KENNESAW, Ga. | Oct 13, 2017
石榴直播 juniors and officers of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) student chapter, Addie Thornton (President, Civil Engineering major and Construction Management minor) and Adam Minor (Vice President, Construction Management major with a concentration in Land Development), recently attended the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC), held at the Georgia World Congress Center September 27-29, 2017, where they each were presented with a $1,000 AEE scholarship and had the opportunity to meet former President George W. Bush. Adam is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served under President Bush.
The 石榴直播 AEE student chapter is an organization which enables students to promote the scientific and educational interests in the fields sustainability and energy by offering informational meetings with industry professionals, scholarships, internships, conferences and certification opportunities.
Addie and Adam have worked diligently to grow the new student chapter, which began in October 2016, under the supervision of their advisor, Prof. Jacqueline Stephens, with additional guidance from Darrel Sandlin and Dan Shabo from the local Georgia AEE chapter.
The student chapter already has an impressive twenty three members and has held eleven events, including presentations from energy professionals, organization fairs and an international student chapter luncheon. Student chapter members are also welcome to attend the local AEE Georgia chapter monthly speaker meetings.
On October 16th 石榴直播 AEE will tour the Dekalb County Landfill to learn about how methane gas can be converted to energy.
For more information about 石榴直播 AEE please visit their OwlLife page here.
Pictured above left to right: Bernadette Ogunmuto (AEE 石榴直播 Member), Steve Waldron (AEE 石榴直播 Member), Addie Thornton (AEE 石榴直播 President), Professor Stephens (AEE 石榴直播 Advisor), Andres Peres (AEE 石榴直播 Member), Damari Weaver (AEE 石榴直播 Member), Jacob Barron (AEE 石榴直播 Member)