Alumnus Craig Benson Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Craig Benson
MSCE 1987, Ph.D. 1989
Craig Benson was one of 66 new members and 10 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering on February 9, 2012. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Benson, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor, director of sustainability research and education, and chair of civil and environmental engineering and of geological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was specifically cited by the NAE for "improvements in design, construction and monitoring of earthen liners and covers for municipal hazardous and radioactive waste landfills."
He has been a keynote speaker and teacher of short courses for government agencies and at numerous engineering conferences. He has also served as the director of the Recycled Materials Resource Center, which focuses on sustainable construction of transportation infrastructure. He is a vice-president of the Geo-Institute of ASCE's Board of Governors and is a vice chair of the Executive Committee of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock. He previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Geo-Institute's Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering and is also a member of the UT CAEE Academy of Distinguished Alumni.
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