banquet was grand the awards were all true.
Su Ling handed over the gavel and she will be through.
NABEC 2016 is now coming to a close.
So it’s off to Connecticut in 2017 I suppose.
Safe travels to all as you leave the Pine Tree state.
And remember, NABEC rules, you all are first rate! - Dan Baumert
NABEC 2016 Resolution
2017 NABEC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AND DESIGN COMPETITIONS Teaching upper level courses that involve student projects? If so, the annual NABEC undergraduate student paper and design competitions are an excellent opportunity to enhance the impact of your students’ work. Individuals or teams may enter either competition. Entries for the paper competition should focus on technical topics of interest to the agricultural and biological engineering community and can, for example, be based on substantial class term projects, independent studies, or undergraduate research projects. Projects entered in the design competition must involve engineering design of a system, component, or process for applications in agriculture, forestry, engineering or related fields. Design competition entries have frequently been but need not be limited to the product of senior design projects. The deadline for the NABEC undergraduate student paper and design competitions is 5:00 PM, May 26, 2017. Elec-tronic submittal of all entries, preferably in pdf format, is required. Cash prizes to first, second, and third place en-tries are awarded for both competitions and travel expenses for first place winners to the 2017 NABEC meeting are available. Entries must include summer addresses/contact information for the students. For full details, see the NA-BEC website: http://nabec.asabe.org/index_files/Awards.htm Please encourage your students to enter the competitions. Also, please, consider volunteering your services as a
reviewer! You will not be asked to review more than a few entries, and the review process is uncomplicated. You’ll
be pleasantly surprised by the quality of the entries and your efforts will be greatly appreciated. Contact the Student
Paper and Design Competition Committee Chair (Interim),
Satyanarayan Dev, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Bioresource Engineering,
McGill University,
850-296-4336
Deadline for undergraduate competition entries is 5:00 PM, May 26, 2017.
Competitions and Calls for Nominations
2016 NABEC Graduate Student Competition
Graduate students in agricultural and biological engineering (or related programs) are invited to participate in the NA-BEC Graduate Student Competition by submitting an abstract proposal for either an oral or a poster paper presenta-tion by the announced deadline. Competition is for 1) Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation and 2) Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation, as judged by panels. Awards are given to the top three winners in each category, includ-ing a certificate and a cash award. Entrants must be current or recently graduated graduate students, and must sub-mit the abstract proposals using the NABEC Call for Abstract Proposals Form by the specified deadline. The total num-ber of participants in the oral competition is limited, therefore, assignments will be prioritized based on time of sub-mission (i.e., first come, first serve basis). Evaluation will be based on established criteria that include both content and presentation. For Further information is available at the NABEC web site (nabec.asabe.org) or the Program chair. Jan Franklin Adamowski, M.B.A., Ph.D., P.Eng. Department of Bioresource Engineering McGill University Tel: 514 398 7786 Email: [email protected] Deadline for graduate competition entry is February 5th, 2017
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If you know a young engineer (industry, government or academic) that deserves recognition due to his/her contribution to the profession, please let us know. Each year NABEC offers an award for Young Engineer of the Year. This award honors NABEC members for outstanding contribu-tions to the advancement of the Agricultural/Biological Engineering Profession. Awards are made on the basis of nominations submitted by colleagues. The award consists of an en-graved plaque presented in person at the NABEC Annual Awards Banquet. Eligibility: Those eligible are NABEC members who have not passed their 40th birthday on July 1 of the year in which they are selected. If you know a young engineer who deserves consideration for this honor you are urged to submit a nomination for him or her. Nominations will remain active for a period of three years. The nomination should be accompanied by the following documentation: - a letter of nomination, including date of birth. - an up-to-date resume for the nominee (not exceeding 2 pages in length). - a 300 to 500 word narrative suitable for publication and use in the presentation of the award. - 3 letters of support for the nomination. - the nominee must be able to attend the conference to receive the award. Further information is available on the NABEC web site (nabec.asabe.org). Nominations and questions concerning the nomination may be directed to: Jude Liu, PhD Penn State University 309 Forest Resource Laboratory University Park, PA, 16802 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (814) 863-6844 Fax: (814) 863-1031
Nomination Deadline is May 26, 2017
NABEC Young Engineer of the Year
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Distinguished Service to NABEC
And for those who gave great service to NABEC? They won’t be forgotten!!! A special award is presented annually to individuals who have contributed outstanding service to NABEC. The award shall con-sist of a plaque with appropriate inscription and will be presented at the NABEC Annual Awards Banquet. Nominations may be held over for two years. The criteria for the award are: con-tribute as an officer, local arrangements, program committee, tour arrangements or other significant effort to NABEC; support NABEC by encouraging colleague participation; professional activi-ties in the Northeastern US / Eastern Canada area.
