DMME Newsletter July 2020 Vol 6 Issue 2

DMME NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2, VOL. 6 • JULY 2020  DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING CONTENTS From HOD's Desk-Dr. Jacqueline Bridge • P. 1 News and Events of the Department/Faculty • P. 2 Staff's News and Accomplishments • P. 5 Students' News and Accomplishment• P. 7 Frame of Birthday Stars for February - July 2020• P. 8 The MME's Words• P. 9 Kit Fai Pun, The MME Newsletter Sub-Committee 2nd August 2020

Editor’s Note: A great welcome to the latest issue of the MME Newsletter! This July issue serves as a “what’s on” venue for the Department covering a period from February to July 2020. You will be abreast of some recent news of the Department and people. On behalf of the MME Newsletter Sub-Committee and extending to the Department, we sincerely wish you a peaceful and safest summer of 2020 despite the impact of the COVID-19. Attachment: Annex-1: Introducing the UWI- MSc Engineering Asset Management Programme MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

A) FROM THE HOD'S DESK BY DR. JACQUELINE BRIDGE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”. This Robert Burns statement is truly representative of the last four months. This time last year, none of us in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (DMME) could have envisaged the upheaval to our normal operations that have resulted from the global Coronavirus pandemic. On March 14, in response to the identification of a COVID-19 case, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago mandated that all educational institutions, including the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies should cease all face to face teaching. The response of the Departmental staff and They ably rose to the challenge of preparing videos or voiceover students demonstrated the fabled resilience of PowerPoint presentations instead of the Oral Examination. And they the Caribbean people (both home-grown and did not sacrifice on quality. Indeed, our protégés demonstrated true naturalised). With the support of the Centre for agility, one of the key components of The UWI’s Triple-A strategy. Excellence in Teaching and Learning, the academic staff effectively transitioned to remote These last months have been unnerving but they have also provided teaching. Working from our separate homes, the DMME with opportunities for growth. We were forced to think DMME staff (academic, administrative and critically about the way we work. Now we are more adept at online technical) kept our students updated on changes teaching, mentoring, meetings and project/process management. to course schedules and assessment. Much of what we learnt will be incorporated into our regular operations in the days to come, as we strive to achieve our vision of I was also heartened by the spirit of our final year being “A globally competitive engineering academic department project students. With minimal complaints, they rooted in the Caribbean”. adjusted their project scopes to allow for their inability to access the specialised tools in the “The best laid plans of mice and men workshop, sensors and instrumentation in the often go awry”. Robert Burns laboratories and the software available only in the computing facilities. 1|Page As you read about some of the developments in our Department in this issue of the Newsletter, I invite you to partner with us in this venture of continuously developing our students, our research potential and our regional outreach. Feel free to send your feedback about our work and to suggest possible collaborative exercises to [email protected]. Keep safe!! MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

B) NEWS AND EVENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT /FACULTY 1.Faculty's IConETecch - 2020 Virtual Conference on 1-5 June 2020 The Faculty’s Organising Committee for The conference was therefore able to facilitate a wide range of technical discussions and the International Conference on networking among professionals in a broad spectrum of fields. Further, the Book of Abstracts Emerging Trends in Engineering and published online features 125 research summaries written by more than 400 authors from 12 countries Technology (IConETech-2020) would and selected out of more than 150 submissions with the help of more than 90 reviewers. like to wish you the very best during The Organising Committee sent the e-Certificate these challenging times. of Presentation/e-Certificate of Participation to all presenting authors/registered participants. We want you to know how much we Please check your mail and contact the value and appreciate you as part of the Conference Chair if you have not received your IConETech-2020 fraternity during this certificate(s) to date. Moreover, the Organising tough time, with the challenge of Committee is in the process of uploading the multimedia materials on the website and the COVID-19, we wish you and your loved ones remain safe and accepted revised full length camera ready papers secure. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Faculty of will be published as post-conference proceedings Engineering had conducted the conference/paper presentations soon. virtually during June 1st - 5th, 2020. As you all know this conference was initially scheduled for just 3 days, March 13th -15th with one day of approximately 130 concurrent presentations. Due to COVID-19 we were forced to postpone the event. However, with the tireless work of the members in various committees of the conference, and in particular the Technical Support Unit team of the Faculty, we were able to transform the event into a five-day marathon of over 125 scientific presentations spanning over the entire week. What makes this adaptation even more impressive is that the entire event was held virtually. Further, these 125 presentations spanned across the following five major themes: A. Advancing Chemical Petroleum & Food Sectors B. Sustainable Built Environment C. Smart and Intelligent Systems D. Applied Spatial Information Systems E. Innovative Mechanical and Manufacturing Systems F. Entrepreneurial Approaches in Engineering Education A Sample Electronic Certificate For any questions and updates, please write to I [email protected], and check website: http://conferences.sta.uwi.edu/iconetech2020/index.php 2|Page MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

