| GEORGIA SECTION Dam inspection with drones changing the ‘Game’ ASCE recently designated 15 projects as Game Changers, adding to the 41 projects and 24 trends announced in 2015 at the outset of the Game Changers project. Among the new Game Changers: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dam inspection work in Chatsworth, GA, using microbot drones. ASCE Game Changers represent the top trends and innovative projects shaping the future of water, energy, freight, and transportation infrastructure. Selected projects and trends spotlight groundbreaking technology and creative thinking to solve problems facing the nation’s infrastructure. Game Changers span the 16 categories of infrastructure graded in ASCE’s Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. Learn more about how each Game Changer is shaping the future of infrastructure. |
| BIRMINGHAM BRANCH Branch in Alabama honors a dedicated past president Photo courtesy Birmingham Branch |
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GEORGIA SECTION Atlanta watershed director named ASCE Fellow Raymond J. Wilke, P.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE, senior watershed director with the Department of Watershed Management for the City of Atlanta, has been elevated to the status of Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. He has worked for over 35 years in a broad range of civil engineering and is a former president of ASCE’s Georgia Section. Read more about Wilke’s career. . |
GEORGIA SECTION University of Georgia professor earns Fellow status Jason K. Christian, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a respected hydrologic engineer, consultant, and academic, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Christian has over 20 years of work experience as a practicing engineer – much of that time as president of his own consulting firm – and holds engineering licenses in Georgia and Texas. He has earned awards for his work as an assistant professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Read more about what made him worthy of this honor. . |
IN ASCE’S CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE Engineering proven to enhance nations’ economic development A new report by Britain's Royal Academy of Engineering finds that, globally, countries that invest the most in engineering reap economic benefits. See how they quantified the finding and where the United States and other countries rank in ASCE's Civil Engineering online. |
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IN ASCE’S CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE Protein process a potential breakthrough in water treatment Researchers have developed a means to bind proteins to antibodies to target harmful organisms in the water supply. The advance has the potential to improve water treatment, especially in the developing world. Explore the breakthrough in ASCE's Civil Engineering online. |
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The Birmingham (AL) Branch recently honored Past President Julia Green for her outstanding service and dedication to ASCE. Keep up with the Birmingham Branch on Facebook. |