Previous Events

We've had a lot of great events in the past! For example:

October 10, 2024 at the Rio Restaurant, Fort Collins. We had a speaker from the Platte River Power Authority, on their Rapid Decarbonization Plan.
May 2, 2024 at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. We heard from three speakers, Sierra Schupp, Solid Waste Engineer from HDR; Steve Harem, Environmental Compliance Specialist from Larimer County, and Ian Maycumber, Water Resources Engineer from RTI International. Sierra Schupp's talk was about the design for the new Larimer County landfill. Steve Harem's talk was about the interesting challenges of operating the existing landfill, where operations started in the early 1960's. Ian Maycumber's talk was about the large-scale modeling work done at RTI International, which was the event sponsor.
April 17, 2024, Branch Members took a tour of construction at Chimney Hollow Reservoir with Northern Water.
April 18 to 20, 2024, at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. Robert Moore and Lindsey Jones traveled to 7200 feet for the Rocky Mountain Student Symposium. Students from universities in our area participated in the Steel Bridge competition, always popular if nerve-wracking for the students.
March 14, 2024. Stephanie Cecil of Northern Water pinch-hit a presentation when our plans hit a snag due to a weather event (or non-event, depending where you live!). Steph gave a talk on Glade Reservoir, which was moving forward in some aspects, but on hold due to a lawsuit for other aspects.
February 8, 2024. Dan Evans of Wilson and Company presented on the Red Lodge Flood Repair Project. Wilson sponsored the student dinners.
January 18, 2024. The Younger Members Group (YMG) met for Happy Hour at O'Dell in Fort Collins.
January 11, 2024. Colin Barry of Ayres presented on Post-Fire Mitigation and Recovery. Todd Hanlin gave a short presentation on Engineers Without Borders.
November 9, 2023. We had a presentation on I-25 Construction, which was a joint meeting with TD&I.
October 12, 2023. Dain Johnson of Rev 0 spoke on Strategies for Leading: With or Without Authority. Our student attendees were sponsored by HDR.
October 10, 2023. The CSU Student Section hosted incoming ASCE Society President Marsia Geldert-Murphey, P.E., F. ASCE. Ms. Geldert-Murphey is a Regional Director with Lochmueller Group. She spoke on how ASCE has been a positive force in her career, and how students can benefit from belonging to ASCE. Her detailed and thoughtful presentation will be useful to the students in the future.
February 9, 2023. Dylan Hoehn of Engineering Analytics spoke on the Lawn Lake Dam Failure, which flooded the town of Estes Park.
January 12, 2023. Michael Kane of RTI spoke on River Systems modeling.
December, 1, 2022. We had a tour of the Boxelder Sanitation District Expansion Project.
November 10, 2022. We had a dinner meeting with Dr. Chris Thornton, PhD, PE, M. ASCE speaking on physical modeling at the CSU hydraulics lab to support modifications to Denver Water's Gross Dam.
October 13, 2022: We had a dinner meeting with Peter Marxhausen, M.S., P.E. speaking on "Ethics Jeopardy!"
September 17, 2022: Volunteers from the Professional and Student Chapters helped kids learn about building structures from toothpicks and marshmallows at the YES!Fest at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, sponsored by the High Plains Library District.
May 16, 2022: Northern Colorado Young Professionals toured Basalite’s new automated concrete masonry products manufacturing facility at 1801 S Rollie Ave, Fort Lupton. The tour was led by CSU alum Matthew Gooderum (2011). See this article in the Fort Lupton Press: Automated Plant Changes the Face of Producing Concrete Blocks.
March 10, 2022: We had an in-person meeting for the first time since the pandemic, at the Ranch in Loveland!! Dr. Thad Wasklewicz & Ben Kramka, P.E., both of Stantec, presented on Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Modeling. Their presentation featured information on impacts, loads, run-up heights, designing structures to mitigate impacts, and a DebrisFlow Predictor. They have run 9 different models.
January 13, 2022: We had a panel discussion on Diversity in the Workplace. Click here to watch the panel discussion. Our panelists were Anna Ristuccia of Lithos, Christi Wisleder of Merrick & Company and President of the Rocky Mountain Section of SWE, Mike Kohler of Larimer County Elevate Leadership Workforce Development Training, Victor Sam of Stantec, and Luis Duque of Foothills Bridge Company.

