In the News, June 2010

Wired recently profiled Rick Cavallaro’s efforts to solve an aerodynamics argument about whether or not “you can travel downwind faster than the wind.” Read the article

Cavallaro, GA A ’85, has built a wind-powered vehicle that has traveled approximately “2.86 times faster than the wind during one recent run.” Soon the vehicle will make a certified run for the North American Land Sailing Association.

This is not Cavallaro’s first innovative work, he holds 20 patents related to the “area of computer enhancement of live sporting events.” He is currently chief scientist at Sportsvision, Inc. (CA).

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BK Keramati, PA E ’70, announced this week his plans of candidacy for state Assembly District 110 in the Saratoga Spring, NY region.

Keramati spent 28 years at GE Global Research as an engineer, project leader, and manager. Read the article from The Saratogian or visit his website for more information

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City Engineer Ron Urton, P.E., (MO B ’88) of Chillicothe, MO, recently inspected the historic Leeper Hotel to determine necessary safety precautions.

To inspect the historic hotel, built in 1884, Urton was raised in the fire department’s aerial truck above the four-story building. Urton was able to determine that “the roof had holes and that the wall is bowing.”

Click here to read the article

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