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` CEAT Student Council had another busy and successful semester! We selected 12 outstanding new members who were immediately involved in their committees. Our member retreat was a cookout then the OSU vs Penn State wrestling match. The CEAT Spirit committee organized CEAT Week in February which consisted of several events and was sponsored by Williams. The main event was a carnival with games created by CEAT clubs. Student engagement was high and the top games won prizes. AICHE won first place for an elemental dartboard and liquid nitrogen ice cream. The Special Projects committee organized CEAT vs Spears Week in collaboration with Business Student Council. Events included a faculty kickball game, trivia night, and cookout. The main event was a Case Competition in which student teams had 45 minutes to prepare a solution for better utilizing cell phones in the classroom. Our sponsor, capSpire sent five judges to the event. Points were tallied based on event attendance and CEAT won the overall week! The Philanthropy Committee hosted a blood drive during CEAT vs Spears Week along with a can drive later in the semester. The can drive was a competition amongst committees and cans were donated to the Salvation Army. The Marketing committee designed multiple t-shirts and flyers for our events along with taking pictures at events and maintaining the website. We continued our weekly Cheap Lunch events in which the council sells Papa John's pizza, cookies, and drinks at a low price to CEAT students and faculty. K-12 committee hosted a science program at Skyline Elementary and did monthly events at the WONDERtorium, one of which was Science Saturday. Members enjoyed interacting with younger students and explaining science concepts through experiments. Science Saturday had multiple experiment stations set up and over 20 members helping with the event. K-12 Committee also hosted Shadow Day, which allowed high school students to experience a day in the life of an OSU engineering student. Six delegates attended the National Association of Engineering Student Councils conference at Purdue University where our members networked and exchanged ideas with members of other student councils. At the conference, we were presented with an award for best Community Outreach from our K-12 committee. To conclude, we elected a new executive team and committee heads and gave cords to our graduating seniors. We are looking forward to continuing our events next year and are extremely appreciative of the corporate sponsors! CEAT ORGANIZATION’S ACCOMPLISHMENT’S AND EVENTS FOR SPRING 2017

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CEAT Student Council had another busy and successful semester! We selected 12 outstanding new members who were immediately involved in their committees. Our member retreat was a cookout then the OSU vs Penn State wrestling match.

The CEAT Spirit committee organized CEAT Week in February which consisted of several events and was sponsored by Williams. The main event was a carnival with games created by CEAT clubs. Student engagement was high and the top games won prizes. AICHE won first place for an elemental dartboard and liquid nitrogen ice cream.

The Special Projects committee organized CEAT vs Spears Week in collaboration with Business Student Council. Events included a faculty kickball game, trivia night, and cookout. The main event was a Case Competition in which student teams had 45 minutes to prepare a solution for better utilizing cell phones in the classroom. Our sponsor, capSpire sent five judges to the event. Points were tallied based on event attendance and CEAT won the overall week! The Philanthropy Committee hosted a blood drive during CEAT vs Spears Week along with a can drive later in the semester. The can drive was a competition amongst committees and cans were donated to the Salvation Army. The Marketing committee designed multiple t-shirts and flyers for our events along with

taking pictures at events and maintaining the website. We continued our weekly Cheap Lunch events in which the council sells Papa John's pizza, cookies, and drinks at a low price to CEAT students and faculty. K-12 committee hosted a science program at Skyline Elementary and did monthly events at the WONDERtorium, one of which was Science Saturday. Members enjoyed interacting with younger students and explaining science concepts through experiments. Science Saturday had multiple experiment stations set up and over 20 members helping with the event. K-12 Committee also hosted Shadow Day, which allowed high school students to experience a day in the life of an OSU engineering student. Six delegates attended the National Association of Engineering Student Councils conference at Purdue University where our members networked and exchanged ideas with members of other student councils. At the conference, we were presented with an award for best Community Outreach from our K-12 committee. To conclude, we elected a new executive team and committee heads and gave cords to our graduating seniors. We are looking forward to continuing our events next year and are extremely appreciative of the corporate sponsors!

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communicate with company recruiters outside of the career fair and learn more about their company. There were also many professor guest speaker events that allowed our members the opportunity to meet future professors in their college and learn of research opportunities in various areas of expertise. A tour to the Tulsa Air National Guard gave our members the ability to experience firsthand the engineering of the F-16 jet fighter aircraft. For the first time in three years, we invited an AIAA distinguished lecture that not only gave our members the opportunity to hear about Mr. Darold Cumming’s intriguing career experiences, but also first-hand experience into his creative process through his workshop. However, professional speakers were not the only way we allowed our members to develop professionally. Several informal events that we have held throughout the year – such as aerospace cookouts in the Fall and Spring – have allowed our organization to not only show how much we appreciate our members, but it allows the opportunity for them to connect with other students in their field of study. Increasing professional development of our members has always been our goal in past years; although, this year we were able to further our member’s academic development through OSU’s high-power rocket competition team. In the Fall, a student approached me with interest to begin a high-power rocket (HPR) competition team at OSU. This year, “Cowboy Rocketworks” has gone above and beyond the expectations we had set for the team. Starting in August, the team has gone from having no certified members to having 10 level one and 3 level two Tripoli certified members. Cowboy Rocketworks has also entered in two competitions for the Spring/Summer, including the Argonia Cup and the Spaceport America Cup. In April, Cowboy Rocketworks beat out two well established HPR

for the Spring/Summer, including the Argonia Cup and the Spaceport America Cup. In April, Cowboy Rocketworks beat out two well established HPR teams to win the Argonia Cup, thus, establishing themselves as a competition team that has the knowledge to win high-stakes competitions. With funding from the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium, Cowboy Rocketworks will truly be put to the test at the Spaceport America Cup in June. Next year, we have plans to further the opportunity for our members to learn more about rocketry by having more certification launches and entering competitions with a more experienced mindset.

As an organization, AIAA at Oklahoma State University has always surpassed the goals we have set for ourselves and the new officer team’s plans will not be any different. Next year, the new officer team plans on increasing student professional development by expanding the number of companies that will present at our meetings, increasing the number of tours available to our members, further promote AIAA national organization opportunities, reach out to more engineering fields at OSU, and create an accomplished OSU’s HPR competition team. They will achieve this goal by building upon this year’s organization mentality to ensure AIAA is successful for future years.

