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...
Gordon Elliott, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, an independent consulting engineer in Western Pennsylvania, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Elliott has over 40 years of experience in the engineering field. After graduating top of the engineering faculty at King’s College, University of London, he started his career with six years of research into the mechanical, thermal and hydraulic properties of rock...
ASCE members in Lebanon have helped lead the recovery effort in the aftermath of an explosion that shook the Port of Beirut at 6:08 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the center of the densely populated capital.
The destruction extended across a four-mile radius, with casualties reported at 220 dead, 6,000 injured and 300,000 left homeless.
“What motivated all of us is passion for our beloved country...
