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 9 update? See the August edition of  News Around Region 9 Share this page via social media and email:

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.

LOS ANGELES SECTION New convention center expansion design revealed Plans include a 100,000 square feet ballroom over outdoor exhibit space, and plenty of connections to other nearby venues. Check out the renderings 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.

LOS ANGELES SECTION, ORANGE COUNTY YOUNGER MEMBERS FORUM Women in Engineering Panel takes an honest look at challenges Courtesy Elizabeth Ruedas, ASCE OC YMF The ASCE OC YMF recently hosted its 2015 Women in Engineering Panel, featuring Kirsten Zeydel, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, president of a one-woman structural-engineering firm, ZO Consulting Inc., Sherry Nour, P.E., a practice leader in transportation with Kimley-Horn Associates, and Rossana D’Antonio, P.E., G.E., F.ASCE, an assistant deputy director for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. The panel discussed key topics with each other and the audience, focusing on career advancement, work and life balance, leadership, overcoming challenges faced by women in the industry, and finding your passion. Interested in having your Younger Member Forum or Group stage a Women in Engineering Panel? Email Elizabeth Ruedas at eruedas@cc-eng.com.

LOS ANGELES SECTION, YOUNGER MEMBERS FORUM Staying out of the gutter Courtesy ASCE Los Angeles, Younger Members Forum The ASCE Los Angeles Younger Members Forum enjoyed a night of socializing, food, drinks, and bowling recently at Lucky Strike LA Live. Keep up with the LA YMF on Facebook.

REGION 9 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 9 attendees: John B. Rogers, P.E., F.ASCE (Los Angeles Section), Genaro Mejia, P.E., M.ASCE (Los Angeles Section, Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch), Steven L. King, P.E., M.ASCE (Los Angeles Section, Orange County Branch), Josue Vaglienty, P.E., M.ASCE (Los Angeles Section, Orange County Branch), Cara M. Martinez, P.E., M.ASCE (Los Angeles Section, San Luis Obispo Branch), Adam J. Killinger, P.E., M.ASCE (Sacramento Section, Feather River Branch), John R. Kilps, P.E., M.ASCE (San Diego Section), Lorraine A. Htoo, P.E., M.ASCE (San Francisco Section), Justin J. Kempton, P.E., G.E., M.ASCE (San Francisco Section, Fresno Branch), and Jens Norman, A.M.ASCE (San Francisco Section Golden Gate Branch).

LOS ANGELES SECTION ASCE member to lead ICC-ES technical activities Danny Wong, P.E., M.ASCE, has been named the technical staff lead of ICC Evaluation Service’s Building Products Listing Program.

LOS ANGELES SECTION, ORANGE COUNTY BRANCH Learning over lunch ASCE Orange County recently had its August lunch event at the Center Club in Costa Mesa, CA, featuring a presentation about the Airport Boulevard Railroad Grade Separation project in Thermal, CA. This $29.4 million Riverside County Transportation Department project is scheduled for completion in early 2016. The project proposes to grade separate the current at-grade crossing of Airport Boulevard with the Union Pacific Railroad tracks by raising the roadway over the railroad and constructing a four-lane bridge that will span the railroad tracks and State Highway 111. Learn more about the Orange County Branch.