Back issues of Progressive Engineer online magazine with stories on engineers, engineering projects, and companies

By Tom Gibson

David Friedman: Mechanical engineer for the Union of Concerned Scientists promotes safer and more fuel-efficient automobiles

By Joe and Diane Devanney

Ryan Wotipka: Engineering student designs an award-winning wind turbine for an Indian school in Mexico

By Tony and Alison Martinez

Architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum designs many types of buildings around the world and does its own engineering

We should develop renewable energy sources now, before we run out of oil

By Steven Strong

Click here to respond to the editorial

Issues from 2004

Previous issues of Progressive Engineer online magazine featuring profiles of engineers and companies and stories on engineering projects that detail the accomplishments of engineers.

December 2004

FEATURE: New Life as Fertilizer -- An upgraded wastewater treatment plant in Louisville, Kentucky turns sewage solids into marketable fertilizer, reducing costs and saving landfill space
COMPANY PROFILE: Bryant Fuel Systems manufactures above-ground fuel dispensing systems that eliminate the problems with underground storage tanks
PROFILES
1 -	Don Tilton: Mechanical engineer develops a spray-cooling technique for advanced electronics
2 -	Ed McBrayer: Aeronautical engineer and homebuilder builds trails around Atlanta for commuting and recreation
EDITORIAL: Women's engineering program at Smith College answers the need for greater diversity in engineering

November 2004

FEATURE: New Life as Fertilizer -- An upgraded wastewater treatment plant in Louisville, Kentucky turns sewage solids into marketable fertilizer, reducing costs and saving landfill space
COMPANY PROFILE: CEC Consultants specializes in combustion safety, energy analysis, ventilation, and air quality
PROFILES
1 -	Ed McBrayer: Aeronautical engineer and homebuilder builds trails around Atlanta for commuting and recreation
2 -	Steve Pirner: Environmental engineer heads South Dakota's Department of Environment & Natural Resources
EDITORIAL: Question and answer session sheds light on the offshoring of U.S. engineering jobs

October 2004

FEATURE: Glass Beats Wire -- Lehigh University's Center for Optical Technologies researches fiber optics and photonics to advance the science and grow companies
COMPANY PROFILE: CEC Consultants specializes in combustion safety, energy analysis, ventilation, and air quality
PROFILES
1 -	Steve Pirner: Environmental engineer heads South Dakota's Department of Environment & Natural Resources
2 -	Ross MacArthur: Mechanical engineer keeps planes safe at Southwest Airlines
EDITORIAL: Question and answer session sheds light on the offshoring of U.S. engineering jobs

September 2004

FEATURE: Glass Beats Wire -- Lehigh University's Center for Optical Technologies researches fiber optics and photonics to advance the science and grow companies
COMPANY PROFILE: Metro Transportation Group makes its mark in traffic analysis, signal system design, and transportation planning
PROFILES
1 -	Ross MacArthur: Mechanical engineer keeps planes safe at Southwest Airlines
2 -	Robert Langer: Chemical engineer invents drug delivery systems that save and improve lives
EDITORIAL: Congress shouldn't make taxpayers pay for the MBTE crisis caused by oil companies

August 2004

FEATURE: Panoramic View into the Future -- NASA's FutureFlight Central stimulates airport environments so flight controllers can easily ttest new configurations
COMPANY PROFILE: Metro Transportation Group makes its mark in traffic analysis, signal system design, and transportation planning
PROFILES
1 -	Robert Langer : Chemical engineer invents drug delivery systems that save and improve lives
2 -	Fiona Wolstenholme: Electrical engineering master's student also dances
EDITORIAL: Congress shouldn't make taxpayers pay for the MBTE crisis caused by oil companies

July 2004

FEATURE: Panoramic View into the Future -- NASA's FutureFlight Central stimulates airport environments so flight controllers can easily ttest new configurations
COMPANY PROFILE: U. S. Plastic Lumber turns recycled plastic into lumber for a host of applications
PROFILES
1 -	Fiona Wolstenholme: Electrical engineering master's student also dances
2 -	Michael Raphael: Documents priceless objects with 3-D imaging
EDITORIAL: Can we make green technology work?

June 2004

FEATURE: In Search of Alternatives -- Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Colorado develop more environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources to replace fossil fuels
COMPANY PROFILE: U. S. Plastic Lumber turns recycled plastic into lumber for a host of applications
PROFILES
1 -	Michael Raphael : Documents priceless objects with 3-D imaging
2 -	Tim Garrison: Structural engineer markets easy-to-use software for stick-frame buildings
EDITORIAL: Can we make green technology work?

May 2004

FEATURE: In Search of Alternatives -- Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Colorado develop more environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources to replace fossil fuels
COMPANY PROFILE: Solid Engineering and Design uses modeling software to design machines and industrial equipment
PROFILES
1 -	Tim Garrison: Structural engineer markets easy-to-use software for stick-frame buildings
2 -	Dave Russell: Environmental engineering consultant travels the globe
EDITORIAL: Treating engineering as strictly business instead of a profession is risky

April 2004

FEATURE: Strange Marriage by the Lake -- In Chicago, an old Gothic-style printing plant has become the Lakeside Technology Center, a high-tech mecca for Internet and telecommunications companies
COMPANY PROFILE: Solid Engineering and Design uses modeling software to design machines and industrial equipment
PROFILES
1 -	Dave Russell: Environmental engineering consultant travels the globe
2 -	Richard Weyers : Civil engineering professor and researcher determines why bridges deteriorate
EDITORIAL: Treating engineering as strictly business instead of a profession is risky

March 2004

FEATURE: Strange Marriage by the Lake -- In Chicago, an old Gothic-style printing plant has become the Lakeside Technology Center, a high-tech mecca for Internet and telecommunications companies
COMPANY PROFILE: Resource Recycling Systems helps manage materials and solid waste with a focus on recycling
PROFILES
1 -	Richard Weyers : Civil engineering professor and researcher determines why bridges deteriorate
2 -	Norm Shorr: Retired chemical engineer still inventing devices to save lives
EDITORIAL: President Bush's plans for space exploration are based on star dust, not rocket science

February 2004

FEATURE: Fruit of a Long Labor -- In building the Advanced Measurement Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is creating a high-tech playground for scientists
COMPANY PROFILE: Resource Recycling Systems helps manage materials and solid waste with a focus on recycling
PROFILES
1 -	Norm Shorr: Retired chemical engineer still inventing devices to save lives
2 -	Mark Noakes: Robotics engineer probes hazardous locations
EDITORIAL: President Bush's plans for space exploration are based on star dust, not rocket science

January 2004

FEATURE: Fruit of a Long Labor -- In building the Advanced Measurement Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is creating a high-tech playground for scientists
COMPANY PROFILE: EnLink Geoenergy Services transfers oil field techniques to geothermal heating and cooling
PROFILES
1 -	Mark Noakes: Robotics engineer probes hazardous locations
2 -	Steve Benson: Sheet metal press brake entrepreneur starts a taxi company to weather the economic downturn
EDITORIAL: August's blackout in the Northeast and Midwest should bring an energy wakeup call. But will it?

Progressive Engineer
Editor: Tom Gibson
2049 Crossroads Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837
570-568-8444 * tom@progressiveengineer.com
©2006 Progressive Engineer