December 1, 2021: The CSU Student Branch held a Trivia Night Fundraiser.
November 11, 2021: Raymond "Paul" Giroux, Distinguished Member of ASCE, gave a presentation from his Great Projects Series, "Building the Transcontinental Railroad."
October 14, 2021: Joe Donnelly from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District spoke on the Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project.
September 24, 2021: Bike Ride - Pedaling the Poudre (Trail)
May 13, 2021: Caleb Stock from Tetratech spoke on Sinkholes on Wyoming Abandoned Mine Lands.
April 24, 2021: ASCE Northern Colorado Branch Park Day. Mimi Williams headed up a day of fun outdoors to give us a break from the pandemic. We met at Twin Silos Park in Fort Collins and played lawn games. Thanks, Mimi!
March 11, 2021: Dr. Robert Ettema of Colorado State University (CSU) spoke on Scour Concerns for Historic Masonry Arch Bridges in Ireland and the UK.
February 11, 2021: Edward Stafford spoke on Future World Vision.
January 14, 2021: Jill Roth from Stantec spoke on "Design using Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System" for a Wastewater Treatment Plant.
November 12, 2020: Peter Marxhausen spoke on "Engineering Ethics and Laws in Colorado." Videos of the presentation are here: Part 1 and Part 2 - Test Your Knowledge!
October 8 2020: Dylan Hoehn of Engineering Analytics presented on "St. Vrain River Restoration" following the 2013 floods.
May 2019 High Savery Dam, Wyoming - Geologically Challenging Site
March 14, 2019: Stephanie Cecil from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, spoke on "Regional Water Supply Projects in NoCo: Planning, Permitting and Persistence." Topics included the Southern Water Supply Pipeline and other projects.
February 7, 2019. Scott Rees, P.E., North I-25 Project Director from CDOT, spoke on 1-25 North Express Lanes and the Colorado Highway 402 Interchange
January 10, 2019. Ron Bell of Collier Consulting, Inc. spoke on "Drone Magnetometry to Detecting and Mapping Legacy O&G Wells and Pipelines."
November 8, 2018 Thomas Realph spoke on "Build with Strength: Concrete Construction."
Oct 2018 Robin Kemper, 2018 ASCE President-Elect
May 2018 Past, Present, and Future of Civil Engineering
Mar 2018 Oil and Gas in Urban Areas - Panel Discussion
Feb 2018 Fossil Creek Pedestrian Tunnel
Jan 2018 Nick Haws, P.E. of Northern Engineering spoke on Applied LID in Northern Colorado
Nov 2017 New Campus West Underpass to CSU Campus
Oct 2017 UAS Applications in Civil Engineering
May 2017 Northern Water's Role in Development of Northern Front Range
Mar 2017 Colorado Water Rights - History, Urban Growth, and Role of Engineers
Feb 2017 Michigan Ditch Tunnel & Landslide
Jan 2017 New Woodward Inc. Campus
Nov 2016 Design & Construction of the CSU Stadium
Oct 2016 The Future Isn't What It Used to Be - Emerging Trends in Technology and Civil Engineering
May 2016 Forensic Engineering: Tools, Tips, Lessons from Case Studies
Mar 2016 Modernization of River Management Operations at Tennessee Valley Authority
Feb 2016 Poudre River Corridor History: Early Industrial Activity
Jan 2016 Water, Sewer, and Traffic: its all about the flow
Nov 2015 38 Road Emergency Wall Stabilization & Landslide/Slope Stabilization Techniques
Oct 2015 Fatigue and Fracture Assessment and Repair of Civil Infrastructure
May 2015 Disasters Bring Disastrous Water Quality
Mar 2015 September 2013 Flooding & Dams on Lefthand Creek
Feb 2015 To Move a River
Jan 2015 Panama Canal Expansion

We are always interested in finding more speakers! If you are interested in speaking, or if your facility would host a tour, contact Nathan Alburn.