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President Cecil Lue-Hing Inducted into NACWA'S Hall of Fame

To mark its 40th anniversary, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), formerly the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA), has established a NACWA Hall of Fame. Inductees to the NACWA Hall of Fame have, through their actions and commitment to the organization, made a significant positive impact on either the evolution of the Association or its ability to effectively represent the interest of the clean water community.

Austin Science and Engineering Festival

Festival Event Dates: October 2 - October 22, 2010
Expo at the Austin Convention Center: October 23 & 24, 2010

The inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival will be held in October in Washington DC. The festival promises to be the ultimate multi-disciplinary celebration of science and engineering in the US.

As a satellite event of the USA festival, the Austin Science and Engineering Festival will also be held in October in Austin, Texas. The Austin Festival will showcase the remarkable technology of Austin. The Austin festival plans to host events throughout the community from October 2-22. The Festival culminates in a two-day Expo at the Austin Convention Center with over 150 science & engineering exhibits of hands-on, fun science and engineering activities to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

For more information or to register, go to http://www.austinsciencefestival.org/. Early registration ends August 31.

2010 BCEE/BCEEM Exam Schedule

The schedule for the 2010 BCEE & BCEEM examinations is now posted. More dates will be added as they become available. Click here to view the dates that have been scheduled so far.

Environmental Engineer Specialists Available for Oil Spill and Environmental Assessment Interviews

Annapolis, MD - 05/01/2010 - The American Academy of Environmental Engineers assembled a roster of Board Certified Environmental Engineers or Diplomate Environmental Engineers (BCEE or DEE) with expertise in oil spill control and environmental damage assessment, remediation. They have agreed to be available for interviews and to offer their insights.

To make a request, please email or call Joseph Cavarretta, Executive Director of the Academy, at JCava@aaee.net, 410.266.3311, or 703.608.9665, and provide your contact information, desired time for interview, and nature of interview.

AAEE will then provide you with the roster.

AAEE K-12 Committee has created an Engineering Student Contest "Design Your Sustainable Dream House"

The contest is open to all students at schools across the country. Two winning entries: one for grade-school/middle school students and one for high school students, will receive a trip to Washington, DC and be awarded during the US Science & Engineering Festival in October. Volunteers are needed to help spread the word among schools. Sponsorships and donations are needed. They will be tax deductible as all monies will go through the Environmental Engineering Foundation.

Click here for entry rules and application. Feel free to distribute copies and share this link!

Click here to sponsor the contest.

USA Science and Engineering Festival: 10/10/10 to 10/24/10

The Inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival will be the country's first national science festival and will descend on the Washington, D.C. area in the Fall of 2010. The Festival promises to be the ultimate multi-cultural, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary celebration of science in the United States. The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo in the nation's capital that will give over 500 science & engineering organizations from all over the United States the opportunity to present themselves with a hands-on, fun science activity to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Click here for more information.

Summer Hours

AAEE offices will close at noon on Fridays beginning Memorial Day weekend and ending Labor Day weekend.

AAEE Meetings

Click here to view a list of AAEE meetings and events. These are great opportunities to both learn and network with fellow AAEE members.

Events by America Water Works Association Pennsylvania Section

October 18-20, 2010: The National Conference on Water System Optimization in Hershey, PA.

Click here for more information.

Engineers Without Borders - UCF

Engineers Without Borders - UCF is currently working on a project to build a 15 thousand gallon cistern, distribute slow sand filters to help with water purification, and to teach the village how to build composting latrines. The village we are working with is called Mare Brignol and we have been working with the village for a year and a half now. The area were currently focusing on is designing the Cistern, and raising money. We hope to build the cistern in December 2010. Any help we get would be very much appreciated. Our website is at http://ewbucf.org/ and has more detailed information about the project.

Excellence in Environmental Engineering Competition Winners

Winners of the 2010 Excellence in Environmental Engineering Awards were announced at the AAEE Awards Luncheon at the National Press Club on April 28. Click here to see the award winning projects!

Distinguished Environmental Engineers Honored by AAEE

AAEE honored four distinguished environmental engineers at the AAEE Awards Luncheon at the Press Club on April 28 for the Honorary Member, Gordon Maskew Fair, Stanley E. Kappe, and Edward J. Cleary Awards. Click here to see profiles of this year's recipients!

2010 Kappe Series Lecturer

The 2010 Kappe Lecturer is Morton A. Barlaz, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Professor, Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University. His lectures will be presented during the Fall 2010 semester. His profile and abstracts for the lectures offered can be found on the Kappe Lecture section of the website.

Environmental Engineer

The new Summer issue of Environmental Engineer (Volume 46, Number 3) is now available. Included in this issue are the Top Employers and Recruiters of Board Certified Environmental Engineers and Board Certified Environmental Engineering Members, Memorial features profiling Harvey Ludwig and Wes Eckenfelder, the 2009 Financial Statements, and Academy Contributors. For the contents and more information on the Academy's magazine or to view a digital copy, click here. If there are stories or features that you are interested in seeing profile, please be free to let us know. You can email your ideas and suggestions to YMoulden at aaee.net.

2010 Annual Directories Available

The 2010 Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Engineering Selection & Career Guide are now available. Click the images above to find out how to receive a copy.