BSCESNews June/July 2023

COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness

VOLUME 47 | ISSUE 10 | June/July 2023

By Matthew Page, PE, Associate Principal, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., and COPRI Boston Chapter Chair

COPRI Boston Chapter provides technical education and networking for those involved in coastal, ocean, ports, waterways, riverine, and wetland resources. We are always looking for new members! Find out more information here or come join us at one of our virtual monthly meetings by emailing COPRI@BSCES.org . ... Read more

Emergency Response Planning for Coastal Flood Risks for Small Craft Harbors and Marinas

By Daniel Stapleton, PE, Senior Principal, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

The increasing frequency and intensity of coastal storms and accelerating sea level rise are resulting in greater coastal flood-related risks to waterfront facilities and structures in New England. These risks include direct impacts such as property and content damage loss, “during storm”, near-term and potentially long-term operations and service disruption, release of environmental pollutants, and public and personnel safety. ... Read more

Colby College Athletic Complex: Winner of an ACEC/MA 2022 Silver Engineering Excellence Award

By Michael Shearer, PE, Associate, Arup

In 2020, Colby College opened the doors of their new state-of-the-art Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. The 354,000ft² building transcends conventional athletics and recreation center design, efficiently and elegantly integrating all of Colby's indoor competition venues, training areas, and ancillary spaces to comprehensively serve every athletics and recreation program on campus. ... Read more

Coonamessett River Restoration and John Parker Road Bridge Project

By Eric Ohanian, PE, Project Manager, Tighe & Bond, Nicholas Nelson, CERP, Inter-Fluve, Inc., Elizabeth Gladfelter, Town of Falmouth

The award-winning Coonamessett River Restoration and John Parker Road Bridge project rejuvenated 50 acres of a degraded conservation land in Falmouth, MA. Today, the once heavily-degraded stream and wetland ecosystem is thriving with a diversity of plant and animal species, is functioning more naturally, and provides resilience to the changes in climate and sea level rise. ... Read more

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2022 - 2023 Society Sponsors

BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board

Chair: Michael T. Sullivan, PE

Ronald K. Burns, PE, LSP, LEED AP

Michael R. Cunningham, PE

Annahid Dastgheib-Beheshti, PE

Christopher P. Hersey, LEED AP

Anuja Kamat, PhD

Richard F. Keenan

Angus J. O’Leary, PE

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President: Ronald K. Burns, PE, LSP, LEED AP

President-Elect: Michael R. Cunningham, PE

Secretary: Anuja Kamat, PhD

Treasurer: Gregory L. Mirliss, STS

Assistant Treasurer: Vacant

Senior Vice Presidents: Christopher P. Hersey, LEED AP, Kathryn Swanson, PE

Vice Presidents: Richard A. Matson, PE, Antonios Vytiniotis, PhD

Past President: Shallan C. Fitzgerald, PE

Western MA Branch Vice President: Vacant

Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute Boston Chapter: Matthew J. Page, PE

Construction Institute Boston Chapter: Ryan Marshall, PE, SE

Engineering Management Group: Vacant

Environmental & Water Resources Institute Boston Chapter: Rishabh V. Iyer, PE

Geo-Institute Boston Chapter: Todd D. Dwyer, PE

Structural Engineering Institute Boston Chapter: Irena A. Svetieva, PE

Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter: Annahid Dastgheib-Beheshti, PE

Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Boston Chapter: Peter D. Nardini, PE

Younger Member Group: John T. Brooks, PE

2022–2023 BSCES Program Sponsors

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Collins Engineers, Inc. | Dewberry | Green International Affiliates, Inc.

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. | Haley & Aldrich, Inc. | HNTB | Horsley Witten Group, Inc.

Howard Stein Hudson | Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. | Kleinfelder | Nitsch Engineering

Tufts University - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | VHB | WSP

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