ASCE has honored Kenny Chung Sau Kwok, Ph.D., with the 2019 Jack E. Cermak Medal for his outstanding contribution to the understanding of wind-structure interaction and its application in wind engineering research and practice, particularly the wind-induced responses and vibration mitigation of wind-excited tall buildings, and the effects of building vibration on occupants. Kwok has contributed extensively in the area of wind engineering, in particular
ASCE has honored Josephine Emerick, P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award for her exemplary professional conduct and service, her direct impact on the improvement of civil engineers’ employment conditions and her professional guidance of future civil engineers. Emerick has demonstrated her strong technical and leadership capabilities with her performance on a multimodal transportation study in Missouri to address congestion relief, improve
ASCE has honored Matthew G. Cummings, P.E., M.ASCE, with the John L. Parcel–Leif J. Sverdrup Civil Engineering Management Award for his definitive contribution to the field of civil engineering management, evidenced by exemplary character, professional integrity and national reputation. Cummings has more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry in the United States and abroad. He is a leader who has demonstrated experience
Previously on ASCE Plot Points … We met civil engineers from around the world. We got a better picture of what civil engineers looks like – through their work, their personalities and their stories. In fact, we met so many amazing people and heard so many great stories, we needed to hit pause and take a break. But we’re back. Season 2 of ASCE Plot
The world is rapidly changing. There are exciting new opportunities and difficult challenges ahead for civil engineers: alternative energy, autonomous vehicles, climate change, smart cities, high-tech construction and advanced materials, and policy and funding are just a few. To educate our members and spark dialogue on the latest and future practices in the civil engineering field, ASCE’s Future World Vision will be highlighted at the
If civil engineering were a stock, the analysts would be shouting, “Buy!” ASCE’s new “2019 Civil Engineering Salary Report” reveals a median pretax annual salary of $109,000 in 2018, continuing an upward compensation trend in the industry. Civil engineers’ base salaries have risen at a rate of 4 to 6 percent each year since 2016. “Civil engineers design, build and maintain the infrastructure systems we
The year is 2070. Imagine that sea-level rise has so altered coastal infrastructure that floodwaters have forced cities offshore, to developments that float on top of the ocean
Guillermo Díaz-Fañas started Qu-AKE – the Queer Advocacy Knowledge Exchange – a nonprofit serving and supporting LGBTQ+ professionals who work in the built environment
Robert W. “Bobb” Stokes, a past president of the Kansas Section, former member of the ASCE Board of Direction and civil engineering professor emeritus at Kansas State University, has died. He was 70. He had 40 years of experience in general transportation planning and applied transportation research, focused on the design and implementation of urban, rural and intercity transportation planning studies; highway design, planning and
