Are you interested in giving back to your community? Are you interested in advancing your professional career? If you answered yes to either question, then consider running for an ASCE Eastern Branch Officer position.

The Eastern Branch has opportunities for officers for the 2024-2025 year as described in the linked document. The 2024-2025 Board will be installed at the monthly luncheon, October 17, 12:00pm-1:00pm, at the NC State University Club. Please reserve this time in your calendar to attend if you are applying for a position. All applicants will be notified no later than October 10 with the election results. We have the following positions open:

• President-Elect

• Secretary

• Treasurer

• Duke Advisor

• NC State Advisor

• E-week Coordinator

Nominate yourself or other members for officer positions. Please be sure to have your ASCE member number available for the registration form. Officer nominations will be accepted until 5:00PM on Friday, September 20, 2024.

View details of these openings and their duties.

Please reach out to Pat Gilmartin, P.E., Eastern Branch President, with any questions.

The results from the vote are in and Pat Gilmartin is the winner. Congratulations to Pat as the Young Civil Engineer of the Year for 2024

The ASCE Eastern Branch is accepting nominations for the 2024 Civil Engineer of the Year and 2024 Young Civil Engineer of the Year. The branch created these awards to recognize the top civil engineers in the Eastern Branch. The awards will be presented to a civil and young civil engineer who has made outstanding professional contributions to his/her profession, public welfare, and the community at large. The criteria documents are linked below. The award winners will be announced during the February meeting on Thursday, February 15th, 2024, to celebrate Engineers Week.

Some important items:

• You can nominate yourself

• An ASCE membership is not required

• You must live in the ASCE Eastern Branch jurisdiction. (See criteria documents for more information.)

• To be considered for the Young Engineer award the nominee must be 35 or younger as of 12/31/2023

• Submissions are due by Friday, February 9th at 5:00 PM

The 2024 Nominating Committee will make the decisions and notify the award winners prior to the February 15th meeting. The award will be delivered to the winners following the meeting. To submit a nomination, please email the nominee’s full name and resume or Linkedin profile to ASCE Eastern Branch President, Pat Gilmartin.

Criteria Documents:

• 2024 Young Civil Engineer of the Year Criteria

• 2024 Civil Engineer of the Year Criteria

If you have any questions please reach to Pat Gilmartin via e-mail. Thank you and good luck!

Thank to everyone who attended the annual ASCE Winter Social for the NC Eastern Branch! The toys collected will be a wonderful help for the holidays!

The ASCE Eastern Branch is accepting nominations for the 2023 Civil Engineer of the Year and 2023 Young Civil Engineer of the Year. We created these awards to recognize the top civil engineers in the Eastern Branch. The awards will be presented to a civil and young civil engineer who has made outstanding professional contributions to his/her profession, public welfare, and the community at large. The award winners will be announced at the meeting on Thursday, February 23, 2023, to celebrate Engineers Week.

Rules:

• You can nominate yourself

• An ASCE membership is not required

• You must live in the ASCE Eastern Branch jurisdiction as shown on this map.

• To be considered for the Young Engineer award the nominee must be 35 or younger as of 12/31/2022

• Forms are due by Friday, February 17, 2023, at 5:00 PM. Late submissions will not be accepted.

The 2023 Nominating Committee will make the decisions and notify the award winners prior to the February 23rd meeting. The award will be delivered to the winners following the meeting. To submit a nomination please send the nominees' full name and resume or Linkedin profile information to ASCE Eastern Branch President, Cole Melody Koffi at cnkoffi@alumni.ncsu.edu. 

Forms:

• 2023 Young Civil Engineer of the Year Criteria

• 2023 Civil Engineer of the Year Criteria

Are you interested in giving back to your community? Are you interested in advancing your professional career? If you answered yes to either question, then consider running for an ASCE Eastern Branch Officer position. Being an officer is a great way to give back to the engineering community, while also expanding your network and professional career. We have the following positions open/up for election.

• President-Elect

• NC State Advisor

• Duke Advisor

• E-week Coordinator

This document describes the open positions and relevant duties. If you are interested in running for a position, please contact Atefeh Asoudeh by September 30, 2022. Officers will be installed during our October, 2022 luncheon. Please plan to attend the meeting if you are elected.

The Eastern Branch’s President is happy to present the January, 2022 Newsletter.

