ASME-HI Executive Committee

2014-2015

Chairman

Derek M. Sato

808-554-8380

Vice-Chairman

Derick M. Kam

808-848-6966

Treasurer

Kevin K. Dang

808-737-1708

Secretary

Vacant

Director 2-year

Edmund Chang

Director 2-year

Ronald Flegal

Director 1-year

Raymond Liu

Director 1-year

Vacant

Immediate Past-Chairman

Kory Ikeda

Committee Chairs &

Active Members:

Dr. A. Zachary Trimble

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

March31, 2015

Hawaiian Electric Company – Ward Avenue Cafeteria

“Promoting Mechanical Engineering”

MEETING MINUTES

Room Set Up & Refreshments & Introductions 5:30 p.m.

Begin Meeting~5:45 p.m.

Attendees, Victor Russell,DaylanSiemann, Derick Kam, Ron Flegal, Kevin Dang, Dr. Zac Trimble, Derek Sato

Treasurer’s Report – Kevin

Reports:

  1. HCES report
  2. Engineers Week Follow-up
  3. Banquet: Leis could have shown up earlier prior to registration start.
  4. Ran out of food. Some ran out during first servings and not enough for seconds.
  5. HCES voted to hold the event atKo’olau Ballroom again for next year (2016).
  6. Student Section Report
  7. 2015-2016 Officers
  8. Daylan Siemann – Chair
  9. Froilan Garma – Vice Chair
  10. Julie Mishima – Treasurer
  11. New position – Events & Fundraising to be separated. Each to have a person assigned.
  12. Professional Networking Lunch
  13. Halekoa, Sunday, May 3, 1030 am.
  14. $30 per person, brunch buffet.
  15. Recommended to email brochures
  16. Valentine’s Day Rose Sale Fundraiser
  17. $1300 net on valentine rose day sale.
  18. Most of the profit will go towards covering professional network brunch.
  19. Student conference participation is being planned.
  20. Chevron Hawaii Refinery tour scheduled for Friday, April 3.2015.
  21. UHM DME Report
  22. MEcontinues as the largest department in the college.
  23. 368 enrolled in ME program in 2015.
  24. UH has a hiring freeze in place which does not help with addressing adequate number of classes or faculty.
  25. To accommodate ME labs, the UH DME has tripled the number of TAs in the department teachthe labs.

  1. UHM DME Report – Continued
  • ABET review meeting is scheduled forSaturday, May 9, 2015.
  • ABET study report is due this summer.
  • 2011 enrollment was 240. No added staff since then with new increased enrollment being 368 (Increase of 128 students).
  • If UH DME allowed to hire, they will most probably search for a Mechanics Professor, Thermal Dynamics Professor, then a FluidsProfessor.
  • UH DME hired Louis Moores as the new mechanical Technician. He started work on March 1, 2015.

Unfinished Business:

  1. Math Counts – Follow-up Report
  2. None. Washington Intermediate top again.
  3. Ballot & Survey – Discussion of candidates and leads on filling vacant positions.
  4. All candidates appear to be okay for nominated positions. No write-in candidates.
  5. Tour suggestions have been for F-22s and Pearl Harbor Sub-base. The F22 tour appears to have everyone’s attention.
  6. Montgomery Fund
  7. Allocation of base fund amount to report to ASME.
  8. $50,000 as the base fund to ASME National. Motion made by Derek Sato, Second by Ron Flegal. This value has been reported to ASME National to get secured as of 4/2/15.

New Business or Issues:

  1. Section Shirts
  2. Passed out shirts to all that purchased (except Raymond Liu).
  3. Will check with Kenjo is we can purchase one or two as other new participating members may be interested.
  4. FMRDC in May, prize values, teams, volunteer judges.
  5. Date/Time: Friday, May 8, 2015. 1200 – 1800 hrs.
  6. Location: HIG 110, potentially Kuykendall Hall.
  7. Ed Chang to round-up volunteers for judging.
  8. UH DME is trying to connect ME213, etc to the ME 481/482 classes. Progressive structured classes working toward the design project where student will implement the knowledge learned into the project. (VIP program. Vertically Integrated Projects. Visit web-site:
  9. Speakers & Tours – Suggestions
  10. Mr. Edward Russell, Project Manager (HCATT)

Program:

None

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Adjournment:

Next Meeting: Tuesday, May26, 2015;5:30pm – 7:00pm – General

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