ASME Student Section at LSC-CyFair
Exciting event: Joint NCAS Mission 3 & ASME Engineering Conference, March 4th - 7th, 2024, Lone Star College-CyFair
Conference Theme: Career Outlook and Preparation
FREE event and open to all LSC students, faculty, and staff members! Participants will receive lunches and chances to win prizes! Click here to access and share the event poster in .pdf format. Click here to join the ASME club Discord server to learn more.
Robotics competition within the conference, click here to sign up! All confirmed participants will receive an International Space Station 2024 Calendar! No prior experience needed! Materials and guidance will be provided.
Winning team of the robotics competition will be treated to a private industry tour to Intuitive Machines and a formal dinner with an industry leader.
FINAL AGENDA for the Joint NCAS Mission 3 & ASME Engineering Conference
Lone Star College-CyFair
March 4th 7th, 2024
Facilitator: LSC-CyFair ASME Club, Advisor: Dr. Yiheng Wang
| Day 1 | Monday | March 4th, 2024 |
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10:00 AM 12:30 PM |
Opening Ceremony | CENT 151-152 |
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12:30 1:30 pm |
Resume Workshop Lunch and Learn: bring your resume or laptop for in-person help! Lunch provided to active participants, while supplies last. | CENT 151-152 |
| 1:45 2:45 pm | Guest speaker session #1: Mr. Paul Lutes P.E., Owner of Lutes Consulting LLC, President of North Houston BEST Robotics Engineer to Succeed: System Engineering, P.E. Licensure, Robotics, and Automation |
CENT 151-152 |
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3:00 3:30 pm |
Robotics competition overview |
TECH 116 |
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3:30 4:30 pm |
Robotics competition team time |
TECH 116 |
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5:00 6:30 pm |
Robotics competition teams dinner with professional mentors |
CENT 151-152 |
| Day 2 | Tuesday | March 5th, 2024 |
| 9:00 am 12:00 pm | Robotics competition team time | TECH 116 |
| 12:00 1:00 pm | Robotics competition team lunch | TECH 116 |
| 1:15 2:15 pm |
Industrial professionals panel discussion (snacks provided) Panelist 1: Mr. Samir Bagri, Fortune 500 Executive and Big 4 Consulting Panelist 2: Mr. Jin T. Mok, Independent Engineering Consultant Panelist 3: Ms. Jenny Kim, P.E., Senior Process Engineer at Bechtel Energy Panelist 4: Mr. Louis Shepard, Staff Production Engineer at W&T Offshore |
CENT 151-152 |
| 2:30 7:00 pm | Robotics competition team time, with dinner | TECH 116 |
| Day 3 | Wednesday | March 6th, 2024 |
| 10:45 11:45 am | Guest speaker session #2: Mr. Jared Oehring, Director of Engineering at FET, Business Founder Tech Startups Explained: Community College Students Path to Entrepreneurship |
CENT 151-152 |
| 12:00 1:00 pm | Lunch and Games: participate to win LSC and ASME prizes! Lunch provided to active participants, while supplies last. | CENT 151-152 |
| 1:15 2:15 pm | Guest speaker session #3: Ms. Aparna Bagri, Founder DATAVINE, Technology and Strategy Consulting Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI): Strategies for Career Success |
CENT 151-152 |
| 2:30 4:00 pm | Robotics competition. Spectators welcome! Snacks provided! | CENT 151-152 |
| 4:00 5:00 pm | Competition award and conference closing ceremony | CENT 151-152 |
| Day 4 | Thursday | March 7th, 2024 |
| 3:00 4:00 pm (1:00 6:00 pm including travel time) |
For NCAS students and competition winners: touring Intuitive Machines at Houston Spaceport, builder of the first commercial lunar lander. Note: the tour to Intuitive Machines is limited to US citizens only. The non-US-citizen competition winners will be offered an alternative tour/prize. |
13150 Space Center Blvd, Houston, TX 77059 |
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6:30 8:30 pm |
For NCAS students and competition winners: dinner with industry leader, Dr. Jim Kaculi, P.E., Senior Technical Advisor at Chevron, Chair of ASME Petroleum Division Executive Committee | TBA |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers student club is recruiting new members, as well as new officers for the 2024-25 academic year!
Click here to join the Discord server to learn more!
Officer Positions:
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Outreach Representative
- Event Manager
Club Activity: Offshore Technology Conference 2023
A group of club members, together with club advisor, attended the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in NRG Center on May 2nd, 2023. The Houston OTC event is the largest oil and gas sector trade show in the world. The students attended technical presentations, visited some of the one thousand vendors in the exhibit hall, and got a chance to meet with the President of ASME (the national organization), Karen Ohland, and members of the ASME Petroleum Division Executive Committee, chaired by Jim Kaculi.
Club members met with ASME (national organization) President at Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2023. Pictured from left: Jason Molina, Cesar Flores, Julian Noyola, Armando Avila, Marina Mekhaeil, Karen Ohland (ASME President), Yiheng Wang (club advisor), Dagoberto Rivera Grande, and Jadon Martinez.
Club Constitution
Mission
The mission of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Section is to promote interest, understanding, and knowledge of the engineering field in our community. This student section will provide members with opportunities for academic advancement, professional development, networking, engagement with professionals, community outreach, and participating in state and national competitions.
Purpose of the Organization
The purposes of ASME-LSCC include:
- The ASME-LSCC shall connect members to local ASME professional sections and the official ASME organization to access resources and activities offered by these organizations.
- The ASME-LSCC shall promote interest, understanding, and knowledge of the engineering field.
- The ASME-LSCC shall provide its members with opportunities for academic and professional advancements, such as peer tutoring activities, social and networking events, guest speaker events, training workshops, and university and company tours.
- The ASME-LSCC shall promote experiential learning by actively engaging members in local, state, and national competitions.
