ASCE Metropolitan Section

Chase De Rose, Sr., M.ASCE
Photo: William Taylor

February is here and with it comes National Engineers Week. Held this year from February 18-26, the week offers opportunity for all of us in the industry to celebrate and promote engineering as a profession in schools across the country. There are numerous events taking place over this week and some of them are in schools near you. As your Met Section President, I’d like to encourage all of you to select and participate in at least one of these activities. And if you find that your local school is not holding an event, take it upon yourself to organize one. You'll be showing young people what engineering is about, and how engineers work to make the world a better place. Check out our Met Section website for more information on all the activities or for corporate sponsorships at the Met Section's annual National Engineers Week Kid's Day Event on February 20th, please contact Douglas Castelli at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

It was a true pleasure to be the featured speaker at our regional Future Cities Competition. The National Engineers Week Future City Competition is a program sponsored by the engineering community to promote technological literacy and engineering to middle school students. The Future City Competition fosters an interest in math, science, and engineering through hands-on, real world applications. The competition is open to all public, private, and parochial schools. Middle schools from New York City and Long Island compete in a regional competition. This year's New York City Regional Competition was held at SONY Wonder Technology Museum, in Manhattan on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The winning team advances to Washington, D.C., to compete against teams from across the country in the National Finals of the Future City Competition, a featured event during National Engineers Week. I want to personally thank Karen Armfield for chairing this event for the past 12 years and all the many helpers that make this a huge success.

Nominations are still being taken for the Met Section's 2012 Awards and Recognition Program. These annual local awards are presented to recognize local members for their contributions to the field of civil engineering. The awards are given out at the Annual Dinner Dance and Award Presentation. For more information on how to nominate a project or a person, please contact President-Elect Joe Englot at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Awards include:

In today's business environment, engineers are faced with many ethical dilemmas. How well do you know ASCE's Code of Ethics? On November 9, 2011, Mr. Michael J. Vardaro, LEED AP, of Zetlin & De Chiara LLP presented on "Ethics for Engineers" to the Structures Group.
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Participate in the Engineering Income & Salary Survey

More than 18,000 engineers participate in the annual Engineering Income and Salary Survey, a joint project between ASCE and ASME. Your participation is essential to the survey's continued success because it provides data trends in engineering compensation and ensures that the survey offers the most accurate representation of the profession. The survey only takes a few minutes to complete and you will receive a complimentary report with the current salary information for your professional level in any geographic region.

Jerry DiMaggio Speaks at 37th Martin S. Kapp Memorial Lecture

Mr. Jerry DiMaggio (right) receiving a golden apple from Geotechnical Group Vice Chair Michael Chow at the end of the lecture. Lecture slides were broadcast on large screen TVs.

Mr. DiMaggio delivered the 37th Annual Martin S. Kapp Lecture on "Deep Foundation Advancements in the State of Practice for Surface Transportation Projects" during the Eighth Annual Meet and Greet Dinner at Stout NYC on January 12, 2012.