Robert J. Connor, Jack and Kay Hockema Professor of Civil Engineering, received the Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award, presented by the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award is given in recognition of technical expertise in and dedication to the development of structural codes and standards.
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PhD student Lance Parson has been selected to receive the 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Award. This highly prestigious award, which provides full tuition and fees coverage plus additional stipends for up to three years, was established in 1989 by direction of congress as an approach to increasing the number U.S.
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Since 1960 the American Society of Civil Engineers has hosted the Opal Awards, a black-tie gala where members honor the engineers behind some of the world’s most ambitious projects. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports from the red carpet, and talks to the year’s biggest winner, Ron Klemencic, lead engineer of a Seattle building project using
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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has honored MKA Chairman and CEO Ron Klemencic with this year’s Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research. ASCE recognized Ron for his leadership roles at the MKA Foundation and the Charles Pankow Foundation, two organizations supporting the research and development of innovative advancements in the
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Purdue engineers are taking building possibilities to new heights with the university’s role in the research and development of an innovative high-rise construction process. Amit Varma, Purdue’s Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering, began work on the steel and concrete composite construction system, called SpeedCore, almost a decade ago with the technique’s creator, Ron
Bechtel Corp. recently presented its Innovation of the Year award to Bowen Laboratory at Purdue University for its contributions to a large-scale government project. The award recognizes proven innovations that have delivered unprecedented results within the company’s execution model. “Our partnership with Purdue helped us develop a new approach to a construction challenge on a
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