Nominations for the award should be: - a one page (maximum) completed nomination form, - a letter detailing the qualifications and specific activities and contributions. Please use the nomination form which can be found on the NABEC web site, (nabec.asabe.org). Nominations and questions concerning the nomination may be directed to: Jude Liu, PhD Penn State University 309 Forest Resource Laboratory University Park, PA, 16802 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (814) 863-6844 Fax: (814) 863-1031 Nomination Deadline May 26, 2017
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MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL REPORT
ASABE Annual International Meeting
Orlando, FL – July 17 & 21, 2016
Membership Development Council Meeting Minutes
July 17, 2016
Alicia Modenbach, presiding
Attendees: Brady Lewis, Gary Seibel, Alicia Modenbach, Manoj Karkee, Austin Harvey, Ann Christy, Paul Burkner, Tom Brumm, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Dave Murray, Jody Purswell, Larry Hoover, and Mark Crossley
Guests: Terry Howell, Jr., Mary Leigh Wolfe, Maynard Herron, Steve Searcy, and Darrin Drollinger
The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m., introductions of attendees were made, and the agenda reviewed. There were no additions. There was not a quorum present, so approval of the 12/17/15 conference call minutes was deferred until Thursday’s meeting.
2016 Budget Overview
The forecast for the remainder of the year is on target with budget. We’ve seen a bit of a decline in membership dues revenue, primarily due to a decline in CSBE members, and challenging currency exchange rates. The Orlando meeting attendee numbers look better than expected, which will offset the reduction in revenue. The Global Food Security Conference remains an un-known, as this is a new event.
The Society remains in excellent financial health with a very strong cash balance in reserves (2015 restricted reserve was 66% of previous year’s expenses. The target is 50%). The Finance Committee speculates there will be initiative funds available for 2017, barring a dramatic change in the economy between now and the end of the year, and is asking the councils and commit-tees/groups/communities to start thinking of possible projects for funding. The final amount will be determined at the Novem-ber BOT meeting.
There were no requests for actual line items to be included in the 2017 budget, although there may be one coming from the NRES technical community to help support their student poster competition. There was also brief discussion there may be a request coming from the EOPD technical community about mentoring new faculty.
Initiative Fund 2016
The Initiative Fund committee received two proposals for funding consideration and review for this quarter:
-$12,000 from CSBE to help with Canadian student involvement by bringing students to the CBSE meeting. The Board of Trus-tees (BOT) wanted further information from CSBE before proceeding with any funding commitment. -$20,000 to develop a textbook and digital library for training, education, and development of a CPD in agricultural and biologi-cal engineering programs. The BOT supported the proposal, as long as the Publications Council supports it, and there’s nothing else like it in existence already available. There was discussion/reminder about the transition to a rolling deadline and submission process (proposals accepted three times a year) and a new pre-proposal mechanism to gauge interest in an idea before submitting a full proposal. Reports from ASABE Leadership
Current president Mary Leigh Wolfe, president-elect Maynard Herron, president-elect designate Steve Searcy, past president Terry Howell, Jr., and Darrin Drollinger thanked the MDC for their efforts over the last year, and discussed BOT plans and long-range strategic planning for the future.
ASABE Goals & Strategies
The BOT has been involved in a strategic planning process over the last 18 months, and approved the attached goals and strategies (see attachment) for the Society to focus on over the next few years. The MDC discussed these and felt they could make the most impact by focusing on the following goals and strategies in the coming months:
Goal 3. Po-
sition ASABE as the pre- ferred engineering society for technical professionals in agricultural, food, and biological systems.
