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Frank Rausche, Ph.D., P.E., of GRL Engineers, Inc., has been selected as the DFI 2015 Osterberg Lecturer. The lecture will take place on Thursday, March 19, 2015, 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., during the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE) at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. […]

Deep Mixing 2015 will be held June 2-5, 2015, in San Francisco. DFI is managing this landmark event, which will provide a forum on important advances in materials, equipment, system design and project delivery mechanisms that have occurred since the last conference in 2009. The conference will serve as a forum for international exchange on […]

DFI, along with ADSC, Geo-Institute of ASCE and the PDCA will host IFCEE 2015. The International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo is the world’s largest equipment exhibition and technical conference dedicated to the deep foundations industry. It will be held March 17-21, 2015 at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is hosting its 40th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, October 12-15, 2015 at the Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, CA. The 2015 DFI Annual Conference on Deep Foundations marks the 40th Anniversary of this event. For four decades, the conference has helped shape the future of our industry. The […]

Deep foundations professionals from all disciplines of the industry are invited to submit paper abstracts for the 40th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations. This milestone conference will be held in Oakland, CA, from October 12-15, 2015. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and will be presented by the authors at the conference […]

S. Scot Litke, D.GE (Hon.) is the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award. He is the 34th recipient of the award, honoring individuals chosen by their peers for exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award will be presented on October 23, 2014, during […]

DFI Trustee Dr. Khaldoun Fahoum, chair of the DFI Middle East Regional Chapter and vice president and Middle East regional manager for Langan Engineering, died on July 23, 2014. Throughout his 20-year career he made contributions to major engineering projects in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United States. Fahoum was […]

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that Professor Gray Mullins and his research team at the University of South Florida are the recipients of the 2014 Ben C. Gerwick Award for Innovation in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations. The award will be presented at a lunch on August 7 in conjunction with the DFI […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust (www.dfitrust.org), the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed a new member to the Board of Trustees. Zoran “Zac” Curanovic, P.E., was elected to serve as an at-large member for a two-year term. Curanovic is currently employed with Underpinning and Foundation Skanska, where he is involved in many aspects […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust (www.dfitrust.org), the charitable arm of DFI, announces the recipients of At-Large Scholarships for academic year 2014-2015. The five recipients, each receiving a $2,000 scholarship, are Zachary Fallert, a senior at University of Missouri; Megan Hamilton, a senior at Virginia Tech; Jacob Sumearll, a senior at University of Wyoming; […]