The Waterlink is a quarterly email publication published by the Newsletter Committee.
Member Profile : Johanna Lewis, Student Member
Johanna Lewis Undergraduate at UNH
Johanna Lewis won the NEWEA undergraduate student scholarship award in 2015. She is currently in her third year of study towards a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire. Though she grew up in Maryland she is fully embracing New England life, and working toward hiking all of the 4,000 footer peaks in the White Mountains. Read More >
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What’s New : Student Events at NEWEA Annual Conference
2015 Poster Competition Nick Tooker & Andrea Zatorsky
The Student Activity Committee is excited to announce several events for students during the NEWEA Annual Conference in Boston on
January 24-27, 2016. As always, Students may attend the conference free of charge –
Register here >>Tuesday, January 26, 2016
- Graduate Student Technical Session
- College Student Poster Board Competition
- Networking Reception (announcing poster competition winner)
If interested, please contact :
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Membership : Only $10/year for Students
Reap the benefits of being a student member of NEWEA for only $10/year. As a student member you will be eligible for Free Student member registration for NEWEA Annual Conference, NEWEA Spring Meeting, WEFTEC, WEF Specialty Conferences and WEF Webcasts. Reduced registration for NEWEA Specialty Seminar & Workshops; Student Member Discounts – Save up to 50% off of the member price on WEF technical manuals and books; Eligibility for Scholarships; Technical publications, newsletters and online access including Career Resources, Job Bank, Post Resumes; Committee Involvement, Social activities and much more.
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Upcoming Event : First Student Design Competition
The Student Activity Committee is excited to announce the first NEWEA Student Design Competition. This competition is intended to promote “real world” design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career in water engineering and sciences. This competition tasks teams of student members within NEWEA to design and present a program meeting the requirements of a problem statement that they have worked on together as a team. This competition is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students, typically completing a capstone project. Winning teams from each category will move on to the national competition at WEFTEC.
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Student Scholarship : Previous Awardees
Did you know that NEWEA offers scholarships to three New England college students each year?
Kira Arnott Mount Holyoke
Nick Tooker Northeastern
NEWEA’s Scholarship Committee runs an annual essay contest and awards scholarships to
one environmental/engineering major undergrad, one environmental/engineering grad student, and one undergraduate non-environmental major. The winners will be announced at the NEWEA Annual Conference. Watch for the winning essays to be featured in an upcoming NEWEA Journal.
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Networking Opportunity : Committee Involvement
Being a student member of NEWEA offers you the ability to network with the professionals in the industry prior to graduation. You’ll also have the opportunity to join exciting and interesting groups such as NEWEA’s Water For People Committee, Student Activities Committee and Young Professionals.
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Young Professionals : Poo & Brew, #2
The Young Professionals committee in conjunction with Boston-area graduate students held the second edition of the Poo and Brew series of networking events on November 5. A great time was had by all in the two-part networking event. The Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District (UBWPAD) served as host for the “Poo” part of the event, with a tour of the biological nutrient removal facility and Wormtown Brewery in Worcester, MA served as host for the “Brew” portion of the evening. A tour of the brewery was offered and fine food and drink were enjoyed.
Many thanks go out to the UBWPAD staff for volunteering their time to provide tours! Stay tuned for details on the next in the series in Spring 2016.
Part 1 – Poo: UBWPAD Tour
Part 2 – Brew: Wormtown Brewery Tour
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Student Chapter : Get Involved
NU NEWEA Student Chapter Earth Day Clean Up Event
Do you know a group of students interested in forming a NEWEA Student Chapter? Are you a Professor interested in advising a student group?
We encourage all students to try to create a chapter at their University, contact the
NEWEA Office for more information. If you want to hear directly from a student, contact the Northeastern University NU-NEWEA student Chapter at
newea.neu@gmail.comfor any questions!!
Members of the Student Activities Committee and Membership Committee will be glad to present to you our activities and ways to get involved with our association. We recently spoke at WPI and UMass Lowell and we hope
to be at your school soon.
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Outreach : University of Massachusetts Lowell
NEWEA Executive Director Mary Barry, President Matt Formica, Vice President Jim Barsanti and a delegation of
UMASS/Lowell alumni met with students in Oct.
NEWEA members, who are UMass/Lowell alumni, including Lisa DeMeo, Deb Mahoney, Kate Biedron, Denise Descheneau, Tom Groves, and Mike Sullivan participated in a student engagement session on campus. They were joined by faculty member Dr. Cliff Bruell, Professor of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and several undergraduate students in a lively and informative discussion on career opportunities in the water quality industry and the membership benefits available to students and young professionals when joining and participating in professional associations.
Please contact the
NEWEA office if you are interested in helping coordinate a student outreach event at your University or Alma mater!
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