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3/31/2017
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Student speakers representing eight domestic and international universities participated in the first ever ACI Student Forum at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA, March 27, 2017. The Student Forum provided ACI student chapters and university teams with a platform for highlighting their activities and achievements. More importantly, it gave students an opportunity to learn from one another and gain ideas for programs that they could implement on their campus. Nearly 100 attendees gathered in the meeting space for the forum moderated by Kanette Worlds, the Student, Faculty & Young Professional Activities Coordinator at ACI. Worlds introduced John Conn, ACI Director of Chapter Activities who talked about the relationship between ACI and its professional and student chapters, followed by Karla Kruse, Chair of the Student and Young Professional Activities Committee (SYPAC). Kruse explained the personal and professional benefits of students and young members serving on ACI committees. Khaled Awad, ACI Vice President and Ron Burg, ACI Executive Vice President were both in attendance for this special event. During a brief introduction, Awad attributed the increasing impact on Lebanon’s concrete community to students involved with the ACI Lebanon Chapter. Presentations: North Carolina State University Sponsored by ACI Carolinas Chapter North Carolina State University – ACI Student Chapter shared their experience with an education abroad trip to Panama. The university partnered with several concrete companies and Universidad Tecnologica de Panama to make the trip to the Panama Canal possible. NCSU students instructed 27 Panamanian technicians and engineers and conducted written and field examinations as proctors. City College of New York Sponsored by CCNY City College of New York’s presentation focused on their involvement and design analysis for the ASCE Concrete Canoe and the ACI FRP Beam, FRC Bowling Ball, and Mortar Workability competitions. The students also participated in field trips to local construction sites. Instituto Maua de Tecnologia Sponsored by IBRACON Instituto Maua de Tecnologia has participated and/or won several local competitions in Brazil including the Egg Protection Device, Concrete Ball, Colored Cube Concrete, and Audacity competitions. The presenters extended an invitation to their other ACI students to join them for upcoming competitions in Brazil. Universidad San Francisco de Quito Sponsored ACI Ecuador Chapter Universidad San Francisco de Quito – ACI Student Chapter was established in Ecuador in November 2014. Since its inception, the students have participated in several construction site tours, seminars, high school outreaches and won multiple ACI competitions. University of Houston – Downtown Sponsored by ACI Houston Chapter University of Houston – Downtown – ACI Student Chapter brought two teams to the Spring 2017 FRP Beam Student Competition in Detroit. One team developed an I Beam while the other team created an Arch Beam. Their presentation highlighted the objectives, requirements, and mix performance for each project. The student speakers concluded by detailing a prototype for a floating trash collector that they developed in response to severe flooding in the area. University of Waterloo Sponsored by ACI Ontario Chapter The University of Waterloo – ACI Student Chapter, launched in Fall 2016 with 20-25 civil engineering students mainly in their third year or younger. Led by two graduate students, the student chapter is divided into a two-stream team that alternates between co-op and school terms every four months. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Sponsored by ACI Central & South Mexico Chapter Since 1995, UANL has participated in 41 ACI Conventions resulting in 27 first place wins, 17 second place wins, and 15 third place wins. The student chapter receives significant support from its faculty advisors and corporate sponsors that assist them with certification training and continuing education seminars and webinars. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sponsored by ACI Illinois Chapter University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – ACI Student Chapter was founded in 1993 and has consistently been recognized as an ACI Excellent University from 2011-2016. The student speaker shared that one of the keys to the success of their chapter is the ability to secure funding from the university and corporate sponsors. The students regularly organize monthly meetings with keynote speakers, student-led workshops, K-12 education outreaches, and a joint-meeting with the local ACI Illinois Chapter. Learn more about ACI’s Student Chapters.
Student speakers representing eight domestic and international universities participated in the first ever ACI Student Forum at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA, March 27, 2017.
The Student Forum provided ACI student chapters and university teams with a platform for highlighting their activities and achievements. More importantly, it gave students an opportunity to learn from one another and gain ideas for programs that they could implement on their campus.
Nearly 100 attendees gathered in the meeting space for the forum moderated by Kanette Worlds, the Student, Faculty & Young Professional Activities Coordinator at ACI. Worlds introduced John Conn, ACI Director of Chapter Activities who talked about the relationship between ACI and its professional and student chapters, followed by Karla Kruse, Chair of the Student and Young Professional Activities Committee (SYPAC). Kruse explained the personal and professional benefits of students and young members serving on ACI committees.
Khaled Awad, ACI Vice President and Ron Burg, ACI Executive Vice President were both in attendance for this special event. During a brief introduction, Awad attributed the increasing impact on Lebanon’s concrete community to students involved with the ACI Lebanon Chapter.
Presentations:
North Carolina State University Sponsored by ACI Carolinas Chapter North Carolina State University – ACI Student Chapter shared their experience with an education abroad trip to Panama. The university partnered with several concrete companies and Universidad Tecnologica de Panama to make the trip to the Panama Canal possible. NCSU students instructed 27 Panamanian technicians and engineers and conducted written and field examinations as proctors.
City College of New York Sponsored by CCNY City College of New York’s presentation focused on their involvement and design analysis for the ASCE Concrete Canoe and the ACI FRP Beam, FRC Bowling Ball, and Mortar Workability competitions. The students also participated in field trips to local construction sites.
Instituto Maua de Tecnologia Sponsored by IBRACON Instituto Maua de Tecnologia has participated and/or won several local competitions in Brazil including the Egg Protection Device, Concrete Ball, Colored Cube Concrete, and Audacity competitions. The presenters extended an invitation to their other ACI students to join them for upcoming competitions in Brazil.
Universidad San Francisco de Quito Sponsored ACI Ecuador Chapter Universidad San Francisco de Quito – ACI Student Chapter was established in Ecuador in November 2014. Since its inception, the students have participated in several construction site tours, seminars, high school outreaches and won multiple ACI competitions.
University of Houston – Downtown Sponsored by ACI Houston Chapter University of Houston – Downtown – ACI Student Chapter brought two teams to the Spring 2017 FRP Beam Student Competition in Detroit. One team developed an I Beam while the other team created an Arch Beam. Their presentation highlighted the objectives, requirements, and mix performance for each project. The student speakers concluded by detailing a prototype for a floating trash collector that they developed in response to severe flooding in the area.
University of Waterloo Sponsored by ACI Ontario Chapter The University of Waterloo – ACI Student Chapter, launched in Fall 2016 with 20-25 civil engineering students mainly in their third year or younger. Led by two graduate students, the student chapter is divided into a two-stream team that alternates between co-op and school terms every four months.
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Sponsored by ACI Central & South Mexico Chapter Since 1995, UANL has participated in 41 ACI Conventions resulting in 27 first place wins, 17 second place wins, and 15 third place wins. The student chapter receives significant support from its faculty advisors and corporate sponsors that assist them with certification training and continuing education seminars and webinars.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sponsored by ACI Illinois Chapter University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – ACI Student Chapter was founded in 1993 and has consistently been recognized as an ACI Excellent University from 2011-2016. The student speaker shared that one of the keys to the success of their chapter is the ability to secure funding from the university and corporate sponsors. The students regularly organize monthly meetings with keynote speakers, student-led workshops, K-12 education outreaches, and a joint-meeting with the local ACI Illinois Chapter.
Learn more about ACI’s Student Chapters.
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