Oklahoma State University is proud to have a branch of the national organization Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) for Architectural Engineers. AEI provides a premier organization for architectural engineering, providing all of the member’s timely technical information, professional advocacy, continuing education, and

opportunities to excel in their careers. Here at Oklahoma State, our chapter is happy to provide opportunities and outreach programs for the architectural engineering students as well as the entire student body of the school of architecture. AEI provides unique networking opportunities as well as social gatherings

throughout each semester. Monthly meetings are held in order to adequately plan social gatherings as well as different workshops throughout the semester

This semester, tutoring sessions for various structure classes were held before each test. Along with this, AEI hosted a RISA workshop for all the architectural engineering students to excel in a difficult program. Along with specific classes, AEI was able to host a resume workshop before the career fair, allowing students

school wide to perfect their resume before handing them to professionals

AEI is also an important aspect in planning social events. This semester, we hosted a ping pong tournament to raise money for the club while allowing a more personal and intimate setting rather than the monthly meetings. Along with this, several members from our club were able to attend the Architectural Engineering Institute national conference.

As well as teaching and maintaining a professional aspect to the national organization, AEI is happy to provide educational and social outlets for the entire School of Architecture student body up in the world and congratulate them on their future careers.

The Oklahoma State University Student Branch has completed another successful academic year and has grown significantly over previous years. Our main focus this year was to grow our membership, increase professional development of our members, and to expand the number of design competitions for students at Oklahoma State University. We have worked hard to grow our membership this year and have done so in a number of ways. Immediately, we set out to create a proficient and accomplished student organization image through professionally made fliers and organized student outreach. Through different modes of communication, we reached a growth in membership from an average of 30 students attending our meetings to an average of 60 students. As the year progressed, our contact list grew to over 140 students, and, with this increase in attendance, we were able to grow the number of nationally-registered AIAA student members from OSU to over 30 members.

Students were eager to attend each meeting because of the extra opportunities to network with company representatives and learn about professors’ areas of research. This year, we had company speakers from Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing, Enviro Systems, and L3 that allowed our members the ability to communicate with company recruiters outside of the career fair and learn more about their company. There were also

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Every year, our organization aims to hol d and participate in as many event s as possi ble. This year, we have held our annual AIC HE picnic, multiple ChemKidz events at several Stillwater schools, many compa ny speak er meetings, we have sent several stu dents to the annual regi onal and national confe rences, participated in CEAT week, and will hold the AIC HE golf tourname nt and se nior ba nquet in the coming

weeks. We woul d not be a ble to hol d these eve nts each year without the ge nerou s su pport of CEA T St ude nt Council and SGA thr oughout the year. We would collectively like to thank these organizations for their continue d su pport, allowi ng us to hold so many successful eve nts for Oklahoma State's AICHE cha pter each year. Our new class of officers is eager to continue the tradition of high involveme nt in the University and community, as well as putting on a great regional AICHE conference in the upcomi ng year!

Every year, our organization aims to hold and participate in as many events as possible. This year, we have held our annual AICHE picnic, multiple ChemKidz events at several Stillwater schools, many company speaker meetings, we have sent several students to the annual regional and national conferences, participated in CEAT week, and will hold the AICHE golf tournament and senior banquet in the coming weeks. We would not be able to hold these events each year without the generous support of CEAT Student Council and SGA throughout the year. We would collectively like to thank these organizations for their continued support, allowing us to hold so many successful events for Oklahoma State's AICHE chapter each year. Our new class of officers is eager to continue the tradition of high involvement in the University and community, as well as putting on a great regional AICHE

conference in the upcoming year!

Spring was a busy semester at the School of Architecture. Starting the semester, AIAS was able to organize “Big and Littles”, as it has been done on the past years, getting 28 upper class students to help and mentor the younger students transitioning into their first design studios, and provide as much support as possible.

Next, AIAS hosted the annual Career Fair, bringing around 40 firms to the Student Union Ballroom, which was a much-needed upgrade from previous years hosting it at the School of Architecture Building. The fair was a success and many firms were pleased with the accommodation and service organized by AIAS. With many students being able to obtain internships and full time jobs, getting a step closer to becoming licensed architects.

Lastly, to finish the year strong; as usual, AIAS hosted the annual Design Week. In this year, famous architect Antoine Predock came to Oklahoma State to give a speech, but also meet with the architecture students and faculty at OSU. For design week we had also dress/clothes competition among studios, for a change to get money for their respective years. We also had the Talent Show, filled laughs and interesting talents in our School of Architecture. Finally for the last day of Design Week, we were able to continue the annual tradition of organizing Pig Roast, an event where all the architecture student body, faculty and staff enjoyed a bonding time together next to a bond fire

For next semester, with the help of some Rainy Day funs from CEAT STUCO, we are planning of sending as many as 30 students to the annual event FORUM being hosted in Austin, Texas. This past semester was full of surprises, long sleepless nights, but unquestionable, good times. Now, we are looking forward for next semester with the new executive team and see what the year will bring!

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2017 ASABE Southeastern Regional Rally: This year, the 2017 Southeastern Regional Rally was hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This was a great opportunity for OSU ASABE students to interact with faculty and to take a tour of local industries. The students were also given the opportunity to interact with other students via design competitions

2017 ASABE Midwestern Regional Rally: This year, the 2017 Midwestern Regional Rally was hosted by Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. This was a great opportunity for OSU ASABE students to interact with faculty and to take a tour of their brand new biomechanical and machinery engineering laboratories. In addition, the students were allowed to tour Danfoss and John Deere. The students were also given the opportunity to interact with other students via design competitions.

ASABE Branch Scholarship Banquet: Every spring, ASABE Student Branch members plan and coordinate the annual Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Banquet. Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering scholarship recipients attend the recognition banquet with their donors. Seniors were also recognized, and a slideshow of the year’s highlights and achievements was presented

All Biosystems Engineering undergraduates are strongly encouraged to join ASABE and participate in ASABE activities.

The Oklahoma State University Chapter of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers provides opportunities to participate in local, regional, and national professional development and networking events. Throughout the academic year, the students participate in a wide variety of social activities, volunteering ventures, and professional development activities. All Biosystems Engineering undergraduates are strongly encouraged to join ASABE and participate in ASABE activities

Members of ASME spent the last two semesters preparing a robot for the national ASME E-Fest. Our team, pictured, traveled to Tennessee Tech along with 80 other schools for the competition. The competition was a robot pentathlon, requiring our robot to compete in five different events. We place 42nd overall. A solid attempt for our first time competing. We learned a lot from the experience and are going to take what we learned to do even better next year!ASME continued to certify students in SolidWorks this semester. We had twenty-three students pass the CSWA (certified SolidWorks associate) on April 15th. To date, we have certified over seventy students at the associate level and three at the professional level. ASME hosted three guest speakers this semester. Dr. Bradshaw presented his experience with the engineering design cycle during his time in industry. A representative from the Oklahoma State board of Licensure came to speck with our members about the importance of the FE and PE exams. Representatives from Valero came to speak with us about implementing the design process on large projects.

