The Puget Sound Chapter of the A&WMA is partnering with the Young Engineering Professionals of Puget Sound (YEPPS) for a fun filled evening of food, beverages, and discussion. 

Top innovations of 2011 and beyond — a cross-section of engineering’s most recent contributions to society

Where: Pyramid Alehouse and Brewery, 1201 1st Ave S | map

When: January 14, 2012
4:30-6:00pm: socialize, eat and drink
6:00pm: presentations
after, until ~8:00pm : networking and optional brewery tour

Register here:  http://pugetsound.aiche.org/YEPPS

Speakers from each participating society will share their discipline’s innovation in an exciting format: 10 slides in 5 minutes, with no more than 5 words per slide!

Speakers to include:

  • Dr. Diana Talley, Boeing Research & Technology
  • Tamas Bencsik, PE, Mechanical Engineer – Hargis Engineers, “Job Creation and Energy Conservation”
  • Todd Morton, Materials & Process Engineer – Boeing, “Titanium extraction advances and the market that steers it”
  • Vincent Martinez, Director of Research, Architecture 2030, “The Building Sector: Approaching 2030″
  • Brian Court, The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP; Architect, “Bullitt Center”
  • Robert Baxter, Structural Engineer, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, “Minimising Building Damage in Earthquakes”
  • Dr. Daniel Schwartz, Chair, University of Washington Department of Chemical Engineering; Boeing-Sutter Professor, “In the trenches of tech innovation”
  • Amy Thatcher, Water Resource Engineer, “Tunnel boring machines in Seattle”
  • Eleanor Nick Kirtley, The Glosten Associates