TCNJ’s XE and HKN (Eta Kappa Nu, IEEE honor society) chapters joined in organizing a seminar hosted by ITSNJ and ITE on April 21. Over 200 students and professionals attended the presentation about NJDOT’s Smart and Connected Corridor Program. Technical lab at TCNJ supervised by XE faculty member Dr. Tom Brennan was featured in the presentation.
Congratulations to XE members Andrew Agresto, Hunter Kelly and Sofia Zapata and the rest of the Steel Bridge team for placing first in the regional competition and advancing to the Nationals. They will compete against California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; George Washington University; Michigan Technological University; New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Oregon Institute of Technology; University of Alabama; University of California, Berkeley; University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Happy Proud To Be a Civil Engineer Day April 10, 2021!
XE members enjoyed a movie night on 4/9. Sonic The Hedgehog entertained nine members who attended the watch party.
For all middle schoolers interested in engineering check out this video created by our member Amanda Stephenson:
TCNJ XE Spring Pledges completed their pledging process and were elevated to the status of Inductees. Collectively our pledges have invested 39 hours of community and department service this semester. Congratulations to all! The Induction and Award ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, 4/29 at 8 pm. We hope to see everyone there!
Top row: Shivani Savalia, Rachel Hannah, Michelle Andrascik
Bottom row: Sean Healy, Zach Hauptman
TCNJ XE welcomed back our alum member Nick Izzo (2013), who gave a technical seminar on March 3, 2021 titled Geotechnical Challenges for the Mid Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The event was a success with over 80 attendees! We hope to see Nick again in the future.
TCNJ XE chapter celebrated Engineers Week 2021 on February 24 by hosting an Engineering Shark Tank competition event. We tasked teams of students with creating a product or device that will help limit the spread of Covid-19.
Awards were given as follows:
Team: Dream Team (Hunter Kelly, Zach Niethe, Sofia Zapata, and Sean Healy) / Product: Scuba Suit / Award: Sharks Choice
The construction Scuba Suit protects a worker from any airborne disease as well as allows them to breathe underwater (in case of high GWT or if they fall into a pool).
Team: Team 3 (Shivani Savalia, Zach Hauptman, and Michelle Andrascik) / Product: The Social Construct / Awards: Popular Choice, Dr. Krstic’s Grand Award
The Social Construct is a watch-like device which notifies the wearer when social distancing is not being followed and completes contact tracing if Covid is detected. The device is equipped with heat and vibration sensors and can be attached to a hard hat or worn as a watch.
Team: Covid Crusaders (Bob Dinger, John Costello, and Alex Iorio) / Product: Covid Extraction Satelite / Award: Most Creative
The Space Satellite zaps any person who is detected to have Covid on a job site.
TCNJXE has recently created an Instagram that will be used as an announcement and promotional platform for the society. The Instagram will feature images from past and upcoming events that will take place as well as announcements for member activities. All are welcome to follow the Instagram at #tcnjcehs.
Chi Epsilon welcomed our old and potential new members on Wednesday 2/10 at the Invitation Social. A fun game of charades was enjoyed by everyone. We congratulate our Secretary Lewis Mora on coming in first and our former secretary Sofia Zapata on coming in second! We look forward to a great semester ahead!
