AAEES 2016 Innovyze Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award Presented to Colorado School of Mines Doctoral Student

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AAEES 2016 Innovyze Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award Presented to Colorado School of Mines Doctoral Student

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, May 13, 2016 — Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that Jennifer Jefferson, a Ph.D. student majoring in Hydrology at the Colorado School of Mines working under the supervision of Dr. Reed Maxwell, has been chosen to receive the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) 2016 Innovyze Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award. This prestigious annual award recognizes a student whose research contributes to the knowledge pool in the area of Computational Hydraulics & Hydrology. Selection is based on original, innovative research of publishable quality and other factors. Both Master’s and Ph.D. students are eligible. Ms. Jefferson’s publications include a recent a manuscript titled “Active Subspaces for Sensitivity Analysis and Dimension Reduction of an Integrated Hydrologic Model” published in Computers & Geosciences. The paper has advanced efforts to utilize integrated hydrologic models that are coupled to land surface models. Her research contributions are important because energy transfer into and out of the land surface is a primary driver of climate and weather patterns. Ms. Jefferson’s research interests center around modeling the impact of land surface disturbances on hydrological processes. Her research has focused on ParFlow.CLM, a parallel coupled terrestrial hydrology simulation platform. She is studying the sensitivity of these models using high resolution simulations running on supercomputing platforms. She is the author of several high impact peer reviewed journal articles. A professionally registered engineer in Wisconsin, Ms. Jefferson received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University. She has served as president of the Colorado School of Mines’ Hydrologic Science and Engineering Club and is a member of the American Geophysical Union, Society of Women Engineers, and American Society of Civil Engineers. In her nomination package, she noted her research has demonstrated that advancing science in her area requires effective collaboration and communication between modelers, mathematicians, engineers and hydrologists. “I am honored to receive this prestigious award recognizing my Ph.D. work at Colorado School of Mines,” said Ms. Jefferson. “The aspect of my graduate experience that I have enjoyed the most is working with researchers across disciplines and computational work certainly provides a platform for math, hydrology, science and engineering to come together. The research paper submitted as a part of this award fully embodies each of those disciplines, which made it fun to work on!” Administered by AAEES and co-sponsored by Innovyze, the award consists of cash honoraria of $1,500 for the student and $500 for the major faculty advisor. A $500 travel allotment is also provided to the student recipient to attend the AAEES Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Luncheon. The award selection is administered jointly by a committee consisting of equal members of AAEES and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP). “The Innovyze Excellence in Computational Hydraulics/Hydrology Award is the premier award recognizing exceptional research work in the vital field of computational hydraulics and hydrology,” said Cecil Lue-Hing, D.Sc., P.E., DEE, Hon.D.WRE, Hon.M.ASCE, NAE, President of the Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation. “Ms. Jefferson has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, exemplary leadership, and a significant commitment to the community at large. We are very pleased to award her this outstanding national recognition, an honor she highly deserves. Her research work is very promising and will have a positive impact on our profession.” “Innovyze is pleased to present this signal award to Ms. Jefferson,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, President, COO and Chief Innovation Officer of Innovyze. “We are proud to further her future in this critical field, and play a small part in her efforts to make the world a better place through her work. On behalf of everyone at Innovyze, enthusiastic congratulations to her.” About Innovyze Innovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water and wastewater utilities, government agencies, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasia and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success. For more information, call Innovyze at +1 626-568-6868, or visit www.innovyze.com. Innovyze Contact Rajan Ray Director of Marketing and Client Service Manager Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com +1 626 568-6868

Oregon’s Clean Water Services Adopts SWMMLive and InfoMaster Technology

Oregon’s Clean Water Services Adopts SWMMLive and InfoMaster Technology

Real-Time Sewer Network Modeling and Analytics-Driven Risk-Based Asset Management Software to Improve Business Planning, Infrastructure Sustainability and Resiliency

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, May 3, 2016 — Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart water infrastructure, today announced that Clean Water Services (District), Oregon, has chosen the company’s industry-leading and award-winning InfoMaster and SWMMLive to support its sanitary sewer capital improvement program. The purchase will enable the District to efficiently upgrade, replace and expand its infrastructure and improve water quality in the Tualatin River and its tributaries. Headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, Clean Water Services is a water resources management utility that combines science and nature to clean water and return it to the Tualatin River so it can be used again. The District cleans more than 60 million gallons of wastewater each day for more than 560,000 customers in urban Washington County. The wastewater is collected by a vast network of more than 800 miles of sewer pipes and 40 pump stations and routed to one of four treatment facilities: Durham, Rock Creek, Hillsboro and Forest Grove. The District also maintains 670 miles of storm sewers and pipelines, open ditches, stormwater detention ponds and water quality facilities. “As the region’s water resources management utility, everything we do at Clean Water Services aims to protect public health while enhancing the natural environment,” said Wade Denny, P.E., Senior Engineer in the District’s Conveyance Department. “SWMMLive and InfoMaster will help us effectively optimize our sewer rehabilitation program and improve our system efficiency, resiliency and operational performance so we can continue to best serve our customers and protect the environment.” SWMMLive combines the comprehensive urban drainage modeling capabilities of InfoSWMM, including water quality assessment, pollution prediction, urban flooding, green LID and BMP alternatives, and real-time control, with sophisticated real-time operational forecasting, early warning and emergency management. This powerful risk assessment and real-time decision making tool allows utilities of all sizes to operate and manage their collection systems more efficiently and effectively than ever before. It enables managers and operators to consider the influence of a full range of catchment factors in three key areas: management of flooding and reduction of unregulated discharges; optimization of storage, green alternatives and existing infrastructure, leading to savings on capital works; and optimization of pumps to lower energy costs and reduce CO2 emissions. Certified by NASSCO PACP, MACP and LACP, InfoMaster is the leading ArcGIS-centric software choice for utilities faced with rehabilitating, strengthening and optimizing their water infrastructures. It can accurately estimate both the likelihood and consequence of failure for each individual water main in the network. It can also evaluate their aging processes, estimating their lifetimes and their structural and functional failure potential and distribution over time. This critical information greatly assists utilities in assessing their pipes’ propensity to fail, identifying those more prone to failure, prioritizing their inspection and determining rehabilitation requirements. InfoMasterfacilitates a proactive approach to identifying and managing these high-risk assets to help preserve structural integrity and keep the network operating well into the future. It also eliminates reactive maintenance: waiting for pipe failures to occur before repairing. This proactive “fix before break” approach can help utilities extend the useful life of their assets and improve their performance at maximum savings. “Progressive utilities all over the world continue to recognize the benefits of Innovyze advanced geocentric smart water network modeling and management technology,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, President, COO and Chief Technical Officer of Innovyze. “The remarkable success of InfoMasterand SWMMLive is due to their combination of powerful advantages: proven capabilities, a rich features set, state-of-the-art optimization, seamless GIS data exchange capabilities, a short learning curve and an unparalleled track record of successful global implementation. All these factors set them apart from the competition by enabling users to complete better, more reliable and cost-effective projects faster than ever before, with a whole new level of interactivity. This gives them an unbeatable competitive advantage and helps them to thrive. The fact that progressive utilities like Clean Water Services continue to choose Innovyze as their solution partner clearly demonstrates the superiority of our products. We’re very proud to know that our software applications are in place at many of the world’s best-run utility companies of every size, helping them meet their corporate and strategic goals and achieve world-class performance at breakthrough cost savings.” About Innovyze Innovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water and wastewater utilities, government agencies, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasia and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success. For more information, call Innovyze at +1 626-568-6868, or visit www.innovyze.com. Innovyze Contact Rajan Ray Director of Marketing and Client Service Manager Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com +1 626 568-6868

Dr. Paul Boulos Presents Agreement of Cooperation between American Society of Civil Engineers and Federation of Lebanese Engineers

Momentous Accord Between Leading Engineering Organizations Promotes Cooperation and Shared Activities

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, April 19, 2016

With the goal of promoting mutual cooperation and shared activities, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Federation of Lebanese Engineers (FLE) signed an Agreement of Cooperation (AOC), officially establishing communication and joint activities between the two preeminent engineering organizations.

Representatives at this auspicious occasion included Mr. Khaled Chehab, FLE President; Dr. Abdulmenhem Alameddine, Past Vice President of FLE and Vice President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations; Dr. Makram Suidan, M.ASCE, Dean of Engineering at the American University of Beirut and ASCE Lebanon Section President; the Honorable Ambassador Theodore Kattouf, President and CEO of AMIDEAST; and Dr. Paul Boulos, ASCE Distinguished Member and President of Innovyze.

The meeting with FLE was a follow-up to the ASCE presidential visit to Lebanon last June, when ASCE’s then-President Dr. Robert D. Stevens, P.E., F.ASCE and Dr. Paul Boulos held discussions with the leadership of FLE and ASCE Lebanon Section. ASCE and FLE have entered into this Agreement to facilitate the enhancements of the efforts of each organization to better serve the public and the engineering profession in its own country.

“This accord with ASCE is another major step forward for our Federation,” said Dr. Alameddine. “I look forward to a long-term relationship between our two prominent engineering societies dedicated to supporting our members, advancing our mutual goals, exchanging new technologies and information, and enhancing our noble profession.”

In 2013, ASCE formed an International Group in Lebanon with the support and assistance of the local Federation of Lebanese Engineers, becoming a Section in July 2015. Currently the group has more than 900 members with a large active contingent of students.

Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. It represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries.

“ASCE is proud to be a signatory to the Agreement of Cooperation with the Federation of Lebanese Engineers,” said Mr. Thomas W. Smith III, ENV SP, CAE, F.ASCE, ASCE’s Executive Director. “We look forward to a long and productive relationship between the Federation of Lebanese Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers, including further discussions about an international conference or other activities in Lebanon.”

Dr. Boulos added, “It was such an honor for me to present this milestone AOC on behalf of ASCE and to know that our successful cooperation with FLE will now offer members of both engineering organizations even greater opportunity and benefits. I believe this agreement will do even more to help both ASCE and FLE support their members and enhance the engineering profession.”
About InnovyzeInnovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government agencies, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasian, East Asian and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success. For more information, call Innovyze at +1 626-568-6868, or visit www.innovyze.com.
Innovyze Contact:Rajan RayDirector of Marketing and Client Service Manager
Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com
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#Innovyze #InfoWater #2D: Predict Impact of #Water Spill from #WaterMain Breaks

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Innovyze Ships InfoWater 2D — Next Generation of Two-Dimensional Modeling of Water Spill from Catastrophic Main Breaks

First of Its Kind Release Equips Engineers with Unmatched Power to Predict Extent, Duration, Volume and Impact of Water Spill for Rapid, Effective Response Management

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, January 5, 2016

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced the worldwide availability of InfoWater 2D, a breakthrough geospatial water distribution network management solution for accurate two-dimensional (2D) above-ground modeling of water spill from main breaks and large leaks, directly within the powerful ArcGIS (Esri, Redlands, CA) environment.

Globally, water demand is rising, aging water infrastructures are rapidly deteriorating, and the impact of water main breaks and leakage is relentless. In the U.S. alone, drinking water systems maintain more than two million miles of distribution mains with about 237,600 water main breaks occurring every year. An estimated seven billion gallons of clean drinking water are wasted every day — a staggering 2.6 trillion gallons annually. Catastrophic water main breaks can result in anywhere from millions to billions of dollars in damages including disastrous litigations.

InfoWater 2D demonstrates Innovyze’s ongoing commitment to delivering pioneering technology that raises the bar for water distribution network modeling and simulation, helping to shape the future of this critical sector. It gives water utilities the flexibility to continue to use the industry-leading and award-winning InfoWater ArcGIS-centric water distribution network modeling solution with added new power to predict the extent, duration, volume and impact of water spill from main breaks and large leaks for rapid, effective response management.

Built atop ArcGIS, InfoWater 2D solves the full range of 2D free-surface shallow water equations using a highly advanced and efficient finite volume method. It gives engineers the unprecedented power to predict and assess potential water spill extent, depth and velocity throughout the flooded area, with results viewable as graphs, tables or animated thematic flood maps. Users can also add parcel maps with property values (cadastral mapping) as well as curves of depth versus property damage to assess the impact of flooding resulting from catastrophic water main breaks. This information is important for insurance-related property valuation, utility liability, and other financial impacts. It is also critical in enabling water utilities and municipalities to proactively identify water mains with the potential for the worst damage and prepare effective emergency response plans.

“InfoWater 2D greatly extends the core features of InfoWater, providing the most powerful and comprehensive ArcGIS-centric tool kit ever for estimating and managing the risks of water main breaks and large leaks,” said Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.MASCE, NAE, President, COO and Chief Technical Officer of Innovyze. “This milestone solution marks a new direction in advanced water distribution systems simulation and analysis. It is the only GIS-centric analysis, design and management software users need to work faster and smarter in a competitive environment — not only to power system performance, but to safeguard critical wet infrastructures and maximize their resiliency and effectiveness in protecting public health. This is the ultimate tool for accurately assessing the impacts of water main breaks and large leaks, then formulating and evaluating sound, cost-effective response strategies. Innovyze is very proud to offer this revolutionary emergency response product to our clients.”

