American Society of Civil Engineers Ernest E. Howard Award
The award is made annually to a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers who has made a definite contribution to the advancement of structural engineering, either in research, planning, design or construction, including methods and materials, these contributions being made in the form of a paper or other written presentation or through notable performance or specific actions which have served to advance structural engineering.
2024-25 Honorees
Michel Bruneau
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Michel Bruneau, PhD, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, is internationally renowned for his expertise in earthquake and blast engineering of buildings and bridges, with particular emphasis on the ductile design of steel structures. A distinguished member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Bruneau has made seminal contributions that have been incorporated into national and international standards of specifications for ductile steel plate shear walls, tubular eccentrically braced frames and ductile composite sandwich walls, among many others. He has traveled the world to assess structural damage caused by earthquakes and other disasters. In 2025, he received the ASCE Ernest E. Howard Award for his significant contributions to advancing seismic design and improving the safety and resilience of steel and steel-concrete composite structures.