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James L. Martin
A Mississippi State University professor is the new editor of an American Society of Civil Engineers journal.
James L. Martin recently was appointed to head the society's Journal of Energy Engineering, a three-times-a-year publication.
Formed in 1852 and based in Reston, Va., ASCE is the nation's oldest engineering society. A professional organization serving more than 125,000 civil engineers in private practice, government, industry, and academia, it publishes journals on a variety of topics, including infrastructure systems, urban planning and development, and professional issues in engineering education and practice.
The journal that Martin will edit reports on the development of scientific and engineering knowledge used in the planning, management and generation of electrical power.
Martin, who joined the MSU faculty last year, is the College of Engineering's Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Chair in Civil Engineering. He has more than 20 years experience conducting and managing water quality modeling projects for the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency, as well as AScI [cq], an international environmental firm headquartered in McLean, Va.
"I look forward to working with the ASCE membership and the Journal of Energy Engineering associate editors to move the journal to a new level of excellence," he said.
An Amarillo, Texas, native, Martin holds a bachelor's degree in wildlife science and civil engineering and a doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from Texas A&M University. He also received a master's in biology/marine biology at Southwest Texas State University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.