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CEAT STUDENT COUNCIL NEWSLETTER JUNE 2016
CEAT Student Council Newsletter June 2016
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY IN THIS ISSUE
CEAT Student Council has had
another successful semester. We
selected 11 new members at the
beginning of the semester and
took a retreat to Brickopolis in
Oklahoma City. At the beginning
of March, we hosted CEAT Week
and decorated the engineering
buildings as 90s themed. Clubs put
on a wide variety of events, which
were judged by their creativity and
attendance. The following club
summaries touch on some of the
specific events. CEAT Week had
lots of attendance at events and we
would like to thank the clubs for
their efforts on organizing events.
This year we collaborated with the
Business Student Council to host
CEAT vs Spears week, which was
a week of competitions between
the engineering and business
students. Events included a staff
kickball tournament and cookout,
trivia night, volleyball tournament,
and a “plan and pitch” business
strategy competition. The week
was a huge success and we hope
to have attendance grow next
week. Unfortunately, the business
school won the competition for the
overall week. We would like to
thank capSpire for sponsoring the
week.
For philanthropy, Student Council
had over 40 members participate
in The Big Event, which is a day
of community service for the
residents of Stillwater. We also
hosted a backpack drive and blood
drive.
Introducing CEAT vs Spears Week
Club Highlights for Spring 2016
Student Council- Spring by Tyler Martin
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AEI
by Caleb Hough
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI)
is the premier organization for
Architectural Engineering, providing
information, professional advocacy,
continuing education, and opportunities
to excel in their careers. Here at OSU,
AEI is a student chapter that provides the
same attributes among the student body
to those pursuing a degree in
Architectural Engineering. AEI as a club,
allow those eager for success to gain a
professional understanding of the field as
well as networking opportunities through
social activities throughout the semester.
AEI has monthly meetings and holds
multiple events that range from social
gatherings to educational workshops.
As part of professional advocacy, AEI
hosts workshops and guest lectures. This
semester, AEI had Timber Reviews for
those students enrolled in the class. This
allowed for those students to review
material before the upcoming exam and
ask upperclassmen questions. Another
workshop put on was a resume workshop
guided by graduating seniors and faculty.
The resume workshop allows younger
students to receive information and
critiques about their resumes and provide
advice about obtaining an internship
during the summer. This semester we
also had a guest lecture from Alan
Kirkpatrick form KFC Engineering who
spoke about the engineering design
process for Architectural Engineers. This
lecture was followed up by a site visit to
the DRG Resource Group’s new building
the following week.
This semester six students went to the
AEI Conference for the annual student
competition in Worcester, Massachusetts.
This was a great opportunity to network
with other schools and professionals, as
well as learning about new developments
in Architectural Engineering.
As well as maintaining a professional
aspect to the club, we also provide social
events to allow people to know other
classmen from both upper and lower
years. This allows students to know each
other and network outside of the
classroom environment. In the fall, we
kick started the year with an AEI cookout
hosted at one of the professors’ house.
This semester we will end the year with a
senior sendoff party. This allows us to
celebrate those seniors who are moving
up in the world and congratulate them on
their future careers.
“This was a great
opportunity to network with
other schools and
professionals, as well as
learning about new
developments in
Architectural Engineering”
Clubs & Organizations
AIAA
by Britton Duncan
AIAA is the governing society over any and all fields related to aeronautics and astronautics. It promotes and advertises the
advancements made by engineers and scientists in these areas as well as provide a community for these people to share their
experiences. The AIAA student chapter of OSU serves as a starting point for engineering students to get a firsthand look into this
community and develop their understanding of the professional environment of aerospace engineering. The primary way to gain this
kind of experience in our club comes either by taking industry tours or by having seminars hosted by representatives of those
industries. In the spring 2016 semester alone there were many opportunities for anyone in CEAT to attend one of these events. Tours
from this semester were at NORDAM and the Tulsa Air National Guard base. Also, we recently had the CEO of Enviro Inc. come
and host an info session about their facility in Seminole.
Our club has also participated in campus-wide activities to reach out to other people on campus and in the community. AIAA signed
on with CEAT student council to participate in the Big Event in which the students do various community service activities for
members of the Stillwater community. AIAA hosted a videogame tournament in the ATRC during CEAT week where the winners
were given a prize, and snacks and drinks were provided. Annually, the club hosts an end-of-the-year cookout for its members and
others that want to attend, and we expect to have over a hundred people in attendance. Members of the club also work to give
younger students advice for their future experiences at OSU. Speedfest, specifically, is a major competition promoted by the AIAA. It
is used by most aerospace students as their capstone project, and the project is quite competitive.
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AIAS
by Myriah Worthen
AIAS sent a number of delegates to both their Forum (hosted in San
Francisco) and the South Quad Conference (hosted in Savannah, Georgia).
While at Forum, attendees took advantage of a number of break-out sessions
that included “How to Interview Your Prospective Firm”, “Historic
Preservation as a Practice of Architecture”, and even one entitled “Build Your
Own Bonsai”. Main speakers included the CEO of Big Ass Fans, Carey Smith,
and architect John Cary. Along with these information sessions, the students
were able to explore the city and observe an urban setting not located in the
central portion United States.
After taking a sixteen hour car ride to Savannah, Georgia, where the Savannah
College of Art and Design is located, AIAS members were immersed in the
brilliance of urban design that the town is known for. While there, students
attended sessions on women in architecture, how to get licensed as an
architect, sketching the city of Savannah, and the history of Savannah.
Attendees also had the privilege of hearing from a previous contestant of
Project Runway who had gone to school at SCAD for fashion design and
architecture.
Aside from these two conferences, AIAS hosted its annual Design Week from
April 4th through the 8th. Design week is a time for the School of Architecture
to celebrate its members and strengthen the bonds of students of all education
levels. The overall theme for this year’s Design Week was nerdy and included
dress up days, a talent show, the AEI annual truss competition, and ended with
a bonfire celebration.
