UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty six cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan’s mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan’s facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.   The MWD’s Water Resource Management Group, Resource Planning & Development Section currently has one (1) opening for an Associate Engineer position within the System Analysis Unit. This position is at Metropolitan’s Headquarters building located at Union Station in Los Angeles, California. More info: http://metrowate...

City of Calabasas ASSISTANT CIVIL ENGINEER City of Calabasas, California is recruiting for an assistant civil engineer. This position is responsible for implementation of key environmental programs and compliance with the municipal storm water permit and water quality regulations. Graduation from a four‐year college or university with major in civil or environmental engineering. An EIT certificate is preferred. Working knowledge of AutoCAD and GIS and excellent oral and written communication skills are required. This is a contract employee position with no benefits. Salary shall be determined based on experience and qualifications. Apply Immediately. Open until filled. Please send letter of interest, resume and a copy of college transcript to “City of Calabasas Environmental Services, 100 Civic Center Way, Calabasas, CA 91302”.

Editing for Style: How to Improve Your Writing I've been told that my writing is "dense" and "passive" and that my sentences don't "flow." How can I fix these problems?  This hands-on workshop will cover strategies for improving writing at the sentence level. We will look at common problems like the overuse of weak verbs, passive voice, and nominalizations as well as offer specific tips to strengthen clarity and cohesion.  Friday, July 24th, 12:00-1:45pm Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center   (basement level)  

Prof. Mekonnen Gebremichael’s group is seeking volunteers to help organize a NSF workshop:   Towards Food, Energy and Water Security in California under Changing Conditions: The Nexus Perspective  Overview of Position: As a volunteer you will be coordinating with UCLA conference services, advertising the event via social media, communicating with attendees, and preparing materials for the workshop. This would be an excellent opportunity for you to get in touch with top-level researchers, government legislators, industrial experts, and NGOs in this field and get involved in this hot topic.  Time Commitment: Starting immediately through mid-December. We anticipate about 2 hours/week during the summer, and slightly more after October. Volunteers are able to work remotely during the summer. Requirements: Communication skills and experience with social media (esp. Facebook and Twitter). It is preferable if you have some knowledge of the food-water-energ...

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has a limited amount of funding available for graduate students participating in conference travel and travel for research from July 2015 – May 2016.  Please read more information regarding this funding opportunity on the Graduate Student Funding website .  A brief overview is below: Eligibility   – PhD or MS Civil and Environmental Engineering student. Preference is given to PhD students. – Registered during the quarter funding will expense. If funds will be used during summer, student must have been registered in the prior spring quarter and will be registered in the following fall or winter quarter. – For conference travel, student must have presented paper or poster. Instructions   Please fill out the  Conference and Research Travel Request Form   and return to the Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Affairs Officer in Boelter Hall 5732-A as soon as possible but no later than t...

CEE: Special Seminar Reality check and renewed challenges in Earthquake Engineering: Building Resilience through an integrated low-damage design approach Professor Stefano Pampanin Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy Thursday, July 16, 2015 BH4275 10:30a

If you're considering a career in industry after completing your degree program or postdoctoral appointment, the Berkeley MFE wants to invite you to our information session on campus at UCLA on Wednesday, July 15.   The Berkeley MFE program is a unique, tailored program that trains students with strong quantitative skills for industry careers in finance.  Join Berkeley MFE admissions staff and executive director and assistant dean Linda Kreitzman (participating remotely) to learn how we connect students with strong quantitative skills to top positions in finance and participate in a resume review.   Berkeley Master of Financial Engineering Info Session July 15, 2015 12:00 - 1:00 PM UCLA Career Center, Third Floor, Conference Room B   Please RSVP through our event registration system Please email your resume as an attachment to  upload.2015071.iaoxrooam7@u.box.com  by 2:00 PM on July 14 to participate in the resume review. ...