the 2013 supplement

Advertising supplement to the Philadelphia Business Journal • February 15, 2013

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Engineer of the YearPage 5

Delaware ValleyEngineers Week EventsPage 6

Young Engineer of the YearPage 7

Exciting Times for Rowan EngineeringPage 8

Bentley Systems and Future CityPage 9

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Delaware Valley Science Fairs Awards (2012)Erin GreshOur Lady of Mount CarmelDoylestown, PA6th-8th Grades

Caroline BoschettoVilla Joseph MarieHolland, PA9th-10th Grades

Christopher MillerMethacton High SchoolNorristown, PA11th-12th Grades

Outstanding High School Student AwardsNikitha CherayilStrath Haven High SchoolWallingford, PA

Alexander PerottiClearview Regional High SchoolMullica Hill, NJ

Delaware Valley Engineers Week Undergraduate Scholarships*Chih-Chieh (Jay) Yu Katie M. MillerRowan University

Katie SamuelsonSwarthmore College

Delaware Valley Engineers Week/ASCE Undergraduate Scholarship*Sponsored by American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia Section

Andrea R. McFarlandRowan University

Pennoni/John Morrison Memorial Scholarship*Vanessa A. HejnasWidener University

Lewis A. Caccese Scholarship*Chih-Chieh (Jay) YuUniversity Of Pennsylvania

Joseph R. CookeWidener University

Walter G. Neal Memorial Scholarship*Zachary A. HollidayLehigh University

Undergraduate Student Paper Awards*Kassandra Grimes and Andrea Mac-FarlandRowan University“Algae-Derived Biofuels: Comparative Algal Yield of AutotrophicHeterotrophic, and Mixotrophic Growth Conditions”

Ethan Wolmark, Kerry Pehnke and Miken ShahRowan University“Evaluating Sensitivity of the Non-Recov-erable Creep Compliance on the Dynamic Complex Modulus and the Predicting Pave-ment Performance”

Felipe Blotta, William McNally, and Brent HolfordRowan University“Evaluating the Performance of Doweled and Isolation Joints at the National Airport Pavement Testing Facility”

Jessie HuangUniversity of Pennsylvania“Rat Precision-Cut Lung Slices as a Model for Deformation-Induced Lung Injury Stud-ies”

Leah SpanglerDrexel University“Immobilizing Cells in a Porous Collagen Matrix”

Outstanding Math Teacher AwardMr. Bruce WilliamsHedgepeth/Williams SchoolTrenton, NJ

Outstanding Science Teacher AwardMr. Daniel UedaCentral High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

OutstandingHigh School Student,

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One of the purposes of Engineers Week is to cultivate interest in math, science, and engineering among the nation’s youth – tomorrow’s work force. A key compo-nent of that is the recognition of outstanding students and teachers. With the sup-port of the Philadelphia Engineering Foundation, we proudly recognize the follow-ing secondary school students and teachers and undergraduate college students.

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Mr. Bruce Williams

OutstandingHigh School Student,

Alexander Perotti

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Delaware Valley Engineers Week Sponsors

Franklin ($2,000 to $3,499)AECOM*

American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia Section

Modjeski and Masters, Inc.

Pennoni Associates, Inc.*

The Burns Group*

Timothy Haahs & Associates, Inc.

Urban Engineers, Inc. *

Edison ($1,000 to $1,999)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Delaware Valley Section

Boles, Smyth Associates, Inc.

Drexel University, College of Engineering*

Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation

JACOBS

McMahon Associates, Inc.

Michael Baker Corporation*

C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni, PE, PLS

URS Corporation

Washington ($500 to $999)

Carr & Duff, Inc.

Charles A. Clerecuzio, PE, CPIP

Fenner & Esler Agency, Inc.

Gannett Fleming, Inc.

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Hazen and Sawyer, PC

International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, Delaware Valley Chapter

Kreischer Miller*

Momenee and Associates, Inc.

Baxter ($250 to $499)

American Society of Highway Engineers, Delaware Valley Section

Matthew J. Burns, PE

Bursich Associates, Inc.

EDiS Construction

Eric L. Flicker, PE

GVF

Institute of Transportation Engineers, Mid-Atlantic Section

Jacoby Donner, PC / Christopher I. McCabe

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson*

KMJ Consulting, Inc.

Douglas Kriebel, PE

Kriebel Engineered Equipment, Ltd.

Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

McCormick Taylor, Inc.*

McHugh Engineering Associates, Inc.

Richard A. Mulford, PE

Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, Delaware County Chapter

Pickering, Corts & Summerson, Inc.

Solutions4CO2, Inc.

Gerald E. Speitel, PE

Traffi c Planning and Design, Inc.

Walker Parking Consultants

Robert M. Wright, PE

Slide Rule ($150 to $249)

Susan L. Best, PE

David A. DeLizza, PE

Geosynthetic Institute

Devonne Jackson

Menna Engineers & Associates

Chris L. Rood, PE

Society of Women Engineers, Philadelphia Section

The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute

Pocket Protector ($50 to $149)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Greater Philadelphia Section

Ruben D. David, PE

Stephen B. Lester, PE

LTL Consultants, Ltd

Nave Newell, Inc.

Tri-State Engineers & Land Surveyors, Inc.

Media Sponsor

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Additional Recognitions

Program SponsorTimothy Haahs & Associates, Inc.

Young Engineers Social Food Sponsor:AECOM*

Young Engineers Social Bar Sponsor:Timothy Haahs & Associates, Inc.

Young Engineers Social Entertainment SponsorNave Newell, Inc.

Event Program DesignMcCormick Taylor, Inc.*

Event Flyer DesignUrban Engineers, Inc.*

The Delaware Valley Engineers Week Committee and all of the Engineers Week activities that it sponsors are funded solely by contributions from numerous individuals, corporations, societies, and educational institutions. Without their support, the Committee would not have the resources to recognize the

achievements of the engineering communities in the Delaware Valley. The Committee would like to thank all of our contribu-tors, with special thanks going towards the following people and organizations for their generous support to Engineers Week events:

Sponsors listed are as of February 8, 2013. If you would like to have the name of your organization added to this list for next year and help the Committee to further its work towards advancing our professional engineering programs, please contact Casey Moore, P.E., Director for Funds Development, at [email protected].

