ASCE United Kingdom Group President Carlos A. Brebbia, recognized for advancements in the boundary element method of engineering calculations, has died at 79.
Brebbia, Ph.D., F.ASCE, founded the Wessex Institute of Technology in Southampton, England, to engage in research and promotion of the boundary method technique that he developed in 1977-78. He enabled WIT to link with major academic institutions worldwide, including a U.S. office...
The ASCE Board of Direction did nothing short of face down the future of the entire civil engineering profession at its March quarterly meeting in Arlington, VA. The goal is to take the lead in shaping that future, not merely reacting to it.
“Society and the world we work to improve is changing rapidly,” said ASCE President Kristina Swallow, P.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE. “Our role...
The three women serving in presidential roles for ASCE in 2018 – President Kristina Swallow, President-Elect Robin Kemper, and Past President Norma Jean Mattei – continue to inspire ASCE members, women and men alike.
As president-elect, Kemper has been busy visiting ASCE groups all over the map, inspiring members in person. Interviewed via email for ASCE News’ month-long series, Women in Civil Engineering, Kemper touched...
More than 1,200 ASCE members participated in the ASCE News Women in Civil Engineering series by contributing their headshots for an ASCE collage. More than three dozen women contributed their insights and perspectives to the series content. It was a remarkable response and important subject matter.
Read more from the series here, and check out highlights from ASCE's #HerEngineering hashtag on social media:
Always see such...
Each month a cross section of prominent ASCE members shares insights on important industry topics in the ASCE News Civil Engineering Roundtable.
For ASCE News’ Women in Civil Engineering series, the roundtable will focus on issues affecting women in the profession.
This week, our panel gets a bit more personal and shares different hurdles each has faced throughout their careers.
What has been your single biggest challenge...
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...
Samuel Weissman, a former senior vice president at Ammann & Whitney in New York whose work on major transportation projects earned him acclaim from the White House to the mayor of New York, has died at 86.
In 59 years with Ammann & Whitney, Weissman, P.E., F.ASCE, was responsible for hundreds of projects. He led work on the George Washington, Triborough, Throgs Neck, Bronx-Whitestone, Verrazano...
Life Member Jesse T. Perry, a Nashville-based civil engineer who taught architect-engineer contracting to hundreds of professionals over a lengthy career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has died at 82.
Known as “Jess,” Perry, P.E., F.ASCE, was active in ASCE since his membership began in 1963. He was president of the Nashville Section in 1974-75. Many consultants who aspired to contract with the...
Distinguished Member Dennis M. Kamber, who oversaw the design and construction of the Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System for New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, has died at 76.
As senior vice president of global water management for ARCADIS U.S. Inc. since 2003, Kamber, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the development, design, and construction oversight of the hurricane system,...
