CEE magazine winter 2014

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Winter 2014

CEE undergrads and the Illinois experience Alumni news and features

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Empowering innovation, creation of knowledge and service to society

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Amr S. Elnashai Benito Mariñas Professor Professor and and Head Interim Head John Kelley John E. Southwood Director Director of of Advancement Advancement and Alumni Relations Celeste Bragorgos Celeste DirectorBragorgos of Communications Director of Communications and Alumni Relations Breanne Ertmer Kristina Shidlauski External RelationsSpecialist Coordinator Communications

The CEE Trust Fund is the department’s general, unrestricted gift fund. It is utilized in numerous ways to enhance the student experience and maximize the department’s impact in research, education and service to society.

Through a gift to the CEE Trust Fund, you share in those accomplishments.

In August, the department used funds from the CEE Trust to sponsor the workshop Advancing Socio-Hydrology, a New Science of People and Water. Socio-hydrology is a new discipline that studies the interactions between water and people.

Organized by CEE professors Murugesu Sivapalan, Ximing Cai and Megan Konar and offered in collaboration with the Beckman Institute’s initiative Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy, the workshop drew international experts on the topic of freshwater security from a variety of disciplines in the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities.

“I was the one (along with two other delegates to our workshop) who coined the term ‘socio-hydrology’ last year, and this was a culmination of several years of effort to look at

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the water issues facing the world in the emergent Anthropocene, or at the impact human activities have had on Earth’s ecosystems,” Sivapalan said. “The human footprint is now very strong and cannot be ignored.”

The workshop was one of a series on a variety of new topics, sponsored by CEE, designed to encourage innovation in emerging areas—and made possible by gifts to the CEE Trust Fund.

Photo: Participants are pictured in the Beckman Institute. Seated are, left to right: CEE Assistant Professor Megan Konar; Associate Professor Ashwini Chhatre, U of I Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science (GGIS) and Political Science; CEE and Geography Professor Murugesu Sivapalan; CEE Professor Ximing Cai; and GGIS Professor Jesse Ribot.

Visit cee.illinois.edu/alumni/gift or contact John Southwood, jfswood@illinois.edu, (217) 300-5480.

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4 Quo Vadimus?/Amr S. Elnashai 5 Benito Mariñas named Interim Head 6 CEEAA alumni board celebrates 50 years 7 Preparation/Tracy Lundin (BS 80, MS 82) 8 The Undergraduate Experience in CEE at Illinois 8

Project-based learning puts students to work

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Backpack to Briefcase fosters professional development

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Global Leaders programs offer international experience

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CEE Job Fairs connect students, recruiters

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14 Flipped classes enable better student/teacher interaction 15

Research Experience for Undergrads: Three Students’ Stories

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CEE Student Committee enhances undergraduate life

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Student organizations key to Illinois experience 6

20 Student organizations listings 22 Meet the future of CEE at Illinois: 14 new faculty members 25 Department news 29 In memoriam 30 Alumni news 27

32 Sponsored research 36 Old Masters: James J. Doland 37 Corporate and foundation donors 38 Individual donors 42 Parting shot: Winter storms, dedicated students

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Quo Vadimus? by

Amr S. Elnashai, Professor and Former Head

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hile the logistics of moving from Champaign-Urbana to Happy Valley continue to provide ample challenges, these challenges fade in comparison with the emotional hurdle of leaving this department, friends who are also colleagues and colleagues who became close friends.

I am certain that the friendships I made at the University of Illinois, not solely in the CEE department, will endure for a lifetime. I want to express my deep gratitude to those who were supportive of the leadership of the department, and equally to those who were constructively and sincerely critical of the Management Committee and of me. To the former group, thanks to you, your engagement, your thoughts and vision, we have progressed in leaps and bounds on almost all fronts.

To the latter group, thank you for keeping us on our toes, for questioning our decisions in a constructive context and for providing further intellectual depth to the formidable Management Committee brainpower. Thank you CEE for enabling me to enjoy the best years of my career, thus far.

A dear colleague of mine, a Sorbonne graduate no less, commented recently on the CEE magazine articles of the past few years; that they often start with a question, and end up with a closing argument in response to the question. This article does not start with a question, but rather has a question as its title ‌. Quo Vadimus, where are we going? Is it obvious? Not in my opinion. Academic units that are lagging behind are so much easier to lead; what is needed is quite basic and clear, and has been done before; the road has been trodden so many times that it is practically paved. Units like our department are challenging to lead because all the basics have been secured and many or most of the advanced too. Beyond the advanced is the ground-breaking, and this we have achieved a great deal of as

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Our undergraduate program is outstanding in every respect. It has always been very deep; now it is both deep and broad. Our research portfolio stands out head and shoulders above all other engineering departments at Illinois, even those who are much larger than us.

The vibe, the rhythm, the magnificent melody that roams our buildings, our minds and hearts, our faculty, staff and students, is audible and most enjoyable. well. Our undergraduate program is outstanding in every respect. It has always been very deep, now it is both deep and broad. Our research portfolio stands out head and shoulders above all other engineering departments at Illinois, even those who are much larger than us. The vibe, the rhythm, the magnificent melody that roams our buildings, our minds and hearts, our faculty, staff and students, is audible and most enjoyable. Underpinning our great accomplishments is the most robust financial metrics and structure anywhere, not only in terms of figures, but also in terms of fiscal management procedures, accountability, and coupling of academic goals and expenditures. With the best faculty and staff, outstanding students, exceptionally engaged alumni, modern and evolving infrastructure, unique management pro-

cedures, metrics-based assessment, regional, national and international standing and acclaim, Quo Vadimus? It is truly essential that we concern ourselves with the answer to this question. I submit to the good judgment of the CEE at Illinois community that first and foremost, we need to consolidate, secure and lock in our existing accomplishments.

The change of leadership is an opportunity for reflection, sifting through the many initiatives that were launched, knotting the loose ends, crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s, closing the loop of launchmanagement-assessment-feedback-adjustment. While enjoying our success and reflecting on our accomplishments, there are a few pressing issues that our department should consider. These are Space, Size and Sustainability. We seem to be space-challenged; the price of success and expansion. To address the space challenge we need to remind ourselves that we are a community of intellectuals and administrators, not individuals in a competition for space. In academe, asserting the community ethos is non-trivial, because of the natural empowerment and staunch independence that professors typically engender. In tandem, we need to dig as deeply as necessary into our real, as opposed to our perceived, space needs.

Our own assessment of our needs would be the compelling case we make to the College, and campus if necessary, to claim permanent additional space. Coupled to the space issue is the significant challenge of reviewing our target faculty size.

The formal target tenure-system faculty number of 50 was set in discussions with the Dean of Engineering and his team in late 2009-early 2010. We were at that time about 43 tenure-system professors or fewer, and there was a suggestion that our finances could not structurally support a larger size faculty. We expanded, and we can – indeed we have to – expand further. We are on an upward spiral in the faculty-finance-technical footprint space.

Sustaining the momentum of change in the department could prove more trying than initiating change. And sustaining the freshness and excitement of the current calls for proposals that we have been using to stimulate change requires imagination and versatility. Sustaining the momentum of the educational programs and research enterprise also requires reimagining the front office role and structure, to provide the necessary enrollment, student affairs and research management bandwidth, as well as the level of fiscal rigor and accountability that befits the top CEE department in the nation. Developing an integrated vision for the next 20 years is essential, whereby we define our contribution to the global society, and the resources needed to not only consolidate our current lead, but also to become the worldwide milliarium aureum of civil and environmental engineering discovery, learning and engagement. If we manage to navigate the changes in the College of Engineering, and make the most of the new resources associated with big data and bioengineering, where we absolutely naturally have a major role to play, if we manage to address the space, size and sustainability issues, CEE at Illinois will reign supreme for many years. The prize is in sight, closer than it has been in the past few decades, and no other department in the nation is better equipped for the relatively short journey. i

Benito Mariñas named Interim Head

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rofessor Benito Mariñas is serving as interim head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering since the departure of former department head Professor Amr S. Elnashai in January. Elnashai was named Dean of Penn State’s College of Engineering.

Mariñas has been a faculty member in CEE since 1995. He holds an Ivan Racheff Professorship of Environmental Engineering. He has played several important leadership roles in CEE, including serving twice as chair of the Environmental Engineering and Science Program and chairing the department-wide faculty search committee for three years.

“I am honored to have been selected to lead our CEE department during this interim period,” Mariñas said. “I am excited about starting to work with the CEE faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends, and our counterparts at the rest of the College of Engineering and campus to continue our journey in the path of excellence and programmatic innovation that our departing CEE head Amr Elnashai has established.

I am most grateful to Amr and other former department leaders for their encouragement and offers of support as I transition into this new role.”

As a leading expert in water quality control, Mariñas has made significant contributions to the drinking water industry. His pioneering work on the inactivation of parasites has influenced federal regulations on surface water disinfection using ozone and chlorine dioxide. In his roles as director of the

National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center WaterCAMPWS and director of the College of Engineering’s Safe Global Water Institute, Mariñas has brought together several interdisciplinary teams working on the development of sustainable approaches to provide safe water and sanitation to communities in developing countries that lack these basic services.

“Benito exemplifies all the qualities that are at the core of our department— excellence, rigor, dedication, integrity and vision,” Elnashai said. “He also has the experience, as a leading researcher and educator, and as one of the founding members of the CEE Management Committee, to lead the department through the transition between my departure and the tenure of a new permanent head.”

Mariñas will serve as interim department head until a permanent head is selected and in place. The committee for that search will be named in early 2014. i

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Department celebrates 50-year anniversary of CEE alumni board

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EE alumni returned to campus September 6-7 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the CEE Alumni Association (CEEAA) board. The celebration began Friday night with a reception in the M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Student Center. On Saturday the department hosted a pre-game brunch at the Activities and Recreation Center, followed by the football game against Cincinnati, at which CEE alumni enjoyed the game together in a reserved block of seats.

To mark the occasion, the current CEEAA board established a scholarship to be awarded each year to a student with a record of service to the department. To make a gift in support of this scholarship, please contact John Southwood, Director of Advancement, jfswood@illinois.edu, (217) 300-5480.

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CEEAA Board of Directors President Tracy K. Lundin, P.E., (BS 80, MS 82) Fermilab Batavia, Illinois

Students (l to r) Nishant Makhijani, Ryan Chan, Marika Nell and Athena Patras help out at the entry table for a cocktail reception Friday night.

Vice President Allen J. Staron, P.E., (BS 74) Clark Dietz Inc. Chicago Second Vice President and Secretary Colleen E. Quinn, P.E., (BS 84) Ricondo & Associates Inc. Chicago Past President Lawrence P. Jaworski, P.E., (BS 72, MS 73) Brown and Caldwell Beltsville, Maryland Directors Daniel F. Burke (BS 92, MS 93) City of Chicago Department of Transportation Chicago David Byrd (BS 01, MS 06) EFI Global Inc. Addison, Illinois Lynne E. Chicoine (BS 78, MS 80) CH2M HILL Portland, Oregon

CEE Professor Emeritus Marshall Thompson, left, and James Hanlon.

James M. Daum, P.E., (BS 77) Bowman, Barrett & Associates Chicago Stanley M. Herrin, P.E., (BS 74, MS 78) Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. Springfield, Illinois Alan J. Hollenbeck, P.E., (BS 75, MS 77) RJN Group Inc. Wheaton, Illinois Deron G. Huck, P.E., (BS 90) CH2M HILL Kansas City, Missouri John P. Kos, P.E., (BS 77) DuPage County

tFrom left, Paul Koch and John Carrato. pCEE Assistant Professor Dan Work (left) and Professor Emeritus Barry Dempsey. qFrom left, former CEE department head and dean of engineering Dave Daniel, Vicki Olson, Joseph Abruzzo and Gabriel Wiede.

Dana B. Mehlman, P.E., (BS 99, MS 01) Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Chicago Wilbur C. Milhouse, P.E., (BS 94, MS 95) Milhouse Engineering & Construction Inc. Chicago Paula C. Pienton (BS 85) Ty Lin International Group Chicago Frank Powers (BS 82, MS 83) H.W. Lochner Inc. Chicago Julian C. Rueda (BS 80, MS 82) Geo Services Inc. Naperville, Illinois C. Wayne Swafford (BS 78, MS 82) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. Oakland, California Scott Trotter (BS 90) Trotter and Associates Inc. Saint Charles, Illinois

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Preparation

By Tracy K. Lundin, P.E., (BS 80, MS 82) President, CEE Alumni Association Board of Directors

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f you are reading this article you are most likely an Illinois CEE graduate, likely employed in or retired from a career in civil engineering, and somewhat likely to wonder who the old person with the gray hair is that you see in the mirror every morning. When I look at the byline photograph on this page I see version 3.0 of somebody.

However, I can still visualize version 1.0 catching frisbees on the quad or hunkered down in the reading room of the graduate library studying for one of Professor Mesri’s soil mechanics finals.

Version 3.0 knows how well my CEE education prepared me for dealing with the professional twists and turns, challenges and opportunities that every career encounters. Version 1.0 had no idea of the importance that the days in Urbana would play in future upgrades and the varied and unique professional experiences that would accompany these upgrades. If you are a version 2.0 or greater, I suspect that you might echo these sentiments.

This edition of the CEE magazine focuses on the CEE undergraduate experience and the innovative ways that the department is preparing students for later upgrades to version 2.0 and beyond. Innovative preparation is particularly important in the modern world as the rate at which change occurs is ever increasing. I would argue that the CEE department has consistently retained its position as either the top-rated or one of the top-rated departments in the country because of the constant attention paid to the preparation of students and the importance of consistently employing outstanding and innovative professors.

So, why is all this important to you? If you are version 1.0, you should know that your CEE education will likely make you better prepared than a civil engineering student attending another university. You can help yourself by participating in CEE activities available to you — but don’t forget about the life-skill benefits of taking a writing class or a basic accounting class. In addition to potentially valuable experiences, these activities can also forge life-long relationships.

If you are a version 2.0, you are likely experiencing some of the many professional responsibilities, challenges and opportunities that you will encounter in your career. By now you probably are starting to have some sense of the impact your time in Urbana has had, and will continue to have, in your still unfolding career. You may feel that your CEE experience has given you a bit of an advantage over your professional colleagues.

If this applies to you, it is time to start to consider how to give something back to the place that molded you.

If you have achieved a version 3.0 or 4.0 upgrade, you are in the second half of your career and/or retired and have come to know and understand the advantages that your CEE degree has given you. The CEE Alumni Association website (cee.illinois.edu/alumni) offers suggestions of how you can participate in events, volunteer your time or provide financial support to the department. Take a chance and rekindle your relationship with your Urbana experience. i

Interested in serving on the CEEAA Board of Directors?

When I look at the byline photograph on this page I see version 3.0 of somebody.

However, I can still visualize version 1.0 catching frisbees on the quad or hunkered down in the reading room of the graduate library studying for one of Professor Mesri’s soil mechanics finals.

The CEE Alumni Association Board of Directors celebrated its 50-year anniversary in September. If you’re interested in serving the department as a board member, fill out an online application at cee.illinois. edu/alumni. For more information, contact John Southwood, jfswood@illinois. edu, (217) 300-5480.

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What is it like to be an undergraduate in one of the world’s top civil and environmental engineering programs?

Today’s CEE at Illinois undergraduates can choose among 10 areas of study, three of which are multi-disciplinary, offering a problem-focused, systems-level perspective that is currently unique among large CEE departments.

They have access to facilities that are second to none, including state-of-the-art classrooms in the Yeh Student Center, large indoor experimental labs in Newmark and the Hydrosystems laboratories, and the nation’s largest engineering library, Grainger.

They take classes from ­– and perform research with ­– world-class faculty at the top of their fields.

Their academic opportunities are increasingly projectbased and globally focused.

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From their first year on campus, they are eagerly courted by top engineering companies for internships, summer jobs and full-time positions.

More than two dozen active student organizations offer them a variety of rich social and learning opportunities.

On these pages, we highlight just a few distinctive features of the CEE at Illinois undergraduate experience.

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Project-based learning puts CEE students to work benefiting campus and community

By Leslie Sweet-Myrick In CEE’s project-based learning courses, students’ classwork expands into the campus and community, and everyone benefits. By introducing real problems that need to be solved, instructors provide students with a real-world perspective. Students learn how to think like engineers – how to collect data, make decisions, serve clients and everything in between – and campus and community-based clients get innovative recommendations at no cost to them.

For the graduate-level course “Sustainable Urban Systems,” which is entirely project-based, Professor Barbara Minsker sends out a call for projects to community partners and the students assemble into groups to work for the selected clients.

“The idea is that the students come into the class with methods under their belt, and they need to figure out how to address these projects with the methods they already know,” Minsker said. “They learn, through

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their projects, about sustainability and resilience and how to scope and carry out a project.”

The class’s most recent projects, four of which were for local clients, included looking at options for recycling wastewater generated from de-icing fluid at O’Hare International Airport; addressing stormwater on the property of the International Society of Arborculturists based in west Champaign; assessing the performance of Champaign’s John Street watershed with regard to storm water management; studying the feasibility of putting a greenway (bike or walking path with greenery) between the Carle campus and downtown Urbana; and considering green and LEED features, including a green roof and options for bringing natural light in, for a classroom at Champaignbased Prosperity Gardens.

To finish the semester, the students give a final presentation, to which the clients are invited, and produce a final report.

Nicole Bridges, executive director of Prosperity Gardens, a community gardening project, said the students show true passion for their work.

“Specifically they offered me ideas for innovative ways to recycle water, beyond rain barrels, and for solar technologies,” Bridges said. “I also appreciate how they have been able to work within our means – we are a poor non-profit, and they understand that. The students are extremely inquisitive and professional, and I can tell they have developed a vested interest in our gardens.”

