Presenter: Robin Kemper, 2018 ASCE President-Elect

Future of civil engineering:  Zero-energy Movement

Robin Kemper, ASCE President-Elect

Please plan to join both ASCE Northern Colorado Branch and the student ASCE chapter at CSU as we have the privilege of having Robin Kemper share about the importance and future of civil engineering and ASCE.  She will also share about ASCE Society Initiatives and Vision.  There will be time for questions and answers at the end.

Optional Tour:  Prior to Mrs. Kemper speaking, there will be an optional tour of the Engineering Research Center (ERC).  ERC contains many research facilities of multiple engineering disciplines including the Hydraulic Research Facility.  This is a world class facility comprised of flumes and associated equipment for hydraulic model studies and hydraulic research.  It supports research, trains undergraduate and graduate students, and provides hydraulic testing and support services.  Please RSVP Alex Liston <aliston@rams.colostate.edu> via email.  Alex can also be emailed if you have questions.  The tour participants will meet at the ERC front entrance at 4:30 p.m.  The ERC is located near the west end of Laporte Ave on the south side of the street.

More about ROBIN A. KEMPER, P.E., LEED AP, F.SEI, F.ASCE

Robin A. Kemper, ASCE President-Elect, has over thirty-five years of diverse and extensive structural engineering experience in design, analysis, and forensics, focused mainly on buildings. Robin currently is a Risk Engineer with Zurich North America. She works for both the Professional Liability and Construction Properties Risk Engineering Groups providing technical support to construction project policies, developing best practices, and investigating losses on construction projects. Robin has a passion for Engineering Ethics and since 2011 (in her spare time) Robin has given over 20 presentations to various engineering groups.

Robin is a licensed Professional Engineer in six jurisdictions, and a Fellow of both ASCE and the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute. She has been active in ASCE since college, was President of both the Central Jersey Branch and the New Jersey Section of ASCE, and was District 1/Region 1 Director on the Society Board of Directors. Robin also served on the Board of Direction of Engineers Without Borders, and the Civil Engineering Industrial Advisory Board of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, her alma mater. She is currently a member of the Civil Engineering Industrial Advisory Boards for Rutgers University and the College of New Jersey.

Robin has been recognized for her service to ASCE throughout her career. Her most recent recognitions are the 2013 William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award (a National award), and the 2015 ASCE New Jersey Section Civil Engineer of the Year.

Robin loves to travel, seaside vacations, and her family. She and Chris have been married for 37 years; they have two wonderful daughters and two great sons-in-law, and Robin loves playing with the newest member of the family, grandson Jonah.