May 2016 |
| REGION 10 NEWS India native named 2016 New Face of Engineering Rajan Jha, EIT, A.M.ASCE, a project engineer specializing in water resources for ARCADIS in Richmond, VA, was honored by DiscoverE as one of the 2016 New Faces of Engineering. Jha grew up in India before moving to the United States to pursue his master’s degree. DiscoverE presents this award to honor up-and-coming engineers (under 30 years old), who are making their mark on their industry. Read more about the honor and about Jha’s career. |
| REGION 10 NEWS ASCE signs cooperation pact with Federation of Lebanese Engineers Building on our rapid growth in Lebanon, ASCE and the Federation of Lebanese Engineers have signed an agreement of cooperation that opens the door to a number of joint activities, including co-hosting a possible international conference in the Middle Eastern nation. "Our successful cooperation with FLE will now offer members of both engineering organizations even greater opportunity and benefits, said Distinguished Member Paul Boulos, one of the driving forced behind the agreement for ASCE . "I believe this agreement will do even more to help both ASCE and FLE support their members and enhance the engineering profession." The agreement is a positive reflection of ASCE's efforts to expand our global presence. ASCE in Lebanon has expanded from creation of an International Group there three years ago with FLV's help, to its elevation to a Section with more than 900 members last July. Lebanon Section page on ASCE.org |
REGION 10 NEWS Student teams come from India and Canada to compete in Concrete Canoe  Photo courtesy Vellore Institute of Technology ASCE Student Chapter Cast in concrete, gravity-defying canoes designed and built by ASCE Student Chapters from around the world have been competing in regional tournaments this month, each striving for a shot at the 2016 national finals, coming June 9-11 to the University of Texas at Tyler. Above, a team from the Vellore Institute of Technology in Vellore, India, traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina, to join in the Carolinas Conference competition, where it won the regional’s Dr. David Bayer Sportsmanship Award. Below, the team from the University of British Columbia shows off its canoe.  Photo courtesy UBC ASCE |
| REGION 10 NEWS In Spanish on Peruvian TV, ASCE staffer explains how Society's key initiatives advance CE Viewers of the Telenet network in Peru recently learned about ASCE and how we strive to advance civil engineering to better serve society. In a live interview conducted in Spanish from the network's Cusco, Peru, studios, Mark Killgore, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, director of ASCE's Raise the Bar initiative, discussed how ASCE is advancing initiatives on infrastructure, sustainability and raising future educational requirements in the United States for professional licensure. He also touched on ASCE’s emphasis on engineering ethics. The Society has an active Peru International Group that stages regular civil engineering programs and supports student groups in Lima and Cusco. Watch the Killgore interview in Spanish on ASCE's Peru Group page. |
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| REGION 10 NEWS Miami-based wastewater project director elected Fellow Efrain Armijos, P.E., F.ASCE, who has more than 35 years of experience in the planning and design of water and wastewater systems and other applications of civil engineering, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Armijos has master’s degrees from both the Technical University of Warsaw, Poland, and the University of Toronto. Read more about what made him worthy of Fellow status. |
| REGION 10 NEWS Concordia University professor named ASCE Fellow Tarek Zayed, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., F.ASCE, a professor and researcher at the Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Concordia University in Montreal, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Before coming to the United States, Zayed worked in Egypt for 10 years as an administrator, assistant lecturer, and construction engineer. Find out more about what made Zayed worthy of this honor. |
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