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NORTHERN ALBERTA SECTION http://sections.asme.org/northernalberta/

Fall 2014








































NAS Wins Outstanding Program Award
The Executive Committee is proud to
announce that our Section has been
selected a winner in this years
ASME Outstanding Program Award
competition. The award was given in the
category Professional Development for
the excellent planning and execution of
the half-day workshop Multifunctional
and Filler-modified Polymer
Composites, which was attended by over
40 professionals and academics. The
event was held in collaboration with the
Composites Research Network. (PM)
Send Us Your suggestions
We would like to hear your ideas for Technical Dinner
Meeting topics. If you have a topic you would like us to
consider, please send it to nas.asme@gmail.com with the
subject Technical Programming.
New And Improved Our Website
Our Section website on
ASME.org has been revamped to
provide you with even more
resources, opportunities for
networking, and up-to-date event
information. To become part of
our online community, follow the
following link:
https://community.asme.org/northern_alberta_section/default.aspx
Inside This Issue
1 - Section News
2 - Section Events Preview
3 - Section Events Recap
4 - Outreach Activities
- Other Industry Events
5 - ASME Events Preview
- Section Officers




May Section Event Tour
ALTASTEEL Ltd.

Impressive scenes awaited the tour group (AM).
ASME NAS members and guests visited the Altasteel mill in
Edmonton on May 16, 2014. Attendees observed the scrap
steel manufacturing processes, including loading scrap,
melting in an electric arc furnace, hot steel tap, forming and
rolling and automatic packing at the yard for distribution. The
group was fortunate to have five very knowledgeable and
enthusiastic tour guides and got to see all of the facility
equipment in action, which they were told is rare for a tour.
The attendees agreed that this was a very memorable event,
and on behalf of the attendees the NAS Executive Committee
would like thank Altasteel for their kind hospitality. (AM)


Section News

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Section Events Recap

September Section Event Technical Dinner Meeting
Practical Introduction to Root Cause Analysis
Andr-Michel Ferrari of Enbridge Pipelines was the expert speaker during the
Technical Dinner Meeting on September 8, 2014. The event was held at the
University of Alberta Faculty Club, which not only provided an excellent buffet
dinner but also a pleasant atmosphere for socializing and networking. The subject of
the evenings presentation was Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Attendees were
introduced to the fundamentals of the RCA methodology and how it applies to
various industry settings with examples of how it may even be useful for everyday
life.
Andr-Michel Ferrari, P.Eng., is a Reliability Manager with Enbridge Pipelines
(Liquid Pipelines Division) with over 20 years of industrial experience in Reliability
Engineering, Maintenance Engineering and Quality Systems Implementation. His
experience covers world class companies in the field of brewing, semiconductor and
oil & gas industries. The ASME NAS executive would like to express sincere
appreciation to Andr-Michel for his high-quality presentation. (PM)











ASME NAS Chair Doug Small (left) is
thanking Andr-Michel Ferrari for
a well-done presentation (DJS).
April Section Event Conference
ASME Early Career Forum
ASME NAS is pleased to report the success of the ASME Early Career Forum 1 - Advancing Your Engineering Career.
This Forum, which took place April 26, 2014 at Edmontons Westin hotel, was the first of a series of four Early Career Forums
and was a joint effort of ASMEs Old Guard, District D, International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI), and Northern
Alberta Section. The Forum which was tailored for recent engineering graduates and engineering students, was well attended with
over 40 in-person participants. Some participants travelled from as far away as Texas and Columbia. There was also a webinar
component with over 70 online participants. The speakers, some of who are shown below, consisted of industry experts and
ASME leaders, both local and from abroad, representing companies such as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Elements
Offshore, Innovation Scientific LLC, STCerri International, Jacobs Canada Inc., Canadian National Energy Board, Enbridge Inc.,
C-FER Technologies, Baker Hughes, and Hess Corporation. Although this Forum series has an Oil and Gas theme, with
presentations such as Creating a Distinguished Career, Dealing with Human Resources - Engineer to Leader, ASME - Your
Career Partner, Deliberately Choosing your Employer, and Safety and Ethics in the Workplace, the material covered is
definitely relevant to todays early career engineers working in any industry and anywhere in the world. ASME NAS would like to
take this opportunity to thank all of those who participated in making this event a resounding success. Please watch for future
updates regarding dates and locations for the remaining events in this Early Career Forum series. (DJS)




Judith Ann Bamberger
Pacific Northwest National Labs.
Jennifer Bell
Elements Offshore
Scott Burr
Innovation Scientific LLC
Steven T Cerri
STCerri International
Eberhard Guentsch
Jacobs Canada Inc.

Juan Perez
Enbridge Inc.
Doug Small
AMEC, Americas Ltd.
Brian Wagg
C-FER Technologies
Don Wells
Hess Corporation
David Millington
Baker Hughes

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Local Section Information

Local Section Events Preview
Listed in the following are planned section events for the 2014/2015 season.
Event details will be announced via email and posted on the ASME NAS online calendar at:
https://community.asme.org/northern_alberta_section/w/wiki/10530.events-and-workshops.aspx
November 3, 2014: Tour: iRSM Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (see announcement below)
November 21, 2014: Technical Dinner Meeting: Integrity Management
January 2015: Workshop and Dinner Meeting: Primer SolidWorks 2015
February 2015: Annual Social Event
March 2015: Workshop (topic to be announced)
April 2015: Tour: Alley Cat Brewery, Edmonton
May 2015: ASME Code Workshop
June 2015: Technical Dinner Meeting: Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing

November Event - iRSM Tour
The Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM) is an internationally recognized clinical and research institute
focused on medical reconstructive sciences. Established in 1993, iRSM has earned worldwide recognition for innovation,
advances, and contributions to patient care and research on a wide range of disciplines such as surgery, medicine, dentistry,
rehabilitation medicine, engineering and computing sciences.
As an international referral center, it is a leader in the complex area of osseointegration (bone) implanted devices for prosthetic
replacement of skull and facial defects resulting from cancer, trauma and congenital conditions. Amongst its facilities, it has a
range of research laboratories and clinics with capabilities that include 3D modeling and printing; production of life-like silicone
facial prosthetics; and an anechoic chamber dedicated to bone conduction hearing research.
This is an excellent opportunity to get a glance into the clinical research and applications that interface between biomechanical
engineering and medicine that has improved the quality of life for many people and should not be missed! (AM)
Date: Monday, Nov. 03, 2014 1:00 1:30 PM: Arrival and sign-in
1:30 4:00 PM: Tour
Location: 1W-02, 16940 87 Avenue, Misericordia Community Hospital, Edmonton
Pricing: ASME Member price: $10, Non-Member price: $15, Student Price: $10
Registration Link: https://community.asme.org/northern_alberta_section/w/wiki/10539.current-event.aspx


The tour to the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine will provide
a unique insight into medicine and engineering. (Image source: iRSM)

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Local Section Information

Outreach - Mechanical Engineering Student Design Challenge
ASME NAS award for top student teams in 2
nd
year Mechanical Engineering Design Competition
At the end of the 2014 winter term, the University of Alberta Mechanical Engineering Department hosted its annual
Engineering Design Awards. During this event, students groups winning their respective 2nd, 3rd and 4th year engineering design
competitions were presented with trophies and prize money. The ASME Northern Alberta Section has been a sponsor of this event
for many years, handing out the MEC E 260 Shop Award for outstanding ingenuity and craftsmanship in the 2
nd
year vehicle
design and fabrication contest. This years winners were Zhi Yi Chen, Sheldon Lee Holland, David Andrew Miller and Alexander
Julian Skiba for the fall term 2013, and Ruby Nicholls, Drew Gingras, Boston Maris, Alexandre Sauve and Kevin O'Rourke for
the winter term 2014. (PM)

Students receiving the ASME Northern Alberta Section MEC E 260 Shop Award,along with university
classroom and machine shop instructors. (Image source: UofA MECE, Demetri Giannitsios)


Other Industry Events
International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association
19th Annual IPEIA Conference, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB, February 16 20, 2015.
For more information visit: http://www.ipeia.com
NACE International Calgary Section
Northern Area Western Conference 2015, Calgary, AB, February 24 - 26, 2015.
For more information visit: http://www.calgary2015.nacecalgary.ca/

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ASME Events Preview, Local Section Information

PVP 2015
Boston
Boston Park Plaza
July 1923, 2015
ASME Pressure Vessels &
Piping Conference

New Frontiers in Pressure Vessels and Piping
The ASME 2015 PVP Conference promises to be the outstanding international technical forum for participants to
further their knowledge-base by being exposed to diverse topics, and exchange opinions and ideas both from industry
and academia in a variety of topics related to Pressure Vessel and Piping technologies for the Power and Process
Industries. PVP is looking forward to fruitful technical exchanges with participants from Europe, Africa, the Middle
East, Asia, the Americas, and the Oceania islands.
The ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division is the primary sponsor of the PVP-2015 Conference, with additional
participation by the ASME Nondestructive Evaluation Engineering (NDEE) Division. More than 175 paper and panel
sessions are planned, as well as workshops, tutorials, NDEE and Software Demonstration Forums, and the Rudy
Scavuzzo Student Paper Competition & Symposium.
GENERAL TOPICS: (1) Codes & Standards; (2) Computer Technology & Bolted Joints; (3) Design & Analysis; (4)
Fluid- Structure Interaction; (5) High Pressure Technology; (6) Materials & Fabrication; (7) Operations, Applications,
& Components; (8) Seismic Engineering; (9) Non-Destructive Examination; and (10) the Rudy Scavuzzo Student
Paper Competition and Symposium.
SCHEDULE: Abstracts are due by November 10, 2014. Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by
December 1, 2014. Draft papers are due by February 9, 2015. Paper peer review comments will be returned by
March 9, 2015. A Copyright Agreement Form for each paper is due on May 3, 2015 and the final manuscripts in the
standard ASME format for publication must be received by April 6, 2015. All presented technical papers will be
published as referenceable documents available post-conference via hardcopy or electronic media.
INFORMATION: The conference website URL is: http://www.asmeconferences.org/PVP2015/. Technical paper
abstracts must be submitted electronically through the website. Visit the website for additional information.

2014-2015 Section Officers
Doug Small, Chairman Alan Mo, Vice Chair Technical Programming
doug.small@amec.com alan.mo@amec.com
Gord Swityk, Treasurer John Latimer, Vice Chair Membership & Webmaster
gpswityk@asme.org john.w.latimer@gmail.com
Secretary Pierre Mertiny, Immediate Past Chair & University Liaison
(Vacant) & Newsletter Editor pmertiny@ualberta.ca

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