49ers Take Top Honors at 2019 ASCE Carolinas Conference

April 9, 2019
Categories: General News Tags: Departmental News

The UNC Charlotte American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) team had great results at the 2019 Carolinas Conference, winning First Place Overall at the competition held April 5-7 at North Carolina State University. The 49er engineers also placed first and qualified for national championships in the Steel Bridge, Concrete Canoe, and Innovation competitions.

At the nationals Student Steel Bridge Competition, held at Southern Illinois University Carbondale May 31 – June 1, the 49ers place 21st out of 41 teams. Lafayette College from Easton, Penn., successfully defended its national title.

At the Concrete Canoe Nationals at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL, the 49er team placed 16th out of 24 teams. The winning team was the University of Florida.

The 49er Innovation team will be one of five teams from throughout the country to compete at the national championships in Washington D.C. June 26-27.

Photos from the Carolinas Conference are below. A summary of the conference results from faculty advisor Dr. Janos Gergely is here:

“I am happy to inform you that the ASCE Student Chapter, once again, exceeded expectations at the ASCE Carolinas Conference, held at NCSU over the past few days. Wow. I am so proud of our students, representing our program and school so well, competing against NCSU, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Citadel, USC, etc. They, and all of those who helped them in the CEE office, labs and otherwise (too many to mention here – you know who you are!!), have done an outstanding job preparing the 50+ students. What a result.”

Here are the results:

  • Conference Overall: 1st Place
  • T-shirt: 1st Place
  • Freshmore: 1st Place
  • Transportation: 3rd Place
  • Innovation: 1st Place (National competition to follow!)
  • Steel Bridge Overall: 1st Place (National competition to follow!)
  • Concrete Canoe:
    • Design Paper: 1st Place
    • Final Product: 1st Place
    • Women’s Sprint: 1st Place
    • Men’s Sprint: 1st Place
    • Overall: 1st Place (National competition to follow!