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Where did Sungmin Youn get his degree? Ans✓✓✓He got a PhD in
Civil Engineering (Environmental and waste and water) from The
University of Texas at Austin.
What is Sungmin Youn's research? Ans✓✓✓turning coffee grounds into
water filters
What professional organizations is Youn a member of?
Ans✓✓✓•Research with the US EPA
•Member of American Chemical Society
•Member of American Water Works Association
•Mentor for Clean Water Science Network
•Marshall University Faculty Senate
•Senator (2019-Present)
•Member for MU Sustainable Committee
Where did Dr. Wait get his degree from? Ans✓✓✓Degree in Water
resources Engineering (Hydraulics and Hydrology) at Purdue
University.
What is resource engineering? Ans✓✓✓Water resources engineering
has its roots in the tasks of supplying water for human use, removing
,water when humans are finished using it, and developing methods of
avoiding damage from excess water (floods).
Who spoke for the Appalachian Power company (Opportunities for
Engineering Graduates Within Electrical Utilities)? Ans✓✓✓Mr. Bragg
Whatare somefun facts about AEP (Appalachian Power)? Ans✓✓✓•
Electric Utility - serves portions of 11 states • 2 deregulated, 9 regulated
• 5.2 million customers • 18,000 employees / currently 14,000
contractors • Owns and operates all types of power plants • Largest
Transmission Grid in the US • Appalachian Power (APCo) subsidiary
serves 1 million customers in WV, VA and TN
What types of Engineers does AEP hire Ans✓✓✓Electrical •
Mechanical • Civil • Chemical • Environmental • Industrial • Nuclear •
Electrical utilities are just big engineering and construction firms, so we
employee nearly all types of engineers in a variety of roles.
What topics did Mr. Bragg talk about when explaining AEP
Ans✓✓✓Electrical Generation, Transmission, substation, and
distribution
Where did Dr. James Bryce obtain his degree? Ans✓✓✓He got a PhD
and MS in transportation engineering from Va Tech
, What were the questions James Bryce discussed? Ans✓✓✓• How
should we design our transportation systems? • Connected and
autonomous vehicles - will we need stoplights in the future? The trolley
problem - who makes decisions? • How should we mitigate the massive
effect of transportation on the environment and social structures? • How
do we know what roads to fix this year, next year, 5 years from now and
10 years from now? • Can we use open source data and machine
learning to collect data?
What degree does Sean Carter with the Army Corps have? Ans✓✓✓Has
a BSCE from Ohio State and MSCE from Va tech as he is chief of the
geotechnicaland water resources branch.
What were some essential traits Mr. Carter discussed for engineers
Ans✓✓✓-Problem solving -Thorough -Analytical -Communication
skills -Writing & Speaking -Research -Continuous learning -Team
player -Ensure public trust
Where has Mr. Carter worked at for experience Ans✓✓✓USACE,
Huntington District, summers of 1994/1995
HC Nutting Company, 1996-2000
USACE, Huntington District, 2000-present
What is the history of the huntington district Ans✓✓✓District formed in
1922 Responsible for canalization of Ohio River - Locks 12 - 32
Constructed first high-lift navigation dams on Ohio 1937 flood of record
in Ohio River Basin