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Dr. Kit Miyamoto Elected as a Chair of California Seismic Safety Commission

October 23, 2020 - in News, People

SACRAMENTO, CA – Dr. Kit Miyamoto was elected as a Chair of the California Seismic Safety Commission. This 15-member commission investigates earthquakes, researches earthquake-related issues and reports, and recommends policies and programs needed to…

Woolpert Hires Jessica Goodell as Director of Portfolio Optimization for Firm’s Strategic Consulting Group

October 22, 2020 - in News, People

DALLAS — Woolpert has hired Jessica Goodell, PE, as director of portfolio optimization for the firm’s strategic consulting group. Goodell holds degrees…

HNTB group director Mary Jane O’Meara honored with ARTBA lifetime achievement award

October 22, 2020 - in Awards, News, People

American Road & Transportation Builders Association honor awarded for outstanding leadership and long-term service in the transportation design and…

HNTB Vice President, Georgia DOT Chief Engineer, Two Project Managers/Policy Researchers and A. Morton Associates Inc. Honored with ARTBA’s Women Leaders Awards

October 21, 2020 - in Awards, News, People

WASHINGTON)— A chief state transportation engineer, a vice president at HNTB Corp., two transportation policy project managers, and a women-led civil engineering firm are the 2020  winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association…

Fifth Vectorworks Design Scholarship to Open December 1

October 21, 2020 - in Events, News, People

Global competition will recognize design students’ best work   Columbia, MD (October 20, 2020)—Continuing its commitment to cultivate future generations of designers, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will open submissions…

SpeedCore Researcher Amit Varma Wins Higgins Lectureship Award, Will Address Industry Thursday

October 21, 2020 - in Awards, News, People

CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction has awarded its 2021 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award to Amit H. Varma, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Bowen Laboratory of Large-Scale CE Research at Purdue University’s…

DFI Announces Winners of 2020 Young Professor and Student Paper Competitions

October 21, 2020 - in News, People

Hawthorne, N.J. :  DFI announces the winners of the 2020 Paper Competitions. Alejandro Martinez, Ph.D., assistant professor, and Kyle O’Hara, Ph.D., graduate student researcher, University of California, Davis, are the winners of the Young Professor…

San Antonio Construction Executive David Zachry Honored With ARTBA Award

October 21, 2020 - in Awards, News, People

WASHINGTON — David Zachry, CEO of San Antonio-based Zachry Corp. and a long-time volunteer leader in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), is the 2020 recipient of the organization’s highest honor— the “ARTBA Award.”…

Green Business Certification Inc. Celebrates the 2020 Class of LEED Fellows

October 20, 2020 - in Awards, News, People

25 green building leaders represent the top of their field and are committed to creating healthier, more sustainable and resilient communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 20, 2020 – Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the premier organization independently…

New ASCE Biography on Benjamin Wright Chronicles Works of the “Father of American Civil Engineering”

October 20, 2020 - in News, People

Reston, Va. –The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recognizes the impact Benjamin Wright has had on the civil engineering profession in their newest publication, Benjamin Wright: Father of American Civil Engineering. Steven M. Pennington chronicles…