Please follow this link to view the Partner/Exhibitor Prospectus: http://events.kfor.com/Tinker_and_the_Primes_2013_Event_Partner_Lower_Level_Exhibitor_Online_Enrollment/266181489.html The dates for Tinker and the Primes 2013 are August 5 – 7, 2013.  The event will again be held at the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma.

By Journal Record Staff

The Journal Record

2/22/2013

TULSA – Oklahoma State University has created a School of Materials Science and Engineering at OSU-Tulsa.

“Working with business partners in Tulsa and across the state, we have developed this new school to provide research and training opportunities in this crucial field,” said Howard Barnett, president of OSU-Tulsa and OSU Center for Health Sciences. “Researchers in materials science are making breakthroughs that impact industries from aerospace to medicine. These advances are helping to power our state’s economy and create a brighter future for all Oklahomans.”

Raj Singh, Williams Cos. Distinguished Chair in Energy Technology, will lead the new school. A part of the OSU College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, the School of Materials Science and Engineering is based at the Helmerich Research Center at OSU-Tulsa.

“The proposed new graduate program in materials science will enable industry leaders to pursue advanced degrees in materials science and engineering at our state-of-the-art research facility,” Singh said. “We want to help industry professionals enhance their capabilities or start new ventures while working with professionals in other disciplines and industries.”

Singh expects to begin enrolling students in the School of Materials Science and Engineering later this year.

March 8, 2013

TECh promotes science and engineering by providing hands-on activities for students in Northeastern Oklahoma.

This year’s TECh is on Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Tulsa Technology Center, Riverside Airport Campus, 801 East 91st Street, Jenks, Oklahoma.

Our theme is “Engineers Make It Real — from Ideas to Reality” 

 At this one-day event held annually, students in grades 4 -12 compete in events where they design and build a specific device to compete against other area students.  The events are fun and rewarding for the students.  More importantly, the hands-on-learning is often the spark that inspires a student to pursue a career in science and engineering.  With this in mind, we need help in a number of ways.  We need volunteers that can help organize the event and/or help on the day of the event.  We need individuals or companies to sponsor activities by donating money, prizes, or giveaways.  Most significantly, we need help spreading the word about the event.  Less than 20% of schools that could participate actually do. If you know a student that is not involved with TECh, let their teacher/school know about it. For more information: email tech@tulsaengineer.org.  Meg Broge, Chairman.

• AIChE  American Society of Chemical Engineers……………………….Chemical Switch
• ASCE  American Society of Civil Engineers……………………………….Toothpick Bridge
• ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers……………………. Academic Olympiad
• ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers………..Rubber Band Powered Vehicle
• IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers……………….Electric Motor
• OSPE Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers………………….Aluminum Boats
•  OSPE Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers………..Wacky Wonder Works
• SAME Society of American Military Engineers……………Ping-Pong Ball Launcher
• SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers………………………………………..Mini-Math
• SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers………………………………………..Oil Well Fishing
• SWE Society of Women Engineers & Flight Safety………………………………..Robot
• SWE Society of Women Engineers……………………………Chemistry / Physics Show
• Spirit AeroSystems & Hilti………………………..Paper Airplane Distance & Duration
• AEP…………………………………………………………………Extreme Engineering Challenge

·   TBD…………………………………………………………………………………………….Digital Poster

Barbara Wollmershauser, P.E.
918-299-1196
918-906-7929 Cell
wollmersh@aol.com

Keynote presentations for the 5th Annual Arkansas Aerospace Summit will include Lionel de la Sayette, Senior Vice President, Dassault Aviation, Saint Cloud, France on Wednesday, March 6 at 9:10 a.m.; Michelle Hurdle, Director of Economic and Community Development with Airbus Americas Inc at lunch on Wednesday, March 6 and a presentation from Ralph Carruth, NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Manager, Test Lab concluding the Summit on Thursday, March 7.

