NJIT Newsroom tagged with "steel bridge competition"

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

Bridgewater Resident Named Best Designer by Engineering School

Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Each year, the NJIT Newark College of Engineering (NCE) gives the Innovation in Design Award to an engineering student who excels as a designer. This year, Giancarlo Fricano, of Bridgewater, a senior whose design skills twice helped the NJIT Steel Bridge Team capture first place in regional competitions, received it.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, nce, department of civil and environmental engineering, graduation, steel bridge competition, giancarlo fricano

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

For the Fourth Straight Year, NJIT ASCE Steel Bridge Team Wins Regionals

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT ASCE Steel Bridge Team has once again proved their engineering prowess by winning the 2009 Metropolitan Region Steel Bridge Competition held on April 4 at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn. In addition to winning first place overall, the team placed first in Structural Efficiency and Stiffness. The team now advances to the 2009 Steel Bridge Nationals scheduled for the Memorial Day Weekend at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, american society of civil engineers, asce, department of civil engineering, steel bridge competition, american institute of steel construction, steel bridge team

NJIT Steel Bridge Team Ranks 14th Overall in ASCE/AISC National Competition

Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT steel bridge team ranked 14th overall, 10th in construction, 15th in lightness, 6th in stiffness and 10th in efficiency in the National American Society of Civil Engineers/American Institute of Steel Construction Student Steel Bridge Competition held this weekend at California State University in Northridge, Calif.

Tagged: steel bridge competition, american institute of steel construction