The Databyte Friday, June 25, 2010 COE Happenings Concrete Canoe Team Places 6th Overall at ASCE 2010 National Championship
2010 Team UAH w/ Mascot in San Luis Obispo Team UAH traveled to San Luis Obispo on June 18-19 to compete in the ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition (NCCC), making it the sixteenth time that Team UAH has represented their university and the Southeast Conference. Even though the national championship was elusive this year, Team UAH's 6th place overall finish is the highest UAH placement at Nationals since "ConQuest" placed 3rd in 2004. The host school, Cal-Poly- San Luis Obispo (SLO) is the sixth university to win a national title and the first to both host it and win. 2008 NCCC Champion, Nevada-Reno Wolf Pack placed 2nd while Canadian Champion Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS) finished third followed by Michigan Tech and five time national champion University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers. Next year's NCCC competition will be held in Evansville, Indiana. The major award categories and the winners are listed below.
The editors of The Databyte felt the thoughts shared on the blog of Dr.John A. Gilbert, longtime ASCE student chapter faculty advisor and MAE professor best summed up this year's competition effort for Team UAH and their canoe "Super Charger"... "...Finally, although my students in Team UAH would have liked to have finished better than sixth at nationals, we were just glad to have been there. I believe that we were successful in "charging on" toward victory... both as a team and as a university that suffered irreparable UAH "Super Charger" damage in our ranks due to the campus shootings. My hat goes off to our athletic department for allowing us to borrow our beloved :"Charger Blue" outfit, to campus security for lending us the scared UAH flag that flies over campus daily, to our administration and sponsors for getting us to the competition, and to the countless number of students and supporters who contributed and backed the effort. Team UAH sailed though rough seas on our campus and in California on Lopez Lake which limited the time available to finish our product and contorted our dynamically tuned hull to the point where our technology actually worked against us during the races. It was a vivid demonstration of how even the best laid plans can go astray. But I was very proud of my team for hanging in there and giving it all they could. As mentioned [in his national pick selection discussion], "This team [UAH] has outstanding student leadership and they stick together like glue. They will be hard to beat." As far as I'm concerned, we didn't win our sixth national championship but we did come home winners... because we did the best
that we could under the conditions that we faced. In a very real sense, this year's competition helped bring my feelings regarding our campus tragedy to closure. I knew most of the victims well and have come to the conclusion that our sixth place finish was exactly right. Something to remember my six fallen colleagues by... while encouraging Team UAH to "Charge On" and make the improvements required to do even better in years to come." Narrative excerpt from UAHuntsville ASCE website blog-"the Front Line 2010" by Dr. John A. Gilbert. For more explanation of the hurdles Team UAH faced while building their canoe before regional competition, Dr. Gilbert's pre-competition picks for 2010 National top 5 placement, and his national competition follow-up & congratulations to all competitors - click on this link: UAH ASCE website ASCE Concrete Canoe Official 2010 Overall Results 1. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo 2. University of Nevada-Reno 3. Ecole de technologie superieure 4. Michigan Technological University 5. University of Wisconsin-Madison 6. The University of Alabama in Huntsville 7. Universite Laval 8. San Jose State University 9. University of Akron 10. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 11. New Mexico State University 12. University of Washington 13. University of Wisconsin-Platteville 14. Clemson University 15. University of Houston
16. University of California, Los Angeles 17. Fairmont State University 17. University at Buffalo-The State University of New York 17. The University of Alabama 17. Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey 17. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 17. Louisiana Tech University Design Paper (top ten) 1. University of Nevada-Reno 2. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 3. The University of Alabama in Huntsville 4. University of Akron 5. Ecole de technologie superieure 6. Michigan Technological University 7. San Jose State University 8. University of Washington 9. Universite Laval 10. University of Houston Oral Presentation (top ten) 1. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 2. University of Nevada-Reno 3. University of Wisconsin-Madison 4. San Jose State University 5. Ecole de technologie superieure 6. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 7. The University of Alabama in Huntsville 8. Michigan Technological University 9. Universite Laval 10. New Mexico State University Final Product (top ten) 1. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 2. Ecole de technologie superieure 3. Michigan Technological University 4. University of Wisconsin-Madison 5. University of Nevada-Reno 6. University of Akron 7. The University of Alabama in Huntsville 8. New Mexico State University 9. Universite Laval 10. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown For Individual Canoe Race results -clink this link & scroll down - ASCE 2010 NCCC Results
COE Happenings Middle School Students Experience ---TEAM --- this summer For the second straight summer, Middle School students are walking the floors of Tech Hall as they participate in TEAM. TEAM stands for "Transportation Engineering Advancement and Mentoring", and is a program funded by the University Transportation Center of Alabama (UTCA). The goal of TEAM is to encourage under-represented groups to enter transportation engineering. Dr. Kate Leonard (CEE) manages the program with the assistance of Drs. Dawn Bardot (MAE), Gillian Nichols (ISEEM) and Edgar Blevins (Southern Louisiana). Other COE professors assisting during hands-on experiments include Drs. Samuel Gholston (ISEEM), and Mike Anderson
(CEE) pictured below assisting students during bridge design. Middle school participants are selected based on teacher recomendations and interest. The students perform many hands-on experiments related to transportation, such as a robotic car design, water propelled rockets, alternative energy and passenger safety.
