This document provides a sample abstract and paper format for submitting papers to the 2009 ASME Early Career Technical Conference. It includes guidelines for formatting text, figures, tables, and references in Times New Roman font size 10. The abstract should be in italics and introduce the topic and motivation for research. The paper should not exceed 8 pages and must be submitted in both MS Word and PDF formats.

1. ASME Early Career Technical Journal
2009 ASME Early Career Technical Conference, ASME ECTC
October 2-3, 2009, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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Author Name1, Author Name2 Author Name3
Affiliation (if same affiliation) Affiliation (if different affiliation)
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ABSTRACT MORE ON ASME PAPER FORMAT
This is a sample abstract. Abstract uses Times More information on ASME paper format may be
Roman font size 10 italics. The importance of shape found at the following link:
modeling in engineering, CAD/CAM and computational http://www.asme.org/Publications/ConfProceedings/
vision was a challenging subject and a motivation for Author/Formatting_Paper.cfm
researchers. The idea of function-based approach to
shape (solid) modeling is that complex geometric shapes
can be produced from a "small formula" rather than a
very complicated meshing process. Usually, classical
mathematical functions or their combinations or
modifications are used to define the shapes.
In this paper, parametric, implicit and explicit
mathematical functions, for mechanism components
shape modeling and visualization are proposed. Different
mechanism components such as gears, springs, cams,
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chains, corkscrews, are generated and visualized.
Geometry and color, as well as operations and/or
combinations of the 3D shapes may be included. Some
examples of mechanical components deformations via a REFERENCES
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are also provided. Friction Characteristics of Unidirectional Continuous
FRP Composites,” ASME J. Tribol., 124(1), pp. 5-13.
REQUIRED PAPER FORMAT [2] Barnes, M., 2001, “Stresses in Solenoids,” J. Appl.
Use Times Roman font size 10 for the text in Phys., 48(5), pp. 2000–2008.
sections. Header provided above right corner appears [3] Jones, J., 2000, Contact Mechanics, Cambridge
only on the first page of the paper and is Arial font size University Press, Cambridge, UK, Chap. 6.
10, bold. Section titles are bold, Arial font type size 10 [4] Lee, Y., Korpela, S. A., and Horne, R. N., 1982,
and in caps. “Structure of Multi-Cellular Natural Convection in a Tall
Figure titles should be placed under the figure, Vertical Annulus,” Proc. 7th International Heat Transfer
centered and read as in this example below. Make sure Conference, U. Grigul et al., eds., Hemisphere,
each figure is referenced from within the text. Table titles Washington, DC, 2, pp. 221–226.
use the same format but are placed ABOVE the table. [5] Hashish, M., 2000, “600 MPa Waterjet Technology
Refer to references like this [2]. Papers formatted in Development,” High Pressure Technology, PVP-Vol. 406,
double-column format should not exceed eight (8) pages. pp. 135-140.
Submit your paper both in MS Word and pdf [6] Watson, D. W., 1997, “Thermodynamic Analysis,”
versions. ASME Paper No. 97-GT-288.
[7] Tung, C. Y., 1982, “Evaporative Heat Transfer in the
Contact Line of a Mixture,” Ph.D. thesis, Rensselaer
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