ASCE Plot Points Podcast

The nation turns its attention to Capitol Hill this week, as the House of Representatives reconvenes for what may be one of the busiest weeks of legislative work in recent memory. Meanwhile, the focus of Capitol Hill’s attention turns to infrastructure with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is slated for a vote this Thursday.
Regardless of the result this week, it’s a huge step forward for ASCE and its decades of advocacy for infrastructure investment.
Rebecca Shelton is one of the real champions of that advocacy work, as a co-chair of the Georgia Infrastructure Report Card and is a member of the ASCE Committee for America’s Infrastructure.
On episode 87 of ASCE Plot Points, Shelton talks about her work and what a potential infrastructure bill would mean for civil engineers.

Hurricane Ida hit the United States earlier in the month to tragic effect – damage, displacement, and even death.
Today, on episode 86 of ASCE Plot Points, Jim Heeren, a senior associate and environmental engineer for Dewberry and president of ASCE’s North Jersey Branch, and Ronnie Schumann, vice president of quality engineering and technical services for Integrated Logistical Support Inc. in New Orleans and a governor-at-large for ASCE Region 5, talk about how Ida has affected their communities and their profession.
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Paul Mlaker is an ASCE Distinguished Member with more than 40 years of service with the United State Army Corps of Engineers, now in the role of Engineer Emeritus for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.And 20 years ago, he led the ASCE team investigating the damage done by the Sept. 11 attack at the Pentagon. In episode 85 of ASCE Plot Points, Mlakar looks back on that investigation, Sept. 11, and how the profession has changed.This episode of ASCE Plot Points is supported by Maplesoft. Visit maplesoft.com/mapleflow.Listen to the episode above, and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTSSUBSCRIBE IN SPOTIFYSUBSCRIBE IN STITCHER

It's difficult to believe that it’s been 20 years since the tragic attacks of Sept. 11. For the people who lost loved ones, it’s a story of unimaginable grief. For the country, and our collective conscience, it’s a story of fundamental change. And of course, amid all the hurt and hope and resilience and loss, it’s a civil engineering story too.

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