September 25, 2002

Rasdorf to Receive ASCE’s Richard T. Torrens Award

Dr. Rasdorf

Dr. William Rasdorf, professor of civil engineering at North Carolina State University, was selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Board Committee on Publications to receive the 2002 Richard T. Torrens Award for his work on the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Rasdorf has been editor of the ASCE journal since 1989. He will receive his award during the ASCE Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., November 6.

The ASCE Board Committee on Publications established the Torrens Award in honor of Richard R. Torrens who served the Publications Department for 17 years. The award recognizes volunteer journal editors who have made outstanding contributions to the ASCE publications program.

Rasdorf received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1974 and 1978, respectively, and his master’s and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1979 and 1982, respectively.

Rasdorf joined the College of Engineering faculty in 1982. His research interests include structures, construction, computer-aided design, engineering databases and information systems, geometric modeling, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, materials management and technology assessment.

ASCE previously honored Rasdorf with the 2001 Computing in Civil Engineering Award. He also was named Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1996.

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