2. DMME Participating in the Faculty's Virtual Open Day June 2020 As reported from Dr. Robert Birch, MME The MME presentation also briefly mentioned Representative to the Faculty’s Virtual some of the present research in the Open Day June 2020, the Faculty of department that included areas in thermal Engineering held its virtual open day on engineering, design and manufacturing, 24th June 2020. The event was broadcast renewable energy and vibration and controls. live via Zoom to a large audience of over Local and regional opportunities of one hundred participants. As a department employment for our graduates were we were invited to showcase our degree mentioned briefly and the presentation programmes and research activities at the concluded with testimonials from past forum. In our 12-minute presentation our students who spoke highly of the quality of three BSc programmes, five MSc our degree programmes. Some snapshots programmes and MPhil and PhD about the research and innovation at the programmes were discussed. Faculty of Engineering and at the MME Department could be viewed from the following Youtubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYIZBlygDeM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0T5a0UoVQ 3|Page MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

3. Update on the Quality Assurance Exercise February-June 2020 The Quality Review of the associated with our teaching (for example, course Department of Mechanical outlines, examination papers and assignment and Manufacturing briefs) as well as our administrative endeavours Engineering, originally (such as minutes of meetings with our students, scheduled for March 31 to staff and industry liaison) will be uploaded to an April 3, 2020 has been online repository for their scrutiny. postponed to September 14 – 18, 2020 due to the The Quality Review gives us the assurance that our Coronavirus pandemic. academic programmes are fit-for-purpose, viable, and meet national and international standards. It The modality for this review will be unusual as the also serves as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Team Lead and the regional academic assessor, who Institution of Mechanical Engineers accreditation are located in Texas, USA and Jamaica, respectively, visit scheduled for April 2021. Not only will this will participate remotely. Only the local professional visit assess how well our programmes compare to will be physically present on the UWI campus. The similar international programmes during normal team will have a packed agenda as they seek to times, it will also evaluate how successful we were corroborate the claims in the Department’s in adapting our academic operations to the selfassessment report. Their interaction with both UWI COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining appropriate staff and our stakeholders (students, industry partners, standards. The Department of Mechanical and professional bodies and government agencies) will be Manufacturing Engineering (academic, technical primarily via Zoom. Our laboratory tours will also be and administrative) has been working assiduously online. Detailed documentation to ensure that we successfully retain our accreditation status. 4. Report/Update of Engineering Asset Management (EAM) - 2020 Short Courses The Department’s MSc Engineering Asset Management Zoom Presentations made by Dr. Greg Buscarello on 15th February (EAM) group and the Engineering Institute have been 2020 (Left) and Mr. Dic Palmer on 22nd February 2020 (Right) offering industry-aligned short courses and presentation sessions in this semester. These courses allowed engineers and non-engineers who do not qualify to read for the MSc-EAM programme/courses to experience and learn about the optimisation of Maintenance and Reliability systems in the industry. These included Zoom presentation sessions by: • Dr. Greg Buscarello on 15th February 2020 • Mr. Dic Palmer on 22nd February 2020 • Mr. Haffiz Yathali on 29th February 2020 • A series of presentations of Optimisation of Maintenance and Reliability systems As reported from the EAM programme coordinator Mr. A photo taken at Haffiz Yathali’s Session on-29th February 2020 Kishore Jhagroo, the interactions of these courses were intense and informative. Our EAM students could MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2 interact with other participants and thus experience some real life industrial case studies. These sessions did play the part expected in making the EAM students \"Industry Ready\". For a brief introduction of the UWIMSc Engineering Asset Management Programme and short courses and presentation sessions, see Annex-1. 4|Page

