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| Bechtel names new technical fellows Bechtel Corporation, the largest U.S. contractor, named three employees as Bechtel Fellows, a select group of 20 experts in science and technology who have made outstanding contributions to the company and their professions. Bechtel Fellows are industry experts in technologies including structural analysis, seismology, environmental engineering, rail systems, gas processing, computer networking, and telecommunications. The new Bechtel Fellows are: Prem Attanayake, an engineering specialist in environmental restoration and monitoring. His contributions to innovative techniques for assessing ecological conditions and forecasting and mitigating risks to natural resources led to an invitation from UNESCO to join a panel developing technical guidelines to help industries protect the environment. Jake MacLeod, a technology expert and innovator in wired and wireless communications, has been a pioneer in the creation of cellular telephone networks. Among his most notable assignments for Bechtel was on the Iraq infrastructure reconstruction project, where his team replaced 12 telephone switching centers in and around Baghdad in just four months. Farhang Ostadan, a worldwide authority on earthquake engineering, is known for his development work on soil-structure interaction (SSI), a key factor in the seismic design of nuclear plants and other critical facilities. He co-developed a software program that has become the industry standard for SSI analysis. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |