Today is SteelDay, an annual event sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction to educate the public on how the structural steel industry contributes to building America. As an engineering student in college, every day was steel day for…
I recently had the good fortune to enjoy a heartfelt retirement dinner with my RAND colleagues after nearly 22 years at the company. Looking back, it’s been quite a ride. When I started at RAND in 1991, I was one…
In October 1987, a 16-year-old boy who loved to solve problems was beginning his junior year at St. Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City, NJ, studying math and science and planning on becoming an engineer—the ultimate problem-solving profession. At the…