ASCE has honored Chong Tang and Kok-Kwang Phoon, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, with the 2020 Norman Medal for their paper “Statistics of Model Factors and Consideration in Reliability-Based Design of Axially Loaded Helical Piles,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, August 2018. From the Abstract— Geotechnical design codes have been migrating toward reliability-based (RBD) concepts. ISO 2394 identified the characterization of model uncertainty as one of
ASCE has honored the Western Kentucky University ASCE Student Chapter with the 2020 Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award for excellence in the effective and meritorious conduct of its affairs as a Student Chapter of ASCE through the ability and professional diligence of the Chapter officers, members and faculty advisors. The Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award is made to the single most outstanding student chapter of
ASCE has honored Xiaofeng Liu, P.E., M.ASCE, and Jie Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2020 ASCE State of the Art of Civil Engineering Award for their book “Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Treatment,” published by EWRI, June 2019. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has many uses, at least two of which – improving water flow distribution across UV reactors and retrofitting
ASCE has honored the Philadelphia Younger Member Forum (Large Groups) and Mississippi Section Younger Member Group (Small Groups) with the Younger Member Group Award for their outstanding professional, technical, social, outreach and community service activities. The Mississippi Section YMG has been working to bridge the gap between students and professionals with various events ranging from community service, social events, presentations and award ceremonies to participation
ASCE has honored the writing team of Mustafa Mashal, Ph.D., C.Eng, CP Eng, P.E., M.ASCE, and Alessandro Palermo, Ph.D., for the 2020 Alfred Noble Prize. Their paper, “Low-Damage Seismic Design for Accelerated Bridge Construction,” appeared in the July 2019 issue of Journal of Bridge Engineering. Mashal is Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Idaho State University. Palermo is Professor, Department of Civil
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: • Said Bolourchi, Ph.D., P.E, F.ASCE • Leslie Brunell, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE • Oral Buyukozturk, Ph.D., F.ASCE • Laura E. Champion, P.E., F.ASCE • Lawrence (Larry) Goldberg, P.E., F.ASCE
Lawrence (Larry) Goldberg, P.E., F.ASCE, director of infrastructure at CivilTech Engineering Inc., has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Goldberg has over 37 years of experience in civil engineering. At CivilTech he is responsible for City Infrastructure, County Infrastructure, and residential and commercial developments projects. Prior to joining the firm, he served a year as regional sales director for Neuvokas Corporation,
Oral Buyukozturk, Ph.D., F.ASCE, a George Macomber Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Laboratory for Infrastructure Science and Sustainability at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Buyukozturk joined the MIT faculty in 1976 following two years at United Engineers and Constructors in safety analysis and design of nuclear containment structures,
Leslie Brunell, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a teaching professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Brunell coordinates all the Civil Engineering senior design projects and one section of Multidiscipline Engineering senior design. These projects are the culmination of the undergraduate engineering experience, where students use the knowledge
Xianming Shi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a professor at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Shi is recognized for his significant contributions to civil engineering research, teaching and professional service. He directs the Laboratory for Advanced and Sustainable Cementitious Materials and the Laboratory of Corrosion Science and Electrochemical Engineering
