The ASCE News Civil Engineering Roundtable showcases insights on a variety of industry topics from a cross section of ASCE members.
It’s summertime, so we’re talking top vacation spots.
Amusement parks, the big city, the beach ... those are all fine. But we’re looking for something a little more specific to ASCE. So we asked members:
What’s your favorite civil engineering vacation destination?
Jonathan Brower
P.E., M.ASCE, project engineer,...
ASCE President Kristina Swallow has been racking up the frequent flyer miles since her presidential year began last October, crisscrossing the country, visiting ASCE groups far and wide, meeting elected officials to advocate for infrastructure, connecting with Younger Members, speaking with students, and on and on.
And at every stop, she inspires a new group of engineers – not simply as the ASCE president but...
Don Nguyen, P.E., ENV SP, M.ASCE, is a bridge engineer for COWI in Seattle and the president of ASCE’s Seattle Younger Member Forum. One of ASCE’s most active, dynamic younger members, Nguyen was honored as a 2017 New Face of Civil Engineering. And his volunteer activities aren’t limited to the Pacific Northwest. Last summer, he joined a Bridges to Prosperity project in Panama. In...
Jaffer Almosawy is everywhere.
Okay, maybe not literally everywhere. But he’s getting pretty close to ASCE ubiquity.
He’s in the nation’s capital at the ASCE Legislative Fly-In. He’s presenting at an ASCE Board of Direction meeting. He’s in Reston, VA, at ASCE Headquarters for the Younger Member Leadership Symposium. He’s in Buffalo, checking out the Eastern Region Younger Member Conference. And actually that trip was akin...
For some people, an address represents merely where they live.
For Ruwanka Purasinghe, it’s who he is.
Purasinghe is Los Angeles to his core.
“I was born and raised in L.A., so I have a special connection with the city. I love this city,” he said.
“L.A. is an incredibly huge melting pot of people, cultures, and ideas. There’s something in L.A. for everybody. You can snowboard and...
Think of it a bit like ASCE's 10 under 30.
Each year, ASCE identifies an exceptional group of rising talents as the New Faces of Civil Engineering, shining a spotlight on 10 outstanding young professionals who exemplify the future of the profession.
This year's class of young professional New Faces, each 30 or younger, boasts a diverse array of interests and achievements.
Some are already managing their...
Alexa Ducioame was one of only two women in most of her civil engineering classes in college.
She’s working now to make sure that the women of future generations don’t find themselves in the same position.
“We have an informal women engineers group here. I think we all realize it’s important,” said Ducioame, a project engineer for Moore Engineering, Inc. in West Fargo, ND.
“We want to...
If you’ve been even the least bit active in ASCE during the last few years, then you’ve probably seen Elizabeth Ruedas, P.E., QISP, ENV SP, M.ASCE. A project engineer for CNC Engineering, shuttling between offices in Irvine and City of Industry in Southern California, Ruedas organizes, presents at, or attends an ASCE event seemingly every single week.
Having served in 16 different ASCE roles since...
