American Society of Civil Engineers
| American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
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| Chair: | Kristina L. Swallow |
| Establishment date: | November 5, 1852 |
| Number of members: | 150,000 |
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Reston , Virginia , United States
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| Website: | www.asce.org |
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is the professional association of civil engineers in the United States . The association is the oldest US engineering association.
history
The association was founded in 1852 by twelve engineers in the offices of the Croton Aqueduct as the American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects . ASCE is based in Reston, Virginia . According to its own statements, the association has more than 150,000 members in 177 countries.
Prices
In addition to naming national and international milestones in civil engineering , the association awards the following awards (after the year of the first award):
- Norman Medal (1874)
- J. James R. Croes Medal (1913)
- Alfred Noble Prize (1931)
- Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (1949)
- Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award (1960)
- Von Karman Medal (1960)
- Terzaghi Award (1963)
- Terzaghi Lecture (1963)
- Nathan M. Newmark Medal (1976)
- Roebling Award (1988)
- Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award (1989)
- Outstanding Leaders and Projects Award (OPAL) (2000, Public Works, Education, Management, Design, Construction)
- Maurice A. Biot Medal (2003)
- Raymond D. Mindlin Medal (2009)
OPAL Award
The OPAL Award has been presented since 2000 in the areas of Construction, Design, Education, Public Works and Management. Construction / Design / Education winners were (Construction listed first, then Design and Education):
- 2000 Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. (Construction), TY Lin (Design)
- 2001 Ben C. Gerwick , Robert F. Mast , Ralph Peck
- 2002 Charles J. Pankow , Eugene C. Figg , Theodore Galambos
- 2003 Kenneth E. Stinson , Leslie E. Robertson , Earnest F. Gloyna
- 2004 Charles E. Mergentime , George J. Tamaro , G. Wayne Clough
- 2005 Jack Lemley , Louis G. Silano , C. Michael Walton
- 2006 A. James Clark , W. Gene Corley , James K. Mitchell
- 2007 Thomas R. Draeger , Loring A. Wyllie , John W. Fisher
- 2008 William H. Luyties , Clyde N. Baker , Ernest T. Smerdon
- 2009 John F. Donohoe , Jeremy Isenberg , J. Michael Duncan
- 2010 Terence E. Richardson , Man-Chung Tang , David E. Daniel
- 2011 Kris R. Nielsen , William F. Baker , Stephen J. Ressler
- 2012 Robert L. Bowen , Michael J. Abrahams , Clifford J. Schexnayer
- 2013 Robert E. Alger , Charles H. Thornton , Charles C. Ladd
- 2014 Joseph P. Welsh , Jon D. Magnusson , Jeffrey S. Russell
- 2015 Andrew K. Phelps , Edward J. Schmeltz , Bernard Amadei
- 2016 Christopher S. Traylor , Rudolph Bonaparte , Dan Frangopol
- 2017 Anne Bigane Wilson , Harry Poulos , Bruce Ellingwood
- 2018 F. Dave Zanetell (Construction), Sharon L. Wood (Education)
Web links
- Official website of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leadership. 2017–2018 ASCE Board Of Direction. ASCE, accessed November 2, 2018 .
- ^ ASCE: About ASCE ; accessed November 2, 2018.