Monthly Archives: December 2015

The January 11, 2016 meeting will have  Stephen Levy, Technical Director, State Chapter of the American Solar Energy Society as speaker. The title of his presentation will be  “Making Solar Energy More Valuable”.(PDH)

The recent global climate change conference in Paris gives impetus to the need for our local area to do its part in converting from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The Technical Society led in the fight for clean air in Knoxville and it is time for the Technical Society to lead in educating the community on renewable energy. Stephen Levy has been very active in promoting solar energy and energy storage and his presentation can be a timely beginning for community action.

Stephen Levy was educated at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Steve spent 35 years in electric power generation, energy storage, transformation and switching. He is experienced in solar energy, high efficiency gas discharge lamps, pulse power, capacitive energy storage, thermophotovoltaics, and thermionic converters.

Steve also served as Chief of the Army Pulse Power Center and was one of the founders of the Electrical Power program used in the Strategic Defense Initiative, “Star Wars” program.

An installation ceremony for Technical Society officers for 2016 will be held at this meeting. The officers for 2016 are

president Ev Engstrom

vice president Wolf Naegeli

treasurer Jean Pierre Granju

secretary  Bob Scott

past president  Joe Carson

directors

Walter Wunderlich

Luther Alcorn

Peter Scheffler

Wayne Loveday

Steve Levy

January 11: Stephen Levy, Technical Director, State Chapter of the American Solar Energy Society: Making Solar Energy More Valuable.

The December 7, 2015 Technical Society of Knoxville will have Jeff Munsey, a geophysicist with the TVA Dam Safety Engineering Services Group as speaker. The title of his presentation will be “TVA dams on karstic foundations” (PDH).

Jeffrey W Munsey is a seismologist at the Tennessee Valley Authority. Seismologists study the genesis and the propagation of seismic waves in geological materials. In the case of earthquakes, seismologists evaluate the potential dangers and seek to minimize their impact through the improvement of construction standards. The bedrock in parts of Tennessee is limestone with caves. Since a dam failure can be a catastrophic event and earthquakes are common in East Tennessee the safety of TVA dams is an important topic.

On December 14, 2015 Harvey Abouelata, President of ARiES Energy, will speak about Solar and biofuel energy projects in the Knoxville area. He has extensive experience in business management, business planning, strategy, sales, marketing, promotions, public relations, implementation, and new technology brand identity with concentration in the renewable energy field.

Since graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1984, Harvey has been helping businesses launch, reorganize, and bring new technology to market.

At ARiES, he oversees business operations and management, marketing strategy, and overall customer satisfaction. In recent history, Harvey was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at a privately owned Knoxville company where he oversaw the sales, product development, and marketing of residential and commercial products and services for Solar PV and thermal design.

Specialties:Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Grants, Green Technology Marketing, Network Television Promotions, Small Business Sales and Marketing Plans, Community, Creative Production, Traditional Neighborhood Development Sales and Marketing

The Technical Society will not meet on December 21, 2015.

The Technical Society will not meet on December 28, 2015.