This document provides information about the Spring Kick-Off Meeting for the ASME student chapter at UCF. It lists the officers and mission statement. It then provides details about getting involved through various activities like design competitions, engineering tours, speakers, and social events. Information is given on membership, upcoming social and project events like go-karting and a hovercraft workshop, and the HPV restore project. The document concludes with announcing the next meeting featuring professional section presentations.

1. Spring Kick-Off
Meeting
Find us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/ASME.UCF
Website
http://www.asmeatucf.com/

2. Officers
Position Name
President Jennifer Ambrose
Vice President Rachel Willis
Secretary Alex Strebeck
Treasurer Natalie Felder
Fundraising Will Rumplik
Programs Michael Gonzalez
Internal Programs Ted Kursevicius
Projects Victor De Marco
Projects Support Rubin York

3. Mission Statement
“It is our mission and our goal to INSPIRE
the next generation, INNOVATE with the
current, and INTEGRATE our members into
the world of Mechanical Engineers as those
who characterize the Code of the Engineer,
to encourage innovation for the benefit of
mankind.”
INSPIRATION – INNOVATION – INTEGRATION

4. Background Information
Facts
• Founded in 1880
• Over 120,000 members in over
150 countries
• 600 technical standards
• Over 200 professional
development courses
• Online digital library
• 150+ student chapters

5. Getting Involved:
Experience
• Design Competitions and
Build Projects
• Engineering Tours
• Speakers
– Industry
– Research
– Entrepreneurship
Additional
• Resume Builders
• 3-D Printer
• Social Events
– BBQ
– Bowling
– Go Karting
– Video Game tournament

6. Getting Involved: Design Builds
Student Design Competition
Welding/ Soldering
Workshops
Human Power Vehicle Restore
(HPVR)
Hovercraft

7. Getting Involved: Tours
DisneyLockheed Martin
Siemens Mitsubishi Power Systems
(and more)

8. Tool Checkout
Tools for Members
• Can be used for design builds,
school projects, and personal use
• Great for EGN 1007 project!
• Tools included
– Digital Calipers
– Soldering Irons
– Wrenches
– Drills
– Hammers
– Socket Sets
– Typical Toolbox Tools
– Etc..
Taking requests
for tool additions

9. ASME at UCF Membership
• Becoming a member is easy! Just
sign up on our website at:
http://asmeatucf.com/
– $20 = Membership with T-shirt
– $12 = Membership
– Payment can be made via:
• Cash
• Credit
• Debit
• Check
• Paypal
Membership Includes:
• Tours (Members get Priority)
• Speakers
• Socials
• Build Projects
• Workshops
• Tool Checkout
These opportunities afforded to
you are to help expose you to as
many industries within
mechanical engineering that we
can as well as to give you the
skills to be successful in the
industry.

10. Social: Go Karting at Fun SPOT
• When: This Saturday February 7th
• Where: Meeting at the Engineering Atrium at 4pm to
carpool
• Please buy your ticket at the UCF ticket center prior
to coming (~$30)

11. Project: Hovercraft/ SolidWorks
Workshop
• When: February 11th at 4:30pm
• Where: Engineering 2 room 304
• Large enough for 1 person, Travel up
to 20 mph, Go over any flat surface
Land or Water
• If interested contact Victor De Marco
(Projects Chair) at
vdemarco@knights.ucf.edu

12. HPV Restore
• Great hands on experience with many Mechanical systems
• Restore and upgrade previous Human Powered Vehicles
• Meeting: (February 9th)Every Monday at 2:30pm
Interested?
Contact: wrumplik@knights.ucf.edu or
nep2112@knights.ucf.edu

13. 3-D Printer
• We have a 3D Printer available
use! We have a Makerbot
Replicator 2, which uses PLA
plastic.
• The cost to print
– 10 Cents per gram
– 1 Dollar per hour of print time.
– We will round the final cost to the
nearest dollar.
• All money collected will go
towards buying more filament
and upgrades for the printer.

14. ASME Events
Date Event Info Time Where
Feb 7th Go Kart Event Meet in the engineering atrium
Please purchase ticket prior
4:00pm Fun Spot
Feb 9th HPVR Human Powered Vehicle
Restore
2:30pm Engineering
Atrium
Feb. 11th Hovercraft/
SolidWorks
workshop
Bi-weekly 4:30pm Eng 2 room 304
Feb 18th ASME
Professional
Section Meeting
SPDC and HPVC presentations 6:00pm Research Park
University Tower
2nd floor
Feb 20th Video Game Social Video Game social 7:00pm Student Union
Room:TBD
Feb 23 –
27th
Eweek Monday : Showcase
Tuesday 3-5pm: Relay Race
Thursday: Fair
All
Week
Engineering
March 5th 2nd meeting 2nd meeting of the semester 7:30pm HPA room 116

15. Mystery Design
• Objective: Create the tallest structural design
that will hold a tennis ball
• Form teams of five or six people

16. Mystery Design Results
Winners!
• Leaning Tower
– Derek Medellin
– Michael Gonzalez
– Graham Morgan
– Michael Sammarco
– Mario Texeira

17. Next Meeting
Speaker: ASME Professional Section
SPDC and HPVC Presentations
Wednesday, February 18th
6:30pm
Research Park
2nd floor classroom in University Tower
Thank you for coming!