Not many civil engineers have an apprenticeship like this one.
Erica Mullen, known to everyone in her life as Sunny, spent much of her childhood in the gym, honing her gymnastics skills on the balance beam and tumbling mat. She went on to earn All-American honors at Rutgers University, after placing third on the uneven bars at the 2010 USA Gymnastics Nationals.
All the while –...
They say no one knows you like you do. Chad Norvell’s career validates the cliche.
He began college studying architecture, and he enjoyed it, but he couldn’t help feeling that his true talents lay elsewhere.
“I was interested in the details and the mechanics that made structures work,” Norvell said. “I wanted to do work that produced something physical and tangible.”
He switched majors to civil engineering, and...
Here’s a question I get from civil engineers almost every day: Where can I find a mentor as a civil engineer?
Excellent question, and before I even answer it, I want to say that, in my opinion, finding the right mentor in your civil engineering career is one of the most powerful things you can do.
Why? Simple. A mentor can give you advice that can...
This letter, from a father to a son, was written by professional engineer Bob Breeze upon his son’s graduation as a mechanical engineer. The letter was published in a collection entitled, Letters to Young Engineers, published by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and edited by Daniel Hoornweg, UOIT associate professor and Jeffrey Boyce research chair. Inspired in part by Ranier Maria Rilke’s...
This letter, from a father to a son, was written by professional engineer Bob Breeze upon his son’s graduation as a mechanical engineer. The letter was published in a collection entitled, Letters to Young Engineers, published by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and edited by Daniel Hoornweg, UOIT associate professor and Jeffrey Boyce Research chair. Inspired in part by Ranier Maria Rilke’s...
