2012-Jacob Dein

Jacob Dein

Major:           Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dual Degree:  German
Thesis:           GIS-based Web Analysis Tool for Landowners in the Marcellus

 

300 Word Statement

No one is ideal.  But there are those people that you meet and look up to because they did something amazing or developed an extraordinary skill.  Their accomplishment resulted because they really care about something.  They are passionate.  There are many of these people here at Lafayette, and I am frequently inspired by them to follow my own passions.  I hope that by doing so, I have had a positive impact on our campus community.

 

Academic Activities

  • Viscomi Civil Engineering Student Prize
    Awarded to a senior Civil and Environmental Engineering student, based on a combination of demonstrated academic achievement and leadership during his or her first three years at Lafayette
  • Carroll Phillips Bassett Award
    Awarded annually to senior students deemed most outstanding by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Rexroth Outstanding Senior Award
    Awarded annually by the German Department
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society   2
    Induction is based on breadth in coursework and a demonstrated commitment to liberal learning.
  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society    2
    Induction is based on outstanding academic performance in the engineering curriculum and on student character.
  • Delta Phi Alpha National German Honorary Society    1
    Induction is based on outstanding academic performance in the German curriculum.
  • Senior Honors Thesis
    Developing a GIS-based web analysis tool for landowners in the portion of the Delaware River Basin overlaying the Marcellus Shale who have leased or are considering to lease their land for natural gas development. Tool will allow landowners to investigate the potential impacts from Marcellus gas wells on their property.
  • Speaker at AWRA Conference
    Presented on my thesis work at a American Water Resource Association (AWRA) conference this spring in New Orleans, LA.
  • Excel Scholar – GIS Project
    Worked as the project lead with the municipal authority in the nearby town of Nazareth to develop a GIS (Geographical Information System) of the wastewater collection system.

 

Campus Activities

  • Community Organic Garden    1
    Started and cared for an organic garden in one of the college’s community plots at Metzgar Fields during the 2011 growing season
  • Peer Tutor    1
    Served as a Peer Tutor for two classes

 

Community Service

  • Volunteer National Ski Patroller    4
    Completed necessary training to join a volunteer ski patrol at a ski mountain in the Poconos in 2008.  To join, one must be a certified Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) Technician, which is similar in training to a EMT-B.

 

Athletics

  • Ski and Snowboard Racing Club    4
    Became the treasurer during my junior year and served as president during my senior year
  • Crew Club    4
    In addition to rowing at Lafayette, I had the opportunity to row for a German univeristy while studying abroad

 

Special Interest

 

  • Delaware River Basin Discussion Group    1
    Participated in a discussion group about water resource issues in the Delaware River Basin
  • Stream Monitoring in Delaware Water Gap    1
    Monitoring Slateford Creek near the Delaware Water Gap due to the nearby placement of new community water wells
  • Study Abroad – Germany
    Studied in Bremen, Germany during the spring of 2010.  Traveled extensively throughout Europe.