Florida Institute of Technology

MELBOURNE, FLA. — The Florida Institute of Technology Department of Civil Engineering announces a new endowment, the Civil Alumni Recruitment Endowment (CARE). The endowment, which so far totals $29,000, will be used to fund undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Jean-Paul Pinelli, professor of civil engineering at Florida Institute of Technology, is refining a model to evaluate the benefit and cost of hurricane mitigation measures being implemented in the state of Florida. To continue this work he has received a $130,000 grant from the state of Florida’s Center of Excellence on Hurricane Mitigation.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — The Florida Institute of Technology student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe team has placed third overall at the 2009 ASCE Southeast Student Conference in Nashville, Tenn. The regional contest consisted of 14 civil engineering events, including Steel Bridge, Surveying, and Professional Paper competitions.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Katie Basom Davis, a Florida Tech student working on a master’s degree in civil engineering, has earned the first-ever Build Your Future scholarship from the Construction Writers Association. The award was for $2,000.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — The Florida Tech research team of Edward Kalajian, Ph.D., and Paul Cosentino, Ph.D., received a $150,000, 18-month research contract from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). These faculty members, with graduate student assistance, will develop methods to identify soil types where contractors may encounter problems installing large-diameter concrete pilings.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — The Florida Institute of Technology student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) concrete canoe team has qualified for the 21st Annual 2008 National Concrete Canoe Competition. It will be held at Ècole de Technologie Supèrieure in Montreal, Canada, June 19-21.

MELBOURNE, FLA.—At Florida Tech’s annual Honors Convocation, Edward Schwieterman of Viera was named Outstanding Junior and Kelsey McGinnis of Melbourne was named Outstanding Senior. They were chosen by a faculty committee from among the Outstanding Junior and Senior awardees within each academic area.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Will a summer camp experience this year mean construction, engineering mathematics or exploring land and sea? Two Florida Institute of Technology College of Engineering departments offer weeklong opportunities for middle and high school students to keep them active and involved.

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech presents the F.A.M.E. (Focus on Applying Mathematics in Engineering) summer camp July 9 -13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., on campus. The experience is designed for high school students who have already taken precalculus.

MELBOURNE, Fla.—A Florida Tech student team and their 2007 concrete canoe placed second in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Regional Competition’s concrete canoe event. About 800 students, representing nearly 30 universities from Florida, Puerto Rico, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, attended the three-day competition.