William C. “Bill” Boyle, a past chair of ASCE’s Oxygen Transfer Standards Committee and professor emeritus of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has died. He was 83.
Boyle, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, was the leading force in establishing the Oxygen Transfer Standards Committee, which develops standards and guidelines for determining the transfer of oxygen in clean and process wastewaters...
Last week, 147 ASCE Section and Branch presidents, Region governors, Society directors, board members and institute leaders attended the annual Presidents and Governors Forum, held virtually this year, Sept. 10-12. This event, sponsored by the Leader Training Committee, provided opportunities for attendees to learn about ASCE resources, network with other ASCE leaders and develop skills that will benefit their Sections/Branches, Regions and Institutes.
Because we...
It was a history-making week for ASCE with the Society’s first Virtual Technical Conference, Sept. 14-18.
The event, held entirely online, collected technical experts and speakers from different ASCE Institutes as well as the Aerospace Division.
“Great member value,” said ASCE President K.N. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE. “Going forward we should be able to bring the best each Institute has to offer in this setting...
The ASCE 2020 Convention is here to set you on the path to building innovation. The Society’s flagship event will delve into civil engineering topics that are most relevant to you and will earn you PDHs along the way. But now, you can attend the event from the comfort of your own home or office!
This year’s virtual format allows you to customize your entire...
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...
The ASCE News Civil Engineering Roundtable showcases insights from a cross-section of ASCE members on a variety of industry topics.
Today’s roundtable draws from a recent ASCE Thursdays@3 webinar conversation, discussing the different ways the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of civil engineering leadership skills.
Question: Why are leadership skills more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Andrea DuMont
P.E., M.ASCE
Water resources engineer, Jacobs; industry blogger
“When...
K.N. Gunalan's year as ASCE president certainly has been unique among the annals of Society history. But Gunalan has guided the Society through the COVID-19 pandemic with strength and grace, and, as his presidential term winds down this fall, he shares this Member Voices article – a message of reassurance and resilience to civil engineering students around the world.
Hello!
I hope and trust that you’ve...
Michael E. Webber’s 2019 book, “Power Trip: The Story of Energy,” considers world history as the history of energy.
All of which is very interesting.
And what’s perhaps even more interesting is the way that history points toward the future of the world’s energy uses.
Webber, Ph.D., sees big changes on the horizon; changes he’ll outline as a keynote speaker at the ASCE Virtual Technical Conference 2020,...
Civil engineers are society’s unsung heroes. But no hero has the same origin story. Tresor Moolo’s story begins in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a town where limited access to clean water drives a cycle of poverty and suffering.
