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V o l ume 2 6 , N o. 2 20 0 4
PERSPECTIVES
THE NEWSLETTER OF CSAE
Winter 2004 Hiver
LES NOUVELLES DE SCGR
Dynamic Partnerships for an Environmentally Safe and Healthy World
ASAE and CSAE/SCGR Annual International Meeting
Canadian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sammy Watson will be the keynote
speaker at the joint Annual International Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 14, 2004. Supported by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, this meeting brings together
the international community of agricultural and bio-technical engineers, U.S. and Canadian government representatives, and others working in related fields. The opportunity to network and experience the information, technology, and research from more
than 1,800 professionals, in addition to exploring Canada's capital, offers the attendee
maximum meeting value. See the latest at:
http://www.asae.org/meetings/am2004/index.html .
To help keep meeting costs down, please book your room through the designated
ASAE hotels and use the discount numbers for transportation. This enables ASAE to
obtain lower cost meeting spaces and larger airfare and car rental discounts.
The U of M’s Straw Bale Building
The University of Manitoba now has a building made
out of straw! Kris Dick and Ron Britton laid the ceremonial “first bales” on January 16th and the shell of the
building has now been completed. The stucco coating
will be completed as the weather warms. The 4200
square foot building will be used to house a new soil
bin and will also be used for research on light-frame
structures. The straw walls have been instrumented so
that data can be collected to study moisture movement
and temperature variations within the walls.
Inside this issue:
Dans ce numéro:
President’s message
Un mot du président
2
Future of Technical Societies—VP Regional
Society Managers’ message / Un mot du
directeur-général
3
Report from VP Technical
Manitoba news
4-5
Quebec News
5
BC News
Alberta News
6-7
CSAE/SCGR Foundation
News
8
Saskatchewan News
9
Ontario News
1011
Novelles de la Fondation
CSAE/SCGR
12
World Engineers Convention / Coming Events
13
CSAE/SCGR Council
14
The status of CSAE/SCGR Technical Committees
When you visit the CSAE/SCGR website you will note that the CSAE/SCGR supports the following technical
Committees:
• Biological Systems Engineering - Ingénierie des systèmes biologiques;
• Bioprocessing Systems Engineering - Ingénierie des bioprocédés ;
• Building Systems Engineering - Ingénierie des bâtiments et des constructions ;
• Information Systems Engineering - Ingénierie des systèmes d'information ;
• Machinery Systems Engineering - Ingénierie de la mécanisation et des équipments ;
• Soil and Water Systems Engineering - Ingénierie de la gestion des ressources sol et eau ;
• Waste Management Engineering - Ingénierie de la gestion des sous-produits ;
In an effort to revive these committees, Cristina Ratti, [email protected] Biological Systems Engineering, Jan Jofriet [email protected] Standards Committee, and Jim Wasserman [email protected] Ma(Continued on page 5)
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A Few Words From President Digvir Jayas
As you know, the CSAE/SCGR Council has
discussed the possibility of a name change for
the Society. I wrote my first President's message to invite feedback. I only heard from two
people, one of who suggested that we should
keep our name informative and the other suggested that we should continue to use CSAE
because it has name recognition.
We are all aware of the fact that the educational programs at all Canadian universities
have changed their name to reflect that we work with
several biological systems not just the agricultural system. Also the potential for growth in the area of biomaterials, bioprocessing, biomachinery is where the future of
the profession will be because students graduating from
current undergraduate programs will be working in very
diverse fields of biological applications. Therefore, I
will be asking Council to consider a motion that should
be debated at the mid-term conference call and if passed
by Council we would hold an electronic election on
adoption of the motion. I hope that you will vote in favor
of a name change … Canadian Society for BioEngineering (CSBE), or some derivative of that, which would
then be decided by the council. I encourage you to cast
your ballot so that we can make a decision on
this issue one way or the other.
As you know the CSAE/SCGR 2004 annual
general meeting will be jointly held with the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
Although it is a joint meeting of CSAE/
SCGR and ASAE, we are hosting the meeting. Therefore, we need to take a very active
part in organizing the meeting. We need the
help of all of you in identifying potential industrial sponsors who could have displays at the conference. We need volunteers who can help manage the
various activities in Ottawa. We also need people to help
in the technical sessions. At the same time, CSAE/SCGR
will have its own AGM and you will be receiving the details about the AGM. I encourage you to attend the Ottawa conference and the AGM
The CSAE Foundation was incorporated last year.
The dedicated volunteers who have agreed to serve as
members of the Board of Directors are working very
hard to make the Foundation operational. Further details
on this are provided in the report from the Chair of the
Board of Directors of the CSAE/SCGR Foundation,
Dennis Darby.
Un mot du President Digvir Jayas
Comme vous le savez peut-être, l’exécutif de CSAE/
SCGR a discuté de la possibilité de changer le nom de la
société. Dans mon dernier message, je vous demandais
de faire des commentaires à ce sujet. Je n’ai reçu que
deux réponses. Un membre suggérait d’adopter un nom
qui informe le lecteur au sujet de notre raison d’être,
alors que l’autre était satisfait du nom CSAE/SCGR,
parce qu’il est bien ancré dans notre quotidien.
