Clubs and Organizations

Student organizations are a very important part of the college experience. They encourage teamwork, leadership, improved organizational skills and creativity, while cultivating professional interests.

AIChE: The Yale student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers sponsors activities focused on the technical interests of its members and professional opportunities for beginning engineers. Members also participate in activities sponsored by the New Haven professional chapter. Membership is open to undergraduates enrolled in any engineering program. The Chair is Bonaire Le '09. Faculty Adviser: Dr. Yehia Khalil,Chemical Engineering.

BMES: Organized in 2002, the Yale Chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society is a support network and forum for biomedical engineering students. The Chapter works to increase awareness about biomedical engineering (a field that applies the principles of basic science and engineering to medicine) and schedules speakers and field trips to local industries. It also interacts with the National Biomedical Engineering Society to keep Yale BME majors informed about biomedical research at other institutions. The Chair is Ross Uhrich '10. Faculty Advisors: Prof. James Duncan, Diagnostic Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering and Mark Saltzman, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

Engineers Without Borders: Engineers Without Borders is an undergraduate organization that strives to foster the creative and innovative application of engineering and multi-disciplinary skills in collaboration with stake holders to realize change and to improve the environment, health, and community capacity in international projects. President: Nicholas L. Del Vecchio, '08. Faculty Adviser: Prof. William Mitch, Environmental Engineering.

IEEE: With more than 300,000 members worldwide, IEEE is the largest professional organization of its kind. The Y-IEEE involves students and faculty. It maintains a student lounge with project components, Sun workstations, and a reference library. Members receive IEEE publications at reduced rates. Activities include bi-weekly meetings, design projects, a student-run Internet, social gatherings, and speakers. The Y-IEEE received the Exemplary Student Branch Award for 1994-95 from the parent IEEE. Faculty Adviser: Prof. Hür Köser, Electrical Engineering.

NSBE-Yale: The National Society of Black Engineers seeks to increase the number of black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and have a positive impact on the community. Founded in 1975, NSBE has 15,000 undergraduate members in more than 300 chapters on U.S. and foreign college campuses and 80 alumni chapters. The Yale chapter, founded in 1992, coordinates events on campus and attends NSBE-sponsored workshops on academic excellence, professional development, and networking with representatives from major corporations and NSBE members from other colleges. Because all students can benefit from NSBE's resources, NSBE-Yale welcomes students regardless of discipline or ethnicity. The Chair is Jaison Oliver ‘09. Faculty Adviser: Dean Pamela George, Director, African-American Cultural Center.

SAE Automotive Club: Founded in 2006, the Yale Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers seeks to develop real-world engineering skills through automotive technology. The club actively participates in the SAE Formula Hybrid International Competition by designing, constructing, and racing a formula racing car. President: Henry Misas '10. Faculty Adviser: Prof. John Morrell, Mechanical Engineering.

SWE: SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly diserable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. Faculty Adviser: Prof. Janet Pan, Electrical Engineering.

TAU BETA PI: The first Tau Beta Pi chapter in Connecticut was called Connecticut Alpha; it was established in 1923--at Yale. Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, admits Juniors in the top 1/8 of their class and Seniors in the top 1/5 of their class who are majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. Tau Beta Pi provides merit-based scholarships for undergraduate study and fellowships for graduate study.

Connecticut Alpha members tutor area high school students, compete in regional Tau Beta Pi design competitions, organize guest lectures, and have served on a student advisory committee to the Chairs of the Engineering Departments. Some years, Connecticut Alpha compiles a student course critique [not edited by the faculty] that all Yale undergraduates can consult when selecting their courses.

Team Lux: Team Lux Composite Racing aims to create and maintain a premier composite fabrication capacity for students at Yale and use that capacity to participate in competitive racing events. We maintain one to two competitive design and racing groups each year. Currently, we are focusing primarily on a single project, the Hovercraft Research Group. The hovercraft group currently aims to complete two new hovercraft by the end of a three-year project timeline. Our ultimate goal is to build an advanced computer stabilized hovercraft with a hybrid propulsion system and an aluminum composite monocoque body. To evaluate the performance of our designs against those prevalent in the field, the we plan to compete in the F25 and F1 class races of the Hoverclub of America's national racing circuit. President: John Scrudato.

YSEA-Undergraduate Chapter: The Undergraduate Chapter of the Yale Science and Engineering Association, YSEA, seeks to enhance the quality of life for science and engineering majors at Yale. It sponsors informal member get-togethers, dinners with science and engineering faculty, and lectures. The parent YSEA supports chapter activities and provides funding for undergraduate research projects. President: Yian Chen, '08. Faculty Adviser: Prof. Michael Loewenberg, Chemical Engineering.

Yale Scientific Magazine: YSM is the oldest college science journal in the country. It enables Yale undergraduates to acquire experience with science reporting, editing, photography, graphics, magazine business, and production. The Co-Publishers are Rosh Sethi '09 and Roshan Sethi '09. Faculty Adviser: Prof. Sean Barrett, Physics.

YSEES: Yale Students for Environmental Engineering and Sustainability was organized in 2002. YSEES looks for environmental engineering jobs and internship opportunities for its members; promotes interest in environmental engineering within the Yale community; seeks to foster interaction among Environmental Engineering undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty, and sponsors speakers. Faculty Adviser: Prof. William Mitch, Environmental Engineering.