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ASCE Plot Points Podcast — 185 episodes
Episode 191: Rory Linehan and Elizabeth Losos, on the secret to success for smaller cities to build resilient infrastructure
Episode 190: Xavi Fonoll Almansa, on getting creative with resource recovery
Episode 189: Kristin Schultheis, on working across the watershed
Episode 188: William Gonwa, on the power of numbers
Episode 187: Meet ASCE’s new CEO, Peter J. O’Neil
Episode 186: Manage your risk
Episode 185: Give your infrastructure a low-salt diet
Episode 184: Meet Ollie the Civil Engineer
Episode 183: Better understanding the AI impact on the AEC industry
Episode 182: Civil engineering as giving thanks
Episode 181: Jerry Cavaluzzi and Dan Harpstead on managing risk
Episode 180: Anna Lisonbee, on why leadership doesn’t have to wait
Episode 179: Akhtar Zaman, on finding a civil engineering home
Episode 178: Rod Jones, on generous leadership
Episode 177: Isamar Escobar, on the perks of NOT being a wallflower
Episode 176: Duncan Griffin, on integrated sustainable design
Episode 175: Rossana D’Antonio, on what we need to know about the aviation industry
Episode 174: Tania Stewart, on how she pursues two careers at once
Episode 173: Isabella Salgado, on what happens when a wildfire rips through your neighborhood
Episode 172: Isaac Kontorovsky, on the surprising parallels between civil engineering and IRONMAN racing
Episode 171: Jean-Louis Briaud and Knut Eriksen, on the power of giving back
Episode 170: Maxwell Fletcher, Mariana Vega, and Cing Kim, on the coolest part of being a civil engineering student in 2024
Episode 169: Ayanna Howard, on how AI is changing civil engineering right now
Episode 168: Christine Rice, on what happens when a civil engineer goes on a game show
Episode 167: Marsia Geldert-Murphey and Jon Phillips, on if America is an attractive market for infrastructure investors
Episode 166: Diniece Mendes, on bringing the cities of the future into today
Episode 165: Ruwanka Purasinghe, on what makes Los Angeles the best place for civil engineers
Episode 164: Aaron Shavel, on following his mother into a ‘golden age’ of civil engineering
Episode 163: Erin Novini, on tracking sustainability progress in the ‘environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance’ world
Episode 162: Christopher Chini, on making a tangible difference
Episode 161: Emily Grubert, on sustaining the sustainability fight
Episode 160: Lauren Taylor, on civil engineering leadership in a modern era
Episode 159: Isabella Salgado, on connecting your work to something bigger
Episode 158: Travis St. Louis and Michael Palmer, on why the future is modular
Episode 157: Alyssa Sooklal, on avoiding the trap of competing with other women in the civil engineering workplace
Episode 156: Ravi Shah, on if it’s possible to achieve a perfect work-life balance as a parent and civil engineer
Episode 155: Rebecca Neilon, on winning the grant to help fund your project
Episode 154: What civil engineers are thankful for this year
Episode 153: Shofiq Ahmed, on the great civil engineering balancing act
Episode 152: Craig Davis, on the 8 elements of infrastructure system resilience
Episode 151: Nalah Williams, on how knowing who you are unlocks your career
Episode 150: Paul Lee, on his role in the new Cities of the Future film
Episode 149: Julia Williams, on how to be a changemaker in academia
Episode 148: Matthew Low, on finding your path to leadership
Episode 147: Donn Digamon and Ahsha McQuain, on motivating and innovating with the Georgia Department of Transportation
Episode 146: Jordan Kubenik, on turning student success into a career springboard
Episode 145: Jose Abinazar, on his not-so-simple civil engineering journey
Episode 144: Eric Steward, on that time he promised to get a concrete canoe tattoo
Episode 143: Christopher Seigel, on if civil engineers really can do their jobs from home
Episode 142: Student Sessions – Alysha Curtis, Peter Yu, and Evan Brittenham, on life as a civil engineering student
Episode 141: Vanessa Eslava, on the fastest-rising city for civil engineers
Episode 140: Dimitrios Athanasiou, on the theoretical vs. the applied
Episode 139: Kevin Brown, on becoming the teacher you wish you’d had
Episode 138: Sarah Matin, on maximizing the IIJA moment
Episode 137: Jaffer Almosawy, ASCE’s Minister of Love
Episode 136: Jennifer Sloan Ziegler, on quiet quitting
Episode 135: Antoinette Quagliata, on how sustainability became the norm
Episode 134: Brian Brenner, on viewing your work with childlike wonder
Episode 133: Michel Bruneau, on the blessing of disaster, Part 2
Episode 132: Michel Bruneau, on the blessings of disaster, Part 1
Episode 131: Jason Korb, on building up to the challenge
Episode 130: Duncan Wardle, on innovation on demand
Episode 129: Colette Easter, on why resilience starts with awareness
Episode 128: Sarah McEwen and Shawn Miller, on the water crisis in Jackson
Episode 127: Stu Walesh, on adopting a growth mindset
Episode 126: Melissa Hilsabeck, on arriving at your destination job
Episode 125: Bentley Ruggles, on bringing projects to life with VR
Episode 124: Mehrnaz Doustmohammadi and Michael Anderson, on a new way to do public transportation
Episode 123: Joel Figueroa-Vallines, on the Surfside tragedy a year later
Episode 122: Danny Rotter, on how scenario planning will ensure our clean water future
Episode 121: Sam Potts, on the benefits of the medium-sized firm
Episode 120: Marsia Geldert-Murphey, on the near-death experience that only made her stronger
Episode 119: Ryan Carrusca and Natalia Hoeppner, on the 2022 concrete canoe competition
Episode 118: Doug Taylor, on civil engineers and wildfire resilience
Episode 117: Holly Piza, on advancing your career in water resources
Episode 116: Tara Cavalline, Dennis Morian, and Clifford Schexnayder, on why quality control matters in construction more than ever
Episode 115: Heng Wei, on disruptive emerging transportation technologies
Episode 114: Tanesa Kassa, on the power of lifelong learning
Episode 113: Elyssa Dixon, on coping strategies for civil engineers and stress
Episode 112: Michael Bloom, on sustainable infrastructure’s ‘tipping point’
Episode 111: Assunta Daprano, on taking a management role at a young age
Episode 110: Cameren Lewis, on getting ready to launch his career
Episode 109: Matthew Jacobson, on making the leap into the civil engineering workforce
Episode 108: Eric Czerniejewski, on why infrastructure advocacy doesn’t end with the IIJA
Episode 107: Shirley Clark, on public health and engineering
Episode 106: Jimmy Bennett, on Future World Vision
Episode 105: Vatsal Shah, on mastering the change-discomfort-growth chain
Episode 104: Maxx Taga, on making your own civil engineering luck
Episode 103: Ben Schmidt, on innovating in a changing industry
Episode 102: Natalie Palmquist, on faith and civil engineering
Episode 101: Aimee Corn, on what’s next for dam engineering
Episode 100: Monique Head, on how to secure research funding
Episode 99: Del Shannon, on how the bipartisan infrastructure law will change work for the civil engineer
Episode 98: Kristina Swallow, on how the bipartisan infrastructure law will change the civil engineering industry
What would Robert Moses do? Part 3: Doing right by the community
What would Robert Moses do? Part 2: The business case for anti-fragile infrastructure
What would Robert Moses do? Part 1: The need to design for black-swan events
A podcast about a podcast with a podcaster
A smarter way to find a job
Engineering a small business
Future weather
Defining the problem, solving the problem
Twists and turns
Tracking success
All eyes on Capitol Hill
Hurricane season
Reflections on 9/11 (Part 2)
Reflections on 9/11
Big voices on campus
Change agents
This building might save your life
Improving the future: structural fire engineering design
Are civil engineers doing enough to combat climate change?
Should civil engineers care about cybersecurity?
