The 2009 Hans Albert Einstein Award was presented to William H. McAnally, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE for his exemplary career as a researcher, manager, and educator, most notably his outstanding contributions to the engineering profession in the areas of hydraulics, sedimentation, and environmental and navigation engineering, and for his inspirational teaching, mentoring, and professionalism. Award documents noted that McAnally has demonstrated a lifetime of achievements as an accomplished researcher, practitioner and science manager. The award was presented at the 2009 Environmental Water Resources Institute Congress in Kansas City.
A longtime member of ASCE, McAnally has contributed to many ASCE activities. He had a distinguished career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and now serves as an associate professor at Mississippi State University. He was a pioneer in watershed approaches and institutionalized regional sediment management in the USACE and continues these studies in a multi-agency environment through the Northern Gulf Institute. The body of sedimentation research was advanced in estuarine sedimentation through his own research in cohesive sediments as demonstrated in his co-authorship of the ASCE Sediment Manual. He continues research excellence through teaching and mentoring of graduate students.
McAnally received a Ph.D. in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering from the University of Florida in 1999. McAnally also has an M.S. in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering from the University of Florida and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University. He is the author of more than 80 publications. Recently, he co-authored the ASCE publication Manual of Practice 116: Navigation Engineering Practice and Ethical Standards. McAnally is the chair of the COPRI Navigation Subcommittee of the Waterways Committee.
The Hans Albert Einstein Award is given to a member who has made a significant contribution to the engineering profession in the area of erosion control, sedimentation and/or waterway development either in teaching, research, planning, design or management.
