CETA's Mechanical Engineering Department Prepares Students for Competitive Graduate Programs

 

 

Our Mechanical Engineering students have a competitive edge when it comes to gaining admission to impressive graduate engineering programs in the nation! CETA graduate Hala Al-Khalil ’15 entered Stanford after graduating with a double major in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Alexander Paterson ’17 went on to Stanford as well. And now, this year Reid Bassette ’18 has received offers from multiple institutions, including Stanford. In addition, Reid is assisting Dean Hisham Alnajjar with his NASA USIP project through the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium.

 

According to USNews.com, Stanford was ranked the second best graduate school for engineering in 2018, right behind MIT. This isn’t the first time our students have gone on to prestigious graduate programs. Click here to read about previous students from other programs that have gone on to competitive programs.

UNOTEs - 1/30/18

CETA Students Attend NEWEA Poster Presentation

On January 23, CETA civil engineering students, Dan Burger, Ian Downey, Samantha Nyser, Sarah Socolosky, Matt Murphy and Joe Beauchesne, displayed posters at the New England Water Environment Association Annual Conference in Boston with Professor Todd Brown.

Their posters summarized the results of their Water Quality Engineering laboratory projects that were completed during the fall semester. The conference provided a great opportunity to showcase the University's civil and environmental engineering program. In addition, the students were able to attend technical sessions, network with water quality industry professionals, and talk with water and wastewater equipment manufacturers.

UNOTES - 1/24/18

Architecture Faculty Presents in Turkey at Bilkent University

On Tuesday, January 9, Architectural Assistant Professor Imdat As gave a talk in Turkey at Bilkent University on the use of digital media applications during the architectural design practice.

The presentation was titled “The future is History: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” and covered early three-dimensional modeling tools, motion-graphic, augmented reality, and crowdsourcing methods. Imdat is the founder of a ground breaking crowdsourcing platform for architectural design projects: Arcbazar.com. In addition, the talk touched on the “current research on artificial intelligence and its nascent explorations in architecture.”

At the University of Hartford, Imdat instructs architectural design studios and digital media courses.

UNOTEs - 1/24/18

Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers - Math Counts - 2018

Local Student Mathletes^® to Compete In Math Contest

WHAT—    250 Middle school Mathletes^® from 28 Hartford County schools will compete in the 2018 Hartford Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition at the University of Hartford on Saturday, Feb. 3. The competition is organized by the Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers and hosted by the University of Hartford.

Teachers and students have been preparing for the competition since the fall. Students will compete individually and as teams in written and fast-paced oral matches on subjects that include algebra, probability, statistics, and geometry. Chapter winners will advance to the statewide competition on March 10 that will be held at the University of Hartford and those winners will advance to the 2018 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition to be held in Washington, DC on May 13 & 14.

WHEN —   Saturday, Feb. 3, 12:30 pm to 3 p.m.  

WHERE — Gengras Student Union, University of Hartford,

                     200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford

WHO  —     Donald W. Rethke, Retired Senior Principal Engineer from Hamilton Sundstrand

                     Life After Lift Off

                     Donald W. Rethke will discuss life support systems in space from the early moon missions to future concepts on Mars.

 

                     The top sixteen Mathletes are paired in a fast-paced, oral competition,

                     competing against each other and the clock to solve problems.

 

BACKGROUND — MATHCOUNTS is a national program designed to improve math skills among the nation’s students. The program focuses on middle school students who are at a crucial stage in developing and sustaining math interest and ability. Students who do not begin developing strong problem-solving, logical thinking and analytical abilities in middle school will face an uphill battle later in life if they wish to pursue a medical, scientific, mathematical, engineering or technical career.

2018 Hartford Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition

Participating Schools

CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Windsor

Avon Middle School, Avon

Betances BSTEM at Dwight, Hartford

Breakthrough Magnet School, Hartford

Catherine M. McGee Middle School, Berlin

Canton Middle School, Canton

Chois Homeschool, Canton

DePaolo Middle School, Southington

Ellington Middle School, Ellington

Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary Hooker, Hartford

Granby Memorial School, Granby

Henry James Memorial School, Simsbury

Irving Robbins Middle School, Farmington

John F. Kennedy Middle School, Plantsville

King Philip Middle School, West Hartford

Kingswood Oxford School, West Hartford

Odyssey Community School , Manchester

Renbrook School, West Hartford

Sage Park Middle School, Windsor

Sedgwick Middle School, West Hartford

Smith Middle School, Glastonbury

Talcott Mountain Academy, Avon

Thompson Brook School, Avon

Timothy Edwards Middle School, South Windsor

Two Rivers Magnet School, East Hartford

Vernon Center Middle School, Vernon

Watkinson School, Hartford

West Woods Elementary School, Farmington     

 

Contact:    Richard Olsowy, PE

                    Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers

                    Hartford Chapter & CT State MATHCOUNTS Coordinator

                    (860) 528-2066