RESTON, VA.—The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Industry Leaders Council launched a podcast series—Insights—that features civil engineering industry leaders discussing insights into the successful practice of civil engineering.

G. Wayne Clough, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, secretary of the Smithsonian, is the series’ first guest. Clough has experience in public policy issues at the local, state, and national levels. The former Georgia Tech president has published more than 130 papers and reports and has spoken about innovation, higher education, diversity, economic development, and technology.

Each episode of the series will run 5 to 10 minutes long, exploring national and global challenges that have had an impact on the engineering profession. Guests will identify challenges facing the nation’s infrastructure and elaborate on what the industry should do to overcome these obstacles. Listeners will get an understanding of guests’ career projects and experiences, and how their careers within civil engineering have had an impact on the world.

To learn more about the series or to listen to a podcast, visit www.asce.org/insights.