Minsker admits her class isn’t easy.

“The experience is fairly overwhelming for some of the students. But many of them will be going into consulting, so this project-based work is very similar to what they will be doing,” she said.

Project-based learning had historically been isolated to CEE’s graduate-level courses until fall semester 2013 when a new course, CEE398 “Project Based Learning in Civil Engineering,” tested the idea out on sophomores, allowing them to

Students from Jeff Roesler’s Project-Based Learning class are given a tour of the construction site of the new Electrical and Computer Engineering building on campus. The tour was led by Mike Millage of Smith Group and Adam Kimball of U of I’s Facilities and Services office.

explore and propose solutions to civil engineering challenges that face the University of Illinois campus community.

“The theme is how we, as a campus community, can be more sustainable with regards to civil engineering, whether it is saving energy or re-using waste products,” said Professor Jeff Roesler, the course’s coordinating instructor.

Roesler said the new course was the vision of Jack Dempsey, the retiring director of the campus Department of Facilities and Services (F&S) and also one of the course instructors.

“Dempsey always wanted to teach a course on sustainability and already had a general outline,” Roesler said. “He wanted to connect campus needs and issues with academics and was looking for a ‘home’ for this course. We agreed CEE was the logical place.”

Roesler and Dempsey worked with the College of Engineering’s Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3) to set up the course format and were able to get some funding from its Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program. CEE398 has multiple facets, the core of which is a semester-long group project.

Starting with week one, the class brainstormed ideas for the group projects, and they broke into groups based on their interests. Their projects included

assessing the actual energy efficiency of the LEED-certified Business Instructional Facility, the first LEED-certified building on campus; exploring the feasibility of using algae feedstock to produce biofuels; and collecting and reusing rainwater or gray water (secondary water sources).

The class also includes a series of field trips to campus sites such as the wastewater treatment plant, the ECE building currently under construction, Boneyard creek, and the Abbott power plant, as well as case study discussions, which are led by instructors across campus.

“Each case study has a different theme and demonstrates that there are regulations to follow besides just needing to be technically competent,” Roesler said.

“Through the field trips and case studies, they see various aspects of civil engineering that they can identify with – or not identify with. Students becoming passionate about what they may want to do is one outcome of the course.”

The students also are encouraged to innovate.

“One of the things we purposely communicated to all assisting instructors is not to tell the students that they can’t do something a certain way,” Roesler said.

“We intended to step back and allow the

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students to explore options – with guidance, of course.”

Roesler said the cooperation with Dempsey and F&S’s Morgan Johnson, the campus sustainability chair, is critical for the course.

“With project-based learning, we need to connect our students’ projects with campus data and information, which they have,” he said.

Other instructors for the course are Assistant Professor Lance Schideman of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Professor William Sullivan of Landscape Architecture, and Research Assistant Professor Art Schmidt and Assistant Professor Mani Gopalvar-Fard of CEE. To conclude the semester, the students summarized recommendations in a written report and poster presentation.

“Though we don’t necessarily expect them to completely solve the problem, in addition to real-world experience, they have learned investigative skills and sharpened their communication skills,” Roesler said.

Amanda Caldwell-Jacques, a CEE sophomore and a student in the class, agreed on the value of exposure to realworld projects.

“It’s been wonderful to visit so many local sites directly relating to primary concentrations in civil and environmental engineering,” she said. “As a sophomore, these field trips have helped me solidify my primary decision. We have incredible access to several professors and facilities from several departments. Overall, the class has been a great experience to learn outside of the typical classroom setting and course structure.”

Roesler also declared the inaugural class a success and foresees it being continued, and even expanded, in the future.

“It fills a huge hole in the curriculum,” he said. “Sometimes students don’t know what they would actually be doing as a civil engineer until junior or senior year.

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Backpack to Briefcase series offers students professional development for job-hunting and beyond

By Leslie Sweet-Myrick Landing a great job is just the first step in the often challenging transition from campus to workplace, so CEE is preparing its students for the professional world with a comprehensive series of development seminars.

The Backcase to Briefcase Seminar Series, often led by alumni, builds on the professional development activities CEE previously offered in cooperation with the alumni board, such as the resume review night and “CEE Life in the Real World,” which involved alumni speaking to students about engineering specialties. The recently enhanced lecture series follows the natural career path progression, from understanding what employers are looking for to negotiating benefits.

“We had the job fairs as stand-alone events for many years, but it was up to the students to figure out how to prepare,” said Breanne Ertmer, former alumni relations coordinator at CEE, who conceived the idea for the series along with John Kelley, former director of advancement. “I think the Backpack to Briefcase series has made CEE students more polished and more aware that it takes more than just that one-day effort to get that internship or job.”

David Byrd (BS 01, MS 06), a member of the CEE alumni board and a senior project manager at Bulley and Andrews, General Contractor in Chicago, has helped with some of the seminars, including the resume workshop, interview workshop and the alumni panel.

Panelists discuss “Negotiating Salary and Benefits” in October. From left, they are Teresa Cardador, assistant professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations; Bethany Florek, human resources manager at Greeley & Hansen; and Lauren Stites, Senior Assistant Director of Engineering Career Services. CEE graduate student Jeremy Kaiser, discussion facilitator, is at the podium.

“Students are sometimes so engrained in their studies they don’t understand the importance of creating a great resume and presenting themselves appropriately to employers,” Byrd said. “The seminars are helping students understand how companies look for their employees. I see students get frustrated for not landing the jobs, but the seminars help them realize the process takes much more than being qualified and having good grades.

The firm wants them to be a good fit with its culture, and the firm is picking them on these things as well. I see the seminars providing students with a much better understanding of the process.”

Ertmer said approximately 100 students attend each seminar. Registration is required, and some faculty members have incorporated the seminars into their coursework. Following each seminar, students enjoy pizza and an opportunity to network.

“They’re very good turnouts,” Ertmer said. “The students really like it. They really are seeking that connection with the alums and the corporate representatives.

They want to learn what they can do to really make a difference in their job search.”

Alex Lakocy, CEE senior, attended all of the seminars in their inaugural year.

“It was tough to try and navigate my first job hunt without having these seminars as resources,” he remembered.

Specifically, Lakocy said he used to struggle with talking to recruiters at fairs, but he found the seminar titled “Recruiters: What they Want to Hear” particularly helpful.

Scott Trotter (BS 90), president of Trotter & Associates, speaks to students about interview skills in “Powering Through the Interview” in October.

“Prior to that seminar, I never felt like I made a lasting impression on the people I spoke with,” Lakocy said. “But I learned it is important to think about your ‘elevator pitch,’ which is summing up your qualifications and experience in a 30-second speech. Working on my elevator pitch and practicing in front of a mirror, as the recruiters suggested, really helped me

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orking on my elevator pitch and practicing in front of a mirror, as the recruiters suggested, really helped me become more comfortable at career fairs, and I ended up getting an internship offer from my top-choice firm. become more comfortable at career fairs, and I ended up getting an internship offer from my top-choice firm.”

Additional seminars meant to help students after they get an offer include topics such as “Negotiating Job Salary and Benefits” and “What to Expect in the Workplace.”

Lakocy said he’s heard good reviews on the seminars from other students.

“From what I've heard, everyone has really appreciated these seminars,” he said. “They have cleared up the whole job

search process for students at all levels. In particular, we appreciate how the seminars aren’t just lectures – they are interactive workshops, which makes them so much more useful.”

The students, however, aren’t the only ones benefiting from the seminars.

“It gives the alumni a chance to come back to campus because many of our alumni do want that experience – to give back to the students and to really affect the student experience,” Ertmer said.

The seminar series is planned during the summer for the following fall. Representatives from the companies who participate in the department’s Corporate Partners Program get invited first, but the department is always looking for more people to get involved. If you are interested in participating in a future seminar, contact Celeste Bragorgos, celeste@ illinois.edu, (217) 333-6955.

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Growing Global Leaders programs offer students international perspective

By Leanne Lucas he Global Leaders program in CEE is a small but growing program that has a big impact in the lives of students.

The concept, to provide students with a background in global issues in their chosen field and prepare them for practice or research in an international arena, has been expanded from its initial implementation in Construction Management to the department’s new cross-disciplinary programs.

Global Leaders in Construction Management (GLCM) began in 2005. The tenth class was admitted in the fall of 2013, and there are now 51 alumni, 10 working overseas. Brent Young is the director of GLCM, a position he has held for four years.

“A construction project site can be a very intimidating place,” said Young. “It’s a high-energy culture with a lot of pressure. A student that goes through the full GLCM program meets a huge crosssection of people and visits a variety of sites. That kind of experience, over and over, is what gets the student ready. They get technical instruction in the classroom, but once they see it in the real world, it all makes more sense.”

Students are admitted to the class their senior year and remain with the

program two years, through a master’s degree. During that time they make two international trips (in January) and two domestic trips (in March). They also make day trips each semester, so over the course of two years, they visit anywhere from 20 to 40 construction sites.

In January of 2013, a trip to Turkey gave the students some classic “real-world” experience – roll with the punches. When Young began planning the trip, his focal point was a visit to the construction site of the Marmaray tunnel, a railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait that creates a link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul.

“This was an iconic project costing billions of dollars,” said Young, “It was very interesting from a technical point of view, as well as a cultural and historical standpoint. But while we were able to observe an engineering marvel, instruction on the technical details was difficult due to the language barrier.”

Instead, a visit to the Izmit Bay Bridge, a suspension bridge under construction,

Four GLCM students at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul in 2013: (left to right) Liz Tewolde, Zorina Disheva, Ana Lucuta, Amna Mahmud.

Students are shown a sea dredger that will excavate for the foundations of the bridge towers for the Izmit Bay Bridge in Altinova, Turkey.

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The Global Leaders in Construction Management students capped off two weeks of construction site tours and Brazilian cultural experiences in January with a visit to Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The students visited many different construction companies and projects including airport and subway expansion projects, multiple reinforced concrete high-rises, a soccer stadium, and both Olympic Park and Olympic Village.

became the high point of the trip.

“This bridge will be the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world when it’s finished,” said Young. “We spent a day

The SRIS Global Leaders the Chennai Metro Rail construction site. Professors Minsker (front) and Peschel are at right. Photo: Jorge Flores

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t’s so important for our students to understand how doing civil and environmental engineering in another country is vastly different from the United States. They need to have a global perspective. It will make them more attractive to employers, and they will be more successful in the long run because they have that exposure. with that team, and they were amazing.

They gave a two-hour technical lecture to the students on building the bridge, then took us out on the site and showed us everything they’d just talked about.”

In January of 2014, Young took 15 students to Brazil; some of the sites they visited included the 2016 Olympic Park and Olympic Village, two 2014 World Cup stadiums, and the headquarters of Odebrecht, the largest Brazilian contractor.

The GLCM program receives all of its funding from industry donations, evidence of the program’s success. There are an ever-increasing number of applicants, and the program has 100 percent job placement.

The new, cross-disciplinary Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems (SRIS) program is the first of three new programs to implement its own Global Leaders program. Faculty in the SRIS program began the process in 2011. They wrote a proposal and secured funding for planning workshops and trips. Professor Barbara Minsker traveled to India to visit three institutes and Associate Professor Yanfeng Ouyang traveled to China to make contacts there. Based on similar interests and goals in terms of sustainability issues, the team chose to work with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras for their first Global Leaders trip.

Students in the program were required to attend a half-semester class before the trip to learn about sustainability and resilience, and Indian culture. They were divided into four teams; two teams worked on projects in transportation and two on projects related to water. They planned and defined the scope of their projects, and learned about Indian culture during visits to local heritage sites. After the trip, each team completed independent study projects, supervised by a faculty member with expertise in that area.

Minsker and Research Assistant Professor Joshua Peschel traveled to Chennai, India, with their students in January of 2013. They first toured rainwater harvest-

ing sites with the director of the Chennai Rain Center, to study how problems of water shortages and flooding could be avoided. A trip to the Chennai Metro Rail allowed them to see the challenges of developing an urban rail network in an area that has been built up for more than 1,000 years.

Next, they visited a wastewater treatment plant, where finding a cost-effective solution to the infrastructure corrosion caused by hydrogen sulfide gas was high on the plant’s list of priorities. They also visited the Pallikaranai Marshland, where encroaching development and a massive open dump have led to flooding and water quality problems. A final visit was made to the IITM Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory, where work on remote sensing is being done to provide information on traffic conditions to help improve traffic congestion.

Each team then worked several days, discussing how the concepts of sustainability and resilience could be integrated into the projects and writing project outlines and problem definitions, which they presented to their fellow students, professors and IITM faculty.

“It’s so important for our students to understand how doing civil and environmental engineering in another country is vastly different from the United States,” said Minsker. “They need to have a global perspective. It will make them more attractive to employers, and I think they will be more successful in the long run because they have that exposure.”

She said the program also teaches soft skills, such as writing and giving presentations, working on conflict resolution, and thinking through ethical issues.

“I think that will really differentiate these students as they move into their careers,” Minsker said.

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CEE Job Fairs bring students, companies together CEE at Illinois graduates are in extremely high demand and typically receive multiple job offers from a variety of companies.

To assist in bringing our students and representatives from civil engineering firms together, the department hosts two job fairs every academic year – once in the fall and once in the spring. Students of every year group attend the job fair, seeking internships, summer jobs and permanent positions.

Point your smartphone’s QR code reader here to view a video about the job fair, or see it by visiting youtube.com/ watch?v=TJutay9FqSg.

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Flipped classes enhance learning, increase student-teacher interaction

By Leslie Sweet Myrick our memories of college likely include a blur of classroom lectures and long nights of homework. Using technology and an innovative teaching method, students in CEE’s new “flipped” class will watch pre-lecture videos on their own time and complete many of the assignments traditionally known as “homework” during class time, when they have access to feedback from the instructor and their peers.

“The hope is that students come to class more prepared and ready to apply fundamental concepts, and that the classroom becomes more interactive,” explained Larry Fahnestock, associate professor in civil engineering and rotating assistant dean for the college’s Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3). Fahnestock’s new administrative role has inspired him to flip CEE460, a steel structures design course, which he has taught to juniors and seniors since 2006.

“The AE3 office thinks about how we innovate in education and how to go beyond the standard lecture format. How can we better engage students and teach in new ways that will really enhance the learning experience? The flipped classroom has had successful results around the college, particularly in physics,” Fahnestock explained.

Fahnestock will pilot CEE’s first fully flipped class during spring 2014, but some CEE faculty, such as Professor Praveen Kumar, have already experimented with the

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pre-lecture component.

“I asked my students to watch a 15- to 20-minute video of key concepts before class and answer three or four basic problems based on the video before coming to class. I hoped this would better prepare them for the material to be covered in the class and would open up more time to discuss problems in class,” Kumar said.

Jeffrey LaHucik, a senior in transportation and a student in Kumar’s class, admits he was initially a skeptic but ended up appreciating the concept.

“At first I was not a fan of this style because I thought it might require more of my time outside of class. However my mind was quickly changed since Professor Kumar was able to work more examples during class, which was very helpful for completing the homework, and answer more questions without having to rush through the lecture,” LaHucik said.

Another student of Kumar’s, Megh Patel, junior in construction management, said the concept also worked well for him.

“I could play the video over and over until I understood the material,” Patel said. “And the repetition in class helped me to strengthen and remember important concepts.”

In his upcoming flipped classroom, Fahnestock hopes the students won’t feel like they are doing more work.

“The net [amount of] work for the student shouldn’t be increasing, it should be shifting. There will be more content learning before class, and then in class there will be more problem solving so there will be fewer take-home assignments,” he said.

Fahnestock’s redesigned CEE460 will focus on the types of hands-on problems he always wished he had more time for.

“My students always appreciated when I presented in-class problems based on a building I designed as a practicing engineer,” Fahnestock said. “It’s informal, hands-on and interactive. In the coming semester, I’ll actually

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be using this building as the keystone of the course. They will analyze and design many different parts of the building, and they will get to see how all the pieces, to some degree, fit into the context of the complete building.”

Like Kumar, Fahnestock will use pre-lectures, which will be housed on the course website, to cover fundamental concepts. He can produce these lectures in his own office using software that allows him to record his voice over a slide presentation.

“There are things we need to understand before we can get to application. I would like to push that stuff to the pre-lecture so they can get the concepts and then in class we can work examples,” he said.

After viewing the pre-lecture, the students will take a short quiz, so Fahnestock can see what they understood and what he should review. In addition to having more time for solving problems in class, Fahnestock is excited about the opportunity to present more openended problems.

“We want to be teaching our students not just to solve clean-cut, defined problems, but how to wrestle with more realistic problems, so I’m hoping to incorporate these more in the coming semester when they will have the opportunity to use their creativity, get real-time feedback from other students, and have me and the TAs there for guidance.” i

CEE’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is growing, offering more and more students the chance to participate in research. The department contributes $2,000 for a student’s semester in the program – $1,500 to the student and $500 to the supervising professor. Students spend at least 10 hours per week on the research for 12 weeks during the fall and spring semesters. They must devote at least 20 hours per week CEE undergraduate Nao Nishio, right, discusses her research work with Senior Research Engineer C. for six weeks during the summer Tyler Dick. break. At the end of their participation, they must turn in a final prodResearch Experience for Undergraduates uct, such as a report, presentation or newly developed software code.

The department’s goal is to fund 40 undergraduate students per year in railroad transportation engineering. This

By Nao Nishio, CEE Junior the REU program. Alumni giving to s a junior focusing in Transportation research is the closest thing to my interest for my primary and construction ma- since it involves passenger rails and envi- the REU program has made many terials for my secondary concentration, ronmental concerns. I consider myself of these positions possible.

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this fall I had the great pleasure of participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. I conducted research on an historical review of commuter rail energy consumption trends in the United States under Senior Research Engineer C. Tyler Dick, P.E., and Graduate Research Assistant Gio DiDomenico.