Ralph Carruth a native of Malvern, Ark., has been named director of the Materials and Processes Laboratory in the Engineering Directorate at Marshall Center. His appointment is part of a recent realignment intended to position the Marshall Center to better implement the Vision for Space Exploration. In his new position, Carruth manages the work of more than 200 NASA and contractor employees who support the Space Shuttle and International Space Station by establishing technical requirements and specifications on hardware, determining material properties, approving selection of materials for spacecraft use, and leading teams that evaluate hardware failures.

Registration for the 2013 Arkansas Aerospace Summit is available via the website at www.arkansasaerospace.com.  Click on the 2013 Aerospace Summit link to register. 

Scale Model Gingerbread Building Competition
Entry Form

Name of Original Building_________________________________________________________
GROUP/CLASS/INDIVIDUAL NAME: ________________________________________________________________
Division of Entry (Circle One):
Student

Elementary Middle School High School College

Adult
Amateur Professional

Number of Participants in Class/Group______________
Name of Teacher or Leader of Group_________________
ADDRESS________________________________________________
CITY________________________________________STATE______ZIP____________
PHONE____________ALTERNATE PHONE_________________
EMAIL___________________________________________________
All Entries must comply with the specifications of the competition.

Return to or contact:
Xan Black
Tulsa Alliance for Engineering
Program Coordinator
Tulsa Community College /NE Campus
3727 W. Apache, Tulsa, OK 74115
Phone (918)595-7557
Mobile: (918) 859-9791
FAX: (918)595-8412

Competition will be held at:
WaterWorks Art Studio, 1710 Charles Page Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74127
Scale Model Gingerbread Building Competition Information

DEADLINES:
Please submit entry forms should as soon as possible. Entries are accepted in the order they are received with a limit of 60 Gingerbread Buildings. Each entry must have an entry form.
Entry Limit:
ONE entry per class, group or individual.
SIZE:
The base of the Gingerbread Building must be ¼” plywood no larger than 18” x 24”. The exhibit must be no more than 24” tall.
ALL ENTRIES MUST COMPLY WITH THESE RULES.
Entries not meeting the specifications of the competition will be excluded from the contest.
Tulsa Alliance for Engineering reserves the right to reject any entry that does meet a minimum modicum of quality workmanship befitting the contest.
Table Tents:
We will use the information on the entry form to make Identification Cards for the Scale Model Gingerbread Building exhibit.
The sign on your Gingerbread Building must contain the following information:
1. Title of original architecturally significant or famous building that is being modeled
2. School/Organization
3. Class/Group/Individual
4. Teacher/Leader
5. Photograph of original architecturally significant or famous building

MATERIALS
The base of all entries is considered non-edible and may be constructed of any material (glue, milk cartons, boxes, etc.). The exterior of the buildings, however, must be made of materials normally suitable for human consumption. Please do not use materials that will quickly decay or are extremely fragile (e.g. whipped cream, fresh vegetables, meringue) as the exhibit will run for approximately two weeks. If real icing is used please use the ROYAL ICING (recipe included) to ensure icing will harden and hold together. Glue works better to hold parts together, so we suggest the Royal Icing be used only decoratively.
ROYAL ICING
3 Large eggs – separated
½ tsp. Cream of Tartar
1 (16oz.) package of powdered sugar
Combine cream of tartar and room temperature egg whites in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until the whites are frothy. Gradually add sugar, beating on low until the sugar is moistened.
Beat on high speed until mix is very glossy and stiff peaks form (5-7 minutes). If necessary, add more powdered sugar.
Icing dries out quickly; keep it covered. It keeps 3 days in an airtight container at room temperature. Never double the recipe; make 2 batches instead. Can be colored with food coloring or piped.
 Gingerbread Buildings should be delivered through the
main Entrance of the WaterWorks Art Studio, (1710 Charles Page Blvd, Tulsa, OK) Monday, November 26th, 9:00 am-8:30 pm and Tuesday, November 27, 9:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

Avgas Issues Will Take Time To Resolve

by  Matt Thurber

AIN Online

11/1/2012

The aviation industry is slowly headed toward development of an unleaded replacement fuel for avgas-burning piston-powered aircraft, and a recent move by the FAA is an encouraging sign that progress will continue. The FAA recently agreed to open a new Fuels Program Office, according to NATA, that will provide “technical expertise and strategic direction in the planning, management and coordination of activities related to aviation fuels.”

