CEER Inquirer ——February 2019——

ITE Villanova’s chapter of The Institute of

Transportation Engineers (ITE) is looking

forward to host their first general body

meeting for the semester on February 11th.

ITE’s club president Tommy Luo attended the

Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2019

Conference this January in Washington D.C.

The TRB conference is a major event

attracting over 13,000 transportation

professionals around the world. There were

about 800 sessions addressing transportation

topics for policy makers, practitioners,

researchers, and representatives of

government. Tommy was there to present his

undergraduate research and is looking forward

to share his experience at the upcoming

meeting. Executive board members are

currently working on planning future events to

transform ITE to a strong networking and

social club.

VESOP Students who traveled through Villanova Engineering Service Learning

over winter break have completed their projects and those traveling

during spring break are meeting weekly to prepare. VESOP will be

having its first meeting of the semester this Monday, February 11 at 6:30.

There will be food! New members welcome!

ASME For the second semester in a row, this December ASME sponsored a study room for

mechanical engineering students. The event fostered community, providing a place

for students to study during finals with some good food and friends. We have exciting

plans for the upcoming semester. Between guest speakers, trips to engineering

companies, and a mechanical engineering department picnic, ASME hopes to help

create a better sense of community in the ME community at Villanova.

SWE To wrap up the Fall semester, the Society of Women Engineers planned and hosted some great

events! To support women in engineering, we set up an Advocacy Letter table where

engineering students wrote to local senators about their passion for STEM education programs.

This support for STEM education – especially amongst females – manifested in a Girl Scouts

Real Girls Code event with a local Girl Scout troop. We couldn’t tell whether the Girl Scouts

or the SWEesters had more fun! The last event of the semester was an Ugly Christmas

SWEater party where we watched the Grinch and made gingerbread houses – a very festive

and delicious time. With the new year, we’ve been working hard to make this semester even

better.

ChemE Car

The starting reaction has been consistently getting 11 volts in their battery. Now they will be

working on fixing the wiring so that alligator clips are no longer used in order to follow com-

petition safety rules. The starting reaction continues to get good data and have started to think

about how the reaction will be placed in the chassis and how it will trigger the sensor to stop

the motor. The chassis team will be looking into better materials other than wood to make the

car out of. They also will be working on the wiring between motor, sensors, and reaction.

ESC Since November, Engineering Student Council

has kept very busy. We wrapped up December by

holding a stress free event for Reading Day, where

we had an open study room and free doughnuts and

stress balls for students to enjoy. We started out the

new year by selling our custom engineering socks.

This was the organizations first fundraiser of the

year and it went very successfully. In addition,

ESC picked up a few new spring recruits at the

Spring Involvement Fair. We are very happy to

have fresh faces in our organization. February will

start with a Engineering Valentines Day event

where we will give out free doughnuts and

engineering themed valentines cards to anyone

who stops by in CEER Lobby. We are looking

forward to a successful E-Week in later February!

NSBE

The National Society of Black Engineers are an active community of students that believe in our

mission: “to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers, that excel academi-

cally, succeed professionally, and positively impact our community”. Hope everyone had a good

break! We’re a few weeks in now but NovaNSBE is already #2HYPE! Back in December we

hosted Feliz NOVAdad, our yearly end of the semester party. It was a great success, we had real-

ly good food and had a lot of fun! Our first general body is coming up soon on Tuesday, Febru-

ary 12th in the MDL in CEER! This meeting is focusing on how to uplift your community to

greater heights. Whether its Villanova or home, there is always room for improvement. National

Convention is coming up VERY quickly. It will be held in Detroit, Michigan from March 27th

to the 31st. Many companies will be there, and they will be looking for potential interns or em-

ployees so if you haven’t secured the bag, this is a great opportunity to do so. If you need help

paying for the trip, don’t worry. We’ll have information about our scholarships out soon!

Formula SAE

Formula SAE This month, the Novaracing team has turned its attention to powertrain and

simulations, hoping to implement new mechanics to accommodate changes. The team is

developing engine tunes to accommodate changing fuel types. We are researching the

possibility of 3D printing a fuel tank and redesigning the engine differential mounting system

to properly endure engine loads. We are also exploring programming and software

possibilities to stimulate the performance and handling of the car. Our powertrain team is

further working on an engine analysis in our in-house dyno. Our goal as of now is assembly

until the next vehicle is finalized. If you want to get involved, feel free to stop by the garage or

contact our team captain at jmorga16@villanovaedu!

NovaCANE NovaCANE has started off the spring semester strong with three trips to different

Philadelphia schools as well as judging a science fair at a new school since December. We

will also be trying a new activity with the schools next month focused on water filtration.

