Articles for ASCE - Houston Branch

BP Oil Spill Professor Satish Nagarajaiah Professor Satish Nagarajaiah holds a joint appointment between the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and the Mechanical Engineering and Material Science Department at Rice University. He obtained his Ph.D. (1987-1990) from State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was a post-doctoral researcher before he started his academic career in 1993. Dr. Nagarajaiah’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of ...

Harris County Flood Control District Programs and Projects Michael D. Talbott, P.E. MICHAEL D. TALBOTT, P.E., the Director of the Harris County Flood Control District in Houston, Texas, has been with the district for 29 years. Under his direction, the district carries out its mission to devise countywide flood damage reduction plans, implement those plans, and maintain the infrastructure. That mission is executed in the third most populated county in the United States, ...

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Update on the Houston Airport System Eric Potts Eric R. Potts is currently serving as the Interim Director of the City of Houston's Department of Aviation. He is responsible for the overall management of the Houston Airport System’s three aviation facilities -- George Bush Intercontinental Airport, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Airport – and its 1,600 employees. Since 2000, Potts has been responsible for overseeing all phases of major construction and ...

The ASCE Houston Branch is proud to host Lisa Gregg and Elvia Cardinal, P.E. on Regionalization of TxDOT as a Guest Speakers at the January Meeting This month we are pleased to welcome Ms. Lisa Gregg and Ms. Elvia Cardinal, P.E., with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) – East Region, to discuss “Regionalization of TxDOT”. They will discuss the roles and responsibilities of the regions as well as the impacts to the public. A question and answer session will ...

December 16th Branch Meeting - Houston Aeros Game Please join us on December 16th for a fun and interesting December Branch meeting as we take a technical tour of the Toyota Center and then gather to enjoy a Houston Aeros hockey game in our own reserved section of the arena. Here is your opportunity to see how a complex and state-of-the-art facility works from the inside and watch an exciting game on ice as the Aeros take on the San Antonio Rampage. One ...

Join us for an interesting and informative evening to meet and greet the run-off candidates for Mayor and Council Member at Large. They will be presenting their views on Houston’s future and their focus in office. As engineers we are concerned with the infrastructure of Houston and this meeting will provide us with information on the candidate’s position on infrastructure. Speakers: Houston City Council At-Large Position 1 Candidates: Stephen Costello, (Confirmed) Karen Derr, ...

Stephen Costello is President and co-founder ofCostello, Inc., a full service civil engineering firm based in Houston. The firm maintains a staff of over 110 employees with experience in transportation, drainage and flood control, surveying, municipal engineering and land development. In addition, Costello, Inc. has been voted one of the best places to work in Houston 2006, 2007 and 2009. Expertise that counts for Houston From his authority on flooding and storm water management to ...

Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough Galveston Island- One year after Hurricane Ike: Over the past year Galveston Island has had to endure a changeling recovery following the landfall of Hurricane Ike. Great strides have been made in getting the island back up and running, but there is still more rebuilding to be done. Judge Yarbrough will be sharing the successes and lessons learned from Galveston’s encounter with Ike.

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett "Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike and Houston's Infrastructure" This month we are pleased to welcome Harris County Judge Ed Emmett who will address Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike and Houston’s Infrastructure. A question and answer session will follow his presentation. Please do not miss this interesting and informative discussion! Edward M. Emmett was unanimously appointed County Judge by Harris County Commissioners Court on March 6, 2007, ...