Why civil engineering students should make things

The benefit of making things for younger children in STEM education has been widely supported. But what about the civil engineering students in college-level courses?

Latest news

Annual Construction Institute Student Days presents real-world challenges, opportunities

For the first time, the annual Construction Institute’s CI Student Days heavy civil engineering team challenge was held as an online event this summer. The real-world lessons and opportunities afforded by the competition, however, remained the same.

ASCE members celebrate Senate infrastructure bill as ‘giant leap forward’

ASCE’s long-term advocacy efforts scored a huge victory this week when the Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in a 69-30 bipartisan vote.

Steel bridge returns to roster of ASCE student competitions

ASCE has renewed its partnership with the American Institute of Steel Construction for the student steel bridge competition, starting with the 2021-2022 school year.

5 things you didn’t know about the Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Pennsylvania Turnpike was designated an ASCE landmark in 1988.
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Obituaries

Pioneering Industrial Archaeology Engineer Dies at 88

Emory Leland Kemp, a pioneer of industrial archaeology, engineering professor and founder of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology at...

Transformative Editor of ENR and 1976 ASCE President Arthur Fox Dies

Arthur J. Fox Jr., Pres.1976.ASCE, F.ASCE, among civil engineering’s most influential figures of the 20th century, both at ASCE and as a longtime editor...

Former COPRI President James Blanchar, 42-Year Army Corps Engineer, Dies

Capt. James H. Blanchar, P.E., D.NE, F.ASCE, a Navy veteran and longtime U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leader whose devotion to ASCE’s Coasts, Oceans,...

Texas water resources engineer dies at 61

Michael Joseph Dellies, director of water resources at Teague Nall and Perkins Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas, has died. He was 61.

Awards

Team of 5 Given Wellington Prize

ASCE has honored the writing team of Ran Cao, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; Anil K. Agrawal, P.E., F.SEI, M.ASCE; Sherif El-Tawil, P.E., F.ASCE; Xiaochen Xu; and...

Ice, Cold Regions Expert Receives CAN-AM

ASCE has honored Brian Morse, Ph.D., P.Eng, M.CSCE, with the 2019 CAN-AM Civil Engineering Amity Award for outstanding contributions to cold regions hydraulics that...

Govindaraju Earns Ven Te Chow Award

ASCE has honored Rao S. Govindaraju, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE, with the 2019 Ven Te Chow Award for his pioneering contributions to the...

Tang Receives Halpin Award for 2020

ASCE has honored Pingbo Tang, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2020 Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction for research and education activities...

New Fellows

Researcher, Organizer Elseifi Now Fellow

Mostafa Elseifi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Louisiana State University, has been named a Fellow...

Champion Honored as ASCE Fellow

Laura E. Champion, P.E., F.ASCE, an architecture, engineering, construction industry consultant and association management specialist, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board...

Marking now a Society fellow

Tonja Koob Marking, Ph.D., P.E., owner of the engineering firm Gaea Consultants LLC, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

ASCE Names Gambatese a Fellow

John Gambatese, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University, has been named a Fellow...

ASCE student conferences, competitions embrace the virtual

Yes, the ASCE student conferences are a little different this spring, but they're succeeding in the new virtual format.