De part et d’autre du Canada, les programmes universitaires ont changé leur nom pour mieux décrire la matière des programmes de cours, qui ont évolué pour traiter de la diversité des systèmes biologiques, et non pas
seulement des systèmes agricoles. La croissance dans
notre domaine d’expertise s’oriente de plus en plus vers
l’étude des matériaux, de la machinerie et de la transformation biologique, et c’est dans ces domaines que les
emplois se situeront à l’avenir. Je m’adresserai donc à
l’exécutif de la société pour que ce thème fasse l’objet
d’un débat lors de la prochaine réunion du conseil; après
quoi tous les membres pourront exprimer leur choix par
le biais d’un vote électronique.
Rappelons que le congrès annuel des membres
CSAE/SCGR 2004 se tiendra à Ottawa de concert avec
l’ASAE. Comme nous en serons les hôtes, nous aurons à
prendre une part très active dans l’organisation de ce
congrès. Aussi comptons-nous sur tous et chacun pour
trouver des commanditaires qui seraient disposés à y
installer un kiosque. Nous avons besoin de bénévoles
pour prendre en charge toutes sortes d’activités sur les
lieux, y compris lors des sessions techniques. CSAE/
SCGR tiendra également son assemblée annuelle des
membres lors du congrès et nous vous encourageons fortement à y assister. Vous recevrez des détails complémentaires à ce sujet.
La Fondation de la CSAE/SCGR a été créée l’an dernier. Un certain nombre de personnes ont accepté de siéger à l’exécutif sous la présidence de Dennis Darby et
sont déjà à l’œuvre pour essayer de rendre cette fondation opérationnelle dans les plus courts délais. Vous trouverez de plus amples détails dans le rapport de M. Darby
ailleurs dans ce bulletin.
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Vice-President (Regional) on The Future of Technical Societies
Neil McLaughlin, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Tel. (613)759-1534; FAX (613)759-1515
E-Mail: [email protected]
On November 15, 2003, CARC (Canadian Agri-Food Research Council) held a second meeting in a series in Ottawa to discuss needs for an umbrella organization for Canadian agricultural
professional societies accompanying AIC restructuring. Many of the Canadian professional agricultural societies were represented. I represented CSAE/SCGR at the meeting.
There was a variety of opinions and positions on whether or not the individual societies
would buy into an umbrella organization. Many of the societies did not want to turn their
backs, but elected for a “wait and see” position. Cost is always an issue.
The group was interested in what services could be provided by an umbrella organization. There was interest in
things like on-line registration via credit card for conferences, liability insurance etc. These are areas where many of
the societies do not have sufficient numbers to make the process viable. CSAE/SCGR gets some of these services
from ASAE, but like the other Canadian societies, our internal operations are a struggle.
It was evident from a discussion on communications that different societies have different needs. Some initial low
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A few words from your new CSAE/
SCGR Society Secretary/Manager
Un mot du nouveau directeur-général/
secrétaire de la CSAE/SCGR
James S. Townsend, P.Eng.
Tel: 204-233-1881, Fax: 204-231-8282
Email: mailto:[email protected] or/ou mailto:[email protected]
President Digvir Jayas has asked
me to become the Secretary/
Manager for the CSAE/SCGR Society and it is my pleasure to accept
his invitation. I have agreed to an
initial two-year term to see how the job goes. I hope to
do as good a job as retiring Secretary/Manager Pierre
Jutras did. With lots of help from my friends I hope to
keep problems to a minimum. Please help me to help
you.
The Duties of the Secretary are clearly spelled out in
the Procedures Manual. I am quickly finding out that
the Manager does everything and there are no procedures spelled out anywhere. This is where the help and
patience of my friends will be appreciated. For example, this newsletter does not happen without input from
many individual CSAE/SCGR members. So, do not
wait to be asked for your news. Send news items to
Vice-President (Regional) Neil McLaughlin or me at
any time. We will be sure to get your item in the next
newsletter allowing for the usual deadlines.
It is my great honour to be given a chance to serve
the Society. If I can be of any help to you, do not hesitate to contact me.
C’est avec plaisir que j’ai accepté l’invitation du président Digvir Jayas de prendre en main la relève à la direction de la CSAE/SCGR. Pour le moment, je ne m’engage
que pour un terme de deux ans, histoire de laisser la toile
se tisser petit à petit devant moi, et de m’efforcer à suivre
les traces de mon prédécesseur, le directeur-général/
secrétaire sortant Pierre Jutras. Je compte sur vous,
mes amis et collègues, pour m’aider à solutionner les problèmes au fur et à mesure qu’ils se présentent. Votre aide
me sera précieuse.
Bien que les responsabilités du secrétaire soient bel et
bien décrites dans le manuel de procédures de la société,
j’ai vitement réalisé que celles du directeur-général ne le
sont pas; c’est à ce niveau que j’aurai grandement besoin
de votre aide et compréhension.. Ce bulletin de nouvelles, par exemple, ne peut pas se réaliser sans la contribution des membres de CSAE/SCGR. Je sollicite donc votre contribution et vous prie de transmettre vos nouvelles
au vice-président régional Neil McLaughlin ou à moimême en tout temps avant la date de tombée.
