2010 Issue

5 6 Engineers Week 2010 Declaration 7 Engineers Week 2010 Keynote Speaker — Mr. Kent V. Rominger 8 Nominees for the Year 2010 Awards 9 Message From The Council’s Chair 10 Message From The Council’s Vice Chair 12 Design Visualization 17 Technical Challenges of the Modern X-Ray Tube 19 Sustainable Energy Management: Achieving Energy Independence at Wastewater Utilities 22 Manure Management of Hog Wastes 24 Stimulus Funds Go Green!!! 26 Financial Assurance Evaluation 27 Finding Balance Between Career and Family — An Engineer’s Quest for Equilibrium 29 A New Power Engineering Program in Utah 31 Tip of the Spear 33 Better Products in Less Time with Optimization 36 ASTM as a Means to Regulatory Change 38 Tomorrow’s Engineers 41 Strategic Goals and Improving The Business Community 42 Member Societies THIS MAGAZINE IS DESIGNED AND PUBLISHED BY MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP 1.888.745.4003 This journal is an annual publication of the Utah Engineers Council. The Utah EngineersCouncilJournal isproduced forandby theengineeringcommunity in Utah.Copiesaresent toeachmemberof the fourteensocieties thatconstitute 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,unifyourvoice,and inform those licensed in theprofession inUtah aboutactivitieswhichaffecttheirpractice.We inviteyour 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. UTAH ENGINEERS COUNCIL 3222 Bigarade Lane Taylorsville, UT 84118 www.utahengineerscouncil.org EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2009-2010 Chair: Mike Buehner, SE Vice-Chair: Dr. Joseph Martone, S.SAME, CIH QEP Secretary/Treasurer: Peter Tang Executive Secretary: Susan R. Merrill First Past Chair: Trent Hunt Second Past Chair: Michael Norrie COMMITTEE CHAIRS Publication Committee: Kiran Bhayani, P.E., D.EE ., F. ASCE E-Week Committee: Dr. Joseph Martone Fund-Raising Committee: Marylin Marshall Membership Committee: John Richardson Scholarship Committee: Peter Tang Awards Committee: Trent Hunt Legislative Committee: Michael McKamey Associate Editor: Dannie Pollock, P.E., D.EE .