Resource, 1996, October

Features

• Farmers Warm Up to New Barn Heater
  An engineer uses an existing concept to develop a marketable new use for a heating system.



• Sniffing Out the Artificial Nose
  Researchers try to mimic the human olfactory in a system that would detect hazardous gasses.



• Hydromechanical Transmissions
  Split-power, variable systems could be the answer to maintaining efficiency and infinite speeds in tractors and other off-road vehicles.



• Biomedical Engineering
  Livestock production may benefit from engineering advances modeled after some human medical approaches.

Inside ASAE

• Emphasis on Continuing Education at ASAE
  Continuing professional development courses are playing an increasingly important role in ASAE's annual meetings. A member of the Continuing Education Committee reports on attendees' evaluations of the courses provided this summer in Phoenix, and alerts members of the opportunity to submit their ideas for future topics and presenters.
• ASAE Executive Vice President Resigns
  
• Non-North American Member Survey Elicits Huge Response
  Tabulation and analysis of the survey is delayed due to tremendous response.
• 1996 ASAE Paper Awards
  
• 1996 Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Awards
  
• MMTM Director Given New Title, Focus
  
• Sections Getting Boost
  
• Members
  B. Stout, S.-F. Shih, L. Stetson, L. Ring, T. Hess, W. Maley.
• Students
  Outgoing student presidents inspire and challenge audience; the market for new graduates; and new student officers.
• Professional Development
  Details about AETC '97, ILES V.
• Events Calendar
  1996
  • Nov. 3-5 -- International Conference on Evapotranspiration and Irrigation Scheduling. San Antonio, Texas, USA. (Joint with Irrigation Assn. EXPO.)
  1997
  • Feb. 10-12 -- Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference '97 (AETC'97). Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
  • May 4-6 -- Agricultural Machinery Conference. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
  • May 29-31 -- Fifth International Livestock Environment Symposium. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Aug. 10-14 -- ASAE Annual International Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  1998
  • July 12-16 -- ASAE Annual International Meeting. Orlando, Florida, USA.
  1999
  • July 18-22 -- ASAE Annual International Meeting. Toronto, Canada (joint with CSAE).