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10/9/2023
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Eight Young Professionals represented the American Concrete Institute during the Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) conference September 25-27, 2023, at The Wyndham Grand in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) is a partnership among leading engineering and science-based organizations that provides high quality leadership training. For the past 14 years, the ELA has successfully hosted an interdisciplinary leadership conference for young professionals, providing advanced training in topics such as management, personal branding, social styles, problem solving, presentation skills, and global diversity. Applicants with less than eight years of industry experience, were required to submit a resume, nomination letter, and essay questions related to leadership. Class of 2023 Emerging Leaders Alliance: Jason Arce Project Manager Terracon South Plainfield, NJ, USA Jacob Neu Vice President, COO, Senior Design Engineer NEU Company Lafayette, LA, USA Bruno Fong-Martinez Concrete Engineer Kiewit Concrete Materials Denver, CO, USA Ayumi Manawadu Scholarly Assistant Professor Washington State University Seattle, WA, USA Robert Devine Associate Structural Engineer WJE Austin, TX, USA Linfei Li Assistant Research Professor University of Maine, Orono Orono, ME, USA Zhanzhao Li Graduate Research Assistant Penn State University State College, PA, USA Gabriel Arce Research Scientist Virginia Transportation Research Council Charlottesville, VA, USA This is ACI’s fourth year participating in the conference. Kanette Worlds, ACI Student, Faculty, & Young Professional Activities Coordinator, also attended the conference as a partner representative. Other partners include The American Institute of Mining Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME); Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST); Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP); International Erosion Control Association (IECA); Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration (SME); Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE); and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). Upcoming ACI Boston Convention Activities for Younger Members: Student and Young Professional Networking Event What I Wish I Knew: What Should I Do After Graduation? Concrete Design 201 Young Member Activities Committee Meeting For more information regarding young professional activities including the Emerging Leaders Program, Engineering Greatness Podcast, Free Convention Registration Program, or Young Members Activities Committee, contact Kanette Worlds. Learn More About the Young Professional Activities Committee
Eight Young Professionals represented the American Concrete Institute during the Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) conference September 25-27, 2023, at The Wyndham Grand in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
The Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) is a partnership among leading engineering and science-based organizations that provides high quality leadership training. For the past 14 years, the ELA has successfully hosted an interdisciplinary leadership conference for young professionals, providing advanced training in topics such as management, personal branding, social styles, problem solving, presentation skills, and global diversity.
Applicants with less than eight years of industry experience, were required to submit a resume, nomination letter, and essay questions related to leadership.
Class of 2023 Emerging Leaders Alliance:
Jason Arce Project Manager Terracon South Plainfield, NJ, USA
Jacob Neu Vice President, COO, Senior Design Engineer NEU Company Lafayette, LA, USA
Bruno Fong-Martinez Concrete Engineer Kiewit Concrete Materials Denver, CO, USA
Ayumi Manawadu Scholarly Assistant Professor Washington State University Seattle, WA, USA
Robert Devine Associate Structural Engineer WJE Austin, TX, USA
Linfei Li Assistant Research Professor University of Maine, Orono Orono, ME, USA
Zhanzhao Li Graduate Research Assistant Penn State University State College, PA, USA
Gabriel Arce Research Scientist Virginia Transportation Research Council Charlottesville, VA, USA
This is ACI’s fourth year participating in the conference. Kanette Worlds, ACI Student, Faculty, & Young Professional Activities Coordinator, also attended the conference as a partner representative. Other partners include The American Institute of Mining Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME); Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST); Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP); International Erosion Control Association (IECA); Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration (SME); Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE); and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).
Upcoming ACI Boston Convention Activities for Younger Members:
Student and Young Professional Networking Event
What I Wish I Knew: What Should I Do After Graduation?
Concrete Design 201
Young Member Activities Committee Meeting
For more information regarding young professional activities including the Emerging Leaders Program, Engineering Greatness Podcast, Free Convention Registration Program, or Young Members Activities Committee, contact Kanette Worlds.
Learn More About the Young Professional Activities Committee
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