W. Paul Grant, P.E. F.ASCE, president emeritus and co-founder of PanGEO, has been named an ASCE Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Grant has over 50 years of experience in conducting and directing geotechnical and earthquake engineering studies for both public and private sector projects located throughout the United States. He has successfully managed multi-year geotechnical engineering contracts for federal, state, and local agencies.
He has participated in various Value Engineering Studies and constructability reviews for public sector clients resulting in construction cost savings exceeding several million dollars. He has conducted extensive research in earthquake engineering and has received numerous research grants from the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the National Science Foundation. On a state and national level, he has participated on committees developing earthquake criteria for the design of new structures or the rehabilitation of existing facilities. He has provided seismic recommendations for the design or retrofit of over 200 bridges that are owned by city, county, state or federal agencies and hundreds of buildings. Grant received numerous awards for engineering excellence from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies. He also received the 2006 Professional Engineer of the Year Award from the Washington Society of Professional Engineers.
