In a ceremony unlike any ASCE has seen before, Jean-Louis Briaud assumed the role of 2021 Society president, Thursday, Oct. 29. Briaud accepted the presidential pin and gavel from ASCE’s 2020 President K.N. Gunalan – in a trick of digital technology – during the annual membership meeting as part of the ASCE 2020 Convention, hosted virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s no
Today, more Americans than ever are working past the traditional age of retirement. According to a 2019 report from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 10.6 million people in the workforce are over age 65. That number is estimated to increase to 13 million by 2024. Meanwhile, millions of new professionals are entering the workforce every year. Companies must now learn
ASCE Plot Points Season 4 Episode 9: It’s amazing to think that even in the oldest professional in the world, civil engineering, there remain new boundaries to push. Erica Fischer is doing just that in the field of structural fire engineering design. Fischer, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, is an assistant professor of structural engineering at Oregon State University. She’s working on the upcoming ASCE Structural Engineering Institute
Roy Francis Kim Jr., P.E., F.ASCE, a nuclear engineer with more than 50 years of successful practice in both corporate and private practice engineering endeavors, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Kim’s corporate career has involved the structural and mechanical design of nuclear reactor core support structures, steam generators, nuclear power plant major component supports, and the management of major
ASCE presents nearly 100 Society awards every year, recognizing civil engineers who advance the profession either through achievement or published papers. The most recent Society awards are: • William F. Baker Jr., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, with the 2020 Ernest E. Howard Award • Robert Tsigonis, P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2020 Harold R. Peyton Award for Cold Regions Engineering Learn more about the full array of annual ASCE
ASCE has honored William F. Baker Jr., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, with the 2020 Ernest E. Howard Award for enormous contributions to the civil engineering profession, particularly his creation of some of the world’s most important structures including the tallest in the world. Baker is a Structural Engineering Partner for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where he strives to extend the profession of structural engineering through design,
ASCE members elected to Fellow status have made celebrated contributions and developed creative solutions that have enhanced lives. Just 3 percent of Society members hold this prestigious honor. The most recent members elevated to Fellow are: • Brad Cross, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.ASCE • Anthony Joseph Fasano Jr., P.E., F.ASCE • Birdel F. Jackson III, P.E., F.ASCE • William F. Lyons Jr., P.E., ENV SP,
Brad Cross, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, a professor of civil engineering atSouthern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Cross has extensive experience in the structural design and preservation of buildings. In 1983 he began work with the architectural engineering firm of Allison, McCormac, and Nickolaus, in Baltimore, where he was employed until 1989, and continued to work as
William F. Lyons Jr., P.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE, founder, president, and CEO of Fort Hill Companies LLC, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Lyons has more than 30 years of professional experience in consulting, government, and technology. He serves as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on transportation and real estate matters. Through more than 15 years of experience
Birdel F. Jackson III, P.E., F.ASCE, an engineering designer and surveyor as well as A/E consultant, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Jackson began his professional career in Pittsburgh in 1968 with the American Bridge Division of U.S. Steel. The next few years saw him relocating to several other cities for work on municipal bridges and highways and for employment