C) STAFF'S NEWS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. Passing of a Colleague, Mr. Krishendath Sankar We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Krishendath Sankar, of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering who passed away on 26th July, 2020. Mr. Sankar began his career in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in January 1988 where he worked in a temporary capacity as a Technical Assistant 1. He became a permanent member of staff in October 1998. He worked as a Technician in the Biosystems Laboratory until the time of his passing. 5|Page MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

2. Dr. Chris Maharaj Has Been Recognised Excellence in Teaching The UF&GPC meeting received and approved the recommendation of the Selection committee for the Vice- Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Congratulations go to Dr. Chris Maharaj who has been recognised excellence in teaching, and is one of the 2019/2020 awardees. The award ceremony will be held later this year. 3. Dr. Cilla Pemberton became a Director of the Society of Caribbean Industrial Engineers In recognition of her leadership and committed services to the Society of Caribbean Industrial Engineers (SCIE), Dr. Cilla Pemberton has been appointed as a Director of the Society of Caribbean Industrial Engineers, commencing from July 2020. 4. Professor Kit Fai Pun Became the President of the Chapter of the Caribbean Academy of Science The election of the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of the Caribbean Academy of Science (CAS-TT) Executive elections has been made in July 2020. Congratulations to the new Executive Committee, and Professor Kit Fai Pun has been elected as the President of the CASTT Chapter, commencing from 1st August 2020. 5. Professor Kit Fai Pun, the Emerald Brand Ambassador Professor Kit Fai Pun has been appointed as the Emerald Brand Ambassador (Emerald Publishing, Latin America and Caribbean), commencing from 1st September 2020. One main role of being the Ambassador is to share relevant articles, call for papers, special issues, and scientific news with your network. 6|Page MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

D) STUDENTS' NEWS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. Ms. Donna Ramkissoon Upgraded her Registration to PhD Degree in Industrial Engineering On 17th April, 2020 The Chair, Board for Graduate Studies and Research, on behalf of the Board has approved the recommendation to upgrade Ms. Donna Ramkissoon’s registration from the M.Phil. to the Ph.D. Industrial Engineering with effect from Semester I of the 2019/2020 Academic year. 2. MR. OSWALD LAWRENCE & MS. AMBIKA KOONJ BEHARRY MPHIL DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Congratulations to Mr. Oswald Lawrence & Ms. Ambika Koonj Beharry on the awards of their MPhil in Industrial Engineering with effect from May 10th and June 26th, 2020 respectively. 7|Page MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

E. Frame of Birthday Stars On behalf of the MME Department and the Newsletter Sub- Committee, we wish the members in the following list have a Happy Birthday from February to July 2020, with numerous best returns. THE FEBRUARY-JULY STARS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL........ 1. Navin Narine – February 2. Sherry Mungal – May 3. Paul Ferguson – May 4. Anthony LaCroix – June 5. Kit Fai Pun - July 8|Page MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

F) THE MME'S WORDS The Newsletter Sub-Committee compiled some enlightening words for sharing among faculty members and administrative/support staff and other readers of MME Newsletter. Words of wisdom are helpful to anyone looking to get inspired through words that are as powerful as they are meaningful. Please take leisure reading on them. Accept those you think appropriate, and reject those you consider inappropriate. Good for Thought Today: 1. “Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness.” - Ola Joseph 2. “Do what you can, where you are, with what you've got.” - Theodore Roosevelt 3. “One who has health has hope; and one who has hope has everything.” - Arabian Proverb 4. “It always seems impossible until its done. - Nelson Mandela 5. “Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” - Dwight Eisenhower 6. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” - Vince Lombardi 7. “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” - Henry Ford 8. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” - Zig Ziglar 9. “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” - Franklin Roosevelt 10. Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” - Peter F Drucker Adopted from different sources The MME Newsletter Sub-Committee: 5) Mr. Sennen Matabadal (Member) 6) Mr. Steve Ramoutar (Member) 1) Professor Kit Fai Pun (Editor) 7) Ms. Nikesha James (Member) 2) Dr. Graham King (Member) 8) Ms. Nimba Wahtuse (Member) 3) Dr. Renique Murray (Member) 4) Dr. Robert A. Birch (Member) MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2 9|Page

