"Materials Compatibility with Today's Fuels"
Please join us for our 9th Annual Joint
West Michigan Engineering Society Meeting with SAE, and SME

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Time: 5:30 pm Social Hour
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Presentations

Place: LINCOLN COUNTRY CLUB
3485 LAKE MICHIGAN DR. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49534

REGISTRATION DEADLINE TUESDAY March 4 at noon to DaAliya@aol.com or (616) 475-0059

Cost: Members and Non-members $20.00
Students, retirees and NEW MEMBERS (within the last 6 months) $10.00

Menu: Buffet consisting of Tossed Salad, Rolls & Butter, Fruit Mirror, Vegetable Medley, Mashed Potatoes, Roast Beef, Brown Gravy, Grilled Chicken Marsala. Coffee & Tea.

Our Speaker: Edward W. English, II

THE PRESENTATION: Petroleum fuels have been an integral part of the American Energy Landscape ever since Edwin L. Drake drilled the first oil well in Titusville Pennsylvania in 1859. Since that time the petroleum fuel infrastructure has been developed to be compatible with and accommodate the variety of refined petroleum fuels refined, shipped and used across the United States while protecting the environment. The Arab oil embargo of the 1973 as well as the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979 not only caused the increase in the price of crude oil but also forced Congress to pass legislation creating the Department of Energy with the charge to research and develop alternative forms of energy. Now almost three decades later, as the average cost of crude oil threatens to surpass $100 per barrel learn what potential issues exist as renewable biomass fuels are fast becoming part of the New American Energy Landscape.

Speaker Biography: As Vice President & Technical Director for Fuel Quality Services, Inc., Mr. English oversees all aspects directly related to the research, development, and deployment of chemicals for use in the various stages of production and refining of crude oil and natural gas and product quality through the various stages of distribution from the refinery to end user. Additional activities include evaluating regulatory and industry issues, compliance with federal and state regulations, formulating policy and implementing programs to address regulatory and industry issues, perform technical reviews and program audits. Mr. English is also nationally recognized for his knowledge and expertise in the area of materials compatibility and alternative fuels and is often a guest speaker for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Petroleum Equipment Industry (PEI), and various trade associations and organizations.

Before joining Fuel Quality Services, Inc., Mr. English worked in the nuclear power industry. The focus of his work was the safe and long term operation of pressurized water reactors (PWR) though the design and implementation of various corrosion control programs for primary radioactive systems, secondary non-radioactive systems, auxiliary component systems, emergency systems, and fuel storage systems. Mr. English has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida, with an additional two years post baccalaureate work from the University of Miami.