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The Runway Safety team has been finishing up their

The Runway Safety team has been finishing up their prototype for a new system for airports to report runway conditions to pilots. Their designs feature weather symbology, text, and audio readout options🛬

Member of the Week: Bekah Helman

Bekah is from L’Anse, MI, and is majoring in Engineering Management. She is also the Digital Relations Chair for BWE. She is a part of the Runway Incursions team that is working on a grant to implement a nonstandard runway marking which includes surveying aviation professionals about runway incursions. “The Enterprise Program has really stretched my scope of Civil Engineering. Working on the Next Step grant has taught me valuable skills that I wouldn’t have gotten in a classroom, and they’re applicable to a career in the future. My team has been amazing to work with.”

The Make it Rain team is participating in the EPA

The Make it Rain team is participating in the EPA Rainworks Challenge. The team has been working on green infrastructure to add to Houghton High School‘s campus to manage storm water and snowmelt. Their design includes a retention pond, bioswales, and planters. Their research has ranged from green infrastructure design, cost/funding, plant research, and more. Not only will it have these features, but the design will also contain an educational aspect for students.🌱

Member of the Week: Skylar Callis Skylar is from

Member of the Week: Skylar Callis

Skylar is from Chicago (Joliet, IL) and is majoring in Civil Engineering & Applied Mathematics. Skylar is the secretary of BWE, keeping the enterprise organized and running smoothly, since the founding. Skylar is a part of the Runway Intersection Marking Team, working to further survey aviation professionals about how to decrease runway incursions as a part of the Next Steps Grant. Additionally, Skylar continues to work with the ACRP Runway Safety Team, working on improving the conditions reporting system currently in place (RCAM).

“I love how the enterprise program has given me confidence in my abilities. Working on this scale of research is not something I thought was achievable as an undergraduate before I joined Enterprise.”

Our seniors have been working hard on their senior

Our seniors have been working hard on their senior design projects and are beginning to wrap up their reports with the end of the semester approaching.

The first image is a system for water reuse at Central Wisconsin Airport designed by Clinton Ottman.
The second imagine is a proposed redesign for a problematic taxiway for Dubuque Regional Airport designed by Kaitlyn Wehner.

Join us tomorrow virtually to learn more about BWE

Join us tomorrow virtually to learn more about BWE and how to register for the fall semester!

Some of BWE’s members worked with a flight simul

Some of BWE’s members worked with a flight simulator to test their design that won in last year’s ACRP Design Competition and was selected for the Next Steps Grant.

Kaitlyn Wehner is from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and

Kaitlyn Wehner is from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and is majoring in Civil Engineering. She is also the president of BWE. She is on the Runway Incursions team where they are moving forward with the Nexts Steps Grant to implement their runway marking at an airport. Along with that project, Kaitlyn is working on her senior capstone project where she’s developing a program to gather information about runway safety issues at airports. She says, “The enterprise program has given me an opportunity to do projects in what I am interested in (I am very passionate about aviation)! I specifically like being apart of BWE because of the family atmosphere among members. I am excited to apply all of the skills I learned in BWE to my career!”

BWE will be located in Fisher 125 from 6-6:45 tomo

BWE will be located in Fisher 125 from 6-6:45 tomorrow (3/2) for Enterprise Day. Enterprise Day will be a similar format as last semester to follow social distancing guidelines. There is a Zoom option as well from 6-8. The link is in our bio. Hope to see you there😄

Member of the Week: Sydney Wittla-Sprague Sydney

Member of the Week: Sydney Wittla-Sprague

Sydney is from Bessemer, MI and her major is Civil Engineering. Sydney is on the H2Woah team which is a part of the EPA Rainworks challenge. She is also the team lead for H2whoa. They are currently working to mitigate flooding on campus near the Administration Building. She says, "I like how it feels like you're actually working on something useful instead of just doing a homework problem. It can be scary but also fulfilling to feel like you're making useful changes. I like how the teams and enterprise as a whole seem close. We all respect and trust each other's input to our projects. It's nice to know if you need a second opinion that you can get it from anyone in the group."

Mark your calendar for our upcoming events!🗓Mor

Mark your calendar for our upcoming events!🗓More details will come closer to the events.

Lucy Toppen is from Grand Haven, MI, and is majori

Lucy Toppen is from Grand Haven, MI, and is majoring in Environmental Engineering. Lucy is BWE's first member acting as a liaison between BWE and EWB (Engineers With Borders). She is working on a Engineers Without Borders project, and weaving it in with BWE to help members of EWB be able to get enterprise credit for the work they are doing. "I love the freedom it offers to explore what you are passionate about in academia. There is such a solid support system between teammates and advisors." If you have any questions about how to be a part of EWB while getting credit for being in BWE, please reach out to bwe@mtu.edu.

Have a question about BWE? Stop by DOW 857 during

Have a question about BWE? Stop by DOW 857 during our office hours!

Taking a minute to recognize our advisor, Dr. Mors

Taking a minute to recognize our advisor, Dr. Morse.

Dr. Morse is the Department Chair for Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor for Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Faculty Advisor for Built World Enterprise. Although BWE is primarily student led, she oversees all the work that goes on in BWE, and provides feedback and direction on projects.

Thank you, Dr. Morse, for the time and dedication you put into your students!

The BWE "Make it Rain" team is a part of the EPA C

The BWE "Make it Rain" team is a part of the EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge. They are working on designing green infrastructure, such as bioswales, to mitigate stormwater runoff from a parking lot at a local school and introduce native pollinator plants!

Member of the Week: Mary Ollis Mary is from Steve

Member of the Week: Mary Ollis
Mary is from Stevensville, MI, and is an undergraduate studying civil engineering. Mary is a part of the Operations and Maintenance team. They are working towards a solution to mitigate wildlife at airports. She says "I like being a part of the Enterprise Program at Michigan Tech because it allows me to reach out and learn from people in the industry.”

Be on the lookout for upcoming events this semeste

Be on the lookout for upcoming events this semester - virtual & in-person options will be available!

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Member of the Week: Clinton Ottman Clinton is fro

Member of the Week: Clinton Ottman

Clinton is from Berlin, WI, and his major is Environmental Engineering with a minor in Law and Society. Clinton a 4th year undergrad and will be graduating with my bachelor's degree in the Spring. He's also the ESAB liaison for BWE. He's working on the EPA Rainworks Challenge this year. His team is looking at how they can mitigate the effects of stormwater on MTU's campus by implementing green infrastructure in certain areas. He says "I really like the different relationships and connections you can make with people on and off campus through participating in Enterprise. I like that I was able to make friendships in my own Enterprise and then realize that some of those people are in the same classes as me. I was able to meet people I probably would not have otherwise. Enterprise is also what you make of it and that is another thing that is great about this program. What comes out from participating in Enterprise is your own work and that is something to be proud of."

BWE H2Whoa Team: Lindsey, Clinton, Sydney, & Amand

BWE H2Whoa Team: Lindsey, Clinton, Sydney, & Amanda.

The H2Whoa team is a part of the EPA Rainworks Challenge. They are looking at how they can mitigate the effects of stormwater on MTU's campus by implementing green infrastructure. They have focused their efforts towards the area around the Administration Building. This area is susceptible to flooding as seen during heavy rainfall and the 2018 Father's Day Flood.

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