Reston, Va. - The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has announced the 2025 New Faces of Civil Engineering in the Professional category. ASCE’s New Faces of Civil Engineering program highlights up-and-coming civil engineering leaders from around the country and celebrates their academic and professional achievements and their commitment to serving others. All New Faces honorees will be recognized during ASCE’s annual Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Gala in October in Seattle.

“Civil engineering is a career where you can change the world for the better, and the New Faces of Civil Engineering honorees are already making a difference in their communities,” said ASCE Executive Director Tom Smith. “Their work to design and build resilient infrastructure that can withstand challenges well into the future will help improve the health, safety and welfare of the public for generations to come.”

The 2025 New Faces of Civil Engineering in the Professional category are:

  • Intisar Ahmed, P.E., P.ENG, M.ASCE: Intisar is a project geotechnical engineer for GeoEngineers, Inc. in Seattle, Washington, working on projects ranging from utilities, highways, dams, dikes/levees, and buildings. He focuses primarily on designing resilient infrastructure constructed in challenging geological environments. Intisar received his Bachelor of Applied Science in geological engineering from the University of British Columbia and his Master of Science in civil and environmental engineering from University of California, Berkeley. Intisar is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of British Columbia and the State of Washington. He now contributes to ASCE’s Seattle Section’s Younger Members Forum and serves on the ASCE Geotechnical Institute Younger Members Committee.
  • Autumn Buesking, E.I., A.M.ASCE: A member of ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), Buesking is a structural engineering graduate for IMEG, based in Rock Island, Illinois. She is the secretary of both her local ASCE chapter (Quad Cities) and the SEI Young Professional Engagement Committee. With these organizations, she has advocated for young member participation and career development to inspire the next generation of engineers. Buesking graduated with a B.S. in civil engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
  • Joseph Dib, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE: Dib is a senior civil engineer for Applied Research Associates in Ventura, CA, where he works on pavement management projects along the West Coast. Through this work, Dib conducts pavement condition assessments and uses advanced technologies like Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to make informed maintenance decisions and extend roadway lifespans. Dib received his M.S. in civil and environmental engineering from University of Balamand, El Koura in North Lebanon, and later received a second M.S. degree, with focus on pavement engineering, from University of Nevada, Reno. As a member of the ASCE Los Angeles Section and Santa Barbara-Ventura Branch, Dib serves on ASCE’s SBV branch board, ASCE’s Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Highway Pavement and Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Committees, and as the Ventura County Young Professionals Chair for the American Public Works Association (APWA).
  • Meriton Gollopeni, P.E., M.ASCE: A member of ASCE’s Maryland Section, Gollopeni is a bridge engineer for EXP U.S. Services in Towson, MD and graduated from Syracuse University with an M.S. in structural engineering. As a bridge engineer, Gollopeni has worked on the design, rehabilitation, load rating and inspection of more than 100 bridges across the country, including load rating the famed Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C. Gollopeni is president of the ASCE Maryland Younger Member Group and a member of the section’s Scholarship Committee that puts together fundraisers for scholarships for civil engineering students at Maryland Universities. He has also contributed to ASCE Maryland’s Infrastructure Report Card, working on the bridges chapter. As a member of ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), Gollopeni is ASCE SEI Maryland’s vice president.
  • Thet Htike, P.E., M.ASCE: Htike manages a team of five engineers at HNTB in San Diego. Much of her work focuses on improving transit and transportation systems in Southern California. A native of Burma, she received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Her time navigating transit systems as a teenager in Burma taught her the importance of reliable transit for society. Htike volunteers her time to work with ASCE student chapters and mentors students hoping to become civil engineers.
  • Uma Lakshman, E.I.T., ENV SP, A.M.ASCE: Lakshman’s work as a roadway designer for H&H helps commuters and travelers across the New York area get to their destinations safely. She’s dedicated to addressing the inherent systemic inequalities in civil engineering. Lakshman received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. In addition to her involvement with ASCE, she is president of the New York Professional Chapter of Engineers without Borders and is a chair on the scholarship committee for the Women in Transportation Seminar Greater New York Chapter.
  • Rumbidzai Mureru, E.I.T., A.M.ASCE: Mureru works as a Civil Analyst for Kimley-Horn and Associates in Atlanta. She grew up in Zimbabwe and received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Her work focuses on land development. She is currently the STEM Director for the ASCE Younger Member Group and has started her own organization to help primary school students learn more about STEM careers and opportunities.
  • Kayla Nelson, E.I.T., A.M.ASCE: Nelson is a Senior Staff Professional in Schnabel Engineering’s Geostructural Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who focuses on geotechnical and geostructural projects. Nelson graduated from Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with Honors in General Education in 2019. She serves as Treasurer for the ASCE Philadelphia Section Younger Member Forum, a Director for the Geo-Institute Delaware Valley Chapter, and a member of ASCE’s Committee on Student Members. Kayla is a passionate volunteer and mentors civil engineering students in and around the Philadelphia area.
  • Erin Robinson, E.I.T., A.M.ASCE: Robinson is a water engineer for Arcadis, based in Burlington, Vermont. She primarily works on stormwater projects and is also branching into resiliency planning. Robinson received her Bachelor of Science Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Before moving to Vermont, she was honored by ASCE’s Georgia Section as the 2024 Young Civil Engineer of the Year. Erin also volunteers her time and civil engineering expertise to work on projects in her community.
  • Clint Smith, P.E., CFM, M.ASCE: Smith is a water resources engineer for Halff in Austin, Texas focusing on stormwater and wastewater. He primarily focuses on floodplain studies and water quality designs. Smith received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama. He is the chair-elect of ASCE’s Committee on Younger Members and the vice-chair of ASCE’s Members of Society Advancing an Inclusive Culture.

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