20092010 Penn State ASCE 1st General Meeting

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2009-2010 Penn State ASCE 1st General
Meeting Welcome Back !
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ASCE Student Chapter Mission Statement
The purpose of our chapter is to encourage
active interest in the study of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, aid in professional
and intellectual advancement, and establish bonds
of good fellowship among our members.
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Fall 2009-Spring 2010 ASCE Officers
Ryan Putt President Senior
Mark Guida Vice President Senior
Lindsay Wirtz Vice President Senior
Jaynie Lewis Treasurer Senior
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Career Fair Committee
Alberto Lao Career Fair Chairman Senior
Jeremy Wright Career Fair Vice-Chairman Senior
Andrew Menyo Career Fair Vice-Chairman Junior
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Service Committee
Mike Taptich Service Chairman Senior
Bob Zozula THON Coordinator Senior
Mike Race Habitat for Humanity Senior
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Publicity Committee
Adam Wlostowski Secretary Senior
MacKenzie Murin Secretary Senior
Bryce Miller Faculty Relations Senior
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Social Committee
Mike Sopinski Social Chair Senior
Lydia Karlheim International Activities Senior
Kyle Karschner Alumni Relations Senior
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Get Informed!

• Check your e-mails.
• Organizations Website (http//www.engr.psu.edu/as
  ce/)
• PSU ASCE on Facebook (Become a fan)
• Bulletin Board on 1st Floor of Sackett Building

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Job Opportunities and Career Exploration

• ASCE Fall 2009 Career Fair
• Monday Oct. 12 Informal Mixer
• 600 pm 900 pm
• Tuesday Oct. 13 Career Fair
• 900am-Noon, 100pm 400 pm
• Days Inn Penn State240 South Pugh StreetState
  College, PA 16801
• Submit Resumes by September 29th to
  ASCECareerFair_at_engr.psu.edu.

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Expand your career goals by going to a
professional conference.
ASCE National Conference October 29th
31st Kansas City, MO
Greenbuild Conference Expo November 11th
13th Phoenix AZ
Contact Lindsay Wirtz _at_ low5026_at_psu.edu
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Expand your career goals by going to a
professional conference.
Central Pennsylvania ASCE Geotechnical Conference
November 2nd 4th in Hershey, PA
ACI Convention November 8th-12th New Orleans, LA
Contact Lindsay Wirtz _at_ low5026_at_psu.edu
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Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Competition 2010
Penn State will host the 2010 Regional Steel
Bridge Concrete Canoe Competition on April 10,
2010.
Contact Mark Guida (mag5134_at_psu.edu) if you like
to volunteer.
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Penn State Steel Bridge
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Design a bridge that

• Meets the rules and specifications
• Is lightweight
• Can support 2500 pounds
• Has little deflection
• Can be constructed easily
• Looks good

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Benefits

• Being a member looks great on your resume
• Learn about structural design
• Gain experience in steel fabrication
• Represent Penn State at competitions
• Most Importantly- you make new friends and have
  fun along the way!

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Competition

• Held at a different school every year for the
  regional and national competition.
• The regional competition with be held this coming
  April 10th at PENN STATE!
• The national competition will be from May 28-29
  2010 at PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
• Basically its a free vacation where you
  socialize with other schools and see what they
  come up with for ideas.

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First Meeting

• Tuesday, September 22nd
• 600 pm in 109 Sackett
• Food and Beverages provided
• Contact Nick after the meeting if interested.

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THON

• Lets get Dancers!
• Canning Weekends
• October 23rd-25th
• December 4th-6th
• January 22rd-24th
• February 12th 13th
• Please contact Mike Taptich (mnt5008_at_psu.edu) if
  you can help with any of the canning weekends
• Have a fundraising idea? Contact Mike
• Next meeting bring one dollar to support ASCE
  THON!

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Bocce Court Construction for the Centre Region
Special Olympics
Please volunteer! Contact Mike Taptich
(mnt5008_at_psu.edu)
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Next General Meeting
Kirk Pysher Vice President and Chief Systems
Engineer at The Boeing Company.
B.S. Civil Engineering 82 Penn State
University M.Eng. Civil Engineering 87 Penn
State University
Wednesday October 14th at 630 in 220 Hammond
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Civil Engineering - Structures

• Everything manmade has a structure and someone
  has to design it.

