Water Treatment The annual Water Treatment From Your Kitchen competition was organized to provide a competition for students interested in Environmental Engineering. The rules limit teams to use items that are common around the house to clean the water. Each year the rules are slightly changed and different pollutants are used. Common items are anchovies, causing odor, beets, adding color, and oil, a difficult liquid to filter. The teams are judged on the final water quality, as well as the speed of the water treatment and the amount of recovered water. Last year the UNR ASCE Student Chapter won the competition. This year we will be hosting the competition. If you are interested in either being a team member or helping to organize this years competition come to any one of our several meetings this semester. 

Concrete Canoe The objectives of the national competition are: to challenge civil engineering students to apply engineering principles in designing and racing a concrete canoe; to reinforce the ASCE Student Chapter Program; to aid in the professional development of young civil engineers; To build camaraderie among ASCE Student Chapters, educators and practitioners; To build awareness of concrete technology, application and innovation. In the National Competition, seventy percent of the teams score is based on engineering design and construction principles used, report presentation and oratory skills. The remainder of the score is based on the performance of the canoe and the paddlers in five different race events: Men's Distance, Women's Distance, Men's Sprint, Women's Sprint, and Co-Ed Sprint. If you are interested in joining this years team come to any one of our several meetings this semester. 

Steel Bridge The Steel Bridge is an annual intercollegiate competition sponsored by both the ASCE and the AISC. The competition is an invaluable experience for students. Students work together on a team to implement their knowledge gained in the classroom into a design that is tested at the competition. Students deal with real life issues including constructibility and weight while trying to not comprise structural integrity. In the past the University of Nevada, Reno ASCE Student Chapter has captured the National Championship title, a feat we hope to repeat this year. This year the student chapter will work to send another competitive team to the National Championships. Anyone interested in joining this years team needs to come to any one of our several chapter meetings this semester. Engineering students of all levels are needed for this team, form freshmen to seniors this is a fun competition for everyone involved.