ASCE has honored Randall P. Bass, P.E., with the 2020 Rickey Medal for his mentorship of young civil engineers in the field of dam engineering and safety assessment, and for numerous presentations to the Georgia Geo-Institute chapter of ASCE. Bass has more than 40 years of experience in the planning, design, construction, regulation and inspection of dams, spillways and other water storage and control, and
ASCE has honored Teresa B. Culver, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, with the 2020 Margaret S. Petersen Award for her selfless dedication to preparing and mentoring future civil and environmental engineers and to serving the professional community through service and leadership. Culver is an associate professor of civil engineering in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment at the University of Virginia (UVA), specializing in environmental and water
ASCE has honored Sebastien Erpicum, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, with the 2020 Hydraulic Structures Medal for his significant contributions to the hydraulic engineering community in the areas of piano key weir spillway design and for organizing international Labyrinth and Piano Key Weir workshops that advanced the science. Erpicum is a unique individual who has worked very hard to make a positive impact in hydraulic structure engineering and
Every year in February, Engineers Week recognizes the amazing contributions made by engineers around the world. It’s a great chance for ASCE members to take a step back, take stock of their work and then take a bow. The funny thing about ASCE members, though, is that Engineers Week – the week set aside to honor them – often finds them working harder than ever,
Every spring, ASCE shines a ray of sunlight on the future of the profession. It’s the collegiate edition of the New Faces of Civil Engineering – 10 students whose early accomplishments are matched only by their remarkable maturity. This year’s class of 2020 honorees demonstrates astounding focus, ambition and dedication to helping others. Get to know the 2020 New Faces of Civil Engineering, Collegiate Edition:
Maylinn Rosales, past-president of the Nevada Section, has been working on issues of infrastructure advocacy for her entire professional life. She’s attended the last seven ASCE Legislative Fly-Ins in Washington, D.C. and played a key role in the “2018 Report Card on Nevada’s Infrastructure.” But this year’s work is different. This year is special. Rosales, who emigrated from Nicaragua to the United States in 1999,
Stressed about election season? Worried you won’t find a candidate who represents all that you believe? Maybe it’s time for you to eliminate the proxy and run for office yourself. Marsha Anderson Bomar did. She’s in her fourth term on the City Council in Duluth, Georgia, and talks today about how civil engineering and public office intersect (2:05). We get a civil engineering “Origin Story”
ASCE has honored the writing team of Lewis N. Lloyd; G. Michael Fitch; Tony S. Singh, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; and James A. Smith, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, with the 2020 Wesley W. Horner Award for the paper “Characterization of Environmental Pollutants in Sediment Collected During Street Sweeping Operations to Evaluate Its Potential for Reuse,” published in the February 2019 issue of the Journal of Environmental
ASCE has honored Avi Ostfeld, Ph.D., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE, with the 2020 Julian Hinds Award for exceptional leadership and distinguished research advancing the design, operation and management of water distribution systems, particularly network reliability, network security, water quality and optimization methodologies, as well as contributions to surface water modeling and water resources management. Ostfeld’s research in water systems has contributed advanced solution techniques based on
On the Ohio River near the village of Olmsted, Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed one of its largest civil works projects since construction of the Panama Canal. This achievement, of what the Corps classifies as a megaproject, has now eliminated economically significant and unpredictable bottlenecks from the hub of the nation’s inland waterways transportation system. In recognition of that accomplishment, Olmsted
