Gordon Elliott, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, an independent consulting engineer in Western Pennsylvania, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Elliott has over 40 years of experience in the engineering field. After graduating top of the engineering faculty at King’s College, University of London, he started his career with six years of research into the mechanical, thermal and hydraulic properties of rock
ASCE members in Lebanon have helped lead the recovery effort in the aftermath of an explosion that shook the Port of Beirut at 6:08 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the center of the densely populated capital. The destruction extended across a four-mile radius, with casualties reported at 220 dead, 6,000 injured and 300,000 left homeless. “What motivated all of us is passion for our beloved
The ASCE New Orleans Branch organized a program this summer to match member donations to certain organizations supporting those most affected by COVID-19. The four organizations include UNO First Student Support Fund, Second Harvest Food Bank, Gayle Benson Community Assitance Fund and the Gig Workers Relief Fund. Treasurer Kyle Galloway brought the idea to the Branch Board, and they immediately supported it. “We thought it
If the governor calls you at home on a Saturday night, you should probably pick up the phone. Rhode Island civil engineering leader and longtime ASCE member Steven King did just that. In fact, you could say he answered the call both literally and figuratively. King – assisted by his colleague and former ASCE Rhode Island Section president, Bill Young – led a drive this
Make no mistake, Jacob Ward works the technology beat. He is an NBC News technology correspondent, the former editor-in-chief of Popular Science magazine and an author. But for him, staying on top of the latest technology trends doesn’t just mean gadgets and gizmos. Ward is most interested in the human behavior and ethical conundrums those tech trends reveal. So when he talks about the disruptive
ASCE has honored Sarah S. McEwen, P.E., M.ASCE; Mario Ricozzi, P.E., F.ASCE; and Camilla M. Saviz, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE, with the 2020 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award. McEwen is recognized for her commitment to saving the Mississippi River Basin Model, initiating and enlisting help to clean up the Model to use it as a tool to inspire excitement in children for
If ever there was a year that proved the value of future scenario-planning research, 2020 is it. The coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work and live, which means the ramifications for the civil engineering industry and the way we consider infrastructure have been huge as well. In many ways, COVID-19 is exactly the kind of epic disruption that ASCE’s Future World Vision
ASCE has honored William E. Kelly, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE, and Ryan Kobbe, P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2020 President’s Medal. Kelly is recognized for his tireless efforts to advance sustainability globally, particularly through implementation of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals, and for his ongoing commitment to share his knowledge of sustainability through education. Kelly is Adjunct Faculty, Sustainability at George Mason University. He serves
Ray King Chalfant Jr., a civil and structural engineer in Atlanta whose active ASCE involvement extended back decades, has died. He was 99. Chalfant, P.E., F.ASCE, served as Georgia Section president from 1983-84. He also served from 1988 to 1990 on the Society’s national Board of Direction, representing what was then District 10. Born in Barnesville, Ohio, in 1920, Chalfant graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of
I do a lot of speaking and training on networking and relationship-building for civil engineering professionals. One of the points I teach on is allowing the other person you are conversing with to finish their sentences completely. Most people don’t do this. We tend to cut other people off or speak over them. That inevitably brings up the question, “What if I am speaking to