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The Oklahoma State University ASCE chapter is one of most engaged and prudent organizations on campus. Each year we encourage growth in engineers through our national competitions, guest speakers, volunteer projects, student led chapter meetings, and our routine project meetings. These initiatives are promoting our duty in ethics and our pursuit towards innovation, and the students who actively participate get the opportunity to build awesome relationships and have a great time doing it.

During the 2016 Fall semester our club received the new parameters for the upcoming spring ASCE Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competitions. These annual changes to the competitions usually pose immediate requirement for deliberation, and this past fall was no exception. Both teams were on the verge of advancing to the next round last year and fell short. So last semester we regrouped and hit the ground running in pitching our new designs and drafts. We plan on being a dangerous team in the competition this semester, especially to those Sooners.

We also had the great privilege to have hosted Dr. Robert D. Stevens, the current past president of The American Society of Civil Engineers, at our first ASCE meeting of the semester. With over 50 years of experience as an ASCE member and having worked on projects in over 20 different countries, we were all enlightened of the future and inspired to innovate through his lecture. We were also fortunate to of had great speakers in the meetings preceding Dr. Robert. Each of them educated us on new projects and innovations in the Civil Engineering world.

The collection of all these events, and the ones not mentioned has proven itself as an effective tool in preparing OSU engineers to take on the world and its unique challenges. We hope to always be moving forward in our own club’s practices and encourage the students around us to mature as engineers. Dr. Moshin Tiwana said “projects we have completed demonstrate what we know – future projects decide what we will learn”, and we likewise are excited for our own upcoming projects. Go Pokes!

ASTEK, or Architecture Students Teaching Elementary Kids, is a truly unique, volunteer-based organization that aims to enrich elementary school students by teaching them about architecture and architectural engineering. ASTEK places architecture and architectural engineering students from OSU into participating fifth grade classrooms across Stillwater to teach the young students basics of both architecture and architectural engineering. Each student ends the program by building their own model of a building that goes in their classroom’s town.

For the fifth-grade students, this program often inspires them to consider a career in architecture or architectural engineering. The volunteers not only enjoy working with these amazing fifth-graders, but also have the opportunity to practice public speaking, leadership, and teaching skills as they work through the lessons with their classes.

The ten-week program culminates in a gallery showcase at the School of Architecture, featuring each classroom’s town populated by the student’s individual buildings that they each designed and built themselves. This is an exciting evening for the students, parents, and volunteers, as everyone enjoys seeing the models and touring the architecture building.

This semester, we sent volunteers to three fifth-grade classes at Sangre Ridge elementary school in Stillwater. We also had our gallery showcase very recently! We gave the students and their families tours of the architecture building, let them see their towns, and provided snacks. Everyone had a great time, and we even heard that a few of the students now want to be architects! Our volunteers and students continue to find fulfillment in this program, and we are receiving more and more positive feedback from our fifth-grade teachers across the many elementary schools in Stillwater!

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For the fifth-grade students, this program often inspires them to consider a career in architecture or architectural engineering. The volunteers not only enjoy working with these amazing fifth-graders, but also have the opportunity to practice public speaking, leadership, and teaching skills as they work through the lessons with their classes.

The ten-week program culminates in a gallery showcase at the School of Architecture, featuring each classroom’s town populated by the student’s individual buildings that they each designed and built themselves. This is an excitingevening for the students, parents, and volunteers, as everyone enjoys seeing the models and touring the architecture building.

This semester, we sent volunteers to three fifth-grade classes at Sangre Ridge elementary school in Stillwater. We also had our gallery showcase very recently! We gave the students and their families tours of the architecture building, let them see their towns, and provided snacks. Everyone had a great time, and we even heard that a few of the students now want to be architects! Our volunteers and students continue to find fulfillment in this program, and we are receiving more and more positive feedback from our fifth-grade teachers across the many elementary schools in Stillwater!

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Chi Epsilon is an honor society for Civil and Architectural Engineers. We recognize Academic Excellence and promote Sociability and Community Service. This past semester we introduced a group of new members of Civil and Architectural Engineering students into our chapter at Oklahoma State. This started with a Pledge Party hosted in the ATRC event center followed by regular meetings discussing future events and improvements for the organization. Pledges were later initiated into Chi Epsilon near the end of the semester and we are excited for the addition of new members into Chi Epsilon. In addition to the pledges, we also initiated a Chapter Honor Member this semester, Alan Kirkpatrick.

Later in the semester we had a guest presentation for OSEA Young Members. They spoke to us about the options of engineering in the professional world. Toward the end of the semester, we held a senior sendoff party for those graduating in May to congratulate and celebrate their achievement. As Chi Epsilon moves into its next semester, we continue to strive for excellence as we introduce new members and host events. Chi Epsilon is proud of the works done in the past and will continue to contribute to the field of engineering.

Every year, Cowboy Motorsports designs and builds a ¼ scale pulling tractor to take to competition in Peoria, IL the first weekend in June. CMS spent the first couple months of the semester finalizing designs and creating SolidWorks drawings to send off to the BAE Lab and Ditch Witch in Perry, OK to be fabricated. After that was accomplished, the focus turned to the yearly report which is required by the ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) IQSC (International Quarter Scale Competition). The report consists of 25 or so pages of a “sales brochure” containing testing data and a detailed breakdown of the tractor along with accompanying pictures in order to be both informative and aesthetically appealing.

After the report was finished, the team dove into construction of the physical tractor. Parts designed by the team and fabricated by either the Lab or Ditch Witch were ready for assembly, and team simply began putting the pieces together. The tractor will be completed by the middle of May in time for the team to take it to competition in Peoria.

