LVASCE - Holiday Banquet (12/11/19) 

Technical Communications: Humor and Philosophy

By: Jean Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Dist.M.ASCE

 Come meet 2020 ASCE President Elect and hear his vision for the years ahead.

Professor Jean-Louis Briaud is a Distinguished Professor and Holder of the Spencer J. Buchanan Chair in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a Professional Engineer. He received his Bachelor degree in France in 1972 and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Ottawa in Canada in 1979. His expertise is in foundation engineering and more generally geotechnical engineering. He has served as President of the Association of Geotechnical Engineering Professors, President of the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, President of the Federation of International Geoengineering Societies and is President Elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Among other awards, he has received the ASCE Ralph Peck Award from the USA, the CGS Geoffrey Meyerhof Foundation Engineering Award from Canada, the Honorable Aitalyev Medal from Kazakhstan, and is a member of the National Academy of Natural Sciences in Russia. Over the last 30 years, Dr. Briaud has conducted about 10 million dollars of research most of which was on foundations and retaining walls. He has supervised 50 PhD students and 90 Master students. He is the author of a book entitled Geotechnical Engineering and one entitled The Pressuremeter; he has published about 300 articles and reports. He enjoys tennis, soccer, and rugby, and plays jazz piano at the amateur level.

Schedule

5:30 PM - Cocktail Reception

6:30 PM - Buffet Dinner

Butternut squash bisque. PA cheese board, house-made jams, crostini, lavosh & sliced baguette. Balsamic marinated grilled vegetable display. Arugula salad, grape tomatoes, toasted walnuts, shaved parmesan, sherry vinaigrette. Turkey breast roulade, cranberry cornbread stuffing, port demi glace. Sliced beef ribeye, roasted pearl onions, au poivre sauce. Blood orange poached salmon, champagne citrus beurre blanc. Roasted autumn vegetables. Mashed sweet potatoes. Artisanal bread display. Pastry lab holiday dessert display including mini cakes, trifles, tarts & holiday cookies. Freshly Brewed Regular Coffee and Decaffeinated Coffee

7:30 PM - Presentation

Please consider sponsoring a student even if you are unable to attend.

Registration closes on Friday, December 6, 2019