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...
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, P.E., F.ASCE
• James M. Tinjum, Ph.D., P.E.,...
Loaiza has over 22 years of experience in water and wastewater utility program management and engineering design. His background includes directing capital improvement projects, overseeing the development of engineering master plans, engineering design and operations of water and wastewater treatment facilities, land development design, and project management. He is well versed in treatment plant design and operation, water distribution, sewer collection, drainage, grading, paving, signage...
Jeanne M. VanBriesen, Ph.D., P.E., F.EWRI, F.ASCE, the Duquesne Light Company professor of civil and environmental engineering, professor of engineering and public policy, and director of the Center for Water Quality in Urban Environmental Systems (Water QUEST) at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
VanBriesen’s research is in environmental systems, including biotransformation of recalcitrant organics, detection of...
Prior to joining UW in 2008, Tinjum was a consulting engineer for CH2M HILL and RMT Inc. Having an in-depth knowledge of civil engineering practice, he seeks to advance engineering practice through research, by sharing the results through graduate-student and continuing education programs for professional engineers, and by employing novel methods to increase public awareness and social responsibility. He has focused his efforts on...
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:
• William A. (Billy) Brundage III, P.E., F.ASCE
• Jonathan L. Goodall, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
• Jean Griffith Hansen, P.E., F.ASCE
• Thomas F. Heausler, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE
• Qamar A. O. Kazmi, P.E.,...
Qamar A. O. Kazmi, P.E., F.ASCE, a principal and senior consultant in the Maryland offices of Terracon Consultants Inc., has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Kazmi’s experience is in directing, managing, and performing projects involving all facets of geotechnical engineering – from siting and planning, to detailed geotechnical investigation and design, to construction oversight, to investigating failures. Specializing in geotechnical...
Thomas F. Heausler, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, a civil and structural engineer with over 37 years’ experience, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Heausler currently serves as an independent structural engineer, engaged by engineering firms for mentoring, senior review, and seismic code interpretations and guidance. He started his career in New Orleans, then left the industrial projects of Southern Louisiana for...
Scott Leska, P.E., F.ASCE, who has over 28 years of demonstrated proficiency in heavy civil, traffic, and transportation engineering, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Leska has focused mainly on traffic engineering, transportation management, and heavy civil design. Over the past 14 years he has contributed as an engineering division manager for the Town of Marana, AZ, for Traffic Operations,...
