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Distinguished Awards
Dr. Jennifer Weidhaas Outstanding Mentor
Ramesh Goel Outstanding Faculty
4910 in the Community Every semester the Senior Professional Practice and Design Course (CVEEN 4910) works on a project to provide a glimpse into the professional world. The projects come through community contacts and general requests with the project selection geared toward solving real problems within our community. This academic year the students have worked on a study looking into the problems associated with access in the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. The fall 2017 course looked at the Big Cottonwood Canyon specific issues and determined that a variable tolling system that assess vehicle feels should be implemented. This could help in having higher fees at peak-time, similar to the express lanes that are used along Interstate 15. This spring, the class looked at the specific issues associated with Little Cottonwood Canyon. A community presentation occurred in April where several options were presented.
lenge was based on the American Society of Civil Engineers, Geo-Institute GeoWall competition. The objective of this competition is to build a model mechanically stabilized Earth retaining wall using the least amount of paper reinforcement. “Graduate students and CVEEN staff were invaluable in making sure this activity was a success,” Weidhaas said. “In future years, we will fine-tune the event and recruit more schools. It would be great if the number of students attending approached 200 or more.”
Gemma Clark Research Recognition Award