The Curriculum Committee has been developing these trips and helping prepare for them.

Last month the students worked on an egg drop competition and one school even refined and

retested what they learned from our trip. If any of this sounds interesting to you, email us to

get involved at vunovacane@gmail.com!

AIChE

AIChE is planning to host a resume review on

Wednesday, February 6th following the Spring

Career Fair, available to all class years. Professionals

from industry will spend 3 hours editing and reviewing

students' resumes

In addition, AIChE hosted a 12 hour process safety workshop on

February 2-3rd . This event was sponsored by Praxair and hosted by

members of the Center for Chemical Process Safety. The entire junior

chemical engineering class and members of the senior class enrolled in a

process design elective attended. This two day work shop

focused on emergency safety, workplace competency, and

inherently safe design considerations. This was the first year

that this event was held at Villanova, and it culminated in

each of the attenedees receiving a certificate showing they

have completed 16 hours of professional development

OXE

In December, Omega Chi Epsilon hosted a successful study session for chemical engineers

from all four years, and really focused on making our learning experience a combined ef-

fort. The final exam study session served pizza, and upperclassman members were readily

available to help their fellow peers prepare for upcoming strenuous exams or final presenta-

tions. In addition, Omega Chi Epsilon will soon be holding their first general body meeting

of the spring semester, to discuss all of the review sessions that will be held prior to each

core class exam. The officers are also discussing the potential to start holding exam reviews

for all Chemical Engineering Elective courses, to provide an even greater opportunity to

work together to succeed. We hope to have another great semester!

IEEE

IEEE hopes you all enjoyed your break!!! This upcoming month we have several events

including software interview prep and resume review where we will have employers from the

career fair come to give advice. We also have our annual SumoBot competition where we are

still accepting teams. Be on the lookout for emails!!!

Tau Beta Pi Tau Beta Pi has been organizing our chapter

on the national Tau Beta Pi website. Most

importantly, we are excited to attend the

Regional TBP Conference at the University

of Pittsburgh on February 8-9 in an attempt

to learn more about organization styles and

how to be a student group leader. We are

also beginning to schedule this semester's

events!

SHPE

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers was

somewhat inactive during the last portion of the Fall

2018 semester. For Spring 2019, SHPE has proposed

to focus on building its capacity and setting a strong

base for future semesters. Our plans for February

include small activities like setting up tables on

campus to promote the organization, co-hosting

NovaQuizzo, and partnering with other organizations

for event to increase our capacity. It is also our plan

to host professional development events like

Resume/Interview workshops and announce events

to attract members before calling our first General

Body meeting by the end of February.

ASCE

Since the end of the fall semester, the American Society of Civil Engineers has expanded

its executive board with new members, submitted an annual report to national members

of ASCE, and prepared events for the rest of the semester. The first event is planned for

February 13th and will be a panel discussion. Villanova ASCE is partnering with Philly

YMF to host a panel of young engineers from the Philadelphia area. The panelists will

focus on taking the FE, preparing for the PE, and using an engineering degree in a non-

engineering field. Students from all grades are welcome to attend. On March 20th, ASCE

will host members from Bohler Engineering. Principal Joe Baran and College Rep Emily

Bily will give a presentation about what their company does on a day to day basis.

Bohler is responsible for early-stage concepts to detailed project closeouts, as well as the

development, operation, and construction for a variety of projects. Free food and drinks

will be provided at both events. As always, like us on Facebook or email us at

asce.villanova@gmail.com to find out more about upcoming events.

NSPE NSPE continues to look forward to the combined Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony/

Networking Event on February 18th. In addition, NSPE is planning a joint meeting with local

professional chapters. An exciting senior bonding event is also in the works!

SASE The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers is dedicated to the professional advancement of

Asian heritage scientists and engineers, celebrating diversity in the workplace and on campus,

and giving back to the community. NovaSASE hit the ground running at the start of the spring

semester and continued preparing for SASE Northeast Regional Conference hosted by the

University of Maryland at The Hotel at The University of Maryland. Twelve SASE members

from Villanova will be attending the conference and will have the opportunity to network with

professionals from companies like NASA, Northrop Grumman, P&G, the CIA, and several

others. Members will have the opportunity to attend professional workshops, hear guest

speakers, and interview for full-time and part-time positions. NovaSASE also held its first

General Body Meeting of the semester, which was also a resume and interview workshop to

help prepare members for the Villanova Career Fair and for NERC. NovaSASE has big plans for

February! Stay tuned for a social event coming soon!

AIAA This month the AIAA will be preparing for a second wave of

individual mini projects as well as planning a group rocket project.

If you are interested in helping out/joining the team, please join us

next week, Thursday, February 7 at 5:00 in Tolentine 308.