For Concrete Canoe, this semester has been full of hard work, comradery, and lots of learning. We had “cast day” late February where we constructed our first canoe. The night before, our team was at our lab for almost eleven hours straight cutting reinforcement, batching the mix, and preparing for our big day. Unfortunately, there were construction errors with our first canoe that could have led to the deterioration of it while racing, so we decided to construct a second canoe. For our second canoe, we decreased the amount of CSA (an alternative cementitious material) to give us greater set time. We also made sure to measure the thickness of the canoe with a marked toothpick throughout the entire construction process. Our second canoe, named “Captain Planet” in honor of our sustainable efforts, was a success. We used pulp cure, a curing method developed at OSU, to cure our canoe, which decreased our water usage by 75% in comparison to last year. One of our captains calculated our carbon footprint in order to prove that we have quantitatively improved in sustainability.

The Mid-Continent Student Conference took place in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on April 21st – 22nd, 2017. The first day of competition included putting our canoe on display, answering questions from wandering judges, as well as giving a technical presentation over the canoe. It was pouring rain the entire day, however, we made the best of it as we ran from place to place, hurrying to support our presenters as well as our Steel Bridge counterparts. The second day was wholly dedicated to races, including women’s & men’s endurance and sprint races, as well as a 4 person coed sprint. We placed third in the coed sprint and 9th overall in the conference. The weekend encouraged leadership among every member, renewed confidence in our months of hard work, and lastly concreted friendships that will last for years to come. Our team recently chose new leaders for next year, and we already cannot wait to begin again.

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Over the spring 2017 Semester we expanded our materials Library. We have added large cabinets to better organize our materials. Students are able to access the library at any time to find and understand a particular material. Although our materials library is better organized and much larger we still are looking to expand our product.

We are particularly proud of our Product Showcase that occurred this past February in the ATRC Student Success Center. Companies from around the region showed up to pitch their products. The products covered everything from Sherman Williams Paint to a weatherproof

roof membrane that lasts decades. The companies invest in future professional relationships with the students and are very informative about their product. This April, representatives from our Oklahoma State University Chapter attended the South Central Regional Conference in Amarillo. The event lasts the weekend and is full of seminars and networking opportunities. Our chapter is small which gives the opportunity for students to participate and make a footprint. We are always looking to grow and we welcome anyone who is thinking of joining.

After a rigorous build season, Cowboy WaterWorks is lining up for a good run at competition this year.

Cowboy WaterWorks Is an engineering design team that challenges a team of CEAT and BAE/CASNR students to go beyond their classwork and build a competition fountain. This year, the fountain must toss eggs over a total path of 20 feet and launch a beach ball 30 feet, while aiming in a 90 degree window. Here is the catch—all the tossing, launching, and aiming must be driven by a small fountain pump.

Despite our disappointing finish last year, our group has stepped up to the challenge and worked hard to hammer out a strong contender. In this process, we have soldered copper pipe, wired solenoids, utilized shockwaves in water, and pushed our design to be the best.

But it is not all work. This semester, our group has doubled in size and now encompasses a larger variety of disciplines. We pioneered a Chalk Fight event and Buffalo Wild Wings Night for the first time. We have pushed to become a team that is as well-known as Formula SAE and

Baja. And most importantly, we have developed a tight-knit community of high-caliber students who seek to lead by example and who strive to develop better, more innovative designs

The Fire Protection Society at Oklahoma State University is a way to get to know people in the Fire Protection and Safety Technology major. Also, learning some of the basics of firefighting in the process. There is quite an extensive alumni in the club that can lead to jobs out of college and offer advice about career options. The Society hosted and took part in a variety of events this past semester. The big event of the semester was the annual “Fireman’s Ball”. This event was open to all students in the FPST program and was hosted at the Stillwater Community Center. The ball is held in a professional setting and it allows students to have a classy night out away from school. We also took part in the CEAT week carnival by building a Forcible Entry Prop, which allowed students to force open a locked door with tools and techniques in a way a fireman would. We also took part in the home fire campaign hosted by the Red Cross. During this event we went out to neighborhoods and put in free smoke detectors and tested current smoke detectors. The final event that we hosted was a showcase for incoming freshmen who were interested in the FPST program. We gave a tour of our lab, had faculty members present to explain the courses and to answer questions. We also had multiple students there to talk, to get the students perspective on the program.

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Mission The OSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders is a student organization with a mission to change lives by working closely with communities to ensure long-lasting improvements in health-related areas such as drinking water, sanitation, and clean energy. Our team is committed to teaching the communities to construct and maintain the systems in a sustainable way. Water Quality & Water Security Engineers Without Borders is currently focusing on three communities in Guatemala: Plan de Avila, La Cuarentiseis, and Los Chilitos. These rural communities are facing issues with sanitation, and they have very little access to clean drinking water. The communities typically draw water from springs and streams filled with contaminants. We plan to assess what solutions might be viable for the water crisis in Plan De Avila in May 2017 and hope to implement a solution in the near future. We plan to begin implementation soon in Plan De Avila with the hope of providing wells, filters, catchment systems or a combination of all three.

draw water from springs and streams filled with contaminants. We plan to assess what solutions might be viable for the water crisis in Plan De Avila in May 2017 and hope to implement a solution in the near future. We plan to begin implementation soon in Plan De Avila with the hope of providing wells, filters, catchment systems or a combination of all three.

Rocket Stoves In the community of La Cuarentiseis, there are several issues with the stove in the school's kitchen, which is used to provide free meals for the students. The current stove is very inefficient and traps smoke and ash which may contribute to respiratory issues. In the fall of 2017, we plan to install a rocket stove that will be safer, easier to operate, and more efficient. The new rocket stoves will reach temperatures twice that of an open wood fire which will help the fuel to combust more completely resulting in less smoke and ash and allow for more efficient cooking. The design includes insulation around the combustion chamber so that the body of the stove will not burn anyone that comes in contact with it. All of this contributes to the improved safety that comes with these new stoves. As a part of the sustainability model of EWB, we also plan to teach the locals how to construct and maintain the rocket stoves, so they can then implement them into houses and other community facilities.

more completely resulting in less smoke and ash and allow for more efficient cooking. The design includes insulation around the combustion chamber so that the body of the stove will not burn anyone that comes in contact with it. All of this contributes to the improved safety that comes with these new stoves. As a part of the sustainability model of EWB, we also plan to teach the locals how to construct and maintain the rocket stoves, so they can then implement them into houses and other community facilities.

Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) is the electrical engineering honor society branch of IEEE at OSU. At 35 members, we represent the top 25% of juniors and top 33% of the seniors in electrical engineering. It is our goal to improve the level of understanding in electrical engineering, so we put on review sessions for other students to understand the material we are so fond of. We put on Circuits and Networks exam review sessions for our peers, and have some outreach events with local Stillwater students. Each semester, we prepare review problems for the exams and reserve rooms to help other students understand and appreciate a different subject of engineering than they are used to. This Spring, we had ‘boat day’ where HKN members worked with elementary schoolers to create little circuits that power boats and compete in a race with them. It’s a great way for younger students to get exposed to electrical engineering in a fun and educational way.

with local Stillwater students. Each semester, we prepare review problems for the exams and reserve rooms to help other students understand and appreciate a different subject of engineering than they are used to. This Spring, we had ‘boat day’ where HKN members worked with elementary schoolers to create little circuits that power boats and compete in a race with them. It’s a great way for younger students to get exposed to electrical engineering in a fun and educational way.

HKN also participates in CEAT week, typically by providing virtual reality (Oculus) demos. It’s always been a hit among the CEAT students, and each year we strive to bring the newer, more interactive games to show how awesome this upcoming technology is. Last year our project committee competed in the Mercury Robotics Competition for the first time. They took 8th place out of 32 teams, which came from North and South America. HKN plans to compete in the competition again this year with hopes of a podium finish.

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Joint IST/ ESA meeting in OSU Stillwater: OSUAS conducted a Joint District Meeting of the International Society of Automation held on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The meeting convened at 6.30pm, Mr. Danny King presented a motivational speech on “You can’t choose not to lead; you can only choose the direction”. Motion was made by Mr. Mike It was an engineering leadership training and student outreach event in Stillwater on the campus of Oklahoma State University.

OSU Automation Day: OSUAS conducted its annual biggest event- OSU Automation Day on March 3rd, 2017. The guest for the event was Mr. Mike Miller from Vector Cag & Dr. Russell Rhinehart from chemical department at OSU. Total 50 students attended the event. The guest speaker was HR from Michelin- Mr. Steve Pierce. There were other events held on that day- Automation contest (controlling robotic arm using Xbox Joystick), Poster presentation by research students and at the end prizes were distributed to automation contest and poster competition winners.

OSU Automation Day General Body Meeting for OSUAS team 2017-18: OSUAS conducted a general body meeting to interact and know the nominees who were interested to become the next board member of OSUAS 2017-2018 on Tuesday, 25th April, 2017.The election results for the new board members were declared on 27th April 2017. Change of Guards Meeting: The change of guards meeting was held on April 28th, 2017 (Friday) at 4 PM to hand over the responsibilities from the current officers to newly elected officers in presence of OSUAS Faculty Advisor Dr. He Bai. Networking Event with Mr. Steve Divekar: OSUAS 2017-18 in conjunction with ChEGSA (Chemical Engineering Graduate Students Association) organized a networking event on April 30th, 2017 from 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM. The guest speaker was Mr. Steve Divekar from Houston. He is an employee of ExxonMobil. His talk threw light on shall be on “Identifying open loop transfer functions with closed loop data for multivariable processes” and “His Career and life experiences of 30 years”.

The OSU student branch of the IEEE works to complete national IEEE's mission of fostering technological innovation and excellence by educating students and other interested parties about areas of interest in electrical and computer engineering. OSU IEEE holds monthly meetings where industry speakers discuss career opportunities and what can be done with an ECE degree. OSU IEEE also sponsors and hosts a spring banquet to honor outstanding ECE students and allow for networking between students, faculty, alumni, and industry representatives.

During spring 2017, OSU IEEE had representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, ExxonMobil, and Helmerich & Payne present at general meetings. These representatives talked about their companies, their work histories and about past projects they used electrical and computer engineering knowledge to complete. These presentations also often included ideas about career opportunities and possible focus areas for electrical and computer engineering students. These meetings gave students a chance to network with fellow ECE students and potential employers.

The spring 2017 ECE Banquet was attended by more than 150 people. With additional support by Georgia-Pacific, CEAT Student Council and the ECE department, this banquet boasted a large variety of door prizes and a presentation on killer asteroids by Dr. Greg Matloff. This banquet was also the last official duty of the 2016-2017 officer team before the transition of power to the newly elected officer team headed by future president Hunter Highsmith.

This semester OSU IEEE has had higher than average turnouts at all of its meetings. We have also received an outpouring of support from students, OSU and industry sponsors. We would like to thank those

who have helped to make this a successful and rewarding semester, with special thanks going to Dr. George Scheets and Dr. Jeffrey Young.

IEEE also sponsors and hosts a spring banquet to honor outstanding ECE students and allow for networking between students, faculty, alumni, and industry representatives.

During spring 2017, OSU IEEE had representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, ExxonMobil, and Helmerich & Payne present at general meetings. These representatives talked about their companies, their work histories and about past projects they used electrical and computer engineering knowledge to complete. These presentations also often included ideas about career opportunities and possible focus areas for electrical and computer engineering students. These meetings gave students a chance to network with fellow ECE students and potential employers.

The spring 2017 ECE Banquet was attended by more than 150 people. With additional support by Georgia-Pacific, CEAT Student Council and the ECE department, this banquet boasted a large variety of door prizes and a presentation on killer asteroids by Dr. Greg Matloff. This banquet was also the last official duty of the 2016-2017 officer team before the transition of power to the newly elected officer team headed by future president Hunter Highsmith.

This semester OSU IEEE has had higher than average turnouts at al------l of its meetings. We have also received an outpouring of support from students, OSU and industry sponsors. We would like to thank those who have helped to make this a successful and rewarding semester, with special thanks going to Dr. George Scheets and Dr. Jeffrey Young.

The OSU Automation Society (OSUAS) is a student chapter of the International

Society of Automation. The main purpose of our organization is to spread the

knowledge of automation and control systems, develop professional understanding,

create leadership opportunities, while focusing on career awareness, and network

opportunities with automation professionals. Membership of OSUAS is free and all

control and automation freaks can join us. Over the Fall 2016 & until current Spring

Jan- 2017 semester, we have done 7 events to highlight the broad scope of automation.

