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CTS News February
16, 2004
Garber Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Nicholas J. Garber, professor and former chairman of Civil
Engineering at the University of Virginia was recently elected to the National
Academy of Engineering for significant contributions to national and international
engineering education and research in traffic operations and safety.
Dr. Garber has served on the faculty since 1980. He has authored over 80 refereed
publications and reports and has co-authored a textbook. He is a registered
professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a chartered engineer
of the United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Civil
Engineers and a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Dr. Garber
served for several years as chair of the Transportation Research Board Committee
on Traffic Safety in Maintenance and Construction Operations. He is a member
of the ASCE's Committee on Highway Safety and Traffic Operations. He has served
as the principal investigator for many research projects sponsored by federal,
state, and private agencies. He has also served on several Transportation Research
Board Policy Studies on speed management, and size and weight of large trucks.
Before joining the University of Virginia faculty, he taught at the University
of Sierra Leone and the State University of New York at Buffalo and worked
as an engineer in London and Sierra Leone.
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is
among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy
membership honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice, including
significant contributions to the literature of engineering theory and practice," and
those who have demonstrated accomplishment in "the pioneering of new fields
of engineering, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering,
or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."
Each year the National Academy of Engineering salutes leaders in engineering
for their lifetime dedication to their field and their commitment to advancing
the human condition through great engineering achievement and/or through innovation
in engineering and technology education. The NAE dedicates more than $1 million
annually to recognize these leaders and to bring better understanding of the
importance of engineering and engineering education to society.
Founded in 1964, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) provides engineering
leadership in service to the nation. The NAE is a private, independent, non-profit
institution. In addition to its role as advisor to the federal government,
the NAE also conducts independent studies to examine important topics in engineering
and technology.
The NAE has more than 2,000 peer-elected members and foreign associates, senior
professionals in business, academia, and government who are among the world's
most accomplished engineers. They provide the leadership and expertise for
numerous projects focused on the relationships between engineering, technology,
and the quality of life.
In addition to offices in Washington, DC, the Academy maintains meeting facilities
in Irvine, California, and Woods Hole, Massachusetts. |
