Max Porter is Candidate for Technical Region Director of ASCE

Max L. Porter, PE, Ph.D., Hon. M. ASCE, F. ACI, F. TMS, Parlm. Dipl. ASFE, has served as president of five professional organizations, including the Structural Engineering Institute.  He has served as a non-voting ASCE Executive Committee and Board Institute representative, chaired several ASCE committees, the ASCE codes and standards rules and policy committee and the Council of Institute Leaders for ASCE.

Dr. Porter is primary author, co-author or responsible committee chair/vice chair of 27 books or chapters of books, 117 refereed and 218 non-refereed publications.  He was PI of over 100 research projects and investigator on 17, totaling $10.5 million, and taught over 200 courses, national workshops and seminars. A professor of civil engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, IA, he has worked for the County of Los Angeles, and the American Bridge Division of US Steel.  He has served as consultant to over 200 firms or individuals.

Candidate’s Statement:  Experience within the ASCE structure at many levels, as well as with many other societies and organizations, provides me with a unique background to represent the membership on the ASCE Board of Direction.  I have been fortunate to already have had appropriate experience in this area and can immediately be an effective representative. A challenge to ASCE is to continue to productively work with the institutes.  On the ASCE Board, I want to promote institute projects and activities; enhance the ASCE structure and growth; and continue to encourage civil engineering professional development and professional image.    Included in this promotion of projects are those that benefit this country’s infrastructure related to civil engineering and improve the ASCE Report Card. Therefore, I would sincerely appreciate your support to elect me as your Technical Region Director to the Board.