Some of our events are listed below:

control and automation freaks can join us. Over the Fall 2016 & until current Spring Jan- 2017 semester, we have done 7 events to highlight

the broad scope of automation. Some of our events are listed below:

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The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), is a global association committed to connect individuals in the Industrial

Engineering profession and promote the sharing of knowledge between them. As a collegiate sector of IISE at Oklahoma State, we work

to help undergraduate and graduate students engage with their fellow students, faculty, and alumni to further their success in the academic

and professional worlds. To accomplish this goal we host and plan field trips, speakers, luncheons, picnics, and other events. The field

trips serve to provide “real-world” applications to the material students are presented in class. In the past we have visited Textron, USPS,

Wal-Mart, and numerous other organizations to see the various ways Industrial Engineering is being applied in the real world. The

speaker events this spring have involved involve topics including an overview of the Industrial Engineering and Management discipline,

Officer presentations over past internships with lessons learned to educate underclassmen, information about OSU’s accelerated MBA

program, a presentation by Mark Kirk, from the Oklahoma Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors- to discuss

the FE exam and steps to licensure. March 3rd IISE hosted a semi-annual Industrial Advisory Board Luncheon to provide all IEM students

the opportunity to learn from and interact with recent graduates from OSU’s Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) program.

Similarly, our organization links students to OSU IEM graduate mentors who are available to them throughout the year to provide job

hunting tips, career decision advice, and other helpful information. This semester on May 5, 2017 we will host an end of year picnic on

Willard lawn open to everyone in the IEM department to network and interact. IISE members attended the regional conferences hosted by

IISE in Lubbock, Texas the first weekend in March. At the conference students attended workshops, a TTU softball game, networked

with members from other schools, learnt about recent advancements in the field, and participated in several competitions including a

volleyball tournament. OSU students in the past have seen much success in these competitions, including winning the Global Technical

Paper Competition in 2010 and 2012. This year at the regional conference, our very own James Darling placed second place in the

Regional Technical Paper Competition adding to OSU’s successful history in the competition.

This year NSBE had our national conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Every spring semester NSBE members from all over U.S. gather

at a varying location to: connect with other chapters, participate in planned activities, interact with business professionals and explore

potential job opportunities through a giant career fair, explore a city you may have never been to, and have fun!

This semester CEAT Diversity brought back its awards banquet back and we attended. The guest speaker was a Hidden Figure, Raye

Montague, who was the first person to make a naval ship using computers. She graciously awarded one of our members a scholarship for

$2500!

We regularly go volunteer at the Zion Gospel Church where tutor kids and help them with their homework. We also had NSBE week

where we did something different every day. First day was Ice Cream Paint Job, where we ate ice cream and did our best at being

Picasso’s in the ATRC. Second day we had our annual meeting that we have every other Tuesday at 6:00 in Engineering South Room

201B (wink wink ). Third day, we had a Game Night consisting of a variety of games. Fourth day, we had a Poetry Night where people

could display some of their skills with words. Fifth day we had a Cook Out, which unfortunately got cancelled due to bad weather. Next

year we plan on doing bigger and better things! So come out and join us! We have meetings every other Tuesday at 6:00pm at

Engineering South room number 201B.

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Baja SAE is a real-world engineering challenge where roughly 150 university teams from across the world design, fabricate, and race their off-road vehicles. Vehicles are to quickly navigate the roughest terrain while economically competing in the consumer market. The events grade vehicle design, total cost, marketability, and performance, while satisfying multiple design and safety criteria. This real world project challenges students to allocate funds, design and manufacture a racing ATV throughout the rigors of school.

Cowboy Racing has been a staple of the Baja world since 1995. Baja is not just for engineers, it’s for all majors. While the majority of our members are mechanical engineering students, we also have students from other engineering disciplines, business, marketing, and management. This year we are scheduled to compete in Peoria, Illinois. We would be excited to have your expertise and knowledge as an addition to our team.

The Oklahoma State University Society of Fire Protection Engineers is an organization committed to enhancing their members’ college experience by getting each member involved in a wide range of programs and activities that will prepare them for successful careers in the fire protection engineering field. In September the OSU SFPE Student Chapter hosted the 2016 Information Session allowing employers from a wide variety of companies to recruit and network with students in the FPST program. In October several members from the OSU Student Chapter participated in a Golf Tournament in conjunction with the Oklahoma Professional Chapter Society of Fire Protection Engineers. This was a great way for students to interact and network with professionals in the fire protection engineering industry. In the spring of 2016 SFPE brought in several speakers in hopes to help our members become aware of the opportunities & career paths that lie ahead. Our focus recently has been to get membership up and get students involved; there is no better way to prepare for a career in the fire engineering field than to interact with professionals already in it. In Spring 2017 we have had a speaker from Potter Electric Signal Company to discuss the effects of corrosion in sprinkler systems. We also had a representative from the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors come and speak with us about how the test is and the reasons to take it.

We have done it again! The SPE student chapter at Oklahoma State University has had a wonderful and productive year. The chapter ended last semester with “giving” on the brain as the we paired with other PETE organizations to launch an annual philanthropy event, the “Angel Pete Project”. It was tremendous success and warmed hearts everywhere as SPE and other petroleum societies were able to support the needs of children in the community during the holiday season! As a New year was ushered in so was a brand-new semester filled with opportunity for the Society of Petroleum Engineers to represent the “Brightest Orange”; and “represent”, we did. Starting in Denver, Colorado, the OSU chapter competed for the second time at the Petro-bowl regional competition, winning third in our division. Further efforts to spread “Orange Love” around the country, continued as SPE joined other engineering disciplines in New Orleans, Louisiana for the SPE-HSSE Student Challenge where we had the opportunity to display our knowledge about health, safety, and environmental and social responsibility issues as they pertain to the oil and gas industry. While the OSU-SPE student chapter has enjoyed participating in activities outside of the Stillwater playground, we have greatly enjoyed being active in our own engineering “sandbox”! The members have enjoyed contributing to CEAT week activities treating the engineering community with cotton candy at our booth during the themed carnival event, and facilitating healthy competition with “throw the ring on a rig”. SPE is dedicated to engaging with the academic community to promote inclusion between all engineering disciplines by supporting CEAT activities and looking for fun interactive ways to get our members involved. While we are extremely proud to represent the OSU community, the organization is even more delighted with the growing membership and participation this year. We have been honored to have world class companies such as Exxon Mobil, Phillips-66, BP, Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies and Ascent Resources come and share technical and practical knowledge from various aspects of the industry. SPE averages about two meetings per month featuring distinguished speakers from all over the world. As our membership has grown, so has our recognition. The OSU-SPE Chapter was awarded the GOLD Standard by SPE International and it is a goal this year to continue making our presence known in a positive way, both in our community and as an Outstanding Student Chapter internationally. Reflecting on this year’s events, the Society of Petroleum Engineers had a wonderful year. The calendar is already filling up with exciting activities for next year such as: the SPE Annual Golf Tournament, the SPE-ATCE in San Antonio, and much, much more! The SPE Student Chapter is an inclusive organization and invites all engineering communities to come get involved. SPE Congratulates the 2017 graduates and sends our best wishes on your endeavors. We look forward to seeing new members and current members next year. –SPE Executive Team

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About the SHPE: The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Hispanic Community. The concept of Networking was the key basis for the organization. SHPE quickly established two student chapters to begin the network that would grow to encompass the nation as well as reach counties outside the United States. Today, SHPE enjoys a strong but independent network of professional and student chapters throughout the nation. SHPE’s Mission: To Change lives by empowering the Hispanic Community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support and development. SHPE’s Vision: Our vision is a world where Hispanics are highly valued and influential as the leading innovators, scientists, mathematicians and engineers.