En terminant, je répète que c’est un insigne honneur
pour moi de servir la société, et je me mets à votre entière
disposition si vous avez besoin de mes services.
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Report from the Vice-President (Technical)
Shahab Sokhansanj, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Phone: 604-904-4272, Cell: (865) 207-3081
Email: mailto:[email protected]
There will be a forum to discuss bioenergy and biobased products in Canada during the CSAE/
ASAE Meeting in Ottawa. CSAE/SCGR is sponsoring a special technical session titled Biorefinery and Renewable Resources in Canada, an update, during the ASAE/CSAE/SCGR International
meeting in Ottawa. Speakers from Natural Resources Canada, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, University, and
industry are invited to present the state of bioenergy research and development, and funding opportunities. The discussion will focus on projects that would mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and opportunities that are spelled out in
the Agricultural Policy Framework. The following is a list of speakers:
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Biorefinery Industry in Canada - Bill Cruickshank (Natural resources Canada)
Agricultural biomass resources in Canada - Mark Stumborg (Agriculture and AgriFood Canada)
Least cost feedstock handling systems – Peter Flynn (Engineering Management Chair, U of Alberta)
Small-scale biomass to bioenergy conversion in Canada - Roger Samson (REAP Canada)
Federal programs in support of Bioenergy in Canada – TBD
You are all invited to attend this important topical Canadian-focused event.
The CSAE/SCGR is also sponsoring a regular technical session with authors discussing a range of technical topics. Authors and topics will be announced when the programs are finalized.
Manitoba News
Danny Mann, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Tel: 204-474-7149 FAX: 204-474-7512
Email: mailto:danny_mann @umanitoba.ca
A Regional Meeting was held on 2003 11 25 in conjunction with the Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba. The meeting featured oral presentations of design
projects completed by current undergraduate Biosystems engineering students. Although meeting agendas were sent to all CSAE/SCGR members in Manitoba, attendance by off-campus
members was extremely poor.
Qiang Zhang (Head, Biosystems Engineering) was an invited speaker at the 2003 International Forum on Bioenvironmental and Bio-energy Engineering, November 20 to 24, 2003 in Beijing.
Ron Britton (Associate Dean, Engineering Design) was invited to the University of Saskatchewan to speak to the
Engineering students about design on November 6 & 7, 2003.
Kris Frederickson, a M.Sc. student working with Nazim Cicek, was the youth recipient of the prestigious Aboriginal Achievement Award in January 2004. Kris is working on wastewater treatment facilities for northern Manitoba
reserves.
Over the years, the curriculum in the Agricultural (now Biosystems) Engineering department at the University of
Manitoba has changed several times; some of the changes were minor and some were major. In recent years, the frequency of these changes seems to be increasing as new types of students are being attracted to the department. A department retreat is planned for February 20, 2004 to once again discuss curriculum issues. Speaking on behalf of the
academic staff at the University of Manitoba, we welcome comments from industry regarding future directions for
our curriculum. Comments can be forwarded to me at mailto:[email protected] .
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Speaking of curriculum changes, I would like to give you an introduction to our first design elective in the broadly
defined field of biomedical engineering. The course is called “Design of assistive technology devices.” It is being
team-taught by myself (Danny Mann) and two professors from the Department of Occupational Therapy (Jacquie Ripat and Art Quanbury). The course covers the theory associated with designing devices to assist disabled persons
with the completion of daily activities. Students are completing a design project, which involves a clinical assessment of a client and designing an appropriate assistive technology device. Student response to the course has been
positive – it is extremely rewarding to be able to use engineering skills to help persons with disabilities to be able to
do the things that we do (and take for granted) every day.
Notice to members from Manitoba: If you have any comments or news items that you would to be included in the
next issue of Perspectives, please send it to mailto:[email protected] .
chinery Systems Engineering have indicated their willingness to reactivate their Committees. There has been an effort
in the past to combine Bioprocessing Systems Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering. Dr. Ratti has assumed the leadership of these two Committees.
The technical committees were reformed in 2000-2001 in order to provide direction to CSAE/SCGR in the matter
of longer range programming and involvement of more members in each subject area. Formerly, a member for each
area (P&M, S&W etc.) was appointed each year by the VP Technical. This person, located near the site of the meeting a year away, along with the past two year’s appointees, helped to organize the technical sessions.
The year 2000 reformat provided for 6-10 members in each of the 7 technical areas (to match the divisions in our
journal). The concept was that each of these committees would elect new members themselves, getting more folks
involved and better reflecting the membership’s wishes. The committees would work with the VP Technical to develop and provide the best programme possible instead of just waiting for papers to be proposed.
Please contact those named here or send an email to mailto:[email protected] if you are interested in serving in any of the technical committees. Check out the current committees on the web at:
http://www.csae-scgr.ca/CSAEinfo/Manual.shtml#CSAE_SCGR_TECHNICAL_COMMITTEES
Quebec Regional News / Nouvelles régionaux du Québec
Daniel Massé, PhD. ing.
Tel: 819-565-9171 x 128 Fax 819-564-5507
Where did Agr. Eng. go?
