About the NCSU Student Chapter of the
Air & Waste Management Association
The Student Chapter is affiliated with the International
AWMA and the RTP Chapter of AWMA.
International AWMA
organization
- Over
9,000 members in 65 countries
- Annual
Meeting in late June of each year, includes student poster competition and
other student activities
- Scholarship
- Journal
of the Air & Waste Management Association – latest research
- EM
Magazine – latest news
- Networking
and job opportunities
Research Triangle
Chapter of AWMA
- One of
the most active AWMA chapters worldwide
- Speaker
series at RTP locations
- Financial
support to NCSU AWMA student chapter
- Contacts
and networking opportunities with professionals in the area, including at
U.S. Environmental
Protection
Agency, consulting firms, state government agencies, non-profit organizations,
and other universities.
NCSU AWMA Student
Chapter
- Seminars
and speakers on topics ranging from career opportunities to the latest
research in leading areas
- Special
events – e.g., WREE Spring Symposium held in late April each year
- Service
activities – e.g., adopt-a-highway, Carnivore Preservation Trust, stream
cleanup.
- Networking
opportunities – here on campus, as well as with RTP-AWMA and the
international AWMA
- Your
initiatives! (e.g., mentoring
programs)
NCSU AWMA Student Chapter membership is open to all students
at NCSU who have interest in environmental
science and engineering pertaining to problems dealing with
air, water, solid waste, groundwater, and soils, including
both technical and policy aspects.
Students can join the student chapter with or without
joining the International AWMA. Please
come to our next
meeting to learn more about
the chapter and to get involved.