* Indicates Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia corporate member

The hustle of daily life often means it’s easy to overlook all that engineering accomplished in the city – skyscrapers,

roadways, bridges, subways, water works, the list goes on. To highlight some of the city’s engineering feats, the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Engineering Foundation have partnered with The Frank-lin Institute to create a self-guided walking tour for the public to better understand how engineering has played a role in creating some of the city’s most recognizable landmarks and some lesser-known attractions.

The fi rst of its kind in Philadelphia and new in 2013, the Engineering in the City Tour will

challenge residents and tourists alike to look at the city in a new way and to appreciate the work of engineers. Tour goers will visit the Ben Franklin Bridge, Fairmount Water Works, The Philadelphia Museum of Art and more, where designated Engineering in the City signs will describe the engineering work connected to that site and a QR code will link them to even more information about the landmark.

A Downloadable map and additional infor-mation will soon be available on the Engineer-ing in the City website, www.pefound.org/eic/.

Philadelphia’s Newest and Most Original Tour: Engineering in the City


To help us celebrate engineering in the Dela-ware Valley, the Engineers’ Club undertook an effort to recognize the many and various projects and individuals cited by the engi-neering and technical societies in our region. This illustrates the varied fi elds and special-ties covered by these groups and the notable contributions made in these specialty areas by engineers.

We have listed below the various projects and individuals submitted to the Engineers Week Committee by the noted affi liated societies . We greatly appreciate these people and efforts that have had positive effects on life in the Delaware Valley for the benefi t of all of us. If you’d like to have your award recipients recognized next year, submit the form available at http://www.dvewc.org/awards/affi liateAwards.php

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Greater Philadelphia Section

Space Systems AwardDarius Brant, Lockheed Martin (Retired)

Lifetime Achievement AwardMichael “Orville” Markowski, Possibility Press

Ira Cohen Fluid Dynamics AwardBob Narducci, The Boeing Company

Roland T. Mayer Structural and Me-chanical Design AwardStealth Composites, Inc.

Paul Gorsuch ScholarshipJeffrey Ng, Springside Chestnut Hill Academies

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Delaware Valley Section

Chemical Engineer of the YearSue Schultz, Astra Zeneca

Young Chemical Engineer of the YearThomas J. English, PhD, Solvay

American Society of Civil Engineers, Philadelphia Section

Philadelphia Civil Engineer of the YearJoseph P. Martin, PhD, PE, Drexel University

Young Civil Engineer of the YearJeremy Chrzan, PE, Pennoni Associates, Inc.

Environmental/Water Resources Engineer of the YearEve S. D’ Onofrio, PE, ES Design, LLC

Geotechnical Engineer of the YearRichard Mabry, PE, GAI Consultants

Engineering Manager of the YearRobert L. Milliken, Underground Ser-vices, Inc.

Government Service AwardMark Gale, Philadelphia International Airport

American Society of Highway Engineers, Delaware Valley Section

2011 Project of the Year (Under $10 million) Upper Black Eddy-Milford Toll Support-ed Bridge Rehabilitation; Bucks County, PA& Hunterdon County, NJ

Delaware River Toll Bridge Commission (owner); Erdman Anthony (designer); Road Con (contractor); Johnson, Mirmi-ran and Thompson (inspector)

2011 Project of the Year ($10 million and over) Gustine Lake Interchange Reconstruc-tion; Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania Department of Transpor-tation, District 6-0 (owner); Michael Baker, Jr. Inc. (designer); Buckley and Company (contractor); Urban Engineers, Inc. (inspector)

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Philadelphia Section

Alan L. Kirsch Outstanding Student Member Award Clifford Kaelin, Rowan University

Benjamin Franklin Key Award Dr. Peter Lelkes, Temple University

Chapter of the Year Power and Energy/Industry Applications

Delaware Valley Electrical Engineer of the YearCelia Holmes, Lockheed Martin Air Force Strategic Programs

Past Chairperson Award Emilio M. Salgueiro, Unisys Corporation

Philadelphia Section Member Award Robert L. Johnston

Delaware Valley Young Engineers of the Year James H. Sturges, Lockheed Martin Air Force Reentry Systems

Justin Alexander, Maida Engineering, Inc.

Philadelphia Section Corporate In-novation Award Schaevtiz\Fiori Sentient Systems

Section Lifetime Achievement AwardMerrill W. Buckley, Jr.

New FellowsRon F. Chu, PhD

Kostas Daniliois, PhD

Institute of Transportation Engineers, Mid-Atlantic Section

2012 MASITE President’s AwardDavid DiGioia, PE, DiGioia Gray

2012 Project of the YearUS 13 and US 40 Pedestrian Safety Proj-ect, New Castle County, DE

Urban Engineers, Inc.

Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, Delaware County Chapter 2013 Engineer of the YearBrian P. MacEwen, PE, Chester Water Authority

2013 Lifetime Achievement AwardCharles J. Catania, Sr, PE, PLS, Catania Engineering Associates, Inc.

Women’s Transportation Seminar Diversity Award Lillie Claitt, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Employer of the Year Award Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson

Innovative Transportation Solution Award I-95 ITS Design-Build Project, Section ITC, Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania Department of Transpor-tation, District 6-0; Federal Highway Administration; Carr & Duff; Jacobs

Member of the Year

Jennifer Duval, AICP, Jacobs

Philadelphia Award Charles Davies, PE, Pennsylvania De-partment of Transportation, District 6-0

Woman of the Year Suzanne Boda, US Airways

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As part of the annual Delaware Valley Engineers Week celebration, one engineer from the Philadelphia region

is recognized by the engineering and techni-cal societies of the Delaware Valley through the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, to serve as an ambassador and leader for the engineer-ing profession. The highly coveted Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year Award is bestowed upon a colleague who refl ects the qualities and talents that defi ne professional excellence, civic duty, and community stewardship. The Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia is pleased to present the 2013 Engineer of the Year Award to Charles A. Clerecuzio, P.E., CPIP, President, Solutions4CO2 (USA), Inc.