Bioresource Engineering chair Robert Kok is very excited about the recent changes to his department. Not only has a change been made to the departmental name - Bioresource Engineering - and to
the program itself, but to the degree designation as well. The degree change will come into effect in spring 2005,
when graduating students will receive a BEng(Bioresource).
These changes reflect the widening in scope of the department's program which now includes courses on food
processing, bioremediation, ecosystem simulation, water resources management and biotechnology, as well as
'traditional' agricultural engineering. The department has also increased its international outreach and collaborations.
Professor Chandra Madramootoo
James McGi11 Chair and Director of the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management, was awarded the Prix
Michel-Jurdant by the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) The prize recognizes outstanding research in
environmental sciences that has an impact on society.
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British Columbia News
Stephanie P. Tam
Tel: 604-437-3033
The 6th Annual Pacific Agriculture Show was held in the Tradex Exhibition Centre at Abbotsford Airport, B.C. in February. This show was B.C.’s largest Agriculture event, exhibiting the
latest and most innovative agricultural machines and technologies on the market. Delegates
were mainly farmers, producers, ranchers and agricultural professionals; others included persons
from the private and government sectors. Conferences and meetings were also held by various sectors, such as, B.C.
Dairy Expo, Horticulture Grower Short Course, Equine Expo, Llamas/Alpacas/Horse Shows, and AgAware B.C. and
the B.C. Agriculture Council.
B.C. Environmental Farm Planning (EFP): Bio-Resource Engineers and agrologists in the Resource Management Branch of B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries completed the second set of two-week intensive
courses in February in Abbotsford. Another set of courses will be provided in Penticton in the first and second week
of March. These EFP courses are meant for government staff and private consultants who wish to qualify as Certified Environmental Farm Planners. Positive feedback has been received from students. On-going improvement in
course content and related materials will be done accordingly.
Climate stations: By the end of February, 20 new climate stations in the Okanagan are going to be launched onto
the Farmwest.com website in addition to the existing 48 stations throughout B.C. For more information, please visit
http://www.farmwest.com
Alberta News
Rick Atkins, P.Eng.
Tel: 403-329-1212; FAX: 403-328-5562
Industry Member Profiles:
Risley Manufacturing – Larry Brown, Technical Manager
As the Technical Manager for Risley Manufacturing, Larry is responsible for hydraulic design
on new products and support or trouble shooting on previous products. Larry is also involved in a
smaller capacity for Risley Hydraulics Division of the Risley Industrial group.
Risley Manufacturing builds and markets superior forestry harvesting equipment for sale all over North America
(Canada and the US). Some of our products are delimbers, sawheads and processors. We built a line of tracked feller
bunchers that we recently sold to Caterpillar. We are in the process of building a soft tracked multipurpose machine
that will serve as a feller buncher, skidder, flail carrier or general carrier for sensitive areas. In the Hydraulic Division
we service customers from all segments of industry.
Trimark Engineering Ltd. – Renard Campmans, Project Engineer
Trimark Engineering has offices in Edmonton, Guelph, and Lethbridge (Head Office) and their website is located
at: http://www.trimarkeng.com
Trimark is the largest engineering firm in Western Canada to specialize in food, beverage and pharmaceuticals.
We provide project development, process and facility design, procurement and project management services. From
the construction of new facilities to the renovation of existing operations, we provide durable and cost-effective solutions. Our industry specialization enables us to provide clients with solutions that offer the most flexibility and best
meet their needs.
Trimark ensures the quality, consistency and continuity of new installations. This involvement facilitates safe and
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efficient operations through the standardization of equipment, installation practices and documentation. We also incorporate a strong background in process hazards and hazard operability studies (HAZOP) to mitigate risks to personnel and property.
Trimark recently supported a Lean Manufacturing program jointly sponsored by Alberta Agriculture and the Alberta Food Processors Association. The program objective was to support the competitiveness and growth of Alberta
Food Processors. As industry specialists, Trimark was selected to conduct Manufacturing and Utilities assessments.
Trimark has led the development and implementation of Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) approved
HACCP programs. Our support includes the integration of project plans with the requirements of CFIA and HACCP
plans.
Within industry, many companies are focusing on supplier alliances in order to improve quality and efficiencies.
Trimark has been singled out as the leader in the supply of engineering and project management services.
Renard has worked for this company for several years and has been exposed to all aspects of the company’s area
of expertise. Renard is also keen in promoting the food side of agriculture as it relates to agricultural engineering.
EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. (EBA) - Ronald M. Ackroyd, M.Eng., P.Eng., P.Ag., Project Engineer
EBA has offices worldwide and its website is at: http://www.eba.ca
EBA began over 35 years ago as Elmer Brooker & Associates. Dr. Brooker was on the University of Alberta faculty and started his own geotechnical and materials engineering company on the side. EBA has progressively expanded over the last 35 years to offer a broad range of engineering and consulting services to clients in both domestic
and foreign markets. Today approximately 450 engineers, scientists, technologists and support staff serve clients
from fifteen offices in Western and Northern Canada.
