Professor Hugo Loaiciga was recently elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his “outstanding contributions to…the planning, analysis, and operation of water resources engineering.” Founded in 1852, the ASCE is the oldest national engineering society in the United States and currently has over 150,000 members.
To quote its web site, “ASCE Fellows occupy the Society’s second-highest membership grade, exceeded only by Honorary Members. There is no direct admission to the grade of Fellow. Fellow status must be attained by professional accomplishments via application and election by the Membership Application Review Committee (MARC). It is a prestigious honor held by fewer than 6% of ASCE members. Fellows are practitioners, educators, mentors, and most of all leaders. They have distinguished careers that have contributed significantly to the Civil Engineering profession. The accomplishments of Fellows have left their marks on their communities, society, and future engineering professionals.”
Hugo received a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Costa Rica and an MS and PhD in Water Resources and Hydrology from the University of California, Davis. His research interests include planning, design, and analysis of water resources systems; and theory and computational aspects of surface and ground water hydrology. Hugo served as the Water Commissioner for the City of Santa Barbara for six years, and he joined the UCSB Department of Geography in 1988. For more, see Hugo’s geography department page.
