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Feraidon Ataie, Ph.D. has recently been named Associate Professor. Dr. Ataie received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Kobul University in Afghanistan and later earned his Master of Science and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Kansas State University. At Kansas State, Dr. Ataie continued his research on concrete materials as a post-doctoral
Numerous Chico CIM Patrons, National Steering Committee members, CIM students, staff and alumni were in attendance on Oct. 9 as we celebrated the official grand opening of our new concrete and materials laboratory in Langdon Engineering Center, Room 120. The lab renovation was made possible with a $700,000 gift from CIM Patrons and a $350,000
On Friday, Nov. 2, Chico State’s CIM program held a gifting ceremony in the labs at Langdon Hall on the university’s campus. Douglas Guerrero, the president for CIM Chico State’s Patron’s program, presented a check for $300,000 to complete the new concrete and structural lab, a newly acquired space. The donation was a combination of
For the third consecutive year, the Chancellor’s Board of Trustees’ William Randolph Hearst Scholarship has been awarded to a Chico State student from the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management (ECC). Malyssa Gunderson (Construction Management class of 2018) received the award in 2017 and Claudia Martinez Pureco (Concrete Industry Management class of 2018)
A substantial gift is helping to pave the way for improvements to begin inside California State University, Chico’s College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management (ECC) buildings. Last month, Chico Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Patrons founder and chair Doug Guerrero, presented University leaders with a donation of $400,000. The gift includes $200,000 in funds
We are pleased to announce that on Sunday, May 21, Doug Guerrero was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) during the commencement ceremony at CSU Chico on Sunday, May 21. This degree recognizes Guerrero’s extraordinary dedication and service to the CIM program and its students, as well as his leadership on the University
Nineteen California State University, Chico students with major achievements in the classroom and in the community were honored at the 35th annual Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Award reception on Nov. 7. The award, one of the largest and most prestigious at CSU, Chico, celebrates scholarship, extracurricular activities and outstanding academic and professional accomplishments. Awards
CIM Junior, Claudia Martinez, was awarded the CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. She was the only Chico State student and one of 23 CSU system students to receive this award. Claudia also received the Dean’s Excellence Scholarship from the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management. In addition to this, she was also
Recent alumna Jaymi Hills (’15), center, who works as a sales representative for BASF Corporation, advises current students at the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) annual networking event Sept. 24. Through even the toughest economic times, Chico State’s Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program has maintained a 100 percent job-placement rate for its graduates since it was
Dr. Tanya Komas, Director and Professor at the CIM program at California State University, will be giving a presentation titled “Concrete Evaluation, Preservation, and Repair at Two Important Historic Sites: Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco” at the ACI Fall Convention in Washington, D.C. This lunch is free to students who register