The ASCE Buffalo Section is hosting the 3rd Annual Civil Engineering Career Fair in Davis Hall at the University at Buffalo North Campus on Monday, February 9th, 2026 from 3:30pm - 6:30pm. Note: Set up begins at 3:00pm and students will arrive at 3:30pm. The career fair will be advertised to all Civil, Structural, and Environmental students in the School of Engineering. This event will be a great recruitment opportunity, whether you are looking to fill internship/entry level positions or simply looking to market your firm to UB civil engineering students for future employment opportunities.

To cover the operating costs of the event, there is a $50 registration fee. If your firm is a University at Buffalo Corporate Partner, the registration fee is covered. If you are a Corporate Partner, please email kkaufman@wendelcompanies.com to register. The event is open to all local civil and environmental engineering firms. Please note, space is limited.

If you would like to register to attend the event, please fill out the registration form using the link below. Additional information and more specific details will be provided to the companies that register in the coming weeks.

Note: Companies only need to register once for a table, even if you plan to send multiple attendees

NFTA DL&W Shoreline Collapse and Restoration
Speaker: John Schaefer, PE and Todd Swackhamer, PE

Date and Location
Wednesday January 28, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Classics V
2425 Niagara Falls Blvd
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview
Join ASCE Buffalo Section and Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists (BAPG) for our annual joint meeting! This event will feature a presentation describing the failure and restoration of the shoreline at the historic DL&W station along the Buffalo River. The presentation will touch upon:

• The history of the facility site and how this created unique conditions for the failure
• The temporary stabilization and forensic analysis of the shoreline after the collapse
• The challenges and constraints associated with permanent restoration
• The various stakeholders and coordination required to complete this project

Date and Location:
Wednesday, January 14th, 2025
7:30 PM

KeyBank Center
1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza
Buffalo, NY, 14203

Overview

Join the Buffalo Section Younger Members to watch the Buffalo Sabres play the Philadelphia Flyers at Keybank Center on Wednesday, January 14th at 7:30pm.

Everyone is welcome to join! Please Register by January 8th.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Andrew Ralicki at andrew.ralicki@gmail.com.

Cost

Member - $12
Non-Member - $17

Date and Location:
Friday, December 5th, 2025
5:00 PM

Canalside
44 Prime Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

Overview

Join the Younger Members of the ASCE Buffalo Section in a joint social event with UB ASCE for an evening of ice skating at Canalside! All members and non-members are welcome to join us! Please RSVP at the link below if you plan on attending.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Andrew Ralicki at andrew.ralicki@gmail.com.

The map below shows the location of the pavilion at the Canalside ice rink where we will meet.

Date and Location:
Saturday, November 1, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Downtown Buffalo (Location to be determined)

Overview

The ASCE Buffalo Section Younger Member Group is joining the Buffalo Green Fund for a Tree Planting Event on November 1st in Downtown Buffalo.

Everyone is welcome to join! Please Register by October 24th.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Andrew Ralicki at andrew.ralicki@gmail.com.

Preservation of Masonry Stone Arch Bridges
Speakers: Jonathan Walczak, PE and Conor Blake, PE

Date and Location
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Chef's Restaurant
291 Seneca St
Buffalo, NY 14204

Overview
Join the ASCE Buffalo Section for our October meeting! This event will feature a presentation from Barton and Loguidice providing an in depth look at stone masonry evaluation and repair procedures. The presentation will include the design and construction of the recently completed School Street over Salmon Creek Bridge Rehabilitation project for the Town of Sodus, Wayne County. The historic eligible 20-foot span masonry stone arch bridge was constructed in 1899. The presentation will also discuss the design of the Solsville Road over Oriskany Creek Bridge Rehabilitation project in the Town of Madison, Madison County. This historic-eligible structure was constructed in 1889 and consists of a 25-foot span masonry stone arch.

Please register by Friday, October 24th, using the link below.

Date and Location:
Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
5:00 PM
Sterling Place Tavern
1487 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY

Overview

Join the Younger Members of the ASCE Buffalo Section for our October Happy Hour at Sterling Place Tavern! All members and non-members are welcome to join us! Bring your friends!

Date and Location:
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
5:00 PM

CPL Buffalo Office
726 Exchange Street, Suite 920
Buffalo, NY 14210

Overview

Join ASCE for a PDH presentation by Hilti on the design of an anchor system. Food (pizza and wings) will be provided.

