March 2015

Great outreach event or other activity? Let the whole Region know! If you’re a local ASCE leader and your Section, Branch, Younger Member Group, or Student Chapter has staged any special events, engaged in outreach from grade-school kids to lawmakers, done charity work, fund raising or anything of the sort, let ASCEnews Weekly know and we may include it in next month’s Region report. You may already have written about it and posted pictures in your newsletter, website, or social media. Share the details and any photos at asce.org/localnews. Got questions? Write to submissions@asce.org. See the other Region reports for March If you live adjacent to a Section in a different Region, or are merely interested in the other Region reports for March, click on each to view them:   Region 1   Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, Buffalo Section, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, Ithaca Section, Maine Section, Metropolitan Section, Mohawk-Hudson Section, New Hampshire Section, New Jersey Section, Puerto Rico Section, Rhode Island Section, Rochester Section, Syracuse Section, Vermont Section Region 2   Central Pennsylvania Section, Delaware Section, Lehigh Valley Section, Maryland Section, National Capital Section, Philadelphia Section, Pittsburgh Section Region 3   Akron-Canton Section, Central Illinois Section, Central Ohio Section, Cincinnati Section, Cleveland Section, Dayton Section, Duluth Section, Illinois Section, Michigan Section, Minnesota Section, North Dakota Section, Quad Cities Section, Toledo Section, Wisconsin Section Region 4   Arkansas Section, Indiana Section, Kentucky Section, North Carolina Section, South Carolina Section, Tennessee Section, Virginia Section, West Virginia Section Region 5   Alabama Section, Florida Section, Georgia Section, Louisiana Section, Mississippi Section   Region 6   New Mexico Section, Oklahoma Section, Texas Section Region 7   Colorado Section, Iowa Section, Kansas City Section, Kansas Section, Nebraska Section, South Dakota Section, St. Louis Section, Wyoming Section Region 8   Alaska Section, Arizona Section, Columbia Section, Hawaii Section, Inland Empire Section, Montana Section, Nevada Section, Oregon Section, Seattle Section, Southern Idaho Section, Tacoma-Olympia Section, Utah Section Region 9   Los Angeles Section, Sacramento Section, San Diego Section, San Francisco Section Region 10   All International Sections, Branches, and Groups Missed last month's Region 6 update? See the February edition of News Around Region 6                               Share this page via social media and email:

REGION 6 NEWS Dallas Branch wins ASCE award for outstanding website The Dallas Branch of the Texas Section has been honored by ASCE for having the year’s best web site among large Sections and Branches. The 2015 Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award was given in Houston during the 2015 Multi-Region Leadership Conference for Regions 3, 6, and 7. Congratulations!   Dallas website>>

TEXAS SECTION Ward County Water Supply Project among contenders for 2015 OCEA award The Ward County project involved the design and construction of 21 groundwater wells, 65 miles of pipeline, and four booster pump stations. Designed and constructed in less than 18 months – two weeks ahead of schedule – the $100 million project, which was delivered $25 million under budget, encountered and overcame many engineering challenges. The project is one of five contenders for ASCE’s 2015 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award, to be announced Thursday, March 26 at the Society’s OPAL Gala. Read more about what made it a worthy nominee in ASCE News.

DALLAS BRANCH Expert on pipeline engineering elected ASCE Fellow An actively practicing civil engineer for more than 40 years, Joseph P. Castronovo, P.E., F.ASCE, is an expert in the field of pipeline engineering, with expertise in the design and construction of large-diameter pipelines, materials selection, trenchless technologies, and condition assessment. He has been chairman of ASCE’s Pipeline Division Executive Committee, and continues to be active in various administrative and technical pipeline committees. In addition, Castronovo has served as the chairman of ASCE’s Technical Activities Committee, which is now the Committee on Technical Advancement. Castronovo, who received ASCE’s Steven D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award in 2013, has also served as associate editor of ASCE’s Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice since 2011.  See more>>

TEXAS SECTION Texas considers private high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston Private investment may be used to link Houston and Dallas at speeds of up to 205 miles per hour along a new, dedicated corridor. Consider the privately funded project in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Construction slated to grow as economy expands Modest economic growth is predicted across a broad range of nonresidential building categories this year, including transportation, lodging, and health care, according to the architecture, engineering, and construction consulting firm FMI Corporation. Explore the forecast in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE College graduates face brighter future An analysis of Census Bureau data finds that the employment picture is brightening for recent college graduates, though a full economic recovery is likely still years away. Consider the prospects in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’s CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Reports explore potential effects of climate intervention The National Academy of Sciences has released two reports that examine whether climate intervention can help resolve the globe's changing climate. Examine the findings and consequences in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.