Can engineering save lives in a crisis?
This keynote spotlights breakthrough innovations in humanitarian engineering that are driving real change in both social and environmental spheres. Students will see firsthand how access to resources ignites creativity, unlocks opportunity, and fuels a new generation of changemakers.
Keynote Speaker
Tucker Ferguson, P.E.
District Engineer, Austin District,
Texas Department of Transportation
Schedule
- 12–12:45pm Presentation: Tucker Ferguson, P.E.
- 12:45–1pm Q&A Session
Our live events bring engineering, math, and science to life by giving students the chance to hear from professional engineers.
Meet the keynote speaker
Tucker Ferguson, P.E.
Tucker Ferguson, P.E., is the district engineer for the Austin District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
Appointed Austin District Engineer in 2019, Ferguson is responsible for the management, direction and administration of all planning, design, construction and maintenance, and operations programs for nearly 9,500 miles in the 11-county region of central Texas, including the District’s $10 billion portfolio and the multi-billion-dollar reconstruction of I-35.
Prior to leading the Austin District, Ferguson served as the Beaumont District Engineer from 2011 to 2019, and prior to joining TxDOT in 2011, Ferguson enjoyed a 22-year career with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in a variety of roles, including serving as the district engineer in the Harrisburg and Allentown districts, as well as statewide director roles for Construction and Materials, and Maintenance and Operations.
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