This presentation will provide an introductory overview of the adhesive and mechanical anchor market, including the fundamental principles of anchor theory, which includes applications and design basis. Various types of anchors, including product specifications and selection criteria, will also be covered. Attendees should expect to better understand the failure modes and working principles of post-installed and cast-in-place anchors under various load conditions and be able to evaluate the different factors that can impact the design of an anchor system.

This presentation is good for 1 NYS PDH.

Cost

Members - $5
Non-Members - $10

Date and Location:
Tuesday, September 16th, 2025
6:00 PM

Sahlen Field
1 James D Griffin Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14203

Overview

Join the Buffalo Section Younger Members to watch the Buffalo Bisons play the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, September 16th.
Everyone is welcome to join! Please Register by September 12th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Andrew Ralicki at andrew.ralicki@gmail.com or Connor Irwin cirwin@mmce.net.

Cost

Members - $10
Non-Members - $14

Date and Location:
Tuesday, June 3, 2024
5:30 PM
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery
76 Pearl St
Buffalo, NY 14202

Overview

The Buffalo Section is hosting a Happy Hour at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery. ASCE Buffalo Section elections for the 2025-2026 ASCE Board of Directors will occur at the happy hour. Below is the proposed slate of candidates for the officer and director positions.

Drinks and appetizers will be provided. Non-members will be charged $15 at the door and are not eligible to vote.

2025-2026 Officer Slate

President | Andrew Meyerhofer
President-Elect | Jeff Wackowski*
Vice President | Zach Vacek*
Treasurer | Vacant
Secretary | Joe Corio*
Director | Connor Irwin*
Director | Christina Il Grande Mahaney*
Director | Kelsey Kaufman
Director | Jake Dominesey

*Denotes positions up for election

If you are interested or know someone interested in joining the ASCE Buffalo Section Board of Directors, please reach out to a member of the board or attend the Happy Hour to discuss what opportunities are available.

Cost
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $15 (pay at door)
Student Member - FREE

Ethics PDH Dinner Meeting

Date and Location:
Thursday, March 8th, 2025
5:30 - 8:00 PM
The Saturn Club
977 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209

Overview

When faced with an ethical dilemma, how do you know what is the right path to take? This presentation will discuss what ethics is, review the ASCE Code of Ethics, and give you sources and methods to help make ethical decisions. Through the game of Jeopardy, you will face ethical situations and use the ASCE Code of Ethics to determine the ethical path.

You will receive 1 PDH good for the Ethics requirement needed in NYS to renew your license.

Robin Kemper, the 2019 ASCE Society Level (National) President will be our host, traveling in from New Jersey!

A Cash Bar and Buffet Dinner will be served consisting of:

• Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
• Caesar Salad
• Flank Steak
• Faroe Island Salmon
• Parmesan Risotto

Schedule

• 5:30 pm - Registration & Happy Hour
• 6:30 pm - Dinner
• 6:45 pm - Ethics Jeopardy
• 8:00 pm - Event Wrap Up

Cost

Member: $49.00
Non-member: $59.00

Date and Location:
Saturday, May 3, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Downtown Buffalo (Location to be determined at 4/26 workshop)

Overview

The ASCE Buffalo Section Younger Member Group is joining the Buffalo Green Fund for a Tree Planting Event on May 3rd in Downtown Buffalo.

An optional but recommended tree planting workshop will be held on Saturday April 26th at 8:30am at Go Bike Headquarters (313 Broadway, Buffalo, NY). This session will feature a hands-on planting tutorial and a lesson on the history of trees in Buffalo. During the workshop, we’ll also determine the specific location where our group will be planting on May 3rd. It is recommended to bring a shovel and gloves to the May 3rd tree planting.

Everyone is welcome to join! Please Register by April 14th.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Andrew Ralicki at andrew.ralicki@gmail.com or Connor Irwin cirwin@mmce.net.

Date and Location:
Saturday, April 26, 2025
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Go Bike Headquarters
313 Broadway
Buffalo, NY 14204

Overview

This session will feature a hands-on planting tutorial and a lesson on the history of trees in Buffalo. During the workshop, we’ll also determine the specific location where our group will be planting on May 3rd. It is recommended to bring a shovel and gloves to the May 3rd tree planting.

Everyone is welcome to join! Please Register by April 14th for the May 3rd event.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Andrew Ralicki at andrew.ralicki@gmail.com or Connor Irwin cirwin@mmce.net.

