Lucy Priddy, P.E., F.ASCE, a military program officer at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Prior to taking on her current role, Priddy served as the assistant technical director at ERDC, where she helped with the planning, technical direction, financial management and execution of the Army research programs
Said Bolourchi, Ph.D., P.E, F.ASCE, an engineer and principal in charge at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH), in Waltham, Massachusetts, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Bolourchi has been at SGH since 2002, where he first led the nuclear practice group. As a senior principal, he has been PIC of many projects, including seismic SSI analyses, heavy loads lifting
Tom Min Fui Ngui, Ph.D., C.Eng, CPEng, P.E., F.ASCE, principal consultant of Eramaju Synergy Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) and a practicing civil and structural engineer who has delivered projects of more than $1.3 billion over the past 25 years, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Ngui is an experienced leader and competent engineer, passionate about working in the civil engineering industry,
Andrew Thomas Rener, P.E., F.ASCE, president of Bouma, a national commercial interior finishing contractor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Rener joined Bouma as vice president of operations in 2013 and was promoted to COO and, subsequently, president. He leads the business providing self-perform, prime contracting and off-site manufactured prefabricated building components, serving customers across the
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for innovative solutions across the world, and the ASCE Board of Direction, for its part, delivered for the Society
Two ASCE members have been honored in the 2020 Engineering News-Record national “20 under 40” list of top young professionals. Todd Abrams, A.M.ASCE, is principal-in-charge of civil engineering for the WT Group in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, just west of Chicago. Menzer Pehlivan, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, a geotechnical engineer at Jacobs in Bellevue, Washington. “What makes me most proud is the professional growth my colleagues and
ASCE recently announced its 2020-2021 undergraduate Society Scholarship recipients and its 2020-2021 graduate student Society Fellowship recipients: 2020-2021 ASCE Society Scholarship recipients: Jas Ahuja, S.M.ASCE, New Jersey Institute of Technology – Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Student Chapter Scholarship Tanzila Alam, S.M.ASCE, California State University – Fresno – Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Student Chapter Scholarship Quaid Ebanks, S.M.ASCE, Oregon State University – Eugene C. Figg, Jr.
ASCE Plot Points wraps up the “Engineering a Culture of Inclusion” series, talking with civil engineers impacted by the current sociopolitical climate, sharing their experiences within and insights about the civil engineering profession, specifically as they relate to race and racism. Today we hear from Frederick Paige, Ph.D., EIT, A.M.ASCE, associate professor at Virginia Tech. He talks about his journey through the civil engineering profession,
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world, creating a “new normal.” But it’s our continued mission to give you the most out of your ASCE membership. This includes our events and conferences. Like many other organizations, ASCE is going virtual. But we’re taking it one step further with a brand new multi-disciplinary technical event, brought to you by the Institutes of ASCE. From Sept. 14