Annex 1: Introducing The UWI-MSc Engineering Asset Management Programme Annex-1: Introducing The UWI-MSc Engineering Asset Management Programme and Short Courses/Presentations Engineering Asset Management (EAM) is an emerging inter-disciplinary field that combines and optimises the technical issues of asset reliability, maintenance, safety and asset performance with the requisite financial and managerial skills. The emphasis of EAM is to achieve sustainable business outcomes and competitive advantages by applying holistic, systematic and risk-based processes to critical thinking and root cause analysis decisions concerning an organisation's physical assets, including its fixed plant, mobile equipment and it’s civil, electrical and mechanical infrastructure. The MSc-EAM programme being offered at The University of the West Indies (UWI) is designed for Engineers aiming to become Maintenance and Reliability practitioners, and is essential for Engineers and Managers who are responsible for plant maintenance and reliability including projects in manufacturing, utilities, energy engineering and the engineering service industries. On completion of the programme the Graduates will be suitable for engineering management positions, who shall be capable of efficiently and effectively managing the physical assets of their organisations. Aims and Objectives: The objective of the MSc-EAM programme is to provide industry with competent engineers capable of the acquisition, operation/ maintenance, and disposition of the physical assets of the organisations. This programme is designed to meet The UWI’s Strategic Plan to provide industry with trained personnel in the area of Asset Management to support their growth and competiveness. The specific objective of this programme of study is to allow graduates in Engineering and Science to strengthen and enhance their capabilities in EAM relating to the acquisition, operation/maintenance, and disposal of plant and equipment. On completion of the programme, participants will be able to: • Develop, deploy and evaluate strategic plans for physical assets in creating and sustaining a competitive edge, • Formulate maintenance objectives to support corporate / operations objectives and strategies, • Develop and implement maintenance plans and programs to achieve maintenance objectives 10 | P a g e MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

• Prepare and implement annual budgetary control systems, • Select and implement effective maintenance technologies, • Design and deploy organisational structures, processes, and procedures for managing physical assets, • Develop and implement work systems to achieve effective use of human resources, • Plan and schedule maintenance work to optimise resources, • Develop measurement and reporting systems for assessment of performance of assets and operations, • Formulate and execute long and medium term plans for improvement in asset performance, • Apply analytical and optimisation models to support decision making, • Plan and control major plant overhauls and turnarounds, • Select and use computerised maintenance management systems effectively, and • Improve asset reliability and maintainability on a continuous basis. The programme coordinator, Mr Kishore Jhagroo, indicates that the MSc-EAM programme has matured to the position where Graduates are now more “Industry Ready” mainly due to the intervention of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), with over 30 years of field experience, in the lecture sessions and the use of short courses, some delivered by the authors of the books used in the programme. For these SME presentations and short courses, students are invited to bring along their managers and technicians, in reliability and maintenance, so that these stakeholders can share in some of the taught MSc material and thus together develop the critical thinking and root cause analysis capabilities necessary to optimally manage the industry’s assets. Additionally presentations are delivered in the industry to synergise the taught material and the practical issues. In support of these initiatives, EAM students are required to develop a professional journal which is designed to capture all of the EAM concepts which they learn from the lecture sessions, SME presentations and short courses. SME Presentations 1. Strategic Planning – Mr. Roy Lloyd, Retired Director (35 years of experience) 2. Rotating Equipment: Pumps and Turbines - Mr. Basdeo Singh (40 years of experience) 3. Static Equipment-Boilers, Heaters, and Heat Exchangers - Mr. Sat Singh (40 years of experience) 4. Major Projects Quality Control - Mr. Selwyn Smart (35 years of experience) 5. International Engineering Strategies - Mr. Andrew McIntosh (35 years of experience) 6. Industrial Relations - Mr. Neil Derrick, Retired Vice President (30 years of experience) 11 | P a g e MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

Short Courses 1. Vibration Analysis: Theory - Mr. Greg Buscarello (USA) 2. Vibration Analysis: Practical - Mr. Hafeez Yatali (Trinidad and Tobago) 3. Maintenance Analysis and Optimisation - Professor Andrew Jardine (Canada) 4. Planning and Scheduling - Mr. Doc Palmer (USA) 5. Plant Turnarounds and Shutdowns - Mr. Kishore Jhagroo (T&T) 6. Maintenance and Reliability Optimisaton - Professor Andrew Jardine (Canada) and Mr. Kishore Jhagroo. 12 | P a g e MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2

“A globally competitive engineering academic department rooted in the Caribbean” 13 | P a g e MME Newsletter July 2020, Vol.6 Issue 2