Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING FREDERICK T. MAVIS FACULTY At mid-year, the department’s move to new quarters was completed. New offices, new classrooms, and new laboratory space in Industries Hall have fulfilled a long-standing need. A centralizing of activities has been effected that remedies a sore point in the old Engineering Hall location. Centralization of the physical plant enhances pursuance of the departmental policy of team working. Problems arc attacked by organized squads rather than disorganized individuals, with the result that greater amounts of more difficult work arc done. Incidental to the problem solution, the individuals learn cooperative action, pooling of resources and cross-checking of results. Undergraduate research projects parallcd the graduate and faculty laboratory exercises. Not content with standard testing of their specimens, the lab-technicians have designed and built new testing equipment for both the structural materials and the hydraulics sections. Old and new equipment provide a physical plant adequate for all foreseeable research and demonstrative purposes. Such varied activities as testing of soil samples, measuring energy differentials in a hydraulic pump, and pouring a reinforced concrete beam proceed simultaneously.

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The American Institute of Chemical Engineers is a national society for students in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Membership is open to students enrolled in their sophomore year or above including those in graduate courses. The activities are of such a nature as to supplement the courses given in the Chemical Engineering Department. The object of the society is to foster a professional attitude toward Chemical Engineering by combining the social aspects with the technical side of the course. At Homecoming, A.I.Ch.E. sponsored a laboratory display of unit operations AlChE in the basement of Engineering Hall. The Tech division of the society, under the direction of Dr. C. C. Monrad, also offered their services at the National Conference of A.I.Ch. E. held this year in Pittsburgh. Tech members then held a Student Night with the University of Pittsburgh and other Tri-State schools where representatives of industry delivered informal talks in different phases of Chemical Engineering and then held panel discussions. Most of A.I.Ch.E.’s activities were planned by junior members, this year the officers being Richard Dciningcr, Delbert Button, Gerald Daurellc, and William Schcffy. ROVC' 1—G. Djurelle, R. Deininger, R. Wilt, E. Greene. RO X' 2—XT. Scbtgy, . Schramm, „ Ingham, . McAJoo, D. Button.

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Men studying for a profession in the Civil Engineering field arc eligible for membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers. The A. S. C. E., which is an international professional society, prepares students for entry into the Civil Engineering profession and affords them an opportunity to make various contacts with men who have had experience in this engineering field. Carnegie Tech’s A. S. C. E., whose membership is made up primarily of juniors and seniors, has pursued an active program this year. The publication of a monthly paper, ASCE Tics,” is one of the main activities of the Society. During the monthly meetings, the members hear instructive talks from prominent men in the engineering profession. Under the leadership of president Nicholas Coates, the group has been active with the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society, gone on a number of field inspection trips, had several social events, and participated in intramural activities. This year the A. S. C. E. team won the school championship in its football league. ROW 1—A. FerUl, R. Henry, G. Mot-KAUr. ROW 2—N. Co tn, P. Accorti, E. Ktrr.