NATA and several other aviation associations (AOPA, EAA, GAMA and NBAA) sent a letter on August 1 to FAA acting administrator Michael Huerta, asking for the FAA’s help in funding and managing efforts to find a suitable replacement for 100LL (100-octane) avgas. 100LL relies on the additive tetraethyl lead to prevent detonation in high-compression piston engines that power high-performance aircraft, and pressure from environmental groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has intensified scrutiny of leaded avgas.

An aviation rulemaking committee has explored the avgas issue and made recommendations to the FAA. According to the association letter to the FAA, “We are at a critical phase between consideration of the Unleaded Avgas Transition Aviation Rulemaking Committee (UAT ARC) recommendations and implementation of a fiscally responsible FAA unleaded avgas program that will achieve this objective.” The letter asked Huerta to fund the FAA’s avgas program with $5.5 million in the Fiscal Year 2014 budget, “not only for the economic sustainability of general aviation in the U.S., but also for its safety.”

The FAA avgas program will help in two key ways. One is to demonstrate that the FAA and industry are working together on a clear path to an unleaded fuel replacement. Without that clarity, owners, operators and investors won’t be motivated to maintain their aircraft and invest in new avionics and other aviation technologies. “An avgas program is also needed to support the FAA’s statutory role in cooperation with the EPA to implement any lead emissions standards for aircraft it deems necessary under the Clean Air Act,” according to the letter.

The UAT ARC report was submitted to the FAA earlier this year and recommended five key elements covering testing and certification of an unleaded avgas that would power the existing piston-engine fleet. The report noted that there is currently no drop-in replacement for 100LL avgas (although lower-power engines can operate on automotive unleaded gas in some aircraft, under a supplemental type certificate).

According to the associations’ letter, “The FAA’s direct involvement and participation in this process is critical to ensuring a fleet-wide transition to an unleaded avgas that will maintain consumer confidence and ensure the least impact on the existing fleet. The establishment of the new Fuels Program Office will ensure an efficient use of both government and industry resources and will provide a more comprehensive pathway and timeline to an unleaded fuel.”

Debate Continues in California

Meanwhile, in California, the battle between the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and fuel sellers and distributors continues. Last year, CEH, a San Francisco-based environmental group, filed notices of violation (NOVs) against California-based avgas sellers, distributors and manufacturers. California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires companies that use substances known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm to warn people who might be exposed to these substances. The act, also known as Proposition 65, allows anyone to file a citizen’s enforcement action on behalf of Californians 60 days after serving the notices, unless the state attorney general brings suit first. CEH is seeking to block the sale of leaded avgas in California and wants to impose financial penalties on the companies named in the NOVs because the companies didn’t warn people about the potential exposure to leaded avgas. And if CEH is successful, it will earn revenues because the law allows such organizations to receive a portion of any financial penalties imposed on the violators.

Fuel companies and FBOs have formed the CA Avgas Coalition to fight the prospect of financial penalties because of CEH’s actions. Little progress has been made, and CEH and the coalition are still negotiating. “Typically, the goal with our litigation is not to have a trial but to negotiate a consent judgment, with both sides coming to an agreement that accomplishes the goals, and everybody can live with it,” said Caroline Cox, research director at CEH. “That process can be time-consuming.” She anticipates that any judgment will include reducing the exposure to lead and warning people about the exposure. If the exposure amount can be reduced below the state’s safe harbor level, then no warning about the substance is necessary, she explained.

Some California FBOs have raised the price of avgas to cover the cost of defending against the CEH’s actions. David Mills, general manager of Business Jet Center at Oakland International Airport, said, “We are part of the Avgas Coalition. It was a strategic and financial decision to join: there’s strength in numbers and it’s better to share defense costs than go it alone. We have increased the price of avgas by $0.25 per gallon to cover a small percentage of the cost of litigation defense.”

