College Hosts 1994 ASCE Conference
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LlBRAf^ College hosts 1994 ASCE conference m ■ Ryder Coelho (left) and Donny Sayoboc paddle University of Hawaii’s concrete canoe "Po’okela" during the men’s division finals. he 1994 ASCE Pacific South • Volleyball Tournament west Regional Conference • Banquet broadened horizons for many en The first day began with registration Tgineering students who participated inand a brief orientation, followed by con the event. crete canoe display judging at Andrews "This is the first time Hawaii has Outdoor Theatre. The canoes were hosted the regional conference," said judged on the basis of their design, con conference chairperson John Katahira. struction, aesthetic appeal and overall The University of LU "We were excited because more UH finish. Top three finishes in this event Hawaii hosted the X students were able to participate this went to the University of California at annual ASCE year. In addition, the conference ac Los Angeles (UCLA), Cal Poly Pacific Southwest Regional Con tivities offered Hawaii high school Pomona (CPP) and the University of ference for the students a chance to learn about civil Hawaii (UH), respectively. first tim e in his engineering." Later in the afternoon, the vol tory in March Instead of sending a handful of UH leyball tournament provided some 1994. students to the mainland to participate physical challenge for the student par in the conference, the College wel ticipants. UCLA claimed tournament comed more than 350 students and victory while second-place and third- faculty advisors from 16 schools in place finishes went to Cal Poly San Arizona, Nevada and Southern Califor Luis Obispo (CPSLO) and San Diego nia, State University (SDSU). A Newsletter Months of hard work by a group of The second day of the conference for Alumni dedicated CE students came to fruition started off with the impromptu event. and Friends during a four-day period from March Teams of four students had three hours 30 to April 2. to construct a structure that could carry "The conference proved to be a suc an egg into a target ten feet away. Each College of cess because everyone worked really team was later allotted twenty minutes Engineering hard and did exactly what they were to test their structure. They had three supposed to do," said Katahira. tries at the target unless the egg University The conference included the follow cracked first. California State Univer of Hawaii ing events: sity - Los Angeles captured first-place, • Concrete Canoe while CPSLO and CPP finished second at Manoa • Steel Bridge and third. • Impromptu Other events on the same day were • Matchstick Bridge the quiz meet and the technical paper Summer/Fall 1994 • Quiz Meet Please see 1994 ASCE.. next page • Technical Design Paper t 4 / . SEP ^ 1994 ASCE Pacific Southwest Regionai Conference continued from front page unassembled steel material. At the judging, the steel bridges were presentation. The quiz meet took loaded with 2,500 pounds of place in mid-morning at the Cam weight. First-place went to SDSU, pus Center Courtyard. Teams of second-place to University of three students competed head-to- Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) and head with questions on third-place to University of Califor engineering, history, sports and nia at Long Beach. entertainment. The University of The matchstick bridge competi Southern California (USC) took tion was open to students from first-place honors, while Arizona ASCE student chapters as well as State University and UCLA came local high school students. By in in second and third. viting high school students to The technical paper presenta participate, the conference commit tion took place in the afternoon. tee hoped to attract and educate From left to right: Silas Collier, This year’s Each participating school sub prospective students interested in Ryder Coelho and Garrett Fong from concrete canoe mitted two papers on the following civil engineering. The bridges the UH Impromptu team conduct a from the topic: Can Increased Use of Under test run with the structure they built. University of were tested with weights until they Hawaii was ground Space in Urban and Rural collapsed. First-place finish from named Development Reduce Potential Ad UCLA supported 26.5 pounds. float. The races were divided into "Po’okela," which verse Effects to the Environment? UH’s entry placed second with a three divisions: women’s, men’s is Hawaiian for Students whose papers ranked in and co-ed. UCLA won all three "champion." it load of 26 pounds and UNLV measured 16 feet the top four made an oral presenta came in third with 20 pounds. divisions while CPP and UH ended and weighed 140 tion to the judges. A student from The Conference banquet was up second and third. pounds. USC wrote the winning paper. held at the Hilton Hawaiian Vil Overall, the conference was a Both the second and third-place lage Friday night and included the success as it allowed students to finishes went to students from