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Python Workshop
The ASCE T&DI Graduate Student Chapter is hosting an introductory technical workshop for Python this Fall! Anyone is welcome. The workshop is on Tuesday, October 11th and October 18th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.
Location will be determined later.
For more information feel free to contact Jose Rivera (riverap2@illinois.edu).
Meet ‘n’ Greet series
Please note that the Kent Seminar will be on campus in MNTL 1000
for more information please contact Rebekah Yang( ryyang3@illinois.edu).
Meet ‘n’ Greet series
Prof. Imran Hossain from Bradley University is our next Kent Seminar speaker on Thursday, April 7,2016. He will be speaking on the “Use of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Principles to Predict Virgin Aggregate Temperature at a Hot-Mix Asphalt Plant“. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided at 12pm.
There will be a post-talk Meet ‘n’ Greet session with the speaker from 1:30-2:00pm.
To join the seminar online, please click here for information
for more information contact Rebekah Yang (ryyang3@illinois.edu).
Meet ‘n’ Greet series
Our very own Professor Emeritus Marshall Thompson is our next Kent Seminar speaker on Thursday, March, 17th, 2016. He will be speaking on the “Mechanistic-Empirical Flexible Pavement Design: Issues and Challenges“. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided at 12pm.
There will be a post-talk Meet ‘n’ Greet session with the speaker from 1:30-2:00pm.
To join the seminar online, please click here for information.
For more information please contact Rebekah Yang (ryyang3@illinois.edu).
IS-ASCE T&DI connection
A few of us were able to meet with T&DI professional members from the Illinois ASCE chapter last week at the T.H.E. conference. If you are interested in hearing more about their events, please subscribe to their newsletter found on their website. They also have various scholarships for students that you can apply for.
Also, we have a standing offer from one of the professionals to help review resumes. Please email Rebekah (ryyang3@illinois.edu) for more information.
Meet ‘n’ Greet series
UIUC alumni Dr. Jake Hiller is our next Kent Seminar speaker from Michigan Technological University. He will be presenting on Thursday, march 15, 2016. He will be speaking on the “Understanding Permanent and Reversible Moisture Warping in Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements“. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided at 12pm.
There will be a post-talk Meet ‘n’ Greet session with the speaker from 1:30-2:00pm.
To join the seminar online, please click here for information.
For more information please contact Rebekah Yang (ryyang3@illinois.edu).
Networking at T.H.E. conference
A few of the board members from the professional ASCE T&DI Illinois Chapter will be attending the T.H.E. conference next weekend. If you are interested in meeting with them, we are arranging an informal meet-up during the Monday night Fish Fry and/or Tuesday Evening mixer.
The annual Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering (T.H.E.) Conference is free for students!
Please contact Rebekah (ryyang3@illinios.edu) for more information.
Basic MTALAB 1
We are hosting a series of Saturday Workshops in the spring 2016 semester. These workshops are intended to be introductory workshops. All sessions will be hosted by T&DI graduate student who will be sharing basic concepts of the topic as well as applications that they have found useful in their research area.
Please use this link to get information about the workshops.
The first Workshop is in February, 27, 2016.
Feel free to contact us with your comments and questions.
PHD movie 2 Screening
The Graduate College is sponsoring a free screening of PhD Movie 2: Still in Grad School (trailer) next Wednesday (February, 17, 2016) at 6:30pm in Foellinger Auditorium. Contact Rebekah (ryyang3@illinois.edu) if you are interested in attending.