Area high school students participated in the Inaugural Engineer Games on October 30th. Each team of four students had an engineer mentor and competed in a succession of engineering challenges loosely based upon the popular Hunger Games series. Special thanks goes to Anthony Barber, Chriss Chavez, Suzanne Dodson, Jillian Coghill and Monica Rodriguez for recruiting and mentoring teams. In Hunger Games tradition, there were sponsors who gave special help and tips to the teams as they competed. Tulsa Alliance for Engineering (TAE) sincerely appreciates the work of Tulsa Community College engineering students Maggie Smith, Brandon Triffo, and Tyler Nitsche for their work as sponsors in the Engineer Games. The Tulsa Alliance for Engineering is extremely grateful for the support of OERB in funding the Engineer Games T-shirts for the participants. The Engineer Games also enjoyed enthusiastic support from local high school teachers who put in extra work to make the contest possible.

The Alliance wants to commend the following teachers:

Brenda Irving Tri-County Tech Center, Bartlesville
Bryan Yockers Jenks High School
April Dalto Rogers High School
Jalinda Hogan Broken Arrow High School Maemi Dildy Edison High School
Marie Pfaff Union High School
Richelle Krumsiek Bixby High School
November and December TAE events:
Engineers At Lunch – Election Day – Tuesday, November 6.
• The focus of the meetings is the shoulder to shoulder dialogue between engineering students and professional engineers and to a lesser extent the conversations between engineering students and engineering professors. One of the keys to keeping engineering students in the pipeline is a relationship with other engineers! In addition to those one-on-one conversations, the companies present a 5 – 20 minute look at engineering in their company. It can either highlight something that the company is zeroing in on now or a more general informational look at the types of work engineers do for at their respective company.
• The secondary goal with these lunches is to expose the engineering students to as many different types of engineering and engineering settings as possible to help them make more informed career decisions.
• The third goal is to give companies a low pressure look at engineering students from across the city with the hope that those same companies will offer these students summer and permanent engineering positions. That’s not asking too much from a sub sandwich lunch is it??
All engineering students from OU-Tulsa, OSU-Tulsa, ORU, the University of Tulsa and TCC as well as professional engineers are invited. These lunches take place at TCC’s northeast campus. The next one in November will be in the Seminar Center.

‘Great Minds in STEM/VIVA Technology” on Friday, Nov. 9. 100-120 8th grade students are involved in a one day STEM immersion event. This event is sponsored by Tinker Air Force Base and produced by VIVA Technology. Outstanding needs 5 engineers to serve as mentors for the event. A parent/teacher session is planned for the evening before on Nov. 8th.
November 13 – STEMulation Brainstorming Summit 5:00 -6:30 PM TCC northeast campus
This is a great opportunity for local engineers, educators, business partners, and philanthropists to put our heads together and brainstorm on ways to do a better job of delivering STEM education for Tulsa area students.
Scale Model Gingerbread Building Contest – This is an opportunity for local engineering and architecture enthusiasts to compete tastefully! The exhibit is limited to 60 entries – K-4 through adult/professional. Entries must be submitted to WaterWorks by Tuesday, November 27. The exhibit will run through Tuesday, December 11.
Tulsa Alliance for Engineering presents the John Green Award to Celeste Baine

“Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Linsey Lohan. Why is that?”
― John Green

The Tulsa Alliance for Engineering proudly presents Celeste Baine with the John Green Award for thoughtful and diligent work in the cause of advancing the public understanding and appreciation of engineering through her book Is There an Engineer Inside You?

Postscript: Celeste Baine has been instrumental in promoting STEM education in Tulsa with the Teaching Engineering Made Easy Workshop that TEF helped sponsor last spring and the GLEE! Girls Love Exploring Engineering Summer Camp hosted by Lane Matheson at Tulsa Academy for Engineering at Memorial HS.

Please contact Xan Black if you can help with any of these events.  (xblack@tulsacc.edu)

Central Park Hall (ExpoSquare)
4503 East 21st Street
Tulsa, OK 74112
December 4, 2012

Join us December 4, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for a job fair for veteran job seekers, active duty military members, guard and reserve members, and military spouses at the Central Park Hall, 4503 East 21st, Tulsa, Oklahoma. This event will be a one-of-a-kind FREE hiring fair for both employers and job seekers.
This hiring event is being conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tulsa Metro Chamber, the Oklahoma Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Services (DOL VETS), Workforce Tulsa, Workforce Oklahoma, the Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces, the Department of Veterans Affairs, NBC News, Jobing.com, Arizona Work Force Connection, and other local partners.
For registration questions, please contact us at  hiringourheroes@uschamber.com or call 202-463-3110.

