U.S. Society on Dams Gene Guilford, gene@ussdams.org, (303)270-0143 U.S. Society on Dams Announces New Officers For Immediate Release (Denver, Colorado, April 12, 2017) – The U.S. Society on Dams has announced the election of new officers of the Society for the positions of President of the Board, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer during its recently completed […]

Thursday, March 9, 2017 I’m Proud to Be… Since yesterday was International Women’s day, I’m inspired to reflect on why I’m proud to be a woman studying engineering at Purdue. …Motivated by Alumnae Purdue alumnae go on to do amazing things! From Patricia Galloway, BSCE ’78, who became the first female president of the American […]

AECOM, the world’s biggest engineering firm, plans to spend billions of dollars on acquisitions amid expectations for growing U.S. funding of road, rail, water and energy projects, Chief Executive Officer Michael Burke said. “We’ll look to be the largest infrastructure firm in the world — both construction and design,” Burke said Monday in an interview […]

USSD is proud to join hundreds of groups all across the nation in celebrating Engineers Week, February 19-24, 2017. This year’s theme for Engineer’s Week is “Engineers Dream Big!” The IMAX movie, “Dream Big, Engineering Our World,” is a magnificent celebration of the creativity and passion that embodies engineering beyond the math and science. The […]

Dina Hunt of MWH now a part of Stantec, chair of te 2017 USSD Annual Conference and Exhibition Planning Committee, is pleased to announce that registrations are now open for the event. The USSD room block at the Anaheim Marriott is just over 50% sold and the booths for the exhibition at the Anaheim Convention […]

This week I had the incredible honor to serve as a keynote speaker for K Water’s International Symposium on Dam Safety Maintenance and Technology in Daejeon, Korea. Listening to the messages of my co-presenters — the general directors of the Korean Water Corporation and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute — I realized our three independently prepared […]

On behalf of John Wolfhope of Freese & Nichols, Inc., President of the USSD Board of Directors, and Dina Hunt of MWH, Chair of USSD’s 2017 Annual Meeting Planning Committee, it is our pleasure to issue this Call for Papers for USSD’s 2017 Annual Meeting. Our 2017 event will be held at the Marriott Hotel […]

The UK has the lowest percentage of female engineers of all countries in Europe. What’s stopping women getting into the sector? This article from The Guardian, dated May 3rd, highlights women in engineering and the issues unique to women entering the profession.

The individual speaking in the picture, above, Joe Saboe, Director of Denver Public Schools Career/Connect. Both Joe and Mary McGee, Senior Director of Major Gifts, Denver Public Schools Foundation attended the awards banquet. Joe is employed by DPS, Mary is a volunteer. Joe accepted a donation of $3.095 from USSD in support of STEM Education […]

April 25, 2016 For Immediate Release Contact: Denise Bunte-Bisnett, P.E., PMP, Principal Engineer, Coal Combustion Products and Waste Management, Moncks Corner, SC 29461-610, 843-761-8000, ext. 5379 One of the most coveted scholarships in civil and environmental engineering was awarded April 13, 2016 to a University of South Carolina CEE doctoral candidate. Ali Tabrizi is this […]