CEAT Student Organizations

AEI

Chris Maxwell

Provides timely technical information, professional advocacy, continuing education and opportunities to excel in their architectural engineering careers.

Alpha Epsilon

Danielle Bellmer danielle.bellmer@okstate.edu

Honorary organization recognizes outstanding agricultural, food and biological engineering students.

Alpha Omega Epsilon

Megan Henderson megan.henderson@okstate.edu

Professional and social sorority for women in engineering and technical sciences.

Alpha Pi Mu

Recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarly activities related to industrial engineering education and fosters social interaction between students and faculty.

American Indian Science and Engineering Society

Cory Hopcus chopcus@okstate.edu

Recruits and retains Native Americans and Alaskan Natives in engineering, science and other related technology-based disciplines.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Shawn Parsons shawn.m.parsons@okstate.edu

Encourages and facilitates activities of OSU aerospace engineering students and enhances members’ professional development.

American Institute of Architecture Students

Cameron Patterson pcam@okstate.edu

Promotes excellence in architectural education, training and practice, and fosters an appreciation of architecture and related disciplines.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Patrick Williamson patrick.williamson@okstate.edu

Serves OSU students, especially chemical engineers, and provides a place where they can come together outside of class.

American Society for Quality

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Adam McKay ajmckay@okstate.edu

Acquaints students with engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems through networking with industry professionals.

American Society of Civil Engineers

Jacob Hoak jhoak@okstate.edu

Provides a communication link between students of civil engineering and their professional society.

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers

Omer Sarfraz sarfraz@okstate.edu

Promotes the sciences of heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Michael Reed michael.reed10@okstate.edu

Promotes ethics and fellowship among mechanical engineering students.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Technology

Richard Beier rick.beier@okstate.edu

(faculty)

Provides an understanding of the mechanical engineering industry.

American Society of Safety Engineers

Qingsheng Wang qingsheng.wang@okstate.edu

(faculty)

Founded in 1911 as the United Association of Casualty Inspectors in the wake of tragic events.

Architectural Engineering Institute

Bonnie Arnold bonnie.arnold@okstate.edu

Social and professional society aimed at creating a community among architectural engineers on campus and preparing students for their careers.

Architecture Students Teaching Elementary Kids

Suzanna Bilbeisi suzanne.bilbeisi@okstate.edu

(faculty)

Educates elementary children about aspects of architecture and art, strengthens camaraderie among students of the OSU School of Architecture and develops leadership.

CEAT Student Council

John Hiett john.hiett@okstate.edu

Represents students of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology.

Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association

Samyukta Koteeswaran samyukta.koteeswaran@okstate.edu

Promotes the professional development via its programs and its relations with other student groups, specifically the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association.

Chi Epsilon

Lauren Pate lauren.c.pate@okstate.edu

Recognizes scholastic achievement in civil and architectural engineering.

Concrete Canoe

Concretecanoe@okstate.edu

Gives students the opportunity to work independently and develop skills that are sought in the workplace.

Construction Management Society

Eli Herzog eli.herzog@okstate.edu

Promotes the success of students in construction.

Construction Specifications Institute

Elizabeth Williams elizabeth.m.williams@okstate.edu

Promotes the integration of construction, architecture and engineering through extracurricular activities, networking with local practicing professionals and more.

Cowboy Motorsports

Carson Brian carson.brian@okstate.edu

Design competition geared toward providing undergraduate students with experience designing and building a quarter-scale vehicle.

Cowboy Waterworks

Alec Cannon alec.cannon@okstate.edu

Promotes public awareness and education of water quality and water power, develops leadership among its members through participation in branch activities and competes in ASABE environmental design competition.

Engineers Without Borders

Scott Gallaway austin.gallaway@okstate.edu

Works to improve the quality and length of life for others around the world.

Eta Kappa Nu

Joseph Austin joseph.austin@okstate.edu

Nationally recognized honor society promotes scholarship, community and service in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Fire Protection Society

Zachary Willard zachary.willard@okstate.edu

Provides students with opportunities in public service, academic and professional development and social interaction with other students in the Fire Protection and Safety Program.

Firefighter Combat Challenge

Shane Drury

Educates members about the fire service.

Fluid Power Society

Houston Snow, houstbs@okstate.edu

Professional organization for engineers interested in fluid power.

Freedom by Designs Institute For Operations Research and Management Science

Uttara Tipnis uttara.tipnis@okstate.edu

Interdisciplinary branch of math, engineering and science that applies analytical methods to make better decisions.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

George Scheets george.scheets@okstate.edu (faculty)

Educates students and interested parties on aspects of electrical and computer engineering.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Technology

Zachary Langley zachary.langley@okstate.edu

Institute of Industrial Engineers

Connor Mojo connor.mojo@okstate.edu

Professional society that serves the needs of industrial engineers. Student officers lead the OSU IIE chapter, advised by a faculty member from the School of Industrial Engineering.

Mercury Robotics

Nathan Lea nathan.lea@okstate.edu

National Society of Black Engineers

Skylar Little skylar.little@okstate.edu

Assists black engineering, technology and architecture students in their college careers to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who excel academically and succeed professionally.

Omega Chi Epsilon

Josh Cole josh.cole@okstate.edu

Recognizes and promotes high scholarship, original investigation and professional service in chemical engineering.

