2013 SEI and ASCE Structural Awards
Structural Columns
The Newsletter of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) proudly recognized the following recipients at the Structures 2013 Congress in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 4, 2013:
Structural Engineering Institute Awards 2013 Chapter of the Year Award The SEI Chapter of the Year Award recognizes an SEI Chapter for its exemplary activities and efforts to advance the structural engineering profession. The 2013 SEI Chapter of the Year Award was given to the SEI Sacramento Chapter. The Sacramento SEI Chapter has been very active in a variety of activities including technical presentations, conferences, tours, community outreach events, and networking opportunities. Gene Wilhoite Innovations In Transmission Line Engineering Award The Gene Wilhoite Award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the art and science of transmission line engineering. The 2013 Gene Wilhoite Award was given to Richard F. Aichinger, P.E., M. ASCE. Mr. Aichinger has spent much of his career in the tubular steel transmission pole fabrication industry, especially in the area of unique structural solutions to meet specific customer needs. In addition, Mr. Aichinger has served on several committees that developed ASCE standards and manuals of practice in the area of transmission line engineering. Dennis L. Tewksbury Award The Tewksbury award recognizes an individual member of the Structural Engineering Institute who has advanced the interests of SEI. The 2013 award was presented to Roberto Leon, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F. ASCE. Dr. Leon is currently the Past President of SEI and was an active member of five SEI technical committees. He is also an active member of the American Institute of Steel Construction, received the AISC T.R. Higgins award, and is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute. He is currently serving on the editorial boards of four journals in the field of structural engineering, and has chaired or co-chaired the organization and delivery of six international conferences. Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award This award is presented for significant contributions to the development of codes and standards. The 2013 Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award was given to Satyendra K. Ghosh, Ph.D., M. ASCE.
Award winners, left to right: Dennis Mertz, William Melbourne, Ahsan Kareem, Samuel Lewis, Satyendra K. Ghosh, Gintaris Kaklauskas, Masayoshi Nakashima, Joyce Copelan, Craig Copelan, Roberto Leon, Bob Nickerson, Sam Rihani, Ron Ziemian and Jennifer Goupil.
Dr. Ghosh is known internationally for his work in earthquake engineering. He has influenced seismic design provisions in the United States for many years. Dr. Ghosh is active on many national technical committees and is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute and Pre-stressed Concrete Institute. He is a member of ACI Committee 318 and the ASCE 7 Standard Main Committee and Seismic Subcommittee. He is a former member of the Boards of Direction of ACI and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. SEI President’s Award The SEI President’s Award recognizes exemplary contributions to the success of SEI. The 2013 President’s Award was given to Robert Elliott Nickerson, P.E., F.SEI, M. ASCE. Mr. Nickerson has been very active in the Technical Activities Division of SEI and is the current secretary of the Executive Committee of the Technical Activities Division. He is the past chair of the Special Design Issues Committee and the Electrical Transmission Structures Committee, and is current Chair of the Gene Wilhoite Awards committee. Mr. Nickerson is the Chair of the ASCE Standards Committee on Design of Lattice Steel Transmission Structures (ASCE 10) and has been a key member of the ASCE Standards Committees on Design of Steel Transmission Pole Structures (ASCE 48). In addition, he has served on the committees that developed the Guidelines for Electrical Transmission Line Structural Loading (Manual No. 74) and the Guide to Design of Guyed Transmission Structures (Manual No. 91).
American Society of Civil Engineering Structural Awards Jack E. Cermak Award This award was created by the Engineering Mechanics Institute/Structural Engineering Institute to recognize Dr. Jack E. Cermak’s lifetime achievements in the field of wind engineering and industrial aerodynamics. The 2013 award was given to William Melbourne, Ph.D., in recognition of his significant contributions through his life-long studies to increase the understanding of the effects of turbulence in problems of bluff body aerodynamics pertinent to wind engineering applications. In addition, he has made key contributions to international and local codes and standards in the field of wind engineering. STRUCTURE magazine
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Shortridge Hardesty Award The Shortridge Hardesty Award may be given annually to individuals who have contributed substantially in applying fundamental results of research to the solution of practical engineering problems in the field of structural stability. The 2013 award was given to Ronald D. Ziemian, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE. Dr. Ziemian’s research into direct analysis modeling of inelastic and elastic stability issues enables professional engineers to quickly and accurately model structural behavior. He has also served as editor of the Structural Stability Research Council’s Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures, the guiding reference for developers of structural stability design provisions. July 2013