It’s been a fun and exciting semester for the students of AIAS and we look
forward to seeing all of our member’s friendly faces for Fall 2016!
AICHE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)
by David Hidinger
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers Oklahoma State Student Chapter utilized
it’s rainy day funds to help sponsor some of its members attend the Regional Student
Conference in Manhattan, Kansas April 1st – 3rd The Oklahoma State Student Chapter
sent a total of 17 students and while at the conference was recognized for several of its
efforts.
While in Manhattan the Chem-E Car teams were able to participate in the competition.
The distance the cars had to travel was 62 feet carrying 300 milliliters of water. Both
cars were successful in moving forward from the starting line, but neither car made in into
the top 3 cars. These cars will be sent to the national competition in San Francisco later next semester.
The chemical engineering trivia competition pitted schools against each other in a battle of wits. Oklahoma State’s
student chapter did not field a team for the trivia competition this year, but plans to do so next year.
Students of the chapter were also able to attend several talks presented by faculty and students from across the country. They were also
able to attend a graduate school and professional career fair as well as several networking opportunities with professional and academic
leaders in their fields.
The trip was a very successful weekend providing all who went with a better understanding of not just the importance of chemical
engineering but also the scope that it covers. The conference offered students a unique perspective of the research and industrial
applications currently being pursued and the opportunities available upon graduation.
On the top is the AIAS National
Conference, FORUM, in San
Francisco, CA. On the bottom is
AIAS South Quad Conference,
SCAD, in Savannah, Georgia.
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All Biosystems Engineering undergraduates are strongly encouraged to join ASABE and participate in ASABE activities.
ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers)
by Christian Ley
ASABE Student Branch Mission The Oklahoma State University
Chapter of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers provides opportunities to participate in local, regional,
and national professional development and networking events.
Throughout the academic year, the students participate in a wide
variety of social activities, volunteering ventures, and
professional development activities. All Biosystems Engineering
undergraduates are strongly encouraged to join ASABE and
participate in ASABE activities.
2016 ASABE Southeastern Regional Rally This year, the
2016 Southeast Regional Rally was hosted by Virginia
Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. This was a great opportunity
for OSU ASABE students to interact with faculty and to
take a tour of their brand new biochemical engineering
laboratories. The students were also given the opportunity
to interact with other students via design competitions and a
hike through the Cascade Falls in the George Washington
and Jefferson National Forest. Pictured L-R: Adam McKay,
Katie Schlotthauer, Christian Ley, and Montana Wells.
ASABE Branch Scholarship Banquet
Every spring, ASABE Student Branch members plan and
coordinate the annual Biosystems and Agricultural
Engineering Banquet. Biosystems and Agricultural
Engineering scholarship recipients attend the recognition
banquet with their donors. Seniors were also recognized,
and a slideshow of the year’s highlights and achievements
was presented.
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
by Michael Reed
The OSU student chapter of ASME is in a state of growth. After a brief period of inactivity
we have quickly become a very reputable chapter. Earlier this year we made ourselves
known by helping to host a MAE picnic in the new Phillips 66 plaza, this event was very
successful and resulted in a large influx of new members. As our numbers grow, so to does
the amount of national ASME members we have within our ranks. It is a goal of ours that
eventually all of our student members will also be national members. Another goal of ours
is to provide useful services to our members. This year we were able to make a deal with
SolidWorks and provided a certification exam for the software at no charge to our
members. We certified over thirty students this semester.
Even though our chapter is young, that has not stopped us from attaining national
recognition. This semester we hosted the regional ASME Student Professional
Development Conference. Over eighty students and faculty members form several schools
including Baylor, ORU, and Texas Tech attended—we even had a student come from
Taiwan to attend. This event included several guest speakers from industry and three
competitions. The competitions consisted of: a technical poster competition, an oral
presentation competition and a design competition. The design competition had students
design and build a machine which would fold and throw a paper airplane. We also
proctored another SolidWorks exam for the students who attended the conference. The
schools in attendance as well as the national comity were impressed with the conference.
In the future we hope to continue to grow and become a reputable competitor in the annual
Student Professional Development Conferences.
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ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
by Jacob Hoak
ASCE of OSU provides civil engineering students with a unique opportunity to grow as a
professional engineer, build valuable relationships, and understand the profession in a
broader perspective. The network that is generated through ASCE provides global
opportunities for later employment and service projects. As a result, students are presented
with new ideas and methods that are improving the quality of life around the world. These
opportunities are changing the way we approach problems, and are creating the next
generation of professional civil engineers.
Within the club we get the chance to participate in a couple of national events. The first
and oldest of the two is the Concrete Canoe Team. This OSU team has a long going history
of being a top competitor in the regional and national level. The team designs, builds and
races their canoe. Each year the team must effectively understand the playing field and the
near 100 page book of rules. These constraints are imperative in considering proper
mixture design and construction of the canoe. Similarly, ASCE also competes in the Steel
Bridge competition. The team must build a bridge comprised completely of steel. They
then must construct the bridge during competition, and carry a load that is generally
around 2,500 pounds. The playing field changes each year and is accompanied with a new
rule book each year. These two competitions promote effective communication, technical
writing, bridge design, bridge analysis, concrete design, concrete analysis, time
management and many other qualities that are essential in the professional engineering
world.
ASCE student members also get the chance to participate in a state wide ASCE meeting
where they communicate new issues, policies, technology and achievements. We also,
once a year, present our bridge and canoe at an ASCE meeting and explain to them our
design and build process. Twice a month we hold our own ASCE meeting on the OSU
campus for student members. There we get an opportunity to listen to guest alumni as they
teach and show us what their impact has been in the professional world.
The collection of all of these events has proven itself to be an effective tool in preparing
civil engineering grads for the professional world. Equally important, we communicate
ethical practice to each person within the club. We plan to continue in all these events and
improve each year in preparing students for being civil engineering leaders wherever that
might be.
ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers)—Jeron Hamm
The Oklahoma State chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is a student
led organization dedicated to working for a safer tomorrow and a brighter future in the
world we live in now. The members of ASSE strive to protect people, property, and the
environment as the ones before them have done since 1911. Members learn to do this by
attending conferences that give each individual exposure to different scenarios and events
that could happen when they join the work force, and how to prepare for these events. This
is a very close knit group that has chosen to invest in themselves by joining this society
and networking with other safety professionals around them. Oklahoma State ASSE
proudly hosted the biggest ever safety conference this past semester. There were students
and professionals there joining forces, sharing stories, and ultimately making a difference
to have a safer tomorrow. People traveled from many different states to be a part of this
experience. They were in a hands on situation where the were able to learn about all that
OSU has to offer its students that pursue the major of Fire Protection and Safety. The
conference was a huge success and members look forward to having the opportunity to
host another conference. The chapter has monthly meetings that often host speakers to
come and share their experiences and advice with members and allow the members
opportunities to see just how important safety is. Aside from meetings and learning about
safety, our members try to make a difference. They participated in multiple community
outreach programs to help their neighbors in need. They have shared their experiences
from their community service efforts and feel it is important to not only take the
knowledge they receive while here at OSU, but feel it to be very rewarding to give back.
ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers)
by Jeron Hamm
The Oklahoma State chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is a student led organization dedicated to working for a
safer tomorrow and a brighter future in the world we live in now. The members of ASSE strive to protect people, property, and the
environment as the ones before them have done since 1911. Members learn to do this by attending conferences that give each
individual exposure to different scenarios and events that could happen when they join the work force, and how to prepare for these
events. This is a very close knit group that has chosen to invest in themselves by joining this society and networking with other safety
professionals around them. Oklahoma State ASSE proudly hosted the biggest ever safety conference this past semester. There were
students and professionals there joining forces, sharing stories, and ultimately making a difference to have a safer tomorrow. People
traveled from many different states to be a part of this experience. They were in a hands on situation where the were able to learn about
all that OSU has to offer its students that pursue the major of Fire Protection and Safety. The conference was a huge success and
members look forward to having the opportunity to host another conference. The chapter has monthly meetings that often host speakers
to come and share their experiences and advice with members and allow the members opportunities to see just how important safety is.
Aside from meetings and learning about safety, our members try to make a difference. They participated in multiple community
outreach programs to help their neighbors in need. They have shared their experiences from their community service efforts and feel it
is important to not only take the knowledge they receive while here at OSU, but feel it to be very rewarding to give back.
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Chi Epsilon
by Kaylee Roper
Chi Epsilon is an honor society for Civil
and Architectural Engineers. We
recognize Academic Excellence and
promote Sociability and Community
Service. We were busy this semester. In
January we held a social event including
food and games to meet the meet the
new members. Throughout the semester
we held regular meetings to plan events,
and discuss other matters. In February,
we held an alumni social so students can
talk with professionals in the field and
gain a better understanding about life
after college. Over Spring Break we
sent seven members to Boston for the
Chi Epsilon National Conclave. Our
chapter was awarded the 2016 Conclave
Spirit Award. The award was based on:
the number of delegates sent, the
distance traveled, and the proportion of
delegates to chapter size. All seven
members represented Oklahoma State or
served as proxies for other chapters who
were unable to attend. During April we
had 20 members give back to the
community by volunteering for Big
Event. In April we held our initiation
ceremony where we initiated 14 new
members. Our chapter was also pleased
to present Steven Jakobi as our chapter
honor member. We also held a senior
send off to congratulate the seniors who
will be graduating in May and wishing
them the best of luck in the profession.
As you can see, Chi Epsilon has been
very busy this semester; we are very
proud of the work we have done and
excited for what we will do in the future.
Cowboy Motorsports
by Carson Brian
Cowboy Motorsports at Oklahoma State
University has used the plentiful funding
provided through the CEAT Student
Council Rainy Day Fund to support the
construction and competition fees for
this year’s tractor. The competition is in
Peoria, IL and will last for 5 days. Parts
have either been purchased or are being
fabricated for final assembly. The money
has also helped to provide some of the
materials for the fundraiser at
Walkaround last semester, where the
club sold pulled pork sandwiches to
those attending. The funding has also
helped purchase the necessary team
polos for presentations at competition.
Pictured below is a 3D model of this
year’s tractor the CMS 4416. Cowboy
Motorsports is extremely grateful for the
generous contribution and looks forward
to future endeavors with the CEAT
Student Council.
ASTEK (Architecture Students
Teaching Elementary Kids)
by Anthony Simerson
ASTEK stands for Architecture Students
Teaching Elementary Kids. The program
is a volunteer organization that gathers
architecture students to teach 5th grade
classes about architecture. We go once a
week for 8-9 weeks, and conclude with
helping them design and build a small
building model for an imaginary city.
Through the program they learn about
concepts like sketching, scale, geometry,
structure and floor plans. After the
program finishes we invite the students,
parents and teachers to the School of
Architecture to see the work of the
program as well as our building and
student work.
CSI (Construction Specifications Institute)
by Mercedes Harris
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is dedicated to the integration of construction project teams to improve facility
performance and the continuing education between fields in order to better serve a common client. As a student chapter, our mission is
to transition from a membership based organization to a board of students committed to the education of architects, engineers,
construction managers and other designers.
In the future we hope to reintroduce the learning camaraderie amongst different major, within and outside of CEAT, to make us all
better professionals upon entering the work force. Some of our goals for the near future include: hosting a Specifications Gala, a three
day event that showcases material manufacturers and speakers; reorganizing the materials library for the architecture students so they
may better have access to materials and literature common in the building field; and organizing speakers similar to the lunch + learns
professional receive.
In the far future we hope to have an ongoing network of professionals interacting with students, students learning from one another and
students taking specialized workshops so that when they do graduate they have a better understanding of not just their field but also the
fields of their co-workers. While professional chapters of CSI may be focused on the networking aspects, we hope to become a
facilitator of supplemental knowledge to that of the classroom.
