Steel Educators' Tip Sheet

April - May 2013

See you soon at The Steel Conference!

Don't miss out on attending the 2013 NASCC: The Steel Conference in St. Louis! Various learning and networking opportunities await both students and faculty at this annual event. Join us April 17-19 at America's Convention Center Complex for a few days full of information and fun, and bring your students! Students can attend the Students Connecting with Industry Sessions (SCIS) program on Thursday, April 18. This program was designed specifically for students and offers several perks for attending. Visit www.aisc.org/scis for more information. And, remember to join us for the Educator Session on April 17 from 8am-noon to hear three useful presentations regarding "Bridge Design for the Classroom". Visit www.aisc.org/nascc to sign up today!

The deadline to apply online is May 1, 2013.

Full-time Juniors, Seniors and Masters students enrolled in civil, architectural or construction engineering, or construction management programs at domestic universities are encouraged to apply for the 2013-14 academic year AISC Scholarships. More than $95,000, provided by the AISC Education Foundation and various steel industry organizations, will be awarded to students. Visit www.aisc.org/scholarships, and click on the appropriate link to see full eligibility requirements and to link to the online application.

See the creation of a steel building, from concept to steel production to completion.

Check out AISC's newest Teaching Aid video: "Lee Hall III – A Steel Structure from Idea to Reality". This video, created by The Department of Construction Science and Management at Clemson University, focuses on the structural design of Lee Hall, a 55,000 sq. ft. LEED certified educational building on the school's campus. Design, project engineering, modeling, shop drawing development, and steel production, fabrication and erection are all discussed and/or demonstrated in this informative video. Download the video.

Lifetime and Special Achievement Award winners will be recognized at The Steel Conference.

Ten individuals will be recognized at the NASCC for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of the structural steel design and construction industry. The following faculty will be recognized: Stephen A. Mahin, Ph.D., professor, University of California, Berkeley; Wallace W. Sanders, Jr., Ph.D., professor emeritus, Iowa State University; William J. Wright, Ph.D., P.E., associate professor, Virginia Tech; and Judy Liu, Ph.D., associate professor, Purdue University. View the full press release.

Regional competitions this month will finalize the roster for the NSSBC.

Congratulations to the teams that have qualified to compete thus far at the national competition, which will be held at the University of Washington on May 31 through June 1. Fourteen of the eighteen conference-level competitions will take place in April. Best wishes and good luck to all teams!

Submittals for the 13th annual Steel Design Student Competition are due May 29, 2013.

This year's Category I "BUILDING TO BRIDGE" competition challenges architecture students to design a pedestrian bridge that will enrich its location and provide a vital spatial connection. The bridge in this instance must also include an ancillary function – small pavilion – that supports the cause for the crossing. Category II is an open design option that allows the greatest amount of flexibility for any building type. Judging will take place this summer, and winners will be announced in July 2013.

Watch for the 2014 AISC Milek Fellowship Call for Proposals this Summer.

Each year, AISC selects a promising young university faculty member as the AISC Milek Fellow. The Milek Fellowship program is designed to contribute to the research careers of young faculty who teach and conduct research investigations related to structural steel, while producing research results beneficial to designers, fabricators, and erectors of structural steel.

Watch for the call proposals for the fellowship this summer. See more information on the AISC Milek Fellowship page.