Pricing and Availability
InfoWater 2D for InfoWater is available by subscription worldwide. Special upgrade prices are available for all existing InfoWater users. For the latest information on the Innovyze Subscription Program, including availability and purchase requirements, visit www.innovyze.com or contact your local Innovyze representative.
About InnovyzeInnovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government agencies, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasian, East Asian and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success. For more information, call Innovyze at +1 626-568-6868, or visit www.innovyze.com.
Innovyze Contact:Rajan RayDirector of Marketing and Client Service Manager
Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com
+1 626-568-6868

Innovyze President Dr. Paul F. Boulos Joins ACEC Design Professionals Coalition

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, December 29, 2015

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that its president, COO and chief technical officer, Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, has been appointed to the Design Professionals Coalition (DPC).

The DPC, a coalition of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), was established in 1983 to develop and advocate for policies related to the business interests of large design/engineering firms and the public good. Its membership includes senior executives of the nation’s leading engineering, architectural, surveying and mapping firms. Member companies are multi-disciplined, multi-practice firms with both domestic and international practices, and employ alternative project delivery as well as design-bid-build approaches.

“I look forward to working with this distinguished group of our industry’s most seasoned leaders to help our clients and governments meet the challenges of rebuilding our nation’s aging and failing critical infrastructure within the boundaries of limited financial and natural resources, increasingly stringent regulations, and the looming effects of climate change,” said Boulos. “The work we do carries with it tremendous social responsibility for the safety and well-being of the public, the health of the economy and the protection of the environment. It’s vital that we understand and meet the complex industry challenges we face with sound, innovative, sustainable solutions.”

Dr. Boulos joined MWH Global in 1991, delivering significant results for the company in a variety of technical, strategy and operational roles. In 1996, he founded Innovyze. Under his leadership, Innovyze has become one of the world’s most influential and innovative providers of water, wastewater and river modeling and simulation technology. The company has the highest operating margin in the AEC industry. Dr. Boulos is a Diplomate (by Eminence) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEES), an Honorary Diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE), a Distinguished Diplomate in Navigation Engineering by the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE), a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He serves on the Boards of Directors of MWH Global and Innovyze.

For more information on the DPC, visit http://www.dpcweb.org/.
About InnovyzeInnovyze is a leading global provider of wet infrastructure business analytics software solutions designed to meet the technological needs of water/wastewater utilities, government agencies, and engineering organizations worldwide. Its clients include the majority of the largest UK, Australasian, East Asian and North American cities, foremost utilities on all five continents, and ENR top-rated design firms. With unparalleled expertise and offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the Innovyze connected portfolio of best-in-class product lines empowers thousands of engineers to competitively plan, manage, design, protect, operate and sustain highly efficient and reliable infrastructure systems, and provides an enduring platform for customer success. For more information, call Innovyze at +1 626-568-6868, or visit www.innovyze.com.
Innovyze Contact:Rajan RayDirector of Marketing and Client Service Manager
Rajan.Ray@innovyze.com
+1 626-568-6868

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@INNOVYZE Smart network modeling for effective planning of sustainable urban areas

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29-30 أكتوبر عام 2015 | بيروت، لبنان التعليم الهندسي من أجل التنمية المستدامة

29-30 أكتوبر عام 2015 | بيروت، لبنان التعليم الهندسي من أجل التنمية المستدامة

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29-30 أكتوبر عام 2015 | بيروت لبنان

التعليم الهندسي من أجل التنمية المستدامة

ويتم تنظيم هذا المؤتمر من قبل الاتحاد العالمي للمنظمات الهندسية - لجنة التربية والتعليم في الهندسة (WFEO-CEIE) بالتعاون مع اتحاد المهندسين اللبنانيين (FLE)، واتحاد المهندسين العرب (FAE)، والجمعية الأمريكية للتعليم الهندسي ( ASEE)، والجمعية الأمريكية للمهندسين المدنيين (ASCE).

