Khalid M. Mosalam, Ph.D., C.Eng, P.E., F.ASCE, the Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering and director of the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center at UC Berkeley, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Mosalam lectured for courses in finite element method and design of reinforced concrete at Cornell University before joining the Department of CEE at the University of California, Berkeley...
Mahmoud Reda Taha, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a Distinguished Professor, Regents' Lecturer, and chairman of the Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
During the past six years as department chairman and the founding director of the UNM Resilience Institute, Taha has cultivated a cultural change...
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:
• Kiranmayee (Kiran) Akunuri, P.E., PMP, F.ASCE
• Willis “Rick” Conner, P.E., F.ASCE
• Gordon Elliott, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
• David T. Gockel, P.E., F.ASCE
• Arun Kumar, Ph.D., F.ASCE
• Sara J. Somsky, P.E.,...
Willis “Rick” Conner, P.E., F.ASCE, president of engineering consulting firm American Structurepoint, headquartered in Indianapolis, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
For over 40 years, Conner has contributed to the civil engineering field through his leadership and vision in building one of the Midwest’s preeminent consulting firms and through his project work to design buildings, bridges and roadways.
Since taking the...
David T. Gockel, P.E., F.ASCE, president of Langan, an engineering and environmental consulting firm, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Gockel joined Langan in 1982, when the firm had only 36 employees. His first project was the complex redevelopment of the Jersey City waterfront. Since then he has served as project manager or principal-in-charge of MetLife Stadium, American Dream...
Zhanping You, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Dr. You has completed research projects related to road materials, pavement engineering and sustainable building materials. Over a period of years he served as director of the Center of Excellence for Transportation Materials, which...
Fred Yi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, principal engineer for Mid Pacific Engineering Inc., in Los Angeles, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Yi is a 30-plus-year veteran of geotechnical and geotechnical earthquake engineering, including nine years managing a civil engineering consulting firm in Japan and more than 18 years as geotechnical consulting services in California. He serves in various capacities in...
Fariborz M. Tehrani, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, an associate professor with three decades of academic and industry background in civil engineering, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Tehrani’s emphasis in research and practice is on sustainable and resilient structural engineering, mechanics and materials (SR-SEMM): he has contributed to the publication of 10 books and nearly 70 papers and technical reports, and...
Sara J. Somsky, P.E., F.ASCE, senior geotechnical engineer and department manager at Terracon, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
For the past 12 years Somsky has been involved with STEM volunteering opportunities through her involvement with ASCE and various other groups. Her most significant achievements are centered around inspiring the next generation of young engineers. She has intentionally focused on...
Kiranmayee (Kiran) Akunuri, P.E., PMP, F.ASCE, a civil engineer and project manager at AECOM, Salt Lake City office, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
She has 16-plus years of experience in both the technical (civil/geotechnical/structural) and management (construction / project controls / quality / project management) sectors.
Akunuri’s passion for civil engineering originated in her childhood from an educational trip to...
