2006 Issue

www.utahengineerscouncil.org 4 UEC JOURNAL February 2006 ENGINEERS WEEK: Celebrating Utah Engineers UEC Chair’s Message UEC Engineers Week Awards Banquet UEC Vice Chair’s Message 2005 Engineer Award Nominees 2005 Utah Engineer of the Year 2005 Utah Engineering Educator of the Year 2005 Fresh Faces of Engineering Award 6 7 8 10 10 11 5 FEATURES Engineers In Mediation - A Growing Trend Assessment Of Seat Belt Safety Restraint Usage In Automobile Crashes (ASME) SOCIETY FORUM Member Society Links American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Structural Engineers Association of Utah (SEAU) Utah Council of Land Surveyors (UCLS) Utah Society of Professional Engineers (USPE) Order of The Engineer Ceremony 12 THIS MAGAZINE IS DESIGNED AND PUBLISHED BY NEWSLETTERS INK CORP. 1.800.639.0465 FEBRUARY 2006 This journal is an annual publication of the Utah Engineers Council. The Utah Engineers Council Journal is produced for and by the engineering community in Utah. Copies are sent to each member of the fourteen societies that constitute the UEC, other Utah engineers, high school students and counselors, and the Utah Legislature. By this effort, we hope to foster improved communication among the engineering profession, strengthen our individual societies, raise awareness, unify our voice, and inform those licensed in the profession in Utah about activities which affect their practice. We invite your interest, participation and feedback to this endeavor. Contributions and advertisements for future issues are welcome. Please direct your suggestions or comments to the office of the UEC, or directly to the Editor. Statements or opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Utah Engineers Council or its member societies, and publication of advertisements is not to be considered an endorsement of the product or service advertised. 20 14 18 19 24 25 28 29 31 32 34 20 5