ASCE
ASCE student chapter at UConn is part of the national organization, the American Society of Civil Engineers. 
The goal of this group is to provide students insight into what a Civil Engineer encounters in the professional and social environment. We help to connect and network Civil and Environmental Engineering students to current professionals and job opportunities through seminars, field trips and careers fairs. ASCE also supports clubs that allow students to apply their classroom learning to practical and fun projects such as the Steel Bridge Club and Concrete Canoe Club.
Faculty Advisor: Shinae Jang, (860) 486-0540, shinae.jang@uconn.edu
President: Gavin Berger
Vice President: Rocco Veneruso
Outreach Chair: Jackie Torlai
Treasurer: Payton Turnquist
Secretary: Christo Jamo
Public Relations Chair: Caroline Insinna
Recruiter: Ben Shatzel
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Concrete Canoe
The Concrete Canoe Association is a student organization dedicated to the construction of a concrete canoe and the involvement in regional and national competitions each spring. Guided by a standardized hull design and the ASCE National Concrete Canoe CompetitionTM Rules & Regulation book, students of all engineering disciplines are faced with choosing an appropriate theme for the canoe design, finding a suitable concrete mix and selecting proper reinforcement. Creating the boat mold, pouring out the concrete, transporting the completed project to the competitions and racing against other teams from the region complete the club’s goals for the year. UConn Concrete Canoe has placed second in the last two competitions, receiving a monetary reward along with a trophy, but the club aims to do even better in upcoming years. Regardless of placement, the spirit of teamwork and the honor of competing are rewarding enough on their own.
Read about Concrete Canoe and see their work on UConn Magazine and The Daily Campus.
Faculty Advisor - Kay Wille, (860) 486-2074, kay.wille@uconn.edu
President - Mia Larkin
Vice President - George Gi
Treasurer - Catherine Peng
Secretary - Evan Root
CEE Undergraduate Advisor - Brian Lassy
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ITE
UConn ITE is the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ student chapter at the University of Connecticut. UConn ITE promotes advancement of transportation and traffic engineering by facilitating interaction
between students and professionals through hosting speakers and sponsoring technical and social activities. The organization strives to generate interest in transportation among students by organizing a variety of informational and social activities. Past activities are professional speakers, field trips, transportation-themed game shows, visiting other ITE student chapters, attending state and regional ITE meetings, organizing transportation symposia at UConn, semester parties and more. UConn ITE is a great place to meet experts in transportation and traffic engineering and to foster professional growth. Any student (undergraduate or graduate) at UConn can be a member of UConn ITE.
Faculty Advisor: Anshu Bamney, Anshu.Bamney@uconn.edu
President - Quinn Packer
Vice President - Hiamanti Bala
Treasurer - Syed Islam
Secretary - Prakash Ranjan
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Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Graduate Chapter
The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Graduate Student Chapter is dedicated to promoting the field of structural engineering and providing students with opportunities for professional development and growth. SEI will hold educational, professional development, outreach, and team building activities for both graduate and undergraduate students interested in structural engineering with the graduate students service as the primary mentors and leaders to serve the organization.
Faculty Advisor: Alexandra Hain (860)-486-5023, alexandra.hain@uconn.edu
UConntact: https://uconntact.uconn.edu/organization/seigradchapter
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Steel Bridge
Steel Bridge Club supplements the education of Civil Engineering students with a comprehensive, student-driven hands-on experience through design, fabrication, erection and testing of a bridge structure. The UConn Steel Bridge Team participates in a nation-wide competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Institute of Steel Construction, competing at the Regional Competition held in the spring every year. The club fabricates the bridge by cutting and welding the 25' span bridge themselves. The competition is judged on the following: Construction speed, Lightness, Stiffness, Construction economy, and Structural efficiency. The Stiffness test during the competition consists of loading the bridge with 2.5 kips (2,500 pounds of force). If the bridge deflects more than 1/2 inch, the school is disqualified. In recent years, UCONN Steel Bridge Club have competed and ranked in the top 3 schools in the New England Region. We are proud of our achievements of competing on the National Level year after year.
Steel Bridge team email - uconnsteelbridge@gmail.com
Faculty advisor: Alexandra Hain (860)-486-5023, alexandra.hain@uconn.edu
Practitioner Advisor: Michael Culmo, CME Associates, Inc.
President: Luigi Coppola Jr., luigi.coppola_jr@uconn.edu
VP: Eduard Quiroga
Treasurer: Drew Fuller
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