| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN STUDENT CHAPTER AEI student member earns prestigious national honor ASCE Architectural Engineering Institute student member and senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Danielle Passaglia was one of 13 students selected nationwide to be recognized by DiscoverE as 2016 New Faces of Engineering – College Edition. Read more about what made Passaglia worthy of this honor. |
| REGION 7 NEWS Concrete Canoe teams make their splash for a shot at the finals  Photo courtesy ASCE Missouri State Cast in concrete, gravity-defying canoes designed and built by ASCE Student Chapters from around the world have been competing in regional tournaments this month, each striving for a shot at the 2016 national finals, coming June 9-11 to the University of Texas at Tyler. Above, the canoe from Missouri State University is ready to go after months of work by the team. |
| COLORADO SECTION Denver’s Ken Wright talks about fourth book exploring Inca engineering Kenneth Wright, P.E., D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE. of Denver, has been investigating Inca archaeological sites for more than 20 years, conducting paleohydrological research in an effort to figure out what was in the minds of the Inca engineers. His books, Machu Picchu, Tipon, and Moray, have long been popular among ASCE members as Wright brings to life both the technical brilliance and aesthetic beauty in Inca civil engineering design. Learn more about his new book exploring the Inca water temple Incamisana. |
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