ASCE has honored Bruce L. Kutter, Ph.D., M.ASCE, with the H. Bolton Seed Medal for important and sustained contributions to the physical modeling of geotechnical and soil-structure systems to earthquakes, and for centrifuge research and continuing leadership in the field.
The Seed Medal is awarded for cumulative distinguished contributions. Kutter has demonstrated pioneering and cutting-edge works in geotechnical earthquake engineering through physical modeling testing. His...
ASCE has honored Melinda Luna, P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award for outstanding contributions to history and heritage research, hundreds of articles written on civil engineering history, and provision of a better knowledge and appreciation of the history and heritage of civil engineering, including outside of the civil engineering community.
Over the past 20 years, Luna has researched and written...
ASCE’s Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award – the OCEA – continues to be the Society’s preeminent project honor.
Rather than announcing five project finalists, ASCE is celebrating 10 stellar projects as this year’s Honor Award recipients. These 10 projects will be showcased at the OPAL Gala, March 13, in Washington, D.C., with two runners-up and the OCEA winner announced at the event.
Presenting the 2020 OCEA...
ASCE has announced the winners of the 2020 Outstanding Projects And Leaders leadership awards.
The OPAL leadership awards honor civil engineers for career achievements in each of five categories: construction, design, education, government and management.
The 2020 honorees:
In construction, Ted Craddock, P.E., M.ASCE, assistant deputy director, California State Water Project – for innovation and excellence in construction of civil engineering projects and programs.
In design, Ronald M....
ASCE has honored William J. Castle, P.E., F.ASCE, with the 2019 John G. Moffatt–Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award for his significant contributions and innovative solutions within the coastal engineering and construction fields.
During his more than 45-year career, Castle has made outstanding contributions to innovation in the constructability port and coastal infrastructure projects. Constructability and value engineering (VE) have been his mantra...
ASCE has honored Louise A. Wallendorf, P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Orville T. Magoon Sustainable Coasts Award for lifelong dedication to sustainable coasts, collaborative research and coastal education.
For almost 40 years, Wallendorf has made outstanding contributions to sustainable engineering practices in managing shorelines and coastal infrastructure as a researcher, educator and active ASCE volunteer. She played a crucial role in the formation of ASCE's...
ASCE has honored Costas E. Synolakis, Ph.D., with the 2019 International Coastal Engineering Award for his three-decade-long pioneering efforts in the field of tsunami research, which has not only transformed scientists’ understanding of tsunamis but also saved countless lives.
Synolakis is a global leader in coastal engineering. Over the past three decades he has made significant contributions in the areas of tsunami research and...
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...
