June 24-28, 2024

The Virginia Geo-Institute Chapter of ASCE We are hosting a short course for students, professors, practicing engineers, and industry professionals to gain specialized classroom instruction from world renown experts on the design and construction of Ground Improvement, Support of Excavation, MSE Walls, and Slope Stabilization. The venue is the Smithfield Center in beautiful Smithfield, VA on June 24-28, 2024. This event is FREE for FULL TIME faculty and students! (Confirmation of FULL TIME status is needed for gratis registration.) For More Information To Register
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ASCE William J. Thomas Award Winners

The Thompson Award is selected from the most outstanding ASCE student graduates from each of the six Virginia Section schools. Each award winner is chosen by their school which includes Virginia Tech (VT), Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Old Dominion University (ODU), Liberty University (LU),  University of Virginia (UVA), and the most recent chapter, James Madison University (JMU). Congratulations to the 2024 Thompson Award Winners: Leon CrawfordUniversity of Virginia Leon Crawford is a senior undergraduate in Civil Engineering at the Un...
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ASCE Thompson Award Winners

ASCE 2023 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, Liberty University and University of Virginia. Below are each of the 2023 Thompson Award winners: Virginia Tech - Chris Padgett and Justice Forster Chris Padgett is one of the two 2023 Virginia Tech (VT) Thompson Award winner.  Chris Padgett is currently a...
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What Do Civil Engineers Do?

Ever wonder where creativity meets science, and dreams become realities? This is the world of Civil Engineers, who design, build, and maintain the very infrastructure of Virginia. You will meet four young civil engineers who followed a remarkable journey that started in school with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Read more ...
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