Werner Gumpertz, co-founder of the Massachusetts-based engineering firm Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, and an Honorary Member of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, has died at 99.
Gumpertz, P.E., F.ASCE, was one of three Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors who together established SGH in 1956. He led its building technology group until 1993, and never retired. He was known for putting together creative and...
Life Member John P. Bergson, a registered land surveyor and former president of the ASCE Duluth Section, whose works can be found across Minnesota, has died at 83.
Bergson, P.E., M.ASCE, began his interest in civil engineering while working for the City of Duluth (MN) and Duluth Engineering during his college years.
Following graduation, he worked briefly for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, then for DM&IR...
“Engineers need to be the stars of innovative projects and practices, not the politicians.” This was an idea shared at a brainstorming session at the Multi-Region Leadership Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, on how we can advance ASCE’s strategic goals. The quest to make engineers the stars of innovation is something ASCE champions through the Grand Challenge, which looks at improving resilience, innovation, life-cycle costs,...
ASCE Life Member Daniel L. Dornan, P.E., M.ASCE, is a special assistant to the director of the Prince George’s County (MD) Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement, a department he helped develop and launch in 2013. Prior to joining the public sector in 2012, Dornan served as a management consultant for 36 years with several major consulting firms, including KPMG, AECOM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Booz...
Engineering News-Record released its 2017 Top 25 Newsmakers, and ASCE members represent almost a third of the list, recognized for their contributions to the construction industry and public. From releasing a giant-screen engineering film to providing vital assistance in the face of Hurricane Harvey, Society members continue to have a remarkable impact in their communities and around the world.
“Recognizing ASCE’s vision of civil engineers...
Gyan Shrivastava, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, received his civil engineering education at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, Imperial College in London, and the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer in the United Kingdom.
He spent seven years in design and construction before commencing a career in academia. In 2015, he retired as a professor of hydraulic engineering...
If you’ve been even the least bit active in ASCE during the last few years, then you’ve probably seen Elizabeth Ruedas, P.E., QISP, ENV SP, M.ASCE. A project engineer for CNC Engineering, shuttling between offices in Irvine and City of Industry in Southern California, Ruedas organizes, presents at, or attends an ASCE event seemingly every single week.
Having served in 16 different ASCE roles since...
New year, new Board, new energy.
The ASCE Board of Direction convened its first quarterly meeting of the year, Jan. 11, in Las Vegas, with a renewed emphasis on communication and collaboration that will inform future decisions.
“We took the opportunity to bring in different groups, different stakeholders to have some different conversations,” said 2018 ASCE President Kristina Swallow. “I think doing that gave the Board...
Each year, ASCE recognizes 10 remarkable college students – young engineers in training whose early achievements mark them for greatness as professionals and point toward an optimistic future for civil engineering.
Here is the class of 2018 ASCE New Faces of Civil Engineering – College:
• Kofi Afriyie, Civil Engineering major, Morgan State University
• Danielle Berman, Civil Engineering major, Penn State University
• Eric Bianchi, Civil and...
It’s an ASCE tradition. As the calendar turns to the new year, ASCE identifies an exceptional group of rising talents as the New Faces of Civil Engineering, shining spotlights on 10 outstanding young professionals and 10 college students who exemplify the future of the profession.
Here are the 10 young professionals named New Faces for 2018:
• Jaffer Almosawy, ENV SP, EIT, EI, A.M.ASCE, Engineering Intern...