“Tipping Point” Chuck Clerecuzio, a chemical engineer

with more than 26 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, is proud of his work as an engineer and the impact he and his fellow engineers have on the everyday lives of countless people. Clerecuzio has worked with engineers across disciplines and across the world to help bring numerous critical drugs and medical devices to market in a safe and cost-effective manner. He recently proudly saw his work come to fruition fi rst hand when his son received vac-cinations from plants where he and members of his team had completed projects.

As he refl ected on his engineering ac-complishments and looked toward the second half of his career, Clerecuzio evaluated the world that he would leave to future genera-tions, including his young son. He identifi ed two major areas of concern to focus on, both on the job and during his tenure as Engineer of the Year.

His fi rst area of concern is our energy fu-ture and fi nding a sustainable way of living. “We are at a tipping point with our depen-dence on fossil fuels,” says Clerecuzio. “We need to accelerate the development of bio-fuels and alternative forms of energy to add to our current energy portfolio. Addition-ally, we need to focus on the development of bio-based products, based on renewable feedstocks.” Clerecuzio believes scientists and engineers are making great strides and stand at the brink of success on a number of these fronts, that with a few engineering breakthroughs, could cause a paradigm shift in the way we all live.

The second area of concern is the shortage of talented students who are pursuing and studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. “Without a steady fl ow of interested students into these subjects and fi elds, needed breakthroughs,

such as energy solutions, will be delayed or will not occur at all,” says Clerecuzio. “It is imperative that engineers come together across disciplines to introduce engineering to children at an early age, even if it’s as simple as playing with Legos and building blocks.”

Professionally Speaking Clerecuzio is currently President of the

U.S. subsidiary for Solutions4CO2, Inc., a publically traded carbon capture and utiliza-tion company working on the clean capture of CO2 to produce value-added products in-cluding nutraceuticals, chemicals and fuels. In keeping with his initial desire to fi nd a more sustainable lifestyle for future genera-tions, Clerecuzio, in his role at Solutions-4CO2, Inc., is focused on discovering ways to utilize waste streams in the Delaware Valley to reduce energy costs and generate products needed by the community.

Clerecuzio’s career path to his current position at Solutions4C02 was diverse and

varied. He has spent more than 20 years in the engineering and construction industry providing process engineering, technology scale-up, project management and executive management to the biotechnology, phar-maceutical, chemical, biofuels and food industries. Clerecuzio launched his career at a start-up biodiagnostics company where he helped develop a fi nger-stick test for choles-terol. He then moved into validation master planning for Life Sciences, Inc., a Philadel-phia-based engineering company and worked his way up the ranks through various roles at a number of engineering and construction companies.

Clerecuzio worked at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) as a management consultant providing strategic, operations and working capital consulting to biotech, pharma and oil companies. He also served as Vice President, PharmBio & Chemicals for AMEC, a FTSE 100 global engineering company headquar-tered in the UK. Prior to joining Solution-s4C02, he served as Chief Operating Offi cer for a Pennsylvania-based algae biofuels com-pany working to convert clean and polluting CO2 into oils for value-added products for the biofuels, nutritional, consumer products and pharmaceutical markets

Beyond the WorkplaceClerecuzio is a leader in the pharmaceuti-

cal engineering and chemical engineering in-dustry in the Delaware Valley. He has served as president of the Delaware Valley chapters of both the International Society of Pharma-ceutical Engineers (ISPE) and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and was selected as the 2012 Chemical Engineer of the Year by the Delaware Valley Section of AIChE. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Al-gae Biomass Organization and has presented and been published on bioprocess develop-ment, biopharm plant design, downstream processing, the state of the pharmaceutical industry, biofuels, and chemical engineering fundamentals.

Clerecuzio spearheaded and chaired ISPE’s International University Relations Committee to create a needed professional certifi cation credential and supporting college curriculum for the pharmaceutical industry. He worked with industry leaders and universities in the Delaware Valley and internationally to craft a vision for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Professional of the Future (PMPF) and the Certifi ed Pharmaceutical Industry Profes-sional (CPIP) credential. Clerecuzio was a beta tester for the exam and became one of the fi rst six CPIP’s certifi ed globally. He is currently a Commissioner on the Professional Certifi cation Commission overseeing the credential and certifi cation process.

Clerecuzio has a strong passion for work-ing with students and young professionals. For the past 10 years, he has been an adjunct professor in Chemical Engineering at both Rutgers University and Rowan University where he developed and teaches a biopharm design course. He also serves on the Indus-trial Advisory Board for Chemical Engineer-ing at Rutgers, Rowan and the University of Akron.

In addition to holding a B.A. in Zoology and an M.S. in Chemical & Biochemical En-gineering, both from Rutgers University, and an M.B.A. in Finance and Operations from New York University, Clerecuzio is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Chemical Engineering.

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EngineerOf The Year

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PE, CPIP

Engineers Week Committee

The Delaware Valley Engineers Week Committee of the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia sponsors Delaware Valley Engineers Week on behalf of the Engineer-ing and Technical Societies. The events are supported by area corporations, universities, individuals and, participating societies. The committee members are volunteers, several having volunteered their time for many years, supported by Club staff and consul-tants. We thank all the members and their employers for their support of the program.

We are always looking for more people to provide ideas and help plan for the celebra-tion of engineering during Engineers Week. If you are interested in getting involved, or simply want to provide input on next year’s events, email [email protected] or call (215) 985-5701 and indicate your interests and time availability.

