We are excited to share a unique opportunity for students passionate about real-world engineering challenges! The American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) – New Jersey Sections is proud to present the 2nd Annual Student Competition, open to all active associate degrees and Bachelor's degree college students.

This competition offers a chance to engage with real Civil Engineering concepts and demonstrate your innovative thinking and technical abilities.

Competition Highlights:

• Mentorship Support: Work with experienced mentors and subject matter experts to guide your team.
• Real-World Challenge: Analyze an actual Civil Engineering Concept Development Report.
• Proposal Development: Create a Preliminary Engineering Technical Proposal that:
• • Supports or challenges the existing analysis
  • Introduces innovative improvements to the project
• Professional Presentation: Deliver an in-person presentation to industry professionals using visual aids such as presentation boards and/or PowerPoint.

This is a fantastic opportunity to:
✅ Showcase your technical and presentation skills
✅ Compete with peers in a professional setting
✅ Network with industry professionals
✅ Gain hands-on experience of what engineers do in the real world
✅ Resume-building recognition

COMPETITION DOCUMENTS:

FINAL CD Report_Route 9 Tuckahoe to Roosevelt.pdf, appendices located here: CD Report Appendices

TP-002 A Solicitation.pdf

TP-002 B Evaluation Criteria.pdf

TP-002 C Table A.pdf

COMPETITION GUIDELINES:

For the students:

ASHE SNJ-NCNJ Student Competitor Guidelines_2.0.pdf

ASHE SNJ-NCNJ Student Competition Rules_2.0.pdf

For the volunteers:

ASHE SNJ-NCNJ Volunteer Guidelines_2.0_FINAL.pdf

MENTORS:

• ROWAN- Justin DiBiase, Urban Engineers - jldibiase@urbanengineers.com
• TCNJ - Steve Alpert, HNTB- salpert@hntb.com
• MCCC- Derek Franz, Parsons- derek.franz@parsons.com

Subject Matter Experts:

• Traffic/ Safety - Amy Sokalski, McCormick Taylor
• Constructability- Carrie Streahle, Promatech
• Bike/Pedestrian- Frank Seney, Remington and Vernick
• ROW and Utilities- David Nemeth, GFT
• Technical Writing- Billy Voll and Bridget Guinan, French & Parrello Associates 
• Cultural Resources - Richard Grubb, Richard Grubb & Associates
• Environmental - TBD

For more details, please contact Vanessa Rios at: vanessa.rios@collierseng.com

ashesouthernj@gmail.com