S&T announces new Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
ROLLA, Mo. – Dr. Subhas “Karan” Venayagamoorthy has been named the inaugural Kummer Endowed Chair of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He will begin his duties in August. Venayagamoorthy comes to S&T from Colorado State University (CSU), where he has served on the faculty since 2008 and is currently the Borland Professor of Fluid Mechanics and founding director of the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. From 2022 to 20...
The Water Council Names Karen Frost as Executive Director
Longtime VP to lead organization following retirement of Dean Amhaus Milwaukee, WI – The Water Council (TWC), a global leader in water stewardship and technology innovation, has named Karen Frost as its new executive director. Frost, who has served as the organization’s vice president of economic development and innovation, was selected after an exhaustive, nationwide search. She begins her new role on June 2, after approval by the organization’s board of directors. “For more than 10 ye...
Trinity Metro CEO joins APTA leadership committee
American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced that Richard W. Andreski, president and CEO of Trinity Metro, has joined the Executive Committee of the APTA Board of Directors. “I am honored to serve on APTA’s Executive Committee, where I have the opportunity to represent Fort Worth and Tarrant County and engage with other transit leaders at a national level,” Andreski said. “This opportunity comes at a critical time when federal policymakers are evaluating priorities for the next...
AISC Seeks Nominations for 2026 Higgins Lectureship Award
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is now accepting nominations for the prestigious T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize. Nominations are due July 1, 2025. Presented annually by AISC, the award recognizes a lecturer-author whose technical paper(s) are considered an outstanding contribution to engineering literature on fabricated structural steel. The Higgins lecturer will deliver a keynote at the 2026 NASCC: The Steel Conference, April 22-...
Arcadis Welcomes Phanie Gapinski as Hospitality Interiors Principal
Gapinski will work with Arcadis leadership to grow the multifamily and hospitality practice in the DMV region WASHINGTON, D.C. – Arcadis, a global leader in sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy for natural and built environments, has appointed Phanie Gapinski as Principal of its Washington, D.C.–based hospitality design studio. In addition to Gapinski’s high-level design expertise, she brings a well-connected network that helps deliver world-class solutions and experiences....
More Than Thirty Industry Leaders Take Part in ARTBA Foundation’s 2025 Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP)
(WASHINGTON) - Thirty-one emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry completed an intensive introduction to federal legislative and regulatory issues May 6-8 during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP). The ILDP, held in conjunction with the association’s Federal Issues Program and the Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In, provided participants with a solid understanding of...
Plastics Pipe Institute Announces New Head of its Hydrostatic Stress Board
IRVING, TX - May 8, 2025 - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced today that Mike Casavant has joined the association as the new Chair of the Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB), a technical-based group of voluntary industry experts. Formed nearly 70 years ago, the HSB develops, writes and provides the policies and recommendations for minimum strength characteristics for plastic pipe used in North America in gas, municipal water, wastewater, sewer industrial water plus building and constr...
Arcadis welcomes Vincent Laino as principal in New York Workplace design studio
Laino’s appointment reflects Arcadis’s ongoing investment in multi-sector design and advisory services to help clients thrive in an ever-changing landscape May 7, 2025 – Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD), New York, NY - Arcadis, a global leader in intelligence-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, has appointed Vincent Laino as Principal in its New York Workplace design studio. This strategic hire underscores Arcadis’s commitment to expan...
Cornell Structural Engineering Professor Selected for AISC Residency Program
CHICAGO - This summer, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) will welcome its third Innovation Scholar to a two-week residency at the institute’s Chicago headquarters. Cornell University Professor Matthew Reiter, SE, PE, will collaborate with AISC’s engineering and research team on a structural steel-focused project (to be determined) and take part in a variety of industry events, including committee meetings and local facility tours, between July 7–18. “We are very excited t...
Causeway one.network Appoints Veteran Customer Success Leader Edward Constancio as Vice President of Sales, USA
WILMINGTON, Delaware – Causeway one.network today announced the appointment of Edward Constancio as Vice President of Sales, USA. In his new role, Constancio will oversee all aspects of Causeway one.network’s sales, customer success, and relationship strategies. Paul Madeira the company’s Chief International Growth Officer said Constancio’s experience and history of success made him an exciting and natural choice. “Edward has spent more than two decades delivering technology solutions and solv...