Indian Minister to Receive Penn’s Top Prize in Energy Policy
Penn’s top energy policy award—the Carnot Prize—will be given to the Honorable Shri Piyush Goyal, India’s former minister of power and renewables and current minister of railways and coal. During his tenure, Goyal directed a fast-track effort to electrify 18,000 villages in remote parts of India—helping bridge the country’s vast energy divide. The award ceremony kicks off with a lecture by Penn engineering professor Aaswath Raman, entitled: “Harnessing the Cold of Outer Space as a Natural...
Tom Everett Named New FHWA Executive Director
Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Brandye Hendrickson announced on Oct. 12 that Tom Everett will be FHWA’s next executive director, with his tenure starting on Oct. 22. The agency said in a statement emailed to the AASHTO Journal that Everett will “oversee the day-to-day operations and management of FHWA and work directly with leadership in establishing and executing agency policies, strategic initiatives, and performance goals to accomplish national transportation priorities established b...
Infrastructure Expert Yoga Chandran Joins HNTB Corporation as Project Director
SANTA ANA, Calif. – C. Yoga Chandran, PhD, PE, GE, has joined HNTB Corporation in Southern California as project director and vice president. Based in HNTB’s Santa Ana office, Chandran is supporting the firm’s work on some of the most complex infrastructure projects throughout the region. Chandran brings more than 30 years of experience in a broad range of technically challenging engineering projects, including project management, planning, design, project assessment and environmental documen...
Lona Hankins Joins HNTB as Project Director Serving Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Lona Hankins joined HNTB Corporation as project director in New Orleans, as part of the firm’s Gulf Coast District. Hankins is responsible for delivering large-scale, complex infrastructure programs using her extensive industry network; comprehensive understanding of federal agencies including securing funding and associated regulations; program controls and project management. Hankins has 30 years of industry experience spanning engineering, program management and leading...
Bernd Fischer Named Group CEO of Technymon GBT
BERGAMO, ITALY (October 16, 2018) – Technymon GBT, a leading manufacturer of sliding bearing products, has announced the appointment of Bernd Fischer as Group CEO. Fischer’s leadership responsibilities will include the oversight of business development and operations for Technymon Technology U.S.A. Inc., MBC Composite Bearings Mfg. Inc., Global Bearings Technologies Italy, Technymon Gleitlager Germany,Technymon Technology India and Technymon Technology Brazil. He will also be tasked with e...
Kemper ASCEnds to 2019 Presidency
The thing about ascending to the ASCE presidency is the moment never comes as a surprise. After all, Robin Kemper was elected nearly 18 months ago. But the lack of drama doesn’t make the moment any less sweet. Kemper was inducted as ASCE’s 2019 president at the Society’s annual business meeting, Sunday, during the ASCE 2018 Convention in Denver, her family by her side, a tear in her eye. “It was beautiful. It was emotional,” said Kemper afterward. “I wanted to recognize my mother (Rita...
Suffolk Hires Nick Dhimitri As National Vice President Of External Affairs
NEW YORK - Suffolk, one of the most innovative and successful privately held building contractors in the country, announced it has hired Nick Dhimitri as National Vice President of External Affairs. Nick will work out of Suffolk's New York office at One Penn in Manhattan and will be responsible for building Suffolk's national external affairs operation and expanding the company's presence in New York and throughout the country. "The construction business is all about building trust and relati...
Thornton Tomasetti Vice Chairman Aine Brazil Inducted into National Academy of Engineering
(New York, New York – October 15, 2018) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Vice Chairman Aine Brazil P.E., F.SEI, LEED AP, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She was selected for her leadership in the design of innovative buildings and contributions to engineering literacy. Brazil, along with nearly 100 other new members from around the world, was inducted during a ceremony at the NAE’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Septem...
Bart Sweeney Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager
ROCKY HILL, Conn. – Bart Sweeney, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s Rocky Hill office, Sweeney has 25 years of transportation infrastructure experience that includes project management, design, construction, maintenance and operations. “Bart is recognized throughout the state as a transportation leader with comprehensive knowledge of Connecticut’s bridges and highways,” said Jennifer Carrier, PE, HNTB Connecticut office lea...
Leading Design and Engineering Firm Stantec Consolidates Nearly 100 Team Members in Key Market of Portland
PORTLAND, OR (October 15, 2018) NYSE, TSX:STN: Stantec, a global engineering, consulting, and project management firm, is expanding its footprint in the Pacific Northwest by consolidating Portland-area employees from three area offices into one landmark location at 601 SW Second Ave. Team members from the firm’s Water, Buildings Engineering and Technology, Power, Environmental Services, and WaterPower & Dams sectors will occupy 20,008 square feet of the Moda Tower, the 10th largest office buildi...
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