ChairRobert M. Wright, PE

Advisory Committee ChairDouglas Kriebel, PE

Awards DirectorAnnMarie Vigilante, PE

Events DirectorChristopher Menna, PE

Fund Development DirectorCasey Moore, PE

Other Planning Committee Members:Erica AntoineKevin Brown, EITAnthony J. Cirillo, PEJames Cokonis, PEDavid DeLizza, PECharles DiCello, PEAngela Fante, PECathy Farrell, PE

Chris Gray, PETimothy Haahs, PE, AIAErnest Hanna, PEAndrew Hartmann, PEDevonne Jackson, PEStephen MaakestadCarol C. Martsolf, PE, LEED APRichard A. Mulford, PEChris Rood, PEEleanor Small, PhDEdward SpencerChris Stanford, PEE. Mitchell Swann, PE LEED APAnn Tomalavage, PELori Wesolek

Award Selections By:Michael ShawJoseph FoglioKelly McGuireMatthew Burns, PEAnthony J. Cirillo, PE

Charles Clerecuzio, PE, CPIPPasquale Dougherty, PE, PLSEric Flicker, PEErnest Hanna, PEAndrew Hartmann, PEDouglas Kriebel, PECarol Martsolf, PEMichael J. McAtee, PERichard A. Mulford, PEJoseph PlattEleanor Small, PhDJoseph Syrnick, PE, PLSRobert M. Wright, PE

And the Engineering and TechnicalSocieties of the Delaware Valley

Support Staff and Consultants Susan Best, PEJocelyn CraigheadChristine ReimertKiera Daly

The Key Leadership of the 2012 Delaware Valley Engineers Week Committee includes:


Delaware Valley Engineers Week Events Include

Friday, February 15Awards Luncheon

DoubleTree Hotel, Philadelphia, PA

2013 Engineers Week in the Delaware Valley kicks off with the Awards Luncheon. The Student Paper Poster Session and Reception will open the Luncheon at 11:00 AM

simultaneously with the start of the social hour and cash bar. Lunch will be served at 12 Noon, followed by the presentation of the various Engineers Week awards.

Tuesday, February 19 Young Engineers Social

Fado Irish Pub, Philadelphia, PA

Calling all young engineers (and those young at heart!) of the Delaware Valley. This event will cite Alan Levy as the 2013 Young Engineer of the Year. The social will pro-

vide a venue for young engineers to network and socialize in an informal setting.

Thursday, February 21Celebration of Engineering ReceptionLatham Hall, Widener University, Chester, PA

The concluding event of Delaware Valley Engineers Week will be the Celebration of Engineering Reception. It is an evening of socializing and honoring this year’s major award recipients. This social/networking event to celebrate engineering will include

cocktails, heavy appetizer stations, and dessert stations. Award recipients will be honored with posters, exhibits and running PowerPoint presentations in the networking area, and Future City Competition Regional winners will display their fi rst place model.

The Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year will provide brief remarks, followed by a brief recognition of the Outstanding Service Award Recipients.

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Initiated in 1990 by the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, the Young Engineer of the Year award is annually awarded to

an outstanding engineer, 35 and under, who has demonstrated leadership and has made contributions to the engineering profession, as well as to charitable, civic and technical organizations. The Engineers’ Club is pleased to present the 2013 Young Engineer of the Year Award to Alan S. Levy, Project Manager at Javan Engineering.

Engineering Over DinnerGrowing up in the small Midwestern town

of Hannibal, Missouri, Alan Levy remembers nightly family dinners listening to his father, Mike Levy, a now-retired Chemical Develop-ment Lab Manager for American Cyanamid (a subsidiary of BASF), discuss his day at work. “From a young age, my dad opened my eyes to the world of chemical engineering,” said Levy. “I was inspired by his work and knew that I wanted to follow in his footsteps. He helped set the direction of my career.”

As Young Engineer of the Year, Levy will be called upon to address his peers on the impor-tance of dedication to the profession. He will work with young people and students who may be interested in a career in engineering and he will educate the public on how engineering affects their everyday lives.

“If we work to de-mystify engineering by putting it into terms and concepts that the general public can understand and appreciate, people will realize just how cool the stuff we do actually is,” notes Levy. “Engineers work toward the betterment of society, more than almost any other profession. With pharmaceu-tical engineering in particular, how many other industries can say their expressed purpose and metric of success is helping billions of people live better and longer lives? Engineers need to promote what we do so we can attract students to this great career and I believe a key to accomplishing this goal is parental involve-ment and support. Speaking from personal experience, early interest can direct the general course of a person’s life and typically develops from parents. The key to getting kids hooked on science and engineering at a young age is doing likewise with their parents.”

In The Field. Levy’s career launched at American Cyana-

mid in Missouri during a process engineering co-op program while he was an undergraduate chemical engineering student at the Mis-souri University of Science and Technology (formerly the University of Missouri’s Rolla

campus). His refusal to accept the answer “because that’s how it’s always been done” and his holistic approach to problem solving led Levy to discover a new way to more effi ciently separate and recover pure solvents.

“Engineers frequently get so invested in solving a problem that they forget to assess the problem itself,” says Levy. This realiza-tion served him well throughout his career, allowing him to take an innovative approach to problem solving.

After graduating and earning his Engineer in Training (E.I.T), Levy accepted a production engineering position at Johnson Matthey, an international specialty chemicals company, and moved to Philadelphia. Levy made catalytic converters and gained experience in trouble-shooting equipment, and keeping lines operat-ing while meeting/optimizing production and safety goals. He also worked on debugging a new facility to make the next generation of catalytic converters.

In 2002, Levy decided to focus on engi-neering design and began his tenure at Javan Engineering (formerly Javan & Walter). Javan is a full-service consulting engineering design fi rm with clients in the industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare and uni-versity markets. Levy, who works in the fi rm’s Fort Washington, Pa. offi ce, began consulting in the pharmaceutical industry by sizing and specifying pressure relief devices for pharma-ceutical applications. Shortly after joining the fi rm, Levy took on a multi-year assignment at Merck in maintenance and reliability engineer-ing and utilities engineering that matured his understanding of the industry.