The program is a volunteer organization that gathers architecture students to teach 5th grade classes about architecture.
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Cowboy Waterworks
by Jasmine Roe
Waterworks Design Team is a collaborative group that uses hydrodynamics, construction, and artistry to
develop a fountain capable of preforming objectives competitively. Over the last 20 years, from the first
Fountain Wars to today’s Cowboy Waterworks, we have been improving on our quality so that this year our
contribution is a solid competitor.
The largest way we have improved is our process; we have fully adopted the engineering process. As we
moved throughout the semester, our group has become tight-knit. We generally start out meetings talking
about design, and now as we approach competition, our original ideas have completely evolved towards
sturdiness and consistency. The most essential meetings were our testing meetings, where each of us risked
getting soaked as we held the not-yet-final pieces in place. While some of them test well and go on to be
permanently attached, some malfunctions have popped linkages and
sprayed us at 4280gal/hr.
The first design challenge this year is to project water into a 2 inch opening on a U shaped pipe to raise
the water level and make the water spill over to rescue a duck on the other side; the other is to launch
an eight inch beach ball over 8 feet in the air using only the power of a water pump. The first objective
was fairly simple; after constructing an innovative new frame, we designed a nozzle that would give
us the spray pattern and distance we needed. However, for the second objective, we have tried many
solutions.
Our original solution was to launch the ball with a catapult system, but the power behind it was not
enough to overcome the force of drag on the ball. To account for possible wind at the competition
site, we have built and tested a slingshot, a pinball-launcher mechanism, and a hammer system.
While we are still in the testing phase to determine the best approach, we will surely launch the
ball over the objective with enough room to accommodate for minor unknowns.
EWB (Engineers Without Borders)
by Jacob Hoak
EWB is the student organization with the ultimate mission to changes lives by working closely with communities to ensure long-lasting
improvements in health-related areas such as drinking water, sanitation, and storm water management. From those health-related areas,
EWB has focused on the issue of clean drinking water in third world countries. From 2009 to 2014, the EWB-OSU chapter was selected
to provide help to communities in Honduras with the issue of clean drinking water. Each year, EWB sent students to access information as
to why they have dirty water and how it could be fixed. The students soon found a solution to give the community clean water and it was
by the use of a bio-sand water filter.
Since finishing in Honduras in 2014, EWB has shifted its focus to
small communities in Guatemala dealing with almost the same
problem. The first assessment trip taken to Guatemala was in early
2015. The issue that was discovered differently than in Honduras
was the fact that these communities basically do not have any access
to water. The only sources they have is from the river, stream, or
waterbeds or a water truck that would come and give them clean
water. The issue with these sources is that the people of the
community would have to walk more than an hour to obtain water
from the river or such and the water truck could not be dependent
upon because no one knew when it was going to come. At times, the
water truck would not come for up to three months at a time. In
January of 2016, another assessment trip was taken to the same area
and during this trip, it was discovered that another group or
organization will be drilling a well to give water to these
communities. With this plan, EWB now plans to focus more on
water quality, just like we have done in Honduras, to provide clean
drinking water to these people.
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FPS (Fire Protection Society)
by James Whitcomb
The Fire Protection Society at Oklahoma State University is a
way to get to know people in the Fire Protection and Safety
Technology major. Also, learning some of the basics of
firefighting in the process. There is quite an extensive alumni in
the club that can lead to jobs out of college and offer advise about
career options. The Society has a variety of events that includes a
"Rookie Week" which introduces new members into the club. We
also held a “Fireman’s Ball” which was open to anyone inside of
the major. The ball was in a professional type setting held at
Meditations in Stillwater, and allowed student to dress up and
have a classy night out away from school. Other activities include
Firefighter Combat Challenge, which is nation wide competition
in which we compete in firefighters activities that test strength
and training. We also participate in intramural sports on campus.
We have 2 retired fire trucks that we bring to our events such as
"The Walk" before game days, and in the homecoming parade
caring the Board of Region's representatives. During the 2016
spring semester we had the honor of hosting the national ASSE
conference. Which brings in safety professionals from all over the
United States here to Stillwater. We hold information sessions at
our various properties here at OSU. We are fortunate enough to
have over 80 students volunteers to help with the conference that
really impacted the conference. Not only did it help make things
run smoothly it was beneficial for the students to interact and
communicate with professionals. The Fire Protection Society is
really something that employers look for on resumes. Also, our
club is really a base for all Fire Protection and Safety Engineers,
because all of our other clubs branch of it, these clubs include
ASSE, SFPE, and SAFI.
HKN (Eta Kappa Nu)
by Clay Patterson
Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) is the electrical engineering honor society
branch of IEEE at OSU. At 33 members, we represent the top
25% of juniors and top 33% of the seniors in electrical
engineering. It is our goal to improve the level of understanding
in electrical engineering, so we put on review sessions for other
students to understand the material we are so fond of. We put on
Circuits and Networks exam review sessions for our peers, and
have some outreach events with local Stillwater students. Each
semester, we prepare review problems for the exams and reserve
rooms to help other students understand and appreciate a different
subject of engineering than they’re used to. In the Fall, we have a
‘boat day’ where HKN members work with elementary schoolers
to create little circuits that power boats and compete with them.
It’s a great way for younger students to get exposed to electrical
engineering in a fun and educational way.
HKN also participates in CEAT week, typically by providing
virtual reality (Oculus) demos. It’s always been a hit among the
CEAT students, and each year we strive to bring the newer, more
interactive games to show how awesome this upcoming
technology is. This year the project committee pioneered an entry
into the Mercury Robotics competition, led by our new President
Tyler Weppler. We were one of eight teams to complete the
course, and one of over 20 competitors to the prize.
Unfortunately, we didn’t place, but we plan to keep one entry as
an established tradition, and hope to take one of the awards next
year!