Our staff makes it possible to assemble multidisciplinary teams to provide clients with a full-service approach to
address their unique needs. EBA is a full range engineering consulting firm. Noting that managing agricultural businesses had become increasingly complex due to rapid changes in technology, marketing, and regulations, approximately six years ago EBA made a concerted effort to establish an in-house group of professionals dedicated to providing technical services to the agriculture industry. The following services are offered as part of EBA's Agriculture
Service Group: construction design, siting, approval, and management services, economic studies, engineering services, feasibility studies, municipal and land use planning, professional representation at hearings, public consultation
processes, rangeland evaluation and grazing design, environmental assessments and plans, petroleum and utility industry impact assessments, remediation, manure and nutrient management plans, odor control, runoff and waste storage, groundwater development & monitoring, irrigation potential and design, riparian management and design, subsurface drainage and water consolidation.
Ronald joined EBA in 1999 and had opportunities to work in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the NWT. As an Agricultural Engineer he has used his diversified training to work on intensive livestock operations and many on-farm engineering applications from design, to assessment to analysis.
Terradox Corporation - Doug Mackay, P.Eng., VP Operations
Terradox has offices in Calgary and Billings, Montana. Its website located at: http://www.terradox.com
Terradox Corporation is the world leader in Full Vision 3-D GPS Guidance Systems. The company is best known
for its field proven, award-winning SiteWinder product, which has set a new standard for GPS guidance systems in
agriculture. Since its introduction to the market in 2000, SiteWinder has become an indispensable productivitymaximizing tool for farmers and a source of competitive advantage for commercial fertilizer applicators, the most demanding user group in the industry.
The Terradox team of industry experts, software developers, engineers and customer support specialists serves clients across North America. Farmers and professional applicators of fertilizer and agricultural chemicals use SiteWinder to improve precision and productivity for a variety of field operations including crop spraying.
Terradox has just released the latest version of its SiteWinder GPS Guidance System and new SureCover technology which automatically turns sprayer sections on and off at the appropriate spot to minimize gaps and overlaps
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while spraying. The company has also gone to direct sales to farmers to ensure the lowest price possible for the end
user.
Doug has worked for this company for a number of years and has been a key player in the development and application of GPS guidance technology and storage of field history data.
CSAE/SCGR Foundation News
The BOD has held three telephone conference meetings in November and December 2003 and January 2004.
The first priority of the new BOD has been to get the
Foundation operational in the first half of 2004. Integral
with this challenge are the following objectives identified
by the BOD:
- Revising the bylaws to make for effective and efObjectives of the Foundation:
ficient operation of the Foundation
1. To encourage the graduate and undergraduate stu- Defining Foundation membership criteria
dents enrolled in Canadian universities to participate
- Liaising with CSAE/SCGR
in conferences and competition in the field of agricul- Moving the Foundation Head Office to Winnipeg
tural, food and biological engineering;
- Promoting the Foundation for funding and project
2. To promote agricultural, food and biological engiinitiatives.
neering to the public in general;
Membership:
3. To award prizes to students for excellence;
The present membership in the Foundation is limited
4. To receive donations, legacies or other contributions
to the new Directors and the three founding members.
in the form of money, securities or immovables, to
administer such donations, legacies or other contribu- This makes for expedient operation and decision making
tions, to organize fund raising campaigns for the pur- within the terms of the bylaws. The Foundation must decide on any expansion of the membership and on the timpose of raising funds for its charitable purposes;
5. In the attainment of its purposes, however, the corpo- ing of such expansion.
ration shall not permit its members, or their assigns to Financial status:
recover, in any form whatsoever, funds that they have
At the end of 2003, the Foundation had received donadonated to the corporation.
tions of just over $5000, while expenses were over $6000.
The Letters Patent should be available soon on the CSAE/ Most of the expenses were incurred in the legal process of
incorporation. It is now time to move on with securing
SCGR website.
funding for programs to meet the objectives of the FounAction to Date:
dation. A letter of appeal for donations will be sent to all
The Original Directors of the Foundation were Lal
CSAE/SCGR members soon.
Kushwaha, Digvir Jayas and former CSAE/SCGR Manager, Pierre Jutras. On the request of CSAE/SCGR President Jayas, the following have agreed to serve on the
Board of Directors (BOD) of the Foundation:
Director
Term to the End of
Dennis Darby, Chair
2004
Garland Laliberte
2004
Chris Watts
2005
Martin Wrubleski
2005
Jan Jofriet
2006
Philippe Savoie
2006
Following majority approval (92%) of the 209 members who voted for the creation of a CSAE/SCGR charitable foundation in December 2002, the CSAE/SCGR
Foundation received its federal Charter on June 13, 2003.
CSAE/SCGR President Jayas communicated this to all
members on November 6, 2003.
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Saskatchewan News
Lope G. Tabil, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Tel.: (306) 966-5317; Fax: (306) 966-5332
E-mail: mailto:[email protected]
Updates from the University of Saskatchewan:
The University of Saskatchewan is currently inviting
application from within the university for the position of
Department Head of the Department of Agricultural and
Bioresource Engineering. The department currently
consists of 14 faculty (11 full-time and 3 part-time), six
staff, 35 graduate students and 44 undergraduate students (2nd, 3rd and 4th years). The Head is responsible for
the academic, research and outreach activities of the department, and also for the management of the faculty,
staff, facilities and equipment of the department. The
appointment will be effective July 1, 2004 for an initial
period of five years.