In 2006, Levy returned to Javan Engineer-ing’s offi ce from Merck and was promoted to Project Manager, the youngest in the compa-ny’s history. Successful completion of smaller projects rapidly led to larger, more challenging, multi-discipline engineering projects. During this time, Levy found his niche in pharmaceuti-cal laboratory renovation projects. To date, Levy has renovated virtually every type of lab in the industry: vivarium, DNA sequencing, process development, cell culture, bioreactor, and more. Levy also changed a library into a global call center, managed a multi-million dollar HVAC modernization for a university, and completed dozens of utility and infrastruc-ture projects.

Most recently, Levy managed the design of a $4.5 million lab project that included renovat-ing 20 labs between four buildings and three departments, and design of a solvent transfer

room, a new emergency generator, a new UPS system, and a new house CO2 system. He also recently managed a $12 million time-sensitive project to replace a rapidly failing steam distribution system at a major pharma-ceutical site, while at the same time managing a $10 million, 75,000-square-foot lab design, renovation and start up.

In addition to being the youngest project manager in Javan’s history, Levy’s rapid growth and project successes won him Ja-van’s ”Employee of the Year” award in 2008, as well as Javan’s “Employee of the Month” twice. He is currently working with McNeil Pharmaceuticals to rebuild its Fort Washing-ton, Pa. facility.

Out Of The Offi ce. Levy earned his Bachelor of Science in

Chemical Engineering from Missouri Uni-versity of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla) in 2000 and his

Masters Certifi cate in Applied Project Manage-ment from Villanova University in 2009. Since then, he has been involved with professional society organizations to help develop his technical skills, network with peers, volunteer within the community and promote the fi eld of engineering.

Since 2004 Levy has been an active member of the International Society of Pharmaceuti-cal Engineering’s Delaware Valley Chapter (ISPE). He served on the membership com-mittee and later led the committee as vice president, developing new formats for mem-bership drives for the 1,300-member society. In 2008, he joined the Board of Directors and later become vice president of the education committee, revamping education events so they were less expensive, more frequent and more tailored toward member’s interests. The new methodology proved to be very success-ful, was submitted to ISPE International as a new best practice and is now being replicated internationally. Levy currently sits on the chapter’s Executive Board as Secretary. Levy also judges the annual ISPE student poster competition and the Future City Philadelphia Regional competition.

Levy is currently spearheading an initiative to advocate a paradigm shift among the local engineering societies. “Many organizations’ demographics overlap, forcing competition over a common membership pool,” says Levy. “Changing to a model of cooperation, cross-promotion, and member-sharing enhances the members’ experience while boosting event attendance.” Levy would like to extend this concept beyond ISPE to create a “super soci-ety” that is benefi cial to all engineers.

In his free time, Levy gives back to the community by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. He considers himself a foodie and enjoys trying different restaurants in the Philadelphia area and experimenting with new recipes. He resides in Souderton, Pa. with his wife and high-school sweetheart, Vanessa, who also works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Past Delaware Valley Young Engineers

of the Year

Initiated in 1990 by the Young Members Forum of the Engineers’ Club of Philadel-phia, the Young Engineer of the Year award is annually bestowed upon an outstanding engineer, under the age of 35, who has demonstrated leadership and has made a contribution to the engineering profession as well as contributions to charitable, civic and technical organizations. We recognize these past recipients of the Delaware Valley Young Engineer of the Year award.

2012 Catherine Golata Farrell, PE

2011 Angela Fante, PE, LEED AP

2010 Michael Witkowski, PE, LEED AP

2009 Joseph A. Platt, Jr., PE

2008 Rajeev K. Arora, PE

2007 Jeremy D. Colello, PE

2007 Keith S. Yamatani, PE

2006 David Thatcher, PE

2005 James P. Markham, PE

2005 Thomas Brady, PE

2004 Michael J. McAtee, PE

2003 Christopher J. Menna, PE

2002 Casey A. Moore, PE

2002 Carol C. Martsolf, PE

2001 Christopher John (CJ) Sabol, PE

2000 John Zarsky, PE

1999 Lucia Chan

1999 Thomas K. Cassidy

1998 Elaine Elbich, PE

1997 Carol M. Reich, PE

1996 Lisa M. Walton, PE

1995 Philip W. Wursta, PE

1994 Sandra Joyce May, PE

1993 James M. Matthews, PE, PhD

1992 Stanley Yuen, PE, PhD

1991 William K. Grauer, PE

1990 K. Jim Jem

1990 Susan L. Best, PE

2013Delaware Valley Young Engineer

Of The YearAlan S. Levy

2012 Young Engineer of the Year,Catherine Golata Farrell and

Engineer of the Year, Tim Haahs.


E-week banners showcase engineering spectrumEngineers know there are many types of engineering specialties. Our banner program, instituted last year, will allow the general public to get a sense of the diversity that can be found in the profession as well.

New banners proclaiming the celebration of Engineers’ Week will be featured on the street light poles on Broad Street near the DoubleTree Hotel (the site of the Awards Luncheon on February 15) during the weeks surrounding this year’s E-Week celebrations.

The banner sponsorship program builds upon the work of the initial program developed by the Philadelphia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which had 10 identical banners. This new program was well received by regional technical societies, with 12 societies taking part in the opportunity to be publicly recognized. The banners feature a consistent design (shown here) and then each banner recognizes one of the sponsoring societies for their participation in the program.

A win-win, the banner sponsorship program highlights our regional technical societies while educating the public about the many facets of the engineering profession.

Special thanks go to Philadelphia Section ASCE past President and Engineers’ Club Board Member Christopher Menna, PE for his leadership of this successful undertaking. If you or your organization would like to participate in the banner sponsorship program next year contact the Engineers’ Club at 215-985-5701 or [email protected].

Change is constant at the Rowan University College of Engineering in Glassboro, N.J.

New initiativesThe College is a critical part of new and

proposed initiatives at Rowan: the 2012 opening of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

in Camden with Cooper University Health Care, the 2012 formation of the School of Biomedi-cal Sciences on the Glassboro campus, the early planning of the College of Health Sciences with Rutgers-Camden in Camden and the impending integration of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford (currently part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey).

