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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.
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
The Journal of Construction Engineering and Management is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, covering research in construction engineering and construction management.
Journal of Engineering Mechanics
The Journal of Engineering Mechanics is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, covering applied mechanics as it relates to civil engineering since 1956.
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
The Journal of Hydraulic Engineering is a peer-reviewed civil engineering journal published by the American Society of Civil Engineers since 1983, covering flows in conduits, rivers, and estuaries.
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.
Kiewit Corporation
Kiewit Corporation, also known as Peter Kiewit Sons, is an employee-owned construction and engineering firm founded in 1884 in Omaha, Nebraska, where it remains headquartered.
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.
MasTec
MasTec, Inc. is a North American infrastructure engineering and construction company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, formed in 1994 and listed on the NYSE, with 2024 revenue of $12.3 billion.
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.
Milo E. Riverso
Milo E. Riverso is an American civil engineer and construction executive, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2026, who led STV Group and the New York City School Construction Authority.
Milton Brumer
Milton Brumer (1902–1999) was an American civil engineer who served as chief engineer and later president of Ammann & Whitney, responsible for major suspension bridges including the Walt Whitman and Throgs Neck.