What is the ASCE Frontier Student Symposium?
The ASCE Frontier Student Symposium is one of twenty-one ASCE regional student symposia held annually as an opportunity for ASCE student chapters in their respective regions to showcase their skills and achievements by designing, building, and/or competing in various civil engineering activities.
The ASCE student symposia take place in the spring and include competitions, professional and personal development opportunities, networking, and of course fun, as a celebration of civil engineering and the ASCE community.
The ASCE Frontier Region includes 35 universities from New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico. In 2026, the ASCE Frontier Student Symposium will be co-hosted by Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Texas A&M Kingsville, with over 600 students expected to attend!
The ASCE Frontier Student Chapters are:
Abilene Christian University
Universidad de las Américas, Puebla
Angelo State University
Universidad Autonoma Del Estado De Mexico
University of Houston
University of Houston Downtown
Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Lamar University
Universidad LaSalle
LeToureneau University
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Aragón
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Universidad Panamericana Guadalajara
Prairie View A&M University
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
Tarleton State University
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Tecnológico de Monterrey – Guadalajara
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University – Kingsville
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at Tyler
University of Texas at Tyler – Houston Engineering Center
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas Southern University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
West Texas A&M University.
If you do not have an ASCE Student Chapter but are interested in attending and/or competing in the ASCE 2026 Frontier Student Symposium, please contact [email protected].
Who can attend?
All are welcome to register for the 2026 ASCE Frontier Student Symposium. Students who will be competing in Society-wide Competitions must meet eligibility requirements as detailed by ASCE: https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members/conferences/eligibility
What is ASCE?
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is an engineering society devoted to advancing technologies, encouraging lifelong learning, promoting professionalism and the civil engineering profession, developing civil engineering leaders, and advocating infrastructure and environmental stewardship.
“The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 160,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society.
ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.” — asce.org