November 13, 2008 — Senior Materials Engineer to Speak at ASM Award Night
AURORA, IL - - (November 6, 2008) - - Frederick E. Schmidt, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., Technical Director of Materials Engineering at Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI) has been selected by the Philadelphia Chapter of ASM International to be the lecturer on Sauveur Award Night, being held March 19, 2009. Dr. Albert Sauveur, an honorary member of ASM, and the first recipient of both ASM's national and chapter awards (1934), established the first metallographic laboratory at Harvard University and was...

November 6, 2008 — Aeronautical Engineer R. C. Winn Contributes to Industry Newsletter
Robert C. Winn, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Engineer at Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI), recently wrote an article, "Aircraft Icing for Dummies," for the fall edition of Skywritings, a newsletter published by the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Aerospace Law Committee.

November 6, 2008 — ESI Senior Engineer and Scientist Reveal Results of the "Next Generation Rail Tank Car" Project at U of I Railroad Conference
Philip J. Daum, P.E., mechanical engineer and Senior Consultant, and Zdenek (Zed) Hejzlar, Ph.D., CSP, environmental scientist and Senior Consultant, both from Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI), will be giving a poster presentation, "Preventing Release - Improved Puncture Resistance of Hazardous Materials Tank Cars," at the upcoming 2008 Railroad Environmental Conference (RREC) at the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. This is a summary of work from the recently...

October 23, 2008 — David L. Ahearn, P.E. Joins ESI-Atlanta
Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI) is pleased to announce the addition of David L. Ahearn, P.E., Staff Engineer, to the company's Atlanta (Norcross), GA office staff. Mr. Ahearn is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he received his B.S. in Civil Engineering and his M.S. in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama.

October 23, 2008 — ESI-Atlanta Grand Opening a Success
Aurora, IL - - Engineering Systems Inc. held a Grand Opening event last October to show off its new 13,000 square foot full service forensic, failure analysis laboratory and consulting engineering services facility. "We were able to invite hundreds of our clients, their colleagues and others from the area" says ESI President and COO Nelson Koopman "and introduce those who came to our new staff in a casual, relaxed manner."

October 23, 2008 — ESI Adds Premier Engineering Facility in Atlanta
Engineering Systems Inc. expands its US presence by opening a multidisciplinary forensic and consulting engineering services facility in Atlanta, Georgia. "We've been very active in Georgia and the southeast for years" says ESI President and COO Nelson Koopman. "We've had technical staff in Atlanta in the past, both permanently and temporarily, and now we are making a much greater stride in support of our clients by opening a new and larger multidisciplinary operation in Atlanta."

October 23, 2008 — Senior Materials Engineer Joins ESI
Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI) is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Dale B. Edwards, materials engineer and Senior Consultant, to the company's Aurora, Illinois office staff. Prior to joining ESI, Mr. Edwards had more than 25 years experience with Bodycote Broutman, Inc. as a Senior Consultant and Vice President.

October 23, 2008 — Mike Danko, ESI Mechanical Engineer Receives P.E. License
Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI) is pleased to announce Michael Danko has received his Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the state of Illinois. He joined ESI in 2003 and is a Staff Consultant in the company's Aurora, Illinois office.

October 23, 2008 — Senior Materials Engineer Appointed to SPE Board
Dale B. Edwards, P.E., materials engineer and Senior Consultant at Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI) was recently appointed to the Medical Plastics Division Board of Directors for the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). The Board hopes to promote the Division and to help disseminate information that would be helpful to the medical plastics industry.

October 23, 2008 — Dr. Dana Medlin, Biomedical Engineer Joins ESI
Chicago, IL - - Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Dana J. Medlin, Senior Consultant, to the company's consulting staff. Dr. Medlin is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Material and Metallurgical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.