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CE Students Win SEAOCC Design Competition and Scholarship - For the second consecutive year, Sacramento State CE students won the Structural Engineers Association of Central California (SEAOCC) student design competition. The design and construction phase of the competition was held at the University of the Pacific where the students were given instructions to design and build a wood structure which met span length and height specifications. The judges considered the uniqueness of the design, maximum load to weight ratio, and student presentations in their final decision. The first place Sacramento State team was awarded $1000 which will help fund future SEAOCC activities at Sacramento State. The team members were Jesse Ogren (captain), Daniel Bremerman, Zachary Craig, Grant Guerrieri, Gillian Montgomery and Phew Thao. Gillian Montgomery also received a $750 SEAOCC Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding academic and extracurricular record. Professor Ben Fell serves as the faculty advisor to the Sacramento State SEAOCC Student Chapter. (L-R) Ogren, Montgomery, Thao, Guerrieri, Bremerman, and Craig |
Department Hosts Successful Annual Evening with Industry - On November 5, 2009, the Department of Civil Engineering hosted a panel discussion and question-and-answer session by local civil engineers about the state of the civil engineering industry and job market as part of the sixth annual “Evening With Industry” at the Sacramento State Alumni Center. The panelists, some of whom were Sac State alumni, represented different disciplines and sectors of the civil engineering industry. The invited keynote speaker for the event was Carrie Pourvahidi, the Deputy Director of the California High-Speed Rail Autority and Sacramento State alumna, who highlighted some of the goals and challenges of the proposed high-speed rail system. The panelists represented different disciplines and sectors of civil engineering and discussed the state of the local civil engineering industry. The event was attended by approximately 125 students, as well as more than 20 representatives from over 15 different companies and agencies. 2009 Evening With Industry Panel |
CE and CM Students Win ASCE Construction Institute Scholarships - Alex Yaroshevich (Civil Engineering) and Ryan Henry (Construction Management) have been awarded the 2009-2010 ASCE Construction Institute Scholarship in recognition of their excellence in the classroom and their experience in civil construction. The pool of applicants included students from the San Francisco and Sacramento ASCE sections. The faculty sponsors for the applicants were Professors Benjamin Fell and Mikael Anderson. Congratulations Alex and Ryan! (L-R) Fell, Yaroshevich, Henry, Anderson |
Department Launches CE Connection Newsletter
- The inaugural issue of CE Connection, the Sacramento State Department of Civil Engineering newsletter, was launched in Fall 2009. If you want future issues of CE Connection delivered directly to your e-mailbox, please provide your e-mail address here.  |
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The Department of Civil Engineering is now on Facebook! - The Department of Civil Engineering has joined the social network revolution and now has a group page setup on Facebook! If you are a current student or an alumnus interested in joining the social network, you are invited to click here to learn more about upcoming department and student club events:
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CE Department Office Hours and Staff Furlough Days - The Department of Civil Engineering has reduced its hours of operation as a result of budget cuts. The office hours are now from 9 am to 4 pm. In addition, the office will be closed due to mandated staff furloughs set by President Gonzales on the following dates: October 16, November 27, December 21 – 24, January 8, January 15, February 15, April 2, May 28, June 11, and June 25. We regret any inconvenience these changes may cause and hope you will make necessary arrangements to visit the office during its scheduled office hours. |
Professor Fell Travels to Japan on Researcher Travel Grant - Professor Ben Fell was awarded an early career researcher travel grant by the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) to attend the largest shake-table experiment in history. On July 14, 2009, a seven-story wood-frame structure was tested on the largest shake table in the world at the Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center in Hyogo, Japan. The travel grants were aimed at increasing the exposure of young researchers to large, international research projects. More information on the NEES-sponsored, wood-frame experiment can be found on the project website. Dr. Fell at the Largest Shake-Table Experiment in History |
CE Students Earn Second Place at Western Regional Traffic Bowl - A group of four Sacramento State Civil Engineering students travelled to the 2009 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Western Regional Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado in July where they participated in the annual Student Traffic Bowl, a Jeopardy-style transportation trivia competition. The Sacramento State team, comprised of Sean DeGuzman, Stephen Nelson, Cephas Hurr, and Jonathan Goodman, competed against student teams from nine other universities in the western United States. The Sacramento State team made it to the final round where it came in second place behind the host school, the University of Wyoming. The faculty advisor the ITE Student Chapter is Dr. Kevan Shafizadeh who also presented a paper at the meeting co-authored by one of his graduate students. (L-R) DeGuzman, Nelson, Shafizadeh, Hurr, and Goodman |
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