Why civil engineering students should make things

The benefit of making things for younger children in STEM education has been widely supported. But what about the civil engineering students in college-level courses?

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Annual Construction Institute Student Days presents real-world challenges, opportunities

For the first time, the annual Construction Institute’s CI Student Days heavy civil engineering team challenge was held as an online event this summer. The real-world lessons and opportunities afforded by the competition, however, remained the same.

ASCE members celebrate Senate infrastructure bill as ‘giant leap forward’

ASCE’s long-term advocacy efforts scored a huge victory this week when the Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in a 69-30 bipartisan vote.

Steel bridge returns to roster of ASCE student competitions

ASCE has renewed its partnership with the American Institute of Steel Construction for the student steel bridge competition, starting with the 2021-2022 school year.

5 things you didn’t know about the Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Pennsylvania Turnpike was designated an ASCE landmark in 1988.
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Obituaries

Longtime Stanley Consultants Leader Dies at 85

Richard H. Stanley, former longtime chairman of Iowa-based Stanley Consultants who leveraged the success of his family engineering firm to help launch and lead...

71-Year ASCE Member, Former Colorado Section President Day Dies at 91

A Life Member who joined ASCE in 1945, David Allen Day, P.E., F.ASCE, a construction and excavation expert, has died at 91. Day served as...

National Academy of Forensic Engineers Founder Specter Dies at 91

Marvin M. Specter, P.E., L.S., Hon.M.ASCE, whose many, varied contributions to forensic engineering enhanced the conduct of technical expert witnesses throughout the U.S. federal...

Former Kansas Section President and ASCE Board Member Thorn Dies at 92

Distinguished Member Robert B. Thorn, a longtime bridge engineer, past president of ASCE’s Kansas Section, and member of the Board of Direction, has died....

Awards

2019 Younger Member Group Awards Are In

The Large Group award goes to the Los Angeles Younger Member Forum “For outstanding professional, technical, social, outreach, and community service activities on behalf of...

Low Earns Middlebrooks Award

ASCE has honored Bak Kong Low, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, with the 2019 Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award for the paper “Insights from Reliability-Based Design to...

Honoring Maser With Wilbur S. Smith Award

ASCE has honored Kenneth R. Maser, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Wilbur S. Smith Award for leadership and instrumental innovation, both domestically and...

Da Silva and Ebrahimi Named for Hilgard Prize

ASCE has honored the writing team of Ana Maria Ferreira da Silva, A.M.ASCE, and Mohsen Ebrahimi, EIT, A.M.ASCE, with the 2019 Karl Emil Hilgard...

New Fellows

Researcher, Organizer Elseifi Now Fellow

Mostafa Elseifi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Louisiana State University, has been named a Fellow...

Marking now a Society fellow

Tonja Koob Marking, Ph.D., P.E., owner of the engineering firm Gaea Consultants LLC, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Wang Named ASCE Fellow

Yinhai Wang, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a professor of transportation engineering in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and an adjunct professor in the...

BC Water Consultant Veith a Fellow

Bryan T. Veith, P.E., F.ASCE, a professional engineer with over 25 years of civil and environmental engineering experience in consulting practice, has been named...

ASCE student conferences, competitions embrace the virtual

Yes, the ASCE student conferences are a little different this spring, but they're succeeding in the new virtual format.