NASTT’s Student Chapter at Rutgers University has been very active this year and we’re excited to share with you what they’ve been up to!
The students hosted a lecture with Richard Palmer of Northeast Remsco Corporation. This lecture introduced the members to the different techniques of trenchless technology. Mr. Palmer focused on microtunneling and the discussion consisted of project situations that Mr. Palmer and Northeast Remsco encountered.
The students also hosted a lecture with John Torrielli of Pim Corporation. Mr. 
Torrielli discussed the pipe lining, polymer linings, and spray linings that are used to protect the pipe. The discussion focused on rehabilitation techniques, and the design properties of the linings used by Pim Corporation.
The final lecture was with Entech and consisted of examples of different kinds of construction projects where trenchless techniques were implemented.
The students participated in a very cool event and Chapter Members John Roche and Osbel Dorvil presented the importance of using ground penetrating radar to locate objects below the surface at a “Shark Tank”-inspired event hosted by Verizon.
The Chapter hosted an incoming student open house where Fariba Shamonti, Osbel Dorvil and John Roche introduced NASTT to upcoming freshmen at the open house day. What better time to share the idea of trenchless technology?
In October, the Chapter participated Rutgers Plank Day by attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most people holding the plank exercise position for 1-minute!
Kyle Boehme, Osbel Dorvil, John Roche, Cory McKenzie, and Adithya Thiruvalluvan held presentations for freshmen engineers to engage them and introduce them to NASTT at the Barr Residential Hall Info Session in October.
The Chapter held a site visit in Springfield, NJ at a PSE&G site and observed a pipe inverting machine, which aids in
reeling in the excess pipe. This was used for a Cast-In-Place-Pipe lining job which Rutgers NASTT members were lucky to attend with NASTT member and instructor, George Ragula.
The members of Rutgers NASTT Chapter observed a local water main rehabilitation and new installation project and learned how 3M Scotchkote is applied to pipes after tuberculation is removed during a site visit to New Jersey American Water & J. Fletcher Creamer in Millburn, NJ.
Great work Rutgers! NASTT is proud to call these fine students members!
