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Ben Walpole

Ohio, Washington, D.C., United States

Writer/Editor ASCE

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  • Engineering’s workforce challenges signal need for a ‘culture’ shift

    3 weeks ago | asce.org | Ben Walpole

    It’s 2025, and the engineering workforce crisis that truly revealed itself during the COVID pandemic is still with us. If anything, the challenges are only growing. “We all know we have a problem,” said Leslie S. Richards, former Pennsylvania secretary of transportation who is now teaching as a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania. “Hiring is harder than ever.

  • ASCE stands up for research, essential federal agencies

    3 weeks ago | asce.org | Ben Walpole

    ASCE joined with fellow Founder Societies to send a letter to Congressional leadership last week highlighting the importance of research funding.

  • President-elect official nominees answer your questions

    1 month ago | asce.org | Ben Walpole

    The 2025 ASCE Election opens May 1, with member votes accepted through June 1. This year’s official nominees for 2026 president-elect (and 2027 ASCE president) are both experienced leaders with a passion for ASCE: Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E., MPA, F.ASCE; and Kenneth H. Rosenfield, P.E., ENV SP, F.ASCE. So, to help voters learn more about where each official nominee stands on different issues and ideas, Haddock and Rosenfield are engaging in Q&A sessions for members.

  • ASCE board works to stay ahead of ever-changing 2025 civil engineering landscape

    1 month ago | asce.org | Ben Walpole

    Brad Kubiak, ASCE’s Region 1 director, was speaking specifically about Society governance reframing options at the March board of direction meeting in Washington, D.C. But in the process, he may as well have been summarizing the key motivator for the ASCE Board of Direction’s actions in the last two-plus years. Beware, Kubiak said, the seven most expensive words in the industry: That’s the way we’ve always done it. The message was clear.

  • Tragedy strikes as Myanmar earthquake again highlights importance of resilience

    1 month ago | asce.org | Ben Walpole

    A 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar Friday was another sobering reminder of the importance of resilient infrastructure. The earthquake’s epicenter was located just outside the city of Mandalay with deaths and damage throughout Myanmar and extending into neighboring China and Thailand. A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed. The overall death toll from the quake rose above 1,600 over the weekend.

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