Multidimensional

Ken Charles' steel industry career started because of an unexpected swerve. But it has turned into nearly five decades at joist and deck companies and recently earned him AISC recognition.

Jaclyn Whelan has focused on railway bridges for her entire engineering career and recently led a task group that developed a vital new resource for designing them.

As a student, Amit Varma had visions of doing impactful steel design research. A quarter-century later, he has made significant contributions in three important areas.

Jerry Hajjar once planned to spend his entire career as a practicing engineer, but an affinity for research pulled him into academia, where he has found a passion for sustainability, resilience, and earthquake engineering.