2015 Issue

4 5 Featured Speaker of the Engineers Week 2015 Banquet 8 Message from the Council’s Chair: Think Outside the Box 10 With Varian Facility Expansion, Come Engineering Opportunities 12 Protecting Your Intellectual Property (IP) 15 Congratulations to the UEC’s 2015 Winners! 16 2015 UEC Engineer of the Year Nominees 18 2015 UEC Engineering Educator of the Year Nominees 20 2015 UEC Fresh Face in Engineering Nominees 21 Congratulations to the UEC’S 2015 Scholarship Winners! 23 Engineering Societies Enjoy Benefits of Membership in the Utah Engineers Council! 27 American Council of Engineering Companies of Utah Advancing the Business of Engineering 30 The Engineer as an Action Figure 34 High Definition Scanning vs. Conventional Surveying 38 Benefits of Joining Engineering Societies 43 Rehabilititation and Replacement of the East Layton Culinary Pipeline 51 Supporting: STEM Education in Utah 56 Changing Building Codes – Are They Really That Bad? 58 The Value of Professional Engineering 62 250 Answers to Questions You’ve Always Had About Everyday Stuff 66 The Next Quantum Leap in Surveying Technology 70 Pages From UEC History Member Societies 25 AAEE 26 ACEC 29 AIAA 33 ASCE 36 ASHRAE 37 ASME 42 ASPE 49 EWB-USA UTAH ENGINEERS COUNCIL 5298 W. Coley Circle West Valley City, UT 84120 www.utahengineerscouncil.org EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2014-2015 Chair: Robert Kesler, P.E. Vice-Chair: Brian Warner, P.E. Treasurer: Charles Vono Executive Secretary: Susan R. Merrill First Past Chair: David K. Cline, P.E. Second Past Chair: John Richardson, P.E. This journal is an annual publication of the Utah Engineers Council. The Utah Engineers Council Journal is produced for and by the engineeringcommunity inUtah.Copiesaremailedtoeachmember ofthe17societiesthatmakeuptheUEC,otherUtahengineers,high school students and counselors, members of the Utah Legislature, and interested corporate entities. By this effort, the UEC hopes to foster improved communication within the engineering profession, strengthen the individual societies with the UEC, raise awareness, unify the industry voice, and share industry information with the en- gineers licensed inUtah.TheUEC invitesyour interest,participation and feedback in this endeavor. Contributions and advertisements for future issues are welcome. Statements or opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the UEC, its member societies, or the Publisher. Likewise, advertisements in the journal are not to be considered an endorsement of the product or service advertised. Any editorial published in the Utah Engineers Council Journalshouldnottobetakenas legaladvice;specificallyanyedito- rial coming from a law firm. The authors, the UEC and the Publisher encourage all readers to seek appropriate legal counsel as to the application of the law, as it pertains to their individual activities and circumstances. The Utah Engineers Council Journal is published by The newsLINK Group, LLC, a Utah company. A copy of the Utah Engineers Council Journal isavailableontheUECwebsite,forreviewbeyondtheannual 6,000 copy printing. © 2015. All rights reserved. 50 IEEE 53 ITE 54 SAME 55 SEAU 61 SWE 65 UCLS 68 UCEA