Perspectives
by Chris Noon
The Premier League is known as the Greatest Show on Earth, and it’s not just hype. The English soccer competition has a worldwide TV audience of around 3.2 billion people, from fans in Los Angeles...
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As we celebrate Earth Day we find ourselves at a critical juncture in our relationship with the planet. In late March, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for a week of discussions with elected officials, appointees and staffers across state and...

by Thomas D. Krom, Ph.D.
Devastating wildfires tore through the hills surrounding Los Angeles in January, leaving emergency responders to navigate a maze of smoke, debris, and melted street signs. Familiar roads and landmarks were rendered unrecognizable. Like other densely populated areas hit by natural...
by Thomas Kohnstamm
Training Tomorrow’s Digital Twin Experts: Engineering the Future Training Tomorrow’s Digital Twin Experts: Engineering the Future Louisiana is no stranger to devastating storms and floods, but you’d never know it every February when New Orleans erupts in Mardi Gras, a...

by Tomas Kellner
James Bowles has always loved building things. As a child, he spent hours with Lego, piecing together miniature cities brick by brick. As a teenager, he became fascinated by skyscrapers—their design, engineering, and sheer scale. It wasn’t just their height...
by Sean O'Neill
AI & Infrastructure: Bentley’s Vision at Nvidia’s AI Woodstock AI & Infrastructure: Bentley’s Vision at Nvidia’s AI Woodstock Some 25,000 people recently flocked to San Jose, California, for Nvidia’s GTC AI Conference. Informally known as “AI Woodstock,” the event featured...

by Tomas Kellner
I recently joined a room full of energetic infrastructure professionals for the release of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Report Card for U.S. infrastructure. Released every four years, the report gives an overall grade for U.S. infrastructure, as...

by Rory Linehan
When an 8-mile stretch of upgraded highway opens in the Rocky Mountains in 2028, it will ease congestion and improve safety for Colorado’s mountain resort communities and the thousands of tourists heading to the slopes each ski season. The Floyd...

by Kathleen Moore
New Orleans is home to awe-inspiring music, food and street parties. But let’s not forget equally awe-inspiring infrastructure, which keeps the Big Easy dry. That was evident in early March when New Orleans entered “Deep Gras,” the boisterous coda to...

by Tomas Kellner
Many engineers have stories of meetings getting off to a rocky start. For Victoria Fillingham, one began with being mistaken for the coffee server. “I’ve seen a big change,” she says, “but I can tell you stories about being the...

by Kathleen Moore