Tennessee’s Copperhill Watershed Restoration Named Year’s Most Outstanding Engineering Triumph
Nashville’s Barge Design Solutions Earns Top Award in Annual Awards Showcase of World’s Best Engineering Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Copperhill Watershed Restoration Project in Ducktown, Tenn. has won the 2020 “Grand Conceptor” Award signifying the year’s most outstanding engineering achievement, in the 53rd Annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA)—a national juried competition sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Traditionally an annual black-tie di...
TDEC, TDOT Announce 2020 Sustainable Transportation Award Winners
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced the winners of the 2020 Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Awards. “We congratulate these winners who are on the cutting edge of possibilities in sustainability in transportation,” TDEC Commissioner David Salyers said. “Their innovation and achievements come in many forms, but all share the goal of a better environment, and our state benefits fr...
AWWA Recognizes Hydraulics Expert and Bentley Fellow Thomas Walski for Papers that Focus on Digital Twins and Low Pressure in Water Systems
Thomas Walski, Bentley Fellow and senior project manager. Wins for “Risk and Resilience Assessment Isn’t Optional Anymore” and for Co-authoring “Pressure-dependent Demand under Pressure-deficient Conditions” EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced that the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has awarded Bentley Fellow and Senior Product Manager Thomas Walski, Ph.D., P.E., with the AWWA 2020 Opflow P...
RoadBotics Named to Pittsburgh Smart Business’s “Smart 50” and Pittsburgh Tech Council’s “Tech 50”
Pittsburgh, PA - RoadBotics and their President and Co-Founder, Ben Schmidt, PhD, recently accepted awards and recognition from Pittsburgh Tech Council and Smart Business Pittsburgh Magazine for the company’s leadership and advanced public infrastructure asset assessment technology. The Pittsburgh Tech Council’s Tech 50 Awards were held virtually on Thursday, November 12, to honor technology innovation in the Pittsburgh region in nine separate categories. RoadBotics was honored to be nominat...
Dr. Nikhil C. Trivedi receives prestigious Frank F. Aplan Award
The Mineral Processing Division and the Coal & Energy Division Frank F. Aplan Award Committee have selected Nikhil Trivedi, long-time member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Frank F. Aplan Award. The award recognizes engineering or scientific contributions that further the understanding of the technology of coal and/or mineral engineering. The award was established by AIME in 1989 as a tribute to Frank F. Aplan for his lifelong p...
Stantec earns top engineering design award for North Carolina’s first continuous flow intersection
The project improves traffic flow around the new headquarters for Corning Optical in Charlotte Charlotte, NC, TSX, NYSE: STN: Stantec has earned a top engineering design award for work supporting Corning Optical in accommodating increased traffic around the development of its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. The leading global design firm was recognized with The Grand Conceptor award—the top prize—by the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina (ACEC/NC)...
MDOT chief bridge engineer honored by national bridge institute for career contributions
November - Matt Chynoweth, the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) chief bridge engineer, has been named one of the American Segmental Bridge Institute's (ASBI) 2020 Leadership Award recipients for outstanding career contributions. Chynoweth, a 17-year veteran of the department, is director of the department's Bureau of Bridges and Structures (BoBS) (which develops statewide policy for design, construction, maintenance and operation of the state's 11,218 bridges) and se...
The 2020 Hammers: The Nemetschek Group Takes Home Four Construction Computing Awards
Industry-wide professionals and real users recognize the Nemetschek Group’s strengths in AEC solutions, services, and innovations Munich, November 16, 2020 – The Nemetschek Group, one of the world’s largest software providers for the AEC industry, has won four of the prestigious Construction Computing Awards, also known as “The Hammers.” Nemetschek Group brands GRAPHISOFT, Solibri, and Vectorworks, Inc. received the awards for their solutions, service offerings, and innovations. Graphisof...
Two HDR Projects Recognized at Bentley’s 2020 Year in Infrastructure Virtual Awards Gala
OMAHA, Neb. — Two HDR projects received global recognition with this year’s Bentley Year in Infrastructure Awards. The Oroville Dam, 3D Seepage and Stability Analysis was a finalist for the Geotechnical Engineering award, and the Marc Basnight Bridge (Bonner Bridge Replacement) received an Advancing Project and Asset Longevity Special Recognition award. Open to all Bentley software users, the Bentley Year in Infrastructure Awards program has recognized nearly 4,000 of the world’s most outstan...
Advanced Drainage Systems Wins Wisconsin Recycling Award
Pipe Manufacturer’s Program ‘Exceeds Expectations’ HILLIARD, Ohio – Nov. 13, 2020 – Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) (NYSE: WMS), a leading provider of innovative water management solutions, has received the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 2020 Recycling Excellence Award for Innovation. Brad Wolbert, Director, Bureau of Waste and Materials Management for the State of Wisconsin stated that the company is being recognized for its superior performance with a recycling progra...
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