Contact: Phil Hearn
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State civil engineering professor James L. Martin is a newly named diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers.
Martin, holder of the university's Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Chair in Civil Engineering, recently was notified of his latest high honor by AAWRE executive director Walter T. Marlowe. Martin was selected without interview, based on his "superior professional education and experience," Marlowe said.
In August, Martin was recognized as a new fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Martin and other 2005 AAWRE selections will be recognized at a special reception in Omaha, Neb., during the Environmental and Water Resources Institute's 2006 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress. All are considered leading water resource authorities in academia, public service or private practice.
"James Martin's designation as a diplomate is recognition of his international reputation in the water resources engineering community and further reflects a career of exceptional technical achievement in his field," said Kirk Schulz, dean of MSU's Bagley College of Engineering.
Established by water resources engineers in the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute, the academy works to advance the profession by improving professional practices and standards.
Selections for certification as a diplomate must have demonstrated a mastery of the water resources engineering's published "Body of Knowledge." A bachelor's and graduate degree, or 30 additional advanced-level credits in water resources engineering, also are required, with the educational background supplemented with 10 years of professional experience.
A member of the Bagley engineering faculty since 2001, Martin earned a doctorate in civil/environmental engineering from Texas A&M University in 1984. His research interests include water quality modeling and environmental software development.
For more information, contact Julie Lemons at (662) 325-8098 or jlemons@engr.msstate.edu.