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ASCE releases groundbreaking standard for sustainable infrastructure

ASCE has released a first-of-its-kind standard, ASCE/COS 73-23: Standard Practice for Sustainable...

ASCE 41-23 provides significant updates to requirements for seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings

ASCE has released an update to ASCE/SEI 41-23, Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit...

ASCE launches new interactive digital platform for engineering standards

ASCE AMPLIFY is the Society’s new digital platform for standards, featuring interactive...

Get ready for an all-new P.E. exam format; here’s what you need to know

The P.E. exam format is changing April 1 to focus its content...

Student outreach takes center stage at Cities of the Future premiere in Brooklyn

ASCE celebrated Cities of the Future with a gala event at Brooklyn...

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Which cities top ASCE's 2024 Best Places list?

They have a plethora of engineering jobs and burgeoning opportunities.

ASCE’s Best Places for Civil Engineers – 2024

For the third straight year, Los Angeles sits atop ASCE’s list of...

‘Snapback’ to pre-IIJA infrastructure investment levels could cost US $637 billion, new ASCE economic study finds

A new ASCE report finds that maintaining current IIJA funding into the...

ASCE election opens May 1; gives members the chance to shape the organization’s future

The ASCE election opens this week – May 1 – and runs...

Learn more about ASCE’s official nominees for president-elect

The Society election opens May 1 and runs through June 1. So...

Obituaries

Thornton Tomasetti co-founder Charles Thornton has died at 83

Charles H. Thornton, who lived what he described as “a life of...

Jenkins, key volunteer with the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, dies at 61

Doug Jenkins, an extremely active member of ASCE’s Utility Engineering and Surveying...

Engineer whose works shaped the Portland, Oregon, region dies at 97

John A. “Jack” Talbott, a structural and mechanical engineer whose Talbott Associates...

Former Louisiana transportation secretary who helmed ASCE’s 2012 state Report Card dies at 83

Kam Movassaghi, Louisiana’s former secretary of transportation and development who as a...

Longtime Westchester County, New York, chief engineer dies at 97

Frank C. Bohlander, former chief engineer of Westchester County, New York, and...

Longtime North Carolina State professor and expert on concrete materials dies at 97

Paul Zia, North Carolina State University professor emeritus of civil engineering and...

Perry McCarty, inventor of the anaerobic bacteria wastewater treatment method, dies at 91

Perry L. McCarty, the acclaimed environmental engineering innovator who revolutionized wastewater treatment...

Wastewater manager active in ASCE in New York, Maryland, and Florida dies at 91

John C. Milnor, a program manager within a Maryland state program that...

Structural engineer on major Los Angeles projects for more than 52 years dies at 90

Manuel “Manny” Morden, a structural engineer who in a 52-year career with...

Renowned engineering author Henry Petroski dies at 81

Henry Petroski, a brilliant civil engineer, wordsmith, and educator with a great...

New fellows

ASCE recognizes Stuedlein with fellow status

Armin Stuedlein has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Andrawes elevated to ASCE fellow status

Bassem Andrawes has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Gautam honored as new ASCE fellow

Kamal Prasad Gautam has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

ASCE celebrates Khan as new fellow

Riaz Khan has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

New ASCE fellows – November 2023

Meet the recent additions to ASCE fellow status.

Pei elevated to fellow status

Shiling Pei has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Cassin honored as ASCE fellow

Richard B. Cassin has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

ASCE honors Balaji as new fellow

Rajagopalan Balaji has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Shoaf elevated to ASCE fellow status

Jeff Shoaf has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

ASCE honors Pegues Jr.

James C. Pegues Jr. has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Awards

A Question of Ethics: Engineering solution falls short of ethical expectations

Engineers must be mindful of the public’s welfare.

May/June 2023 letters and errata

The link between safety and ethics.

How to design permanent moorings for nearshore floating structures

Civil engineers need specialized knowledge to design these structures.

Competence and safety go hand in hand

Engineers failed to examine their decisions through lens of professional ethics.

ASCE releases groundbreaking standard for sustainable infrastructure

ASCE has released a first-of-its-kind standard, ASCE/COS 73-23: Standard Practice for Sustainable...

Saving historic wall on college campus showcases ingenuity, teamwork

A collaborative, goal-first approach played a major role in a historic facade...

ASCE 41-23 provides significant updates to requirements for seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings

ASCE has released an update to ASCE/SEI 41-23, Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit...

Move from public to private sector must be aboveboard

One engineer commits an ethical breach during the job hunt.

Relying on generative AI in scholarly work has its pitfalls

A prospective author lies about his use of artificial intelligence in a paper.

‘Grandparent’ of skyscrapers begins third life as mixed-use space

The United Kingdom’s Main Mill at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, the first cast-iron...

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