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Four students at City College of New York (CCNY) have received scholarship awards from the DFI Educational Trust Stanley Merjan Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund.  Nahla Ali is an undergraduate student studying civil engineering, with a concentration in structure. She is the treasurer of the ASCE Chapter at CCNY and works as a research assistant in the […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust has awarded two of three 2017 Langan Engineering & Environmental Services Legacy Scholarships. The fund was established in 2015 with a $200,000 donation from Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and an additional contribution of $102,000 generously made by many principals of Langan. The fund, which provides scholarships to […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust has awarded the first Manuel Fine Civil Engineering Scholarships to Patrick Marquis, a graduate student pursuing an M.S. in civil engineering at the University of Toronto, and Daniel Currie, an undergraduate civil engineering student at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada. The awards are in the amount of […]

Registration is open for the inaugural DFI-PFSF (Piling and Foundation Specialists Federation) conference on Piling and Ground Improvement Technology for the Modern Building and Infrastructure Sector. This international event is being held on March 21-22, 2017, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.  Presentations at the conference will be on the following […]

Registration is open for the DFI 42nd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 24-27, 2017, at the New Orleans Marriott in Louisiana.  The conference will feature technical presentations focusing on deep foundations and ground improvement, and associated risks and mitigation practices.  Topics include: Critical Infrastructure (e.g., flood protection system) Innovative Techniques for Soft Soils Laterally […]

DFI announces a call for entries for its 2017 Awards, which showcase and celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals, teams and companies in the deep foundations industry. Submissions for the 2017 Awards are due by April 17, 2017; with the exception of the Gerwick Award that has a deadline of February 1, 2017. Information […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that 4 of its 18 Technical Committees have new committee chairs starting in 2017. Daniel Stevenson, P.E., of Berkel and Company Contractors, is the new chair of the Codes and Standards Committee, following Lori A. Simpson of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, who has joined the DFI Board of Trustees. […]

The 11th Annual DFI Educational Trust Gala Fundraising Dinner on November 3, 2016, at Terrace On The Park in Flushing Meadows Park, N.Y., was attended by a record-breaking 168 guests and raised more than $110,000. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the newly-established George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. The first Tamaro scholarships […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed a new board member. Andrew C. Verity was elected to serve a two-year term on the DFI Educational Trust Board of Trustees. Verity is currently a national account manager with Terracon Consultants in Dallas, Texas. After earning his degree in civil […]

DFI’s membership voted to elect three new members to the DFI Board of Trustees and re-elect four members. Their terms begin on January 1, 2017. David B. Paul, P.E., is the special assistant for dam safety at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) headquarters in Washington, D.C., responsible for managing the USACE’s portfolio of […]