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Engineers Nominated By American Society of Civil Engineers
Jacqueline Kepke, P.E. Kepke co-wrote guidance documents on improvements utilities can make to management, operations, and physical security. These manuals were published by the Water Environment Federation and American Water Works Association in 2004 and have been widely distributed throughout the United States. Kepke is currently working with the American Society of Civil Engineers to develop industry standards for physical security of waste and wastewater infrastructure. These guidelines were published as draft standards for trial use in December 2006. Daniel Garbely He also uses his design and management skills to assist the poor in the developing world through his volunteer work with Engineers Without Borders-USA. Recognizing the impact of the organization, he was the leader behind the formation of a regional organizational structure, serving as the first Regional President for EWB-USA. In this role, he helped the organization grow from a single chapter in Colorado to a nationwide network of more than 200 student and professional chapters. As a professional mentor for the EWB-USA, he has led teams of students and engineers on projects in Thailand and El Salvador, improving the access to quality water for poor rural communities. Marta Alonso, E.I.T. Alonso also manages the extensive water quality monitoring program, assists with the successful implementation and monitoring of the $60 million compensatory mitigation package, and is part of an outreach team teaching inspectors construction-related Spanish. She is currently pursuing her professional engineers license (P.E.) and intends to pursue a Master’s of Business Administration to further develop her skills in managing projects that improve transportation infrastructure in sensitive environments. Jose E. Andrade, Ph.D. He has served as a facilitator with Tau Beta Pi, helping undergraduates develop interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills, and has also served as a mentor for freshmen at Stanford University. He is a bright new talent in research, developing mathematical and computational tools for modeling complex geo-systems. His 2006 paper “Capturing strain localization in dense sands with random density” lays an important foundation for future work to better predict and avoid catastrophic failures such as landslides. « BACK |
Jacqueline “Jackie” Kepke, P.E., a project technologist with CH2M HILL in Sydney, Australia, has been working since September 11, 2001 to protect the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure. She developed a curriculum to teach water utilities around the country how to assess the vulnerabilities of their systems and how to improve their emergency response planning. She adapted that curriculum to develop hands-on training programs for water systems in California, and through these has trained several hundred water utility personnel on improving the security of their systems to protect the drinking water supply.
Daniel Garbely, a staff engineer with CH2M HILL in Portland, Oregon, works on water/wastewater projects having been exposed firsthand to the vast numbers of people who do not have access to clean water, sanitation, or shelter while growing up in countries like Nepal, Indonesia, and Romania. 
Marta Alonso, E.I.T., an environmental permit manager with the URS Corporation (Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, joined the company after graduating from Johns Hopkins University. She currently serves as a permit manager for the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project, a $2.4 billion effort connecting Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. She is responsible for maintaining over 30 permits issued by over 12 regulatory and resource agencies. 
Jose E. Andrade, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, works in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is committed to excellence in teaching and research. He is currently developing exciting new courses to showcase the importance and interdisciplinary nature of civil engineering and geomechanics. 
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