The main part of my work involved gathering data from the National Transit Database (NTD), compiling the data from 1997 to 2011, and characterizing each commuter rail. I also analyzed historical changes in various system properties and efficiencies. This research is part of a larger research scope aimed at comparing energy efficiency of passenger rail systems to competing modes of travel. Overall this research will provide insight into which systems will be used in case studies for future research.

This was my first time getting involved in a research project here on campus, and I enjoyed everything about it. The work covers a topic I really enjoy learning about. Within the transportation engineering program there are three possible concentrations: facilities, systems and

pretty lucky to have been able to work in a research area that I am interested in.

The best part of this research is that it can take place anywhere in the world; I just need my laptop with me! The flexibility of this research has enabled me to manage my time efficiently on top of my course loads and involvement with multiple student organizations – Alpha Omega Epsilon Engineering Sorority, American Railway Engineering and Maintenanceof-Way Association (AREMA), Engineers Without Borders, Engineering Career Services and the New Student Program. Being able to do research without interfering with my academics or sacrificing my other passions is something I appreciate as an undergrad.

Throughout the semester I saw personal growth in managing my time, and I have increased my knowledge in railroad transportation engineering. The materials taught in class relate to the research, and I have seen a tremendous increase in

my motivation to learn in class.

Through participation in the REU program, I’ve realized that research is an important factor that supports our sustainable development. I have begun to think about pursuing a master’s degree after graduation. As an ambitious freshman, I wanted to attend graduate school here, but my first two years showed me the opportunities that industry had waiting for us, and I considered jumping on that bandwagon after attaining my bachelor’s degree. Through the REU program, as well as discussions with my advisers, professor, students and even alumni from the railroad engineering program, I’ve changed my mind about higher education. This experience touched me in many ways, and now I am committed to continue learning in this field. i

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Research Experience for Undergraduates

“The knowledge I take away from my research opportunities will make me a better engineer.�

By Donovan Holder, CEE Senior am a current senior in the civil engineering department, pursuing a primary in structural engineering and a secondary in geotechnical engineering. Originally from Belize, Central America, I moved to the United States in pursuit of a degree in engineering.

Through my time here at the University of Illinois I have had the opportunity to help on several structural engineering research projects. I became involved with undergraduate research my junior year when I had the opportunity to work with Professor Daniel Kuchma and graduate research assistants Andrew Mock and Anahid Behrouzi. The project was a multi-year research effort designed to develop tools to enable performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) of concrete shear walls. Specifically I assisted with the large-scale experimental testing of two C-shaped structural walls at the NEES MUST-SIM facility in Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory. This allowed me the opportunity to learn about concrete shear wall design, the performance of concrete lateral systems in mid-rise structures, and the need for PBEE in society

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Thanks to my undergraduate research work at Illinois, I obtained a research internship at the University of Washington under the supervision of Professor Dawn Lehman, a CO-PI of the shear wall project.

The project with Dr. Lehman involved research on developing a method of using concrete-filled tubes in accelerated bridge construction. My main focus on the project was to study the composite action of concrete-filled tubes due to varying steel tube types and concrete core mixes.

Now as a senior, I am working with Associate Professor Larry Fahnestock and Professor James LaFave on their current research endeavor to analyze and develop conclusions from data gathered during their reconnaissance trip to Moore, Okla., following the devastating tornado in May 2013. This research initiative was funded by a CEE Rapid Response Grant, which is used to learn about infrastructure failures that could guide future research and improve public safety. On this project my main focus is to analyze the behavior and performance of steelframed buildings that experienced mod-

erate to severe non-structural damage and localized structural damage.

My undergraduate research opportunities have challenged me and taught me concepts that are constantly applicable in the civil engineering field. My research experiences have enhanced my understanding of key engineering ideas taught in class, as well as allowed me the unique opportunity to see how the course material I am learning in my academics is used to come up with solutions to current structural engineering challenges.

Besides the educational development I receive from my research experiences, knowing that the work I am doing will positively contribute to the global understanding of civil engineering construction practices gives me great pride and drives me to excel in work assigned to me on each research team. Research tends to get rigorous at times due to the constant trial and error that comes with it, but in the end I know the knowledge I take away from my research opportunities will only make me a better engineer in the future. i CEE student Donovan Holder, center, presents his research to Professor James LaFave, left, and Associate Professor Larry Fahnestock.

Research Experience for Undergraduates

“It gave me another talking point at the CEE career fair, which led to a summer internship at a highly regarded structural engineering firm in Chicago.”

By Alexander Lakocy, CEE Junior s a second-semester junior in CEE, I was approached by Professor John Popovics, who asked whether I would be interested in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project for the semester. At this point in my college career, I had solid grades in most of my core classes, plenty of extracurricular experience through the Steel Bridge team, and some work experience as an intern for a construction firm the previous summer. I had done well for myself, but there were several key things missing from my college experience – a connection with professors in the department, an internship at a structural engineering firm and a well-defined idea of what I wanted to do after graduation. My research last spring in the REU program helped me to re-focus my education by allowing me to work closely with professors, design and conduct an experiment, and discover a passion for research.

This project was a preliminary study of how to measure the effects of Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR) damage within concrete specimens. The experiments used a nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technique called resonance frequency vibration testing to detect the extensive cracking networks associated with ASR-induced damage. The tests were performed through a series of laboratory experiments using different concrete specimens exposed to harsh conditions, which were intended to accelerate ASR damage. At the end of the project, analysis of the data demonstrated that cracking due to ASR damage ac-

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Throughout the duration of the project I had lots of interaction with the project adviser, Professor Popovics, as we shared ideas about how to design the experiment, what materials to use and how to measure the damage within the affected specimens. However, I was also given the freedom to work on many aspects of the project on my own. I designed and constructed the tank to house the specimens alone, and I performed the majority of specimen casting and testing by myself (with occasional guidance from some of the graduate students). All in all, the project taught me quite a bit about how various NDE tests work, as well as some of the chemistry behind concrete degradation mechanisms. The most important

CEE student Alexander Lakocy, left, is pictured in the lab with the professor supervising his research, Associate Professor John Popovics.

lessons for me, though, were about what it’s like to conduct graduate-level research. It’s almost never as glorious as it sounds – it seemed like the work I did required almost as much reading and writing as it did experimentation. At the same time, the experience was very valuable. It gave me the opportunity to present at a conference last summer. It introduced me to a professor who would become like a second adviser for me. It gave me another talking point at the spring CEE career fair, which led to a summer internship at a highly regarded structural engineering firm in Chicago. Most importantly, it helped me to discover that I want to pursue research as a graduate student – something I would never have found out without that experience. i

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CEE Student Committee student advisory committee enhances undergrad life

By Enji Paul Papazisi, CEE Senior et involved.” Throughout all my years at Illinois, that has been the most frequent advice given to underclassmen and prospective he CEE students by upperclassmen Student and faculty. Joining organizations can help students Committee learn more about engineering, broaden their profeshas sional networks, make transformed friends, and just have some much needed fun. Howthe CEE ever, the large number of department organizations available can be overwhelming to underand its classmen, especially those students into who are uncertain what disciplines they want to focus my family on. Also, many of these orgaaway from nizations do not always allow students to be in charge of home. their management until they are voted onto the board at the end of the year. One organization that empowers students to act from the start is the CEE Student Committee (CSC). I became involved with CSC during the second half of my freshman year, making it the first organization I joined in college.

Like most, if not all, other members of the committee, I believe it has been one of the most beneficial experiences at Illinois and has had a tremendous effect on my professional development.

The goal of CSC is to aid the CEE department in enabling students to network with each other, professionals and professors. Each fall semester, the committee organizes a Freshmen Kickoff Event. During this event, freshmen are given an informal setting to talk to upperclassmen about anything they wish to know while enjoying some free pizza in the crane bay. Also, each CEE student organization hosts a booth at the event.

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More recently, the committee has been hosting CEE Social Hours every Wednesday which gives students an opportunity to network with a CEE professor over appetizers at a local restaurant.

Though these were not around during my underclassmen years, I have been attending the social hours this year. During each one, I get a very rewarding feeling answering questions students have about CEE disciplines, or job and research opportunities in the department.

To help in getting connected with professionals, the committee organizes a Networking Event on the night prior to each CEE Job Fair. This event creates an informal setting in which students can be introduced to the recruiters they will be speaking to the next day, learn a little more about the companies they work for, and gain insight as to what skills they look for in candidates they wish to hire. During the last hour of the event, students and recruiters participate in a meet-and-greet dinner in which they can have more of a one-on-one interaction, allowing students to make a great first impression and differentiate themselves. This has proven to be exceptionally helpful to students in being offered an interview and, ultimately, getting a job offer. In my personal experience, this event was crucial to my obtaining my internship for the past two summers. I was fortunate enough to be in charge of organizing the event during the spring of my sophomore year and served as a company liaison of my future boss. This allowed me to get a lot of one-

The CEE Student Committee, including Paul Papazisi, right, and Mike Roggeman, left, helped create a video called “Stuff CEE Students Say.” Point your smartphone’s QR reader at the code to watch the video or view it at youtube.com/ watch?v=PvSa0Dil6_g

on-one time with the recruiter while also learning more about the company and what was expected from their employees. Equipped with this knowledge and a great first impression, I was able to feel more comfortable talking to recruiters at the job fair and could more effectively present my qualifications.

These events are only three of the numerous ones that CSC conducts for students throughout the academic year. Being a part of the committee has allowed me to grow professionally, make a ton of long-lasting friendships, and, most importantly, gain insight into how the CEE department works. While the committee works mostly to benefit the students, it also is a great resource for the department as whole. Through its interaction with Professor Liang Liu and academic adviser Becky Stillwell, the committee aids the department in understanding what CEE students like about the department and what changes they would like to be instituted. In my mind, this interaction has been the most rewarding aspect of being a part of CSC because it has allowed me to make a name for myself within the department. This has enabled me to make a class of 100 students feel like one of less than 30 students. Though I was worried about getting lost in a big lecture hall when I first came to college, my participation in CSC has made CEE feel like a smaller, welcoming environment. In other words, CSC has transformed the CEE department and its students into my family away from home. i

Student organizations key to the Illinois CEE experience

By Nishant Makhijani, CEE Senior ecently, I shared the stage with David Gottfried, the founder of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and Stephen Ritz, Founder of Green Bronx Machine, at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia. I had been asked to participate because of my long involvement with the USGBC student chapter here at Illinois. During the panel discussion, David asked me this question: “Nishant, what advice do you give to other students involved in the sustainability movement?” My reply: “Get involved in the community and take advantage of the resources available to you.”

I believe it was my educational experience at the University of Illinois, and particularly my experience with student organizations, that has given me that perspective. I got involved with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Students four years ago as a freshman. USGBC Students is an organization that promotes the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) building standard and provides opportunities for students to learn more about sustainable infrastructure through general meetings and site tours.

My values resonated very closely with the organization’s mission, so I started to give my time and energy to the organization, eventually becoming president in 2012.

As president, my primary goal was to increase our membership base by offering a variety of events.

This goal helped me create relationships with the strong base of CEE student groups such as the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Structural Engineers Association and the Construction Management Association of America, as we all shared a common purpose – educating and giving relevant life experiences to the CEE at Illinois students. This passion to create a positive change for the students

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As a member of USGBC, I am a part of a community of highly motivated young people – students and emerging professionals – who inspire me through opportunities for growth in their workplaces and communities. This community is unique to USGBC, and I consider myself lucky to be part of this social change. Today, with support of the CEE department, USGBC Students hold numerous events through the Green Apple Initiative, to educate and inspire children and adults to view sustainability and sustainable design with a new eye.

In addition, during my time in CEE at Illinois, I have also had the opportunity to give back and serve as a mentor for freshmen through a position as an Engineering Learning Assistant and involvement in the CEE Student Committee Mentoring Program. My other student organization involvements have included Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity and the Student Sustainability Committee.

These involvements have enhanced my education in numerous ways and helped me make the most of my Illinois experience in ways I will never forget.

Partly because of my involvement in the department through student organizations, a CEE department staff member nominated me for a position on the 2013 Homecoming Court. My friend Marika Nell, also a CEE senior, and I were honored to represent the student body in another unforgettable Illinois experience. i Makhijani and members of U.S. Green Building Council Students.

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Student Organizations Some of the many student organizations for civil and environmental engineers at Illinois tell what they’re up to and how alumni can get involved. A more extensive list of CEE student organizations and links to their websites appear here: cee.illinois.edu/student_organizations.

American Concrete Institute The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Student Chapter promotes student interest in all aspects of concrete. During monthly meetings, our members gain perspective from industry and academic guest lecturers who discuss unique challenges facing concrete in laboratory and other environments. The student chapter is affiliated with ACI-Illinois, the professional liaison chapter located in Chicago. This year, our members have the opportunity to attend ACI Conventions in Phoenix during the fall semester and in Reno during the spring semester. We also operate the popular Concrete Coasters and High-Strength Concrete Competition exhibits at Engineering Open House. For information, please contact aciuiuc@gmail. com.

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-ofWay Association The student chapter of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) celebrated its five-year anniversary in fall 2013. We educate students about the railroad industry and transform their interest to passion.

Earlier this year, our members visited the CTA workshop in Skokie, Ill., to learn about CTA car manufacturing. This visit concluded with a fun ride in a new CTA line train. Later this year, 48 student members will attend the Railway Interchange conference in Indianapolis. The conference will have student members giving technical presentations and provide many career and networking opportunities for them. Our activities also include general meetings with presentations by industry professionals as well as social activities such as cookouts and broomball. For more information, contact Scott Schmidt at aremauiuc@gmail.com.

American Society of Civil Engineers The ASCE Great Lakes Regional Conference competition will take place on campus April 11-12. More than 500 students from 18 schools in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana will compete in eight competitions, including Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge. For the concrete canoe competition, students design and construct concrete canoes and compete for a shot to attend the national competition. In the steel bridge competition, students design and fabricate a steel bridge before the competition and, at conference, load their bridge and also do a construction time trial. Each school will compete for a spot in the national competition. The other six competitions are only regionally based but are important to the winner of the overall conference. The materials competition will test two 20

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precast concrete cylinders under compressive loading. A quiz bowl will test teams of students on their knowledge of various civil engineering disciplines. The surveying competition will have students use surveying equipment to plot the terrain at a location. A technical paper will require a student to write a persuasive paper on a given civil engineering topic and present it during the conference. For the environmental and mystery design competitions, the rules have not been officially released. The top three finishers in each category receive a plaque and in some cases financial awards. To compete, donate or volunteer for the conference, contact Mark Keller at keller31@illinois.edu.

Chi Epsilon Honor Society Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society (XE) had a great start to the academic year with 90 students eligible for initiation. Our initiate kickoff smoker went smoothly and the initiation process is underway. The lineup for our general meetings includes presentations from Langan Engineering, TYLin International, and Applied Research Associates. We also have several service and social events planned including volunteering at a local food bank, a wine and cheese mixer with CEE professors, and a soccer match against the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers student chapter. Chi Epsilon also has teamed up with the Structural Engineering Association student chapter to provide an introductory SAP2000 workshop to help CEE students develop the technology skills necessary for structural design. Chi Epsilon is always looking for scholarship sponsors and guest speakers at our meetings. Please contact President Donovan Holder at holder2@illinois.edu.

Concrete Canoe Team The Boneyard Yacht Club (BYC), the Illinois concrete canoe team, is a group of multidisciplinary engineering students who grow into their roles as professional engineers through a year-long project designing and building a concrete canoe.

BYC’s mission is to create critical thinkers, knowledgeable practitioners and devoted leaders. As the founding organization of this ASCE-sponsored event, and as the host of the Great Lakes Regional Conference 2014 (April 10-12), BYC will be displaying the pride of the Illini. With a membership of 40 students from different engineering disciplines, we believe we have the diversity and the breadth to win regionals and become the 2014 national champions! We are not an island and seek support from alumni and companies to aid in our goals of engineering professionalism and regional and national titles. Please contact the BYC project managers Robert Butler

(rlbutle2@illinois.edu) or Alexandra Prasauskas (prasaus2@illinois.edu) with any questions about the team, the upcoming competition or events.

Construction Management Association of America Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) is an organization geared towards aspiring Construction Managers. Construction Managers plan, coordinate, budget, and supervise projects as they develop from paper to reality.

These professionals interact with both the designers and clients in order to deliver the desired project. The CMAA Student Chapter at Illinois strives to introduce students to the dynamic industry of construction. CMAA relies on general contractors for construction site visits and presentations at general meetings. These events give students a look into the work of a general contractor, the industry as a whole and potential career opportunities. Any students interested in events with CMAA should join the Facebook group: “Construction Management Association of America UIUC Chapter.”

Deep Foundations Institute The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) student chapter allows student members to learn about the planning, design and construction aspects of deep foundations and deep excavations. For the second year, DFI is hosting a field trip to Atlas Tubing in Chicago. DFI also hosts events in conjunction with GESO. Please contact Aaron Leopold, chapter president, at leopold3@illinois.edu to learn more about upcoming events and get involved.

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is a leading technical society in earthquake risk and engineering research. We give any student the chance to make contacts and learn about subjects in earthquake engineering. EERI hosts visiting professionals for guest lectures. The recent range of topics has included SAP2000, engineering, risk analysis and policy. Another event is the Seismic Design Competition. The National EERI holds an undergraduate competition at their annual conference, which will be at Anchorage, Alaska this July. The U of I has participated for the last four years and performed consistently well. Undergraduates who join the design team are introduced to earthquake engineering concepts, construct a 5-foot-tall balsa wood building, and give a presentation at the conference. Finally, their structure is tested on a shake table to simulate a real earthquake. For more information, contact Kevin Kho, at kho1@illinois.edu.