Trever Crowe, P.Eng. of the Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering is on sabbatical
leave this school year. The first six months of his leave
were spent in Saskatoon, working with graduate and undergraduate students and continuing his research projects. From January until July 2004, he will be in Davis,
CA in the Department of Biological and Agricultural
Engineering of the University of California Davis working on pesticide application technologies with Professor
D. Ken Giles.
Cameco Spectrum 2004, the triennial exhibition of
engineering, science and technology hosted by students
of the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan was held on January 15 to 18, 2004. The students and faculty of the Department of Agricultural and
Bioresource Engineering had six exhibit entries,
namely, “Flaxtic”, “Quarter Scale Tractor”, “Manure
Spreader”, “Poultry Transport Vehicle”, “Human Powered Irrigation”, and “Landmine Neutralization”. Lal
Kushwaha, P.Eng. and his staff and students’ exhibit
entry entitled “Landmine Neutralization” won the Best
Educational display along with two
others in this category. Andrew
Jansen’s (3rd year Agricultural and
Bioresource Engineering student)
and David Bosch’s (Chemical Engineering student) entry entitled “Human Powered Irrigation” won 2nd place for the Most Innovative Design.
Miles E. Jorgenson, P.Eng.: Miles (Society Treasurer), a self-employed engineer, enjoys a great deal of
“schedule elasticity”. Projects come and go with much
greater chaos when one removes the discipline of
monthly payroll commitments and the like. It is both a
blessing and a curse to be free to turn the work schedule
on and off completely at the whim of client demand.
Miles’ primary work continues in the field of hog barn
design. He especially enjoys the time spent on construction sites. There are many rewards to field work for an
engineer, not the least of these is the appreciation
earned from helping trades and contractors work
through conflicts and allowing them to put their own
ideas into hard assets (with clients’ permission, of
course!).
Ron Palmer, Ph.D., P.Eng. (University of Regina):
Dr. Palmer, a Professor of Electronic Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Regina
specializes in positioning and guidance systems used for
industry and agriculture. He teaches courses and conducts research related to various aspects of communication theory and microprocessor design. His work is now
concentrating on auto-steering. He and his research
team are also looking at designing a much more accurate, yet less expensive GPS type of system for positioning, and there is still some work being done on preprogramming a field pattern for optimum efficiency.
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Ontario News
Ramesh P.Rudra, PhD. P.Eng
Phone: 519- 824-4120 X 53110; Fax: 519-836-0227
The University of Guelph Formula SAE Team has
been having a very successful and productive year. They
have finalized many of their designs, modeled them and
have began constructing and testing the designs. The
modeling and testing has involved the use of many resources available through the School of Engineering.
Students participating have learned how to develop scientific experiments using instruments within the school
to test their designs and they have then carried out the
tests. The students have
also used
many modeling programs
available to
them to test
numerous
components
and compare it
to their experimental data.
Last year the
Formula SAE
team placed
37 out of the 140 teams by reaching 340 points to the
895 for the University of Wollongong, Australia team.
Their main failure was the endurance test.
The team is striving to make this year’s car the best
yet. The major advantage that this car has over other
cars is that it is the first all wheel drive Formula SAE
car. This will definitely attract a lot of attention to the
University of Guelph, School of Engineering and University of Guelph Formula SAE. The car will also have
a micro-controller designed and built by students to control their engine. The car is going to be much lighter
than last year and it will have many minor changes to
make it more comfortable, better handling and more
aesthetically pleasing.
In the last month there has been a considerable
amount of research put into the air intake system. The
system has been designed through many calculations
and airflow analysis. It was then drawn in AutoCAD,
modeled in IDEAS and currently is being simulated in
FLUENT. The designs have also taken shape with many
variations of the intake being constructed to gather data.
All of this data will be compared with the models and
the optimal design will be chosen and a final intake constructed. This is just one of many designs that are being
carefully designed, modeled, built and tested. In order to
build many of these designs the team has been working
with the Physics Shop, attempting to utilize the computer controlled lathe and mill to their fullest potential.
This year the team has designed and manufactured a
micro-controller to run the engine. This micro-controller
was developed from the ground up. It will allow for optimal engine control and control of sensors positioned
around the car. In order to fully test the micro-controller
with the engine and get it properly tuned, a dynamometer was required. A professor within the School of Engineering was kind enough to allow the team to borrow
his tractor dynamometer.
There were some modifications necessary for the dynamometer, but they have been completed and the tractor dynamometer is now able to be used as a motorcycle
dynamometer.
The photo shows the new car at the Toronto Shootout, a very cold and wet day of racing at Downsview
Park. All the universities in the surrounding area made
an appearance as well as schools such as Michigan
State, Cornell, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières,
McGill and Dartmouth. The team struggled some from
not being in the car very much to practice, but as the day
went on the times got better and our car ended up finishing with the sixth overall fastest time out of seventeen
cars. Everyone was quite pleased with this time considering Guelph was the only first year team in attendance
and the only team that did not have rain tires.