Have a look!

The ASCE Eastern Branch is accepting nominations for the 2022 Civil Engineer of the Year and 2022 Young Civil Engineer of the Year. They are being created with the intent of recognizing the top civil engineers in the Eastern Branch. The awards will be presented to a civil engineer and young civil engineer who has made outstanding professional contributions to his/her profession, public welfare, and the community at large. The award winners will be announced during the February meeting on Thursday, February 24, 2022, to celebrate Engineers Week.

Some important notes:

• You can nominate yourself.

• An ASCE membership is not required.

• You must live in the ASCE Eastern Branch jurisdiction.

• To be considered for the Young Engineer award the nominee must be 35 or younger as of 12/31/2021.

• Forms are due by Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 5:00pm ET. Forms received after February 8th at 5:00 will not be accepted.

Forms:

• 2022 Civil Engineer of the Year Criteria

• 2022 Civil Engineer of the Year Nomination Form

• 2022 Young Civil Engineer of the Year Criteria

• 2022 Young Civil Engineer of the Year Nomination Form

The 2022 Nominating Committee will make the decisions and notify the award winners prior to the February 24th meeting. The award will be delivered to the winners following the meeting. To submit nomination forms, please complete the applicable forms and send it to the ASCE Eastern Branch President, Atefeh Asoudeh at aasoudeh@rkk.com.

If you have any questions please contact Atefah via e-mail. Thank you and good luck!

The Eastern Branch is seeking professionals who are interested in presenting at one of our monthly branch meetings in 2022.

Typically, our meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month from 11:30am-1pm at NC State University Club at 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27606. However, due to the pandemic, the last several meetings were held virtually and it will be the same for a while. The goal is to have a 45 minute presentation with a 15 minute Q&A. If the meeting is held in person, lunch will be provided.

Potential topics to be discussed include but are not limited to:

• New technologies, methods and techniques in Civil Engineering

• Geotechnical Engineering

• Structural Engineering

• Environmental Engineering

• Transport Infrastructure

• Traffic Engineering

• Water resources Engineering

• Economics & Management in Civil Engineering

• Disaster Assessment & Mitigation in Civil Engineering

• Sales pitches and company marketing are discouraged

Contact Cole Koffi if you are interested to share your experience and knowledge through this ASCE Eastern Branch opportunity.

NC Future Cities is seeking professionals in the world of engineering, architecture, and related fields to be virtual mentors and judges.

Future Cities is a national competition for students in grades 6, 7, and 8 in which they are challenged to think like an engineer and come up with ideas that solve a problem impacting the sustainability of the Earth. This is an opportunity for you to share your passion for your career with students who are just beginning to learn what it means to be an engineer.

Visit the Future City Competition website to learn more.

Register online to be a volunteer for the Future City Competition.

We are presently seeking:

Mentors

Mentors work alongside the team educator and act as a coach/role model. They provide guidance, connections between academic concepts and real-life, and technical assistance to the middle school team members. Mentors work with the team regularly throughout the competition season, but do not need to be present at every team meeting.

As a mentor, you will be matched with a specific team that has requested a mentor. Your time commitment would begin asap and continue until the Final Competition at the end of January. Mentoring can be done virtually or in person, so you don't need to be near the school to participate.

Judges

Judges score team deliverables, provide feedback, and help determine the overall winners. Their interactions with our young participants, whether written, virtual, or live, leave a lasting impact. We provide scoring rubrics and training to guide judging decisions.

You may sign up to judge any, or all, of the following deliverables. You will be sent the items to judge, along with a rubric, so this can be done at a time that fits with your schedule. The Live Q/A sessions will require you to participate in a virtual meeting with the student teams.

· Essays – Submitted on Nov 24. and judging between December 4 and December 22

· City Model (slideshows) – Submitted on December 22 and judging between December 24 and January 7

· Video Presentation – Submitted on January 8 and judging to be completed by January 12-13th

· Live Q and A – This will be on January 15th from 9 am to 11 am and will be done virtually

· Specialty Judging – We will have several categories for these awards; these will be judged in early January

The next step if you are interested is to sign up as a judge or a mentor on the website. We will then provide you with additional details and some brief training for judges.

Thank you so much for your interest in this very worthwhile program! Please contact Mary Beth Liles, Outreach Coordinator, with any questions.