Strategy A. Demonstrate value of membership to members and potential members.
Goal 5. Cultivate a diverse, thriving, and engaged membership.
Strategy A. Provide an inclusive culture that values diversity.
Strategy B. Provide a range of opportunities for engagement during all career stages across academia, industry and government.
Strategy C. Promote building relationships among members.
AIM Student Programming (see attachment)
Building on the momentum the Student Engagement Committee made in 2015 to bring more attention to student activities at the New Orleans meeting, big changes were introduced for the 2016 AIM. The leadership of this group has worked with the ASABE Meetings staff to move student competitions and events around on the schedule to alleviate conflicts and encourage better atten-dance at these events. Also planned for Wednesday morning is the first-ever AEM Student Awards and Recognition breakfast to replace the AEM Student Luncheon. This new event will highlight all student-related awards, scholarships, and competitions, mak-ing the traditional awards luncheon program shorter. There is a nominal fee for this event with underwriting from AEM.
With no further business before the MDC, the meeting adjourned.
Membership Development Council Meeting
July 21, 2016
Alicia Modenbach, presiding
Attendees: Gary Seibel, Alicia Modenbach, Chad Yagow (for Jon Whan), Candice Engler (for Anne Dare), Ann Christy, Scott Mueller, VJ Raghavan (for Harry Huffman), Bailley Richardson (for Austin Harvey), Paul Burkner, Lamin Kassama, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Jody Purswell, and Mark Crossley
Guests: Kumar Mallikarjunan, Terry Howell, Jr., Travis Tsunemori
The meeting was called to order at 8:05 am, a quorum was confirmed, and the agenda reviewed. Reports from the following groups were added to the agenda: PRS revitalization; E-2050 Global Engagement; EOPD-412 Ethics; and M-102 Awards.
Approval of 12/17/15 Conference Call Minutes
Motion: To approve the minutes as written. Seconded and passed.
MDC Vice Chair Election
A vice chair is needed to serve for the next year, and Derek Whitelock has shown interest in this position. While not currently on the MDC, Derek has served on it before for a number of years, representing a few different groups. The council would like to see Derek’s biography before making a decision, so this item has been tabled for now. After the AIM, Derek’s bio will be distributed along with a call for others interested in this position, and if there is additional interest, an election will be held to fill the vacancy.
District 2 Representative Replacement
Due to his retirement, Calvin Parnell has asked to step down a year early as representative to District 2. There was no immediate interest from members present, so this will be handled after the AIM by email.
Young Professional Development Workshop The first YPDW set for October 9 & 10, 2015 in Lexington, KY was cancelled due to low registration numbers. While the YPC has not given up on this idea, they will look more carefully into how a future program is developed and marketed.
Website Usability Study – Phase Two With the first phase of the usability study of the ASABE website concluded last year, the BOT has approved the next phase of this project which included holding a Digital Strategy Workshop this past April in St. Joseph, and in-depth user research conducted on-site at the Orlando AIM. See attachment for further details.
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Advancement/Membership Staff Changes
Mark Crossley has recently accepted the position of Director of Advancement for ASABE. This is a half time fundraising role, and he will work closely with the Foundation’s Development Committee. Tina Schultz will become Membership Manager, taking on some of Mark’s duties, allowing him to focus on development activities. Issues raised during this section included the number of members in a given community vs. the number of members in given com-munity who attend the AIM; and of those members not renewing, which communities do they represent? E-2050 Global Engagement: Terry Howell gave an overview of the structure of this new committee (see bylaws, see attachment), and then talked about the need for members to volunteer to fill the vacancies on the various subcommittees. PRS Technical Community: Terry also commented on their on-going revitalization efforts, all in an effort to enhance ASABE’s rela-tionship with our food engineers. There is a segment of our membership who are looking to splinter off and form their own food engineering society, as they don’t feel they’re being properly served by ASABE or the Institute of Food Technologists, our biggest competitor in the food engineering realm. PRS members are working to avoid this happening by reaching out and offering to work with this splinter group to keep them with ASABE. See attachment for more details. Motion: The MDC supports the efforts of PRS for revitalization and asks to be kept aware of future developments. Seconded and passed.
