September 2023 - Natale Carollo, EIT, ENV SP, M. ASCE
Natale serves as the ASCE Norfolk Branch President for the 2022 – 2023 term year and currently works with Hazen and Sawyer as a consulting engineer. He began volunteering with ASCE as a student at Virginia Tech as part of the Steel Bridge Design team. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 2018 with his B.S. in Civil Engineering, he went on to work full-time in the Hampton Roads area as a Site Civil Engineer. Shortly after starting to work full-time, he joined the ASCE Norfolk Branch as a younger member and continues to volunteer h...
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2022 Thompson Award Winners
ASCE 2022 Thompson Award Winners
The Thompson Award is the superlative for each of the Virginia Section Schools. This is for the most outstanding ASCE student graduate from each of the four Virginia Section schools as selected by the school, including Virginia Tech, Virginia Military Institute, Old Dominion University, and University of Virginia. In 2023, Liberty University will be recognized for the first time. They established their student chapter on July 10, 2022. Below are each of the 2022 Thompson Award winners:
Virginia Tech - Narwas Zalzala
Narwas Zalzala represents a...
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June 2023 Engineer of the Month
June 2023 - Paolo Scardina, Ph.D., M. ASCE
Name: Paolo Scardina, Ph.D.
Employer: The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
Position: Instructor, Professor of Practice
Area of Practice: Environmental Water Resources (EWR)
Fun Fact: I did all of my schooling at Virginia Tech. It just worked out that way.
Engineer of the Month Questionnaire
Question 1. What do you consider your major achievements in civil engineering in our Section area?
This is a great question, ...
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Richmond Canal Tour
Join the ASCE Virginia Section for a relaxed hour cruising the historic James River and Kanawha Canal in downtown Richmond.
Saturday, July 15, 2023 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Cost: $20.00 per passenger
Meet at the Riverfront Canal Dock at 139 Virginia Street in downtown Richmond.
GROUP LUNCH PROVIDED CONSISTING OF:
An assortment of Jimmy John’s sandwich segments
An assortment of soft drinks or water
An assortment of cookies, chips, or brownies for desert.
Let us know of any special dietary needs
Nearby Parking Garage and Lot Locations
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April 2023 Engineer of the Month
April 2023 - Kevin Marc Siegel, PE, M. ASCE
Kevin serves as Vice President and Operations Manager for the Hampton Roads operation of ATCS, PLC. In this role he oversees the engineering, surveying, construction services, and environmental services, as well as delivering projects to his clients. He has been involved with ASCE for over 20 years, serving in an officer role for the Peninsula Branch since 2007. He obtained both his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering (with a concentration in transportation) from VA Tech. He has spent his 20+ year career providing a variety of ci...
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2023 Recipient of the Frank M. Masters Award
Dr. Antonio Trani, from Virginia Tech, was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award. This award is given to a member of the Society for the best example of innovative or noteworthy planning, design, or construction of transportation facilities.
Dr. Antonio Trani, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Dr, Trani is a professor at Virginia Tech, where he has worked since 1988. His area of research and expertise is airport capacity, airfield and airspace operations and modeling. One of the models that he is responsible for developing, maintaining and updating ...
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4th Annual Meet and Greet
We want to thank everyone who came out to ASCE’s 4th Annual Delegate Meet & Greet event on Thursday, February 2nd, 2023. A special thank goes out to Vic Crawford and Mike Bumbaco who presented the 2022 Virginia Infrastructure Report Card. Thanks to Elisabeth Dorman, Senior Manager for Grassroots Programs and State Advocacy with ASCE, who assisted with our pre-event training on Tips on Networking and Speaking to Political Leaders, this discussion was recorded and is available to watch. Attendees from varying disciplines and backgrounds networked over food and drinks made by Sam Miller's o...
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March 2023 Engineer of the Month
March 2023 - Bryan W. Stevenson, PE, DBIA, M. ASCE
Bryan Stevenson is a Senior Project Delivery Engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Alternative Project Delivery Division managing Design-Build project procurements. Prior to joining VDOT, Bryan was in private sector consulting as an engineer and project manager. His experience in the private industry was in roadway design and civil site design on industrial, institutional, subdivisions, multifamily, commercial and office projects.
Bryan has a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. Whil...
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February 2023 Engineer of the Month
February 2023 - Chaz Weaver, P.E., M. ASCE
Chaz Weaver is a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS, Civil Engineering) and Old Dominion University (Master’s, Engineering Management). He has 24 years of experience with VDOT, including 17 as District Materials Engineer in Staunton, responsible for materials quality assurance, pavement and geotechnical engineering. Chaz is responsible charge for these areas for projects totaling approximately $2 billion. He has received two Commissioner’s Awards and multiple awards for the Interstate 81 Pavement Recycling Project.
His ASCE experience incl...
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MRLC 2023
The ASCE 2023 Region 1, 2, 4 & 5 MRLC - Multi-Region Leadership Conference was held in Charlotte, NC on January 19-21, 2023. This was the first time since the pandemic started that an MRLC was held in person. The Eastern Region Younger Member Council - ERYMC and Workshop on Student Chapter Leaders - WSCL were also held in person at the MRLC. From the Virginia Section, only two members attended and gained valuable insight on the society and leadership knowledge. These two members also participated in moderating sessions and planning events throughout the weekend.
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