For various initiatives, Rowan Engineering professors will help develop programs, teach class-es or collaborate with other professionals on research. Additionally, Rowan Engineering students will benefi t from working on projects with the medical schools and other new programs.

Added Opportunities“These are very exciting times for Rowan Engineering and the entire Rowan community,” said

Dr. Anthony Lowman, the new dean of the College of Engineering. “These opportunities, some made possible by the 2012 New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act, are expanding education opportunities, health care services and economic development in our region. Our students benefi t. Our faculty members benefi t. Our region benefi ts.”

The State Act also awarded Rowan University state research institution status, making Rowan only the second comprehensive public research institution in New Jersey. With that status come added opportunities to develop collaborations with outside organizations and to expand the Uni-versity’s research base.

While the College of Engineering with its ABET-accredited programs is joining Rowan Uni-versity in ushering in the changes that are impacting the campus and the region, some things will remain the same in the COE, hallmarks that have defi ned its programs since its founding in 1996.

Engineering ClinicsChief among those hallmarks is the College’s unique, multidisciplinary eight-semester clinic

sequence that enables the newest freshmen through graduating students to obtain a hands-on engineering education. In those clinic projects, students led by world-class faculty—many inter-nationally known for their teaching and research—complete real-world engineering projects for business, industry, nonprofi t and government clients from the region and well beyond.

While classrooms always are packed with students learning textbook samples of engineering fundamentals, during clinic time on Tuesdays and Thursdays labs are fi lled with students conduct-ing experiments on such topics as solar heating and green pharmaceutical engineering. Profes-sors oversee work done by students, who have access to equipment that some students at other

colleges and universities don’t use until they’re in master’s programs, equipment like an environ-mental chamber for hologram production.

The clinic partnerships are important to students, of course. They enable them to work with and for actual clients as part of teams that mimic what they will experience in entry-level engineering positions. They help them develop research, teamwork, communication and leadership skills in a collaborative environment.

Important to Business and IndustryThose partnerships are important to the clients as well, many who fund the research in Rowan

University’s College of Engineering. Clients are able to tap into fi rst-rate talent for projects they otherwise may not be able to staff, knowing they will get work overseen by a professor, contrib-uted to by some of the best student engineering minds in the region, with deliverables on time and in usable form.

Rowan Engineering runs more than 70 clinic projects each semester, and typically 70 percent are funded externally by organizations that include the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Navy and Environmental Protection Agency. Research activities are performed at both Rowan Hall on campus as well as the South Jersey Technology Park at Rowan University in nearby Mantua Township. In 2011-12, Rowan Engineering and South Jersey Technology Park research grants totaled $1.7 million. The University boasts some unique equip-ment, including the state-of-the-art Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (known as a CAVE®), a virtual reality system that teams have used to conduct studies for such entities as the City of Camden, the U.S. Navy and NASA.

“The changes that Rowan University and Rowan Engineering are undergoing now are impor-tant to the future of our students and of our region,” said Lowman, a long-time educator and inter-nationally recognized researcher. “As essential as they are, however, it’s important to know that they are based on a strong foundation, both in our College and throughout the University. That foundation includes not only a commitment to excellent education and research opportunities for our students but also a commitment to serving our region.”

About the Rowan University College of EngineeringThe Rowan University College of Engineering is a nationally recognized college that offers

bachelor’s degrees in chemical, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, and mechani-cal engineering as well as a master’s program. The College provides a unique eight-semester engineering clinic sequence that exposes students to hands-on engineering endeavors from their fi rst semester through graduation and houses extensive research facilities on Rowan’s Glassboro campus and in the nearby South Jersey Technology Park in Mantua Township. Currently, close to 800 students are enrolled in the College, which graduated its fi rst class in 2000.

For more information, visit www.rowan.edu/engineering or contact Dr. Anthony Lowman at (856) 256-5300.

As it grows, Rowan Engineering continues to partner with regional businesses, organizations


Bentley Systems Proudly Supports Future City

Mentoring the Engineers of Tomorrow

For the past 18 years, Exton, Pa.-based Bentley Systems, the global leader in engineering software for the design,

construction, and operation of water and wastewater systems, roads and bridges, power plants, offshore structures, and other infra-structure, has been actively involved in the National Engineers Week Future City Com-petition. Bentley’s participation helps support its mission of sustaining the infrastructure professions by inspiring students to focus more on the study of math and the sciences. The competition provides a fun and exciting educa-tional program for middle school students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a hands-on application to present their vision of a city of the future.

Bentley hosts the Future City national fi nals each year in Washington, D.C. – sponsoring the teams’ and their families’ travel costs as well as a special full-day outing for them in the D.C. area – and also sponsors the grand prize winner’s trip to U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala-bama. But the com-pany’s involvement in this innovative program doesn’t stop there. A growing number of Bentley colleagues contribute their time and energy serving as engineer mentors to students entered in the Fu-ture City regional competitions across the country – competitions that this year to-taled 36. They share real-life work experiences with middle schoolers to inspire them to take on and excel in the more challenging math and science subjects that are a prerequisite to higher education courses needed to pursue career paths as an engineering professional dedicated to sustaining infrastructure – infra-structure that, in turn, helps sustain our society, environment, and global economy.

Imagining, Designing, and Building the Future

The 2012-2013 Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition, held January 26 at Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall, in Philadel-phia, saw teams mentored by colleagues from Bentley’s headquarters in Exton place second and third out of 40 teams. Dan Koval, Bentley technical support engineer, and Tom Chmiel-enski, Bentley advisory software engineer, have mentored for two years and four years, respectively. Koval’s team of eighth grade students from Lionville Middle School placed second, while Chmielenski’s team of eighth grade students from Downingtown Middle School placed third. This year’s Philadelphia region winner is Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School in Willow Grove, whose team included, in addition to the students, teacher Jane Ring and mentor Thomas Gennaro.

Making Stormwater Management Fun!