P-120 Student Organizations: Candace Engler reported that they are trying to formalize both the Ethics Video and the Ag and Bio Ethics Essay Competitions under a new committee P-128 Ethics Competitions Committee. They are working on setting up bylaws, officers, etc.
M-102 Awards Coordinating: Chad reported that total nominees for the slate of major awards was up over last year. Thirteen new Fellows were recognized at the meeting. He has been tasked with setting up a subcommittee to look at our current offering of ma-jor awards to determine if some need to be retired, others possibly combined or changed. This will be a multi-year process.
Recognition of Outgoing Council Members Alicia expressed her gratitude to those members whose terms concluded at this meeting and thanked them for their service.
With no further business before the MDC, the following motion was made:
Motion: To adjourn the meeting. Seconded and passed.
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NABEC Financial Statement — David Ross Volume 27, Number 1 Page 13
NABEC 2016-2017 Committees
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Chair Valerie Orsat Department of Bioresource Engineering McGill University, QC, Canada (514) 398-7775 [email protected]
Chair-Elect (Honors/Awards) Jude Liu Penn State University 227 Ag. Engineering Bldg. Uni-versity Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-6844 [email protected]
1st Vice -Chair (Program) Jan Adamowski Department of Bioresource Engineering McGill University, QC, Canada (514) 398-7786 [email protected]
2nd Vice -Chair (Newsletter) Daniel Ciolkosz Penn State University 222 Ag Engineering Bldg University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-3484 [email protected]
Secretary Suresh Neethirajan, University of Guelph School of Engineering 519-824-4120 ext: 53922 [email protected]
Secretary -Elect Daniel Baumert USDA NRCS 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite #3 Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 990-9555 [email protected]
Treasurer David Ross University of Maryland Environmental Sci. and Tech. College Park, MD 20742-2315 (301) 498-2234 [email protected]
Past Chair Su-Ling Brooks Dalhousie University Dept of Process Engineering & Applied Sciences Halifax, NS, Canada (902) 494-6482 [email protected]
District I Representative Kaushlendra Singh 206B Percival Hall West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-7643 [email protected]
Meetings Council Rep. Hong Li University of Delaware Townsend Hall 531 South College Ave Newark, DE 19716-2140 (302) 831-1652 [email protected]
Publications Council Rep . Heather Gall 232 Ag. Engineering Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-1817 [email protected]
MDC Rep . Patrick Cortbaoui
Department of Bioresource Engineering McGill University, QC, Canada
Standards Council Rep . Jude Liu Penn State University 227 Ag. Engineering Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-6844 [email protected]
Undergrad Student Competition Satyanarayan Dev Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 850-296-4336 [email protected]
Webmaster Satyanarayan Dev Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 850-296-4336 [email protected]
Newsletter editor Satyanarayan Dev Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, 850-296-4336 [email protected]
Parliamentarian Robert Thompson USDA-NRCS 356 Mountain View Drive Colchester, VT 05446 (802) 951-6796 ext. 232 [email protected]
Local host NABEC 2017 Glenn Warner University of Connecticut 1376 Storrs Road Storrs, CT 06269-4087 (860) 486-0140 [email protected]
Local host NABEC 2018 Litha Sivanandan West Virginia University Room 602 Knapp Hall Morgantown, WV 26506-6031 Telephone: (304) 293-7684 [email protected]
Historian William F. Ritter University of Delaware Townsend Hall 531 South College Ave Newark, DE 19716-2140 (302) 831-2468 [email protected]
Program Committee Carmine Balascio Bioresources Engineering University of Delaware Newark, DE 19717-1303 (302) 831-2468 [email protected]
Program Committee Valerie Orsat Department of Bioresource Eng. McGill University (514) 398-7775 [email protected]
Program Committee Robert Thompson USDA-NRCS 356 Mountain View Drive Col-chester, VT 05446 (802) 951-6796 ext. 232 [email protected]
Registration Coordinator Heather Smeltz USDA – NRCS Harrisburg, PA (717) 237-2214 [email protected]
Officers of the Planning Committee
Other Members of the Planning Committee