Join us as we dissect our newest project team, Sustainable Solutions! On this show, we hear from president Ava Szytel and team lead Aditi Anand about Sustainable's data center development initiatives, A.I. fear-mongering, and why YOU should be a part of Sustainable Solutions.
If you want real-life engineering experience mimicking that of an actual consulting firm, you should seriously check them out.
Check out the links below!
Website: https://asceucdavis.weebly.com/sustainable-solutions.html
Discord: https://discord.gg/ghnAxrvctr
Instagram: @ucdsustainable
Join us as we interview Kimley-Horn's premier professional engineer, Antonio Pantoja! On today's show, we dive into development at a high-level civil consulting firm like KH, dissect the most important skill markers a new aspiring engineer can have, and explore Antonio's on meteoric rise through the ranks.
If you listened to the end, you'd discover a pretty awesome side-quest Antonio is building! Check it out here: @alteregocosplays
**ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS**
We have a civil engineering career fair coming up, hosted by ASCE x Chi Epsilon on October 27-28! No better time to apply Antonio's teachings than to this event. Keep following our discord and weekly newsletter channels to receive the latest updates.
Join us for our FINAL episode of the school year as we host our Environmental Engineering department's own Berkely Anderson! On today's show, we take a quick peek into the life of a PhD student, Berkeley's research and TA experience, and tie it all together with accumulated her wisdom as a long-tenured engineer at Davis.
We've been so stoked to deliver you content all year with some of the coolest engineers around, we hope you've enjoyed listening as much as we have enjoyed producing. We'll be returning to the podcast the second fall quarter begins :)
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Join us as we interview ASCE board member Tian Doong, along with our very own podcast intern Jimmy Lai! On today's episode, we dive into each of our guests' undergraduate careers, uncover their responsibilities as part of our ASCE board, and dissect the role engineers play in modern society. There are many nuggets of wisdom shared throughout the episode, see if you can consume them all!
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Join us as we bring back former ASCE president Freesia Finn, who shares with us all her wisdom she has accrued throughout her young career as a Seattle-based Civil Consultant at KPFF!
On today's show, we dive into her blossoming career and how it took root at Davis, both within and outside of ASCE. We explore the importance workplace communication and approaching unfamiliar workplace situations. Finally, we discuss what the future holds for her career, with loads of advice for all our upcoming-engineer listeners. Throughout our chat, we learn a whole lot of fun tidbits about Freesia you may not have realized about her!
Good luck to all those taking the FE exam, and remember to snag a TI-36X calculator beforehand :)
Join us as we interview our newest professor within the department, Professor Casey de Finnda! On today's show, we dive into his fascinating projects within the Water Nexus lab, and discuss the tech and management trends within wastewater engineering as it currently stands today.
Check out these links!
Happy start to the spring quarter!
We're kicking off with a continuation of our recruiter series with the legendary CDM Smith recruiter, Kira Wuestefeld! Join us as we explore all the most optimal ways to ensure you get your desired job and experiences at a top company like CDM Smith.
Look out for Kira at the next career fair!
Check out these links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kira-wuestefeld-cdm/
https://www.cdmsmith.com/careers
Join us in the CDM Smith office as we interview the highly experienced, impeccably-styled structural engineer, James Taylor! On today’s show, we enter the world of a full-time engineer at a firm some of you may have gotten a taste of, and listen to James detail how to go about taking charge of your career and fulfilling your engineering destiny.
This release marks our first ever video podcast, there was no chance we'd skip out on highlighting James’s incredible fit ;) We hope you’ve enjoyed our winter quarter releases, stay tuned for much more content dropping after spring break!
Good luck with all your finals and the job hunt :)
https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/client-solutions/projects/houston-water-purification-plant-expansion
https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/client-solutions/projects/kalamazoo-river-superfund-site
https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/client-solutions/projects/anaheim-pfas-treatment-plant
Join us as we interview Senior Civil Engineer at Golden State Water company, Mark Insco! On today’s show, we break down all the aspects and appeals of working as an engineer within a public utility, the nuances of career changes and the different career paths one can follow, as well as Mark’s remarkable journey from a UC Davis engineering undergrad to his current role as a senior engineer.
This episode is a certified classic for anyone looking for information regarding the best internship practices and how to set yourself up for success during and after college. Enjoy the show!
Join us as we interview the highly esteemed Dr. Heather Bischel! On this episode, we take a dive into her internationally-traversing research, why it matters, as well as her own inspiring personal backstory on how she became a professor here at UC Davis! This episode is packed full of incredible career advice for any student listeners, we hope you find Dr. Bischel's wisdom as useful as we did!
