Ten members of ASCE, including two Distinguished Members, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering’s 2026 class, joining 120 U.S. and 27 international engineers.
Election to NAE is among the profession’s highest recognitions, reflecting outstanding contributions to engineering practice, research, or education, especially for major advancements and innovations. It’s an acknowledgment by peers – academy members who voted in January.
Formal induction will take place during NAE’s annual meeting in October. Here are the 10 ASCE members and the achievements that earned them election:
Amy Elizabeth Childress, NAE, M.ASCE, dean’s professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the ReWater Center, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. For advancing membrane technologies for desalination and wastewater reuse.
Michael N. Fardis, NAE, M.ASCE, emeritus professor, civil engineering department, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. For leadership in modeling and analysis of concrete structures and for advancing building code provisions for earthquake-resistant construction.
George Evangelos Leventis, P.E., NAE, F.ASCE, managing principal and executive vice president, Langan Engineering; and managing director, Langan International LLC, West Palm Beach, Florida. For geotechnical engineering, deep foundations, seismic risk assessment and mitigation, and construction of complex civil works.
Fred Laires Mannering, Ph.D., NAE, M.ASCE, professor, civil and environmental engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa. For contributions to transportation engineering data science and innovations in highway safety analytics.
Milo E. Riverso, Ph.D., NAE, M.ASCE, senior adviser to the president and the board, Manhattan University, Scarsdale, New York. For leadership in strategic development and management of engineering professional corporations, associations, and academic institutions.
Thomas Zarro Scarangello, P.E., NAE, M.ASCE, managing principal and senior adviser, Thornton Tomasetti, New York City. For advancing engineering in the economical design, fabrication and construction of large, long-span, static and kinetic building structures.
Rao Y. Surampalli, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAC, NAE, F.EWRI, Dist.M.ASCE, president, chief executive officer, and chief technology officer, Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Lenexa, Kansas. For advancing environmental sustainability through contributions to policy and technology development.
Mark Waggoner, P.E., NAE, M.ASCE, managing principal, Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc., Austin, Texas. For achievements in the design and construction of long-span structures.
Mason Torrey Walters, P.E., NAE, M.ASCE, senior principal structural engineer, Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Lafayette, California. For innovations in seismic isolation for retrofitting historic buildings.
Andrew Stuart Whittaker, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., NAE, F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. For advancing performance-based earthquake engineering, seismic isolation, and damping systems for buildings, bridges, and nuclear power plants.