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DFI’s Sustainability Committee is working with the EFFC (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) Sustainability Working Group to develop guides that are intended to support geotechnical...
DFI is announcing a NEW DFI Member Advocate Program. The purpose of this refer-a-friend campaign is to show DFI’s appreciation and acknowledge our existing members’ dedication and contribution to...
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Vaughn J. Godet, P.E. Richard D. Kalson, J.D. Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces new committee chairs for two of its technical committees. After serving as vice chair of the DFI-ADSC Joint...
DFI is accepting nominations for its 2025 awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. The deadline is...
Manhattan University students and their advisors. Left to right: Emanuel Lala, Mark Markic, Caitlan Haiduk, Alexandra Castellano, Anirban De (advisor), Meddi Omdivar (advisor), Annas Alokush...
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, has elected four new board members. John M. Allen, P.E. Emma Migneault Shawna Munn, P.Eng. Monica Prezzi, Ph.D. John M...
James Johnson Morgan NeSmith The DFI Board of Trustees has elected a new executive committee starting in 2025. Incoming DFI President James Johnson, who served as DFI vice president from 2023-2024, is...
DFI President’s Award recipients Jamey Rosen, Mary Ellen Large and Maurice Bottiau. Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) President Gianfranco Di Cicco recognized three DFI members with President’s...
Andrew Burns, P.E. Ed Laczynski, P.E. Antonio Marinucci, Ph.D., P.E. Cassandra Rutherford, Ph.D., P.E. DFI’s membership voted to elect four new members to the DFI Board of Trustees. Their terms begin...
Miriam Smith, Ph.D., P.E. Jeff Burton, P.Eng Steve Garlick Scott Walker, P.E., G.E. Emma Migneault Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces five new technical committee chairs who started their new...
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students for several scholarships being...
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The DFI Educational Trust awarded $102,000 in scholarships this spring to 32 exceptional students preparing for a career in the civil engineering and construction management fields. More scholarships...
John Wolosick John R. Wolosick, P.E., S.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Life Member ASCE, of Keller North America, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award...
The winner of the DFI’s 2023 Outstanding Project Award is the Climate Pledge Arena project in Seattle by Thornton Tomasetti. A presentation on the project is being delivered and the award presented at...
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, announces the establishment of the M. Byrl and Frances M. Williams Fund. The fund was established with a generous...
Jesús E. Gómez, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE Jesús Gómez, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, vice president, GEI Consultants, has been selected as the 2023-2024 Traveling Lecturer. He is available, on request of DFI, to...
Ken Jennings, the greatest Jeopardy! player of all time, Jeopardy! co-host and best-selling author, is presenting the Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications at DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep...
The program is available for S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization being held August 8-10 at the Royal Sonesta in Boston. The two-and-a-half-day conference focuses on the practical application of deep...
Jim Glider Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, has appointed Jim Glider of Malcolm Drilling Company to the Board of Trustees. He is serving as a trustee for...
Paul W. Mayne, Ph.D., P.E. Paul W. Mayne, Ph.D., P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, has been invited to present the DFI Osterberg Memorial Lecture at SuperPile ’23. The annual SuperPile...