Connie I. Chen

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Honors & Awards

  • EERI/FEMA NEHRP Graduate Fellowship in Earthquake Hazard Reduction

    Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

    The fellowship, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, recognizes graduate students with strong promise to advance the field of earthquake risk mitigation and is designed to foster the participation of capable individuals in working toward goals and activities of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.

  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

    National Science Foundation

    GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high achieving scientists and engineers, early in their careers.

  • Chancellor's Fellowship for Graduate Study

    UC Berkeley

  • Boeing Scholar

    Boeing Company

    A scholarship for high achieving Berkeley Engineering students with interest in aerospace/defense or cyber security.

  • Beavers Heavy Construction Fellowship Award

    Civil Engineering Department

  • Edward Frank Kraft Award

    Chancellor Nicolas B. Dirks and the Committee on Prizes

    An award to honor students who attain the highest scholastic records.

  • Clorox Partners Scholarship

    Marcus Foster Education Fund

  • Leadership Award

    Cal Alumni Association

    A merit-based scholarship that recognizes students with innovative, initiative-driven leadership impacting their academic, work, or community environments.

  • Dean's Honors List

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    Fall 2013 - May 2017
    Top 10% of class

Organizations

  • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Berkeley Student Chapter

    President (and former Treasurer)

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    As the 2021-22 Chapter President, I organized seminars with guest speakers that promote earthquake engineering research and community awareness of earthquake hazards. I also expanded School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) program to include Oakland High School, and developed new high school curriculum for the one-day SESI workshop. As the Treasurer from 2019-21, I acquired funding and managed organization finances for general meetings, EERI distinguished lectures, guest lectures, community…

    As the 2021-22 Chapter President, I organized seminars with guest speakers that promote earthquake engineering research and community awareness of earthquake hazards. I also expanded School Earthquake Safety Initiative (SESI) program to include Oakland High School, and developed new high school curriculum for the one-day SESI workshop. As the Treasurer from 2019-21, I acquired funding and managed organization finances for general meetings, EERI distinguished lectures, guest lectures, community events (e.g., the EERI Earthquake Preparedness Clinic), and the School Earthquake Safety Initiative program.

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering for Anti-Racism (CEE-FAR)

    Treasurer

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    As the Treasurer of our student group, I acquired funding for general meetings and events, managed organization finances. As an active member of CEE-FAR's Recruitment & Retention Action Group, I organized the CEE-FAR Visit Day Reception (during CEE Virtual Open House) for prospective graduate students to recruit a more diverse student body in CEE. I also volunteered at various CEE department events promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). *CEE-FAR is a self-organized group of students…

    As the Treasurer of our student group, I acquired funding for general meetings and events, managed organization finances. As an active member of CEE-FAR's Recruitment & Retention Action Group, I organized the CEE-FAR Visit Day Reception (during CEE Virtual Open House) for prospective graduate students to recruit a more diverse student body in CEE. I also volunteered at various CEE department events promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). *CEE-FAR is a self-organized group of students in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at UC Berkeley who have come together to build on historical efforts in the student community and to push for immediate and sustained action to address structural racism in the department.

  • American Society of Civil Engineers

    Vice President of Internal Affairs

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    Managed all ASCE networking and social events, overseeing planning and marketing. Formerly managed officer intern program, membership, officer applications, ASCE newsletter, and test bank.

  • Cal GeoWall

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    Designed structural components of the load frame for the model mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall. Contributed to and revised design paper describing materials, tests, and analyses on design.

  • The LeaderShape Institute

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    Selected to attend the LeaderShape Institute, an intensive national six-day program to develop leadership skills like community building, ethical and inclusive leadership, team dynamics, etc.

  • Society of Women Engineers

    Corporate Committee

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    Helped SWE host professional development events such as company info-sessions and workshops. Designed logo and flyers as well as publicized for the Shadow-an-Engineer program.

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