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Engineers Nominated By American Society of Civil Engineers
Thomas Borrowman, E.I.T. Following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Borrowman voluntarily deployed to Louisiana, where he served as Mission Specialist of the Corps’ Temporary Roofing Mission. He directly supervised the plastic tarp distribution warehouse that provided more than 50,000 temporary roofs for the Louisiana “Blue Tarp” mission, earning him the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service and Army Service Medal. Subsequently, Borrowman was selected to the Corps’ prestigious Emerging Leaders Conference and served as interim chief of the Environmental Engineering Branch, supervising 33 employees conducting over $6 million worth of research and development annually. He currently is president of the ASCE Vicksburg, Mississippi, Branch. Chavon Grande Among her engineering accomplishments, Grande designed foundations for several amusement park thrill rides, including the tallest and fastest roller coaster ride in the world, Kingda Ka, located at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, as well as children’s rides and other structures at her previous position with Birdsall Engineering, Inc. in Eatontown, New Jersey. She also has shared her work experience with college students during their visits to Six Flags Great Adventure, discussing the engineering challenges faced in two major amusement park ride projects. Peggy Van Eepoel, P.E. Because blast design is a relatively new area of structural engineering, a large part of Van Eepoel’s job is to educate structural engineers, architects, and contractors, through presentations and informational meetings. Her project work includes the blast protection of facilities for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the General Services Administration, as well as other government agencies and private owners. Sarah Weissman, E.I.T. Weissman has developed a strategic business plan by which the TSRC will operate and has begun implementing the programs outlined in the plan. She has been instrumental in the oversight and development of a new software program, Plan 4 Safety, which uses crash data to analyze crash locations in a graphical format, as well as providing statistical analysis tools to assist safety engineers in locating safety problem areas. CAIT’s New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program then provides engineering and training for the development and implementation of appropriate safety countermeasures, which, in turn, can be evaluated for effectiveness by the Plan 4 Safety software Weissman also has assumed the leadership role in one of the 8 Emphasis Areas for New Jersey’s Comprehensive Strategic Highway Safety Plan. She directs the strategies and actions of the Senior Mobility area, implementing and evaluating measures to ensure that crashes are reduced within the senior population, as well as seeking alternative transportation modes when driving is no longer an option. « BACK |
Thomas Borrowman, E.I.T., a research civil engineer with the Environmental Engineering Branch of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, conducts critical sediment and dredging assessments in American ports and harbors in support of the Army Corps of Engineers’ $1.5 billion navigation mission. His research focuses on the resuspension of contaminated sediment during dredging and the stability of sediment beds and coastlines.
Chavon Grande is a structural engineer at CH2M HILL, Inc. in Somerset, New Jersey, where, among other things, her company has applauded her initiative in setting up a “Green Team” to promote environmentally sound office practices. This program focuses on recycling at work and plans to extend its recycling of paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum to include more environmentally sensitive “techno-trash,” such as batteries. She also hopes to work with the Green Team in the Parsippany, New Jersey, office to further educate employees on proper recycling practices.
Peggy Van Eepoel, P.E., a structural engineer at Weidlinger Associates, Inc., specializes in blast design. Recently promoted to Associate, she manages all blast design projects in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office and supervises the work of several engineers in both the firm’s Washington, D.C., and New York City offices. Her promotion made her the youngest Associate in her structural division.
Sarah Weissman, E.I.T. is program manager for the Transportation Safety Resource Center (TSRC) at Rutger’s Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) in Piscataway, New Jersey. She is involved in the development and implementation of safety programs and training for state, county, and local transportation safety professionals. CAIT is a United States Department of Transportation-designated University Transportation Center and works closely with many of its units, including the Federal Highway Administration. One of CAIT’s many goals is to support existing, and develop new, safety programs aimed at reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes and the resulting injuries and deaths on New Jersey roadways.
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