Geotechnical Engineering Student Organization The Geotechnical Engineering Student Organization (GESO) provides geotechnical graduate students with a forum to pursue and discuss their research interests in an educational and constructive environment and allow them to develop the leadership and interpersonal skills they will need as future engineers. The chapter continues to have frequent research roundtables, which include student member presentations on their current research and professional speakers from the private or public sector. Last school year, GESO sent a team of undergraduate and graduate students to the annual GeoCongress conference in San Diego, Calif., to participate in the GeoWall and GeoPrediction competitions. The Illinois GeoPrediction team won 2nd place, competing against other top geotechnical engineering schools throughout the United States and world. This school year, GESO plans to attend the GeoCongress conference in Atlanta and participate in all three student competitions: GeoWall, GeoPrediction and GeoPoster.

For information, contact Steve Wilk at swilk2@illinois.edu.

Institute of Transportation Engineers The student chapter of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is part of an international community of transportation professionals working around the world to meet safety and mobility needs. Students join ITE to learn about exciting advancements and challenging problems in this field, network with peers and have fun. Activities this year include participating in the 62nd Annual Traffic Engineering and Safety Conference and concurrent student-practitioner forum, hosting speakers from consulting firms and academia, student social events, field trips and the Illinois ITE annual banquet and student day. In the spring, ITE will create a transportation-related exhibit to be featured during Engineering Open House.

ITE is very excited to return and compete at the Midwestern District Traffic Bowl in June. For more information, contact iteuiuc@gmail.com.

International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) The IAHR is an 80-year-old independent organization of engineers and scientists who work in the area of hydroenvironmental sciences and their practical applications. The Illinois IAHR student chapter organizes informal collaborative activities with neighboring IAHR student chapters, field trips to local hydraulic works and research facilities, professional development seminars and reading groups. It also organizes social activities which include the annual Hydro T-Shirt design contest, annual pumpkin carving contest, cookouts and mixers. The chapter is also committed to education outreach; every year we present a range of exhibits during Engineering Open House and since last year we have been mentoring local schools for the Office of Naval Research’s SeaPerch program.

For information, email dutta5@illinois.edu.

nizational broomball tournament. Our outreach committee created a year-long partnership with the High School of St. Thomas More in Champaign; we visit every month to introduce basic concepts in structural engineering. This year marks our 10th anniversary, so the SEA board is organizing a celebration dinner for current members, past members, SEAOI members, professors and professionals who have presented throughout the years. To get involved or to be added to the guest list for the 10th Anniversary Celebration, please contact Paul Papazisi at papazis1@illinois.edu or visit our website at https://sites.google.com/site/seauofi.

International Water Resources Association (IWRA) The IWRA student chapter is part of an educational organization whose mission is to expand understanding of water resource issues by promoting education and collaboration in research and decision-making with an emphasis on community involvement. We work locally to raise awareness of water issues through educational events open to the campus community, promote interaction among students and faculty within the Hydrosystems Laboratory, and provide members with networking opportunities. This year, IWRA will start a new event that will involve students and alumni from CEE and other departments with an interest in water resources: a Water Day celebration with a student poster competition and discussions on the future of water resources. We invite alumni to contribute to our efforts by participating in info sessions, seminars and informal meetings with students. For information, contact Andrew Rehn at rehn1@illinois.edu.

Steel Bridge Team The Steel Bridge team is preparing for this year’s competitions. Last year, we placed fourth in the Great Lakes Regional Competition at Trine University. This year, we are looking forward to hosting regionals here at Illinois. We also plan to improve from last year through a more comprehensive design process and better selection of bridge components. Our goal is to qualify for the national competition in Akron, Ohio, May 23-24. Contact captain Alexander Lakocy (lakocy1@illinois. edu) with questions or information requests.

Structural Engineers Association The Structural Engineers Association student chapter educates students on professional opportunities through events and networking opportunities. Our general meetings have featured presentations by structural engineers. We have also toured construction sites, done job shadowing and hosted a research panel. Our social outings have included a welcome back barbecue, field day, bowling night, and a multi-orga-

U.S. Green Building Council U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) student chapter recruits, connects and equips the next generation of green building leaders by empowering them to transform their campuses, communities and careers. Our chapter helps students integrate sustainability themes into their coursework and advocate for sustainable university practices and policies. We provide LEED study sessions to prepare students for the LEED Green Associate Exam. We also organize monthly general meetings to educate our members about recent green building projects. We organized an event for Green Apple Day of Service and attended the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. We will be leading an annual dorm competition called Green Your Dorm, which will encourage students to compete to reduce the amount of energy and water that they use. We plan to host a green building and networking conference in spring 2014, which will feature workshops, talks and tours. For information, write usgbcstudents. uiuc@gmail.com.

2014 Great Lakes Regional Competition to be held at Illinois April 11-12

This year, the University of Illinois will host the American Society of Civil Engineers Great Lakes Regional Competition April 11-12. Regional concrete canoe and steel bridge contests will be among eight total competitions held that weekend. For more information as plans develop, check https://publish.illinois.edu/asceglc2014/.

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Paolo Gardoni Joined January 2012

Meet the future of CEE at Illinois Since 2010, CEE at Illinois has hired 14 new faculty members, increasing our number of tenuresystem faculty to 54. The new professors’ areas of expertise are cross-disciplinary, representing the integration of the traditional CEE sub-disciplines that has been a strategic focus for the department for several years.

The department’s three new cross-disciplinary programs were developed with the same strategic goal in mind: a more forwardthinking approach to engineering education, research and service to society that recognizes the complexity and interconnectedness of our world and therefore our challenges in civil and environmental engineering.

Presented on these pages are the new professors added since 2010—two of whom will join the department in 2014. They represent the future of civil and environmental engineering.

They will serve as role models for those students who aspire to work on the peripheries of traditional sub-disciplines and to address system-level societal challenges. Their research, the contributions they make to their fields, and their impact on society through their work with students will do nothing less than change the world.

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Structural Engineering; Director of the Mid-America Earthquake Center; Co-director of the Societal Risk Management (SRM) Program Laurea, Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 1997 MS, Structural Engineering, University of Tokyo, 1997 MA, Statistics, UC Berkeley, 2001 PhD, Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2002 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? The new frontiers of engineering are interdisciplinary. CEE at Illinois provides a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge interdisciplinary projects with significant societal impact Tell us about your research interests. My areas of expertise include reliability, risk and life cycle analysis; decision making under uncertainty; earthquake engineering; performance assessment of deteriorating systems; ethical, social, and legal dimensions of risk; policies for natural hazard mitigation and disaster recovery; and engineering ethics.

Geotechnical Engineering; Societal Risk Management (SRM) BS, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2002 MS, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2004 PhD, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2012

Cassandra Rutherford Joined December 2011

Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? I chose to come to Illinois because of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department’s commitment to supporting innovative experimental research.

Tell us about your research interests. I have research interests in the characterization of marine sediments subjected to dynamic loading and the relationship between geohazard triggering mechanisms and sediment properties.

Oscar Lopez-Pamies

Joined August 2011

Societal Risk Management BA, Mathematics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2001 BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2001 MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2002 PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania/École Polytechnique, 2006 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? I chose CEE at Illinois because of its great reputation and tradition in mechanics.

Tell us about your research interests. I am interested in the mechanics and physics of advanced materials with a particular emphasis on soft-matter (i.e., highly deformable) systems.

Specific areas of interest include the development of mathematical models for the response and failure of electroactive materials for uses as artificial muscles and energy harvesters.

Transportation Engineering; Structural Engineering BS, Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, 2002 MS, Structural Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2005 MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2012 PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Southern California, 2012 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? CEE at Illinois is a leader in traditional civil engineering areas and a pioneer in establishing new interdisciplinary areas in civil engineering research and education.

Tell us about your research interests. My overarching objective is to develop rigorous predictive models for complex systems. To this end, my research is focused on the modeling of the uncertainties relevant to the behavior of these systems, and the quantitative assessment of their impacts on the overall performance.

Hadi Meidani Joining August 2014

Ashlynn Stillwell

Joined August 2013

Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering; Energy-Water-Environment Sustainability (EWES) BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006 MS, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010 M.P.Aff Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010 PhD, Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? My work is highly interdisciplinary, so I was drawn to the new overarching programs, EWES in particular, as an avenue for advancing my work.

Tell us about your research interests. My primary research areas include developing decision support tools regarding water use in thermoelectric power plants, modeling the impacts of water and energy management decisions on resource systems, and assessing the economic value of waste streams.

Environmental Engineering and Science; Energy Water Environment Sustainability (EWES); Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems (SRIS) BS, Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, 2005 MS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2007 PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2012

Jeremy Guest Joined December 2011

Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? I was incredibly impressed by the faculty, students, and staff, and was very excited about the opportunity to work closely with them to advance fundamental knowledge in environmental engineering.

Joined December 2013

Joined September 2013

Environmental Engineering and Science BS, Mechangical Engineering, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 1997 MS Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 1997 PhD, Engineering/Materials Science, Hamburg University of Technology, 2004 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? During my first visit I immediately realized that this was a special place: dynamic, interactive, collaborative, multidisciplinary, very creative, and full of opportunities.

Tell us about your research interests. My research group integrates experimentation, modeling, and sustainable design to invent and advance select water treatment technologies, with a focus on those that are capable of energy, nutrient, and water recovery from wastewaters.

Ange-Therese Akono

Rosa Espinosa-Marzal

Structural Engineering BS, Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, 2008 MS, Engineering and Innovation Technologies, UEcole Polytechnique, 2011 MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2011 PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2013 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? The wide variety of disciplines represented and the collegiality of faculty members creates a nurturing environment conducive to interdisciplinary research and creative collaboration.

Tell us about your research interests. In my research group, the Sustainability Under the Nanoscope laboratory (SUNlab), we will investigate fracture mechanisms in complex materials from the millimeter scale down to the nanometer scale.

Tell us about your research interests.

Specific research interests include antibacterial biodegradable nano-particles for drinking water, electrolyte structure/ transport and crystal growth in pores of rocks or membranes, surface modification against material (bio)degradation, and understanding self-healing behavior of polymer-reinforced minerals toward the design of sustainable materials.

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Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? CEE at Illinois has a long standing reputation for focusing on creativity, innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and entrepreneurship to solve some of the grand challenges of engineering.

Tell us about your research interests. My research focuses on the development of computer vision and machine learning methods that benefit from site images, video streams, and Building Information Models (BIM).

Mani Golparvar-Fard Joined December 2012

a new kind of engineer

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Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems (SRIS); Societal Risk Management; Construction Engineering and Management BS, Civil Engineering, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology, 2002 MS, Civil Engineering, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology, 2005 MS, Civil Engineering - Project and Construction Management, University of British Columbia, 2006 MS, Computer Science, University of Illinois, 2010 PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 2010

and researcher that has

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Structural Engineering; Societal Risk Management (SRM); collaboration with faculty in EE/EWES and SRIS BS, Civil Engineering, Cairo University, 2003 MS, Structural Engineering, Cairo University, 2005 MS, Applied Mechanics, Caltech, 2006 PhD, Civil Engineering, Caltech, 2011

Ahmed Elbanna Joined January 2013

Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? At Illinois I will be able to work on my interdisciplinary research while (1) collaborating with world-class faculty and students, and (2) using the best computational resources available in the world.

Eun-Jeong Cha Joining Spring 2014

Structural Engineering; Societal Risk Management (SRM) BS, Architectural Engineering, Seoul National University, 2006 MS, Structural Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 PhD, Structural Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois?

Creativity, passion, mastery, vision and leadership is what I see from the past and the present of the department and I could see myself happily being part of this great synergy.

Tell us about your research interests.

My research is aimed at establishing a comprehensive risk-informed decision framework to manage risk to structures and civil infrastructure from extreme natural hazards, including earthquakes, hurricanes, or floods, and to abnormal events, such as terrorist attack, using analytical and statistical approaches.

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I wanted to help build the new graduate program in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems,

Tell us about your research interests. Understanding how things break. I use computational models as well as theories from physics and mechanics to uncover mechanisms contributing to these processes from the microscale up to the macroscopic scale.

Megan Konar

Joined Fall 2012

Hydrology/Environmental Hydrology; Energy Water Environment Sustainability (EWES) BS, Conservation and Resource Studies, UC Berkeley, 2002 MS, Water Science, Policy and Management, Oxford, 2005 PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Princeton, 2012 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? I chose CEE at Illinois for the world-class research and colleagues, the ability to recruit top students, and the emphasis on excellence in both technical depth and interdisciplinary breadth.

Tell us about your research interests. My research focuses on the nexus of water and food systems, with a particular emphasis on how trade in agricultural commodities impacts water resource use. This research is inherently interdisciplinary, due to the focus on agricultural production and economic trade.

Energy-Water-Environmental Sustainability (EWES); Safe Global Water Institute BS, Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 2005 MS, Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, 2010 PhD, Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, 2013

Roland Cusick Joined October 2013

Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? I was extremely impressed by the research facilities, the quality and collegiality of department faculty. I was also excited to participate in the development of the new cross-cutting EWES program as well as the Safe Global Water Institute.

Tell us about your research interests. My primary research areas include nutrient and energy recovery from wastewater using microbial electrochemical technologies, electrochemical energy production from natural and engineered salinity gradients, capacitive deionization, and sustainable sanitation technologies for the developing world.

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Daniel Work

Joined December 2010

Transportation Engineering; Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems (SRIS); Decision and Control in the Coordinated Science Lab BS, Civil Engineering, the Ohio State University, 2006 MS, Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2007 PhD, Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2010 Why did you choose CEE at Illinois? I was extremely impressed with the quality of the research at Illinois and the outstanding reputation of the faculty in CEE. Tell us about your research interests. My current research focuses on modeling, estimation and management of transportation systems. My research leverages the ubiquity of mobile phones as traffic sensors and cheap computing to study traffic phenomena at scales that were unimaginable even just a few years ago.

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Repping CEE at Homecoming Two CEE students, pictured here with Chancellor Phyllis Wise, left, served on the University of Illinois Homecoming Court in fall 2013. Nishant Makhijani, right, and Marika Nell, center, both seniors, were among 20 students selected by university faculty and staff through a rigorous application process that emphasizes student achievement, leadership and community service. The honor involves taking part in numerous activities during Homecoming Week, including the Homecoming parade and pep rally, football game and receptions. To learn more about Makhijani and Nell, visit cee.illinois. edu/HCcourt2013.

The M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Student Center received an Award of Merit at the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois 2013 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Competition.

This design competition takes place each year to recognize excellence in structural engineering.

Professor Imad Al-Qadi was recently named the next president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI). The ASCE established the T&DI in 2002. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in transportation or development. As director of the Illinois Center for Transportation, Al-Qadi oversees operations for the center, which has become one of the largest centers at the University of Illinois and one of the leading national and international transportation centers.

Professor Emeritus Robert H. Dodds Jr. (MS 75, PhD 78), former CEE at Illinois department head, was named to the initial class of Fellows of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and also was awarded the Fracture Mechanics Medal by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) in recognition of his outstanding and sustained contributions to the advancement of fracture mechanics technology and education. He is also

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a Fellow of ASTM and has previously won the George Irwin Medal, the Jerry L. Swedlow Lecture Award, and the ASTM Award of Merit.

Associate Professor Larry A. Fahnestock, a CEE Excellence Faculty Fellow, has been honored with a 2013 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award. The award recognizes faculty whose cases for promotion were deemed particularly noteworthy by the Campus Committee on Promotion and Tenure during the promotion review process, noting scholars whose contributions are exceptional in terms of quality of work and overall achievement. Four faculty in total across the campus were so honored. The award comes with a $3,000 discretionary fund to support scholarly activities. Fahnestock has served on the CEE faculty since 2006. His research focuses on earthquake engineering, innovative structural systems, steel structures, connection performance, progressive collapse mitigation and large-scale experimental evaluation of structural components and systems.

Assistant Professor Mani Golparvar Fard (PhD 10) has been selected for a 2013-14 fellowship from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications for his project “Energy Performance Augmented Reality Models for Building Diagnostics Using a Hybrid of RGBD/Thermal Cameras and CFD Models.”

He also has a collaborative fellowship with Timothy Bretl of Aerospace Engineering for “Autonomous Vision-based Progress Monitoring of Building and Infrastructure Construction Projects.”

Professor Marcelo García was named a Fellow of the Environmental Water Resources Institute, a civil engineering specialty institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. A Fellow is someone who is recognized by the field and their peers as a leader in water resources and/or environmental engineering.

Associate Professor Youssef M.A. Hashash was selected by the Geo-Institute Board of Governors to receive the 2014 Ralph B. Peck Award for “innovative research in evaluating the load and deformation response of deep excavations, using novel modeling approaches and innovative monitoring technologies and the immediate advancement of the excavation design practice, and for his voluntary commitment to the geotechnical community.” The Ralph B. Peck Award recognizes an individual’s outstanding contributions to the geotechnical engineering profession through the publication of a thoughtful, carefully researched case history or histories, or the publication of recommended practices or design methodologies based on the evaluation of case histories.

Xiang Liu (MS 11), a postdoctoral researcher with the Rail Transportation and Engineering Center, won the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Risk Policy & Law Merit Award at the SRA annual meeting in December.

CEE graduate student Andrew Mock (MS 12) has won a Graduate Research Opportunity Worldwide award from the National Science Foundation. The GROW program, which began this year, is a partnership between NSF and select international funding agencies that allows current NSF fellows to conduct extended research overseas. Mock will conduct structural dynamics research in France for seven months at the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan with Fabrice Gatuingt.

Mock will devise computational models to predict how cracks in concrete form and propagate under stressful conditions.

