2013 September - ASCE Richmond Newsletter

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Branch of ASCE. Our past president, Amy Bird, did an excellent job in
growing many initiatives including the popsicle bridge contest and our
golf tournament as well as introducing the first Engineer's Night Out
which was a resounding success. We thank you for your service and
leadership over the past year.
Exciting Upcoming Events and PDH Opportunities!

September Branch Meeting - Water Purification
Tablets Invented for Developing World by Nonprofit
Organization PureMadi

Location: Westwood Club, 6200 West Club Lane, Richmond, VA 23226
When: Thursday September 26, 2013 @ 12:00 PM
Cost: $25
PDH: 1 credit
Menu: A buffet style lunch will be served


For ASCE's September Branch meeting, join us for a discussion with Jim
Smith, a University of Virginia civil and environmental engineer and
professor who co-leads a project which has developed a simple ceramic
water purficiation tablet. An article was written in UVAToday which
details this innovative product which can be read here. From the
article:

"Called MadiDrop, the tablet - developed and extensively tested at U.
Va. - is a small ceramic disk impregnated with silver or copper
nanoparticles. It can repeatedly disenfect water for up to six months
simply by resting in a vessel where water is poured. It is being
developed for use in communities in South Africa that have little to no
access to clean water."



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Save-the-Date: 11th Annual Golf Tournament

Mark your calendars for October 22nd for our annual golf
tournament which has been a great success in the past years.

Location: Brandermill Country Club
When: October 22nd, 1:00 PM shotgun start
Cost: $125 per person, $500 per team

Proceeds will benefit local area ASCE Scholarship funds, as well as local
education outreach activities such as the annual Popsicle Bridge
Bird, P.E. 
   
Communications 
Chair ‐ Melanie 
Leckey, P.E. 
  
Education Outreach 
Chairs ‐ Ashley 
Johnson, P.E. and 
Josiah Johnson 
   
Government 
Relations Chair ‐
 vacant 
   
Membership Chair ‐
 Jonathon Oliver 
   
Website Chair ‐ 
Kevin O'Neill 
   
Young Member Chair 
‐ Justin Watson 
 
 
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