September 2015

Great outreach event or other activity? Let the whole Region know! If you’re a local ASCE leader and your Section, Branch, Younger Member Group, or Student Chapter has staged any special events, engaged in outreach from grade-school kids to lawmakers, done charity work, fund raising or anything of the sort, let ASCEnews Weekly know and we may include it in next month’s Region report. You may already have written about it and posted pictures in your newsletter, website, or social media. Share the details and any photos at asce.org/localnews. Got questions? Write to submissions@asce.org. See the other Region reports for September If you live adjacent to a Section in a different Region, or are merely interested in the other Region reports for September, click on each to view them:   Region 1   Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, Buffalo Section, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, Ithaca Section, Maine Section, Metropolitan Section, Mohawk-Hudson Section, New Hampshire Section, New Jersey Section, Puerto Rico Section, Rhode Island Section, Rochester Section, Syracuse Section, Vermont Section Region 2   Central Pennsylvania Section, Delaware Section, Lehigh Valley Section, Maryland Section, National Capital Section, Philadelphia Section, Pittsburgh Section Region 3   Akron-Canton Section, Central Illinois Section, Central Ohio Section, Cincinnati Section, Cleveland Section, Dayton Section, Duluth Section, Illinois Section, Michigan Section, Minnesota Section, North Dakota Section, Quad Cities Section, Toledo Section, Wisconsin Section Region 4   Arkansas Section, Indiana Section, Kentucky Section, North Carolina Section, South Carolina Section, Tennessee Section, Virginia Section, West Virginia Section Region 5   Alabama Section, Florida Section, Georgia Section, Louisiana Section, Mississippi Section   Region 6   New Mexico Section, Oklahoma Section, Texas Section Region 7   Colorado Section, Iowa Section, Kansas City Section, Kansas Section, Nebraska Section, South Dakota Section, St. Louis Section, Wyoming Section Region 8   Alaska Section, Arizona Section, Columbia Section, Hawaii Section, Inland Empire Section, Montana Section, Nevada Section, Oregon Section, Seattle Section, Southern Idaho Section, Tacoma-Olympia Section, Utah Section  Region 9   Los Angeles Section, Sacramento Section, San Diego Section, San Francisco Section Region 10  All International Sections, Branches, and Groups Missed last month's Region 3 update? See the August edition of  News Around Region 3  Share this page via social media and email:

MICHIGAN SECTION Grand River eliminates combined sewer overflows, adds green spaces A recently completed project, decades in the making, removed 362 million gallons of overflow from the Grand River while at the same time improving neighborhoods with green infrastructure and a new park. Consider what Grand Rapids accomplished in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE 'Doomsday Equation' points to change in water use A team at Duke University uses mathematical models to identify past periods when global water use changed dramatically and projects a similar change for the middle of this century. Delve into the projection in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Transducer simulates natural systems to detect cracks earlier Insects and bats have inspired a new ultrasonic transducer design that could help engineers spot smaller cracks sooner in nondestructive testing. Learn about the radical departure in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Researchers pinpoint how each state can be powered by renewable energy A set of maps detailing how each of the 50 states could meet all of its energy requirements by 2050 through renewable energy sources has been developed by Stanford University researchers. Explore how it's possible in your state in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

MICHIGAN SECTION Michigan water project taps Lake Huron A new 67 mile long pipeline will provide Flint and surrounding communities with a closer, less expensive source of water. Discover the design challenges in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

AKRON-CANTON SECTION Reconstructing Ohio’s highest bridge Courtesy ASCE Akron-Canton Section Members of the Akron-Canton Section recently traveled to see the highest bridge in Ohio, the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, over the Little Miami River just north of Cincinnati. The second of the two twin bridges is under replacement construction. Keep tabs on the Akron-Canton Section and see more bridge photos on Facebook.

REGION 3 NEWS New Section and Branch officers ready to lead Section and Branch leaders from around the world traveled to ASCE Headquarters in Reston, VA, Sept. 20-21, for the annual Presidents and Governors Forum. The event helped prepare new Section and Branch leaders for their presidential years, while also fostering connections between ASCE members from different Regions. Learn more about the Forum. Among the Region 3 attendees: Andrew C. Clemens, P.E., S.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE (Cleveland Section), Thera A. Baldauf, P.E., M.ASCE (Illinois Section), Carlos R. Vazquez, P.E., M.ASCE (Central Ohio Section), Justin J. Johnson, P.E., M.ASCE (Quad Cities Section), Peter W. Nilles, P.E., M.ASCE (Wisconsin Section), and Michael J. Arnold, P.E., M.ASCE (Wisconsin Section, Southeast Branch).

WISCONSIN SECTION Wisconsin hydrologist earns ASCE Fellow honors Charles S. Melching, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, an award-winning hydrologist and environmental consultant from Wisconsin, has been elected a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. He is owner of Melching Water Solutions LLC, in Greenfield, WI. He is a registered professional engineer in Illinois, Arizona, and Wisconsin. Read more about what made Melching worthy of Fellow status.