UMass Amherst: Building and Construction Technology

BCT Student Irina Makucha (third from the left) was one of the recipients of a 2013 Professional Women in Construction Scholarship. For more details visit the following link: http://www.pwcusa.org/chapter-specific/CT01/scholarships.php?chapter=CT01 Congratulations!

We at BCT always love to hear what our alumni are doing. It was therefore very nice to see how successful two of our former students (when we were called BMATWT) are at the local development and construction firm Integrity. Here are two features taken from recent press releases: Anna Novey (BS ’04): Anna started working [...]

As part of a documentary on the background behind Peter Weir’s maritime masterpiece, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.”, Alexander Schreyer (Lecturer and Assistant Program Director in BCT) conducted several tests on Live Oak, a wood species that gave the USS Constitution the nickname “Old Ironsides”. In these tests, which were filmed by [...]

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has added Peggi Clouston as Associate Editor of their prestigious peer-reviewed Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.

This year BCT honored the following students at our annual picnic on 5/2. Congratulations!!! BCT Outstanding Senior Award: > Kevin Bernardo Donald Hyde Memorial Scholarship Fund Hoo-Hoo Award: > Timothy J. Bemis > Matt DiBara > Rori O’Connor > Clayton Sibley > Michael R. Varney Henry E. Zottoli Memorial Scholarship: > Clayton Sibley   You [...]