The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has named University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering Professor Amarjit Singh the recipient of the 2024 Richard R. Torrens Award for his work as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction.
Singh, a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, founded the journal in 2009. Under his leadership, submissions grew six fold by 2024. The publication now ranks first globally in its specialty field according to the Scimago Journal and Country Rank.
“I was honored and felt humble,” Singh said. “There are so many hard-working and distinguished editors-in-chief at ASCE, that it felt very special. This competitive award was given because our niche subject area struck a chord with authors around the world and because we had painstakingly created a first class editorial board of accomplished and distinguished specialists. My efforts received recognition just as I am about to step down from my position at the end of the year after 16 years at the helm as editor-in-chief. I wish the journal the best under new leadership!”
The award recognizes volunteer journal editors who demonstrate outstanding contributions to ASCE‘s publications program, honoring achievements in areas such as journal competitiveness, turnaround time, growth, creativity and innovation.
The honor pays tribute to Richard R. Torrens, who served as manager of professional and technical publications at ASCE for 17 years. ASCE publishes 35 journals across various civil engineering specialty fields.
