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 8 update? See the August edition of  News Around Region 8 Share this page via social media and email:

OREGON SECTION Oregon ASCE members make resiliency a priority in school district Courtesy Scott Johnson/Beaverton Project Manager-Facilities Development Why worry about tomorrow when you can enjoy today? It’s easy logic to fall prey to, but it can be as dangerous as it is comfortable. Fortunately, the Beaverton School District – led by several ASCE members – is not taking such shortcuts. Read more about how they are heeding the Oregon Resilience Plan and working to make their community safer and more resilient.

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.

ARIZONA SECTION Longtime transportation, construction engineer earns Fellow status Kenneth R. Cooper, P.E., F.ASCE, whose civil engineering career has spanned transportation and construction in Arizona and North Carolina, has been elevated to Fellow status by the Society’s Board of Direction. Cooper has worked for the City of Tucson’s Department of Transportation and Arizona DOT among several other posts. In 2002, he wrote the State of Arizona’s official comments on the federal Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines. Read more about what made Cooper worthy of Fellow status.

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.

OREGON SECTION Top honors for Portland professor Mark Kennedy, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, was named ASCE’s Oregon Engineer of the Year. Kennedy is a civil engineering professor at the University of Portland and the associate dean of the Shiley School of Engineering.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA STUDENT CHAPTER Fun in the sun Courtesy University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter With the summer winding down, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Student Chapter made sure to get in some golf time before returning to school. The Chapter had its annual golf tournament at Pearl Country Club in Aiea, HI. Follow the Manoa Student Chapter on Facebook.

REGION 8 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 8 attendees: Benjamin J. Rasa, P.E., M.ASCE (Hawaii Section), Donald G. Kinney, P.E., M.ASCE (Alaska Section), Jessica Smith, A.M.ASCE (Alaska Section), Irene S. Malto, P.E., M.ASCE (Alaska Section, Anchorage Branch), Dale A. Nelson, P.E., F.ASCE (Alaska Section, Anchorage Branch), Mark G. Lamer, P.E., M.ASCE (Arizona Section); Daniel J. De Battista, P.E., M.ASCE (Nevada Section, Southern Nevada Branch), Kathryn J. Leonardo, A.M.ASCE (Nevada Section, Southern Nevada Branch), John F. Bonnett, P.E., M.ASCE (Nevada Section, Truckee Meadows Branch), Bryan J. Byrne, A.M.ASCE (Nevada Section, Truckee Meadows Branch), Jay K. Dean, P.E., M.ASCE (Seattle Section), and Grae R. Harper, A.M.ASCE (Southern Idaho Section).

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.