Experience, Knowledge, and Lessons Learned from Local Civil Engineering Professionals

Date and Location:
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
5:30 - 8:00 PM
Banchetti's by Rizzo's
550 North French Road
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview

ASCE Buffalo Section is hosting the UB Student Chapter of ASCE for a round table discussion on careers in civil engineering. To conclude the evening, the students will give a short update on their current design projects. They will have their design projects on display and are eager to show off their work and answer questions about the competitions!

Come share your knowledge and experience with the next generation of civil engineers! All experience levels are welcome - 1 year or many; your insights are priceless to the students looking to start their professional careers.

Schedule

• 5:30 pm - Registration & Cash Bar
• 5:55 pm - Welcome
• 6:00 pm - Professional Panel
• 6:45 pm - Dinner/ Career Conversations
• 7:20 pm - Student Updates
• 7:40 pm - Awards & Scholarships
• 8:00 pm - Closing Remarks

Date and Location:
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
1:00 PM
Tonawanda Bowling Center
574 Young St
Tonawanda, NY

Overview

ASCE Buffalo Section Younger Members is hosting bowling for Younger Members and the UB Student Section. Come get to know the UB ASCE students and other Younger Members in the Buffalo Section while bowling. The event starts at 1pm at Tonawanda Bowling Center. Please register by March 7th.

Cost

$4.50 Shoe Rental per person, $7.00 per game per person (Attendees pay for themselves at bowling alley)
YM Group will pay for some food for the group at the event.
Event registration is free.

2022 NYS Infrastructure Report Card
Speaker: John Folts, P.E., M. ASCE and Peter Melewski, P.E. F.ASCE

Date and Location
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Virtual

Overview
The ASCE New York State Council is gearing up to work on the 2027 NYS Report Card and is doing this presentation to generate interest in the new project. The Buffalo section is looking for volunteers to assist with the NYS Report Card.

The program will provide an overview of the ASCE New York State Report Card. In 2022, the ASCE New York State Council Infrastructure Committee embarked on a task to evaluate and assess the condition of infrastructure in New York in 11 different Categories including Aviation, Bridges, Dams, Drinking Water, Public Parks, Ports, Rail, Roads, Transit, Solid Waste and Wastewater. This volunteer led effort mimics the national US Infrastructure Report Card which led to Congress passing the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in 2021. The NYS Report card was released in July of 2022 and will set the pace for infrastructure spending in the state of New York. Additional information on the report card can be found at this link: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2022/07/20/slight-improvements-made-in-2022-nys-infrastructure-grades

Registration Cost
Members - FREE
Non-Members - FREE
Students - FREE

The Abstract Challenges Below the Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Speaker: Thomas Reynolds, PE and Andrew Klettke, PE

Date and Location
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Classics V
2425 Niagara Falls Blvd
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview
Join ASCE Buffalo Section and Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists (BAPG) for our annual joint meeting! This event will feature a presentation describing the civil and geological challenges experienced in the design and construction of our region’s world-renowned art museum, the Buffalo AKG! The presentation will touch upon:

• The geological history of the region and how this created unique subsurface challenges.
• The redesign of a 100-year-old sewer on the verge of collapse under the existing gallery.
• Construction issues related to groundwater.
• The various stakeholders and coordination required to complete this project.

Date and Location:
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Santora’s Pizza Pub
(Walden Galleria Mall location)
1 Galleria Dr P102
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

Overview

Join WNYPE – along with our friends from ASCE, ASME and ISA – to celebrate the holiday season! This event is sponsored by WNY’s leading engineering societies. We hope to see you there!

Cost
FREE!

Date and Location:
Thursday, October 24th, 2024
5:00 PM
Big Ditch Brewing Company
55 E Huron St
Buffalo, NY

Overview

Join the Younger Members of the ASCE Buffalo Section for our October Happy Hour at Big Ditch Brewing Company! All members and non-members are welcome to join us! Bring your friends!

Engineer's Alley Tailgate at UB Football Game

Date and Location
Saturday, October 19th
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LaSalle Lot off Webster Road (Adjacent to Baird Point)
UB North Campus, 14260

Overview
Celebrate Homecoming at the Annual Engineers Alley Tailgate prior to your UB Bulls battling Western Michigan Broncos! Your admission includes a full catered lunch, free drink ticket redeemable inside the beer tent, giveaways, networking, and an opportunity to talk with current SEAS students and see their latest projects!

Come decked in your UB gear to visit with your engineering friends and help cheer on our UB Bulls! Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.

Click the link below for additional details and registration.

