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American Society of Civil Engineers Honor Scholars of Water Issues
he American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded Mohammad Karamouz, the director of the environmental
engineering program at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), its 2013 Service to the Profession
Award. The prize acknowledges his work with ASCE’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), his
innovative research, textbooks, editorial contributions to the ASCE journal and leadership.
Karamouz has been affiliated
environmental
sustain-ability,
with NYU-Poly since 2008 and is
climate change, flood resistant
a professor in its Department of
cities, water security, disaster
Civil and Urban Engineering. He
management. His work has been
was previously the dean of
funded by the National Science
engineering and a professor in the
Foundation, the World Bank and
School of Architecture at Pratt
UNESCO, among other major
Institute and founder of the New
organizations.
Founded
in
1852, ASCE
York City-based firm Arch
Provost and Acting President
represents more than 140,000
Construction and Consulting. He is
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan said: “We
members of the civil engineering
a fellow of the American Society
are proud to have Professor
profession worldwide and is
of Civil Engineers and a diplomat
Karamouz as head of our
America's oldest national engiof the American Academy of
environmental engineering progneering society. The EWRI is one
Water Resources Engineers.
ram; the students he helps educate
of the organization’s special-ty
The author of six textbooks and
are going to be instru-mental in
institutes, and its mission is to
300 scholarly papers, Karamouz
ensuring
the
health
and
integrate technical expertise and
has also served in an editorial
sustainability of our world. His
public policy into the planning,
capacity on such periodicals as the
scholarship
has
added
to
design, construction and opera-tion
Iran-Water Resources Research
humanity’s understanding of one
of environ-mentally sound and
Journal and the ASCE Journal of
of our most vital resources. It is
Thesustainable
American Society of Civil Engineers awarded
Mohammad
infrastructure
Water Resource Planning and
gratifying to see him being
Karamouz, the director of the environmental engineering program
at Polytechnic
Institute of New
York University,
Service water
to
impacting
air,
land its 2013
and
Management.
His
research
honored by ASCE for his
the Profession Award.
resources.
interests include environmental
dedication and service.”
systems
manage-ment
and
Making
bridges
sensors based on nanotechnology
be used to alert engineers to
problematic cracks and damage to
buildings, bridges, and other
structures before they become
critical? A feasibility study
published in the International
Journal
of
Materials
and
Structural Integrity would suggest
so.
Mohamed
Saafi
of
the
Department of
Construction
Engineering and Management, at
North Dakota State University, in
Fargo, and colleagues at the
National Institute of Applied
Sciences, in Tunisia point out that
civil structures are prone to
continuous and uncontrollable
damage processes during their
designed service lifespan. These
damaging processes might be due
to weather, aging of materials,
stronger
aim
of
earth tremors, and a lack of
maintenance.
University of Canterbury (UC) civil engineering researchers are carrying out critical A
testsnew
on new
bridge columns to
way design
of designing
A continuous monitoring system improve the quality of bridges so they stand firm in earthquakes.
bridge columns could ensure
is needed to improve safety. But UC civil engineers are working on precast concrete
The Ministry ofthey
Science
and firm
Innovation
stand
during- New
an Zealand
Unfortunately, the costs and piers that are poured off site which increases construction
Natural Hazard Platform
has granted
more than
earthquake.
University
of $600,000
over four years forCanterbury
the strongercivil
bridgeengineering
building project. The
required time expenditure often speed and quality.
UC testing continues
on fromare
previous
researchers
testingresearch
a new looking at
mean monitoring is not carried
precast connections
memberbridge
socket
connections and
wayusing
of building
columns
out in a timely manner and trivial
grouted duct connections
to emulate
cast-in-place
which
could
increase
problems, such as small cracks
connection behaviour.
Testing is
beingand
undertaken
construction
speed
quality, at UC to
and fissures, ultimately become
explore the performance
controlled
damageand
connec-tions
reduce oftraffic
disruption
serious conditions that threaten
in a half scale precast
concrete
bridge pier.
Sam White is
increase
construction
safety.
the integrity of a structure.
conducting a series
earthquake
testing proving the
Most ofbridges
are constructed
superior performance
to his
"If designed properly, wireless
with of these
the connections
piers, but compared
the
currently designedCanterbury
cast in place bridge
columns.
researchers
are
MEMS and nanotechnologyworking with precast piers that
based sensors could be used as
are poured off-site - known as
embedded components to form
the
accelerated
bridge
self-sensing concrete structures,"
construction (ABC) method.
the team explains.
