ASCE recently put the spotlight on a high profile local project in their Civil Engineering Source news page in a piece written by Matt Fogleson- as well as on their society wide Instagram page. If you have driven on I-190 along the Niagara River in the last month you have probably seen the new Ralph Wilson Park pedestrian bridge. if you haven't, or would like to learn more about it, check out ASCE's content posted below.
Join us for the Civil Engineering Career Fair!
The ASCE Buffalo Section is hosting a career fair for local Civil Engineering firms on February 29 th from 4- 7pm. The fair will be held on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Davis Hall atrium on the University at Buffalo North Campus. The purpose of the event is to introduce the CSEE students at UB to the civil engineering firms that have a presence in western New York as well as allowing local firms to have interaction with the current UB undergraduates and graduates.
If your firm is interested in hosting a table please fill out the following Google Form: Career Fair Registration (google.com) by Friday February 16th . More information and details will be provided upon registration. There is no charge to attend this event, however, we ask that your firm continues to support the ASCE Buffalo Section.
See you on February 29th!
Student Scholarship Announcement
The ASCE Buffalo Section is pleased to announce the scholarship committee is now accepting applications for the 2024 UB ASCE Distinguished Student Member Award. The award is in the amount of $1,500 to a current ASCE student member in good standing.
Those who wish to apply should check the eligibility requirements and submit an application (both linked below) no later than 12:00pm (noon) on Friday, February 16th, 2024.
Questions may be directed to: Kristin Seel at kseel@popligroup.com
Call for Volunteers: Resume Review
Every year the ASCE Buffalo Section collaborates with the University at Buffalo Student Chapter to review the students resumes to help them prepare for applying for jobs and internships. The students submit their resumes, which will then be distributed to members of ASCE Buffalo Section. The students will meet with their reviewer to further develop their resume and network with a working professional.
Important Dates:
Monday, 10/16 - Resumes will be distributed to professionals.
Monday, 10/30 - Resumes should be reviewed and returned to allow the students to make revisions before the in-person event.
Monday, 11/6 at 7:00pm - An in-person meeting will be held with students at UB to review their resumes in-person and answer questions (more details to follow).
Please complete the form linked below by Sunday, 10/15 if you are interested in reviewing the students' resumes and meeting with them on campus.
ASCE Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competitions at UB
University at Buffalo North Campus
Friday April 21st and Saturday April 22nd 2023
This year, the Upstate New York - Canada ASCE Student Symposium will be hosted by the University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering. Come out and watch the steel bridge and concrete canoe competitions!
All events will take place on the University at Buffalo North Campus and no registration is required for observers!
Visit the links below for more information or visit: https://studentsymposium.asce.org/upstate-newyork-canada/
PE Review Course 2022 - ESB, NYSSPE, UB SEAS
Review Course for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam
Thursday evenings, 7 P.M. - 10 P.M.
Classes Begin January 13th (10 Sessions)
UB North Campus, Room TBD
Course fee is $600.00 - includes all instructors’ notes
To Register: The course fee and completed application must be received before January 6, 2022
The review course follows the NCEES syllabus, including sessions on water resources, structural, geotechnical, transportation and construction engineering.
PE Civil Reference Manual by Michael Lindeburg, P.E. and other study materials can be purchased directly from Professional Publications (https://ppi2pass.com).
Questions? Contact Donald R. McMahon, P.E. dmcmahon@mmce.net
Organized and Coordinated by the Engineering Society of Buffalo, Erie-Niagara Chapter NY State Society of Professional Engineers & University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
FE Review Course - ESB, NYSSPE, UB SEAS
Review Course for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
Tuesday evenings, 7 P.M. - 10 P.M.
Starts September 14th (12 Sessions)
Natural Science Complex Room 205, UB North Campus
Registration fee is $250.00 - includes all instructors’ notes
The review course will cover topics common to the civil, environmental, and mechanical engineering FE exams.
Questions? Contact Professor James Jensen jjensen@buffalo.edu
Organized and Coordinated by the Engineering Society of Buffalo, Erie-Niagara Chapter NY State Society of Professional Engineers & University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
To Register: Email fe.committee@yahoo.com and an electronic application will be returned for registration.
PE Review Course - ESB, NYSSPE, UB SEAS
Review Course for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam
Thursday evenings, 7 P.M. - 10 P.M.
February 4th - April 8th (10 Sessions)
Natural Science Complex Room 201, UB North Campus
Course fee is $600.00 - includes all instructors’ notes
To Register: The course fee and completed application must be received before February 1, 2021
The review course follows the NCEES syllabus, including sessions on water resources, structural, geotechnical, transportation and construction engineering.
PE Civil Reference Manual by Michael Lindeburg, P.E. and other study materials can be purchased directly from Professional Publications (https://ppi2pass.com).
Questions? Contact Donald R. McMahon, P.E. dmcmahon@mmce.net
Organized and Coordinated by the Engineering Society of Buffalo, Erie-Niagara Chapter NY State Society of Professional Engineers & University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
12th Annual ASCE/SAME Golf Tournament
Thank you to all of our golf tournament participants, sponsors, and volunteers!
See you all again next year!
Buffalo SAME Industry Day
Presented By ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC.
Agenda
Wednesday, June 12th - Welcome Networking Reception
4:00PM - Tour of the Buffalo Naval Park
- Meet at the Naval Park
- Tour is $12 please purchase a ticket on this Eventbrite site
- Questions contact – Kaitlin @ KMcCormick@trccompanies.com
5:30PM – Networking Happy Hour at Pearl Street Brewery
- We will be on 2nd Floor of Pearl Street. Appetizers will be provided by the Buffalo SAME Post and it will be a Cash Bar.
- No Tickets Necessary
- Questions contact - Nick @ Ntomkins@sevenson.com
Thursday, June 13th - Industry Day
9:30AM – Noon - Buffalo District's Business Opportunities Open House Networking Event
Central Meeting Room, 2nd Floor
1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203
(across the street from The Hotel at Lafayette)
Questions contact
Sherrie Plonski, Deputy for Small Business
sherrie.plonski@usace.army.mil
Phone: 412-395-7127
1:30PM – 3:30PM - Industry Day Presentations
Hotel Lafayette - 391 Washington Street Buffalo, NY 14203
Various Speakers (More information to follow)
Overview of 2020 USACE Buffalo’s Work Program
3:30PM – 5:30PM – Networking Reception (Cash Bar)
Spring Apparel Sale!
Support the Julian Snyder Endowment Fund!
Submit your order by April 26th!
Local Legislation Related to our Profession
As the Board of the ASCE Buffalo Section we took a position on Local Law Intro. No. 2-2-2017: Qualifications- Erie County Commissioner of Public Works. Click Here to see the letter we presented at the public hearing this past week.
10th Annual ASCE/SAME Golf Tournament Announcement
Save the date of Friday, August 25th for the 10th Annual ASCE/SAME Golf Tournament. The tournament is under new leadership and promises to be the best tournament to date so plan on joining us for this milestone event! More details to be released in the near future so stay tuned!
2016 Holiday Social Cancelled due to Weather
The owner of Rusty Nickel Brewing Company has just called and informed me that they are unable to open for our event this evening due to the lake effect snow currently hitting the Buffalo area. We sincerely apologize for the late notice and wish everyone safety travelling. Everyone who prepaid for the event will be reimbursed. Again we apologize for any inconvenience.
November Section Meeting
We are currently still looking for a speaker for the November Section Meeting. If you have any ideas for speakers please send our webmaster an email! We would appreciate it!
Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Summary →
President Obama recently signed the FAST (Fixing America's Surface Transportation) Act. Peter Nonis of the ASCE infrastructure blog will be taking a look on the contents of the newly passed five year federal surface transportation authorization law in a series of blog posts. We have included links to the articles below. Updates and other articles by Nonis can be found by clicking Peter Nonis above.
Report Card for New York's Infrastructure Released
The grades are out! See how New York scored. Download the Report Card for New York's Infrastructure now.
Report Card for New York’s Infrastructure
To raise awareness about New York State’s infrastructure needs, ASCE will be releasing the inaugural Report Card for New York’s Infrastructure, following the methodology of ASCE National’s Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. Using a simple A to F school report card format, the Report Card provides a comprehensive assessment of current infrastructure conditions and needs, both assigning grades and making recommendations for how to raise the grades. The categories that will be reported in this inaugural NYS Report Card are: aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, roads, solid waste, transit, and wastewater.
The results of this Report Card are scheduled to be revealed at simultaneous news conferences on September 29th in Rochester, Albany, Syracuse, and New York City as well as presented at the ASCE Convention in New York City in early October. This Report Card will also be available online at www.infrastructurereportcard.org/newyork.
ASCE Buffalo and ASCE Rochester Section will be jointly presenting the Report Card results in Western New York, at 10am at the Blue Cross Arena in Riverview Terrace Room. As an ASCE Buffalo section member you can attend this Report Card media release. For more information see the attached flyer or check ascebuffalo.org/events.
If you’d like further information or to volunteer to participate in any of the planned upcoming activities for this statewide leadership effort, email us at President@ascebuffalo.org.
Marco Scofidio, BSCE, MBA, PE, M.ASCE
ASCE Buffalo Section President
Thank You, Golf Tournament Supporters
The Buffalo Section ASCE and SAME would like to thank all who participated in making our ASCE / SAME scholarship Golf Tournament a tremendous success. Please mark Friday August 26, 2016 in your calenders for next year's event at the Rothland Golf Course.
We would especially like to thank our sponsors.
Hole-in-One Sponsors
Eagle Sponsor
Birdie Sponsor
Hole Sponsors
Tolman Engineering, Architecture & Surveying, PLLC
Breakfast Sponsor
Past President Rick Kotecki, P.E., M. ASCE
Refreshment Sponsor
1970 ASCE Buffalo Section President Passes
On July 30, 2015, the Buffalo Section lost its oldest serving Past President, S. Jerome (Jerry) Hawkins. He served many years as an engineer with the Erie County Department of Public Works and in the private sector after his retirement. He served as President of the Buffalo Section in 1970.