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The San Jose Branch was established in 1956 as a local branch of the San Francisco Section. ASCE members who reside or work in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, or Monterey Counties are automatically established as members of the Branch.
Branch activities kick-off in October at the beginning of each financial year that include monthly lunch meetings in the downtown San Jose area, annual Coastal meeting in Santa Cruz for our members in Santa Cruz and Monterey area, annual Scholarship Essay Contest, and the Officer Induction Ceremony which is usually held in August at a local winery to welcome the new Board of Directors. Recent Branch efforts have led to the revival of Monterey Branch Organizaing Committee aimed at establishing a new Branch serving the civil engineering community in Monterey Bay area.
ASCE members and non-members are welcome to attend any event, which usually features local civil engineering topics or projects. Recent presentations consisted of San Pablo Dam Seismic Upgrade Project in January and Reliability-based Approach to River Restoration in February.
For several years, the Branch has been successful in organizing annual Student Essay Contest with the support of local civil engineering companies and professionals. The students from San Jose State University (SJSU), Santa Clara University (SCU) and Stanford University have enthusiastically participated in this Contest every year. In the past several years, the companies have generously donated over $10,000 for this event which is split up into 15-20 awards. The grand prize winner is invited to present her speech at the Awards Banquet in May, which is held at each school on a rotating basis. The scholarship awards are presented during the Awards Banquet. For more information about the contest or donation, please contact Bill Zehrbach at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Please feel free to contact any of the Branch Board members for information on ASCE and our local Branch. Thanks for visiting our website, hope to see you at the next meeting!!
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