Stantec expands its Federal and Commercial US Power and Dams practice with the addition of Kung Ven to lead the Southeast team
ALPHARETTA, GA TSX, NYSE:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has enhanced its Power and Dams and Federal sector capabilities in the southeastern United States, adding veteran engineering director Kung Ven as regional sector leader. Ven brings extensive expertise supporting federal agencies, departments of defense, local government, and commercial entities, increasing the firm’s ability to serve its public and private clients throughout the region. Ven is an experienced engineering directo...
Earth Day: Kids Saving the Planet & Wildlife - Barron Prize
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes is a national award that celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 2001 by author T. A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and the environment. Every year, fifteen top winners each receive $10,000 to support their service work or higher education. For more info visit www.barronprize.org. Appli...
HDR’s Cameron Schaefer Promoted to Transportation Data Acquisition & Reality Mesh Director
OMAHA, Neb. — Digital design expert and dedicated innovator Cameron Schaefer, P.E., has been promoted to HDR’s transportation data acquisition & reality mesh director. Schaefer will work in coordination with HDR’s corporate data acquisition program to develop and use unmanned aerial systems, artificial intelligence, light detection and ranging, geophysics, geomatics survey and reality mesh services for our clients’ most complex programs. (Mesh models can be used for visualizing projects in d...
John Poulson to Lead Complex Bridges in the Southeast for WSP USA
Brings nearly three decades of bridge designing experience – 22 years with WSP – to new leadership role with the firm’s Complex Bridge Technical Excellence Center. TAMPA— John Poulson, a veteran bridge designer whose projects have included Florida’s Pensacola Bay Bridge and Seattle’s Skagit River Bridge, was named complex bridge manager for the U.S. and Southeast region at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In his new role, Poulson will primarily col...
S&T student recognized as national leader among peers at civil engineering colleges
Photo: The American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) has named Erin Bereyso as one of its 2021 New Faces of Civil Engineering–College. Photo courtesy of Erin Bereyso ROLLA, Mo. – The American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) has named Erin Bereyso as one of its 2021 New Faces of Civil Engineering–College. Bereyso is a senior in civil engineering with an environmental emphasis in a cooperative engineering program between Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri Sta...
Steel Bridge Task Force Announces Recipient of 2021 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture
Photo: Dr. Matthew Yarnold, second from left, with the Caney Fork Bridge Install Team. Photo by Eric James WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Bridge Task Force Oversight Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have selected Matthew Yarnold, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civi...
Woolpert’s Danielle Meggyesy Promoted to Project Manager in Energy Market
Meggyesy is adept at leveraging new technologies to devise innovative solutions for public and private sector clients. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Woolpert’s Danielle Meggyesy, PE, has been promoted to project manager in the firm’s energy market. The experienced phase manager and geo-environmental engineer has been with Woolpert since late 2019 and works out of the firm’s Columbus office. Meggyesy has planned and executed civil and environmental engineering projects for both the public and private...
Bob Bittner and Bittner-Shen Team Join COWI
Bob Bittner(image) Oakland, CA – Innovative marine construction engineer Bob Bittner and the team at Bittner-Shen Consulting Engineers, Inc., (BSCE) have joined COWI. The move expands COWI's heavy civil engineering capabilities in North America, built on a long tradition of infrastructure, transportation, and energy solutions. Bob Bittner, P.E., is an internationally recognized expert in marine construction engineering. Mr. Bittner and his team at BSCE primarily focus on minimizing co...
Pooja Jain, Mark Valenti to Lead WSP USA Regional Maritime Business
Jain named California and Pacific maritime leader; Valenti will serve as Southeast region maritime leader. SAN FRANCISCO AND TAMPA — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, has enhanced its growing maritime business leadership with the hiring of Pooja Jain in the West region and Mark Valenti in the Southeast Region. Pooja Jain Jain will champion the firm’s national maritime resiliency, sustainability, innovation and technology initiatives and lead the...
2021-22 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Opportunities Available
Application Deadline: April 16 WASHINGTON - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is seeking qualified students for its 2021-22 “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program.” Applications are due by April 16 and can be found online at www.artbatdf.org. Established in 1999, this first-of-its-kind scholarship fund provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