موضوعات المؤتمر هي:

• التعليم الهندسي، وقاعدة المعرفة السياسات ذات الصلة لتحقيق الاستدامة،
• الابتكارات في مجال التعليم والبحث والتعلم،
• التعليم على الاستدامة الهندسة، مع تركيز خاص على الآثار الاجتماعية والاقتصادية والبيئية،
• البيئة والطاقة والاستدامة الهندسة الاجتماعية،
• دعم التعليم المتعدد التخصصات والمتعدد التخصصات / التعلم البحوث العلمية،
• تطوير البنية الإلكترونية والأجهزة البحوث اللازمة لتمكين الاستدامة في مجال الهندسة،
• آثار الاعتماد على التعليم الهندسي للاستدامة،
• الأنشطة المصاحبة للمناهج الدراسية لتعلم الاستدامة،
• استراتيجيات فعالة لإشراك الطلاب في التعلم عن الاستدامة في مجال الهندسة،
• الحواجز والتحديات، وللسائقين والجامعات لتصبح أكثر تركيزا الاستدامة،
• الخبرات والدروس المستفادة من دمج الاستدامة في المناهج الهندسية،
• التعليم من أجل التنمية المستدامة في الجامعات في منطقة الشرق الأوسط: التحديات والفرص وأفضل الممارسات،
• مبادئ ومعايير الاستدامة في التعليم الهندسي،
• الاستدامة والصناعة: الحواجز والتحديات وأفضل الممارسات،
• المناهج الهندسية والاستدامة (المنهجية والبرامج، والأخلاق، وتطبيقات التعلم ...).
• تعليم "مشروع المعماري" مع مرسى أساسي لمعايير "استدامة"،
• التعليم العمارة المستدامة: التقاليد والاستراتيجيات التكنولوجية.

المتحدثين الضيوف:

الدكتور بول بولس  دكتوراه، Dist.M.ASCE، هو رئيس Innovyze، ابتكار العالمية الرائدة في مجال الأعمال التجارية تحليلات البرمجيات والتقنيات للبنية التحتية الرطب الذكية. وهو مجاز (من قبل سماحة) من الأكاديمية الأمريكية للمهندسين البيئة (AAEES)، شهادة البورد المهندسين البيئية (BCEEM)، وحصل على دبلوم وضع الفخري (Hon.D.WRE) من قبل الأكاديمية الأمريكية للمهندسين الموارد المائية(AAWRE ) وكذلك وضع دبلوم الكرام في هندسة الملاحة (Dist.D.NE) من قبل أكاديمية الساحلية، المحيط، الموانئ والملاحة المهندسين (ACOPNE)، بالجائزة الكبرى على حد سواء الأكاديميات. انتخب أيضا للأكاديمية الوطنية للهندسة (الدار)، وأعلى وسام المهنية الممنوحة للمهندس)

29 – 30 October 2015 | Beirut, Lebanon Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

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29 – 30 October 2015 | Beirut, Lebanon

Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

This Congress is organized by the World Federation of Engineering Organizations – Committee of Education in Engineering (WFEO-CEIE) in collaboration with the Federation of Lebanese Engineers (FLE), the Federation of Arab Engineers (FAE), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

The Congress themes are:

• Engineering Education, and policy knowledge base relevant to sustainability,
• Innovations in education and learning research,
• Education on engineering sustainability, with particular emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental implications,
• Environmental, energy and societal engineering sustainability,
• Support for interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary education/learning science research,
• Development of the cyber structure and research instrumentation needed to enable sustainability in engineering,
• Effects of accreditation on engineering education for sustainability,
• Co-curricular activities for learning sustainability,
• Effective strategies for engaging students in learning about sustainability in engineering,
• Barriers, Challenges, and Drivers for Universities to become more sustainability-focused,
• Experiences and lessons learnt from embedding sustainability in engineering curricula,
• Education for Sustainable Development at Universities in the MENA Region: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices,
• Principles and Standards of sustainability in engineering education,
• Sustainability and industry: Barriers, challenges and best practices,
• Engineering curricula and sustainability (methodology, programs, ethics, learning applications…).
• Teaching the “Architectural Project” with its fundamental anchorage to “sustainability” parameters,
• Sustainable Architecture education : Traditions and Technological strategies.