CEE graduate student Yu Qian (MS 13) has been awarded the 2013-14 Geosynthetic Institute Fellowship for his research proposal “Investigation of Geogrid-Ballast Interaction and Geogrid Application in Railroad Reinforcement using Imageaided Discrete Element Method.”

CEE Senior Research Engineer and Director of Research with RailTEC Conrad Ruppert Jr. is one of six people appointed to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Blue Ribbon Panel to study the causes of rail accidents and incidents, including the major derailment last May on MetroNorth’s New Haven Line and several train-car accidents on the Long Island Rail Road.

The 100th Illinois Transportation and Highway Engineering conference (THE) will take place on campus March 25-26. Visit the conference website for more information or to view historical information and photos.

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CEE student Scott Schmidt has been awarded a $1000 Frank J. Richter Scholarship by the American Association of Railroad Superintendents. His focus of study is railway engineering with a minor in business. He has worked as an intern for Loram Maintenance of Way, BNSF Railway and Hanson Professional Services. He is President of the AREMA Student Chapter and works as a RailTEC undergraduate assistant.

Professor David Lange has received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research on concrete durability in collaboration with VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland from January to June 2014. VTT is the largest multidisciplinary research organization in Northern Europe. Lange will be developing new experimental techniques to better understand mechanisms that deteriorate concrete and limit service life. Drs. Erika Holt, Markku Leivo and Miguel Ferreira are among the VTT team focusing on concrete durability who will serve as primary partners during Lange’s time there.

Professor Charles J. Werth has been appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board’s Environmental Engineering Committee. He will serve through Sept. 30, 2016, providing independent advice on technical issues underlying the EPA’s policies and decisionmaking.

New video highlights multi-disciplinary programs

Donor visits to meet scholarship recipient CEE alumnus Victor C. Corsetti (BS 67, MS 69), not pictured, visited the department in September to meet with Associate Professor Paolo Gardoni, left, and graduate student Roberto Guidotti, the recipient of the Loreta and Silvio Corsetti Memorial Scholarship. Vic Corsetti established the scholarship fund in 2009 in honor of his parents, for whom it is named. Silvio immigrated from Pacentro, Italy, after World War II to Venezuela, where he became a carpenter. He came to the U.S. in 1951, and in 1952 brought Loreta and six of their seven children – including Vic, who was 10 years old – to Illinois. Silvio spent his entire career at Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Joliet, Ill. Vic attended the University of Illinois and was mentored by civil engineering professors William Gamble and William Hall. Hall recommended he stay for his master’s, which Vic has said was instrumental to the success of his career.

Guidotti came to Illinois after completing his undergraduate studies at the Politecnico of Milano.

MAE Center adopts multi-hazard focus

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Three new cross-disciplinary programs in CEE at Illinois are giving students a systems-level perspective and realworld experience.

Learn more in this new 3-minute video. Point your smart phone’s QR code reader at the code, or visit youtube.com/ceeatillinois.

broader range of natural and human-made hazards is the new focus of the recently revitalized MAE Center, a 17-year-old research center headquartered within CEE at Illinois. Previously geared toward solely earthquake engineering research, the center now derives its acronym, MAE, from its new Multi-hazard Approach to Engineering.

“The MAE Center was established in 1997 by the National Science Foundation as one of three national earthquake engineering research centers,” said Associate Professor Paolo Gardoni, MAE Center director. “Since then, we have expanded the mission to consider multiple hazards around the world. We have also developed a new sustainable business model that will allow the center to continue to be a world leader in the prediction and mitigation of natural and human-made hazards and one of the world’s most comprehensive centers for risk analysis.”

Two conferences are planned: The International Conference on the Societal Risk Management of Natural Hazards, April 17-18, Urbana; and the International Conference on Multi-hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering, June 26-27, Chicago. i

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project to map the microbes present in the digestive systems of fish species holds promise for monitoring the presence of Asian carp in Chicago area waterways and ultimately preventing their spread, according to a study published in Nature’s ISME Journal. The work, funded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, is being conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Asian carp is a term used to refer to several invasive fish species including silver, bighead and black carp. Bighead carp and silver carp have already invaded much of the Mississippi River basin, where they compete for food with native species and dominate aquatic communities. Bighead carp and silver carp are considered one of the most severe aquatic invasive species threats facing the Great Lakes today, according to the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC). The ACRCC is coordinating the efforts of federal, state, local and private resource management agencies to develop an Asian carp control program. Efforts to control the fish include research to understand their physiology and behavior and how they differ from that of native species, with an eye toward developing effective monitoring and management systems.

Gut microbiota—the microbial communities present in the digestive tracts of living things—are unique, according to CEE Professor Wen-Tso Liu, co-author of the study. For that reason, careful analysis of fish gut microbiota can reveal host-specific biomarkers shed in fish feces that indicate the presence of a specific species, promising the development of precise monitoring systems. Since fish feces are plentiful in waterways, monitoring could be easier than with techniques that have focused on detecting the DNA of the targeted species in sloughed-off skin tissue, Liu says.

The researchers used a next-generation gene sequencing technology called 16S pyrosequencing, which focuses on the 16S rRNA gene sequences, to analyze the gut microbiota of the invasive silver carp and the native gizzard shad.

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Scientists to Study Human Impact on Midwestern Environment A group of CEE undergrads attended the Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in October in Chicago. Above are (from left) Lance Langer, Michael Azzarello, Joseph Chang, Theodore Chan, Namrata Logishetty and Bill Cheng. Langer and Azzarello, along with Donnie Manhard and Alyssa Sohn (not pictured), competed in the Environmental Design Competition, placing fourth with their study of the Combined Sewer Overflow system in Mishawka, Ind. The students also visited Greeley and Hansen’s Chicago office and attended the WEFTEC career fair.

GAMES camp offers Environmental Engineering and Sustainability track

The Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering and Science (G.A.M.E.S.) camp is once again offering a track on Environmental Engineering and Sustainability. The week-long camp, July 13-19, 2014, focuses on designing sustainable technological solutions for critical environmental and energy challenges of the 21st Century. Through a series of team activities, lab exercises, and field trips campers will learn about: • • • • • • •

Sustainability and how the environment, culture, society and economics are all linked Environmental pollutants and the cycles they follow as they move through the air, water and soil Climate change Renewable energy sources and energy efficiency Water resources and clean water technologies Air quality management What environmental engineers do to help protect human health and the planet

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s humans modify the earth’s landscape to suit their purposes, their activities can have far-reaching effects on the environment. Of particular concern to those who study these effects is the region from the top of the plant canopy to the bedrock beneath. This area—called the critical zone —is now a special focus for scientists, thanks to a National Science Foundation initiative to study human impact on the environment through a network of nine instrumented locations across the country called Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs). CEE Professor Praveen Kumar is leading a $4.9 million, multi-disciplinary, multi-institution project to establish the first CZO in the Midwest.

In the Midwest, human beings have intensively modified the landscape within the last 200 years to make the prairie more capable of sustaining agriculture, Kumar said. But these modifications may have led to unintended consequences for the critical zone, which functions as “a cohesive unit with living and non-living things interacting,” Kumar said.

The Midwestern CZO will consist of two core sites, one located in the Upper Sangamon River basin measuring 3,600 square kilometers and the other in Clear Creek Watershed in Iowa measuring 275 square kilometers. A third, partner site is located in the Minnesota River basin in Minnesota. Instrumentation will be installed to monitor baseline characteristics such as rainfall, radiation, evaporation, carbon dioxide use by plants, and the flow of nutrients, sediments, organic carbon and water. Researchers will also collect soil samples to map the paths of nutrients and sediments, and examine previously collected data to understand historical trajectories. The result will be a very detailed, comprehensive picture of the natural processes going on throughout the CZO, Kumar said. The sites will serve as a resource for researchers, educators and students in fields including engineering, geography, geology, soil science and ecology, he said.

“The observatory is aimed at understanding how natural processes happen together, how they co-evolve and how human modification has altered that,” Kumar said. “What is the limit to these modifications and what do we need to do to recover many of the functions that originally made this land productive?” i

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Distinguished Alumnus of CEE at Illinois.

1940s

Charles J. Berkel (BS 46) died Nov. 4. He was 88. In 1959, working out of his basement, he started his own company. Berkel & Co. grew into one of the largest piling contractors in the U.S. Berkel’s awards included Ernst & Young’s 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year.

Fred E. Myers Jr. (BS 57) died Sept. 7. He was 83. He worked at Caterpillar Inc. and later at Ziegler Co. in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Vernon C. Rosenbery (BS 51) died March 13.

He was 84. He began his career with a job at North American Aviation in Los Angeles, designing fuselages for F-86 Saber fighter jets.

He returned to the Midwest to work for the Iowa DOT in Manchester, Iowa. He later became sole owner of Foley Construction.

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Ronald H. Brown (BS 49) died Aug.13. He was 87. He was employed by Shell Oil Company for about 40 years. He held professional memberships in the National Petroleum Refiners Association and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He retired in Houston, Texas in 1988.

Thomas D.Y. Fok (MS 48) died Aug. 24. He was 92. He taught civil engineering for nine years at Youngstown State University. In 1967, he began Moser-Fok Consulting Engineers, and later served as chairman of Thomas Fok and Associates. He was a registered engineer in nine states and a registered surveyor.

Richard H. Foley (BS 49) died July 6. He was 87. He spent his career at Felmley-Dickerson Co. in Champaign, retiring as president in 1990. His projects on the Urbana campus included the Assembly Hall (1963), classroom buildings and dormitories. He was a lifetime member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association and received the Civil Engineering Loyalty Award.

Raymond M. Stone (BS 46) died Sept. 27.

He was 88. He worked on the design of many schools and other buildings in Indiana as a partner in E.I. Brown and as an independent consultant.

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James H. Schooler (BS 58, MS 59) died Sept.

11. He was 77. He was a Lieutenant junior grade in the Navy where he worked at MCAS Yuma. He transitioned to civil service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, retiring in 1992.

Samuel M. Wolfington (BS 57) died Oct. 14.

He was 83. He was an Army forward observer, Chief Engineer at MacDill AFB and later stationed in London.

1960s

Max L. Rosenquist (BS 65) died September 7. He was 71. He was a commissioned officer in the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy, served a one year tour in Vietnam, and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant in 1970, serving in the U.S. Naval Reserves until 1973.

1970s

Don C. Banks (PhD 78) died Aug. 11. He was 73. He spent a 35-year career at the then U.S. Army Corps Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Miss. He was a fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Rock Mechanics Association.

Austin J. Boyle (BS 51) died June 23. He was 87. Boyle was the Midwest Manager for Ceco Steel Corp.

Phillip W. Schuetz (BS 73, MS 74) died Aug. 10. He was 63. He had a long career with Bechtel Power Corp.

Donald E. Eckmann (BS 56) died July 4. He was 78. Eckmann was a partner in the consulting firm of Alvord, Burdick & Howson, and was responsible for the design of the Lake Michigan Water Supply System project for DuPage County. He was past president of the Illinois Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was a past Director of the National ASCE. He received the 1992 ASCE Civil Engineer of the Year award. He was the past president of the University of Illinois Civil Engineering Alumni Association. He was also named a 1989

1980s

Anthony G. Levine (BS 81, MS 85) died Sept.

25. He was 54. He was the former president of Devine Engineering, Incorporated.

Timothy J. Spangler (MS 84) died Aug. 13.

He was 57. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1978-1988 and was recalled to active duty in 2002. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in 2004. He was a Senior Project Manager with HICAPS in Greensboro, N.C.

alumni news

2000s

Ioannis Brilakis (MS 02, PhD 05) has been selected to receive the 2013 Collingwood Prize for the paper, “Visual Pattern Recognition Models for Remote Sensing of Civil Infrastructure,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, October 2011.

Ryne M. Fiorito (BS 08) a civil engineer at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Springfield, Ill., headquarters earned his professional engineer license in Illinois. He joined the company in 2008 and serves the firm’s power and industry market.

Thomas J. Foley (BS 09, MS 10) of Clark Dietz Inc., Kenosha, Wis., has received his professional engineer license in Illinois.

Lee Fritz (BS 04, MS 05) has been promoted to senior project architect at Thornton Tomasetti’s Chicago, Ill., office.

Ronald E. Heuer (BS 63, PhD 71) received an outstanding achievement award from the Moles, a professional group for those working in heavy construction. Heuer is a geotechnical consultant specializing in large underground projects.

Michelle Mehnert (BS 12) represented the University of Boulder as a graduate student to take a Collegiate National Triathalon Championship in Tempe, Ariz., on April 13, 2013.

Greer visits as CEE Engineer in Residence

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our once-in-a-lifetime engineering projects—from relocating a lighthouse to moving nuclear reactor pressure vessels—were highlighted when CEE alumnus W. Charles Greer Jr. (BS 71, MS 73) visited Oct. 25 as CEE’s Engineer in Residence.

Greer is Senior Vice President and Director of Quality Assurance for AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc. in Atlanta, Ga. While on campus, he gave his lunchtime presentation, “Once-in-aLifetime Project Every 10 Years,” held office hours with students and met with faculty.

The Engineer in Residence program was developed in an effort to bring accomplished alumni back to campus to interact with students and faculty. i

Sean W. Mikos (BS 04) is an engineer and head of public works for the City of Peru, Ill. Christopher T. Rapp EIT (MS 13), railroad designer, recently joined Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Seattle regional office, serving the firm’s railway market.

Sudhir K. Singamsethi (MS 02) received the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois 2013 Outstanding Young Engineer Award.

Kevin M. Spitz P.E. (BS 08) civil engineer at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Chicago regional office, recently celebrated five years of service with the company.

Timothy J. Truster (MS 10, PhD 13) was the recipient of the award for the Best Mathematically Oriented Poster from Computers & Mathematics with Applications at the 12th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics in Raleigh, N.C. His PhD advisor is CEE Professor Arif Masud.

1990s

Radwan Al-Weshah (PhD 93), professor of civil engineering at the University of Jordan in Amman, is a senior adviser to the Kuwait National Focal Point for Environmental Remediation Project in Kuwait.

Russell A. Green (MS 94), associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has received the University’s 2013 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research for his work in the areas of engineering seismology and earthquake engineering.

Douglas L. Mangers (BS 96) has been promoted from project director to vice president operations – healthcare for the central division of McCarthy Building Companies Inc., based in St. Louis, Mo. Richard K. Murphy (MS 90) is a senior manager at Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyard Inc. Murphy joins Bollinger following a 30-year career with the Coast Guard.

Scott A. Spellmon (MS 97) was promoted to brigadier general in a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas. Spellmon is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command.

Helen Torres, S.E., LEED AP BD+C (MS 95) has been promoted to vice president in the Chicago office of Thornton Tomasetti.

1980s

Wayne A. Aldrich (BS 83) is public works director in Normal, Ill. Joette Flora (MS 88) has rejoined The Boudreaux Group as a project architect.

Stuart M. Kemp P.E., S.E. (BS 83, MS 85), regional vice president, recently celebrated 25 years of service at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Rockford, Ill., regional office.

Gennaro G. Marino P.E. (PhD 85) has been named by the Academy of Geo-Professionals a Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineer.

Ronald P. Palmieri P.E. (BS 83, MS 85) is chief operating officer of GEI Consultants Inc. in GEI’s Libertyville, Ill., office.

Bob (BS 54) and Fran (BS Home Ec. 54) Fosnaugh of Albuquerque, N.M., and Dennis (BS 76 MS 78) and Cathie Benoit (BA Psych 78) of Grand Rapids, Mich., met while on a small group tour in Spain and soon discovered that both couples were University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduates. The couples shared memories of life on the Urbana campus one generation apart. Bob and Dennis enjoyed discovering that several of the Civil Engineering faculty that were there during Bob’s tenure were also there when Dennis attended, including Chester Seiss, John D. Haltiwanger and Ven Te Chow. This picture is taken near the Greek ruins of Empuries on the Mediterranean coast.

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Robert D. Schlesinger P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Capt., U.S. Navy (Retired) (MS 85) has been elected a member of the National Board of Direction for the Society of Military Engineers.

Dan S. Takasugi (MS 82) is the new Public Works Director and City Engineer for the City of Sonoma, Calif.

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Joseph C. Geagea (BS 81, MS 82), Senior Vice President, Technology, Projects and Services, for Chevron (right) visited the department in October. He is pictured here in the department head’s office with Amr S. Elnashai, then Head (left) and Professor Emeritus William J. Hall (MS 51, PhD 54). At Illinois, Geagea was named a 1981 Bronze Tablet honoree and was awarded the 1981 Baker Prize.

Sharon L. Wood (MS 83, PhD 86) is interim dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas.

Thomas F. McCluskey (BS 71) received the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois 2013 Service Award.

1970s

John E. Schaufelberger (MS 70, PhD 71) is dean of the University of Washington College of Built Environments.

Jack D. Barnes (BS 74) has retired after 19 years as the director of the Garden City, Mich., Department of Public Services.

John P. Coombe P.E., S.E., ExecEng (MS 78) executive vice president and chief operating officer at Hanson Professional Services Inc., celebrated 35 years of service with the company.

Robert B. Hamilton P.E. (MS 73) chairman and CEO of Gewalt Hamilton Associates Inc., an 80-employee civil engineering firm in Vernon Hills, Ill., was named the 2013 Civil Engineer of the Year by the Illinois Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Naveen Khurana (MS 72) will team with CelebrityPress, a leading book publishing company, and several leading experts from around the world to release the book, “Dare to Succeed: The World’s Leading Experts Reveal Their Secrets to Success in Business and in Life – and Dare You to Succeed!”

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering gratefully acknowledges the following companies who contribute to CEE at Illinois as Corporate Partners.

John P. Tynan (BS 77) has been named interim CEO and President of VG Life Sciences Inc.

1960s

M. Frank Avila Jr. (BS 61), the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner, was recently honored with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Chicago Presidents Award.