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What is Structural Engineering

• "Engineering is the art of modeling materials we
  do not wholly understand, into shapes we cannot
  precisely analyze so as to withstand forces we
  cannot properly assess, in such a way that the
  public has no reason to suspect the extent of our
  ignorance." Dr AR Dykes, 1976

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What youll do at Penn State as a Civil
Engineering Structural Student

• Structural Analysis (CE 340), Concrete Design (CE
  341), Steel Design (CE 342), Structural Analysis
  by Matrix (CE 447), Materials (CE 336), Soils (CE
  335), Foundation Design (CE 435)
• Plus a wide range of courses from other
  departments (AE, ABE, STS, etc) to focus your
  education how you want it
• Make sure to focus your schedule early as the
  structures capstone has many pre-requisites
• Organizations Steel Bridge Team, Concrete Canoe
  Team, Structural Engineers Association (SEA)

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STS 297A Structures and Society

• Spring 2010
• T R 945 1100
• 3 Credits (Humanities)

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Transportation
Bryce Miller
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Transportation

• Erie Bayfront Connector
• Client PennDOT
• 4.7 Miles Urban Arterial
• Runs Adjacent to Presque Isle Bay
• Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway Extension
• 9.1 Miles Limited Access
• Client Port Authority of Allegheny County

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Things you should know
Get Involved!!!
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Environmental Engineering

• Environmental engineering focuses on engineering
  systems that ensure a high quality of human life
  and protect our environmental resources.

MacKenzie Muryn
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Design, Construction Operation

• Water supply systems
• Wastewater treatment
• Solid hazardous waste treatment
• Contaminated soil remediation
• Atmospheric pollution
• Alternative energy

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Courses Include

• CE 370 Intro to ENVR Engineering
• CE 371 Water Wastewater Treatment
• CE 476 Solid Hazardous Waste
• CE 475 Water Quality Chemistry
• CE 472W Capstone Design Course

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Environmental Minor

• 18 Credits
• One page application
• Many classes to choose from
• Most dual count towards major requirements
• Certification upon completion

Contact Dr. Rachael Brennan for more details at
rbrennan_at_engr.psu.edu
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Construction Management
Ryan Putt
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Construction Management

• Organizing, scheduling, mobilizing, and directing
  equipment, material, and personnel on the job
  site.

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Expected Classes

• C E 432 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Fundamentals of project management, construction
  scheduling using the CPM technique, construction
  project preplanning and control of quality,
  safety, and costs.
• C E 435 FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
• Bearing capacity, settlement, and structural
  design of shallow foundations lateral earth
  pressure retaining and sheet-pile walls
  introduction to deep foundations.

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Expected Classes

• C E 436 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MATERIALS
• Design, production, application, specification,
  and quality control of construction materials
  unique to civil engineering.
• C E 438W CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN
  
• Construction project integrating geotechnical
  reports materials specifications quality
  control equipment estimation scheduling
  design details excavations, foundations,
  retaining walls, formwork, pavements.

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Water Resources
Mike Taptich
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Water Resources Engineering

• Water resources deal with the prediction and
  management of water in both underground
  (aquifers) and above ground (lakes, rivers, and
  streams) resources.

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Hydraulic Engineering

• Hydraulic engineers design pipelines, water
  distribution systems, and drainage facilities.

DAMS
Culverts for Run OFF
LEVEES
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Expected Classes

• CE 360 Fluid Dynamics
• Mechanics of fluids flow in conduits and around
  bodies, friction and energy loss, fluid
  measurements.
• CE 461 Water Resources Engineering
• Description of the hydrologic cycle, flood and
  drought frequency analysis, climate and land use
  change impacts, risk analysis and uncertainty,
  water resource management

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Expected Classes

• CE 462 Open Channel Hydraulics
• Free surface flow in rivers, canals, steep
  chutes, stilling basins, and transitions.
• CE 465W Water Resources Capstone
• Hydraulic design of river structures and open
  channels including supercritical and spatially
  varied flow hydrologic/hydraulic computer
  modeling design project.

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Faculty Research
Dr. David Hill (CE 360)Glacier Bay
Dr. Michael Gooseff (CE 462) Ground-Penetrating
Radar Hyporheic Project