Activities: The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers here at OSU, hosted several events this Academic Year. Each event will have a description and the date.

Noches de Ciencias (Science Night) - Oct/14/16 This event is a national initiative to promote knowledge and interest in science, technology, engineering and math(STEM). Our goal of Noches de Ciencias is to inform K-12 students and their families about STEM education and college options through interactive workshops and activities.

Juntos Tutoring - (10/15/2016), (2/11/2017), (3/4/2017) & (4/15/2017) Juntos Tutoring is an event that we host in Tulsa once every month. The goal of Juntos Tutoring is to help students raise their grades in K-12 in any subject in School. This program isn't just a tutoring session but it is also a way for OSU Students to mentor the students being tutored. The event is on a Saturday once a month and it usually runs from 9:30am - 1pm.

Michelin Tire Company Speaker - (2/8/16) We are always looking to give our members the best opportunities possible. We host company speaker presentations throughout the year in order increase the chances of our members getting an internship or full time job in the future. Beginning of the Year Cookout - (8/28/16) We host a on-campus cook out at the beginning of every semester. The purpose of this event if for members to get to know each other and to meet people with the same kinds of goals.

SHPE Fundraising Car Wash - (9/18/16) Every year we try to send around 20 people to our SHPE National Conference. We do fundraisers like this Car Wash to help us pay for all of the expenses.

SHPE Taco Sale - (10/26/16) & (4/11/16) Every year we try to send around 20 people to our SHPE National Conference. We do fundraisers like these taco sales to help us pay for all of the expenses.

Conferences Attended:

2016 SHPE National Conference – 10/14/16 The SHPE Conference is the major event for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the largest technical and career conference for Hispanics in the country. Each year, the SHPE Conference attracts over 6,000 engineering professionals, students and corporate representatives. The conference is an opportunity for engineering companies and corporations to recruit top talent from SHPE membership. It also provides educational, technical and career opportunities for professional and student engineers.

Regional Leadership Development Conference – (03/30/17) – (04/02/17) SHPE stages regional leadership development conferences on a yearly basis for the leadership of the SHPE student chapters to improve their organizational, managerial, and technical skills. This program helps college students develop and improve their pre-college outreach programs and improve the infrastructure of SHPE student chapters. Student leaders learn how to interact and network with SHPE's corporate supporters.

This academic year was a very exciting year for SHPE here at Oklahoma State University. We appreciate the support that CEAT STUCO has given us this year. If you have any questions about any of these events please contact me by email: [email protected]

The Student Association of Fire Investigators is geared towards individuals with an interest in what takes place after a fire. Our current President is Alex Cooper. Fire investigators are tasked with determining the cause of a fire, and how it spread. They will look at things such as burn patterns and how long it took to grow, to determine the root cause and if it was preventable or not. Safi, will have various speakers throughout the semester, as well as a mock dorm room burn. The burn is designed to show the effectiveness of sprinklers. We also have brought back our St. Baldricks fundraiser. The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise money to give to the St. Baldricks foundation which supports children who have contracted cancer. Meetings are usually 1700, the first Tuesday of month in the solar building next to the fire labs on McElroy.

to show the effectiveness of sprinklers. We also have brought back our St. Baldricks fundraiser. The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise money to give to the St. Baldricks foundation which supports children who have contracted cancer. Meetings are usually 1700, the first Tuesday of month in the solar building next to the fire labs on McElroy.

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Tau Beta Pi (TBP) is a nationally recognized engineering honor society. It is the oldest, most prestigious society in the world established in 1885. Our mission is to recognize excellence, promote the engineering profession, and foster professional development. The local chapter was originally Sigma Tau and merged into Tau Beta Pi in 1974. Our membership at OSU is comprised of approximately 50 junior and senior level students who have excelled in scholarship and character during their college career. Recently, Tau Beta Pi has come under new leadership, and with the help of our new advisor, Dr. Rouser, the chapter/members plan to see growth in chapter participation, outreach, and membership. Consequently, in our efforts to increase membership, we have started to hand-deliver invitations to classrooms, to not only commemorate the potential new members but to encourage scholastic achievement among other students.

As previously mentioned, currently the chapter is being re-invigorated with new officers and advisors. We expect to have one social event, one professional development meeting and one initiation each semester. In particular, Tau Beta Pi plans to host a back-to-school cookout in the fall 2017 where the students will get to celebrate their achievements/travels over summer and build camaraderie. We also hope to participate in a volunteer event that all members can participate in together that allows them to serve OSU in a unique way. TBP is a student driven chapter and is a strong advocate for empowering its student members in many decision-making processes. Members are highly encouraged to vote on member ballots as well as many different bylaw amendments. In the fall 2017, the Oklahoma State chapter plans to attend the National Convention in Dearborn, MI. In addition to initiating new members, we hope to establish an alumni chapter to increase support and have a greater outreach in the Oklahoma State University community. Lastly, we hope that members will be able to use their passion for engineering excellence to inspire others to pursue careers in engineering as well.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an organization that aims to empower women in STEM fields. The OSU Chapter of SWE holds monthly meetings and sponsors an outreach event each semester.

Monthly meetings are led by female engineers with unique backgrounds and industry experience. Topics covered at meetings include the transition from college to the workforce, interview tips and suggestions, and time management. SWE has at least one outreach event each semester and cohosts a graduate panel for undergraduates who are interested in furthering their education.

Junior Girl Scout Day was held in March to encourage 4th and 5th grade students to pursue their interest in science and engineering. SWE members give the students a simple explanation of each major and lead an experiment to better explain the disciplines and increase interest in STEM fields among young girls. Parents are also welcome to attend and ask questions.