Louis T. Cerny (BS 64, MS 65) is one of six people appointed to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Blue Ribbon Panel to study the causes of rail accidents.

1950s

Burton A. Lewis (MS 50) received the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois 2013 John F. Parmer Award. This award honors a structural engineer whose distinguished career was acknowledged by his peers to be an example of excellence.

Nominations invited: CEE alumni awards If you know of a deserving colleague who graduated from CEE at Illinois, consider nominating him or her for a CEE Alumni Association award. The Distinguished Alumnus/ Alumna Award and the Young Alumnus/Alumna Achievement Award recognize those who have distinguished themselves in the field at different career stages. The next deadline is July 28, 2014. For more information, please visit our alumni awards page of the CEE website at cee.illinois.edu/CEEAAawards.

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Sponsored Research Research is an important part of the mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The many and varied projects of our faculty contribute to knowledge, enhance the education of our students, and improve the practice of civil and environmental engineering. On this page we acknowledge companies and organizations that are currently providing research funding in the department (through September 2013). Listed are the faculty members who are conducting the research, the sponsoring agencies, and project names.

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Funding Agency

Project Title

Abrams, Daniel P

US National Science Foundation

Hybrid Masonry Seismic Structural Systems

Al-Qadi, Imad

Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Numerical Prediction of Three-Dimensional Tire-Pavement Contact Stresses

Al-Qadi, Imad

Federal Highway Administration

The Impact of Wide Base Tires on Pavements a National Study

Al-Qadi, Imad

Applied Pavement Technology Inc

Development of Reference Documents for Sustainable Pavement Systems

Al-Qadi, Imad

Virginia Transportation Research Council

Validation of Hot Poured Crack Sealant Performance Based Guidelines Pooled Fund Study TPF 5 225

Al-Qadi, Imad

Michelin Americas Research & Development Corp

Influence of Tire Parameters on Roadway Structures

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL State Toll Highway

Development of Life-Cycle Assessment Tool for the Illinois Tollway Roadway

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

ICT Program Management FY14

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

Testing Protocols to Ensure Performance of High Asphalt Binder Replacement Mixes Using RAP and RAS

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

Funding Set Aside for BS & MS Students

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

Asphalt Binder Additives Modifiers of Moisture Sensitivity in HMA

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

Special Projects Engineering

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

Information Technology Support

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

Technology Transfer and Editorial Support

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL Department of Transportation

Illinois Center for Transportation ICT

Al-Qadi, Imad

IL State Toll Highway

Support for Pavement Research at UIUC Proposal to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority 2010

Andrawes, Bassem

US National Science Foundation

Innovative Confinement Technology for Strong Main Shock-Aftershock Damage Mitigation

Andrawes, Bassem

IL Department of Transportation

Strengthening of Bridge Wood Pilings Retrofits for Moment Resistance–Phase 2

Barkan, Christopher

Trustees of Purdue University

Integrated Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Risk Management Framework

Barkan, Christopher

US Department of Transportation

National University Rail NURail Center A Proposal for a Tier 1 University Transportation Center

Barkan, Christopher

Trustees of Purdue University

Integrated Solutions for Mobility Safety and Infrastructure Renewal Integrated Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Risk Management

Barkan, Christopher

Federal Highway Administration

Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship

Barkan, Christopher

IL Department of Transportation

A Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Chicago Champaign Link in the Midwest High Speed Rail Network

Benekohal, Rahim F

Trustees of Purdue University

Optimized Active Traffic Management and Speed Harmonization in Work Zones

Benekohal, Rahim F

Trustees of Purdue University

Dynamic Multi Modal Multi-Objective Intersection Signal Priority Optimization

Benekohal, Rahim F

Trustees of Purdue University

Agent Based Real-Time Signal Coordination in Congested Networks

Benekohal, Rahim F

US Department of Transportation

2006-06604 DOT PU 4108-21574

Benekohal, Rahim F

IL Department of Transportation

Safety and Efficiency Benefits of Implementing Adaptive Signal Control Technology in Illinois

Benekohal, Rahim F

IL Department of Transportation

Street Lighting Technologies–LED Street Lighting Evaluation, Phase 2

Benekohal, Rahim F

IL Department of Transportation

Field Eval of Smart Sensor Detectors at Intersections & RR Crossings

Bond, Tami C

University of California - Irvine

Characterization of Emissions From Small Variable Solid Fuel Combustion Sources for Determining Global Emissions and Climate Impact

Bond, Tami C

US Department of Energy

Isolating Weakly and Strongly-Absorbing Classes of Carbonaceous Aerosol: Optical Properties Abundance and Life Cycle

Bond, Tami C

US Environmental Protection Agency

Linking Regional Emission Changes with Multiple Impact Measures Through Direct and Cloud-related Forcing Estimates

Bond, Tami C

Pacific Northwest National Lab

Harmonized Emission and Activity Databases for 1850-2010

Bond, Tami C

US Environmental Protection Agency

Global to Urban Models for Minimizing Air Quality and Climate Impacts of Freight Choice

Bond, Tami C

US National Science Foundation

A Chemical History of Anthropogenic Input to the Atmosphere Throughout the Industrial Era

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Funding Agency

Project Title

Bond, Tami C

NASA Shared Services Center

Bridging the Last Few Kilometers: Accounting for Subgrid Mixing and Spatial Gradients in Global Aersol Models

Buttlar, William G

Trustees of Purdue University

Integration of Smart-Phone-Based Pavement Roughness Data Collection Tool with Asset Management System

Buttlar, William G

Trustees of Purdue University

Integrated Solutions for Mobility Safety and Infrastructure Renewal Integration of Pavement Cracking Prediction Model

Buttlar, William G

US Department of Transportation

Testing, Modeling and AE Crack Detection for FAA Reflective Cracking Study

Buttlar, William G

US National Science Foundation

A Hybrid Failure Approach Using Digital Image Correlation for Functionally Graded Thin-Bonded Overlays

Buttlar, William G

National Academy of Sciences

Development and Implementation of the Asphalt Embrittlement Analyzer

Buttlar, William G

IL Department of Transportation

Designing Producing & Constructing Fine-Graded HMA in IL

Cai, Ximing

US National Science Foundation

Interdependence Resilience and Sustainability of Infrastructures for Biofuel Development

Cai, Ximing

NASA Shared Services Center

Developing Seasonal Predictive Capability For Drought Mitigation Decision Support System

Cai, Ximing

US National Science Foundation

Quantifying Environmental Ecological Relationships for Watershed Sustainability Analysis

Cai, Ximing

International Food Policy Research Institute

Impacts of Climate Extremes on Future Water and Food Security

Dersch, Marcus

Amsted Rail, Inc

Testing of Concrete Crosstie Fastening Systems

Dick, C Tyler

California Air Resources Board

Economic and Operational Considerations in Transitioning to a Zero or Near-Zero Emission Rail System in California

Dick, C Tyler

TransSys Research

Comparison of Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes

Duarte, Armando

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

An Adaptive Multiscale Generalized Finite Element Method for Large Scale Simulations

Duarte, Armando

US National Science Foundation

Validated Multiscale Simulations of Ceramic Matrix Composites for Power Generation

Duarte, Armando

Ohio State Univ

A Collaborative Center in Structural Sciences

Edwards, John Riley

Trustees of Purdue University

Design of Abrasion Resistant Concrete Railway Crosstie Rail Seats

Edwards, John Riley

Federal Railroad Administration

Improved Concrete Crossties and Fastening Systems for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint Passenger/Freight Corridors

Edwards, John Riley

Trustees of Purdue University

Integrated Solutions for Mobility Safety and Infrastructure Renewal Improved Concrete Railway Crosstie Design and Performance

Edwards, John Riley

Amsted Rail, Inc

Testing of Concrete Crosstie Fastening Systems

El-Gohary, Nora

US National Science Foundation

Axiological Modeling and Simulation for Value Sensitive Infrastructure Project Planning and Design

El-Gohary, Nora

US National Science Foundation

Deontic Modeling and Natural Language Processing for Automated Environmental and Green Compliance Checking

El-Gohary, Nora

IL Department of Transportation

Incorporating NEPA into the IDOT and MPO Planning Process

El-Rayes, Khaled A

IL Department of Transportation

Effects of Flaggers and Spotters in Directing Work Zone Traffic for Illinois Multi-lane Highways

Fahnestock, Larry

US National Science Foundation

Reserve Capacity in New and Existing Low-Ductility Steel Braced Frames

Fahnestock, Larry

US National Science Foundation

Structural Integrity of Steel Gravity Framing Systems

Fahnestock, Larry

University of Washington

Smart and Resilient Steel Walls for Reducing Earthquake Impacts

Fahnestock, Larry

American Institute of Steel Construction

Seismic Steel Design in the East: Balancing Strength Ductility and Reserve Capacity

Garcia, Marcelo H

US Geological Survey

Discharge Rating of Chicago River Controlling Works

Garcia, Marcelo H

Office of Naval Research

Characterization of Bed Morphodynamics Using Multi Beam Echo Sounding (MBES) and Wavelet Transform (WT) Analysis

Garcia, Marcelo H

US Department of Interior

INT 04ERAG0004

Garcia, Marcelo H

US Geological Survey

Hydrodynamic/Sediment Transport Modeling for the Enbridge Line 6B Kalamazoo River Oil Spill

Garcia, Marcelo H

Metropolitan Water Reclamation

TARP Modeling - Phase II of the Mainstream Des Plaines TARP System

Garcia, Marcelo H

Metropolitan Water Reclamation

Impact of CSOs & Stormwater on Chicago Area Waterways

Garcia, Marcelo H

Great Lakes Commission

Hydraulic Modeling of Chicago Area Waterways System to Assess the Impact of Hydrologic Separtion on Water Levels and Potential Flooding

Garcia, Marcelo H

Exxon-Mobil Corporation

Hydrodynamic Behavior of Thickened Tailings

Garcia, Marcelo H

Exelon Business Services Company

Development of a Hydrodynamic and Thermal Model for Clinton Lake Illinois

Golparvar Fard, Mani

US National Science Foundation

Hybrid 4-Dimensional Augmented Reality Environments for Ubiquitous Markerless Context-Aware AEC/FM Applications

Golparvar Fard, Mani

MathWorks Inc

Visual Sensing for Civil Infrastructure Engineering and Management

Guest, Jeremy

King Abdullah Univ. of Science and Technology

Advancement of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (anMBR) Technology via Quantitative Sustainable Design

Hashash, Youssef M A

University of Colorado

Seismic Response of Shallow Underground Structures in Dense Urban Environments

Hashash, Youssef M A

US National Science Foundation

Performance of Deep and Wide Excavations in Congested Urban Areas

Hashash, Youssef M A

University of California Berkeley

Geotechnical Working Group Integration Project

Hashash, Youssef M A

University of California - San Diego

Earth Pressures on Deep Foundation Walls During Seismic Events

Herricks, Edwin E

Federal Aviation Administration

Airport Safety Management Program

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Funding Agency

Project Title

Kumar, Praveen

University of Michigan

Sustainable Environment through Actionable Data

Kumar, Praveen

U S National Science Foundation

Critical Zone Observatory for Intensively Managed Landscapes

Kumar, Praveen

NASA Shared Services Center

Fellow Assessing Disaster Impact from Large Scale Floods Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

Lafave, James M

IL State Toll Highway

Integral Abutment Bridge Study

Lafave, James M

IL Department of Transportation

Analysis of Superstructures of Integral Abutment Bridges

Lange, David A

Kansas State Univ

Freeze-Thaw Performance of Concrete Railroad Ties

Lange, David A

Silica Fume Association

Development of Optimal High Performance Concrete Mixture to Address Concrete Tie Rail Seat Deterioration

Lange, David A

BPC Airport Partners

The Center of Excellence for Airport Technology A Partnership in Research and Outreach O’Hare Modernization Program

Liu, Wen-Tso

US Geological Survey

Development of a Rapid and Quantitative Genetic-Based Asian Carp Detection Method

Liu, Wen-Tso

King Abdullah Univ of Science and Technology

Primary Colonizers Eco-Physiology in Submerged UF Membranes for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Liu, Wen-Tso

The AWWA Research Foundation

Development of a Microbial Standard for Assessment of Performance of Total Coliform Analytical Methods

Liu, Wen-Tso

PepsiCo International

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors Using Advanced Membrane for Treating Industrial and Domestic Wastewater

Liu, Wen-Tso

The AWWA Research Foundation

Developing a Genetic-based Approach that Complements Enzyme-based Coliform Methods

Long, James H

Wisconsin Dept of Transportation

Static Pile Load Tests on Driven Piles into Intermediate Geo Materials

Long, James H

IL Department of Transportation

Improvement of Driven Pile Installation and Design in Illinois–Phase 2

Lopez-Pamies, Oscar

US National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: Damage in Soft Solids: Elasticity vs Fracture

Lopez-Pamies, Oscar

US National Science Foundation

An Iterated Homogenization Method to Study Cavitation in Soft Solids

Lopez-Pamies, Oscar

US National Science Foundation

Novel Homogenization Approaches to Study the Electromechanical Behavior and Stability of Soft Electrostrictive Composites

Lopez-Pamies, Oscar

US National Science Foundation

Processing and Characterization of Soft Active Nanoparticulate Composites

Mariñas, Benito Jose

US Environmental Protection Agency

Toxicity of Drinking Water Associated with Alternative Distribution System Rehabilitation Strategies

Mariñas, Benito Jose

King Abdullah Univ of Science and Technology

Antic Nitrogenous Disinfection By-Products in Reclaimed Wastewater Effluents Chemistry Toxicity and Control Strategies

Mariñas, Benito Jose

Japan Sewage Works Agency

Trilateral Training

Mariñas, Benito Jose

Not Specified

Advanced Characterization of Oxidation Processes Involved in the Degradation of Reverse Osmosis Membranes

Minsker, Barbara S

University of North Carolina

Conceptualization of a Water Science Software Institute

Minsker, Barbara S

U S National Science Foundation

CyberSEES: Type 2: A New Framework for Crowd-Sourced Green Infrastructure Design

Minsker, Barbara S

Metropolitan Water Reclamation

Animated Chicago Area Waterways Analysis System

Minsker, Barbara S

Deere & Company

Demonstrating the Feasibility of Agronomic Decision Support Using a Field Readiness Virtual Sensor

Mondal, Paramita

US National Science Foundation

The Effect of Alumina Substitution on Viscoelasticity of Calcium Silicate Hydrate

Mondal, Paramita

CERL Champaign

Development of Relationship Between Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs and their Bonding Capacity with Ceentitious Materials

Mondal, Paramita

IL Department of Transportation

Bridge Decks: Mitigation of Shrinkage Cracking (Phase 2 Study)

Nguyen, Thanh Huong

US National Science Foundation

Virus Removal in Membrane Bioreactors: Role of Virus Aggregation and Adhesion

Nguyen, Thanh Huong

US National Science Foundation

Horizontal Gene Transfer in Porous Media Experiments and Modeling

Nguyen, Thanh Huong

US National Science Foundation

US Singapore Planning Visit: Survivability of Human Enteric Virus in Surface Water

Nguyen, Thanh Huong

US Environmental Protection Agency

Association of Pathogens With Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Nguyen, Thanh Huong

Not Specified

Reclamation of Secondary Effluents with Reverse Osmosis Membranes Fouling Mechanisms and Control

Nguyen, Thanh Huong

US National Science Foundation

Pathogen Control, Sustainable Reuse of Wastewater, Role of Surface Interactions on Natural Removal of Cryptosporidium Parvum Oocysts

Nguyen, Thanh Huong

National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA

Mechanisms of Viral Contamination in Fresh Vegetables and Tomatoes

Olson, Scott

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Investigation and Modeling of Element-Level Soil Behavior Under Multi-Dimensional Loading

Olson, Scott

US National Science Foundation

Impact of Liquefaction-Induced Water Layers on Forward and Inverse Geoengineering Analyses

Ouyang, Yanfeng

US National Science Foundation

Planning Reliable and Resilient Transportation Networks Against Correlated Infrastructure Disruptions

Ouyang, Yanfeng

Trustees of Purdue University

Decision Support Tool to Locate Shelters in Disasters

Ouyang, Yanfeng

Trustees of Purdue University

Impact of High-Speed Passenger Trains on Freight Train Efficiency in Shared Railway Corriors

Ouyang, Yanfeng

US National Science Foundation

Information Mechanisms and Robust Stabilization of Nonlinear, Stochastic Transportation Networks

Parker, Gary

US National Science Foundation

Climate and Human Dynamics as Amplifiers of Natural Change: A Framework for Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Planning

Parker, Gary

University of Texas - Austin

A Delta Dynamics Collaboratory Proposal

Parker, Gary

US National Science Foundation

A Field Laboratory and Theoretical Study of Mixed Bedrock-Alluvial Meandering Rivers

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Funding Agency

Project Title

Paulino, Glaucio

US National Science Foundation

Building Engineering Through Topology Optimization

Paulino, Glaucio

US National Science Foundation

Mapping Fragmentation and Topology Optimization Concepts to GPUs

Paulino, Glaucio

Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP

Topology Optimization Applied to High-Rise Building Design

Popovics, John S

National Academy of Sciences

Hardware Development for a Full Lane Acoustic Scanning Device

Popovics, John S

University Texas Arlington

Full-Scale RC and HPFRC Frame Sub-assebalges Subjected to Collapse-Consistent Loading Protocols

Popovics, John S

UT-Battelle LLC

Testing of Ultrasonic NDE Techniques and Equipment on Concrete Specimens

Popovics, John S

US National Science Foundation

Contactless Characterization of Distributed Damage in Concrete Using Diffuse Surface Wave Scattering

Popovics, John S

IL Department of Transportation

Ultrasonic Tomography for Concrete Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Quality Assurance

Popovics, John S

IL Department of Transportation

Evaluation of PCC Pavement and Structure Coring & In-situ Testing Alternatives

Roesler, Jeffery R

National Slag Association

Evaluation of Steel Furnace Slag FRAP Aggregates in Concrete

Roesler, Jeffery R

IL Department of Transportation

Mech Empirical Design I & M for Rigid Pavements

Rood, Mark J

US National Science Foundation

Gas Purification with Recovery and Reuse to Achieve More Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing

Rood, Mark J

Colorado State Univ

Bondville Environmental and Atmospheric Research Site (BEARS)

Rood, Mark J

US National Science Foundation

International DDEP: Understanding and Enhancing Post-Combustion Multi-Pollutant Control with Carbon-Based Materials

Rood, Mark J

US National Science Foundation

Understanding and Enhancing Post-Combustion Multi-Pollutant Control with Carbon-Based Materials

Rood, Mark J

US National Science Foundation

Ammonia NH3 Emission from Fertilizer Application: Understanding an Uncertain Input to Air Quality Models

Rood, Mark J

Schlumberger Foundation Inc

Faculty for the Future

Saat, Mohd

Federal Railroad Administration

Identification of High-Speed Rail Ballast Flight Risk Factors and Risk Mitigation Strategies

Saat, Mohd

Monsanto

Lane-Specific Risk Analysis for Monsanto Yellow Phosphorus Shipments

Sivapalan, Murugesu

US National Science Foundation

Biotic Alteration of Soil Hydrologic Properties and Feedback with Vegetation Dynamics in Water Limited Ecosystems

Song, Junho

US National Science Foundation

Structural Optimization for Buildings Under Stochastic Excitations

Song, Junho

US National Science Foundation

Risk-informed Management and Post-disaster Operations of Lifeline Networks by Rapid Condition-based System Reliability Analysis

Spencer, B.F.

