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?

Latest news

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

Gary Keefer, 30-Year ASCE Member and Longtime Educator, Dies at Age 63

Gary Keefer, Ph.D, P.E., M.ASCE, a respected civil engineering educator, has died. He was 63. He served as chancellor of the Pennsylvania State University Beaver...

Life Member Who Served His Tuscaloosa Home Town Dies at 76

Roy M. Alverson, a Life Member with a passion for applying his professional skills in the Tuscaloosa, AL, community he was born and raised...

EWRI Fellow, Longtime University of Memphis Professor Anderson Dies

Jerry Lee Anderson, active on a number of Environmental and Water Resources Institute committees and a civil engineering professor for over 39 years, died...

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

Bartholomew Award Received by Road Tech Expert

ASCE has honored Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Harland Bartholomew Award for contributions to enhancing mobility using advanced transportation technologies in Gainesville,...

Ayyub Awarded With the Le Val Lund

ASCE has honored Bilal M. Ayyub, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE, with the 2019 Le Val Lund Award for Practicing Lifeline Risk Reduction for his...

Kuczera newest Ven Te Chow awardee

ASCE has honored George Kuczera, Ph.D., with the 2021 Ven Te Chow Award for exemplary mentoring and leadership, both in teaching and research, in hydrology and hydrologic and water resources engineering – particularly in hydrologic modeling by addressing model, parameter, and data error structures – and for leadership in the practicing hydrologic engineering profession.

Cuenca selected for Tipton Award

ASCE has honored Richard H. Cuenca, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2021 Royce J. Tipton Award for significant contributions to irrigation engineering.

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...

Heausler Named ASCE Fellow

Thomas F. Heausler, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, a civil and structural engineer with over 37 years’ experience, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE...

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...

Akhtar elevated to ASCE fellow

Anwar Saeed Akhtar, P.E., F.ASCE, chief engineer in Houston for Fugro, a multidiscipline international firm, has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

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.