June 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 June If you live adjacent to a Section in a different Region, or are merely interested in the other Region reports for June, 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 10 update? See the May edition of  News Around Region 10  Share this page via social media and email:

REGION 10 NEWS President’s return visit builds ASCE connections in United Arab Emirates Courtesy Bob Stevens Following a successful mission in March to meet with engineers and students in the United Arab Emirates, ASCE’s 2015 President Bob Stevens traveled back to the Middle Eastern nation last month, where the professionals and pros in training continue to welcome the guidance ASCE can provide. Stevens took part in the school year finale meeting of ASCE’s International Student Group at the American University of Sharjah. As seen above, during one group photo with Stevens at center, he takes a selfie with group leadership. Stevens also toured the civil engineering school at the American University in Dubai, and delivered an address on megaprojects and a major conference of the UAE Society of Engineers. He shares details and relays other experiences from his trip in his President’s Perspective blog.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE U.S. carbon emissions drop despite rise in energy use Although energy consumption increased in 2014, heavier reliance on natural gas and wind resulted in a muted increase in carbon emissions, according to a federal analysis. Delve into the promising trend in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

REGION 10 NEWS ASCE member receives commendation from U.S. Marianas legislature ASCE member Juan Cruz Tenorio, a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers colonel, was recently commended by the Marianas House of Representatives for his military and professional contributions in engineering.  Tenorio retired from the Corps in 1992, and has been part of engineering projects in communities across a number of U.S. territories in the Pacific.  Read more in the online edition of the Marianas Variety.

REGION 10 NEWS Canadian university joins in ASCE’s National Concrete Canoe Competition finals Photo: ASCE: Twenty-two teams of civil engineering students – among them École de technologie supérieure, of  Montreal, Quebec, Canada – converged on Clemson University in South Carolina to seek the title at ASCE’s 28th National Concrete Canoe Competition. Throughout the academic year, 215 universities’ teams spent thousands of hours researching, designing and constructing their unique concrete canoes, aiming for the right combination of creativity, knowledge, and teamwork to win their regional competition and secure a place in the finals.  École de technologie supérieure came in a solid fourth overall.  Complete results, photos, video>>

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE STEM majors earn most throughout careers, study finds A study comparing college majors to postgraduation income has found that students who major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics earn the most, both at the start and later in their careers. Get details on the findings in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Cities, universities lead in resilience planning Research by the consulting firm Haley & Aldrich finds that cities and universities are leading the way on bolstering resilience, but several barriers impede progress. Explore the resilience focus in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Engineering innovations could expand wind power A new report from the Department of Energy notes that with taller towers and larger turbines, wind energy facilities could be sited closer to electricity consumers, boosting their efficiency. See what may be possible in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.