Anthony Joseph Fasano Jr., P.E., F.ASCE, author, founder of the Engineering Management Institute, and influential civil engineering media presenter and career coach, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Fasano, a civil engineer himself, left his career behind to focus on helping engineers develop their people and project management skills, and ultimately become better managers and leaders. One outgrowth of this
Educational outreach in 2020 is different than it was in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed where and how kids learn. But civil engineers have innovated and adjusted so that they can continue to inspire students around the world. “The reason I do outreach is to engage with kids and encourage them to explore the wonders of engineering. It makes me feel good passing on
ASCE Plot Points Season 4 Episode 8: Are civil engineers doing enough to combat climate change? It’s a simple question with a complicated answer. Or maybe it’s a complicated question with a simple answer. Either way, Emily Grubert, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, makes sense of the chaos on today’s episode. And our ASCE Student Ambassadors
ASCE has honored Youngjib Ham, Ph.D, A.M.ASCE, and Jaeyoon Kim, S.M.ASCE, with the 2020 Journal of Management in Engineering Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award for their paper, “Participatory Sensing and Digital Twin City: Updating Virtual City Models for Enhanced Risk-Informed Decision-Making,” published in the Journal of Management in Engineering, May 2020. The Journal of Management in Engineering Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award recognizes a distinguished
ASCE has honored Edith Martinez-Guerra, EI, R.Eng, A.M.ASCE, with the 2020 Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award for demonstrated leadership in public service civil engineering, tremendous character, high professional standards, and outstanding contributions to ASCE. The Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award recognizes distinguished young civil engineers for demonstrated leadership potential in and for significant contributions to public service engineering
ASCE has honored Majed Al-Ghandour, Ph.D., P.E., CPM, M.ASCE, with the 2020 Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award for his exemplary performance and dedication as a civil engineer at a government agency and for contributions to the profession through employment at the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award recognizes distinguished civil engineers employed in public service for
ASCE has honored Malcolm G. McLaren, P.E., S.E.C.B., M.ASCE, with the 2020 Civil Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year Award for founding and leading M.G. McLaren Engineering and Land Surveying, a multidiscipline consulting engineering firm providing custom, creative, innovative solutions for over 15,000 projects over the last 42 years. The Civil Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes entrepreneurs who create successful private-sector organizations that employ
ASCE Plot Points Season 4 Episode 7: Cybersecurity is a hot topic these days – and one that most people would agree is important for our modern society to regulate and prioritize. But is cybersecurity something civil engineers need to concern themselves with? Brad Allenby says yes, 100-percent yes. Allenby is the president’s professor of sustainable engineering, and the Lincoln professor of engineering and ethics
Rod Beadle, P.E., M.ASCE, is the senior WASH and response advisor for Food for the Hungry, an international relief and development organization graduating communities from extreme poverty in over 20 countries worldwide. He has been an active member of ASCE for over 35 years. In today’s Member Voices article, he shares how his team has adapted its work on the fly to meet the new
It pays to be a civil engineer. But just how much? Are you getting paid what you’re worth? The ASCE 2020 Civil Engineering Salary Report reveals current and long-term trends related to income, salary and benefits of U.S. civil engineers. The report details information collected from civil engineers with varying specialties and at different levels of their careers. The salary calculator allows you to customize reports