Sensors
Could Save
inexpensive
Could
Bridges,wireless
T
American Society of Civil Engineers Honor Scholars of Water Issues
he American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded Mohammad Karamouz, the director of the environmental
engineering program at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), its 2013 Service to the Profession
Award. The prize acknowledges his work with ASCE’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), his
innovative research, textbooks, editorial contributions to the ASCE journal and leadership.
Karamouz has been affiliated
environmental
sustain-ability,
with NYU-Poly since 2008 and is
climate change, flood resistant
a professor in its Department of
cities, water security, disaster
Civil and Urban Engineering. He
management. His work has been
was previously the dean of
funded by the National Science
engineering and a professor in the
Foundation, the World Bank and
School of Architecture at Pratt
UNESCO, among other major
Institute and founder of the New
organizations.
Founded
in
1852, ASCE
York City-based firm Arch
Provost and Acting President
represents more than 140,000
Construction and Consulting. He is
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan said: “We
members of the civil engineering
a fellow of the American Society
are proud to have Professor
profession worldwide and is
of Civil Engineers and a diplomat
Karamouz as head of our
America's oldest national engiof the American Academy of
environmental engineering progneering society. The EWRI is one
Water Resources Engineers.
ram; the students he helps educate
of the organization’s special-ty
The author of six textbooks and
are going to be instru-mental in
institutes, and its mission is to
300 scholarly papers, Karamouz
ensuring
the
health
and
integrate technical expertise and
has also served in an editorial
sustainability of our world. His
public policy into the planning,
capacity on such periodicals as the
scholarship
has
added
to
design, construction and opera-tion
Iran-Water Resources Research
humanity’s understanding of one
of environ-mentally sound and
Journal and the ASCE Journal of
of our most vital resources. It is
Thesustainable
American Society of Civil Engineers awarded
Mohammad
infrastructure
Water Resource Planning and
gratifying to see him being
Karamouz, the director of the environmental engineering program
at Polytechnic
Institute of New
York University,
Service water
to
impacting
air,
land its 2013
and
Management.
His
research
honored by ASCE for his
the Profession Award.
resources.
interests include environmental
dedication and service.”
systems
manage-ment
and
Making
bridges
sensors based on nanotechnology
be used to alert engineers to
problematic cracks and damage to
buildings, bridges, and other
structures before they become
critical? A feasibility study
published in the International
Journal
of
Materials
and
Structural Integrity would suggest
so.
Mohamed
Saafi
of
the
Department of
Construction
Engineering and Management, at
North Dakota State University, in
Fargo, and colleagues at the
National Institute of Applied
Sciences, in Tunisia point out that
civil structures are prone to
continuous and uncontrollable
damage processes during their
designed service lifespan. These
damaging processes might be due
to weather, aging of materials,
stronger
aim
of
earth tremors, and a lack of
maintenance.
University of Canterbury (UC) civil engineering researchers are carrying out critical A
testsnew
on new
bridge columns to
way design
of designing
A continuous monitoring system improve the quality of bridges so they stand firm in earthquakes.
bridge columns could ensure
is needed to improve safety. But UC civil engineers are working on precast concrete
The Ministry ofthey
Science
and firm
Innovation
stand
during- New
an Zealand
Unfortunately, the costs and piers that are poured off site which increases construction
Natural Hazard Platform
has granted
more than
earthquake.
University
of $600,000
over four years forCanterbury
the strongercivil
bridgeengineering
building project. The
required time expenditure often speed and quality.
UC testing continues
on fromare
previous
researchers
testingresearch
a new looking at
mean monitoring is not carried
precast connections
memberbridge
socket
connections and
wayusing
of building
columns
out in a timely manner and trivial
grouted duct connections
to emulate
cast-in-place
which
could
increase
problems, such as small cracks
connection behaviour.
Testing is
beingand
undertaken
construction
speed
quality, at UC to
and fissures, ultimately become
explore the performance
controlled
damageand
connec-tions
reduce oftraffic
disruption
serious conditions that threaten
in a half scale precast
concrete
bridge pier.
Sam White is
increase
construction
safety.
the integrity of a structure.
conducting a series
earthquake
testing proving the
Most ofbridges
are constructed
superior performance
to his
"If designed properly, wireless
with of these
the connections
piers, but compared
the
currently designedCanterbury
cast in place bridge
columns.
researchers
are
MEMS and nanotechnologyworking with precast piers that
based sensors could be used as
are poured off-site - known as
embedded components to form
the
accelerated
bridge
self-sensing concrete structures,"
construction (ABC) method.
the team explains.