Theta Tau is a national co-ed professional engineering fraternity. The Phi Gamma chapter that is here at OSU accepts all CEAT majors and computer science majors. Our three main pillars are brotherhood, professionalism, and service. For brotherhood, we tailgate at the football games, participate in intramurals and homecoming, have board game nights, go roller-skating, eat meals together, etc. For professionalism, we have LinkedIn workshops, company tours, industry speakers, career fair boot camps, etc. For service, we work with Habitat for Humanity, the Humane Society, Adopt a Highway, etc.

In April, we drove to the University of Colorado Boulder for our Regional conference. We talked about the differences in the different chapters and how to better improve our chapters.

Also in April, some of our members went to American Airlines in Tulsa to tour the facility. One of our members has a co-op there and was able to let us see the hangar.

We have a pledge process that involves weekly pledge meetings, interviews with the members, a pledge project, study hours, and social events. We initiated thirteen new members on April 23, 2017. Now we are up to around fifty-five members.

Tau Sigma Delta is a nationally recognized honor society of architecture. This distinction is awarded to the top 20% of students entering professional school in an accredited school of architecture. The Alpha Gamma chapter here at Oklahoma State celebrated the election of its newest executive board by touring the office of Elliott + Associates Architects (award-winning architect and Oklahoma State alumnus). Tau Sigma Delta also coordinated with other School of Architecture organizations to host a Resume Pin-Up and informal networking session the night before the annual career fair. Students, faculty, and professionals critiqued posted resumes for last-minute edits the night before the fair while enjoying light snacks and cordial conversation. The organization (with the very much appreciated assistance of CEAT StuCo sponsorship) will be also supporting the kickoff for the first School of Architecture Graduation Banquet!

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Fire Fighter Combat Challenge is a club designed to compete in Scott’s Fire Fighter Combat Challenge Course. The club has traveled to areas such as Dallas, Alabama, and Indiana to compete and is working on expanding its training program. This will include the construction of various props, meal plans, and the purchasing of equipment. Our club plans on competing this upcoming fall and spring semester and hopes to send a total of three teams, two men’s relay teams, and one women’s tandem. We are hoping to field the nation’s first collegiate women’s tandem as well at the upcoming event. Oklahoma State Fire Fighter Combat Challenge prides itself in being the nation’s only collegiate team to participate so far. The majority of teams that participate are comprised of members of both various regional paid and volunteer fire departments. The challenge itself consists of a 5 story stair climb with a 40 pound high rise hose pack on their shoulder. Once the participant makes it to the top he must hoist up a 30 pound hose roll up to the top of the tower then run down all 5 stories hitting every step on the way down. The next station is the Keiser forcible entry device which involves moving a 160 pound steel beam a total of 5 feet. They must then weave their way through a series of cones to the next station which is a charged hose drag. The hose drag ends with a target at the end of saloon doors that must be hit with the stream in order to move on. The challenge ends with a 170 pound dummy drag which totals 100 feet. The challenge is designed to push firefighters to their limits, while having a good time. Our club meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 or after the Fire Protection Society meeting in the solar building.

Formula SAE is a collegiate competition in which teams across the world design, build, and test a quarter scale Formula One style car in hopes of creating the most fuel efficient, high performance vehicle. The competition consists of a series of static events, including a business presentation, a design presentation, and cost report, and a series of dynamic events, which include autocross, endurance, acceleration and skidpad events. Every year, OSU's team, OKState Racing builds a car from scratch to compete in the Michigan competition. The car is almost entirely designed, built, and tested by students in-house. Historically, OKState Racing has performed very well in the cost report part of the competition, even placing in the top 10 for most cost efficient car.

This semester, OKState Racing has continued the restructuring efforts that began the semester before. We began to continue improving the team's dynamometer which allows us to do vital engine testing for our car. Since we have more time than years prior, we are spending more time to make sure that vital processes, like welding the frame, are done correctly to avoid issues encountered in the years prior.

Due to how the academic calendar is scheduled this year, FSAE Michigan conflicts with Finals Weeks, so our team will instead compete at FSAE Lincoln, which is also hosts the FSAE Electric Competition. This allows us more time to finish the car and gives us more opportunities to learn about the newer innovative technologies that are being developed today.

Mercury Robotics held the 8th annual international competition on April 22nd, 2017 in Stillwater. This year two different Columbia teams won 1st and 2nd place and OSU won 3rd place. There were a total of 26 teams from 10 different places around the world so we were very pleased with the outcome of the competition. This year’s competition involved navigating a track, traversing a See-Saw, picking up a lag bolt, dropping it off in one of three different sized holes, and then finishing with a 40ft sprint, all while driving from 50 miles away on the internet. Every year we slightly change the competition and teams come from all over the world to compete in Stillwater. Mercury encourages yearlong involvement from our students in order to be completely prepared for the competition. In the fall they start coming to the weekly meetings in order to start their teams and get some experience with wiring and coding. We set up lectures in the fall over basic tools in order to help get the teams started and each year we take what we have learned to improve our system. After our lecture series, it is up to the teams to stay on track but we highly encourage them to come to the meetings to get help and answer any questions.

As well as our big competition here in Stillwater, the Columbia teams hosted our exact competition on April 15th for the first time. Mercury’s faculty advisor, Dr. Carl Latino, was able to attend and was very impressed with their setup and enthusiasm. Mercury is pleased that other teams are taking initiative to spread our ideas to others who may not make it to our competition. This year Mercury was also proud to team up with Eta Kappa Nu to bring some of Stillwater’s middle schoolers to OSU for a day to compete in a boat race challenge. There were about 40 students that showed up on March 21st where they received a kit and short presentation on what they would be doing. The competition was to build either a push or pull boat on a small eight by five piece of foam board and the winner was determined by the fastest time to cross a 10 foot moat. The students showed lots of interest in the project and enjoyed the friendly competition.

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Tyler Martin

President

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Adam Dekoning

VP Committees

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Clay Patterson

VP Finance

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Maddie Hawkins

Secretary

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Maddie Marko

VP Publications

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Willis Cook

VP Relations

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Molly Crowe

CFC Coordinator

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Brent Hollrah

CFC Coordinator

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Katy Ewing

VP Communications

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We would like to thank all of the CEAT clubs and organizations on behalf of student council for all of their hard work and dedication. We could not be more excited to see the future accomplishments of student council and of the College of Engineering’s organizations for the 2017-2018 school year!

- CEAT Student Council Executive Board