I have received emails from many civil engineers who are just starting their careers. They often ask me about their first job. Some of their questions are … • What if I take a first job and then realize I don’t like what I’m doing? • What if I decide I want to work for a different company? • Should I take the first offer
Harald D. Frederiksen, who oversaw many significant water resources projects around the world over a lengthy career, and shared his expertise as an author of several papers for ASCE water and environmental journals, has died at 87. Frederiksen, P.E., D.WRE (Ret.), F.ASCE, joined ASCE in 1956 and became a Life Member in 1996. Among the ASCE journals to publish his papers were the Journal of
John Barton, P.E., M.ASCE, serves as HNTB Corporation’s national DOT market sector leader and senior vice president. Barton’s experience includes nearly 30 years at the Texas Department of Transportation, including his most recent role as deputy executive director. Today, he shares how what he calls the “new tariff reality” could bring out the best in civil engineers. Anyone who has taken a microeconomics course is
Upholding the public’s safety, health, and welfare is an everyday charge of civil engineers. So when a storm event strikes, it’s only natural that they are among those on the front lines to help with resilience and recovery efforts. John Fleming, P.E., M.ASCE, an ASCE Region 4 governor in South Carolina, is among those civil engineering superheroes lending a hand this week in the aftermath
With Hurricane Florence making landfall on the U.S. East Coast this weekend, images of 2017’s autumn come to mind, when storms similarly wreaked havoc in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere. ASCE News contacted ASCE members in those areas still recovering from last year’s hurricanes and asked them to offer advice or any lessons learned for civil engineers now in the path of Florence. As
ASCE is launching two new student competitions for the 2018-19 academic year. The first, a Sustainable Solutions Competition, will reinforce the now-critical concept of sustainable design with a building project that promises to be challenging and fun: the construction of a sustainable doghouse. Students will be presented with a problem statement and tasked with design and construction of a structure intended to enhance the quality
Robert B. Rhode, ASCE’s oldest active member, has died at 104 in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota. Rhode, P.E., L.S., F.ASCE, leaves a legacy of civil engineering accomplishments both in Duluth and with ASCE. He served as the Duluth Section president in 1953-54 and on ASCE’s Board of Direction as the District 7 director in 1980-82. Age didn’t keep him from remaining active with ASCE,
The pay trend for civil engineers continues to point up. The “2018 ASCE Civil Engineering Salary Report” shows a median $106,500 pre-tax annual income for civil engineers – a significant increase from the $101,000 figure in the 2017 salary report. “Civil engineers are the creators and stewards of the infrastructure systems we use each day, and the rise in salaries shows that the marketplace values
Tony Brown, Aff.M.ASCE, spent 10 years in safety with heavy construction companies and 25 years with the EPA and OSHA’s Construction Directorate. Since retiring, he has continued consulting and working with construction and the crane industry, and is active on the ASCE Construction Institute’s Construction Safety Committee. He is a former chair of CI/ASCE’s Crane Safety Committee, a past member of the ASME Main Committee
Back-to-school season is in the air. Perhaps not such a popular time for the average middle-school student, but in the world of higher education, heading back to school is a good thing. It’s a whole new set of exciting challenges and opportunities. The ASCE News Civil Engineering Roundtable showcases insights on a variety of industry topics from a cross-section of ASCE members. So, today’s question:
