Dr. Manish Roy, a faculty member in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, has been honored with the 2024 Emerging Leader Fellow Award by the Civil Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The award was presented at this year's ASEE Annual Conference held in Portland, Oregon.

Dr. Roy earned his Ph.D. at UConn in 2019 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Residence in the School of Engineering. The Emerging Leader Fellow Award is bestowed upon a member of the ASEE Civil Engineering Division who has been affiliated with the division for no more than five years and demonstrates potential for future leadership. This prestigious recognition aims to encourage and support promising members to engage in and learn more about leadership activities within the division. Recipients are selected based on nominations from fellow division members.

Since 2022, Dr. Roy has been an active participant in ASEE, serving on the Executive Committee of the Civil Engineering Division. His leadership roles include chairing the Effective Teaching Committee in 2023 and the Educational Policy Committee in 2024 at the ASEE Annual Conferences.