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DFI Annual Student and Young Professor Paper Competitions
Call for Papers EXTENDED 

DFI and the DFI Educational Trust announce that the Call for Papers is open for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. The due date for abstract submissions has been extended until Monday, March 23.

The winning authors are invited to attend DFI’s 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI45), October 13-16 in National Harbor, Maryland, to present their papers. Winners also receive free conference registration, two nights of lodging and a $1,000 stipend for travel expenses. FI also offers the winner and first runner-up a library of up to 20 DFI Publications and a complimentary two-year DFI Individual Membership.  Their winning papers will be considered for publication in the DFI Journal. 

Papers are being solicited on the topics relating to deep foundations design and construction. 

For more information on the criteria and submission guidelines, download the Student Paper Competition Call for Papers or the Young Professor Paper Competition Call for Papers.

Contact: Emilio S. Fandino, DFI Educational Trust Administrator, (973) 423-4030, efandino@dfi.org.

Tracy Brettmann, Trust chair, with 2019 Student Paper Competition winners Jamie Crispin and Abagail Bateman, University of Bristol, U.K.
Tracy Brettmann, Trust chair, with 2019 Student Paper Competition winners Jamie Crispin and Abagail Bateman, University of Bristol, U.K.