This group was formed and is run by users in the western
Pennsylvania ANSYS community. The goal of the group is to bring ANSYS users together to:
exchange ideas, network, keep updated on new technology applying to FEA, problem solve,
training, socializing, etc. … Members of the group are made up of ANSYS users from a
variety of industries and universities from western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York
and Ohio.
[NOTE: We are frequently asked to post job
descriptions, email job opportunities, or allow recruiting at our
meetings. We believe that the Western PA ANSYS User's Group is not a job
search assistance tool, but a professional organization and we decline to post
jobs on our website or by email to our members nor will we set aside meeting
time for recruiting. The attendees at our meetings expect technical topics
and discussions to improve their use of FEA technologies in their jobs and we will keep the
meeting content focused on that content.]
Mallett Technology Inc. (MTI),
Canonsburg, PAThe Users Group is supported by the MTI our local ASD. MTI helps provide a meeting place along with technical and sales support from Dan Vasalani and expert, technical support from Shawn Catlin and Mike Guido.
The group was first formed in May of 1991at the 5TH International ANSYS Users conference in Pittsburgh. The initial meeting had eight users from the western Pennsylvania area in attendance. From that meeting enough interest was shown to continue with the group. The goal was to meet for a day three or four times per year to exchange ideas and information. The purpose of the group was to bring ANSYS users together who may not have other users at their facilities to interact with. Phil Niton, formally of SASI and Mallett, provided a great deal of effort and support in getting the group under way. Phil is no longer in the FEA field, but group members still have informal meetings with him at his Dancing Goat coffee house located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Shady Side.
Those initial attendees are still attending meetings today but the group has grown to have about twenty users attending per meeting. There are approximately 40 active members but because of busy schedules, vacations, etc. we have a steady attendance of about twenty users.
Chairman: Dave Johnson, Penn State, Erie, PA
Vice-chair: (open
position)
Secretary/Treasurer: Jamie Orr, Joy Mining Machinery Inc., Franklin, PA
previous chairman: Ed Heald, NuVision Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA
previous vice-chair: George Hrico, DEAC, Canonsburg, PA
previous secretary: Dave Roth, Penn State, Erie, PA
previous treasurer: Eric Horne, DEAC, Canonsburg, PA
previous treasurer: Ginny Broz
previous treasurer: Harold Patterson
To get on our e-mailing list, contact Dave Johnson at dhj1@psu.edu
(PLEASE send your postal address, as well as your e-mail address)
Expect 15-20 e-mails/year, ONLY for meeting organization/announcements.
ANSYS Conference, May 2-4,2006, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ANSYS Conference, May 24-26, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volunteers Needed !!!
Do you have a problem (or a solution) to present ?
Need to practice giving a paper before you go to your conference ?
Any ideas for topics you would like to see addressed at a User's Group meeting ?
E-mail your ideas/requests to the chairman ( dhj1@psu.edu ) !!! We are always looking for ideas !!!