Engineering News
Charles Pankow Foundation awards grant for Assembly Live Load Consistency for Buildings: Gateway to Reducing Embedded Energy
Grant goes to the University of Colorado Boulder and Principal Investigator Dr. Ross Corotis, P.E.
Tuff Torq opens new Test Engineering Center
The facility allows expansion of Tuff Torq’s testing capabilities and supports continued growth of the company, which develops and manufactures vehicle power trains
ERDC partners with multiple universities on graphene research
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is working with the University of Mississippi, Jackson State University, and Rice University on applications for graphene such as asphalt, concrete, and water filtration
DENSO engineer wins STEP AHEAD Award for her manufacturing excellence
Monique Radersma, former director of engineering at DENSO’s thermal manufacturing facility in Guelph, Ontario, has won the award from The Manufacturing Institute
Webcor delivers Newark, CA’s modernized civic center using design-build
Designed by Perkins&Will architecture firm and several engineering firms, the 73,240-square-foot project consists of three buildings, a public plaza, and a parking lot
Stan Brown, P.E. assumes presidency of APWA
The American Public Works Association veteran has worked in local government for more than 34 years, holding various public works, engineering, and management positions in Georgia, Colorado and Wyoming.
Fullerton water treatment plant makes history as Orange County’s first PFAS extraction plant
The plant uses an ion exchange treatment system made of highly porous resin that acts like powerful magnets that adsorb and hold onto contaminants, removing PFOA and PFOS.
USDA civil engineer named a finalist for a prestigious medal
Sherry Hunt is a finalist in the Science and Environment category for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for developing innovative design techniques to rehabilitate and reinforce aging dams
ASCE releases its infrastructure report card
The American Society of Civil Engineers has released the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, its latest quadrennial assessment, and gives the United States an overall C- grade
Engineer takes readers on a historical journey through ancient civilization measurement in new book
Author Roland Boucher has released his debut book “Ancient Measurement: How Ancient civilizations created Precise and Reproducible Standards.”