William F. Baker Jr., structural engineering partner at architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP, is among 78 U.S. and overseas engineers elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the profession’s top distinction. He was cited for his innovative structures for global high-rise buildings.
Also elected were Armen Der Kiureghian, Taisei civil engineering professor at the University of California, Berkeley, for contributions to earthquake engineering innovation; Chris T. Hendrickson, engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, for transportation and green design leadership; Michael R. Hoffmann, environmental science professor at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, for advances in water contaminant removal; and Henry Z. Kister, Fluor Corp. senior fellow, for leadership in distillation engineering.