LEEA Awards 2022 finalists announced
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association has announced the LEEA Awards 2022 finalists, chosen from the inspiring collection of high quality entries from the Association’s members. The winners will be announced during the ‘party of the year’ at the LEEA Awards Ceremony, which will be held at the P&J Live events venue in Aberdeen on the evening of Wednesday 5th October 2022 – the first evening of LiftEx 2022. The ceremony hosted by LEEA CEO Ross Moloney will feature special guest speaker Sir...
Transoft CEO receives UCalgary Alumni Association Arch Award
We would like to congratulate Milton Carrasco, CEO of Transoft Solutions, for receiving the Career Achievement Award – the highest honour awarded by the UCalgary Alumni Association. This award honours those whose careers have made a positive and significant contribution to their community. Milton received his Master’s in Engineering at the University of Calgary. His thesis topic involved the turning radius and swept path of semi-tractor trailers which was a unique development in innovative so...
The winner of the Helsinki Design Award is Päivi Raivio
Helsinki Design Award 2022 winner Päivi Raivio. Photo Iiris Sjöblad A joint award by the City of Helsinki and Helsinki Design Week recognizes a designer or a design team for making Helsinki a better place to live in. The winner of the 2022 Helsinki Design Award is designer Päivi Raivio. During her career, Päivi Raivio has dedicated her work to creating better public spaces. Together with citizens and various communities, Raivio has made the city squares more vibrant and the daycare ya...
Southern State DOTs Win Regional Transportation Awards
Seven state department of transportation projects in Arkansas (along with Missouri), Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia won regional honors in the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. [Above photo by SCDOT] The contest honored projects that benefit their communities in several ways, such as providing new pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to connect to a widely used trail in Northern Virginia and improving safety and efficiency for drivers in Ar...
Simpson Strong-Tie Vice President of Engineering Annie Kao Named to Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply Class of 2022 for Business Excellence
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced that its Vice President of Engineering Annie Kao has been named to the Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply class of 2022 for Business Excellence. Kao is responsible for engineering strategy, management and innovation across all product lines at Simpson Strong-Tie. This award recognizes leaders who have demonstrated achievement, growth and success in the hardware and ho...
AISI Announces New Alexander D. Wilson Memorial Award
Photo: Dean Krouse (left) accepts the first Alexander D. Wilson Memorial Award from John Kross. Photo by Sougata Roy. Dean C. Krouse is First Recipient WASHINGTON, DC – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Steel Bridge Task Force (BTF), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design, and the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) have established a new award to honor Alexander D. Wilson, a ma...
AISI Standards Council Seeks Proposals for Small Projects and Fellowships to be Awarded in 2023
Proposals must be submitted to AISI by October 15, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Standards Council is seeking research proposals for its 2023 Small Project/Fellowship Program. Launched in 2014, AISI’s Small Project/Fellowship Program identifies and provides funding for research projects that will significantly impact the reliability, performance and cost-competitiveness of co...
14 Inspiring Design Concepts Win Steel Design Student Competition
CHICAGO - Fourteen student projects have won the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Steel Design Student Competition. This year’s competition offered an open category as well as a prompt that asked students to consider novel approaches to monuments and democratic public space in the 21st century. “The future of our built environment is in good hands,” said AISC Senior Director of Education Christina Harber, SE, PE. “...
Video: Northeastern Region Winners Named for 2022 America's Transportation Awards Competition
Every year, state departments of transportation from AASHTO's four regions nominate the projects that make a significant difference in the lives of the people who live, work, and play in communities across the country. The America's Transportation Awards competition, sponsored by AASHTO, AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, selects the best of those nominated projects and programs in three categories for making our communities safer, stronger, and better. Join host Caroline Kieltyka as she ann...
Water Environment Federation Recognizes Excellence in Water Research and Education
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is announcing the 2022 WEF Published Papers and Education Awards, which recognize WEF members for their significant impact in promoting awareness and understanding of water issues through the development of peer-reviewed research, public outreach, and academic curricula. WEF is also announcing the recipients of the 2022 WEF Operator Scholarship program, which provides up to $5,000 each for individuals who are seeking operator education,...