Amit Varma, Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and Director of Bowen Laboratory, has been selected to receive the 2019 Shortridge Hardesty Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). He will be presented the award on April 27, 2019, at the Structures Congress in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Varma was selected to receive this award for his research contributions to the stability and design of steel and composite members, and for his service to the profession as the Chair of the ASCE-SEI Metals TAC and the Chair of the SEI / ACI Joint Committee on Composite Construction.

Visit ASCE's Shortridge Hardesty Award page for additional information.