The Georgia Tech Student Steel Bridge team recently competed with impressive results in the regional 2008 Carolinas Conference on March 29, hosted by NC A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. This year, Georgia Tech’s team was awarded 1st Place Overall at the regional conference, and was also recognized in the following subcategories: 1st Place in Construction Speed and Economy; 2nd Place in Aesthetics, Stiffness, Efficiency, and Lightness.

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) held its 2008 Student Honors and Awards Ceremony in the atrium of the Klaus Advanced Computing Building on April 8. Assistant Professor Laurie Garrow served as the master of ceremonies, and Associate Professor Marc Stieglitz, head of the CEE Awards Selection Committee, handed out the awards to the deserving students. This year’s ceremony was sponsored by Fluor Corporation, and a reception followed the awards presentation.

U.S. News & World Report, the most widely read college rankings for graduate programs, released its 2009 report card in a special April edition.  Again this year, Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering, and the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) ranked among the nation’s best.