Emerging Technologies Round-Up

Key Activities: Open Research Forums and Advanced Manufacturing

ASME’s Engineering Research and Technology Development (ERTD) unit is launching a new program that is intended to bring together industry, government and research leaders to gather information that can lead to new ASME products and services in several focus areas. The initiative, the ASME Open Research Forum, is a joint effort of ERTD’s Center for Research and Technology Development and Emerging Technologies department.

Through the Forum program, ERTD aims to enhance its understanding of the issues and opportunities within the emerging technologies R&D community, with a goal of expediting community and content development. Current focus areas for the Forum include the energy-water nexus, integrated/sustainable building equipment and systems, thermal energy storage, sustainable manufacturing, risk management, and nanoengineering for medicine and biology.

An inaugural Forum, on the subject of integrated/sustainable building equipment and systems, is scheduled for April 24 at the ASME Washington, D.C., office. A second Forum, on the subject of thermal energy storage, is planned for early fall at the Washington, D.C., office.

The Energy-Water Nexus Interdisciplinary Council will offer programming for the first time at ASME’s 2013 Power Conference, to be held July 29-Aug. 1 in Boston. In addition to a technical track, the Council will also host a panel session titled “Industrial Desalination: Best Practices and Future Directions.”

“Advanced Manufacturing” is the theme of ASME’s 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2013), and Emerging Technologies will address the theme with a special multidisciplinary advanced manufacturing technical track as well as a special Impact Forum. The Advanced Manufacturing Impact Forum will be focused on industry and public-policy issues, and will not include peer-reviewed research presentations. To learn more or participate in the Advanced Manufacturing Impact Forum at Congress 2013 please contact Raj Manchanda, director, Emerging Technologies, at ManchandaR@asme.org.

Emerging Technologies Webinar Series

ASME Emerging Technologies has several complimentary webinars scheduled over the next few months. On April 2, John Rogers of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Tim Diehl from the U.S. Geological Survey will present the webinar, “Quantifying Power Plant Water Use.” Register now for this webinar at the product page, or visit http://nano.asme.org for the full schedule of upcoming Emerging Technology webinars.

- Brandes Smith, ASME Emerging Technologies