ASCE has honored Thomas Walski, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE, with the 2019 Julian Hinds Award for his ability to bring theory and practice together in the field of urban water engineering and planning, and for his prolific production of papers, presentations, reviews, and books which have strongly contributed to and influenced the field of engineering. Walski has made major contributions in the fields of
ASCE has honored the writing team of David W. Spelman, Ph.D., EI, A.M.ASCE, and John J. Sansalone, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Rudolph Hering Medal for the paper “Is the Treatment Response of Manufactured BMPs to Urban Drainage PM Loads Portable?” published in the April 2018 issue of the Journal of Environmental Engineering. Hydrodynamic separators (HS) and basins/tanks such as rectangular clarifiers (RC), as
ASCE has honored the writing team of Marc A. Santos, P.E., M.ASCE; Richard F. Carbonaro, Ph.D., P.E.; and Robert R. Sharp, Ph.D., P.E., with the 2019 Samuel Arnold Greeley Award for the paper “Control Strategies for the Mitigation and Removal of Attached Manganese Biofilms,” in the January 2018 issue of the Journal of Environmental Engineering. In the selected work, the team investigated the use of
Michael Paddock, P.E., M.ASCE, is a 30-year member of ASCE, a licensed civil engineer and surveyor. His professional career was spent managing teams of over 100 engineers designing infrastructure projects over $1 billion and was the youngest-ever recipient of Wisconsin’s “Engineer of the Year” award. After a near-death cancer experience, he was motivated to begin a pro bono engineering career that has delivered projects with
The Board of Direction continues to take a big-picture approach to leadership. Last year, that meant developing a new strategic plan for ASCE. At its quarterly meeting in Arlington, VA, March 10, the Board moved from strategy into implementation, highlighted by the approval of a future-focused reorganization of the Society’s Committee on Advancing the Profession. “I’m very excited, because in essence what happened with CAP
Before I dive into an answer to this question, let’s take it one step at a time for those civil engineering professionals who aren’t clear on what advocacy means. From a basic level, we find the Dictionary.com definition of advocacy being the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal. Wikipedia gives a more complete definition, related to politics: Advocacy is an activity by an individual or group which
The National Academy of Engineering’s 2019 class of inductees includes several ASCE members. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions an engineer can receive. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology,
Are you wondering why you need soft skills as a civil engineer? The Workplace Learning Report, which LinkedIn published last year after surveying 4,000 professionals globally, showed that the top learning priority was how to train for soft skills. Civil engineers must be prepared to keep up with an evolving workplace. To thrive in the field, soft skills are critical for successful teams and projects.
The Midwest has been battered by the aftermath of last week’s “bomb cyclone” snowstorms. The resulting combination of fast-melting snow and additional rains has led to significant flooding across several states. Unfortunately, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and other affected states may not see the unprecedented flooding levels recede until May, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast. In Nebraska alone, 74 cities have declared
John H. Wiedeman, a leading engineer in Atlanta who served as ASCE president in 1983, has died at 83. Wiedeman, P.E., F.ASCE, Pres.83.ASCE, was for 15 years an owner of Wiedeman and Singleton Inc., a civil and environmental engineering firm specializing in utility and infrastructure work for municipal clients in the Southeast United States. Wiedeman served as the Georgia Section president in 1974, before taking
