Doctoral Engineering student Stephen Gordon of Keithville and Building Engineering Technologies senior Emily Nolasco of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, earned Michael E. Argent scholarships for their function in trenchless technologies.
Gordon functions at Louisiana Tech’s Trenchless Technologies Center (TTC) at the Sophisticated Supplies Analysis Lab, exactly where he researches speedy curing tactics of fly ash-primarily based geopolymers for 3D printing applications. He is a member of Louisiana Tech’s Linked Common Contractors/ North American Society for Trenchless Technologies (AGC/NASTT) student chapter and has earned quite a few awards for his investigation, such as the 2022 Trenchless Analysis Competitors award for a novel method to generate pipes for underground building from low-carbon emission geopolymer supplies.
Nolasco was the President of the AGC/NASTT more than the final year and led many initiatives, such as a fundraiser that assists the organization present Christmases for regional households. She has attended numerous investigation and business conferences on behalf of Louisiana Tech. She has completed internships with Gilchrist Building Business, LLC, and Sustainable Design and style Options, LLC, exactly where she gained expertise in wastewater and heavy civil engineering sectors.
“It is gratifying that NASTT, an organization of functioning experts and academic researchers, finds worth in the function I am performing and has offered me with the chance to represent my college and afford me the indicates to continue my research and investigation,” Gordon stated of the award. “I am quite grateful to my mentor and faculty advisor Dr. Shaurav Alam [SWEPCO Endowed Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Technology and Associate Director of Research at the TTC], for his guidance in my research as nicely as his encouragement to apply for this scholarship. I am thankful to Dr. John Matthews [Director of the TTC], Dr. Collin Wick [Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research for the College of Engineering and Science], and Dr. Leland Weiss [Director of Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering] for their type assistance.”
“Being president of the NASTT organization opened numerous doors in the trenchless sector of building. I can not be extra grateful to my professors who pushed me throughout my term to much better my education and expand my network,” Nolasco added. “They undoubtedly played a key function in getting granted this scholarship. I want to thank this organization for enabling me to attend a variety of conferences place on by NASTT, which permitted me to dive deeper into my profession. Becoming capable to win the Argent Memorial Scholarship is an honor. Really hard function definitely pays off.”
The North American Society for Trenchless Technologies awards up to 5 Michael E. Argent scholarships to student members of the organization every year. The scholarship is named for a single of the organization’s founding members and an early leader in the trenchless technologies business. It is awarded to students who have the prospective to make transformative contributions to trenchless technologies. Awardees have to submit a 500-word essay on the business and attend the No-Digg conference to qualify.
The students received the scholarships at the No-Dig Show 2023 in Portland, Oregon.