September 2015

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LEHIGH VALLEY SECTION Happy birthday, Nicholson Bridge The Nicholson Bridge, an ASCE-designated National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, commemorates its centennial this year. The bridge is the world’s largest reinforced concrete railroad span. The Pennsylvania borough of Nicholson celebrated the bridge’s birthday with a weekend of events in September. Learn more about the bridge and the centennial celebrations.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Researchers pinpoint how each state can be powered by renewable energy A set of maps detailing how each of the 50 states could meet all of its energy requirements by 2050 through renewable energy sources has been developed by Stanford University researchers. Explore how it's possible in your state in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE 'Doomsday Equation' points to change in water use A team at Duke University uses mathematical models to identify past periods when global water use changed dramatically and projects a similar change for the middle of this century. Delve into the projection in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Transducer simulates natural systems to detect cracks earlier Insects and bats have inspired a new ultrasonic transducer design that could help engineers spot smaller cracks sooner in nondestructive testing. Learn about the radical departure in ASCE’s online Civil Engineering magazine.

REGION 2 NEWS New Section and Branch officers ready to lead Section and Branch leaders from around the world traveled to ASCE Headquarters in Reston, VA, Sept. 20-21, for the annual Presidents and Governors Forum. The event helped prepare new Section and Branch leaders for their presidential years, while also fostering connections between ASCE members from different Regions. Learn more about the Forum. Among the Region 2 attendees: Christopher W. Smith, P.E., M.ASCE (Central Pennsylvania Section), Joseph R. McFadden, A.M.ASCE (Lehigh Valley Section), Michael A. Perrotta, P.E., M.ASCE (Maryland Section), Stephen A. Dlugos, P.E., M.ASCE (Maryland Section, Catoctin Branch), John Casana, P.E., D.WRE, LEED AP, M.ASCE (National Capital Section), Emily A. Dean, P.E., M.ASCE (National Capital Section), Scott Wolf, P.E., L.S., M.ASCE (National Capital Section); Ann M. Tomalavage, P.E., LEED AP, M.ASCE (Philadelphia Section), N. Catherine Bazan-Arias, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE (Pittsburgh Section), Gregory F. Scott, P.E., M.ASCE (Pittsburgh Section), and Patrick J. Sullivan Jr., P.E., M.ASCE (Pittsburgh Section).

DELAWARE SECTION UD professor ‘ELATE’d by new honor University of Delaware professor of civil and environmental engineering Rachel Davidson, A.M.ASCE, has been selected for the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering program’s class of 2015-16 fellows. The ELATE program at Drexel University in Philadelphia seeks to boost the leadership skills among women faculty in the STEM fields. Davidson is one of only 31 women nationwide selected as a fellow. Read more about what Davidson hopes to get out of the ELATE program.

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTER Back to school with GW ASCE Courtesy GW ASCE The GWU ASCE Student Chapter had a table at the school's recent Fall Student Org Fair, greeting students and spreading the word about ASCE in downtown Washington, DC. See what else the Chapter is up to on Facebook.

MARYLAND SECTION Baltimore-area water resources engineer earns Fellow honors William H. Frost, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, a senior associate with Baltimore-area KCI Technologies Inc. in their water resources practice, has been elected a Fellow by ASCE’s Board of Direction. Frost has more than 25 years of experience in watershed planning and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MS4 permitting, in both the public and private sectors, and has master of science degrees in civil engineering from the University of Maryland and in urban planning from Johns Hopkins University. Read more about what made him worthy of Fellow status.

NATIONAL CAPITAL SECTION National Hydraulic Engineer named ASCE Fellow Claudia C. Hoeft, P.E., F.ASCE, an expert hydraulic engineer, has been elevated to the status of Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Hoeft is the National Hydraulic Engineer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, in Washington, DC. Read more about what made her worthy of Fellow status.