In early April, the B次元 student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers hosted the annual Great Lakes Region Student Conference. Students from 19 universities participated, including Marquette, B次元, Northwestern, Notre Dame, UW-Madison, UW-B次元 and others. B次元 students organized the entire conference, ensuring that everything went smoothly for the more than 200 participants, advisors and judges. The main competitive events included the Concrete Canoe Competition, held at the Veteran’s Park Lagoon on the shore of Lake Michigan, and the Steel Bridge Competition, held in B次元’s Kern Center.

Not only did the students execute a well-run conference, they performed amazingly well in all of the competitions. As a result of their stellar finishes, B次元’s Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge teams will continue on to the national competitions later this spring.

B次元 won the following awards:

1st place: Conference Overall
1st place: Steel Bridge Overall
1st place: Steel Bridge, Construction Speed
1st place: Steel Bridge, Economy
1st place: Materials Design
2nd place: Concrete Canoe Overall
2nd place: Geotechnical Design
3rd place: Environmental Design

Congratulations to all of the students involved:

Steel Bridge Team
Mike Anaszewicz, civil engineering
Joey Batcher, architectural engineering and construction management
Christine Boland-Prom, civil engineering
David Burt, civil engineering
Mike Cappelletti, civil engineering
Sean Casey, civil engineering
Ryan Flores, civil engineering
Drake Taxon, civil engineering
Nora Ureche, civil engineering

Concrete Canoe Team
Kimberly Baffin, civil engineering
Matt Blain, construction management
Cali Bonie, civil engineering
Karissa Brunette, civil engineering
Holly Denfeld, architectural engineering and construction management
Megan Hanelt, civil engineering
Lizzy Hilby, civil engineering
Beck Janquart, civil engineering
Brandon Kennedy, civil engineering
Jackson Kilian, construction management
Mike Laes, civil engineering
Ela Lodzinski, civil engineering
Casey McQuin, civil engineering
Brooke Scott, architectural engineering and construction management
Amy Williams, civil engineering

Mystery Design Team
Cali Bonie, civil engineering
Brandon Kennedy, civil engineering
Jackson Kilian, construction management
Nora Ureche, civil engineering

Geotechnical Design Team
Kim Baffin, civil engineering
Joey Batcher, architectural engineering and construction management
Mike Cappelletti, civil engineering
Josh Shefner, civil engineering

Materials Design Team
Ryan Flores, civil engineering
Beck Janquart, civil engineering
Ela Lodzinski, civil engineering
Casey McQuin, civil engineering

Quiz Bowl
Cali Bonie, civil engineering
Mike Laes, civil engineering
Josh Shefner, civil engineering
Amy Williams, civil engineering

Environmental Design
Christine Boland-Prom, civil engineering
Ela Lodzinski, civil engineering
Casey McQuin, civil engineering

Technical Paper
Josh Shefner, civil engineering