ASCE has honored Halil Ceylan, Ph.D., C.Eng., Dist.M.ASCE, with the 2025 Francis C. Turner Award for significantly advancing transportation engineering, focusing on smart, sustainable, durable, and resilient infrastructure systems.
Ceylan is nationally and internationally recognized as a leader, innovator, educator, mentor, role model, and prolific author and presenter, impacting both research and practice.
He serves as the Pitt–Des Moines Inc. Endowed Professor at Iowa State University, where he directs the Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering & Research (PROSPER) and leads the FAA Center of Excellence PEGASAS at ISU.
With over 140 funded research projects totaling $27 million, Ceylan has made groundbreaking contributions in fields such as climate-resilient infrastructure, advanced pavement design using artificial intelligence, and innovative material for sustainable and durable infrastructures.
His technical expertise is complemented by his prolific academic contributions, including more than 440 peer-reviewed publications and 475 presentations, many of which have been invited talks and keynotes. Ceylan’s pioneering research in heated pavement technology has led to the creation of the world’s first electrically conductive concrete heated pavement test site at Des Moines International Airport, significantly improving winter safety at airports.
The lectureship was established by the Transportation and Development Institute (formerly the Highway and Urban Transportation Divisions) of the Society by the solicitation of gifts from the many friends and admirers of Francis C. Turner, Hon.M.ASCE, former chief engineer of the Bureau of Public Roads, and retired Federal Highway Administrator.
