BSCESNews April 2023

Younger Member Group/Outreach & Volunteerism

VOLUME 47 | ISSUE 8 | April 2023

By John Brooks, PE, Structural Engineer, HNTB, and Younger Member Group Chair

The Younger Member Group (YMG) is a BSCES technical group that serves college students and young engineers emerging in the professional workforce. YMG’s mission statement is “to foster the professional growth, ethical awareness, and technical competence of the Section’s younger members. The group organizes and encourages community outreach, supports engineering students at local colleges and universities, and encourages membership and participation in ASCE and BSCES committees, institute chapters, technical groups, and other activities.” ... Read more

Volunteerism and Philanthropy are the Heartbeat of SGH

By Christine Roy, PE, Senior Project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

Volunteerism and philanthropy have been fundamental to SGH since our beginning in 1956. Our three founders were MIT professors, and they were enthusiastic about preserving and advancing the engineering profession by providing educational opportunities to future generations and actively participating in professional organizations. ... Read more

YMG's Commitment to Community Service

By John Brooks, PE, Structural Engineer, HNTB, and Younger Member Group Chair

The BSCES Younger Member Group (YMG) has a longstanding tradition of commitment to community service. As we have geared toward in-person events again, the YMG has begun to amplify its community service events! ... Read more

The Future is on Display at MassDOT’s District Three Headquarters

By Scott W. Galbraith, PE, Engineer, Trailside Communications, Inc. and Linda Hager, PE, Principal Engineer, Weston & Sampson

It takes more effort, creativity, and money to build a modern office that is not only a great place for 360 employees to serve the Commonwealth, but also powers itself using solar energy. It also takes vision to understand that the long-term savings of net-zero buildings with health and productivity benefits for workers is a worthwhile investment. That is just what MassDOT achieved when they completed construction of the new District Three office in Worcester ... Read more

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2022 - 2023 Society Sponsors

BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board

Chair: Michael T. Sullivan, PE

Ronald K. Burns, PE, LSP, LEED AP

Michael R. Cunningham, PE

Annahid Dastgheib-Beheshti, PE

Christopher P. Hersey, LEED AP

Anuja Kamat, PhD

Richard F. Keenan

Angus J. O’Leary, PE

Kathryn Swanson, PE

2022 - 2023 BSCES Board of Government

President: Ronald K. Burns, PE, LSP, LEED AP

President-Elect: Michael R. Cunningham, PE

Secretary: Anuja Kamat, PhD

Treasurer: Gregory L. Mirliss, STS

Assistant Treasurer: Vacant

Senior Vice Presidents: Christopher P. Hersey, LEED AP, Kathryn Swanson, PE

Vice Presidents: Richard A. Matson, PE, Antonios Vytiniotis, PhD

Past President: Shallan C. Fitzgerald, PE

Western MA Branch Vice President: Vacant

Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute Boston Chapter: Matthew J. Page, PE

Construction Institute Boston Chapter: Ryan Marshall, PE, SE

Engineering Management Group: Vacant

Environmental & Water Resources Institute Boston Chapter: Rishabh V. Iyer, PE

Geo-Institute Boston Chapter: Todd D. Dwyer, PE

Structural Engineering Institute Boston Chapter: Irena A. Svetieva, PE

Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter: Annahid Dastgheib-Beheshti, PE

Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Boston Chapter: Peter D. Nardini, PE

Younger Member Group: John T. Brooks, PE

2022–2023 BSCES Program Sponsors

Alfred Benesch & Company | BETA Group, Inc. | BSC Group | CDM Smith

Collins Engineers, Inc. | Dewberry | Green International Affiliates, Inc.

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. | Haley & Aldrich, Inc. | HNTB | Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Howard Stein Hudson | Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. | Kleinfelder | Nitsch Engineering

Tufts University - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | VHB | WSP

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