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Nurul Akhand, Ph.D., P.Eng. has been working as a research associate with the Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre (ECORC) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. He has been
modeling preferential flow using a 1-D dual porosity flow model. The studies are aimed at developing management scenarios that will protect water from pathogen contamination associated
with the agricultural use of biosolids. The results of his modeling efforts will be presented in the
forthcoming 2004 ASAE/CSAE/SCGR International Meeting in Ottawa. He has also worked on
tile drain water flow and quality (NO3-N) modeling with the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
He contributed to the integration of a groundwater flow model and a watershed management decision support system for surface water bodies and groundwater flow interactions.
Nurul received his Ph.D. in irrigation from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and his Master
of Engineering in soil and water from the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok. Before coming to Canada, Nurul was a Research Scientist of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS).
Dr. Yuxia Li has joined Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, Ottawa as an NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow. Yuxia was awarded her Ph.D.
degree at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her thesis research was on the interrelationships among soil parameters, hydrology and crop performance in controlled traffic and
conservation tillage. A daily soil-crop simulation model was used to evaluate different management systems on dryland cropping. Prior to her Ph.D. program, she was employed at the
China Agriculture University in Beijing both as a lecturer and researcher. She was a key
member in the coordination of a highly successful large international project on conservation
tillage between China and Australia. This work experience has sparked in interest in international collaboration in future. Yuxia will be working with Neil McLaughlin on biodiesel
use and exhaust emissions in agricultural crop production. The project will provide information on an alternative fuel
which is both environmentally friendly, and represents a new market for farm producers. Upon completion of her
post-doctoral fellowship, Yuxia will be seeking a permanent research position in Canada.
cost but never-the-less effective strategies were discussed. These include simple things like posting upcoming meetings on AIC’s web site, and adding links to other societies on web sites. The address for the AIC meetings website is
http://www.aic.ca/whatsnew/calendar.html .
There was some reluctance to commit to collaborate on publishing issue papers. Previous bad experiences, cost,
and time were cited as concerns. There was some interest in holding joint meetings, but many organizations such as
our own have commitments with American and other associations for joint meetings. Many of the Canadian organizations lack numbers and staff to organize meetings, and are interested in any assistance that could be provided.
There appears to be a fierce independence among the societies. Any umbrella organization has to be able to provide leadership and services, but at the same time, respect the independence of the societies.
The next meeting is scheduled in Ottawa for April 24, 2004. By that time, bylaws for the AIC restructuring
should be complete. Minutes of the meeting are available from CARC.
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Nouvelles de la Fondation CSAE/SCGR
Sur les 209 membres qui se sont prévalus de leur droit
de vote, 92 % ont voté, en décembre 2002, en faveur de
la création d’une fondation à but non lucratif. Le gouvernement fédéral a officiellement donné son aval à cette
organisation en lui remettant sa charte le 13 juin 2003.
Le président Digvir Jayas en a fait part aux membres le 6
novembre 2003.
Objectifs de la fondation
1. Encourager les étudiants sous-gradués et gradués inscrits dans les universités canadiennes à participer aux
conférences et aux compétitions en matière de génie
agroalimentaire et biologique;
2. Faire la promotion du génie agroalimentaire et biologique auprès du public en général;
3. Attribuer des prix d’excellence aux étudiants;
4. Solliciter et gérer des fonds sous forme d’argent ou
autres pour des œuvres charitables;
5. S’assurer qu’aucun des membres ou de leurs représentants ne puisse d’aucune façon s’approprier les
fonds qui ont été souscrits.
Les lettres patentes apparaîtront bientôt sur le site
web de la CSAE/SCGR
État de l’avancement des travaux
Lors de l’incorporation de la Fondation, l’exécutif
comprenait Lal Kushwaha, Digvir Jayas
et Pierre Jutras, ancien directeur général/secrétaire de
CSAE/SCGR. Récemment, le président Digvir Jayas a
sollicité l’adhésion des personnes suivantes, qui ont accepté de faire partie de l’exécutif de la fondation :
Jusqu’à la fin de
Directeur
Dennis Darby, Chair
2004
Garland Laliberte
2004
Chris Watts
2005
Martin Wrubleski
2005
Jan Jofriet
2006
Philippe Savoie
2006
L’exécutif a tenu 3 téléconférences en novembre et en
décembre 2003, et en janvier 2004. Le but prioritaire
était de rendre la fondation opérationnelle au premier semestre de 2004 et de poursuivre les objectifs suivants :
•
•
•
•
•
Refondre les règlements pour simplifier les procédures opérationnelles
Définir les critères d’adhésion à la fondation
Établir des liens avec la CSAE/SCGR
Transférer le siège de la fondation à Winnipeg, au
siège de CSAE/SCGR
Établir un programme de publicité afin de stimuler les souscriptions.
Adhésion
À l’heure actuelle, seuls sont membres de la fondation les membres de l’exécutif, c’est-à-dire les trois
membres fondateurs et les six autres venus se joindre à
eux plus tard.
Cet arrangement est avantageux, car il simplifie la
gestion et les prises de décision conformément aux règlements de la société. Il s’agira de voir s’il y aurait avantage à augmenter le nombre de directeurs et à quelle époque.