following: dinner, slide shows, apply their engineering knowledge CPSLO. quiz meet finals and awards to work. Everyone learned a lot The third day of the conference ceremony. Conference participants about teamwork and had a great consisted of the steel bridge and enjoyed delicious Hawaiian-style time making new friends. matchstick bridge competitions food and an evening of fun and fel "The conference allowed us to and the banquet. The competitions lowship. meet many people that we took place on the fifth floor of the Concrete canoe races took wouldn’t have met otherwise," said parking structure. For the steel place the following day at the Ala Katahira. bridge competition, each student Wai Canal. Competitors went all In addition, for students from team built a 20-foot bridge from out to prove that concrete does the College, the event was a rare opportunity to experience first hand what the annual ASCE regional conference is all about. Even though the UH team did not advance to the nationals this time, the experience of hosting the con ference has generated an interest in the event that will carry on at the College for many years to come. "I feel that the experience of hosting this year’s conference will push our students to work harder for conferences in the future," Katahira said. The conference planning com mittee would like to thank everyone who contributed their time and energy to make this event a success. Left to right: John Chung monitors the loading of weights onto the University of Hawaii bridge as event judge Jill Marilley, Chairperson for the ASCE Zone 4 Committee on Student Services, and Roger Aoki observe. The University of Hawaii ASCE UH President visits EE department Student Chapter sends their warmest mahaio to the foiiow- ing companies and individuais for contributing to the success of the 1994 ASCE Pacific Southwest Conference: American Institute of Steel Construction American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE-Hawaii Section ASUH Barrett Consulting Group, Inc. Belt Collins Hawaii Cellular Rental of Hawaii, Inc. Dr. Kenneth P. CH2M Hill Mortimer became Consulting Structural HI, Inc. the 11th President C.W. Assoc., Inc. dba Geolabs-Hawaii of the University Daiei Holiday Mart of Hawaii and Ed Sung Food Service Co. Chancellor of the Manoa campus in Elstner Pacific, Ltd. March 1993. Prior Ernest Hirata & Associates, Inc. to his UH appoint Fewell Geotechnical Engineers, Ltd. Chris Gray, an EE doctoral student, explains the intricacies of very large scale ment, Mortimer Fiberglass Hawaii integrated (VLSI) circuits to UH President Kenneth Mortimer. was president of Foodland Super Market, Ltd. Western Frito-Lay of Hawaii, Inc. Washington Fukunaga & Associates, Inc. University for neariy five years. Harold T. Miyamoto & Associates nsufficient operating budget agencies including the Air Eorce, Hawaii Geotechnical Group, Inc. and inadequate office and NASA, the National Science Foun Hawaii Pacific Engineers, Inc. Hawaii Visitors Bureau laboratory space were among dation and the Advanced Research Hawaiian Cement Ikey issues addressed during Projects Agency. Total research House of Photography University of Hawaii President funding now stands at more than Ito-en (USA) Inc. Kenneth Mortimer’s visit tvith the $3.4 million dollars. Furthermore, J. Brian Hughes & Associates, Inc. electrical engineering (EE) depart research collaboration with the in Jorgensen Steel & Aluminum ment. dustry has helped the department KARS paints In an effort to become better in form close ties with about 40 com Katahira Corporation formed about EE department’s panies. Koga Construction & Engineering, Inc. Kwock Associates, Inc. accomplishments, concerns, and Despite past and present ac Lester Fukuda visions for the future, President complishments, the EE department Lunalilo Elementary School Mortimer attended an open forum is looking at continued improv- Martin & Bravo, Inc. with EE faculty and students and ment in the future as well as Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. toured three of the department’s staying competitive in the pursuit M&E Pacific, Inc. laboratories in early April, of academic excellence, says Lin. Pacific Geotechnical Engineers, Inc. EE Chairman Shu Lin started According to Lin, an insuffi Michael Kasamoto Structural Engineers off the forum with a brief presenta cient operating budget has created Nishimura Katayama Oki & Santo OK Hardware tion on the department, whose problems for the department in Outrigger Canoe Club major objective is to provide a pro terms of maintaining and replacing Pacific Geotechnical Engineers, Inc. gram of excellence in electrical equipment, expanding office and Pepsi-Cola/Seven-up Bottling Co. engineering while maintaining a laboratory space, and hiring teach Hawaii proper balance between under ing and research assistants. Richard Lee Trucking, Inc. graduate and graduate instruction, "If we want to achieve R.M. Towill Corp. research, and public service. academic excellence in our pro Safeway Stores 7-Eleven Hawaii, Inc.