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George Evangelos Leventis
George Evangelos Leventis is a Greek-American geotechnical engineer who leads Langan Engineering's international practice and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering's Class of 2026.
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859–1896) was an American civil engineer from Pittsburgh who built the original Ferris wheel for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Harl Preslar Aldrich Jr.
Harl Preslar Aldrich Jr. (1923–2014) was an American geotechnical engineer who cofounded Haley & Aldrich and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1984.
Henry G. Schwartz Jr.
Henry G. Schwartz Jr., known as H. Gerard Schwartz Jr., is an American civil engineer elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997 for wastewater treatment systems.
Institution of Civil Engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers, known as ICE, is a London-based professional membership body for civil and infrastructure engineers, founded in 1818 with nearly 98,000 members worldwide.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) was an English civil engineer, son of Marc Brunel, who built the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and the pioneering steamships Great Western, Great Britain, and Great Eastern.
James F. Stahl
James F. Stahl is an American environmental engineer who led the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County for 38 years and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
James L. Lammie
James L. Lammie, also known as James Louis Lammie (1931–2022), was an American civil engineer, a West Point graduate and Army colonel who led Parsons Brinckerhoff and oversaw Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel project.
James O. Jirsa
James O. Jirsa is an American structural engineer and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1988.
James R. Harris
James R. Harris, full name James Robert Harris, is a Denver consulting structural engineer who founded J.R. Harris & Company in 1984 and chaired the ASCE 7 seismic standards committee.
James W. Poirot
James W. Poirot (1931–2011) was an American civil engineer who chaired the engineering firm CH2M Hill for a decade and led an industry-wide quality-management initiative in the 1980s.
Jim D. Wiethorn
Jim D. Wiethorn, also known as Jimmy Don Wiethorn, is an American forensic structural engineer specializing in crane accidents, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2025.
John A. Focht Jr.
John A. Focht Jr., born John Arnold Focht Jr. (1923–2010), was a Houston geotechnical engineer who led McClelland Engineers, designed Texas dams, and served as ASCE president.
John A. Roebling
John A. Roebling, born Johann August Röbling in 1806, was a German-born American civil engineer who invented wire rope and designed suspension bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge.
John M. Kulicki
John M. Kulicki is an American bridge engineer who led development of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006.
John Smeaton
John Smeaton (1724–1792) was an English engineer from near Leeds who designed the third Eddystone Lighthouse and became the first person to describe himself as a civil engineer.
John W. Fondahl
John W. Fondahl (1924–2008) was an American civil engineer and Stanford professor who developed the precedence diagramming method of project scheduling and co-founded one of the first graduate programs in construction management.
Jon Edward Khachaturian
Jon Edward Khachaturian is an American civil engineer, founder and CEO of Versabar, Inc., elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2010 for innovative heavy lifting systems.
Kenneth E. Stinson
Kenneth E. Stinson is an American civil engineer and National Academy of Engineering member who led the Omaha construction firm Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc. as chairman and CEO.
Lawrence G. Griffis
Lawrence G. Griffis, known as Larry Griffis, is an American structural engineer at Walter P Moore in Houston, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2003.
Lelio H. Mejia
Lelio H. Mejia is an American geotechnical earthquake engineer specializing in the seismic safety of dams and levees, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2020.
Leonardo Zeevaert Wiechers
Leonardo Zeevaert Wiechers (1914–2010) was a Mexican geotechnical engineer who designed foundations for Mexico City's Latinoamericana Tower and joined the US National Academy of Engineering.
Lillian C. Borrone
Lillian C. Borrone (born 1945) is an American civil engineer who in 1988 became the first woman in the world to head a major port.
Loring A. Wyllie Jr.
Loring A. Wyllie Jr. (born 1938) is an American structural engineer who spent his career at Degenkolb Engineers in San Francisco, specializing in seismic assessment and retrofit of existing buildings.
Louis Carl Lundstrom
Louis Carl Lundstrom was an American engineer at General Motors who pioneered full-scale vehicle crash testing of highway hardware and vehicle crashworthiness, including guardrails and the energy-absorbing steering column.
M. Visvesvaraya
M. Visvesvaraya, also known as Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, was an Indian civil engineer and Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918, known for the Krishna Raja Sagara dam.
Maryann T. Phipps
Maryann T. Phipps is an American structural engineer, founding principal of Estructure, Inc. in Oakland, California, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2022 for seismic engineering leadership.
Matthys P. Levy
Matthys P. Levy is a Swiss-born American structural engineer, founding principal of Weidlinger Associates, known for the Georgia Dome's tensegrity cable roof and the World Trade Center collapse investigation.
Michael K. Loose
Michael K. Loose, known as Mike Loose, is a retired US Navy vice admiral and civil engineer who commanded NAVFAC and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011.
Michael R. Johnson
Michael R. Johnson is an American civil engineer and retired Navy rear admiral who led NAVFAC and spent 17 years overseeing facilities at the University of Arkansas.