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IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
by Rahul Chidurala
The Oklahoma State University student branch of Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers is a student organization that focuses on informing students about engineering
opportunities and resources available to them. This is accomplished by holding monthly
meetings to invite students to attend and learn about job opportunities and their engineering
profession. At each meeting a company representative is invited to speak about their
company in order to give students a better idea of the type of work they would be doing
with a computer or electrical engineering degree. In the 2014-15 school year,
representatives from Quorum Business Solutions, Rohde & Schwartz, National
Instruments, Oklahoma PE Licensing Authority, Grand River Dam Authority, Tinker Air
Force Base, and Enovation Control presented. In the fall of 2015, students have heard from
Sandia National Laboratories, American Airlines, ABB, and Valero. Each semester brings
in new or revisiting companies that present students with exciting opportunities and
resources.
There are two other main events that IEEE OSU hosts during the school year. In September, there is the annual Fall Picnic. This is an
opportunity for students to socialize with faculty and other students in engineering and play a few games of volleyball. The other main
event is the annual OSU IEEE Banquet. At the Banquet, speakers from companies give a talk about their profession and related
engineering topics. The head of the ECE department also uses the banquet as an opportunity to announce ECE scholarships for the next
academic year.
OSUAS (OSU Automation Society)
by Vidhya Venugopal
The OSU Automation Society (OSUAS) is a student chapter of the International Society
of Automation. The main purpose of our organization is to spread the knowledge of
automation and control systems, develop professional understanding, create leadership
opportunities, while focusing on career awareness, and network opportunities with
automation professionals. Over the past school year, we have done 12 events to highlight
the broad scope of automation. Some of our events are listed below:
1. Boomer Lake Picnic: Our first event last Fall was a picnic to Boomer Lake in
Stillwater, OK, where we were able to get new students acquainted with current
members as well as Dr. Russ Rhinehart, our faculty advisor. The event was also
attended by Dr. Subhash Kak, Regents Professor, School of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, OSU.
2. Visit to lab for Advanced Sensing, Computation & Control (ASCC) Lab: In an effort to highlight research work being
conducted at OSU in the fields related to automation and control, Dr. Weihua Sheng from the School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at OSU hosted OSUAS members to visit his lab. We were able to witness his group’s work on mobile robotics,
sensor networks, embedded computing, especially applicable to smart houses and smart vehicles.
3. Networking Event with Maverick Technologies: Ms. Angeline Koh from Maverick Technologies did a presentation for us
entitled “Managing Your Workload.” Ms. Koh also interacted with the attendees after her presentation and discussed
employment opportunities at Maverick Technologies.
4. Field trip to ABB (Total Flow) Facility: We had the opportunity to visit ABB’s facility in Bartlesville, OK, hosted by Mr.
Raymond Crow, Head of Research and Development. This was OSUAS’ first visit there. We were informed about some of the
work done in Bartlesville regarding upstream oil and gas as well as research done in oil/gas automation at ABB, Bangalore. We
were also given an indepth tour of their manufacturing plant.
Each year, OSUAS hosts Automation Day to promote an understanding of control to the OSU students. This year we had great speaker
presentations, a poster competition by student researchers, and an automation contest. In the past, some of our automation contests have
involved traffic light control, robot soccer player defender moves, scheduling of devices on a smart grid, and lunar landing. This year,
contestants tuned parameters to automatically land a flight simulator airplane. Unlike previous years, we decided that Automation Day
2016 should have a theme consistent with our contest. Hence, the focus of all presentations were the diverse aspects of automation and
control in aerospace industry. Our distinguished speakers included Dr. Jamey Jacob and Dr. He Bai, faculty from the School of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. We also had Mr. Blake Cunningham, Mr. James Price, and Mr. Clint Hladik from Tinker Air
Base to speak about the work done there. Other guests included Mr. Raymond Crow and Mr. Praveen Bhatapati from ABB, Bartlesville,
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and Dr. Anand Vennavelli from Fractionation Research, Inc, Stillwater. We ended the night with revelation of our annual newsletter,
Destination Setpoint and the awards felicitation ceremony.
IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers)
by Rachel Chrisman
The Institute of Industrial Engineers, newly renamed the Institute of Industrial and Systems
Engineers (IISE), is a global association committed to connect individuals in the Industrial
Engineering profession and promote the sharing of knowledge between them. As a collegiate sector
of IISE at Oklahoma State, we work to help undergraduate and graduate students engage with their
fellow students, faculty, and alumni to further their success in the academic and professional
worlds. To accomplish this goal we host and plan field trips, speakers, luncheons, picnics, and
other events. The field trips serve to provide “real-world” applications to the material students are presented in
class. We have visited Textron, USPS, Wal-Mart, and numerous other organizations to see the various ways Industrial
Engineering has been applied in the businesses of today. The speaker events we plan involve topics such as the Industrial Engineering and
Management discipline, study abroad opportunities, OSU’s accelerated MBA program, and even company-specific opportunities for
internships and full-time positions. We also host a semi-annual Industrial Advisory Board Luncheon which gives the students the
opportunity to learn from and interact with recent graduates from OSU’s Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) program.
Similarly, our organization links students to OSU IEM graduate mentors who are
available to them throughout the year to provide job hunting tips, career decision advice,
and other helpful information. Once a semester, we host a picnic open to everyone in the
IEM department to network and interact. Our IISE chapter also visits elementary
through high school students to expose them to industrial engineering and other STEM
majors. Lastly, our members attend regional and annual conferences hosted by IISE
itself. At these conferences students attend workshops, network, learn about recent
advancements in engineering, and participate in several competitions. OSU students in
the past have seen much success in these competitions, including winning the Global
Technical Paper Competition in 2010 and 2012. Our members have also placed in the
Regional Technical Paper Competition multiple times in recent years and placed first in
both the volleyball and Technical Paper Competition for the past two years at the
regional conference.
