ASCE has honored Amit H. Varma, Ph.D., M.ASCE, with the 2021 Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award for seminal contributions as a preeminent researcher, leading code/standard developer, educator, and invaluable consultant to the nuclear industry in the fields of steel-plate composite and reinforced concrete structures. 

The Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award recognizes outstanding achievements in the energy field by a civil engineer.