Meet the official nominees
In accordance with Article 7.4.3 of the EMI Bylaws, the Nominations Committee has established the slate of candidates for the 2026 EMI Board election. Eight candidates have been nominated for one open position.
Ballots will be emailed to eligible members on May 18, 2026, with login credentials sent from [email protected] (please allow emails from this address).
Eligible voters must be current EMI members as of May 13; student members are not eligible.
Anyone without an email address on record will be sent login credentials via regular mail to vote online. Please contact us at [email protected]with any questions
The EMI Board has ratified the list of candidates established by the EMI Nominating Committee.
Ange-Therese Akono, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Associate Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Jia-Liang Le, P.E., F.EMI, M.ASCE
James L. Record Professor and Associate Department Head of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
University of Minnesota
C. W. Lim, Ph.D., P.E., F.EMI, F.ASCE
Professor of Architecture and Civil Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
Anil Misra, Ph.D., P.E., F.EMI, F.ASCE
Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Florida International University
Nima Rahbar, Ph.D., M.ASCE
White Family Distinguished Professor and Department Head, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Guglielmo Scovazzi, Ph.D., M.ASCE
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University
Teng Wu, M.ASCE
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
University at Buffalo
Huiming Yin, P.E., M.ASCE
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Columbia University