NBSE (National Society of Black Engineers)
by Mykale-Jamal Holland
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-lead organization that aids students, mainly engineering students, through
college and throughout their careers. We have junior chapters, college chapters, and even professional chapters around the world. We of
the Oklahoma State University NSBE chapter aid students in through college with a variety of informative meetings and opportunities to
meet company representatives. NSBE’s goal, as stated before every meeting, is “to increase the number of culturally responsible black
engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.” Although this is our main goal, we are
more than happy to assist any and all disciplines and people.
To aid students we hold a variety of events. Many of our meetings each year inform students of the importance of OSU career services,
resume building techniques, tips for academic success, and a variety of other things. We also do some kind of community service event
once a month. We also allow students to go to NSBE’s fall regional conference and national conference free of charge. At these
conferences, students are allowed to attend a variety of workshops that provide tips and
useful information for being more academically successful, professional, or culturally
responsible. There are also career fairs at these events. From first-hand experience, I
would say that NSBE’s career fair held at the national conference is nearly twice the size
of the OSU’s career fair held in the fall. Many students obtain internships and permanent
positions at these career fairs. We also hold events for fun as well. During the fall
semester, we have NSBE week in which we host a game night, and our traditional poetry
night, which has always been a great turnout. We also host joint events with other
organizations such as game nights, or basketball tournaments.
At the end of the day, NSBE is there to serve the people. All of our events are free of
charge because we want to students to enjoy themselves and be well informed. At the
end of our endeavors, we hope that our actions increased the number of engineers in the
world.
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SFPE (Society of Fire Protection Engineers)
by Ashley Evans
The Oklahoma State University Society of Fire Protection Engineers is an organization committed to enhancing their members’ college
experience by getting each member involved in a wide range of programs and activities that will prepare them for successful careers in
the fire protection engineering field. In September the OSU SFPE Student Chapter hosted the 2015 Information Session allowing
employers from a wide variety of companies to recruit and network with students in the FPSET program. In October several members
from the OSU Student Chapter participated in a Golf Tournament in conjunction with the Oklahoma Professional Chapter Society of
Fire Protection Engineers. This was a great way for students to interact and network with professionals in the fire protection engineering
industry. In the spring of 2016 SFPE brought in several speakers in hopes to help our members become aware of the opportunities &
career paths that lie ahead. Our focus recently has been to get membership up and get students involved; there is no better way to
prepare for a career in the fire engineering field than to interact with professionals already in it.
SAE Baja (Society of Automotive Engineers)
by Matt Glander
At Cowboy Racing we design and build a miniature Baja car
from the ground up according to SAE (Society of Automotive
Engineers) guidelines to take part in an international competition
every year. Last year we placed 25th overall at the Oregon
competition. This year, we are going to competition in southern
California on May 19th. We also maintain our old cars in order to
take them to University related events and race them around our
test track. We attend walkaround, take part in the Homecoming
Parade, and have a booth at Lights on Stillwater.
We also host a couple events over the year. For the last couple
years, we have hosted a Boeing recruiter who comes and holds a
presentation on resume improvement. We have hosted several
picnics where we invited other local teams. Until this year, this
meant OU and TU, but this year we had 5 teams at the picnic, as
well as several of our sponsors and alumni team members. We
plan on hosting a larger event after this year, as we are currently
in the process of acquiring more land for our track, which will
allow for more
obstacles and more
room for vehicles.
The funding we have
goes towards buying
all the parts
necessary for
building the car and
maintaining the
older cars, including
raw materials such
as pipes for the
frame and sheets of
steel for fabrication, as well as other parts, such as tail lights,
tires, etc., as well as buying the tools needed to assemble the car.
This year a portion of our budget went towards partially funding
a senior design project which was to build a dynamometer for
testing our car. The funding also goes towards the events we host,
registration for the event, and transportation for the members of
the team going to the event.
More pictures and videos can be found at our Facebook page
Cowboy Racing. (Car 84 was our car for last year. Our car is #17
this year).
SAE Formula Racing (Society of Automotive Engineers)
by Zhong Thai
Formula SAE is a collegiate competition in which teams across
the world design, build, and test a quarter scale Formula One
style car in hopes of creating the most fuel efficient, high
performance vehicle. The competition consists of a series of static
events, including a business presentation, a design presentation,
and cost report, and a series of dynamic events, which include
autocross, endurance, acceleration and skidpad events. Every
year, OSU's team, OKState Racing builds a car from scratch to
compete in the Michigan competition. The car is almost entirely
designed, built, and tested by students in-house. Historically,
OKState Racing has performed very well in the cost report part
of the competition, even placing in the top 10 for most cost
efficient car.
This year, OKState Racing has made significant progress.
We've been able to acquire many sponsorships from several
companies, getting us discounts on a variety of vital parts to the
car, like mufflers, data collection devices, and carbon fiber for
body work. In an effort to save money, we have also looked
into different ways to reuse and refurbish what we have for this
year's car. In addition to this, our team has done an entire safety
overhaul, making our shop an even better environment to work.
Our primary goal for the rest of this year is to finish our car as
soon as possible. Competition during the second week of May
which is only a few weeks away. As of now, we are in the midst
of preparing for competition.
We will continue to work hard in hopes of maintaining the
successes of previous years.
We will continue to work hard in hopes of maintaining the successes of previous years.
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SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers)
by Julio Cesar Perez
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to changing lives by empowering the Hispanic
community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world
through STEM awareness, access, support and development. One of SHPE’s
event in which we accomplish this is an event called Noche De Ciencias. Noche
De Ciencias (NDC) – Science Nights – is a national initiative to have three
weeks of science and engineering fun activities and education during October
(Hispanic Heritage Month) and February (the month of E-Week). NDC serves to
engage the Hispanic community in relaxed environments to have fun with
science and engineering and promote college awareness in a bilingual setting.
The goal of NDC is to provide access and awareness of STEM fields in order
to broaden the participation of Hispanics along all segments of the science and
engineering pathway.
