October Chapter Meeting – Membership Promotion
FREE FOR NON MEMBERS!
Date: Monday October 12, 2020
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Virtual Meeting via Zoom
REGISTER
EVENT SCHEDULE:
10:30 – 10:35 Attendees get settled
10:35 – 10:40 Chapter Announcements and Speaker Introduction
10:40 – 11:30 Technical Session
11:30 – 11:40 Break
11:40 – 12:30 Main Session
Speaker: Victor Goldschmidt
Tech Session: Principles of Leadership & Group Dynamics
Main Session: Problem Solving in Engineering
FEE Free for ASHRAE St. Louis Members, Non-members and full time students!
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Speaker for Tech and Main Session:
DESCRIPTION
Tech Session:
Principles of Leadership and Group Dynamics
Effective leadership is essential in ASHRAE committee work. The distinctions between management and leadership are brought forth, together with major concepts defining effective leadership. Concepts of group dynamics, including non-verbal communication styles are also presented.
Main Session:
Problem Solving in Engineering
A review of different problem-solving techniques, from well defined (textbook-type) problems with a single solution to typical engineering problems with multiple and alternative solutions is discussed. The latter require ideation and free-thinking. Blocks to creativity are presented together with actual examples demonstrating these impediments to problem solving.
SPEAKER
Victor W. Goldschmidt, Ph.D. – Professor Emeritus
Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering
Victor W. Goldschmidt, Emeritus Mechanical Engineering Professor, served at Purdue University from 1964 through 2000. He is currently serving as a Leelanau County Planning Commissioner as well as a facilitator and engineering consultant. During his 36 years at Purdue University, Mr. Goldschmidt was responsible for educating mechanical engineering students, including the direction of graduate research in the HVAC area. Most of his service with graduate students was with the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories with heavy support from the HVAC industries. During early stages of his career, he served as Director of the Engineering Purdue Fellows in Latin America; during later stages he served as department head for Freshman Engineering. Prior to his academic involvement, he worked in Applications Engineering and Development Engineering with Honeywell. Mr. Goldschmidt has taught almost every course in thermal sciences offered at Purdue, as well as a special upper level technical course on the “Creative Process in Engineering.” He is trained as a Synectics (special brainstorming) facilitator and is currently engaged in the development of strategic plans and problem solving sessions. A past ASHRAE Director-at-Large, he also has served as a member of Publishing and Technology Councils. He is an ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award recipient and Fellow, as well as Honorary Member of IIR, ACAIRE, ASURVAC and AAF. He resides in North Michigan, above Traverse City.
