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The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust recently awarded two $5,000 scholarships to civil engineering students focusing on geotechnical and/or environmental engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The awards were presented by Joseph Good, P.E., LEED AP, of Langan and a graduate of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign during the university’s Civil and Environmental Engineering […]

Harry Poulos, Ph.D., D.Sc. Eng., senior consultant, Tetra Tech Coffey, and emeritus professor of civil engineering, University of Sydney, has been invited to present the DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at SuperPile ’22. The annual SuperPile conference, hosted by DFI in partnership with ADSC, is taking place at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications for the Trust’s At-Large Scholarships, Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund. Applications are being accepted through May 16. At-Large Scholarships Several At-Large Scholarships ranging from $2,000 – $5,000 each are being awarded

The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. Recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in National Harbor, Maryland, October 4-7. The grant defrays travel

Registration is open for DFI’s S3: Slopes, Slides and Stabilization Conference, July 26-28, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Tennessee. The event is led by DFI’s Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization Committee and the DFI-ADSC Anchored Earth Retention Committee with contributions from six additional DFI committees that support the subject matter. The 2.5-day event provides

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded nine scholarships to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The DFI Educational Trust manages 19 scholarship programs funded by endowments, donations and fundraising events. Since 2006, the Trust has awarded $1.25 million in scholarships to more than 400 students studying

Registration is open for the second Helical Piles-Tiebacks-Anchors Tradeshow and Educational Seminar. The event is being held on April 27-28, 2022, at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs, Kansas. The event is being hosted by Helical Pile World (HPW) and DFI to showcases the helical pile and tieback industry’s dedication