Registration Deadline
Monday, October 14, 2024

Technical Tour of the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Welcome Center at Niagara Falls State Park

Date and Location
Thursday, September 19th
3:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Niagara Falls State Park Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Welcome Center
332 Prospect Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14303

Overview
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Welcome Center at Niagara Falls State Park is a state-of-the-art public access space featuring glass walls and maximized site lines connecting visitors to the magnificence of the Falls. The 28,000 square-foot welcome center contains ticketing and information desks, new concession spaces, a rooftop solar panel array, special patterned glass to prevent bird impacts, green roof elements, and a separate modern restroom building. Enhanced site amenities include new accessible pathways, native plantings, and wayfinding signage.
Speaker: Carl Flora, RA – Associate Architect NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

1 PDH

Schedule
3:00pm - 3:30pm: Arrival and Registration (meet at the Welcome Center main entrance)
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Technical site tour of the Welcome Center
4:45pm - 6:00pm: After-tour social at Hard Rock Cafe (333 Prospect Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303)

Cost
All Registrants - $5

Clean Concrete: Modern Industry Standards for Low Carbon Concrete

Date and Location
Wednesday, April 17th
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
The Foundry
1738 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14207

Overview
United Materials will be presenting on new cement materials and industry specifications in line with recent NYS climate initiatives.
1 PDH

Schedule
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Check-in
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM: Opening Remarks / Introduction
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM: Lunch (provided) and Presentation / Questions

Cost
Member - $30
Non-Member - $35

The YM group will be collecting donations for their Spring Food Drive during a happy hour at Resurgence Brewing Company. Appetizers and first drink provided.

All donations will benefit FeedMore WNY. Please visit https://www.feedmorewny.org/donate/ways-to-give/give-food/ to review FeedMore WNY's healthy food wish list.

Please email Kelsey Kaufman (kkaufman@wendelcompanies.com0) with any questions.

Your donations are greatly appreciated, we hope to see you there!

Hope to see you there!

Date and Location:
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
5:30 PM
Rusty Nickel Brewing Company
4350 Seneca Street
West Seneca, NY 14224

Overview

Relaunch of the Government Relations Committee hosted by Committee Chair, Nick Stalnecker, National Fuel, Government Affairs Manager.

Overview of the current local, state and federal legislative and political outlook impacting Civil Engineers and generally, WNYers. Open discussion of the future goals and operation of the Government Relations Committee.

Drinks and Appetizers Provided.

Please RSVP by Friday, March 15th.

Cost
FREE

1 PDH Approved

Learn how performance-based building codes are developed. Engineers will learn how alternative allowances can create space for innovation and cost savings. Learn how different types of steel reinforcement other than standard rebar or welded wire mesh may be used in certain applications per ACI 318 and the International Building Code.

The ASCE Buffalo Section will send out samples of Helix Steel Microfiber to all participants who sign up by February 14, 2024.

Rescheduled to January 24th due to weather!

Tickets purchased for January 17 will be honored. If you can no longer attend and need to request a refund please email Andrew at andrewksit@gmail.com

Geohazard Identification, Monitoring and Mitigation of Critical Assets in the Appalachian Region

Speaker: Martin P. Derby, P.G., CPG

Date and Location
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Classics V
2425 Niagara Falls Blvd
Amherst, NY 14228

Overview
Please consider attending this joint event hosted by ASCE and Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists (BAPG). The meeting includes a presentation on the identification, monitoring and mitigation of Geohazards in the Appalachian Region, which will:

• Introduce and define Geohazards and how they affect critical assets
• Review the approach to assessing geohazards
• Provide an overview of infrastructure monitoring methods
• Discuss slope mitigation utilizing the soil-nail technology
• Review Coastal, Riparian and Hydro related soil nail case studies
  

1 PDH

Schedule
Registration: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Opening Remarks and Speaker Introduction: 6:00 pm - 6:15pm
Dinner and Presentation: 6:15 pm - 7:15pm
Closing Remarks: 7:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost
Registration - $30
($10 for students)

Date and Location:
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
5:30 PM
Buffalo RiverWorks
359 Ganson St.
Buffalo, NY 14203

Overview

Join the ASCE Buffalo Section at Buffalo RiverWorks at 359 Ganson Street for our Holiday Social! Complimentary appetizers and two beverage tickets will be provided for members and students (21+). Non-members are welcome to attend for a $15 charge.

Please RSVP below by Monday, December, 18 if you plan on attending.

Please email Kelsey Kaufman (kkaufman@wendelcompanies.com) with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Cost
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $15 (pay at door)
Student Member (21+) - FREE