EWB-USA Chicagoland Professional Chapter

Today is the last day you can buy tickets to the Sox vs. Twins game on May 24th … and be guaranteed to sit in the EWB section. Tickets are $30, support the Armenta Project, and we can promise it will be a great time. If you are buying tickets as a group, each person can [...]

As tradition will have it, the Engineers Without Borders Chicagoland Professional Chapter will be present at the annual WBEZ Global Activism Expo. Doors open at NOON on Saturday and stay open until 6 pm. The event is FREE and boasts food, music, dancing, networking, film, and a couple lectures. After stopping by at the EWB-Chicago booth to [...]

Ron has been a part of our Las Cruces project team for about 2 years. He received both his BS in Electrical Engineering and his Master’s in Management Science degrees from the University of Dayton. Service has always been a part of Ron’s life. After college, he spent 23 years in the Air Force as [...]

We are excited to announce that the Chicagoland Professional chapter has been named the Premier National Professional Chapter of EWB-USA! We were selected for this award based on our mentorship of student chapters and other professional chapters, our level of fundraising, and the success and quality of our projects, among other considerations. This award comes [...]

Don’t miss next week’s general chapter meeting — with a stellar guest presentation, chapter elections, announcements, and pizza/BYOB planned, the March meeting is sure to be legendary. At this month’s chapter meeting we will be hearing from Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS), a service learning program that teaches problem solving and engineering skills to [...]

Water testing is an essential component of many EWB projects, and requires unique perspectives when working in the field. What elements should be tested, and under which circumstances? Last week, a group of about 40 from the Chicago Professional, IIT, UIC, Valparaiso, NIU, and Northwestern Engineers Without Borders chapters came together to learn about water. The [...]

Note: HOW TO Register/Fundraise CHART available here. We hope you will join fellow Engineers Without Borders supporters on June 9 in our effort to raise money for EWB projects as we race along Chicago’s beautiful lakefront path. Anyone is welcome to join the EWB team, and we will need race day volunteers in addition to runners and walkers. [...]

March EWB Member of the Month Sana Ma is a Northwestern University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.  She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and a minor in Musicology.  Her day job at Cabot Microelectronics Corporation consists of managing the chemical product line including: quality control, investigate problems with the [...]

Volunteers are needed to help plan a 5K Chapter-Wide Fundraising Event. If you’re keen on organization, planning, or running, be sure to attend the upcoming Planning Committee meeting. When: Monday, February 6, 6pm – 7pm Where: URS Office, 100 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 500 (map) RSVP: Contact Robin via email: rsemer at ameritech dot net   Please [...]

The next chapter meeting for EWB-Chicago will be on Tuesday, January 31st, at 6:00 pm., at 190 S. LaSalle, 37th Floor in Chicago, IL. You can add the meeting to your calendar using the Google Calendar link on our homepage. Feel free to subscribe to the EWB-Chicago calendar to stay up-to-date on chapter meetings and happenings. [...]