Life for Garit Poire falls into two boxes. There are the days before Nov. 16, 2014, and those that have followed.
And that day in the middle, the line of demarcation?
On Nov. 16, 2014, Garit, then a civil engineering student at Florida State University, was visiting Atlanta for his mom’s birthday. He didn’t feel well. He thought perhaps he’d accidentally eaten some gluten and triggered...
It’s a telling character trait.
Some people run away from problems. Others seek out problems so that they can help solve them.
When it comes to climate change, Paul Lee falls definitively into the latter category.
“In college, I really wanted to do sustainability. And it was around the time that climate change issues were starting to become a big deal, and people were feeling very empowered...
Jose Aguilar had an idea.
A transportation engineer at Psomas in Tucson, AZ, he wanted to inspire the students in his hometown with a civil-engineering competition similar to the STEM activities and competitions that he loved when he was a teenager.
It was a nice idea, a good idea. But for the time being, just a concept. And this is where most people usually stop –...
It’s been almost two years since Dream Big: Engineering Our World began amazing kids and adults alike on big screens at museums and theaters across the world.
Since then, the film – presented by Bechtel and produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in partnership with ASCE – has enjoyed quite a ride of success, smashing attendance goals, scoring big with critics, inspiring ASCE outreach events all...
Every year, ASCE honors its New Faces of Civil Engineering – 10 college students and 10 young professionals whose early-career accomplishments mark them as the profession’s future stars.
The 2019 class of professionals includes a remarkable range of talents and accomplishments, particularly from engineers who are still just 30 and younger.
Self-starting, globetrotting, groundbreaking, risk-taking, world-saving … you name it, they’re doing it.
Here are the 2019...
What if you could build a bridge that could not just stand up to an earthquake but flex back into shape after the shaking stopped?
That’s the promise of a new bridge in Seattle, Washington, built with the help of new super-elastic materials. It represents a seismic step forward in bridge construction.
The SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement South Access–Northbound Off-Ramp has been honored by...
One week out of the year we dedicate to celebrating our society’s unsung heroes – engineers.
An engineer’s work affects everything we do, yet it’s often taken for granted. While we are perhaps too often enamored of celebrity athletes and entertainers, this month we focus on the true heroes, the ones who ensure our quality of life with things like shelter, heat, transportation, and water....
ASCE has honored Barbara Ellen Spang Minsker, Ph.D., M.ASCE, with the 2019 Margaret S. Petersen Award for her technical accomplishments, leadership, and commitment to mentoring women pursuing engineering careers, aligning with the ideals that the award’s namesake championed throughout her life. Minsker is chair of the civil and environmental engineering department at Southern Methodist University's Lyle School of Engineering in Dallas, TX.
Through two highly acclaimed books...
George Crommes, P.E., F.ASCE, joined ASCE in 1962. The Life Member is now retired but is still finding new ways to push the boundaries of his own creativity. As he says, “All my engineering experiences have entailed innovation to solve problems.” In today’s Member Voices, Crommes explains why developing those creative skills and habits are so important in civil engineering and then offers some...
Below everything in Columbus, Ohio, there is the tunnel. Beneath buildings, bridges, interstate highways, railroads, and even below the Scioto River. And it is making a huge difference.
The new OARS-OSIS Augmentation & Relief Sewer has been honored by ASCE as a finalist for the 2019 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award, the Society’s preeminent project honor.
All five OCEA finalists will be recognized at ASCE’s 2019...
