Kancheepuram “Guna” N. Gunalan will be ASCE’s 2019 President-Elect, elected by Society members in May and poised to be inaugurated in October at the Society’s annual membership meeting. A year later, he will become the Society’s 2020 President. “I’m humbled and honored by the opportunity I’ve been offered to serve the Society and the profession,” he said on learning he was elected. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E.,
The ASCE Board of Direction focused its July meeting on making the value of Society membership even more relevant to the needs of today’s engineers. That member value might take the form of building and sustaining new and ongoing ASCE programs and benefits. It might mean developing new ideas to help ASCE members and the profession. And it could mean better engaging and connecting members
Engineers have a great story to tell. For centuries, civil engineers have constructed their legacies in the form of remarkable infrastructure that has shaped history and continues to influence the future. Civil engineers are essential to society, but as a profession, their narratives remain largely untold. In this episode of the ASCE Interchange, Robert Deigh, principal of RDC Public Relations LLC and author of Spark:
When London Bridge Train Station opened in 1836, its engineers surely couldn’t have envisioned that 182 years later the railway terminus not only would still be in operation but that it would be pointing the way toward the future of smart infrastructure and construction. But here we are. The station’s five-year improvement plan is a model of cutting-edge smart infrastructure. Kenichi Soga, Ph.D., M.ASCE, a
These days there are lots of differing sentiments around the subject of meetings. Some say they’re critical to effective teams and successful engineering projects. Others say meetings are a waste of time. What’s your opinion? In my opinion, like everything else in life, the effectiveness of meetings is related to what you put into them. I remember when I was a young civil engineer learning
The ASCE News Civil Engineering Roundtable showcases insights on a variety of industry topics from a cross section of ASCE members. It’s summertime, so we’re talking top vacation spots. Amusement parks, the big city, the beach … those are all fine. But we’re looking for something a little more specific to ASCE. So we asked members: What’s your favorite civil engineering vacation destination? Jonathan Brower
Summer’s in full swing, which means it’s officially “beach read” season. You take a promising paperback – perhaps the latest bestselling thriller – and post up under an umbrella for about eight hours. Catch some sun, enjoy the ocean breeze, and maybe even solve a mystery. It’s not a bad life. But for civil engineers, the definition of “beach read” is a little bit different.
I recently had the honor of serving as one of the keynote speakers for a luncheon at the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute Congress, which was held in Minneapolis earlier this month. I spoke on the topic of successfully transitioning from civil engineer to manager, and included tips for building strong managerial skills. Some of the skills I touched on were communication (with colleagues
Americans seem to understand that our nation has an infrastructure problem, and ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card and related advocacy efforts are paying off. Not only does there seem to be a greater understanding about the concerning state of our country’s aging infrastructure, but public opinion polling shows that a significant number of Americans – 87 percent in one recent poll – agree the federal government
It’s almost time for the America’s Cup of Civil Engineering: the National Concrete Canoe Competition. San Diego State University hosts the 2018 nationals this weekend, June 23-25. To get you prepared for the competition, here’s a look back at some superlatives over more than three decades of national concrete canoe competitions. Most All-Time Wins: • UC Berkeley (5) • University of Wisconsin–Madison (5) • University
