For Sarah McEwen, it was almost too good to be true.
She moves to Jackson, Mississippi, to start her career as a water resources engineer, and what does she find? A detailed replica of the Mississippi River Basin constructed over 200 acres of park land.
It’s a water resources engineer’s dream, right?
“It’s the largest scale model in the world, and it’s in Jackson, Mississippi,” McEwen said....
Distinguished Member Miguel A. Mariño, U.S. representative to the International Association of Hydrological Sciences from 2003 through 2008 and a prolific groundwater hydrology researcher, has died. He was 76.
Mariño was distinguished professor emeritus of hydrologic sciences in the University of California, Davis departments of civil and environmental engineering, and biological and agricultural engineering. The products of Mariño’s research have been adopted around the world,...
Cornelis "Neil" Geldof Jr., former director of engineering and planning for the Metropolitan District Commission serving the Hartford, CT, area, and a former president of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, died March 25. He was 70.
Geldof, P.E., grew up in Yonkers, NY, and studied civil engineering at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. After graduating in 1969, he was hired by the Connecticut...
Jerry Lee Anderson, active on a number of Environmental and Water Resources Institute committees and a civil engineering professor for over 39 years, died Feb. 26 at 72.
Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE (Ret.), F.EWRI, retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a colonel in 1997. For nearly four decades he taught civil engineering at the University of Memphis, retiring in 2011. In his...
Heinz G. Stefan has approached his life and career with a seemingly infinite capacity for adaptability – always ready to find the next innovation and solve the next problem.
That ability has helped make Stefan, Dr.Ing., Dist.M.ASCE, a world leader in water resources and environmental engineering, and a worthy addition to the ASCE Class of 2016 Distinguished Members.
Much of that gift for adaptability is talent....
No matter the job or the size of its budget, James A. Rispoli always has maintained the same management principles.
“You have to be familiar with what you’re doing and you have to have frequent engagement with your people,” Rispoli said. “It takes a lot of work – frequent dialogue at all the different locations.
“You’re not going to find out what’s going on by reading....
