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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...
Edward E. Belk Jr., P.E. Edward E. Belk Jr., P.E., director of civil works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Washington D.C., is presenting a keynote lecture at the plenary session on...
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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 fields. More scholarships will be...
John A. Huntoon, Ph.D., E.I.T. John Huntoon, Ph.D., EIT, a recent graduate of the geosystems engineering program at the Georgia Institute of Technology and current president of BioBilt Infrastructure...
DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry. The recipients are invited to...
Rudolph P. Frizzi, P.E., G.E., BC.GE Rudolph P. Frizzi, P.E., G.E., BC.GE, managing principal, LANGAN, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished Service...
The winner of the 2024 DFI Outstanding Project Award is the Plaquemines LNG Driven Pile Megaproject, submitted by Cajun Industries. The award is being presented at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep...
Abstracts are being accepted for presentations at SuperPile ’25, a piling design and construction conference being hosted by DFI in partnership with ADSC. Abstracts are due December 4, 2024, and can...
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that it is now hosting GroutLine, an online library of papers on grouting approaches, procedures and guidelines. “GroutLine has been publishing papers and...
Captain Richard Phillips Captain Richard Phillips, a national hero, is presenting the Hal Hunt Lecture on Communications at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations. The international...
Barbara Jackson, DFI49 Keynote Speaker Barbara Jackson, Ph.D., FDBIA, CEO and president of Barbara Jackson LLC, is the keynote speaker for the opening plenary session at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference...
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Registration is open for S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization being held August 8-10 at the Royal Sonesta in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The two-and-a-half-day conference focuses on the practical...
Join more than 1,000 geotechnical professionals this fall at DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI48), being held October 31–November 3, in Seattle. Registration is open to attend...
Registration is open for SuperPile ’23, a piling design and construction conference hosted by DFI in partnership with ADSC. The annual SuperPile conference is taking place at the Atlanta Marriott...
Mohan Ramanathan Sunil S. Basarkar, Ph.D. DFI of India announces the appointment of a new chair and new vice chair. Mohan Ramanathan has been named as chair of DFI of India after serving as vice...
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the availability of a new edition of the DFI Journal, a peer-reviewed publication of high-quality technical papers. DFI Journal: Volume 16, Issue 2 includes...
Gregory J. Canivan, P.E. Seth Hamblin, P.E. Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces Gregory J. Canivan, P.E., and Seth Hamblin, P.E., have been named co-chairs of DFI’s Driven Pile Committee. They...
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded 15 scholarships totaling $50,000 to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The...
Registration is open for the DFI-COPRI New York City Ports and Engineering Seminar being held March 16 at New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn. The full day of learning and...
DFI is accepting nominations for its 2023 awards and lectures, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry...