The following members were recognized for their Milestone Membership - PDF document

2012 Wisconsin Section ASABE Awards The following members were recognized for their Milestone Membership Anniversaries 25 Years Bernt J. Hammarback Thomas Jerome Tooley Kevin R. Klubertanz Randal S. Knurr * Timothy J. Koch * Richard D. Their Douglas Reinemann * 40 Years Gene L. Nimmer * Paul O. Reilly Richard J. Straub * 50 Years James F. Gastel 61 Years Frederick H. Buelow * Randy Knurr Program Committee 1991‐92 Tom Koch Secretary‐Treasurer 1992‐93 Doug Reinemann Secretary‐Treasurer 1991‐92, Nominating Committee 1996‐98, Young Engineer Award 1998 Gene Nimmer Vice‐Chairman Membership 86‐87 Richard Straub Secretary‐Treasurer 82‐83, Vice‐Chair Membership 84‐85, Vice‐Chairman Career Guidance 88‐90, Vice‐Chair Programs 1993‐94, Chair 94‐95, Career Development Committee 95‐97, Vice Chair Career Development 97‐99, and received the Wayne G. Russell Award in 2010. Fred Buelow Vice Chairman Program and Chairman Elect 74‐75, Chair 75‐76, received the Career Achievement Award 1982 1

2012 Wisconsin Section ASABE Awards Amanda Crowe has been named to the NEW FACES of ENGINEERING Class of 2012. The New Faces of Engineering program highlights the interesting and unique work of young engineers (age 30 or younger) and the resulting impact on society. Only 10 young engineers from across the nation are chosen for their outstanding, early, career achievements. With her background in soil science and biological systems engineering, Amanda Crowe provides planning, engineering and construction assistance to farmers and landowners, helping them to improve the natural resources of Wisconsin. She started her career in Monroe County with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as a summer student in 2001 and has worked in the Prairie du Chien, Appleton, and Richland Center offices. In her current field position as an agricultural engineer with the NRCS in Sparta, WI Amanda works closely with other NRCS staff and conservation partners devising solutions for runoff, erosion and agricultural waste issues of southwest Wisconsin. Amanda helps landowners to protect the environment by providing planning and construction assistance to county technicians, trout unlimited and government agencies such as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Amanda develops designs for erosion control, sediment management, dairy manure management, and feed storage leachate runoff control systems and the engineering portions of comprehensive nutrient management plans (CNMPs). Amanda has also contributed to the statewide conservation engineering enterprise by updating the WI‐NRCS waste transfer standard, being the lead author of the companion documents, integrating CADD into daily operations, encouraging use of LIDAR data and providing training to agency and non‐agency staff. Amanda shares her knowledge with middle and elementary school aged children teaching groundwater lessons in outdoor classrooms. She is also a certified Hunter Education Instructor. Amanda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Soil Science from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and a Masters degree in Biological Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin‐Madison. She joined ASABE in 2004 as a student and was student chapter president, Association of Equipment Manufactures report Chair, Wisconsin Section Vice‐Chair of Awards, and is currently the Wisconsin Section Vice‐Chair of Public Relations for ASABE. 2

2012 Wisconsin Section ASABE Awards Megan May of UW‐Madison is the recipient of the Biological Systems Engineering Student of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize an undergraduate student in preparation for a career in the profession. Megan has been an active member of the UW Madison ASABE Branch serving as the Treasurer and currently as the Secretary. Megan has also taken responsibility for ordering and distributing club t‐shirts, as well as coordinating lunches and tailgating supplies for club field trips. Megan has also been a member of the UW Madison Food Science club for the past two years and been actively involved with the Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority where she has held the positions of Director of Income, Director of Councils, Director of Recruitment, Vice President. and President Megan volunteers for the Young Scientist of America by helping middle school children succeed in their Science Olympiad events for the past year. She also volunteers for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences “CALS Day for Kids” each April where Megan teaches students about science and agriculture. Megan has been the recipient of the Miller Coors Scholarship the past four years and aspires to work in the food and beverage manufacturing industry. The focus in food engineering has the potential for many career paths, and Megan would like to develop more of her engineering skills while continuing to be aware of agriculture and sustainability. Eventually Megan would like to earn a managerial role and be responsible for a team of people. Congratulations Megan, we know you will reach your goals in the near future! 3

2012 Wisconsin Section ASABE Awards Joseph Keene , is the recipient of the Biological Systems Engineering Graduate Student of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize a graduate student enrolled in a Biological System Engineering program for singular achievement in developing and or advancing the technology of engineering for food and agriculture. Joe first became involved in ASABE as an undergraduate sophomore when he joined the UW Quarter Scale Tractor Team. Joe helped to fabricate each of the tractors through his senior year, in which he also contributed to the steering and operator console design. Each year, he attended the international competition in Peoria. Joe earned his Mechanical Engineering degree at UW Madison in 2010 with a GPA of 3.91. During his undergraduate years Joe spent four years playing trumpet in the UW Madison Marching Band, and worked as a shop assistant in the College of Engineering Student Shops for two years. During his senior year Joe was awarded the Robert J. Sandberg “Hands‐On Engineering” Scholarship. As a graduate student, Joe has become more active in ASABE at all levels. At the local level, he served as co‐chair for the 2011 Fall Lawn Mower and Snowblower Clinic, which is the main fundraising event for the Madison chapter. He also attended the 2011 International Meeting in Louisville, all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA in 19 credit hours of classes. Joe is currently researching machine modifications to bale MOG (material other than grain) from corn plants with a round baler that is towed and powered by the combine. This research focuses on current issues in the biomass industry. Baling non‐grain plant material from grain crops typically requires additional passes through the field for shredding, raking, and baling. Because the material is raked and picked up from the ground this process often yields high ash contents. However, the newly developed system condenses grain and biomass harvest into a single pass and eliminates crop contact with the ground. One of the challenges Joe encountered while trying to round bale material behind the combine include the need to power the baler hydraulically. Another issue was the need to 4

2012 Wisconsin Section ASABE Awards continually harvest and accumulate material while the bale was being wrapped and ejected. And finally a new tongue was needed for the baler so it would not obstruct the material stream from the combine to the baler feed area. During the summer of 2010, test stands were set up to evaluate the performance of preliminary design ideas. Hand‐off of material from the combine to the baler and methods for metering out accumulated material were examined. The first prototype design was finalized after several modifications to the initial concepts, and fabrication was completed on a short timeline to be ready for the 2010 harvest season. During the 2010 harvest, many difficulties were encountered. The hydraulic system to drive the baler was undersized, which resulted in stalling of the system in some conditions. This was compounded by plugs due to inefficient feed paths between the additions and the normal baler feed system. Also, bridging of material was a significant problem when trying to feed out accumulated material after a bale wrap cycle. In the spring and summer of 2011, a stationary test setup was developed with revised ideas for the accumulation and feeding systems. Accumulation capacity was doubled, and the feed efficiency out of the accumulator was increased through many design iterations. The resulting feed system design was passed on to a commercial equipment manufacturer which fabricated two second‐generation prototypes, one of which would be tested at UW Madison. In the second harvest season, more focus was placed on varied collection rates, crop conditions, and the resulting power requirements for the system. A conventional ear‐ snapper corn header and a modified whole‐plant corn header were used to analyze the effect of collection rate on power requirements and capacity of the machine. Relatively few modifications were required while baling over 125 bales. Successful operation of the second‐generation prototype showed that single pass round baling of corn stover is readily achievable. This harvesting method has potential to produce 5