SHPE’s NDC for the spring 2016 semester was hosted in Dove Science
Academy Oklahoma City, OK. The SHPE chapter at Tulsa University and
Oklahoma University sent volunteers to help us with our event. Not only did
we have volunteers from different universities, but we also had representatives
from techJOYnT share their corporate experience. There were over a hundred
people who participated in the event.
Another outreach event SHPE does is JuntosTutoring. Once a month, SHPE
sends members to Tulsa and gives private tutor lesson in the subject of math
and science to high school students from different high schools. Furthermore, SHPE also gives advice on the process of applying to a
four-year university and the importance of receiving a higher education.
SHPE has also has had various volunteering events where we partnered with Habitat for Humanity and Insect Adventure.
SHPE also attended the Service Regional Outing in Dallas hosted by the SHPE chapter in Texas University Denton. We sent members to
help with community service in the Dallas area, networked with other members from different SHPE chapters and met professional
recruiters from Texas Instruments.
SHPE at Oklahoma State University is a small chapter, but we are always accomplishing great things and growing every year. SHPE at
Oklahoma State University is always changing lives!
SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers)
by Michael Tantillo
The Society of Petroleum Engineers has had an amazing year. Even with the current commodity prices we have continued to recruit some
of Oklahoma State’s brightest Engineering students and have grown in membership. Our goal as a chapter has been to create more
opportunities for our members to learn, network, and gain experience in the oil and gas industry. This year, we formed our first Petrobowl
team and competed with teams all across the nation in Austin, Texas. We also sent fifty students to the annual SPE International ATCE
conference and three people to the SPE student symposium in Houston, Texas. Some of our proudest events that we have hosted are the
2015 SPE regional paper contest and the 2nd annual golf scramble where both recruiters and students were able to socialize in a more
casual setting. We average about two meetings per month, all with companies that have presented over professional development as well
as reservoir, production, completion, and drilling engineering. Our members have participated in the 2016 regional SPE paper contest and
won in both the master’s and undergraduate divisions. Both of these students who won will now be getting an all-expense paid trip to next
year’s ATCE conference in Dubai. Our student chapter also participated in Oklahoma State’s CEAT week and won first place out of all
the engineering student organizations by putting on a creative oil and gas bingo event that not only recruited students to our organization
but also educated students about the petroleum industry in a fun way. Our student chapter also has a passion for our community and is
looking forward to serve the Stillwater community in the big event philanthropy in April.
SHPE at Oklahoma State University is always changing lives!
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Tau Sigma Delta
by Karlyn Willis
Tau Sigma Delta is a nationally recognized honor society of architecture. This distinction is awarded to the
top 20% of students entering professional school in an accredited school of architecture. The Alpha Gamma chapter
here at Oklahoma State honored Professor John Womack as an outstanding professor during our spring meeting. Members of Tau Sigma
Delta nominated deserving faculty and conducted a vote. Professor Womack was chosen based on his outstanding dedication to students.
Elected officers for the 2016-2017 school year include: Myriah Worthen as president, Krista Liesch as secretary, Olivia Hupy as treasurer,
and Karlyn Willis as Stuco representative.
Tau Beta Pi
by Jordan Burns
Tau Beta Pi in a nationally recognized
engineering honors society. Our
membership at OSU is comprised of
approximately 80 junior- and senior-level
students who have excelled in scholarship
and character during their college career.
Recently, Tau Beta Pi has come under
new leadership, and with the help of our
advisor, Dr. Charles Bunting, the
members hope to see growth in chapter
membership and participation. Tau Beta
Pi will be sponsoring finals food this year
to provide students with brain food as
they prepare for exams.
Next semester, Tau Beta Pi hopes to host
several social and volunteer events to
celebrate the achievements of its
members and build camaraderie, as well
as to give back to Oklahoma State, the
college, and the surrounding community.
We hope to host a welcome back social
for members to allow them to meet others
in the organization and share their
summer experiences of work, travel, or
play. We also hope to participate in a
volunteer event that all members can
participate in together that allows them to
serve OSU in a unique way.
One of the major focuses of Tau Beta Pi
in the future will be outreach for
education and promotion of careers in
STEM. We hope that members will be
able to participate in events such as
mentoring of younger students in middle
or high school in order to allow these
students to see what studying engineering
is actually like. We hope that members
will be able to use their passion for
engineering excellence to inspire others
to pursue careers in engineering as well.
SWE (Society of Women Engineers)
by Savannah Kirk
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a
society that aims to empower women and
girls in STEM fields. Meetings are held
every semester and SWE does this by
several outreach projects including Junior
Girl Scout Day and SWE Day.
SWE Day is held in fall semester and is
an outreach program for high school girls
to learn about the various fields of
engineering offered at Oklahoma State.
Participants learn about each major by
doing hands on experiments led by a
SWE member in that particular field as
well as meeting faculty.
Junior Girl Scout Day is held during the
spring semester and aims toward
encouraging elementary age girls to
pursue a degree in engineering or an
engineering related field. During the
event, girl scouts are introduced to each
major by a brief discussion by a SWE
member and a fun experiment that
contains principles from that field (for
example, the chemical engineering
experiment might involve making a lava
lamp). Parents are also involved and
attend an information session about
college preparation, further information
about an engineering degree, along with
other pertinent topics.
As well as outreach, SWE holds true to
its goal to empower female engineers.
Meetings are held throughout the year
and are led by engineers from the
workforce to give a first-hand look at life
after school. Topics vary and can range
from educating members on transitioning
to the workforce, landing an interview, or
even dinner etiquette. SWE also presents
a graduate panel that discusses topics
pertinent to graduate students or
undergraduates who are interested in
furthering their education.
Concrete Canoe
by Lauren Pate
Concrete Canoe is a group of mainly civil
engineering students. We do have some
members that have different majors.
