NJIT Newsroom tagged with "john schuring"

Students Win Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Contests

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

It was a clean sweep: Over the weekend NJIT students won the regional steel bridge contest as well as the concrete canoe contest. This marks the second year in a row that NJIT has won both contests.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, civil and environmental engineering, american society of civil engineers, asce, john schuring, steel bridge competition, concrete canoe competition

Steel Bridge Team Ranks 15th in Competition

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT civil engineering students returned Monday from the 2012 National Steel Bridge Competition at Clemson University.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of civil and environmental engineering, american society of civil engineers, asce, john schuring, steel bridge competition

Miracle at Cook's Pond: NJIT Takes First Place at Concrete Canoe Comp

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Some two dozen civil engineering students at NJIT were thrilled last Sunday as they took first place in the 2012 Concrete Canoe Competition for the New York metropolitan region.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of civil and environmental engineering, john schuring, concrete canoe competition, anthony massari

NJIT Steel Bridge Team Takes First Place for Fifth Straight Year

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT civil engineering students have for the fifth straight year taken first-place honors at the annual Metropolitan New York Region Steel Bridge Competition this past weekend. Some 25 students–including many seniors–will work past NJIT’s May 17, 2010 commencement to ready the 20-foot-long model steel bridge for the next step.

Tagged: department of civil and environmental engineering, competition, john schuring, taha marhaba, contests, giancarlo fricano, tien tran, steel bridge

NJIT Steel Bridge Team Sweeps Metro Regional Competition

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The ASCE Student Chapter at NJIT received first place in every competition that they entered at this weekend's 2010 Metropolitan Regional Conference held at FDU in Teaneck. Beginning on Friday evening, undergraduate civil engineering student Luz Zidziunas won the the Mead Technical Paper Competition for her paper "Ethics and the Engineer of 2025." On Saturday, NJIT's Steel Bridge Team again emerged as champions of the Regional AISC/ASCE Student Steel Bridge Competition. Under the highly able leadership of their advisors (Professors John Schuring, Alan Slaughter and Anthony Massari) and co-captains Tien Tran and Giancarlo Fricano, the NJIT team also placed first in every single scoring category including Structural Efficiency, Construction Economy, Stiffness, and Aesthetics. The team now advances to the Steel Bridge Nationals, which will be held at Purdue University on Memorial Day Weekend.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of civil and environmental engineering, asce, john schuring, steel bridge competition, tien tran, anthony massari, alan slaughter

Civil Engineers Name NJIT’s John Schuring Educator of Year

Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has presented the Educator of the Year Award to John Schuring, Stabile Professor for Innovation and Technology at NJIT. (ATTENTION MEDIA: To interview Schuring as an expert, contact Sheryl Weinstein at 973-596-3436.)

Tagged: newark college of engineering, award, asce, john schuring, civil engineering, tau beta pi, american institute of steel construction, civil engineer, thomas alva edison patent award, educator of the year, van houten award

NJIT Steel Bridge Team Readying for National Competition in Nevada

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A team of 25 NJIT civil engineering students—including many seniors—will be working round-the-clock through graduation to ready a 20-foot-long model steel bridge for a prestigious national competition. The team qualified for this important event by taking first place in the recent Metropolitan Region Steel Bridge Competition.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, john schuring, department of civil engineering, giancarlo fricano, tien tran

Three-Time Winner NJIT Heads To National Bridge Comp Following Regional Win

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Much whooping and cheers could be heard for miles along the New Jersey waterfront as a team of NJIT civil engineering students ascended to the throne for the third consecutive year as top civil engineering students in the New York Metropolitan Region.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, civil and environmental engineering, american society of civil engineers, john schuring, american institute of steel construction, giancarlo fricano, tien tran, steel bridge, alan slaughter, frank johansson, indira hernandez

NJIT Structural Engineers Available To Discuss Collapse of Bridge

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Two New Jersey Institute of Technology infrastructure experts are available to discuss steel arch truss structure; metal fatigue; deteriorating infrastructure and more.

Tagged: priscilla nelson, john schuring, civil engineering

NJIT Civil Engineers Will Comment on Plane Crash into NYC Building

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT civil engineering professors John Schuring and Walter Konon are available to discuss the structural safety of the New York City building hit yesterday by a small aircraft.

Tagged: john schuring, civil engineering, world trade center, walter konon

Three NJIT Experts Available to Discuss Sewer and Underground Utilities, Levee Rebuilding and Waste Water Problems in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Three New Jersey Institute of Technology experts are available to discuss levee rebuilding, sewer and underground utilities and waste water management-all issues facing rescuers and future reconstruction efforts in areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Tagged: priscilla nelson, john schuring, taha marhaba, hurricane katrina, levee rebuilding, sewers

Everything You Need to Know About Levees: A Question and Answer Analysis by NJIT Civil Engineer John Schuring

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400

John Schuring, PhD and PE, is professor of civil and environmental engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He holds several U.S. patents for developing methods of treating polluted soil. He is an expert in pile foundations, differential settlement of structures, and landslides. He has worked on engineering projects for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Tagged: john schuring, civil engineering, environmental engineering

Four NJIT Experts Available To Discuss Sewer and Underground Utilities, Levee Rebuilding and Waste Water

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Four New Jersey Institute of Technology experts are available to discuss levee rebuilding, sewer and underground utilities and waste water management—all issues facing rescuers and future reconstruction efforts in areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Tagged: priscilla nelson, john schuring, taha marhaba, hsin-neng hsieh, levee rebuilding, sewers

NJIT’s Levee Expert John Schuring Can Discuss Flooding Caused By Katrina

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400

“It appears that the levee failures in New Orleans were induced by subsurface seepage through the soils, not by overtopping,” said John Schuring, PhD and PE, professor of civil and environmental engineering at NJIT. “Given the fact that the levees were built and retrofitted many times over the years, and also given the fact that other weaknesses in the soil may exist, care must be taken when the city is dewatered to avoid another failure.”

Tagged: civil and environmental engineering, john schuring, hurricane katrina

Schuring Recognized at ACE Mentor Scholarship Breakfast

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400

John Schuring, PhD (at right), chairman of the civil and environmental engineering department at NJIT, was one of four individuals who were recognized for their work with the ACE Mentor Program at its fifth annual scholarship breakfast on June 9 at the Newark Club. The ACE Mentor Program is designed to help high school students become aware of college and career opportunities in the design and construction field.

Tagged: civil and environmental engineering, john schuring, ace mentor program

MEDIA ADVISORY

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0500

“During construction, pieces are still coming together, so there is definitely some vulnerability,” says John Schuring, in response to the parking deck collapse in Atlantic City. “Also, the loading on the structure is unpredictable during construction.” A multi-story structure such as a parking deck also relies on the strength of concrete cured just days earlier. “Sometimes,” he adds, those strengths may be overestimated because the concrete is not fully cured.”

Tagged: john schuring, civil engineering, world trade center, construction, structural design