The Hawaii Section YMF officially formed in 1991 as the Hawaii Section Associate Member Forum. They have become a large Younger Member Group with about 40 active members and they have won ASCE’s Younger Member Group Award 11 times. My involvement with ASCE began with YMF. Yes, I did attend a few ASCE events while … More ASCE Chapter Spotlight: Hawaii YMF
Building a concrete canoe is a long and complex process. I’ve broken it down into six overly-simplified steps and illustrated it with impressively bad drawings. Design a buoyant concrete: Concrete is made of water, cement, and sand/gravel. To get your concrete to be less dense than water, you must remove the heavy sand/gravel and replace … More ASCE with Bad Drawings: How to Build a Concrete Canoe
The Philadelphia Younger Member Forum (YMF) is one of the larger and more active ASCE groups I’ve come across. They have over 750 members and a board of 20 officers. They are constantly putting on new events to engage members and attract young engineers. ASCE made us better engineers by providing a forum that allowed us … More ASCE Chapter Spotlight: Philly YMF
The geographic structure of ASCE tends to be confusing, so I decided to break it down in the first video of my new series, ASCE with Bad Drawings. The geographical structure is drawn (badly) in the video and shows exactly how the country is broken up. Note that the Regional lines are not necessarily followed … More ASCE with Bad Drawings: Geographic Structure of ASCE
Fresno is located in heart of the San Joaquin Valley just south of Sacramento, CA. The Fresno YMF is part of the San Francisco Section and is located in Region 9. According to their chapter president, the group was established “way back when,” but was inactive for a time between “way back when” and 2009. The YMF came … More ASCE Chapter Spotlight: Fresno YMF
If you’ve ever thought about being a student conference judge, here’s some advice to consider before signing up. This blog is one in a series about the differences between competing in and judging student conferences. Be sure to check out the rest of the story by reading the the pros and cons of judging and the biggest … More Advice for First Time Judges
This is one of three posts on the differences between competing in and judging student conferences. Be sure to check out the rest of the story by reading through the biggest differences between competing and judging and advice for first time judges. Pros of Judging One of the best parts of judging is no longer being … More Pros and Cons of Judging
This is one of three posts on the differences between competing in and judging student conferences. Be sure to check out the rest of the story by reading through the pros and cons of judging and advice for first time judges. There are quite a few differences between being a student competitor and a professional … More Biggest Differences between Competing and Judging
There’s a saying that “Winning isn’t everything.” I’d argue that the mindset as a competitor would say – yes, that’s true, “winning isn’t everything – it’s the only thing.” Now looking back at the project, and as a judge, I’d say the mindset is yes, “winning isn’t everything – it’s the journey you take and … More ASCE Student Conferences: Competing vs. Judging
It’s time to vote for our new ASCE President-Elect, and I know who I’m voting for! I have known Kristina Swallow for many years now and I think she would make an excellent President for the Society. She’s been involved at every level in the organization and has a long list of qualifications. She’s energetic, … More Kristina Swallow for ASCE President!
