T&DI News
The ASCE Transportation and Development Institute is pleased to announce Dr. Sam, Labi, Ph.D., F.ASCE, of Purdue University, as the 2025 recipient of the Wilbur S. Smith Award.
February 26, 2025
The ASCE Transportation and Development Institute is pleased to announce Dr. William Sproule, Ph.D., M.ASCE, of Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech), as the 2024 recipient of the James Laurie Prize.
February 20, 2025
The ASCE Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) is pleased to announce Dr. Halil Ceylan, Ph.D., C.Eng., Dist.M.ASCE, of Iowa State University, as the 2025 Francis C. Turner Award recipient.
February 20, 2025
The Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE is pleased to announce Anthony (Tony) Saka, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, of Morgan State University, as the 2025 recipient of the Harland Bartholomew Award.
February 20, 2025
Over the past month, it has become apparent that the Trump Administration is changing federal policy, impacting transportation and development in the U.S. Change is often uncomfortable and always inevitable.
February 18, 2025
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First and foremost, let me offer my thoughts and prayers to those impacted by the wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area. When the fires are extinguished and the rebuilding efforts begin, civil engineers stand ready to support the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a new resilient Los Angeles. As avowed in Policy Statement 389 - Mitigating the impacts of natural and human-induced disasters, “ASCE is committed to...
January 17, 2025
UCLA coaching legend Sue Enquist said, “Life is a team sport; it's not about you”. Right now, United States sports fans have the opportunity to watch great teams compete in multiple sports including baseball, football, hockey, basketball and soccer (fútbol). If you watch the best of these teams, you will see individual players flawlessly performing their assigned roles while seamlessly working together to achieve excellence. Many of us play a role on a team delivering excellence in transportation and development. These teams often have more than...
November 20, 2024
This position is elected by the membership of T&DI. The Governor is expected to participate in the monthly Board meetings (2 face-to-face meetings annually and monthly teleconferences in-between. The face-to-face meetings are generally 1.5 days and the teleconferences generally last no more than 90 minutes.) In the first year, the governor acts as the Institute's Treasurer. The Treasurer works with the Institute Director on...
November 20, 2024
As the new ASCE year begins, it is my pleasure to serve as T&DI president and I look forward to the coming year. As I write this, it is less than a week since Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida. First and foremost, I want to extend my thoughts and prayers to those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton and to those who continue to rebuild in the aftermath of these and other extreme weather events. As ASCE past president Marsia Geldert-Murphey stated in her message following Hurricane Helene “civil engineers will be there..."
October 24, 2024
Navneet Garg, Ph.D., F.ASCE, program manager for the National Airport Pavement and Materials Research Center at the Federal Aviation Administration, joins T&DI’s FY25 Board as ASCE President-Elect’s appointee. Garg works in the FAA’s Airport Technology Research & Development arm. His journey and career in civil engineering has been a rewarding one, helping him...
September 18, 2024