Helping others ‘Dream Big’
Making media moves
A ‘novel’ approach to civil engineering
Majority minority
Transit in transition
Parent trap
Engineering a Culture of Inclusion Part 5: Transitions of Power
Engineering a Culture of Inclusion Part 4: Unconscious Bias
Engineering a Culture of Inclusion Part 3: Making a Difference
Engineering a Culture of Inclusion Part 2: Legacy of Success
Engineering a Culture of Inclusion Part 1: Time for Change
COVID-19 Community Calls 33: Presidential Point of View
COVID-19 Community Calls 32: The Power of Technology
COVID-19 Community Calls 31: College Moves Online
COVID-19 Community Calls 30: Life Under Non-Lockdown
COVID-19 Community Calls 29: Staying Strong in Italy
COVID-19 Community Calls 28: Reopening the Economy
COVID-19 Community Calls 27: Checking on the Great PNW
COVID-19 Community Calls 26: Grading Mississippi’s Infrastructure
COVID-19 Community Calls 25: City of Dreams Part 3
COVID-19 Community Calls 24: City of Dreams Part 2
COVID-19 Community Calls 23: City of Dreams Part 1
COVID-19 Community Calls 22: Keeping the Water Flowing
COVID-19 Community Calls 21: The Landscape for Small and Mid-Sized Civil Engineering Firms
COVID-19 Community Calls 20: Sure, Let’s Set Up a ‘Teams’ Meeting
COVID-19 Community Calls 19: Which Projects Should Continue?
COVID-19 Community Calls 18: Keeping a Positive Attitude
COVID-19 Community Calls 17: Transportation in the Time of Coronavirus
COVID-19 Community Calls 16: A Family Split Across Two Continents
COVID-19 Community Calls 15: Missing the Camaraderie of the Construction Site
COVID-19 Community Calls 14: Social Distancing Educational Outreach
COVID-19 Community Calls 13: Leading a Small Business Through a Pandemic
COVID-19 Community Calls 12: A New Kind of College Experience
COVID-19 Community Calls 11: Keeping Essential Utilities Online
COVID-19 Community Calls 10: Infrastructure, Coronavirus and Public Policy
COVID-19 Community Calls 9: Assessing the Civil Engineering Industry’s Post-Pandemic Potential
COVID-19 Community Calls 8: Career Development Never Stops
COVID-19 Community Calls 7: A Long Way From Home
COVID-19 Community Calls 6: Design Thinking Our Way to New Solutions
COVID-19 Community Calls 5: ASCE Running Group
COVID-19 Community Calls 4: Trying to Know the Unknown
COVID-19 Community Calls 3: Are Civil Engineers Essential?
COVID-19 Community Calls 2: Graduating From College During a Pandemic
COVID-19 Community Calls 1: Coronavirus a Wake-Up Call for Civil Engineers
Engineers rising
ASCE Plot Points Season 3 Episode 7: Throw Your Hat Into the Ring
Essence of resilience: lifeline systems
ASCE Plot Points Season 3 Episode 5: Representation
ASCE Plot Points Season 3 Episode 4: Money Talks (Part 2)
ASCE Plot Points Season 3 Episode 3: Money Talks (Part 1)
ASCE Plot Points Season 3 Episode 2: The Gift of Presence
ASCE Plot Points Season 3 Episode 1: Bring Your Dog to Work Day
ASCE Plot Points Season 2 Episode 9: The View From Outside
ASCE Plot Points Season 2 Episode 8: Performance-Based
ASCE Plot Points Season 2 Episode 7: Qu-AKE
ASCE Plot Points Season 2 Episode 6: The Art of Making Mistakes
ASCE Plot Points Season 2 Episode 5: Kick, Push, Coast
Becoming leaders
ASCE Plot Points Season 2 Episode 3: Find Yourself
Once upon a time
ASCE Plot Points Season 2 Episode 1: De-Stress Management
ASCE Plot Points Season Two Launching Oct. 1
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 14: Personal Vision
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 13: Generation Gap
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 12: Community Needs
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 11: True Love
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 10: The Big Picture
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 9: Mass Comm
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 8: Dream Job
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 7: A Culture of Kindness
ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 6: Pedal Power