Professional Development Seminars

The 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 College of Engineering welcomes all students and local engineers, land surveyors and project managers to a free seminar series which aims to foster collaboration and information exchange among Alaskan engineers, land surveyors and project managers.  The series runs throughout the fall and spring semesters each academic year.  

Location: Seminars are held in person in the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Engineering and Industry Building (EIB), Room 211 and/or online. Use the livestream links below to watch each week's session online.  The Engineering and Industry Building is located at .  Free parking on Fridays on the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 campus.

Date/Time: Select Fridays from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm. Seminars will last one hour including Q&A. See this semester's schedule below.

Additional Information: Please contact contact the College of Engineering Dean's Office at uaa_coengdeansoffice@alaska.edu.

*PDH CREDIT:  To be eligible for PDH credit, each presentation can be either be viewed live or the YouTube video (if posted) can be watched at a later date.  The related Qualtrics survey must also be completed and will serve as your attendance record.  It is recommended that you also download the presentation flyer to serve as the syllabus regarding what was covered in the seminar.  For more information about continuing education and PDH credits please see the  

 

Date

Topic Presenter(s)
Location Livestream Qualtrics
Survey
PDH Eligible*
9/16/22 Introduction to Broadband Series - Broadband Basics and Guided Media (Cable) Technology Dr. Alex Hills, Distinguished Service Professor, Engineering & Public Policy and Electrical & Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; Distinguished Affliate Professor of Electrical Engineering at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录. EIB 211 & Online Livestream Qualtrics  1.0
9/23/22 Introduction to Broadband Series - Wireless Media (Radio) Technology Dr. Alex Hills EIB 211 & Online   Livestream Qualtrics 1.0
9/30/22 Introduction to Broadband Series - Optical Fiber and Microwave in the Middle Mile Dr. Alex Hills EIB 211 & Online   Livestream Qualtrics  1.0
10/7/22 Introduction to Broadband Series - Satellites (GEO and LEO) and Series Wrap up Dr, Alex Hills EIB 211 & Online   Livestream Qualtrics 1.0

 

Date Topic Presenter(s) Location(s) Livestream Qualtrics
Survey
PDH Eligible*
11/4/22 Flattening an Interchange: Managing Client Priorities, saving $30M, and
Garnering Public Support for a First-of-its-Kind Intersection
Will Hume, PE & Jared Travis, PE, HDR EIB 211 & Online     1.0
11/11/22 Electric Vehicles and the Future of the Highway Trust Fund David Gamez, PE, PTOE,  Lounsbury & Associates, Inc. EIB 211 & Online 1.0 
11/18/22 Creating Your Own Research Innovation Strategy Dr. Erin Trochim, Alaska Center for Energy and Power EIB 211 & Online 1.0
12/9/22 Reducing Seismic Risk in Residential Construction Dr. Polly B. Murray, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 EIB 211 & Online 1.0
1/20/23 Collapse of Building 7 (a 47-story steel building) Dr. J. Leroy Hulsey, PE, SE, Professor Emeritus, UAF Structural Engineering EIB 211 & Online 1.0
2/10/23 Defining the Cost of Coastal Hazards Dr. Tom Ravens, Professor, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Civil Engineering EIB 211 & Online 1.0
2/17/23 In Partnership with the Computational Research Leadership Council (CRLC) - Using Supercomputers to Understand Our World Dr. Anshu Dubey, Argonne National Laboratory

ECB 202 & Zoom
12:00p-1:30p

(No Recording Available)

N/A 1.0
3/3/23 Ocean Dock Road Reconnaissance Engineering Study Jeanne Bowie, PE, PhD, PTOE, Kinney Engineering, LLC EIB 211 & Online 1.0
3/10/23

Seismic Safety of Informally Constructed Reinforced Concrete Houses in Puerto Rico

Dr. Polly B. Murray, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Civil Enginering, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 College of Engineering EIB 211 & Online 1.0
3/24/23 Roof Ice Dams and Snow Loads on Structures

Scott Hamel, PE, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 College of Engineering 

Bart Quimby, PhD, PE, Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 College of Engineering 

EIB 211 & Online 1.0
4/7/23 Overview of UA Federally Funded Centers hosted by 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Jeff Libby, Director & Executive Director for several Research Centers hosted at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 EIB 211 & Online 1.0
4/14/23 The Application of Generative AI Sean Gwaltney, Sr. Business Manager, Cloud + AI, Microsoft EIB 211 & Online YouTube Livestream 1.0

 

Date & Time Topic Presenter(s) Location(s) Livestream PDH Eligible

April 28th, 2023

11:30AM - 1PM

College of Engineering:
Capstone Poster Competition

Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Capstone Class Students

EIB Solarium
& Online

N/A