USF Student Chapter
Meetings
10/10/01, Charlotte Maddox, Stormwater BMPs
11/07/01, Dr. Thomas Eason, Co-Oping Experiences
1/23/02, Dr. John Wolan, Future Trends in Chemical Engineering
10/10/01, Charlotte Maddox, Stormwater BMPs
At our second public meeting, the president of the Tampa chapter of FES,
Charlotte Maddox, spoke about what she is currently working on as a P.B.S.& J.
product engineer. We were introduced to stormwater BMPs, or Best Management Practices.
She touched on retention systems, dry and wet detention, the critical position of our wetlands,
aluminum injections, and slope stabilization methods as well as the effectiveness of BMPs in
relation to these topics. Charlotte Maddox was the 2001 Young Engineer of the Year.
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11/07/01, Dr. Thomas Eason, Co-Oping Experiences
Dr. Thomas Eason, Ph.D. Mechanical, and Ass. Professor at USF, spoke at our third public meeting about his co-oping experiences. He clearly outlined the obvious do's and don'ts of co-op ing etiquette, citing the importance of work quality as well as work quantity, good on-time attendence, social interaction, and time-management. He also related personal anecdotes, such as the story of how he stood up to one of his bosses who wanted him to do secretarial work. Dr. Eason co-op ed for Gulfstream Aerospace during his undergraduate years at Southern College in Georgia.Go to top of page
1/23/02, Dr. John Wolan, Future Trends in Chemical Engineering
Our last public meeting introduced us to Dr. John Wolan, professor of chemical engineering
here at USF. Dr. Wolan talked about what may well be future trends in chemical engineering:
compound semiconductor materials and photophonics. He also spoke about different substances
and the energy they produce, displaying a bandgap graph and explaining such things as the
lattice constant and the lattice vibration, as well as particularly addressing galinitrate
and silicon carbite. Dr. Wolan is currently conducting research here at USF on SiC.
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