graphic of 2023 New Faces Pros

Each February during Engineers Week ASCE recognizes the New Faces of Civil Engineering–Professionals, a group of 10 inspiring young engineers already making a difference in the first decade of their careers.

Meet the 2023 class of ASCE New Faces of Civil Engineering–Professionals.

(Click on each name to learn more about the New Face honoree.)

Shofiq Ahmed

Traffic engineer for HDR in Charleston, West Virginia

Daniel Bressler

Structural engineer for York Tower Consulting in New York City

Bianca Casem

Design engineer for Degenkolb Engineers in Seattle

Kerianne Chen

Highway design specialist for Traffic Planning and Design Inc. in Philadelphia

Shishi Chen

Project engineer for HVJ Associates in Austin, Texas

Ryan Duckett

Senior engineer for Geosyntec Consultants in Richmond, Virginia

Elizabeth Kirtland

Structural engineer for Stantec in Boston

Gurjot Kohli

Civil engineer for Stantec in Pasadena, California

Claris Purasinghe

Civil engineering associate, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Ashray Saxena

Graduate research assistant at the University of Texas at Austin

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