Melissa Mack PE, PMP Principal New Industrial Pump Station Ensures Reliable Water Service to Refineries By Melissa Mack, PE, PMP and Brandon Wade, MPA, PE (GCWA) The Gulf Coast Water Authority (GCWA) provides raw water to the Texas City Industrial Complex via the...
Hossein Roshani PhD, PE Project Manager Where the Rubber Meets the Road By Dr. Hossein Roshani, PE Pavement surface texture is a major contributing factor to tire–pavement friction. Understanding the texture-friction relationship is valuable for transportation...
Wayne Swafford PE President Why Texas Needs a Resiliency Plan By Wayne Swafford, PE Resiliency, as LAN defines it, is the ability of infrastructure to withstand short-term weather emergencies, as well as the ability to adapt to evolving climate conditions for the long...
Melissa Mack PE Principal Amy Byland PE Lynn Chamberlain PE Hydraulic Engineer Charles Shumate PE Water Supply & Authorities Engineer Houston Public Works’ Journey Toward a Digital Twin By Melissa Mack, PE, Amy Byland, PE, Lynn Chamberlain, PE, Charles Shumate,...
Ashish Patel PE Improving Coastal Facilities Resiliency Systematically By Ashish Patel, PE Following extreme storm events in recent years, the Texas Department of Transportation asked LAN to perform a facility evaluation study of selected facilities in five coastal...
Tim Schmidt Vice President Talking Passenger Rail, Workforce Development and More By Tim Schmidt As cities, states and provinces throughout the U.S. and Canada slowly begin to reopen, there is no doubt there will be a new normal not only in the way people commute, but...
Christine Kirby PE, ENV SP Senior Project Manager Taming a Mammoth: Innovative Interconnect Improves Houston Water Operations By Christine Kirby, PE, ENV SP and Ram Chakradhar, PE (Houston Public Works) With an astounding 21.6% population growth over the last decade,...
Christine Kirby PE, ENV SP Senior Project Manager Op-ed: How to Prepare the Next Generation of Female Engineers By Christine Kirby, PE, ENV SP In light of International Women in Engineering Day, Christine Kirby wrote an op-ed about the importance of inspiring the next...
Christine Kirby PE, ENV SP Senior Project Manager Houston Public Works’ Northeast Transmission Line Takes Shape By Christine Kirby, PE, ENV SP and Kevin Tran, PE (Houston Public Works) The Northeast Transmission Line (NETL), Houston’s largest water transmission...