Park Wins U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Naomi Park of Greenwich, Connecticut, has been named the national winner of the 2023 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP). Park’s research explored collecting Styrofoam debris in the ocean and then using that collected material as a filter to reduce ocean carbon levels. This simultaneously addresses two water issues and illustrates the need to think outside the box on global water issues. Park receives a $10,000 prize and will travel to Stockholm in August to repres...
Bringing a Green Future Closer: RINA awards AiP for AURELIA’s Green Retrofit Solution for 205k DWT Bulk Carrier
Genoa, 26 June 2023 - RINA has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a green retrofit package solution designed by the innovative naval architecture designer, AURELIA, in partnership withEconowind, Wattlab and Vertom. Using a series of innovative solutions, the retrofit design meets CO2 reduction targets in compliance with CII and speeds the path to decarbonisation for the shipping industry. AURELIA’s retrofit package solution can be applied to almost any kind of vessel, whatever their p...
S&T professor wins Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award
Dr. J. David Rogers has been a Missouri S&T faculty member since 2001. Photo by Sam O’Keefe/Missouri S&T ROLLA, Mo. – Dr. J. David Rogers, a longtime geological engineering professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology, was recently awarded the Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. “I have been fortunate throughout my career to be able to study issues that I am passionate about and pass on that knowledge on in a variety...
GF Piping Systems Earns Intel’s 2023 EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award
Source: Copyright © 2023, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved GF Piping Systems is one of only 22 Distinguished Award recipients across Intel’s global supply chain Irvine, California – GF Piping Systems is proud to announce that it has earned Intel’s EPIC Distinguished Supplier Award. Through its dedication to Excellence, Partnership, Inclusion, and Continuous (EPIC) quality improvement, GF Piping Systems has achieved a level of performance that consistently exceeds Intel’s expecta...
Bentley Systems Sponsors Student Bridge Contest at AASHTO Spring Meeting
906 Bridge Co. from Michigan accepting the first place prize check for 11th and 12th grades. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. Middle and High School Students Use Bentley Software to Design Bridge Projects and Present to AASHTO Meeting Audience in Person for First Time in Three Years EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, was a title sponsor of the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHT...
ASHRAE's Long Island Chapter Names Jonah Allaben its First-Ever "Engineer of the Year"
Westbury, NY – The Long Island Chapter of ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers) announced today the first-ever winner of its Engineer of the Year Award. The Award, which will become annual, recognizes an engineer (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or controls), who is Long Island-based or a Long Island resident and has an outstanding record of exceptional performance or innovation in the HVAC-R industry (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and...
New York Power Authority Receives National Energy Innovator Award for Hydrogen Retrofit Project
Pioneering Demonstration Utilized Fuel Blends at Brentwood Power Plant WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) received an American Public Power Association Energy Innovator Award today during the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The award honors utilities that have developed or applied creative, energy-efficient techniques and technologies to their work in order to provide better service to electric customers or projects that inc...
Steve Aiken earns highest MWEA honor
Aiken accepts his award at the Leadership Celebration Luncheon as part of the 2023 MWEA Annual Conference. Pictured from left to right: Granddaughter, Mackenzie Fris, Wife, Diane, Steve, daughter, Cori Fris, and Granddaughter, Taylor Fris. Long-standing Duperon team member receives 2023 Dan Wolz Clean Water Award for Environmental Excellence Saginaw, Mich. – Dedicated to the water and wastewater industry for more than half a century, Duperon Regional Sales Manager Steve Aiken has been...
Stantec honored with three national ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards
US 60 Spottsville Bridge Replacement The awards recognize exceptional, innovative projects that enhance communities across the nation Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, received three Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for its Bridging Kentucky program, US 60 Spottsville Bridge replacement, and Flood Predictor technology. The awards were presented during ACEC’s an...
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Presents 2023 National Honor Award for SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex Environmental Remediation Project in Savannah, Ga.
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recently presented the 2023 National Honor Award for engineering excellence to SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex and Terracon Consultants for the landmark environmental remediation of the former Tronox/Kerr-McGee industrial site in Savannah, Ga. The $38 million privately funded project, which spans 755 acres and includes 84 distinct work elements, is the largest environmental cleanup by area in the history of the Georgia Brownfield Program....