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Sturm Honored as Georgia Engineer of the Year in Education
Dr. Terry Sturm, professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was selected as the 2008 Engineer of the Year in Education on February 16 at the opening celebration for Georgia Engineers Week, a cooperative effort of professional engineering organizations in the State of Georgia.
The evening celebration honored eleven recipients of Georgia’s Engineering Excellence Award and the Georgia Engineer of the Year competitions.
Professor Sturm was selected for this honor based on demonstrated excellence and contributions in the areas of education and technical development, professional and technical activities, civic and humanitarian activities, and engineering achievement. CEE School Chair and Professor Joseph Hughes states “Dr. Sturm is a highly effective educator and nationally recognized scholar who shares his considerable expertise with the profession. He has proven himself to be dedicated to the education of engineers, the mentoring of students, and the development of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering as one of the best departments in serving the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). I am proud of Dr. Sturm’s engineering and education achievements.”
Dr. Sturm has been associated with the Georgia Institute of Technology for more than 29 years. He teaches undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics and a graduate course sequence in open channel hydraulics and sediment transport. In addition, he has taught continuing education courses on river hydraulics, culvert design, erosion control, and bridge scour. He is the author of numerous publications on thermal hydraulics, open channel flow resistance, compound channel hydraulics, bridge foundation scour, and resuspension of cohesive sediments. In 2001, he wrote the textbook entitled Open Channel Hydraulics, published by McGraw-Hill in its Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Series. Dr. Sturm currently serves as chair of the Environmental and Water Resources Group of the Georgia Section of ASCE. He also serves as associate editor of the ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.
Georgia Engineers Week is coordinated through the Georgia Engineering Alliance and held in conjunction with National Engineers Week. Its programs are designed to promote engineering disciplines to students, help expand public recognition of the engineering profession, and celebrate engineering accomplishments. For additional information on Georgia Engineers Week, visit http://www.engineersweek.com/.