To guarantee admission, please see below.

EMPLOYERS
Must register for FREE at HOH.Greatjob.net
JOB SEEKERS
Register for FREE at HOH.Greatjob.net

Walk-ins welcome but space not guaranteed.

September 24, 2012

Oklahoma Aerospace & Defense Alliance

Fall Supplier FORUM

“Fulfilling our mission of supporting the growth of Oklahoma Aerospace & Defense business in Oklahoma”

September 27, 2012 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Tulsa Technology Center Riverside Airport Campus

The OADA Supplier FORUM is a focused business to business workshop that specifically matches the current procurement needs of some of Oklahoma’s most prolific subcontractors with the capabilities and open capacity of some of Oklahoma’s* highest performing suppliers.

All one-on-one appointments are sold out, however, your company is encouraged to attend the networking lunch and subcontractor requirements briefing from Noon until 2 PM.   Your company may be able to meet with subcontractors if an appointment with a  subcontractor appointment becomes available.  (lunch requires an advance RSVP please)

(*Oklahoma Supply Base includes companies in Oklahoma and adjoining states)

MAJOR SUBCONTRACTORS ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR COMPANY!

Major subcontractors are confirmed to discuss requirements and to meet with companies one-on-one:  Spirit AeroSystems, Flight Safety International, L-3 Aeromet, Pryer Machine, NORDAM.

Subcontractors are looking…for companies with the following capabilities:
Machining (all and including large metal parts; steel, titanium), Forming, complex sheet metal (drop hammer, hydro form, stretch forming), Finishing, Composites, Assembly – Mechanical and Electrical, Design, Software Development, MR&O, Welding…
Small Disadvantaged / 8A…other.

A panel of representatives from the major subcontractor community will present a requirements session to be followed by one-on-one sessions (15 minutes) designed to get you and your company some face time with the subcontractors. Please bring your company marketing materials to share with the subcontractor representatives.

Agenda
12:00 – 1:00 PM Registration and Networking Lunch Room 144
1:00  -   2:00 PM Subcontractor Panel Presentations Room 144
2:15   –   5:00 PM One-on-One Subcontractor / Supplier Meetings Room 229

RSVP to msmith@okaero.com by September 10, 2012
$30 – OADA Members $45 – Non-Members
(Join: http://www.okaero.com/directory/join/add)

Additional Benefit:  Upon completion of either of these courses, you will have the opportunity to earn 3 credit hours of Graduate Credit, for each course, for only $135 per credit hour from the College of Liberal Studies at the University of Oklahoma.  This is a real VALUE!

     Upcoming Courses:

GREEN BELT Training Starts September 18, 2012

COST:                $3,100 per person
LOCATION:  Tinker Business Industrial Park (TBIP) @ Sooner Rd/I-40

Course is twelve days of classroom training spread over four months with additional project coaching by the instructor.

Interested in more of an online course?
GREEN BELT “Blended Learning” Training
           Starts September 29, 2012

COST:                $3,100 per person
LOCATION:  Tinker Business Industrial Park (TBIP) @ Sooner Rd/I-40

Course is mostly online with only four days (two Fridays and two Saturdays in order to avoid OU Football scheduling conflicts) of classroom training spread over.

BLACK BELT Training Starts January 2013        

COST:               $5,395 per person
LOCATION:  Tinker Business Industrial Park (TBIP) @ Sooner Rd/I-40

Course is 15 days of classroom training spread over four months with additional project coaching by the instructor.

Visit our website for more information and/or to register:
www.lean.ou.edu 

Or contact:  Marc Jensen @ 405-325-1935
marc.jensen@ou.edu

Terry Smith @ 405-325-3504
terrysmith@ou.edu