Pass times are upon us, make sure to register for one of her classes :)
Join us as we interview the the heads of our Environmental Project teams, Emma and Eloise! On this episode, we explore Environmental Project's mission, how the team is structured, and what makes it such a good choice for being your next ASCE project team you're a part of.
Thanks for listening to Let's Get Civil! New episodes drop every two week, stay tuned.
Check out these links below. If you don't, Emma and Eloise will find you and force you to drink their midpac effluent water.
Website: https://ucdenvironmentalproject.weebly.com/
Instagram: @environmentalproject.ucd
Discord: discord.gg/xbJ6ZB4c
Join us as we explore the inner workings of our Construction Management project teams! President Lesley Ramos takes us through the teams' mission, structure, and what drew her towards Construction Management like a greek sailor is drawn to a siren.
Check out these links!
Instagram: cm_at_ucd
Website: https://asceucdavis.weebly.com/construction-management.html
Discord: https://discord.gg/KKCJJdCt2R
Join us for our end-of-year episode as we interview the highly regarded Dr. Colleen Bronner! On this episode, we take a dive into the state of diversity within engineering today, why it matters, as well as some of Dr. Bronner own inspiring personal backstory on how she became a professor here at UC Davis! This episode gets philosophical, and we are here for it.
Thank you so much for listening to Let's Get Civil, 2025 promises to be a year filled with even more exciting interviews!
Join us as we explore the ins and outs of two of our ASCE project teams, Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge! Project team leads Nika Self and Lindsey Hollandsworth take us through how their projects are progressing this year, break down the roles and responsibilities for each, and pitch why you should join their team!
Concrete Canoe
Website: https://concretecanoeatucdavis.weebly.com/
Instagram: @ucd_canoe
Email: ucdconcretecanoe@gmail.com
Steel Bridge
Website: https://asceucdavis.weebly.com/steel-bridge.html
Instagram: @ucdsteelbridge
It's time for the 11th Annual Civil and Environmental Career Fair, hosted by ASCE x Chi Epsilon! Join us as we dive into the career of an esteemed engineer with a background in a swath of different Civil Engineering fields, and find out what track might be for you! Stay tuned through the end to receive invaluable advice on how to prepare yourself for approaching companies at the fair, and how to approach your first engineering internship experience. Good luck to everyone attending, and go get yourself a job!
Ever wondered what your advisors are up to, and how they can help you on your academic conquests? Today we sit down with Civil and Environmental Program Advisor Emma Wong to discuss what's new in the department, the positive impact of advising on students, and what she accomplishes behind the scenes (she does pretty much everything!). Visit the links below to learn more about what our advising can do for you. Enjoy!
Advising Website:
https://cee.engineering.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate-advising
ASCE Instagram: @asce_ucd
What is the American Society of Civil Engineers at UC Davis? Listen to this week’s episode to find out! Explore all the nitty gritty details about ASCE from the UC Davis Chapter President Alexander Hu and Board Secretary Enya Gan, and take a dive into their personal experiences within the club.
Thank you to all of our listeners, and make sure to check out ASCE’s socials to keep up to date with all things Civil!
Website: https://asceucdavis.weebly.com/
Instagram: @asce_ucd
Discord: https://discord.gg/VhZnPzdF
Join Alex and Cassie for their final episode as podcast hosts as they reflect on some of their favorite moments from this year! Additionally, get a sneak preview of next year's podcast as the torch is passed on to the next podcast hosts, Ariba and Adrian! Thank you to all of our loyal listeners to your support over the year and we hope that you will keep listening next year!
Do you want to learn more about ASCE’s intern program? Listen to this week’s episode where we spill some tea with Podcast Intern Ariba Arif and Outreach Intern Rachel Reimer! We talk about what it is like to be an ASCE intern, favorite ASCE memories, and future plans for ASCE.
Thank you to all of our listeners, and make sure to check out ASCE’s socials to keep up to date with all things Civil!
Instagram: @asce_ucd
Discord: https://discord.gg/7cbE9U52
Join us to talk with ITE President Brandon Ng! We discuss their recent competition in Utah, transportation engineering, and why you should consider joining ITE.
Thank you to all of our listeners, and make sure to check out ASCE’s socials to keep up to date with all things Civil!
Instagram: @asce_ucd
Discord: https://discord.gg/uEj8NW7K
Also check out ITE on all their socials!
Instagram: @itedavis
Discord: https://discord.gg/XTjJAGSmtX
For questions about ITE please email transpo.ucdavis@gmail.com