EERI is proud to congratulate three longtime members on their election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as part of the class of 2025. NAE membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature" and to "the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."
Ellen M. Rathje (M.EERI 1996, incoming EERI President) is the Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, and was elected for contributions to seismic slope assessment and site response analysis and the development of cyberinfrastructure for natural hazards engineering.
Charles (C.B.) Crouse (M.EERI 1976) is a principal engineer at AECOM in Seattle, and was elected for contributions to public safety and infrastructure resilience through leadership in transferring research advances into seismic design practice.
Dan M. Frangopol (M.EERI 1987) is the Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture in the ATLSS Engineering Research Center at Lehigh University, and was elected for contributions to life-cycle civil engineering and leadership in its global development and adoption.
