February’s Student Activity night was quite the successful meeting. Twelve students attended the event. Thank you to all our members for welcoming these future engineers. One of the best ways to retain this talent is through internships. I was delighted to see a former intern at-tend our chapter meeting last month. Should you have an opening, or wish to open a position for an intern, please contact me.

      Our chapter’s congratulations go out to Professor Charlie Forsberg of Hofstra University. Hofstra has been awarded an ASHRAE Senior Undergraduate Grant to fund a “Solar-Powered Gas Refrigeration Experiment” lab. This is quite an achievement for both Charlie and Hofstra, as competition for grant funds is high. Please join me in thanking Charlie for his continued efforts in educating our future engineers.

     Please note that the deadline for ASHRAE Engineering Technology Scholarships is May 1st. The one-year $3,000 scholarships are available annually to full-time undergraduate Engineering Technology students. Please visit the Student Zone at www.ashrae.org/students for more information or to apply.

    Many students are now receiving this newsletter. Please stay involved with the chapter activities. We will be sending applications for our local scholarships out to the heads of the local engineering programs this month, so please keep a look out for them. If you would like to receive one directly please e-mail me at t.fields@fpm-group.com.