The 2012-2013 Future City Competition theme is ‘Stormwater Management.’ Students designed a working, livable city 150 years into the future taking into account what would comprise a sustainable city, including police

and fi re protection, parks and recreation, en-ergy sources such as wind and solar, and con-struction materials like permeable pavement. Each team prepared a fi ve-part presentation that included a virtual city using SimCity 4 Deluxe software, a 1,000-word essay describ-ing what challenges they faced, a 500-word narrative about the city, a 2 foot by 4 foot scale model of their city built with recyclable mate-rials, and a seven-minute presentation. All the school teams competed in preliminary judging, with the winner chosen from six fi nalists.

Koval’s team comprising 22 students, led by teacher Guy Raines, designed and built the city of Avisa, while Chmielenski’s team of 27 students led by teacher Carla Plumchock, designed and built the city of Terra Magnus. Koval and Chmielenski met with students once a week from September to January, encourag-ing them to think about what a city would need to sustain itself a century and a half into the future. Students brought their ideas together to develop a vibrant, livable, and working city.

“Participating in the Future City Regional Competition is one of the most rewarding

things I get to do,” Koval said. “I see independent thinking, collabo-ration, and a real team environment. I would place the team development that happens in this course above that of any sports team. The camarade-rie is incredible. Although only three students can participate in the presentation to the

judges, the other students never feel left out.”

Koval added, “I became involved with the program because I really love helping out the next generation of kids. I know what some kids go through, and I can’t imagine being a teenager today.”

Chmielenski came to the program because he wanted to give back to the community. “When I fi rst began in the program, I started with Octorara Middle School. It was the vi-sion of Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley to encourage colleagues to become involved in student mentorship. When Lionville and Downingtown joined the program, two schools near our headquarters in Exton, I started men-toring students at Downingtown.”

“The atmosphere is chaotic in the begin-ning,” Chmielenski continued, “but the students learn to work as a team. I get them to start thinking about a city of the future; what it will need and how to put the ideas they come up with into the scale model. It’s very reward-ing. These kids come up with some amazing thoughts.”

For placing second and third respectively, Koval’s and Chmielenski’s teams earned a medal for each student and a commemorative plaque for display at their schools.

Koval and Chmielenski are just two of a number of Bentley colleagues who regularly volunteer as mentors in the regional programs. And a large contingent from Bentley will be on hand at the national fi nals later this month to not only lend a helping hand but also to enjoy this inspiring event that highlights the tremendous potential of our younger genera-tion of future infrastructure professionals.

The Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition is an educa-tional outreach program of National

Engineers Week. This year’s regional competition was held on January 26, 2013 at the Steel Workers Union Hall in Philadelphia and featured teams of 6th, 7th& 8th graders from 39 middle schools located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Philadelphia is one of 36 re-gional programs conducted throughout the country with the goal to introduce middle school students to the engineering profes-sion. Students form teams and work with a teacher and an engineer mentor from September to January to: design and lay out a city of the future using Sim4 com-puter software; build a table-top model using recycled materials that illustrates one section of the city; write an essay on a specifi c topic related to their city; and

present their model and city to a team of judges in a day-long competition in late January. The winner of the competition goes on to compete at the Annual Future City National Finals in Washington, DC during Engineers Week. The National Finals grand prize is a trip to Space Camp in Alabama, provided by National Finals host Bentley Systems, Inc.

For more information on the Philadel-phia Regional Future City Competition go to www.futurecityphilly.org.

In addition to the Future City Competi-tion, there are many other opportunities for students in grades K-12 in the Delaware Valley to explore the exciting world of engineering. For more information visit the new Discover Engineering in Greater Philadelphia website at www.Discov-erEngPhila.org.

Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition

The winners of this year’s Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition hail from Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School in Willow Grove, PA. Students Kelly Anne Ryan, Harry Scanlon, and Nathaniel Klein are shown here with their mentor, Thomas Gennaro, their teacher, Jane Ring, and their model of their city of the future, Naibhora.


1953 Nevin E. Funk, PE

1954 Walter A. Kruger, Jr.

1955 Harry A. Kuljian

1956 Francis S. Friel, PE

1957 Lester M. Goldsmith, PE

1958 Kilshaw M. Irwin

1959 Samuel S. Baxter, PE

1960 Hilliard W. Page

1961 I. Melville Stein

1962 James M. Harlow, PE

1963 Leroy A. Brothers, PhD

1964 Henry M. Chance, II, PE

1965 Leo Steg, PE

1966 Carl C. Chambers, PE, PhD

1967 Frank N. Piasecki, PE

1968 Nathan Cohn, PE

1969 Allen F. Clark, Jr., PE

1970 William H. Haggerty, PhD

1971 Samuel T. Hudson, PE

1972 James L. Everett III, PE

1973 Louis T. Klauder, PE

1974 Lewis A. Caccese, PE

1975 John L. Rumpf, PE, PhD

1977 John Lotz, PE

1978 H. Robert Sharbaugh

1979 Vincent S. Boyer, PE

1980 W. Spencer Bloor, PE

1981 Robert M. Koerner, PE, PhD

1982 Walter F. Spiegel, PE

1983 August D. Pistilli, PE

1984 Joseph Bordogna, PhD

1985 C. R. Pennoni, PE

1986 John S. Kemper, PE

1987 Richard E. Woodring, PE, PhD

1988 Gunnar E. Sarsten, PE

1989 Gerald E. Speitel, PE

1990 E. Ross Forman, PE

1991 Mark Z. Hanlon, PE

1992 Joseph V. Mullin, PE, PhD

1993 Stephen B. Lester, PE

1994 John E. Kampmeyer, PE

1995 Harry M. Perks, PE

1996 Edward E. Gilvey, PE

1997 Joseph R. Syrnick, PE, PLS

1998 Thomas G. McWilliams, Jr, PhD

1999 Lawrence M. Moy, PE

2000 Bruce A. Eisenstein, PE, PhD

2001 Pasquale A. Dougherty, PE, PLS

2002 Edward M. D’Alba, PE

2003 Robert M. Rodgers, PE

2004 Matthew J. Burns, PE

2005 Donald D. Dalessandro

2006 Eric L. Flicker, PE

2007 Joseph J. Viscuso, PE, PLS

2008 Dianne Dorland, PE, PhD

2009 David D. Lowdermilk, PE

2010 Selçuk Güçeri, PhD

2011 Douglas W. Kriebel, PE

2012 Timothy Hyungrock Haas, PE, AIA

Past Delaware Valley Engineers of the YearThe Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year award was initiated

in 1953 by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE). Within a few years, the other regional chapters of PSPE joined the Philadelphia Chapter in this selection and in the celebration of Engineers Week. Since the early 1970’s, the other regional engineering and technical societies have been part of both the selection of the EOY and the celebration.

