The Forensic Engineering Division of ASCE held its biennial student competition on Sunday, November 3, 2024, in Seattle, Washington at the 10th Forensic Congress. Congratulations to the four finalists on presenting their 3-minute failure case studies and doing an amazing job! The results of the competition are listed below. We’d also like to thank our four judges for their time and effort for this event and their names are listed below as well.

Finalists

  • 1st Place: Emma Miernicki, Widener University, The Engineering Failures of the New Orleans Levees
  • 2nd Place: Sarah Berger, Case Western Reserve University, Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse
  • 3rd Place: Yasmine AL Moghrabi, Florida International University, 2020 Beirut Explosion
  • 3rd Place: Trevor Salmi, Illinois Institute of Technology, FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse

Judges

  • Paul Bosela Sr., Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE, Professor Emeritus, Cleveland State University; Bosela Forensic Engineering Consultants, LLC
  • John Cleary, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Civil Engineering, University of South Alabama
  • Alicia Diaz de Leon, AIA, P.E., F.ASCE, Drerup Building Performance Engineering, PLLC
  • Mike Drerup, P.E., F. ASCE, Drerup Building Performance Engineering, PLLC