UM ASCE

This past Friday, some of our members volunteered and attended the ASCE Miami-Dade Annual Awards & Installation Banquet! This was an amazing opportunity to expand our connections and showcase our team’s continuous effort to grow our chapter. Whether it was their first or third time volunteering this event, each of our members had an extremely positive experience!✨

UM ASCE would like to congratulate each of the scholarship an award recipients, specifically Ashlyn Winslow, Allison Melvin, and Bahar A***n! Thank you for coordinating this event and inviting us, as well as for being an awesome student chapter to work with!🏆💚

Our first GBM was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came out to learn more about ASCE. Stayed tuned for our upcoming opportunities and make sure to join our Engage and WhatsApp (links in bio)!🎉🙌☠️

Join UM ASCE this Wednesday for our first General Body Meeting of the semester! Come learn more about what we have to offer and enjoy free Chick-Fil-A🍽️🏗️

The final Student Summer Spotlight goes to our Past President, Brianna Mahon!

Meet Brianna, who spent her summer as a waterfront engineering intern with Langan Engineering and Environmental Services in New York City. During her time at Langan, she worked on Civil3D drafting, created detailed drawing figures sets, assisted in field work — including test pits for pile inspection and oversight of waterfront property subsurface investigations — for various projects!

When asked about her favorite part of the experience, Brianna shared:
“My favorite part of the summer was learning more about how waterfront engineering ties together both geotechnical and structural engineering. Additionally, spending my second summer with the Langan NYC team and making more connections through professional and social events!”

We are so proud to see our members continue to build skills for the future!⚙️👷🏽‍♀️

ASCE Florida Section Annual Conference Recap!

Our current members Allison, Bahar and Kevin recently attended the ASCE FL Section Annual Conference in Orlando!

This was an eventful and exciting few days, which included some of our chapter winning scholarships/awards:
⭐️Allison Melvin (current chapter President) won the Kathy J. Caldwell Women in Engineering Endowment
⭐️Bahar A***n (current Vice President) won the 2025 E. Bruce Lawson LGBQT Scholarship
⭐️Sarah Paschke (Spring ‘25 graduate) won the 2024 Region 5 Civil Engineering Student of the Year Award

Other highlights from the conference include connecting with professionals from across the state, attending the annual board meeting to discuss the upcoming year, and strengthening our bond with fellow student chapters! Thank you to for continuously supporting our team. We’re proud of our members and their incredible accomplishments, and we look forward to the next one!

Next up for our Student Summer Spotlight Series is Zeynep Balyemez!👷🏻‍♀️

Zeynep is a fourth year Civil Engineering major and a proud member of UM ASCE! This summer, she is working on a large project in South Florida as an intern with Turner Construction. Zeynep is gaining hands-on experience in a wide variety of civil engineering specialities and is eager to continue to learn from her team throughout the summer!

When asked what her favorite part of the job is, Zeynep said:
“My favorite part of this internship has been observing how the general contractor brings together each of the moving parts to harmonize the team on such a large scale project! And of course the views!”

Stay tuned for more student updates this summer!

Happy International Women in Engineering Day!👷‍♀️Today we celebrate women worldwide, especially in those in UM ASCE, for their amazing work and for inspiring the next generation of engineers! 🧡💚🌟

UM ASCE Student Summer Spotlight Series Begins!☀️

We’re kicking off our new series by highlighting the incredible summer work our ASCE members are doing.

Meet Jonas Junquera, a third-year Environmental Engineering major and our 2025-2026 Treasurer!💰This summer, Jonas is working as an Engineering intern with The Walsh Group - Archer Western on the Miami Signature Bridge project. In this role, he is gaining hands-on experience in environmental maintenance, roadway planning, and erosion control in the sunny 305!

When asked about his favorite part of the job, Jonas shared:
“My favorite part about working on the Miami Signature Bridge project has been walking around the job site in the morning and seeing the sunrise with the arches in full view!”

Stay tuned as we highlight more of our amazing members all summer long!

Semester Recap!

As we officially end the year, we want to thank our students, faculty, advisors, and sponsors for your continuous support. We accomplished many things this year and are looking forward to another year.

To our graduating seniors that helped make this program what it is, THANK YOU! We can’t wait to see how you succeed. LYGC🧡💚

Arco Murray Recap! 💡

Last night we hosted engineers from Arco Murray to speak about their experiences in the field and talk to our members about how to get started on their own careers. This was a great opportunity for students to network and make connections with professionals!

Thank you to everyone who came out! 🙌

ASCE Field Day! 🙌

Shoutout to our E-Board member Allison Melvin who attended the ASCE Field Day this past week!

Also, congratulations to Ashlyn Winslow who was awarded a well deserved academic scholarship! 🎉