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Female engineering student poses wearing a work vest and holding under her arm a hard hat. She is standing in front of the neon sign that says Giga Texas. She has long black hair.

Among her many experiences at SoE include internships at Tesla’s 10-million-square-foot Gigafactory in Texas and Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, enhancing her skills in project management and leadership. 

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Jordan chose to study civil engineering because the curriculum aligned more with his ambitions in the areas of construction and project management.

Two female students in red hard hats use a flashlight to exam concrete slab in a structural lab.

Climate change poses a potentially devastating threat to the nation’s bridges, with a PLOS ONE article recently predicting the collapse of one in four US bridges as a result of extreme temperatures by 2050. This summer – Earth’s hottest ever – heat waves blanketed the tri-state area, wreaking havoc on New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, by keeping it stuck in open position on a scorching August day.