Situation financière actuelle
Au terme de l’an 2003, la fondation avait reçu des
dons de l’ordre de 5000$ alors que les frais d’incorporation et légaux s’élevaient à quelque 6000$. Il est temps
maintenant d’établir une campagne de souscription afin
de rencontrer les objectifs de la fondation. Une lettre de
sollicitation de fonds sera bientôt adressée aux membres
de CSAE/SCGR.
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World Engineers A1AF Convention 2004 (WEC2004)
Shanghai, China November 2-6, 2004
Yuan Yue, the Director for Liaison of the World Engineers A1AF Convention 2004 (WEC2004), has contacted
President Jayas to give notice of the convention.
WEC2004 will be held in Shanghai, November 2-6, 2004, under the auspices of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). It will be jointly organized by the China Association for Science and Technology
(CAST), the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the Shanghai Municipal Government. With the theme of
“Engineers Shape the Sustainable Future”, the convention is designed to provide a platform for engineers, entrepreneurs and engineering students to interact and discuss issues and problems.
In addition to the plenary session, the program of WEC2004 also includes the following seven parallel sessions:
Network Engineering and Information Society, Biological Engineering and Health-Care, Transportation and Sustainable Mega-cities, Environment Protection and Disaster Mitigation, Agricultural Engineering and Food Security, Resources and Energy, and Ecological Material and Green Manufacturing.
For additional information, contact the web site, http://www.wec2004.org or as follows:
Yuan Yue, Director for Liaison, WEC2004
Tel: 86 10 62173499; Fax: 86 10 62180142
Email: [email protected]
Coming Events
•
•
•
Eighth International Drainage Symposium 2004. March 21-24, Sacramento, CA. Contact: Chandra
Madramootoo at mailto:[email protected]
CSAE/SCGR-ASAE Annual Conference 2004: Aug. 1-4, Ottawa, ON.
Self-Sustaining Solutions for Streams, Wetlands, and Watersheds (ASAE) Sept. 12-15, Minneapolis /St. Paul, MN This conference offers attendees the opportunity to explore innovative solutions for stream
and wetland restoration and management. Workshops provide the knowledge and training that position participants in protecting and enhancing water resources as well as to re-establish and maintain self-sustaining ecosystems. St. Paul, Minnesota, Sept. 12-15, 2004, http://www.asae.org/meetings/streams2004/Index.html .
•
•
•
•
•
•
Food Automation Conference (ASAE) Winter 2005, Washington DC
Stormwater Management (ASAE) Spring 2005
ASAE International Livestock Environment Symposium, May 2005
Third Meeting of the International Symposium on Flood Defence (ISFD), 2005 05 25-28, Nijmegen, Netherlands. More information at: http://www.isfd3.nl
ASAE Annual International Meeting , 2005 07 17-21, Tampa Bay, Florida
ASAE Annual International Meeting 2006 Portland, Oregon
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CSAE/SCGR Council 2003-2004
President: Digvir S. Jayas
Vice-President (Regional): Neil B. McLaughlin
University of Manitoba, 207 Administration Bldg
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Tel: 204-474-6860 FAX: 204-474-7568
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, ECORC
960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6
Tel: 613-759-1534 FAX: 613-759-1515
Past-President: R. Lal Kushwaha
Vice-President (Technical): Shahab Sokhansanj
Agricultural & Bioresource Eng’g Dept.
University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Dr
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9
Tel: 306-966-5313 FAX: 306-966-5334
245 E 17th St
North Vancouver, BC V7L 2V8
Tel: 604-904-4272: FAX: 604-822-6003
President-elect: Yves Choiniere
Vice-President (Industry): Dennis Hodgkinson
84, rue Roy, Ange-Gardien, QC J0E 1E0
Tel: 450-293-8960: FAX: 450-293-8963
DGH Engineering, 12 Aviation Blvd
St Andrew MB R1A 3N5
Tel: 204-334-8846; FAX: 204-334-6965
Secretary: James S. Townsend
Treasurer: Miles E. Jorgenson
446 Kingston Cres,, Winnipeg, MB R2M 0T9
Tel: 204-233-1881; FAX:204-231-8282
P.O. Box 310, Muenster, SK S0K 2Y0
Tel: 306-682-4098; FAX: 306-682-4033
Webmaster: Wayne E. Coates
Office of Arid Land Studies, University of Arizona,
250 E. Valencia Rd Tucson AZ 85706
Tel: 520-741-0840; FAX:520-740-1468
Editor and Regional Directors
Journal Editor: Stefan Cenkowski
Manitoba: Daniel D. Mann
Tel: 204-474-6293; FAX: 204-474-7512
Tel: 204-474-7149 FAX: 204-474-7512
Atlantic: Robert Gordon
Saskatchewan: Lope G. Tabil
Tel: 902-893-8561; FAX: 902-893-1859
Tel: 306-966-5317; FAX: 306-966-5334
Québec: Daniel Massé
Alberta: Richard P. Atkins
Tel: 819-565-9171; FAX: 819-564-5507
Tel: 403-329-1212 FAX: 403-328-5562
Coming Email:
Events
[email protected]
Ontario: Ramesh P. Rudra
British Columbia: Stephanie P. Tam
Tel: 519-824-4120; FAX: 519-836-0227
Tel: 604-437-3033
Volume 26, No. 2 2004
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