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Welcome to the ASCE Houston Branch Newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership.  

President's Message

Dear members,

As we start a New Year and New Decade, I wish you much success and happiness. I hope that you look forward for the wonderful possibilities into your professional and personal lives that 2020 has to offer.

Our last Branch Meeting of 2019 was held on Tuesday, December 10^th at Saint Arnolds Brewing Company. It is with deep sadness to report that our keynote speaker Chief Art Acevedo, Houston Police Department (HPD), had to cancel his speaking engagement due to the line of duty death of HPD Sergeant Christopher Brewster. On behalf of the ASCE Houston Branch, I sent our condolences to HPD and to Sergeant Brewster’s family. I appreciate the meeting attendees for their understanding under this difficult circumstance. I also appreciate the meeting attendees for donating brand new unwrapped gifts and monetary funds to support the “Toys for Tots” program.

The ASCE Houston Branch returns to the HESS Club this month, and we'll return to our lunch meeting format for the spring. This month’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 from 11am-1pm and I hope to see you there. Our keynote speaker is Mr. Russ Poppe, Executive Director, Harris County Flood Control District. During the meeting, we will recognize our 2020 Class of ASCE Life Members in a brief ceremony. As President of the ASCE Houston Branch, it is a great honor to preside over such a special occasion.

I am available for any questions or comments about the ASCE Houston Branch, so do not hesitate to contact me.

Julia P. Clarke, PE

[email protected]

Featured Articles

CRYMC Awards Banquet in Detroit

Coming up on January 10-11 the ASCE Regions 3,6 & 7 Multi-Region Leadership Conference will be held in Detroit. At the conference two of our Younger Members will receive awards at the Central Region Younger Member Council (CRYMC) Awards Banquet. Sarah Alvarez has been selected as this year’s Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Public Sector and Alexa Nichols has been selected as the Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Private Sector! We are very excited and honored for these rising professionals as members of the Houston Branch.

Sarah N. Alvarez, P.E., CFM, is a Project Manager for Texas Department of Transportation Houston District Hydraulics Section. She has over seven years of experience as a hydrologic and hydraulic engineer working on transportation projects in the private sector. Sarah obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and her Master’s degree from University of Houston. She has been in leadership roles with the ASCE Houston Branch since 2014 and has been on the board of direction since 2016. She has previously volunteered on committees and as a committee chair with the ASCE Texas Section. She currently serves as the ASCE Houston Branch President-Elect. Outside of work and ASCE Sarah enjoys spending her time playing soccer, biking the Bayous, and running.

Alexa Nichols, P.E., CFM, has over eight years of experience in the civil engineering industry. She is currently employed by EHRA Engineering as a hydrology and hydraulics engineer. Her experience includes a variety of drainage analyses; channel and detention pond design; hydraulic impact studies; low impact development analysis and design; and various other drainage and wastewater projects. She is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University. She served as the Houston Branch Membership Chair from 2016-2018, Social Media Chair from 2017-2018, VP Communications from 2018-2019, and is currently serving as Secretary. You can find her playing volleyball with friends, watching football and basketball whenever her favorite teams are playing, and travelling across the world.

Membership Survey

The ASCE Houston Membership Committee developed a survey to assist the board members identify areas for improvement. We'd love to hear your feedback! Please click on the link below to take our survey. The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

ASCE Houston Branch Membership Survey (click here to access)

Submissions for this survey are anonymous, and the information collected is critical to provide feedback so the ASCE Houston Branch can better serve its membership. At the completion of the survey there is an option to include your name and email address for the chance to win a gift card! Gift cards will be distributed to winners after the survey closes on February 7, 2020.

If you have any questions please email our membership chair at [email protected]

Calendar of Events

Future Meetings

January Branch Meeting

January 21, 2020
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

HESS
5430 Westheimer Road
Houston , TX 77056

January Branch Meeting

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ASCE (COPRI & YM) - Sam Houston Boat Tour

January 24, 2020
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Sam Houston Boat Tour
7300 Clinton Drive, Gate #8
Houston, TX 77020
https://porthouston.com/sam-houston-boat-tour/

Come aboard for a one-of-a-kind, waterborne voyage that provides a unique and educational introduction to the Houston Ship Channel, home to one of the busiest and most diverse ports in the world.

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SEI January Technical Session

January 28, 2020
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

ARUP
10370 Richmond Ave, Suite 475
Houston, TX 77042
http://www.arup.com

West Dallas Street Bridge Superstructure Replacement

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Articles

January 2020 Member Spotlight

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