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Lewis Edgers
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Curriculum
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Professional Society and Service Activities

1. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Boston Society Civil Engineers Section (BSCES).
   • Named ASCE Fellow, 1999.
   • Member and Treasurer of the Engineering Center Board, 1990-1991.
   • President - 1989-1990.
   • Vice-President 1987-1989 - Responsible for Technical Division (14 Technical groups and Committees), General Tasks Division (7 Committees) and overall BSCES Calendar.
   • Editorial Board, "Civil Engineering Practice", Journal of BSCES/ASCE, 1985-1989. Chair of Editorial Committee responsible for development, review, and publication of technical papers.
   • Director 1985-1987. Responsible for Administrative Division (1985-86), General Tasks Division (1986-87).
   • Nominating Committee. 1984-1986, 1990-1993 (Chair, 1992-93)
   • Hazardous Waste Committee. 1984-85.
   • ASCE Exhibit at National Science Teachers Association Convention, Boston, 1984.
   • Co-Chairman of operating Committee Lecture Series on "Geotechnical Engineering Practice", 1984. Co-sponsored by ASCE/BSCES and Tufts University.
   • Executive Committee Geotechnical Section. 1977-1984. Chair, 1982-83. Initiated proposal for the Arthur Casagrande Fund, approved by BSCES Board of Government, 1983.
   • Planning Committee for ASCE National Convention, Boston, April 1979.
   • Student Chapter Committee, 1975-1978.
   • Editorial Board of Forum Newsletter, 1973-1976.
   • Planning Committee, Lecture Series on Lateral Earth Pressure BSCES Geotechnical Group, 1975-76.
   • ASCE Award for Outstanding Service, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1985.
   • BSCES/ASCE Certificate of Appreciation, 1982-83.
2. Reviewer for:
   
   • ASTM
   • ASCE
   • Transportation Research Board
   • Journal of Civil Engineering Practice
   • Georisk, editorial board member
   • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
   • 2nd Int. Sym. On Submarine Mass Movements Oslo (2005).
   • 11th Int. Conference on Landslides (2005)
   • Proceedings of the Ladd Symposium
   • Marine and Petroleum Geology(2003)
   • 12th Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Eng. (SARA 2003)
3. National Science Foundation review panel for proposals in Research Initiation Award and Engineering Research Equipment Grant Programs, 1988.
4. Member of Technical Advisory Committee to Metropolitan Area Planning Council, in development of Manual for Pavement Maintenance for Communities. 1985-86.
5. United States University Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research, Tufts University Representative, 1991-1995.
6. Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers, Tufts University Representative, 1991-.
7. Institute for Professional Practice, Northeast Regional Center for Academic Outreach at Tufts University, 1992-1994.
8. American Consulting Engineers Council-New England (ACEC-NE), Judge for Engineering Excellence Competition, 1993, 1999.
9. Conservation Commissioner, Town of Brookline, 1985-1993.
10. Tufts Representative, Sanitary Landfill Leachate and Gas Management, by University of Wisconsin in cooperation with Tufts University, Boston, March 30 - April 2, 1993.
11. The Engineering Center (TEC) Engineering Youth Program Liaison Group, 1993.
12. Trustee, The Engineering Center Education Trust, 1994-present. Vice-chair (1996-97), secretary(1999-2000), chair of Library Committee.
13. Steering Committee, Program on National Quality (NQI), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), 1994-1996.
14. Foundation for Professional Practice of ASCE and ASFE, Governor, 2001-2003 ASFE/Foundation for Professional Practice representative on ASFE/ASCE Professional Practice and Ethics Leadership Award Committee, Chair 2007-2008.

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