List of Contributions

Our military has rules and regulations for virtually everything; however, it also has rules for waiving the rules. Requests for waiver must be in writing ("There's a form for that") and must be approved by a specified authority. My experience (Corps of Engineers) and friends (Army, Air Force, and Navy) ...

Great question, Mitch. Action items -- what, who and when. Decisions made Attendees Everything else seems like fluff. I have insufficient experience with AI-generated minutes. Bill Mc ------------------------------ William McAnally Ph.D., P.E., BC.CE, BC.NE, F.ASCE ENGINEER Columbus MS ...

Good points, Darya. Better communications are essential, as you note. I've seen good results from students and professors working in engineering practices (co-op/internships and summer employment/inter-governmental agreements, respectively) and visiting professorships by practicing engineers and outside ...

Thanks, Dilip. As always, you offer thoughtful responses. In the first part, are you being polite and refraining from identifying what you perceive my veiled desire to be? Please don't be afraid of hurting my feelings. For the second part, in my too-brief teaching career, we made a specific difference ...

Innovations in engineering practice, science, and technology enable better, safer engineering solutions. How can we identify those innovations and move them into common professional use sooner? How do you learn about innovations you can use? If you find a better way to solve an engineering problem, ...