ASCE has honored Erol Tutumluer, Ph.D., M.ASCE, with the 2020 James Laurie Prize for career contributions to the advancement of transportation engineering in the field of transportation geotechnics, which provides key knowledge to building sustainable pavement and railroad track infrastructure.
Tutumluer is an internationally recognized expert on the geotechnical aspects of pavement and railbed structural design and performance. He has published prolifically. His work includes...
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:
• Timothy H. Bedenis, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE
• Kristin D. Barmoy, P.E., F.ASCE
• Deepankar Choudhury, Ph.D., F.ASCE
• Robert J. Frosch, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
• Biman Gati Gupta, Ph.D., C.Eng., F.ASCE
• Kent A. Harries,...
Partha P. Sarkar, Ph.D., F.SEI, F.ASCE, a professor of aerospace engineering and civil engineering at Iowa State University, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Sarkar started his academic career in 1992 as an assistant professor of civil engineering at Texas Tech University. He joined the department of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at Iowa State University (ISU) as a Wilson...
Dennis K. Henning, P.E., BCEE, ENV SP, F.ASCE, who has over 43 years of diverse civil and environmental engineering consulting experience in all facets of civil infrastructure project development, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Henning’s experience ranges from performing environmental studies, through project planning and detailed design, to and through final construction. For the past 25 years or so...
Lianyang Zhang, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, the Delbert R. Lewis Distinguished Professor and director of the SMART (Sustainable Materials and Recycling Technologies) Laboratory in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Arizona, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Zhang’s specialty is geotechnical engineering and construction materials. His areas of expertise include enhanced rock characterization and...
Kristin D. Barmoy, P.E., F.ASCE, the president of Hanover Land Services Inc., in Westminster, Maryland, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Barmoy manages the administrative and technical aspects of HLS, a provider of professional land surveying, planning, site and hydrology/hydraulic engineering services. She manages the administrative and technical aspects of HLS; develops, implements and maintains effective marketing programs; and reviews...
ASCE has honored Ronald R. Copeland, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2020 Hans Albert Einstein Award for his contributions to research teaching and application of sedimentation engineering principles for the development and operation of water resource projects.
Copeland’s contributions to the engineering profession are too numerous to list. For example, he is either the author or coauthor of 113 engineering reports at WES/ERDC. During the...
ASCE has honored Kara M. Kockelman, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2020 Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award for significant contributions to fields related to energy consumption by the transportation system, through extensive research on how electric, hybrid and autonomous vehicles impact energy consumption and how an inclusive energy perspective can better fit within the broader urban environment.
Kockelman is a professor at the University...
ASCE has honored Larry W. Mays, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, with the 2020 Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award for his contributions to water resources engineering for arid lands, focusing on water infrastructure systems, water resources sustainability and ancient water systems.
Mays is one of the most accomplished researchers, authors, teachers, mentors and engineers in the world. These facts are evidenced by more than 120 peer-reviewed...
From skyscrapers and dams, to bridges and drinking water, civil engineering is integral to our quality of life. Civil engineers build modern civilization and are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the public, while harmonizing the built and natural environments. In short, civil engineers are society’s unsung heroes. That’s why it is important to celebrate the difference civil engineers make in our...
