The ASTM D35 Committee on Geosynthetics has selected Dr. Grace Hsuan as the 2017 Recipient of the L. David Suits Award. The L. David Suits Award is an ASTM International Society recognized award given out to a distinguished individual whose extensive commitment to the geosynthetic field has made exemplary technical, practical or administrative contributions that has resulted in a significant leap-forward of knowledge, testing equipment or products.
Dr. Hsuan is recognized throughout the geosynthetic industry for development of geosynthetic specifications and standards for specifying proper application of geosynthetics within construction projects. Her work in the geosynthetic field has stressed the need for improvement of current ASTM geosynthetic standards or, in some instances, development of new standards.
The award will be given out during the ASTM D35 June 2017 meetings in Toronto, Canada, at an awards reception that will be held on Thursday, June 15th at 6 p.m.