Guest speakers:

Dr. Paul Boulos Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, is president of Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure. He is a Diplomate (by Eminence) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEES), Board Certified Environmental Engineers (BCEEM), and was awarded Honorary Diplomate status (Hon.D.WRE) by the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) as well as Distinguished Diplomate status in Navigation Engineering (Dist.D.NE) by the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE), both academies’ top honors. He was also elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the highest professional distinction accorded to an engineer)

Innovyze President Paul Boulos to Deliver Keynote Speech at 10th World Congress on Engineering Education October 29-30 in Beirut

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Innovyze President Paul Boulos to Deliver Keynote Speech at 10th World Congress on Engineering Education October 29-30 in Beirut

Broomfield, Colorado, USA, October 23, 2015 — Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today announced that company president, COO and chief technical officer Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, will address engineering educators, educational officers at universities, and leaders responsible for establishing engineering educational policies worldwide at 10th World Congress on Engineering Education. Representing both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Boulos’ keynote speech will present the guidelines and objectives of the new Raise the Bar strategic initiative for future entry into engineering practice at the professional level and its implications to engineering students and faculty both in the U.S. and signatory and potential signatory countries of the Washington Accord. Organized by the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, the Congress will be held at the Lancaster hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 29-30, 2015. The Congress’ theme, “Engineering Education for Sustainable Development,” will bring together leading engineering education experts and engineering policy officials to discuss the latest innovations for improving engineering education and learning research and embedding (environmental, energy and societal engineering) sustainability in engineering curricula. Participants will also take the opportunity to share experiences, challenges faced, lessons learned and best practices. “Although certain basics of engineering will not change in the future, the explosion of knowledge, the global economy, and the way engineers learn, work and innovate will reflect an ongoing evolution, and we must prepare well for this wave of change,” said Boulos. “Future civil engineers will need to master many newer fields such as sustainability, computer applications, advanced materials, nanotechnology, and more. The need to ‘Raise the Bar’ for future entry into engineering practice at the professional level has been articulated by the National Academy of Engineering, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying and ASCE. Raise the Bar aims to amend state laws to require either a master’s degree or equivalent for future licensure. It will align engineering education to a changing world and thereby ensure that future licensed professional engineers attain the body of knowledge necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.” Boulos has made contributions to the engineering profession through his various leadership positions, including serving as president of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) and on the board of trustees of the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE). His dedication to scholarship is also reflected in his involvement with the board of trustees of the Lebanese American University and America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) as well as published works which have been critical to the water and wastewater industry. Dr. Boulos’s engineering accomplishments have earned him awards for excellence from ASCE, the American Water Works Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with prestigious alumni awards from the University of Kentucky and the Lebanese American University. He holds Honorary Diplomate status in AAWRE as well as Distinguished Diplomate status in Navigation Engineering in ACOPNE, both Academies’ top honors. He was also elected Distinguished Member of ASCE, the highest honor conferred by the Society, and was named to the National Academy of Engineering, the highest professional distinction accorded to an engineer. To learn more about the Congress, visit http://www.wfeo.org/events/world-congress-engineering-education-2015/.

Innovyze President Named Distinguished Member of American Society of Civil Engineers

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Oct. 13, 2015
Contact: Olivia Wolfertz (703) 295.6472 owolfertz@asce.org
Innovyze President Named Distinguished Member of American Society of Civil Engineers
Reston, Va.-- Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, NAE, Dist.M.ASCE, was recently named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The Society’s highest accolade, to date only 659 of ASCE’s worldwide members have been elected to receive this honor since ASCE’s founding in 1852.
Boulos was recognized for being a global expert in the theory and practice of computational hydraulics simulation technology for water and wastewater infrastructure. He received the award at the ASCE Annual Convention in New York, N.Y., Oct. 11-14, 2015.
As founder, director, president, COO and chief technical officer of Innovyze, Boulos leads a team in delivering advanced, powerful and easy-to-use tools to water and wastewater engineering and management professionals. His programs have revolutionized the water infrastructure field and have now become an industry standard. They are being used in more than 8,000 cities and utilities in 60 countries and more than 1,000 engineering firms.
Boulos has also made contributions to the profession through his various leadership positions, including serving as president of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) and on the board of trustees of the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE). His dedication to scholarship is evident in his involvement with the board of trustees of the Lebanese American University and America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST) as well as his own written works which have been critical to the water and wastewater industry.
His accomplishments have earned him awards for excellence from ASCE, The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), along with prestigious alumni awards from the University of Kentucky College of Engineering and the Lebanese American University.
Boulos holds a bachelor’s and master's degree as well as a Ph.D in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in general science from the Lebanese American University and an executive MBA from Harvard Business School.
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 146,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. ASCE’s 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, graded America’s cumulative GPA for infrastructure at a D+. The Report Card app for Apple and Android devices includes videos, interactive maps and infographics that tell the story behind the grades, as well as key facts for all 50 states. For more information, visit www.asce

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Watch Dr. Paul Boulos Election to the Grade of ASCE Distinguished Member, the Society's highest honor. http://www.innovyze.com/news/videos/boulosace/