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Registration is open for S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization being held August 6-8 in Aurora, Colorado. “The conference has grown over the years to be one of DFI’s flagship events,” says Theresa...
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications April 1–May 15, for the Trust’s At-Large Scholarship program, Michael L. Condon...
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2023 Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grant Recipients The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI Women in Deep Foundations Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations...
2023 Student Paper Competition Award Recipient Lin Huang, Ph.D. DFI and the DFI Educational Trust have extended the deadline to submit abstracts for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young...
The DFI Educational Trust recently awarded 11 scholarships totaling $38,750 to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The scholarships went to the following recipients...
Andrew Boeckmann DFI announces the formation of the Foundation Reuse Committee, which had been a task force under the DFI Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations Committee. The mission of...
Chris Woods DFI announces the formation of a Student Engagement Committee. The committee, with support from DFI Educational Trust, will develop consistent student opportunities and experiences that...
Join more than 1,000 geotechnical professionals this fall at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI49), being held October 7–10, at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in...
DFI is accepting nominations for its 2024 awards and lectures, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. The...
Merjan scholarship recipients Courtney Grinnel, Justin Lin and Meri Stojanova. Tamaro scholarship recipients Daniel Angel, Amadeusz Biela, Orlando Blanco, Samantha Perricelli and Emily Specht. Deep...
The newly elected trustees are Silas Nichols, P.E., Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Infrastructure, and Kathryn Petek, Ph.D., P.E., Shannon & Wilson. Nichols is the principal...
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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...
Matthew Meyer, P.E., D.G. David Frost, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., F.ASCE Invited speakers have been selected for SuperPile ’23, the leading piling design and construction conference hosted by DFI in...
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...