The Delaware Valley EOY award is bestowed upon a colleague who refl ects the qualities and talents that defi ne professional excellence, civic duty and community stewardship. The following is a listing of the distinguished individuals who have been so recognized.

Outstanding Service Award

Initiated in 2003, the Outstanding Service to the Community Award recognizes an engineer who has,

over the course of his or her career, provided professional and personal service, above and beyond the call of duty, to the Delaware Valley community. The Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia is pleased to present the 2013 Outstanding Service to the Community Award to Michael Venuto, P.E., P.L.S, Chief Engineer, Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA).

Venuto, a dedicated public service employee at the Delaware River Port

Authority for more than 12 years, works to keep PATCO and the four bridges spanning the Delaware River (Betsy Ross Bridge, Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Commodore Barry Bridge and Walt Whitman Bridge) safe, secure and serviceable for the approximately 98 million people who travel across them annually.

Venuto joined the DRPA in 2000 as a Senior Engineer. He later rose to Manager of Port Projects, followed by Manager of Planning and Design, Acting Director of the Port of Philadelphia and Camden, and he now currently serves as Chief Engineer. As Chief Engineer, Venuto oversees the approximately $1 billion fi ve-year capital program ensur-ing that DRPA and PATCO’s infrastructure assets are maintained. He and his dedicated team manage the design and construction phases of maintenance and capital improvement projects, including the $140 million re-decking project currently ongoing at the Walt Whitman Bridge to replace the suspended span of the bridge deck with a more lightweight concrete deck.

During his tenure at the DRPA, Venuto has managed the design and construction for a number of capital projects, overseen operational, administrative, and budgetary functions for the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal and the Riverlink Ferry System, and he plays a key role in

the preparation of the Authority’s annual capital budget. Venuto also assists in DRPA’s Six Sigma/Lean Government process improvement initiative, volunteering to lead team building exercises for more than 100 employees who are working to fi nd ways to reduce costs, improve quality and implement operational effi ciencies.

Venuto began his career as a Construction Engineer at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. where he managed projects worldwide and learned engineering principles that became the basis of his career. He later joined A.C. Schultes, a water and wastewater construction services company before landing at DRPA.

This spring, Venuto will be an instructor at Gloucester County Col-lege, teaching a series of leadership development courses to adults, including Leadership 101, Dynamic Decision Making, Time Manage-ment and Effective Coaching Skills. He enjoys making technical pre-sentations to industry societies and he is a member of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia.

In addition to being a dedicated professional, Venuto spends time serving his community. He is a Junior Achievement volunteer in his hometown of Washington Township, N.J., teaching young people real-world skills, fostering work-readiness, entrepreneurship and fi nancial literacy. For the past 12 years, he has participated in various school career days, inspiring youth to consider careers in engineering, and for the past eight years, he has been a youth sports volunteer, focusing on good sportsmanship and skill development.

Venuto holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University, an MBA from Lehigh University and a Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering Technology from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the State of New Jersey. He resides in Washington Township, N.J. with his wife and two children.

Venuto believes he has been fortunate in his career and community to be around a positive team with shared values, commitment and dedication. He credits this award to his family, friends and coworkers, who have coached, advised and supported him.

About this supplement...This Engineers Week Supplement to the Philadelphia Business Journal has been prepared by the Delaware Valley Engineers Week Committee (DVEWC) of the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia. The Committee has succeeded the formerly-independent Delaware Valley Engineers Week Council. The Club, through DVEWC, is pleased to continue this tradition on behalf of the affi liated technical and engineering societies and supported by those organizations that have advertised in the supplement.

The Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia was founded in 1877. As part of several initiatives, the Club is working to re-establish the strong connection with affi liated technical and engineering societies that had existed in the past. By organizing and delivering Engineers Week, the Club is working toward this goal by strengthening its resources and allowing Engineers Week organizers to plan strategically for improved celebrations and greater visibility.

The Engineers’ Club offers individual, student, and corporate memberships to further the goals of coalescing the engineering community in the Delaware Valley, working with affi liated engineering and technical societies, and student outreach. The Club has recently re-vitalized the Philadelphia Engineering Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, as the charitable arm of the Club to support its student outreach efforts.

Check the Club’s website at www.engrclub.org or call the Club offi ce at 215-985-5701 for more information.

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INNOVATION STARTS HERE

The Rowan University College of Engineering prides itself

on innovation, exhibited in, by and through:

• Nationally recognized programs

• World-class faculty

• Students who excel in the classroom, the lab and the field

• Cutting-edge research conducted on campus and at

the South Jersey Technology Park.

Rowan Engineering collaborates with dozens of

organizations—small and large businesses, government

offices and nonprofit groups—every semester on engineering

clinic projects. Thanks to those clinic projects, partners

expand their workforce—and gain insight from top-rate

talent—using student-and-professor teams.

The results: Students enjoy real-world work experiences that

better prepare them for their careers, and engineering clinic

partners gain assistance to support initiatives they might not

otherwise be able to address.

To learn more about opportunities with Rowan Engineering, visit

rowan.edu/engineering or contact Dr. Anthony Lowman, dean, at 856-256-5300.


Children of Today Sustaining the Infrastructure of Tomorrow...…with the support of National Engineers Week Future City Competition and Bentley Systems.

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