Some of the other majors of members in
our group are education, mechanical
engineering, and environmental
engineering. The purpose of this team is
to take knowledge that we learn in the
class room and apply it to something
unique. It is hard to conceptualize how
concrete can float but by looking at its
properties we are able to play with them
to get a unit weight that is less than that
of water. We also get to practice some of
the more technical skills that we learn in
class. As we are required to write a
technical report over how we got our final
project. Also we must give a presentation,
which is great practice for what we might
have to do out in the workforce.
Concrete Canoe is getting ready to leave
for our competition that will be held April
22-24, 2016 at Missouri S&T. We have
casted, sanded, and sealed the canoe and
it’s ready to be taken down to Rolla,
Missouri. The funding that we receive
went toward competition cost and the
costs needed to be able to create our
canoe. Competition is expensive but the
group always pays for every member to
go. We do not require the members to
have to pay for any cost while attending
competition. We try to get most of our
supplies to make the canoe through
donations but we do occasionally have to
buy materials which can be costly
especially when we are buying in bulk to
be able to have supplies for the next few
years. This was one year where we had to
buy a lot of mix materials to be able to
have sufficient supplies for the next few
years.
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Theta Tau
by Anna Hutnik
Theta Tau is a Professional Co-Ed Engineering Fraternity.
Although we say “Engineering,” we accept all CEAT
students. We pride ourselves on creating well rounded
members by promoting the three pillars on which Theta Tau
was founded: Professionalism, Service, and Brotherhood.
Some of the events we have include a career fair boot camp,
Humane Society visits, game nights, LinkedIn workshops,
Habitat for Humanity builds, pledge retreat, and dinner
outings. The most popular events are the Humane Society
visits, game nights, and pledge retreat. However, the
professional events (career fair boot camp and LinkedIn
workshops) are often the most helpful.
In early March, Theta Tau had the privilege of hosting three events during CEAT Week. We
had an Engineering Trivia Night, Paper Tower Contest, and Giant Jenga Game Night. These
events were intended to promote engineering as well as Theta Tau. The Trivia Night
consisted of questions about the engineering department on campus, famous engineers, and
favorite engineering teachers. The Paper Towers were judged oh height to cost ratio times a multiplier if it could hold either a ping-pong
or golf ball. Lastly, the members of Theta Tau built Giant Jenga to show that engineers can have fun.
In April, we drove fourteen hours to our Regional conference in South Dakota. While there, we discussed the differences between
chapters on various topics and how to improve these different aspects. We also bonded in brotherhood by visiting Mount Rushmore
before and bowling after the meetings. After a fun day in South Dakota, we drove another fourteen hours home.
Also in April, we initiated new members and celebrated the 8th anniversary of the founding of our chapter. Several Alumni came up to
celebrate alongside us. We had a delicious meal prepared by University Catering and good conversation about the progress of the
chapter.
Firefighter Combat Challenge
Fire Fighter Combat Challenge is a club designed to compete in Scott’s Fire Fighter
Combat Challenge Course. The club has traveled to areas such as Dallas to compete
and is working on expanding its training program. This will include the construction of
various props, meal plans, and the purchasing of equipment. Our club plans on
competing this upcoming fall semester and hopes to send a total of three teams, two
men, and one women’s team. We are hoping to field
the nation’s first collegiate women’s team as well at
the upcoming event .Oklahoma State Fire Fighter
Combat Challenge prides itself in being the
nation’s only collegiate team to participate so far.
The majority of teams that participate are
comprised of members of both various regional
paid and volunteer fire departments. The
challenge itself consists of a 5 story stair climb
with a 40 pound high rise hose pack on their
shoulder. Once the participant makes it to the top he must hoist up a 30 pound hose roll up to the top
of the tower then run down all 5 stories hitting every step on the way down. The next station is the
Keiser forcible entry device which involves moving a 160 pound steel beam a total of 5 feet. They
must then weave their way through a series of cones to the next station which is a charged hose
drag. The hose drag ends with a target at the end of saloon doors that must be hit with the stream in
order to move on. The challenge ends with a 170 pound dummy drag which totals 100 feet. The
challenge is designed to push firefighters to their limits, while having a good time. Our club meets the first
Wednesday of every month at 7:00 or after the Fire Protection Society meeting in the solar building.
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Mercury Robotics
by Trevor Huizenga
Mercury Robotics hosts a yearly international competition in April. This year’s competition involves navigating a track, traversing a
Seesaw, picking up a beanbag, launching it 6ft, and then finishing with a 40ft sprint, all over the Internet. Every year we design a new
track and game where teams across the world come to Stillwater and compete, driving the robot from their home schools.
We just got done with competition, which was a success. We had over thirty teams register for the event this year. Every robot was
different in their approach to the problem. Some had cannons to shoot the beanbag, while some had boom cranes to move the beanbag.
The diversity in the robots is what makes this competition so great. The team that came all the way from Brazil ended up getting the gold
medal but next year we hope for Oklahoma State University to compete for that first place spot. Overall everyone had a great time and is
looking forward to doing it again next year.
We are gearing up by designing and building our next competition that will happen next April. We encourage having challenging games
that will reap reward if able to complete them. We hope to utilize our growing membership numbers so that we can grow into the
premiere collegiate robot competition.
Every year we have teams from Columbia, Brazil, Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Our competition was at three venues
Oklahoma State, Mexico, and, our newest, Columbia. We are really excited for next year’s competition and hope that is the biggest and
best yet.
2016 – 2017 CEAT Student Council Executive Board
CEAT Student Council Newsletter June 2016
Oklahoma State University
ATRC SEC RM 109AE
We could not be more excited for the 2016-2017 school year and to see the future accomplishments of student council and all the clubs and organizations within the college!
-On behalf of the CEAT Student Council Executive Board
Courtney Wolfe
President
Tyler Martin
VP Committees
Michele Higgins
VP Finance
Stephanie Contreras
VP Communications
stephanie.contreras@ okstate.edu
Mallory Hosey
VP Publications
Price Buckley
VP Relations
Maddie Linam
CFC Coordinator
Reagan Coates
CFC Coordinator
Katy Ewing
Secretary