| GEORGIA SECTION National environmental engineering expert elected ASCE Fellow Steven C. McCutcheon, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCE, an expert in the fields of civil, environmental, and ecological engineering, has been elevated to the status of Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. McCutcheon has a long record of service to both the public and ASCE. He is retired from the Environmental Protection Agency as a national expert and senior environmental engineer. A former faculty member of several domestic and international universities, he is now an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia. Read more about what made McCutcheon worthy of Fellow status. |
| FLORIDA SECTION EAST CENTRAL BRANCH Field trip fun  Photo courtesy Florida Section The East Central Branch recently hosted its 10th annual Central Florida Field Trip, touring the Insterstate-4 Ultimate Design Build Project, the Finfrock Precast Plant, the Orlando City Soccer Stadium, and the South Orlando Airport Automated People Mover. Follow the Florida Section. |
| IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE ONLINE U.S. Geological Survey issues first induced-seismicity risk map The map is intended to help engineers and builders understand where the risks of low-level but still dangerous earthquakes influenced by human activities are the greatest. Explore the map and the research behind it in an exclusive story for the online edition of ASCE’s Civil Engineering magazine. |
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| IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE ONLINE Investments in renewable energy set records in 2015 China, India, and Brazil led the impressive results, the first year that renewable energy accounted for more than half of all new capacity. Explore the UN-commissioned report's findings in an exclusive story for the online edition of ASCE’s Civil Engineering magazine. |