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Oh, What a Year! – ASCE’s 2018 in Review

It was an exciting ASCE 2018. From the year’s first Multi-Region Leadership Conference in Las Vegas in January to the ASCE 2018 Convention in Denver in October, Society members bonded and worked together to help lead the civil engineering industry forward. Dream Big went from the big screen to the classroom. Kristina Swallow inspired civil engineers all over the globe as ASCE president. Here’s a look at some...

Convention ‘Kicks Door Open’ to Civil Engineering Change, Innovation

ASCE President Kristina Swallow took the stage, her t-shirt speaking volumes, Saturday morning in Denver, Colorado. “Kick the door open and let change in,” it read. And with that, the ASCE 2018 Convention’s tone was officially set. Swallow kicked open the door with an inspiring call for civil engineers, young and old, to deliver new ideas and innovative solutions amid an ever-changing world. “It’s not the smartest,...

Getting Up to Speed on Innovation

Dirk Ahlborn has his finger on the pulse of civil engineering’s future. As chief executive officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc., Ahlborn is helping to shape the future of transportation infrastructure. And as the founder and CEO of JumpStarter Inc., he’s changing the way new infrastructure ideas are brought to market. Ahlborn talked about all of it with ASCE News ahead of his keynote address at...