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Jenkins, key volunteer with the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, dies at 61
Doug Jenkins, an extremely active member of ASCE’s Utility Engineering and Surveying...

ASCE 41-23 provides significant updates to requirements for seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings
ASCE has released an update to ASCE/SEI 41-23, Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit...

ASCE launches new interactive digital platform for engineering standards
ASCE AMPLIFY is the Society’s new digital platform for standards, featuring interactive...

Gautam honored as new ASCE fellow
Kamal Prasad Gautam has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

ASCE celebrates Khan as new fellow
Riaz Khan has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Engineer whose works shaped the Portland, Oregon, region dies at 97
John A. “Jack” Talbott, a structural and mechanical engineer whose Talbott Associates...

ASCE recognizes Horst as new fellow
Michael Horst has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Cassin honored as ASCE fellow
Richard B. Cassin has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Obituaries
Jenkins, key volunteer with the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, dies at 61
Doug Jenkins, an extremely active member of ASCE’s Utility Engineering and Surveying...
Engineer whose works shaped the Portland, Oregon, region dies at 97
John A. “Jack” Talbott, a structural and mechanical engineer whose Talbott Associates...
Former Louisiana transportation secretary who helmed ASCE’s 2012 state Report Card dies at 83
Kam Movassaghi, Louisiana’s former secretary of transportation and development who as a...
Longtime Westchester County, New York, chief engineer dies at 97
Frank C. Bohlander, former chief engineer of Westchester County, New York, and...
Longtime North Carolina State professor and expert on concrete materials dies at 97
Paul Zia, North Carolina State University professor emeritus of civil engineering and...
Perry McCarty, inventor of the anaerobic bacteria wastewater treatment method, dies at 91
Perry L. McCarty, the acclaimed environmental engineering innovator who revolutionized wastewater treatment...
Wastewater manager active in ASCE in New York, Maryland, and Florida dies at 91
John C. Milnor, a program manager within a Maryland state program that...
Structural engineer on major Los Angeles projects for more than 52 years dies at 90
Manuel “Manny” Morden, a structural engineer who in a 52-year career with...
Renowned engineering author Henry Petroski dies at 81
Henry Petroski, a brilliant civil engineer, wordsmith, and educator with a great...
Cold regions expert and pioneering Alaska engineer Krzewinski dies at 73
Thomas G. Krzewinski, an internationally recognized expert in cold regions geotechnical engineering...
New fellows
Gautam honored as new ASCE fellow
Kamal Prasad Gautam has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE celebrates Khan as new fellow
Riaz Khan has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
New ASCE fellows – November 2023
Meet the recent additions to ASCE fellow status.
Pei elevated to fellow status
Shiling Pei has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Cassin honored as ASCE fellow
Richard B. Cassin has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE honors Balaji as new fellow
Rajagopalan Balaji has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Shoaf elevated to ASCE fellow status
Jeff Shoaf has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE honors Pegues Jr.
James C. Pegues Jr. has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
ASCE honors Rolbiecki
David Rolbiecki has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Zadoorian named new ASCE fellow
Christopher J. Zadoorian has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.
Awards
Jenkins, key volunteer with the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, dies at 61
Doug Jenkins, an extremely active member of ASCE’s Utility Engineering and Surveying...
Berkeley Space Center plans unveiled for Silicon Valley
The center will sit on the former Naval Air Station Moffett Field.
Honolulu’s elevated, automated metro moves forward
The first segment of the elevated and automated system has opened.
Could offshore desalination solve California’s water woes?
Testing is planned or underway for various offshore desalination technologies.
Winning the grant to help fund your project
In episode 155 of ASCE Plot Points, Rebecca Neilon outlines the skills...
What civil engineers are thankful for this Thanksgiving
In episode 154 of ASCE Plot Points, we celebrate the season of...
Project Highlight: Elevated walkway, geodesic dome to energize research in Oxford
The United Kingdom campus will be the Ellison Institute of Technology’s second.
ASCE 41-23 provides significant updates to requirements for seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings
ASCE has released an update to ASCE/SEI 41-23, Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit...
Policy Briefing: Senate bill would reauthorize National Dam Safety Program
Legislation would amend dam safety program to simplify its grantmaking process.
ASCE launches new interactive digital platform for engineering standards
ASCE AMPLIFY is the Society’s new digital platform for standards, featuring interactive...
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