Young Professionals
Young Professionals (YP) represent an energetic group of AWWA members who are 35 years of age and under. The goal of the YP Committee is to provide an avenue for young professionals to network with industry professionals and get involved with AWWA. YP activities include:
· Brown bag seminars
· Technical tours
· Social events
· Community service activities
Please refer to events for upcoming YP events. See below for details related to recent events
If you would like to get involved or would like more information, please contact the YP chair of our chapter.
Jose Carmona, EIT
YP Chair
Jones & Carter, Inc.
YP Chair
Jones & Carter, Inc.
JCarmona@jonescarter.com
2011 SETAWWA Student Techincal Research Paper Contest
February 2011
A student technical research paper contest was held on February 22, 2011 at HESS Club as part of our 4th annual half-day seminar. This is the second year that the Southeast Chapter of Texas AWWA conducted the student paper contest.
The call for papers was opened from early October 2010 through mid-November 2010. The subjects of the technical research papers included raw/drinking water quality, water/wastewater treatment, and non-potable water use/reuse. A total of three papers were submitted and the papers were presented by the students at the February 22 half-day seminar. The papers were judged during each presentation, and the winner placements were announced during the event. The final winners are:
1st Place Winner
"A Novel Electrocoagulation – Microfiltration Process for Treating Surface Water”
Neranga Gamage, Master Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston
Photo Left to Right: Chris Varnon, Neranga Gamage
2nd Place Winners"Study of Silica Fouling on Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane "
Qianzhen Xie, Master Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lamar University
"The Impact of Ethanol Fuels on Ground Water: A Pilot-scale Study of a Continuous Release of an Ethanol, Benzene and Toluene Aqueous Mixture "
Yi Zhang, PhD Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston
Photo Left to Right: Chris Varnon, Qianzhen Xie, Yi Zhang
The first place winner received $600 to travel to Texas Water 2011 in Fort Worth, TX, and the Second place winners each received $200 towards textbooks.Congratulations to our student winners and we look forward to seeing more participation next year.
2010 Young Engineer of the Year for the SE Chapter of the TAWWA
February 2010
Archana Sharma, the Communications Chair for the Southeast Chapter of Texas American Water Works Association (TAWWA), was recognized at the annual Houston
Archana Sharma, the Communications Chair for the Southeast Chapter of Texas American Water Works Association (TAWWA), was recognized at the annual Houston
Engineer's Week, “Young Engineers Award Recognition Dinner” on February 15th as the 2010 Young Engineer of the Year for the Southeast Chapter of TAWWA. This event was held during Engineers Week 2010 at the Intercontinental Hotel and the keynote speaker was Edwin Friedrichs, the 2009 Engineer of the Year recipient. The annual event recognizes outstanding young engineers from local chapters of engineering professional societies.
Photo left to right: David Dow, Archana Sharma, and her husband, Nikhil Sharma.
During her two years as chair, she co-led preparations for launching our chapter’s website, website content editor, eBlast newsletter manager, event attendance coordinator, co-led 2009 student technical research paper contest for universities in the Southeast Chapter area as well as served on the Young Professional Session Host Committee for Texas Water 2009. Archana was also featured in the Houston Business Journal and the Business Section of the Houston Chronicle, as part of the Engineer's Week recognition of the award recipients. Our chapter recognizes Archana with this award for these successful endeavors as well as her teamwork and technical capabilities. She will continue to serve the Southeast Chapter’s Communications Chair for 2010. Ms. Sharma is an Environmental Engineer with CDM, Inc. in Houston, Texas.
Photo left to right: David Dow, Archana Sharma, and her husband, Nikhil Sharma.
During her two years as chair, she co-led preparations for launching our chapter’s website, website content editor, eBlast newsletter manager, event attendance coordinator, co-led 2009 student technical research paper contest for universities in the Southeast Chapter area as well as served on the Young Professional Session Host Committee for Texas Water 2009. Archana was also featured in the Houston Business Journal and the Business Section of the Houston Chronicle, as part of the Engineer's Week recognition of the award recipients. Our chapter recognizes Archana with this award for these successful endeavors as well as her teamwork and technical capabilities. She will continue to serve the Southeast Chapter’s Communications Chair for 2010. Ms. Sharma is an Environmental Engineer with CDM, Inc. in Houston, Texas.
David Dow, P.E.
Chapter President