US National Science Foundation

Asia-Pacific Summer School on Smart Structures Technology (APSS) China 2011 India 2012 and Korea 2013

Spencer, B.F.

Trustees of Purdue University

NEES Operations FY 2010 - FY 2014

Spencer, B.F.

Federal Railroad Administration

Campaign Monitoring of Railroad Bridges in High-Speed Rail Shared Corridors using Wireless Smart

Stark, Timothy D

Federal Railroad Administration

Seismic Testing for Track Substructure (Ballast and Subgrade) Assessment

Strathmann, Timothy J

US National Science Foundation

Fouling, Regeneration, and Sustainability of Heterogeneous Catalytic Treatment Processes: An Integrated Research and Education Plan

Strathmann, Timothy J

US Environmental Protection Agency

Fellowship for Tias Paul

Strathmann, Timothy J

King Abdullah Univ of Science and Technology

Development of High-Activity and Fouling-Resistant Catalysts Using Novel Silica-Based Nanostructure Supports

Thompson, Marshall

IL Department of Transportation

Design I & M for Flexible Pavements

Tutumluer, Erol

Trustees of Purdue University

Development of Improved Pavement Rehabilitation Procedures Based on FWD Backcalculation

Tutumluer, Erol

US Department of Transportation

Mitigation of Differential Movement at Railway Transitions for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint Passenger Freight Corridors

Tutumluer, Erol

North Carolina Department of Transportation

Base Course Aggregate Testing and Rutting Model Calibration

Tutumluer, Erol

Minnesota Department of Transportation

Cost Effective Base Type and Thickness for Long Life Concrete Pavements

Tutumluer, Erol

IL Department of Transportation

Sustainable Aggregates Production - Green Applications for Aggregate By-Products

Tutumluer, Erol

IL Department of Transportation

Development of Improved Overlay Thickness Design Alternatives for Local Roads

Tutumluer, Erol

IL Department of Transportation

Evaluation of Aggregate Subgrade Materials Used as Pavement Subgrade/Granular Subbase

Valocchi, Albert J

US Department of Energy

Microbiological-enhanced Mixing Across Scales During In Situ Bioreduction of Metals and Radionuclides at Department of Energy Sites

Valocchi, Albert J

US National Science Foundation

Improving Prediction of Subsurface Flow and Transport through Exploratory Data Analysis and Complementary Modeling

Werth, Charles J

US Environmental Protection Agency

Sustainable Catalytic Treatment of Waste Ion Exchange Brines for Reuse during Oxyanion Treatment in Drinking Water

Werth, Charles J

King Abdullah Univ of Science and Technology

Collaborative Research on Sustainable Water Development and Engineering

Work, Daniel

Trustees of Purdue University

Joint Parameter and State Estimation Algorithms for Real-Time Traffic Monitoring

Work, Daniel

US National Science Foundation

Monitoring the Response of Transportation Cyber Physical Systems in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Work, Daniel

IL Department of Transportation

Traffic Turk Evaluation (Special Project)

Zilles, Julie

US National Science Foundation

Novel Biomimetic Materials for Water Purification: Perchlorate Treatment

Zilles, Julie

National Water Research Institute

Fellowship for Membrane Technology

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Old Masters

Engineering giants of the department’s history James J. Doland 1890-1960

Educator, author, hydraulic engineer

By Professors Emeriti William J. Hall (MS 51, PhD 54) and John D. Haltiwanger (MS 49, PhD 57) 2005

J

ames Doland graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.S. degree in 1914. He earned his M.S. degree from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign in 1932 and received an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn., in 1945. He retired in 1958 with the rank of Professor Emeritus of Hydraulic Engineering.

Upon graduation from the University of Colorado, Doland became a hydrographer with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and shortly thereafter became an Instructor of Mathematics at the University of Colorado during 1914 to 1916. From 1916 through 1923 he was employed as an engineer with the W.J. Hoy Co., St. Paul, Minn., although this position was interrupted by military service in World War I. From 1923 until 1926 he was employed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and in 1926 he joined the University of Illinois faculty.

During WWI (1918-1919), Doland was a first lieutenant in the Construction Division of the War Department and later (1919-1935) held the rank of captain in the Corps of Engineers Reserve. He held special military posts at various times as noted below.

For 32 years, Doland was on the faculty of the University of Illinois Department of Civil Engineering; he was made a Professor of Hydraulic Engineering Emeritus in 1958. Doland worked with the Bureau of Reclamation for 12 years; served as consultant to the National Resources Planning Board from 1936 to 1944; was the principal engineer for the United States Engineering Department on sev36

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eral lend-lease bases in 1941, one in the West Indies; and from 1943 to 1944 was consultant for the War Production Board.

He was president of the Illinois Union Board; engineer in charge of the University of Illinois Airport; Chairman of the University Senate Committee on Student Affairs; and served on the Board of Trustees

“He was not only a wonderful school teacher, but he was much more than that; he had the unique character of making everybody in his class feel somehow that he was somebody Jimmie was personally interested in.” of Burnham Hospital in Champaign from 1941 to 1948, serving as its president during the last two years.

In Doland’s College of Engineering Memoir, quotes were taken from two letters, one of which was written by J.B. Tiffany, Technical Director of Waterways Experiment Station, and recognized nationally as one of the more prominent engineers of the nation. Tiffany stated in part, “When I was a student at the University about 30 years ago the Civil Engineering staff was recognized as probably the best in the country, but among all those other outstanding men Jimmie was always the top of them all, almost from the first week

that I entered Illinois and went into one of his classes ... He was not only a wonderful school teacher, but he was much more than that; he had the unique character of making everybody in his class feel somehow that he was somebody Jimmie was personally interested in, and he certainly gave me that feeling from the start. I am sure that there are hundreds of others of his former students who share the same feelings that I have in that respect.”

Another former student, H.A. Wallace, Vice-President of Massey, Ferguson Ltd. at that time, wrote that “Jimmy Doland is the finest teacher that I have had in my life. He was far more than an academic instructor, he was a friend, adviser and counselor. In addition to this he had that quality which is so rare—that of being able to challenge men in such a way as to get the very best out of everyone.”

Doland was a member of many engineering and scientific societies and the author or co-author of three books, numerous technical articles and papers. He was the author of “Hydro Power Engineering” and a co-author of “Water Supply Engineering” and “Low Dams.” He is noted also for being an author with Hardy Cross of the Cross-Doland method of analysis of flow in water distribution systems. In the last 15 years before his retirement his interest was confined mostly to the area of hydraulic engineering, in which capacity he was responsible for the development of courses on water power engineering, hydrology and water resources planning and development.

Doland married Mary Ellen Hoy in St. Paul, Minn., in 1917. He died on December 23, 1960. i

Corporate and Foundation Donors The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud of its strong ties to industry and practicing engineers. We gratefully acknowledge the corporations, foundations and professional associations that contributed to CEE from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. This list includes organizations that made gifts directly to the department, as well as those Edison International who matched gifts made by their Edward B. Finkel Associates PA Consulting Engineers employees. CEE Corporate Partners are EMR Inc. denoted in bold.

Envirocon Inc. Environ International Corporation Environmental Restoration LLC EnviroScience Inc. 3M Epstein A. A. R. Testing Laboratory Inc. ERM-West Inc. Accutest Labs Southeast Inc. Ernst & Young Foundation AECOM Exelon AISC Education Foundation ExxonMobil Corporation Alcoa Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Alfred Benesch & Company F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Assoc. LLC AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc. Fabricated Geomembrane Institute Ameren Farmers National Company American Institute of Steel Construction Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-ofThe Fluor Foundation Way Association FMC Environmental Solutions American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc. FMC Technologies Inc. American Society of Civil Engineers Fullerton Engineering Consultants Inc. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fundacao Padre Leonel Franca Apple Junction Design Services PLC Gannett Fleming Companies Applied Pavement Technology Inc. GE Foundation Applied Research Associates Inc. GEI Consultants Inc. Arcadis Geo Engineering Inc. ARCO National Construction Company Inc. GeoSyntec Consultants Association of American Railroads Golder Associates Inc. Barr Engineering Company The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Baxter & Woodman Inc. Greeley and Hansen LLC Bechtel Corporation H. W. Lochner Inc. Bechtel Group Foundation Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County UIUC Belfor Environmental Student Chapter BNSF Railway Company Hanson Professional Services Inc. The Boeing Company Harvey Parker & Associates Inc. Bowman, Barrett & Associates Inc. Hatch Mott MacDonald Bucher Willis & Ratliff Scholarship Fund Hayward Baker Inc. Burns & McDonnell Foundation HDR Engineering Inc. Capital BlueCross HNTB Corporation Cedar Street Charitable Foundation Hulcher Services Inc. Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health LLC Huston Family Trust Century Group Inc. ICF International CETCO Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association CH2M Hill Illinois Association of County Engineers Inc. Chevron Corporation Illinois Ready Mixed Concrete Association Clark Dietz Inc. Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association Clayco Inc. Road Builder Charities Clean Harbors Environmental Services Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Inc. Coleman Industrial Construction Inc. Illinois Tool Works Foundation Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Inc. Industry Advancement Foundation Central Illinois Coral Vista LLC Builders Chapter Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. Ingenii LLC CRSI Foundation JL Arnold Engineering Inc. CSX Good Government Fund PacMatch JRW Bioremediation LLC Deep Foundations Institute The Kansas City Southern Railway Company Dewberry LLC Kennedy-Jenks Consultants Inc. Donahue & Associates Kinectrics Inc. Donald & Patricia Manhard Charitable Foundation Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Lancaster Laboratories Inc.

Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Inc. Leopardo Companies Inc. Lockheed Martin Foundation Marion Environmental Inc. Marshall Miler & Associates, Inc. dba Cardno MM&A Midwestern District I. T. E. Milhouse Engineering & Construction MWH National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying National Water Research Institute Netvantage Marketing LLC Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation Inc. The O’Neil Foundation O’Neil Industries Inc. OSI Environmental, LLC Oil Skimmers Inc. Pace Analytical Services Inc. Patrick Engineering Inc. Peoples Energy Corporation Pinnacle Engineering Inc. Polk Brothers Foundation Polystar Inc. Poplar Smogpros Primera Engineers Ltd. The Procter & Gamble Fund Prudential Foundation Inc. Raths, Raths & Johnson Inc. RF IDeas Inc. The RJN Foundation Inc. RJN Group Inc. Shaw’s Environmental & Infrastructure Group Shell Oil Company Foundation The Sidney Epstein and Sondra Berman Epstein Foundation Sigma Alpha Iota Evanston Alumnae Chapter Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP SpillX LLC St. Paul United Church of Christ Stokes Financial Investments Stone Energy Corporation StormwatRx LLC Stratech Systems Limited Summit Contracting LLC Sunpro Inc. SWS Environmental Services T. L. Rice LLC TestAmerica Laboratories Inc. Tetra Tech Inc. Tidewater Inc. Transportation Technology Center Inc. TRC Trotter and Associates Inc. Turner Construction Company Turner Corporation TY Lin International Union Pacific Railroad URS Corporation Versabar Inc. W. E. O’Neil Construction Company Walsh Construction Company The Walt Disney Company Foundation The Watkins Family Foundation Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.

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Individual Donors The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering thanks its alumni and friends who have made it possible for our students and faculty to pursue their education and research in the best CEE department in the country. We could not do it without your support.

Donors to any fund in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, are listed here. We strive to make these lists as accurate as possible. If your name is listed incorrectly or omitted, please accept our apologies.

For corrections or further information about making a gift, please contact John Southwood, (217) 300-5480, jfswood@illinois.edu.

We thank those who have joined the University of Illinois President’s Council with a commitment of $25,000 or more. Below are members who joined before June 30, 2013, and who have given to the department.

Friends: Lalit R. Bahl and Kavita Kinra David Boyce Walter L. and Carole A. Crowley Anna Allen Farnsworth (dec) Helen F. Grandone Marilyn Smith Brown Hunt Thomas W. and Edith Margaret Johnston George-Anne Oliver Kelly Wendel F. Kent David A. and Rise R. Lange Paul M. and Susan A. Mayfield Mary Barlow Medearis Kenneth E. Nelson William E. O’Neil Phyllis Williams and Stanley T. Rolfe Vern and Jeannie Snoeyink Ruth Chao Yen 1995 Wilbur C. Milhouse III 1991 Brian E. and Lin Healy 1987 David G. and Janet S. Peshkin 1985 Kathryn A. Zimmerman 1984 Larry C. and Rhonda S. Wesselink 1983 Richard D. Payne 1982 Tracy K. and Kathy P. Lundin Donald E. Jr. and Patricia M. Manhard Julian Rueda 1981 Kevin J. and Carey A. Dulle 1980 William F. Baker John L. and Karen E. Carrato David J. Stoldt and Constance S. Wright

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1979 Thomas A. Beck John A. Frauenhoffer Stuart A. and Susan Verseman Klein 1978 Robert H. Dodds Jr. and Deana Bland-Dodds Stanley M. Herrin Jon E. and Barbara B. Khachaturian Andrew W. Richardson Damon S. Williams 1977 James J. Brown and Emi K. Kawasaki Perry C. and Linda S. Hendrickson

1965 Larry M. Sur 1961 W. Gene (dec) and Lynd W. Corley Neil Middleton and S. Ann Hawkins William A. Jr. and Delores Huston Thomas K. Liu and Olive M. Chen-Liu Robert W. and Donna Mikitka 1960 Phillip L. and Deborah P. Gould Lyle W. and Nancy M. Hughart Norman C. Riordan

1976 Jeffrey A. Liggett

1959 Thomas C. H. Lum Joseph H. and Joan R. Pound

1975 Leslie J. and Theodora I. Benson Dan and Mary Guill

1958 Benjamin A. Jones Jr. Joshua L. Jr. and Eleanor W. Merritt

1974 Richard Jr. and Helen A. Cramond Lawrence F. Johnsen Sergio ”Satch” Pecori Richard J. and Linda J. Sieracki

1957 Ronald R. and Margaret M. Watkins

1973 Ronald W. and Lois T. Crockett James L. and Doris I. Willmer

1955 Thomas J. Byrne Jerry J. Felmley

1972 Dean J. Arnold

1954 David C. and Carolyn M. Crawford Robert E. (dec) and Doris B. Lenzini Maurice A. and JoAnn Wadsworth

1971 Fred Garrott Joseph M. and Patricia A. Kaiser Bengt I. and Kathryn A. Karlsson 1969 Barry J. and Pauline G. Dempsey Richard J. Erickson Michael M. and Carol Jean Kimura 1968 Paul D. and Barbara C. Koch Robert G. and Flo Anne O’Brien George K. and Mami Varghese 1967 Arthur R. Jr. and Judy B. Jensen Thomas E. Rees Larry B. and Sharon Salz 1966 Norman Allen and Lee Ann Dobbs Richard A. Pattarozzi

1956 Arthur R. Robinson

1952 John E. Barrett 1951 William K. Becker Louis Bowman Jr. 1950 Burton A. Lewis William E. and Margarite D. Stallman 1949 Robert J. and Stella F. Mosborg Wendall Lee Rowe 1948 Melvin and Theda Febesh 1943 Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein

Dean’s Club

The department is honored to acknowledge members of the Dean’s Club of 2012-2013. Listed below are those who gave $1000 or more to CEE from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Friends: Soledad Juamiz Esmilla Michael Hextell Sheila Huck Richard W. and Gayle D. Landuyt Wen-Tso Liu Steven R. and Pamela D. Saye

1974 David and Diane M. Darwin Vernon E. Dotson Michael Ray Lewis Douglas J. and Jacqueline A. Nyman

1986 Sharon L. Wood

1966 Maynard A. and Mona C. Plamondon

1985 Paula C. Pienton

1973 Glenn E. Frye Lawrence Paul Jaworski

1983 Siu-Wang Stephen Huang Francis J. Powers

1962 Shamsher Prakash Richard N. III and Teresa Rios Wright

1972 Bruce R. and Lois D. Ellingwood

1982 Jeffrey L. Arnold Jane Durkin Fruin Blaine F. and Kathryn G. Severin

1971 Michael W. and Jean D. Franke Thomas L. and Margaret V. Roscetti

2004 Tjen N. Tjhin

1968 Hershell Gill Jr.

1994 Ron Juamiz Esmilla

1965 Frederick B. Plummer Jr. Richard A. and Charlotte Wiseman

1993 Henry Matt Bellagamba 1992 John A. and Gail L. Balling

1963 James O. Jirsa 1962 H. S. Hamada

1989 Robert J. Risser Jr. and Martha A. Boling-Risser

1957 Gary G. Stokes

1987 Rudolph Pio and Susan Irene Frizzi

1953 Nancy B. Brooks Estate

1985 George E. Leventis and Lili Deligianni 1983 Kenneth M. Floody 1982 C. Wayne Swafford 1980 James Robert Harris

Sponsoring Associates The department gratefully acknowledges the Sponsoring Associates of 2012-2013. Listed below are those who gave $500 to $999 to CEE from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

1979 Lee W. Abramson Bruce A. Johnson

2003 Kyle R. and Katharine M. Duitsman

1978 Steve R. Raupp

2001 David L. Byrd

1977 Alan J. and Karen A. Hollenbeck John P. and Catherine M. Kos Michael T. McCullough William J. Nugent

1993 Kai Tak and Alisa Ocker Liu

1975 Larry A. Bolander Thomas D. O’Rourke

1992 Ranji S. Ranjithan and Imara Y. Perera 1990 Robert Scott Trotter Howard P. Walther

1981 David A. and Frances K. Sabatini 1980 Marco David and Mary Lynn Boscardin Lynne C. Chicoine Carlos Rodriguez-Perez 1979 Christina U. K. Drouet David A. and Kathleen A. Twardock 1978 Mark H. Erwin 1977 James M. Daum Michael J. Koob Michael G. and Bette Wallerstein Lombard Terry L. Rice Takehira Takayanagi 1975 Robert R. Goodrich Jr. 1974 Luke Cheng Richard Alan Guinn 1972 Robert C. and Joan B. Bauer Anand K. and Aruna Singh 1971 Charles H. Dowding III John and Eleanor W. Ramage 1970 John F. and Linda S. Harris Gregory L. Perkinson 1969 Alan B. Butler William J. Pananos Michael W. Shelton

1958 Eugene J. Fasullo Ralph H. Yunker 1957 Raymond F. and Arlene L. Wojcieszak 1955 Glenn E. and Mary Lou Nordmark 1954 Ashley B. Craig Jr. 1952 Nicholas A. and Carol N. Weil 1949 Robert D. Mahan

Contributors CEE gratefully acknowledges the Contributors of 2012-2013.