2010 TEAM members Assisting the 2010 TEAM with Dr. Leonard, CEE (far right) are: Valerie Martin, CEE graduate student (1st person left - second row), and George Armstrong, educator from Birmingham (back left corner). COE Happenings 5th Annual Engineering Summer Camp Wrapped Up Today
MAE Undergraduate Student Adam Martin provides guidance to Engineering Camp students. (above) Local area 11th & 12th Grade Students reported to Tech Hall this week to participate in the 5th Annual Engineering Summer Camp. Databytes caught up with the students Tuesday as they began the process of building bridges with popsicle sticks guided by their individual designs completed earlier in the computer lab. Other hands-on educational activities planned for the week included chemical reactions, rocket launch, robotics, circuits, lean mfg and optics. Dr. Samuel Ghoston (ISEE) guided the week's activities with assistance from COE faculty & students. Campus Happenings Fall 2010 Students & Parents Attending Orientation
Dr. Rhonda Gaede (ECE) leading the Orientation Q&A session for parents of FY 2010 undergraduate students this week Have you noticed the Orientation directional signs up and around campus the last few weeks? The fall 2010 undergraduate students and their parents are arriving on campus to attend one of several orientation sessions scheduled this summer. The primary location being utilized for the orientation sessions is the UC building. Please "Take Charge" by providing directions to UC or other buildings on campus if you notice campus guests looking a little lost or confused.
Campus Happenings Share the Date! 2010 Fall Career Fair The UAH Career Fair has been set for Wednesday, September 15th at the University Fitness Center. Career day is open to all UAHuntsville students and alumni for full time, part time, internship and co-op positions. If you know of a possible employer interested in participating, have them contact Katie Thurston, call 256-824-6042, or see the website below. Employer Registration information available at: http://ssc.uah.edu/ssc/careers/employers Half Way Through Summer!
Dr. Componation (ISEEM) teaching in one of the DL classrooms this week. Summer Semester Class Schedule June 28 Classes Begin Monday! - 2nd 5-week session July 05 Independence Day Holiday - University closed July 22 Last TR class - 10-week session July 26 Last MWF/MW class - 10-week session
July 27 Study Day - 10-week session July 27 Last class - 2nd 5-week session July 28 Study Day - 2nd 5-week session July 28-30 Final Examinations - 10-week session July 29-30 Final Examinations - 2nd 5-week session August 16 - Fall Semester Classes Begin The next Databyte issue: July 25th Even though it is the "Lazy Dog Days of Summer" our COE Faculty & Students are traveling the world presenting their research! Inquiring minds want to know where have you been & what have you been talking about this summer? July Databyte will Highlight SUMMER Faculty Research Efforts COE Faculty - Send to The Databyte editor - A List of Your Journal Papers & Research being published or presented at conferences during the Summer months -include research of students working with you! This is what The Databyte needs from You: A BRIEF list of Your research titles, authors, what publication(s) will the research be in and/or where being presented (ie. name of organization/conference & geographic location) and a publication or conference date. The Databyte editor has determined "summer months" to encompass May, June, July, and August 2010 and will limit information provided to those parameters for the July 25th Databyte. Databyte will do another featured "Research" edition in the fall for research not included in the summer issue. SEND YOUR UPCOMING EVENT DATES, STORIES, IDEAS & PHOTOS TO THE DATABYTE Please share The Databyte with others who might find it interesting. A "forward email" link is available at the bottom of
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