OSU Automation

Vidhya Venugopal vidhya.venugopal@okstate.edu

Spreads awareness and promote automation and control systems as a discipline at OSU and aims to provide professional understanding to coursework, bridging academics and industry.

Pi Tau Sigma

Alexandra Martin

Fosters high ideals in engineering professions, supports developmental activities, develops leadership and citizenship among members.

Sae Baja

Carson Depew Carsowd@okstate.edu

Provides students with a challenging project that involves planning and manufacturing tasks found during the introduction of a new product to the consumer-industrial market.

SAE Formula Racing

Kristen McKinney kristen.mckinney11@okstate.edu

Automotive design team that designs and manufactures a quarter-scale race car every year and competes against other FSAE teams in several international competitions.

Student Association of Fire Investigators

Alexander Cooper alex.cooper@okstate.edu

Unites public officials, students and private persons engaged in fire investigation and the control of arson.

Society of Fire Protection Engineers

Virginia Charter virginia.charter@okstate.edu (faculty)

Maintains a high ethical standard among its members and fosters fire protection engineering education.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

July Perez

Stimulates and develops minority student interests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; also creates and sponsors events that help students focus on academics, service and community outreach.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, Oklahoma State University

Solomon Sanchez solomon.sanchez@okstate.edu

Aims to produce well-rounded engineers with the ability to apply their skill sets to the oil and gas industry.

Society of Women Engineers

Grace Harrell grace.harrell@okstate.edu

Encourages women to consider science and technology fields, especially engineering, and assists men and women in leadership and professional skills.

Tau Beta Pi

Joshua Sorenson joshua.sorenson@okstate.edu

Honors the best engineers and fosters culture within engineering colleges, forging relationships between engineers.

Tau Sigma Delta

Spencer Wilson spencer.wilson@okstate.edu

Honor society for students who have completed five semesters of the architecture curriculum and are in the top 20 percent of their class entering the School of Architecture.

Theta Tau

James Higgins jim.higgins@okstate.edu

National professional co-ed engineering fraternity develops and maintains a high standard of professional interest among its members, and unites them in fraternal fellowship.

BY BRITTANY BELLI muse

Architecture students create nomadic art studio for museum

Look but don’t touch.

That’s the motto of most museums and art galleries. However, the museLAB exhibit at the OSU Museum of Art allows visitors to (literally) get their hands on a whole new form of interactive architecture.

“I was approached by Carrie Kim, curator of education and public programming at the museum, to create a nomadic and transmuting art-making studio that ingeniously supports the objectives of the museum’s education program,” says Paolo Sanza, registered architect and associate professor of architecture. “The spatial constraints of the museum are such that the education program is void of a dedicated space. The idea, therefore, was to create a structure able to adapt to the constant change in setting as well as able to be easily transported outside of the museum, into the community, so that people of different ages would have a place to interact and create.”

Sanza tasked his third-year architecture students to take on the challenge. Seventeen students in his architectural design studio class were divided into six teams, where they crafted designs of multi-purpose structures.

“The students had to create a structure that was light and transportable, and also had to accommodate different audiences and different activities,” says Sanza. “For example, one structure that both adults and children could interact with both horizontally and vertically in activities such as drawing, sculpting or weaving.”

Once the designs were finished, each team presented their ideas to the museum staff. The staff then voted on a winning design to be constructed and housed semi-permanently inside the museum.

The team of Cameron Roesler, Anna Eastridge and Evelyn Junco de la Puente had the winning design.

“It was different than anything we’ve ever done before, and it gave us a lot of freedom to do whatever we wanted,” says Eastridge.

The students paid utmost attention to details, such as the space for the structure, the needs of their client and the interests of their audiences.

“We spent a lot of time thinking about kids’ activities, unconventional ways to do activities and ways to interact and play with surfaces and architecture in general,” says de la Puente. “We were also trying to keep all of Professor Sanza’s requirements in mind, as well as the museum’s aspirations, and we had to keep it functional.”

The multi-purpose aspect of the project challenged the team to think outside of the box.

“If you think about it, even if it’s extremely functional, it may not be very exciting for a museum to simply provide a table for art-making activities,” says Roesler. “We had to think about how to actually make a structure be more than just a plain table. It was a challenge that drove our design, set it apart and made it unique and exciting for us.”

The museLAB exhibit offers multiple two 38x84-inch frames connected by wood hinges and accommodates either a rotating table or two rotating table supports and a slotted wall. The table can be placed at three different heights to cater to multiple audiences. Each rotating table has two distinctive surfaces dedicated to a particular activity: One face accommodates multiple containers for hands-on creative undertakings, while the other is a Lego surface. The rotation of the table also allows for further transformation; when the table is locked vertically, it becomes a wall surface that promotes new activities.

The students worked with Sanza to bring their design to life. They 3D-printed many of the pieces in the architecture labs, finishing the first full module in early March. The whole process took about six months.

“I learned that attention to detail matters, and it’s the little details that make the whole project better,” says de la Puente. “If you work with the right people, you can accomplish so much.”

While the museLAB exhibit mainly resides at the museum, it also has a nomadic aspect.

“There are plans to lend out the museLAB and its components to different departments at the university, the arts school and other extension programs and activities around the state,” says Sanza. “Because of its nomadic nature, it will find a home where it needs to find a home.”

TWO FRAMES ARE CONNECTED BY WOOD HINGES AND ACCOMMODATE EITHER A ROTATING TABLE OR TWO ROTATING TABLE SUPPORTS AND A SLOTTED WALL.