Over the past weekend, the Cecil T. Lobo Student Chapter of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) competed in the Indiana-Kentucky (INKY) Student Symposium. For the second straight year, Rose-Hulman won the overall first place award for the Steel Bridge Competition earning a bid to nationals.

The symposium consists of 14 schools and includes a variety of civil engineering-related competitions including Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge. The Rose-Hulman team competed against six other schools in the competition. In addition to being named the overall winner, the team was also recognized for Lightness (2^nd place), Construction Speed (2^nd place), Construction Economy (2^nd place), and Cost Estimation (1^st place).  

This year’s Steel Bridge team consisted of students David Chan, Lyndsey Barnett, Chris Lynn (captain), Lukas Lambert, and Colby Belzer.