Richard D. Cutler

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 145,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE's Mission Provide essential value to our members and partners, advance civil engineering, and serve the public good.

The MBL is an international center for research, education, and training in biology, biomedicine, and environmental science. The oldest private marine laboratory in the country, the MBL has a year-round staff of more than 270 scientists and support personnel working in such fields as cell, developmental, and regenerative biology, ecology, microbiology, genetics and metagenomics, neurobiology, sensory biology, and biodiversity informatics. Each summer, an additional 1,700 scientists and advanced students from around the world come to the MBL to study and conduct research. The MBL’s educational program, which offers seven major summer courses and approximately twenty special topics courses throughout the year, plays a significant role in training the world's biologists and environmental scientists

THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS SECTION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (BSCES) IS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT EXCELS IN ITS TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, ENHANCES THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ITS MEMBERS, ADVANCES ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE AND WORKS TO IMPROVE THE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE.