Julia Bower Green, ’05 and ’07 civil engineering, has been named one of 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The award highlights the achievement of young civil engineers and their impact on society. Green will be honored at ASCE’s annual Outstanding Projects and Leaders Gala in Arlington, Va., in March.

Green began her career working on small and large scale multi-media environmental remediation projects for private, government and municipal clients. She then joined Southern Nuclear Company and was responsible for environmental compliance and permitting for the construction of the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant’s Units 3 and 4, the first new units to be built in the U.S. in three decades. Green is currently part of the climate and environmental strategy group at Southern Company in Birmingham and oversees the company’s communication, development and coordination of a system-wide environmental compliance strategy.

In addition, she mentors students through the iCan Girls in Engineering program and is a co-founder of Young Architects, Engineers and Contractors Consortium of Birmingham. She is also a member of Auburn Engineering’s 100 Women Strong program.