Ming Liu, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a research structural engineer at Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) in Port Hueneme, CA, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Liu’s expertise in civil engineering covers field testing and laboratory measurement with nondestructive testing (NDT) methods, forensic investigations for extreme events such as hurricanes, and civil and structural design in accordance
Baidurya Bhattacharya, Ph.D., F.ASCE, dean of International Relations at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Bhattacharya’s academic career was launched after he spent some time as an engineer at the American Bureau of Shipping, in Houston. He served on the Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty at the University of Delaware (UD) before returning
Deborah H. Lee, P.E., P.H., D.WRE, F.ASCE, SES, director of NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. As director of GLERL, and a member of the federal Senior Executive Service, Lee serves as the laboratory’s leader, providing guidance through conceptual development, implementation, and management of integrated, interdisciplinary scientific research and communications programs. With a
Freddy A. Naranjo, P.E., F.ASCE, assistant bureau chief in the Quality Control Bureau at the Alabama Department of Transportation, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. In the industry since 1991, Naranjo has been involved in some quite important infrastructure projects across Alabama, a few of them very significant in alleviating congestion and providing safety. He has expertise in planning, design,
Karim Chatti, Ph.D., F.ASCE, professor of civil engineering at Michigan State University and director of the University Transportation Center on Highway Pavement Preservation, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Chatti is an internationally recognized expert in pavement engineering. His research focuses on mechanistic modeling of pavement systems, including pavement dynamics, vehicle-pavement interaction, backcalculation of pavement layer properties, pavement roughness, rolling
Last year “The Highway of Death” came to its own end. Today in Greece, after a decade of Herculean efforts, a motorway with no such epithet traverses the highly seismic northern coastline of the Peloponnese, and all who ride there can do so safely and rapidly. The Olympia Odos Motorway has been honored by ASCE as a finalist for the 2019 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement
Kent Shreeve, a forensic engineering specialist and founder of Shreeve Engineers in Little Rock, AR, has died. He was 81. After serving as a civil engineer lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, Shreeve, P.E., M.ASCE, began his civilian career at Shell Oil Company in Ventura, CA. From there he went to Humble Oil and Refining in Baton Rouge, LA, before later returning to his home
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: • Baidurya Bhattacharya, Ph.D., F.ASCE • Karim Chatti, Ph.D., F.ASCE • Deborah H. Lee, P.E., P.H., D.WRE, F.ASCE • Ming Liu, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE • Mario E. Loaiza, P.E., F.ASCE • Freddy A. Naranjo,
Engineers Week 2019 is here and ASCE members have geared up to take part. This year’s theme, Engineers: Invent Amazing, is on par with everything members have accomplished so far. ASCE Announces 2019 New Faces of Civil Engineering – Professionals ASCE celebrated its 2019 New Faces of Civil Engineering – Professional, a group of 10 talented young professionals who are taking the civil engineering industry
ASCE annually recognizes 10 civil engineering students who represent the future of the profession. They are the collegiate edition of the Society’s New Faces of Civil Engineering. The 2019 honorees are rising stars, inspired and inspiring, many of them drawn to the profession by a desire to help others and protect the planet. Although they are young, their project experiences speak to us loudly. One