Below are those who gave up to $499 to CEE from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Friends: Charles and Carolyn Barker Anne C. Baum David C. Bergman Winona S. Bolinger Sara K. Born Steven A. and Celeste Arbogast Bragorgos Sangeetha Chandrasekaran Michael R. and Mary A. Cleary Annie Rae Clementz and Jeffrey M. Threlfall Charles E. and Anna Marie Corley Clare Bridget Curtin Bernice Cutler Michael F. DeSantiago John and Mary B. Digenan Lawrence E. and Ethel M. Doyle Warren L. Fellingham Jr. Brian Mylin and Melissa L. Frederiksen Caesar Ghilarducci Bradley Gipple Nancy L. Hansen Nancy C. Hardy

Glenn P. Heisey Moreland and Nancy Herrin Robert C. Johnston Jimmey L. and Mona A. Kaiser John Edward and Elizabeth Ann Kelley Samuel L. Kershaw Sandra K. and David L. King Hans C. and Betty J. Kosel Jeannette B. Kreston Susan Bahrenburg Matthews John G. Mellor Robert D. and Rosemarie Mickish Brian S. and Barbara S. Minsker Jonathan S. Murer Kathy Culver and Randall L. Nickell Mark A. Prelas and Rosemary S. Roberts Robert N. and Joyce E. Quade Frederick Reed Wilma J. Reed Donald H. and Betty L. Rice James A. Schroeder Marshall J. Schultz Virginia R. and David W. Scott Brian J. Sinclair Lee A. and Julie M. Spacht Barbara I. Strange Leslie J. and Robert G. Struble Michael S. and Dawn M. Szatkowski Leonard J. Timms Jr. Margaret M. Tower Brandon J. Van Dyk Edith A. Mose-Watts Arnold R. and Nancy A. Wieczorek Betsy P. and Kam Wu Wong Jack C. and Robin R. Yockey James L. and Judy A. Yockey

2013

Thomas M. and Erin Jean Frankie Jason L. Frericks

2011

Thomas A. Burkland Bryan A. Miko Ava H. Strough

2010

Thomas M. Carrato Anirudh Vemula

2009

Patrick C. Johnston Elizabeth Caitlin Richter Adam Tate

2008

Jordan J. and Jennifer J. Card Michael J. Fornek Michael D. Gustavson

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Joshua M. Hendrix Justin R. Lewis Terence V. Profita Jeffrey D. Viano Jennifer L. Fairchild Qingwei Fu Jun Ji Anca Felicia Scaesteanu Janice M. and Ryan Wenzel

Pat Arnett Andrew L. Goldman John R. Hayes Jr. Andrew J. and Karen H. Martin Matthew J. Niermann Matthew John Pregmon and Karen T. Hou Jeffery R. and Sandra E. Roesler Paul R. and Lisa A. Ruscko Michael M. and Chloe S. Wieczorek

2006

1997

2007

Colin C. Coad Kurt A. Keifer James F. Meister

2005

David M. Boddy Edward W. East Andrew J. Keaschall Darren A. Lytle David A. and Carolyn J. Tayabji Schaun L. and Chisaki MurakiValdovinos

2004

Robert A. Bevins Peter A. and Meghan Byler Carlos Rodriguez-Jimenez Evaristo Quiroz

2003

Jason M. Curl Jason C. and Meggie D. Fuehne James A. and Becky Ann Webb Zhanping You and Qingli Dai

2002

Alexander S. and Bethany B. Garbe Kevin P. Huberty Eric O. and Shannon Johnson Jeffrey John Tardy

2001

Katherine D. Dombrowski Dana Beth Mehlman Thomas E. Riordan Mark S. and Tracey L. Salvatore

2000

Christian M. Carrico Michael James and Wendy L. Rosborg Joshua E. Saak Angela S. Wolters

1999

James P. and Nancy E. Hall Jeffrey R. Hill Thomas J. Mitoraj Simon S. Shim Aaron T. and Brandee L. Toliver

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Brian S. Chaille Hector Estrada Brian S. Heil John A. Kerrigan Jeffrey B. Naumann Keri A. Nebes Christopher M. Thomas Tracy L. Willer

1996

Mark S. Denton II Tetsuo Wada Eric B. and Joanna Schmid Williamson

1995

Kevin R. Collins Richard T. Nickel Anthony Sak Christopher T. Sosnowski Scott A. Stelzer Stephen H. Wassmann

1994

Gregory B. and Laura B. Heckel Jason E. Hedien Andrew J. Ptak Anupama Ramesh Timothy J. and Robin Wendt

1993

Gregory T. and Lori W. Buchanan Daniel F. Burke James W. Carter III David T. Lewandowski Brian A. and Alicia Perkovich Pete J. Prommer Monty J. and Rebecca Ellen PerrineWade

1992

Sava S. Nedic William Richard Powell William M. Rexroad II Robert K. Rockwood

1991

Ronald Michael Hubrich David M. Riordan

Sophie B. Sacca Susan M. Wallner

Marcia Y. Liao-Wang Mark S. and Ellen R. Wylie

1990

1983

Matt R. Fauss Allen B. Gelderloos Michael J. Jelen Joseph W. Vespa Matthew W. Zajac

1989

Edward M. Brazle John W. and Michelle S. Hackett Samuel X. Yao

1988

Kevin J. and Victoria L. Ahern Stacey E. McNamara Brian G. Ramsay Scott D. and Susan B. Schiff Alan D. Stuemke Lisa J. Taccola Steven A. Wirtel

1987

Fariborz Barzegar-Jamshidi Steven C. Jirschele Kevin W. Kleemeyer James M. LaFave Timothy G. LaGrow Thomas F. Plinke

1986

Michael J. Cronin John S. Fraser Barry E. and Christine M. Klepp Thomas D. and Cynthia A. Knox Kristina A. Lang Andrew J. Querio David T. Soong and Joanne W. Chou Edmund H. Tupay Jr. and Beda B. Tupay

1985

Brian T. and Claire A. Aoki Charles R. and Janet E. Conlon David L. Greifzu Melissa A. Kennedy Anthony G. Myers Brian E. Peck Ronald J. and Jennifer G. Roman Amy M. Schutzbach Peter J. Stork Daniel J. and Mary E. Whalen

1984

Marc P. Beisler Delph A. Gustitus Irvin P. Kirkwood Colleen E. Quinn David W. Rydeen

Robert E. Bassler III David Daniel Davis James A. and Carol A. Fischer Charles E. Gullakson John M. Heinz Richard J. Kerhlikar David E. McCleary Daniel C. Powers Brian D. Smith Robert H. and Anjali M. Sues Brian R. Welker

1982

Ronald J. Boehm Craig W. Brunner Mark Steven Engelen Scott G. Frandsen Jeffrey R. Livergood James M. Nau Donald J. Nelson Thomas S. Palansky J. Dennis and Sally S. Wermcrantz Dale R. Wilhelm Kevin M. Wilson John A. and Lynn D. Worley Lawrence P. Zablock

1981

Mark D. Bowman James M. Casey Michael S. Cheney Guy W. Marsh Linda R. Musser Daniel R. Rehak Richard G. Stratton Jr.

1980

Keith W. Benting Paul H. Boening Richard P. Byrne Mark R. and Mary Ann Ericksen Michael D. Grimm James F. and Melody Hall Christopher P. Jepsen Michael S. Kesselmayer Jack P. Moehle Carl M. Nagata Daniel J. Rubel William L. Schmanski Timothy Joseph Sheehan Ya-Hu Shen Steven J. Sieracki Robert W. Steen James B. Sullivan Timothy P. Tappendorf James T. Wickens George Ziska Jr.

1979

Thomas K. Connery Carl A. and Margaret Ellen Erikson Thomas E. Havenar Mary L. Miller James T. and Julia K. Olsta John D. Osgood John C. Singley Paul M. Street Mark D. Watson John R. and Maureen K. Wolosick

1978

Dennis J. Benoit Darrell J. Berry James K. Chan Lawrence K. Cunningham Gary W. Ehlert Richard C. and Sue M. Frankenfield (dec) Neil A. and Barbara Parikh David A. and Adrienne D. Schoenwolf Charles A. Zalesiak

1977

Jose R. Danon Philip E. and Eileen L. Diekemper Wayne G. Hood Byung R. and Young H. Kim Joel C. Maurer Daniel K. Moss Charles E. Peabody Terrence L. Schaddel Dietmar Scheel Thomas G. Struttmann

1976

James T. Braselton Armen and Nelly Der Kiureghian Dennis W. Dreher Patrick Kielty Dennis D. and Kristine L. Lane Richard W. Liesse Douglas C. Noel Harvey W. Parker David E. Rensing Joel Smason Shiraz D. Tayabji Edward J. Tunelius William W. Wuellner Jr.

1975

Mitchell E. Brachman Gary S. Brierley David V. Bubenick Marion S. Erwin Gautam and Susan A. Ghosh Gary J. and Susan S. Klein Douglas W. Ounanian

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1974

Robert J. Andres G. Tim and Susan R. Bachman Andrew D. Cohn Donald R. and Marianne Doonan J. C. Goldman Jr. (dec) Kent R. Gonser Edward C. Gray Patrick W. Healy Robert W. Horvath Kevin J. and Margaret M. Kell John V. and Gayle P. O’Holleran Gary A. Rogers Allen J. and Paula L. Staron Patrick F. and Carol B. Wilbur

1973

Thomas A. Boroni Thomas A. Broz Martin G. Buehler Ronald W. Deverman Michael Steven Franklin Philip A. and Kathleen McMahon Gazda Robert W. and Cheryl Y. Hahn Daniel W. Halpin Jeffry E. and Arlene S. Lamb Clinton C. Mudgett Toan T. Nguyen Richard C. Reed Larry J. and Marjorie M. Rhutasel Richard S. Weiss Theodore R. Williams

1972

Thomas J. Cech Reggie K. Chong John P. Fyie James A. Hanlon James J. Johnson Kenneth L. Kulick Gary and Kathleen M. Marietta Daryl D. Moeller Joseph A. Reichle Donald B. Thelen Richard J. and Barbara V. Zdanowicz

1971

Patrick P. Brennan Gregory D. and Kathryn T. Cargill Daniel P. Dietzler Adisak Intaratip Peter A. Lenzini Gregory C. Martin Stephen W. and Martha S. Moulton William A. and Julie H. Rettberg John E. Schaufelberger Lee J. and Judith W. Scherkenbach Gary A. Wilken Lyle D. Yockey

1970

William D. Berg Larry A. Cooper Marvin E. and Lela L. Criswell Robert L. Fark Roger R. and Lorel Beth Fitting Douglas A. and Margaret Ann Foutch (dec) Gary R. and Janice K. Marine William E. McCleish Thomas W. Puddicombe Earl J. Schroeder James E. Schwing Jerome F. Thibeaux Robert F. and Elberta J. Wood

1969

Jeffrey E. and Barbara G. Anderson Harold T. Brown Gary N. Cantrell Yuan Chun Eugene Chang Tony Girolami Jerome E. Heinz David J. McConnell Terry W. Micheau Eric C. Pahlke

1968

Clyde L. Anderson Robert L. Carter Bruce M. and Arlene L. Cowan Thomas F. Hintz Carl H. and Shirley Johnson William N. Lane James R. Levey Donald F. Meinheit Robert W. and Patricia C. Nowak Raman K. Raman Charles John and Victoria Ann Trenkle Roger W. Wright

1965

John R. Abbott William M. Derby Samuel S. and Peggy C. Doak Gregory R. Erhard Salah Y. and Frances M. Khayyat Donald D. Oglesby E. Douglas Schwantes Jr. Herbert J. Seagrim Mehdi S. Zarghamee

1964

Paul D. and Amelia R. Andresen Bernard J. Casey Judith L. Hamilton Stewart W. Johnson Darrell G. Lohmeier Theodore W. Nelson Robert L. Nickerson Kenneth G. Nolte Richard L. Ruddell Russell Ramon Rudolph Donald R. Sherman Marshall Ray Thompson

1963

Robert L. Almond William A. Kreutzjans Charles W. Larsen David M. Lee Robert N. and Carol S. Leslie Stanley L. Paul Gerald L. and Marylee Peters Allen N. and Marinell E. Reeves Emile A. Samara Robert E. and Pamela J. Shewmaker

1962

Dennis H. File Lonnie E. Haefner John G. Wolan Harry J. Woods Jr.

J. Dewayne and Mary A. Allen Ned H. Burns Chunduri V. Chelapati Bing C. Chin William L. and Judy M. Gamble John T. Gannon Stephen J. III and Janet M. Madden Joseph A. Morrone

1966

1961

1967

Charles H. and Catherine W. Allen Donald R. and Ann W. Aukamp Barry R. Balmat Danny N. Burgess Allan W. and Susan Crowther Jerry R. Divine Emmanuel Drakos German R. and Ana Gurfinkel Dennis R. Lagerquist Michael R. and Sandra J. McLamore Edward R. Pershe

Walter L. Allen Jr. William L. Hartrick Harry Moore Horn Wayne L. and Margaret F. Johnson John A. Kuske Richard F. Lanyon and Marsha Richman Jack C. Marcellis James A. Tambling Raymond E. Untrauer

1960

Harold J. Abramowski James H. Aikman Guy J. Marella Wallace W. Sanders

1959

Robert L. Dineen Donald McDonald William K. Stockdale Walter A. Von Riesemann

1958

Richard J. Beck John M. and Elly J. Brandt Philip C. Brumbaugh Richard A. Davino Robert L. Gende (dec) Gregorio Hernandez Robert H. Meyer Frank A. Perry Jr.

1957

Robert C. and Marilyn E. Brozio William P. Taylor Robert K. Wen

1956

Robert W. and Ruth Hawkins Bein John H. Cousins (dec) John F. and Barbara B. Dreher Robert E. and Aneita Atwood Gates Robert G. Grulke Miroslaw Noyszewski Henry L. Schmitz Jr.

1955

Howard Y. and Ellen H. Fukuda William J. and Alice T. Mebes James G. and Diana Spyros Ronald A. and Lois Wisthuff

1952

Arthur M. Kaindl George R. Neder

1951

Tung Au Benny L. Cochran Neil M. Denbo Gerald E. and Evelyn L. Hann Joseph J. Jeno John L. Mataya Wayne V. Miller John W. Ratzki

1950

Robert G. Currie Philip G. and Kathryn L. Dierstein Edward B. Finkel

1949

Donald W. Kaminski Walter L. Kevern Russell O. Lightcap Robert J. Mathews

1948

Walter W. Jr. and Carol Giffhorn Herbert A. Schroeder

1947

Harold Clinton Ward M. Dobbin Bernard J. Krotchen Wilho E. Williams

1943

William A. Hickman

1938

Paul H. Kaar

1954

Edward Robert and Mary Massey Baumann Leo R. DiVita C. Terry Dooley Robert A. and Frances A. Fosnaugh Paul A. Kuhn Max H. and Sondra M. Lorig Daniel W. Urish Roger H. Wood Michael and Dorothy Zihal

1953

Richard E. and Janet L. Aten Richard H. F. Pao Charles L. Sheppard Donald E. and Doris J. Thompson Anestis S. Veletsos

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