CEE graduate student receives prestigious ASCE fellowship

CEE graduate student Ishfaq Aziz has received the Trent R. Dames and William W. Moore Fellowship from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Aziz is one of only two students to receive this highly selective fellowship, awarded to recipients to further the exploration of new applications of geotechnical engineering or the earth sciences to social, economic, environmental, and political issues.

 

Aziz is a PhD candidate advised by Assistant Research Professor Mohamad Alipour in the Construction Materials area, who has also recently won the O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship and the  ASCE SEI Student Scholarship. His innovative, award-winning research is focused on radar-based subsurface sensing of soil and concrete. 

 

The Trent R. Dames and William W. Moore Fellowship was established by ASCE in 1990 by the partners of Dames and Moore in honor of the firm’s founders for the purpose of advancing the science and profession of engineering and to enhance the overall welfare of mankind.