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July 2016
MEM Alumni Survey - Response Requested 

Recently MEM alumni should have received several email invitations to participate in a survey that will be of great benefit to McCormick School of Engineering.  The information collected in the survey will give MEM a stronger picture on how our graduates have grown and achieved their goals in life and career. It will also deepen our knowledge of how experiences in the program and at McCormick - inside and outside the classroom - have contributed to this growth and success. These insights will allow us to provide better services to current and prospective students.
 
SimpsonScarborough, the higher education research firm with which McCormick School of Engineering is partnering on this study, will send you a final reminder on Friday, July 29th. The message will be entitled "Reminder: Share your Opinions about McCormick School of Engineering," and there will be a link in the message that will take you to the online survey. We will provide an incentive of $15 to complete the survey, since we know your time is important and appreciate your efforts on our behalf.
 
Your responses will be submitted directly to SimpsonScarborough and your identity will remain confidential.  Please contact Andrea Kruszka at SimpsonScarborough at ak@simpsonscarborough.com with any questions about the survey.  The MEM Program appreciates your support!
Picture (L to R): Sachin Gaekwad, Abhimanyu Chitlange, Hemant Disale, Swapnil Latad, Mark Johnson (Schneider Electric), Vignesh Ramasamy, Mark Werwath (MEM Director), Jeff Henderson (NU's ISEN).

Over this summer a team of five MEM students is working with Schneider Electric's engineering team to evaluate several financial models for a solar, storage and EV charging micro-grid project. The team is lead by Mark Werwath, MEM Director & Mark Johnson, Smart Cities Chief of Schneider Electric.

The team will explore modeling tools such as Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources ( HOMER ), Distributed Energy Resources - Customer Adaption Mode ( DER-CAM ) and Energy Storage Valuation Tool ( ESVT ), and compare micro-grid model outputs such as net present cost (NPC), first-cost, operations & maintenance (O&M), internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV). Clients include representatives from Northwestern's Facilities Management, Argonne National Laboratory, and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.

Save the Date - September 17th is Annual MEM & PriSim Tailgate! 
PriSim Business War Games to again host MEM football tailgate


 
This fall come network with current MEM students and alumni at the annual football tailgate! The event will take place on September 17th at 3:00 pm prior to the game against Duke University starting at 7:00 pm. This family friendly event is hosted by MEM and PriSim Business War Games. Bring your game face! We hope to see you there!  (RSVP details will come in a separate email.) 

Over the past three months, MEM has had the opportunity to host 'Lunch and Learn' sessions at several companies including Northrop Grumman, Sargent & Lundy, and Borg Warner. If you are interested in hosting MEM at your company to learn more about our degree, please email Steve Tilley ( stephen-tilley@northwestern.edu) to coordinate an event. The MEM program will sponsor lunch!
MEM Monthly Spotlight
A Monthly Feature to Recognize our Students & Alumni
 
STUDENT
  
Matt's current role is a Senior Piping Engineer at Chicago Bridge & Iron Company. When he is not at work, you may find him cycling, driving, golfing or immersed in his secret talent! He has a passion for performing an economic analysis on practically every activity he engages in. As a result, he will often spend many of his personal hours researching, creating spreadsheets, and watching video tutorials in preparation for his next projects. 
  
 Read more about Matt>>>
 
 
 
 MEM Student, Matt Heise
 
 
 
Urmi Picone, AT&T
ALUM
 
Urmi Picone, a proud graduate of the MEM program, currently serves as the Area Manager Outside Plant Planning & Engineering Design in the Architecture, Technology and Operations Organization at AT&T. She manages a team of 13 design engineers who are responsible for all of the wireline network design (copper & fiber facilities) for the Chicago Northwest geography. 

 
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