Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) – Graduate Student Chapter at UTA has won the ASCE-SEI Student Chapter of the Year Award 2019 for their exemplary activities and events of 2018. Dr. Yazdani is the Founding Adviser of the chapter. SEI is the Structural Engineering arm of American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE), which is the largest Civil Engineering society in the country. This national award was handed over in the Structural Congress conference held in Florida, Orlando in April 2019.
Mr. U M Towfiqul Quadir, the President of the chapter in 2018 and also presently an active member, was nominated to participate in the ceremony as the representative of the chapter to receive this prestigious award. The ASCE-SEI Student Chapter of the year award is a national recognition awarded among all the student chapters around the whole United States. Through this award, UT Arlington was able to make its place on the map as a University with an active and extra ordinary student community.