Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Professor Grace Hsuan, PhD has been selected by the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials International) D35 Committee on Geosynthetics as the 2017 Recipient of the L. David Suits Award. The L. David Suits Award is an ASTM International Society recognized award given to a distinguished individual whose extensive commitment to the geosynthetic field has made exemplary technical, practical or administrative contributions resulting in a significant leap-forward of knowledge, testing equipment or products.
Hsuan is recognized throughout the geosynthetic industry for the 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.
For her years of contributions in the advancement of geosynthetic standardization, the ASTM D35 Committee will present her with the committee’s highest recognition, the 2017 L. David Suits Award, during the ASTM D35 June 2017 meetings in Toronto, Canada, at an awards reception that will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017.
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