The Future
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Our future as a nation will be closely tied to space, energy, the environment, and our ability to interact with and compete in the global economy. As a civil engineer, you will perform a vital role in linking these themes and improving the quality of life for the 21st century. As the technology revolution expands, as the world's population increases, and as environmental concerns mount, your skills will be needed. There is no limit to the personal satisfaction you will feel from helping to make our world a better place to live. Whatever area you choose, design, construction, research, teaching, or management, civil engineering offers you a wide range of career choices.
Engineering Your Future
You can choose from a wide range of civil engineering specialties. But before exploring each specialty in detail, there are a few people you might like to met…
Agnes Ayuso, E.I.T., is a Water Resources Engineer involved in a variety of water resources projects including: lake, reservoir, and river water quality assessment and modeling, sewer system modeling, water quality field programs, and watershed management planning.
Agnes received her B. S. and M. S. in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Alexia A. Nalewaik, E. I. T., is a Consulting Engineer in Management Services and Solutions responsible for cost engineering, estimating, and scheduling for major construction projects.
Alexia received her B. A. in Physics from the University of Dallas and her M. S. in Structural Engineering from the University of Southern California.
Judith Nitsch, P. E., is the President of her own consulting firm. As president, she sets the firm's overall direction in conjunction with other firm leaders and oversees marketing and accounting functions for the firm.
Judith received her B. S. in civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Hear more… part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5
C. R. "Chuck" Pennoni, P. E., is Chairman and CEO of his own consulting firm. His duties include the establishment and administration of corporate policy, business planning and budgeting, and the coordination and oversight of the programs and initiatives developed and implemented to achieve corporate goals.
Chuck received his B. S. and M. S. in Civil Engineering from Drexel University.
Hear more… part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6
Carlton S. Serrette, E. I. T., is a Project Engineer involved in hydraulic analyses for pumping systems, preparation of engineering drawings and equipment specifications, engineering and construction cost estimates, preparation of design reports, and coordination of design efforts among specialty (structural, architectural, electrical, and instrumentation) groups to design wastewater treatment facilities.
Carlton received his B. S. in Civil Engineering and his M. E. from Howard University.
Joel L. Volterra, E. I. T., is a Geotechnical Engineer involved with the planning and supervising of underground investigations and laboratory testing, settlement analysis, earth pressure computations, and geotechnical construction claims analysis.
Joel received his B. S. in Civil Engineering from Union College and his M. E. in Geotechnical Engineering from Cornell University.
See and hear what others say about a career in civil engineering...
- James E. Davis, P.E.
Executive Director of ASCE, Reston, VA
part 1, part 2, part 3 - Kelly D. Payne, P.E.
Water Resources Engineer HDR Engineering. Inc., Austin, TX
part 1, part 2, part 3 - Henry Petroski, Ph.D. P.E.
Chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University, Durham, NC
part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 - Anne J. Gorczyca, P.E.
Assistant Area Construction Manager, Massachusetts Highway Department, Boston, MA
part 1, part 2, part 3, - Chris A. Bell, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Dean the Engineering College at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
part 1, part 2
