KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today, the American Public Works Association (APWA) announced the selection of of John Milne and Yuejiao Liu as 2021 Jennings Randolph International Fellows. Milne will conduct a study tour in Australia and present at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) International Public Works Conference from Oct. 31 – Nov. 3 in Adelaide, Australia. Liu will conduct public works study tours in Denmark and will present at the Association of Technical Directors in Danish Local Authorities (KTC) Annual Conference from Oct. 28-29.
Milne’s study tour will focus on how Australian cities are incorporating environmental and economic sustainability strategies within their land use planning and capital infrastructure programs, while also taking early steps to bring driverless car and Smart City technology into their cities and public infrastructure. Milne holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, and a master's degree in water resource engineering from the University of Colorado, and is a registered PE in Washington State. He has more than 40 years of experience in civil and water resources engineering in Great Britain and the United States.
Yuejiao’s study tour will focus on zero-waste and waste-to-resource technology. Liu’s goal is to bring valuable information to help Austin become the national Zero Waste leader in the transformation from traditional integrated waste collection to sustainable resource recovery. Liu holds a master's in civil engineering and is registered as a professional engineer in Texas and Ohio. She holds a PMP certification and is the current President of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Austin Chapter. She has more than 15 years of experience in managing a variety of infrastructure projects in multiple cities. The APWA Texas chapter has also generously awarded Liu a grant to support her study tour.