I wanted to start off by thanking the Ohio State University and the Ohio University ASCE student chapters for planning and presenting at the April dinner meeting at the Ohio Student Union. It was nice to hear that both student chapters participate in civil engineering activities throughout the year and receive support from the faculty and professional advisors.

The May 2012 newsletter is now available for download.

CenOH_ASCE_2012_05.pdf

The Central Ohio Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is proud to endorse Randall (Randy) S. Over, P.E., F. ASCE for the office of President-Elect of ASCE. At the May 3, 2012 Board Meeting, the Section considered the intent of the former Cleveland Section President, District 7 Director, and Zone II Vice President, and Ohio Council of Sections President, Randall (Randy) S. Over, P.E., F. ASCE, to seek the office of President-Elect of ASCE. In a unanimous vote, the Central Ohio Section chose to endorse Mr. Over, P.E., F.

2012 Spring Seminar

Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for engineering applications

Join Speakers from ODOT, the City of Columbus and consultants to learn about the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how it can help . We will address data sources and issues, increased efficiency and better communication of results that can be seen through the use of GIS.

Earn 6.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Topic: State of the Society

(Online registration and payment available, see bottom of page.)

Our special guest speaker is Gregory E. DiLoreto, P.E., P.L.S., F.ASCE who is the current ASCE National President-Elect. Mr. DiLoreto currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Tualatin Valley Water District Oregon, a publicly owned water utility serving over 200,000 customers in the Portland, OR, metropolitan area. Prior to serving in this position, Mr DiLoreto served as City/Municipal Engineer, Director of Public Works, and Director of Environmental Services in several cities in western Oregon. Please join us as President-Elect DiLoreto discusses ASCE’s three strategic initiatives – Sustainability, Infrastructure and Raise the Bar. He will also share his vision and goals for the Society during his year as President.

The Central Ohio Section of ASHE (Note: not ASCE) is pleased to invite you and your colleagues to our Annual Spring Technical Seminar. Our Technical Director, Jen Alford, has assembled an interesting and comprehensive technical program covering this year’s theme: Innovating the Project Development Process (PDP) – Cost & Time Savings from Planning to Construction. We have a great line up of speakers from FHWA, ODOT and the City of Columbus to discuss this timely topic.

GeoEngineering in Face of Energy and Sustainability Challenges

The 17th Annual Great Lakes Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Conference will be hosted on the campus of Case Western Reserve University.

I wanted to start off by thanking James Pajk, P.E. from the Franklin County Engineer’s office and Richard Engle, P.E. from E.L. Robinson Engineering for presenting the Dodridge Street Bridge project during the March luncheon. In addition to the lunch presentation both James and Richard were able to provide a tour of the project site and
give the group an up close view of the current stages of construction.

The April 2012 newsletter is now available for download.

CenOH_ASCE_2012_04.pdf

The conference seeks to have a variety of technical presentations pertaining to the application of geotechnical engineering, geology and geophysics to the highway and transportation industry. Presentations discussing case histories and state-of-the-practice issues are particularly encouraged. Each of the member organizations of the Midwest Geotechnical Conference as well as geotechnical professionals from the private sector and academia are invited to submit presentation abstracts. Potential session topics include: