HNTB’s Tony Shkurti Named President of Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
CHICAGO –Tony Shkurti, Ph.D., PE, HNTB Fellow and Great Lakes Division bridge practice leader, has been named president of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois. He began a one-year term on July 1, 2017. As president, Dr. Shkurti helps lead the organization’s mission to advance and advocate excellence in structural engineering and aid in safeguarding the public. SEAOI accomplishes this through education, outreach and networking to structural engineering professionals living and wor...
SEAOI Installs New Officers for 2017-2018
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) has installed a new Executive Committee and elected three new Directors. All terms began on July 1, 2017 and the 2017-2018 Board of Directors is as follows: President – Tony Shkurti, HNTB Corporation President-Elect – David Nickell, TGRWA, LLC Treasurer – Christine M. Freisinger, Wiss, Janey, Elstner Associates, Inc. Secretary – Soliman Khudeira, Chicago Department of Transportation and Illinois Institute of Technology...
New Metrolink Deal Sealed
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), MPact Thales (MPT) and WSP have signed on the dotted line as work continues on Metrolink’s latest expansion. The award-winning collaboration will see MPT - a consortium of Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales design and construct the extension to the intu Trafford Centre via Trafford Park, while WSP will continue as TfGM’s delivery partner. Advanced utility works are now underway along the line of the route, which will run concurrently with othe...
Leo A. Fernandez, P.E. Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Vice President in Weidlinger Transportation Practice
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Leo A. Fernandez, P.E., has joined the firm’s Wall Street, New York office as a vice president in the Weidlinger Transportation practice. He has more than 20 years of experience in the inspection, analysis, rehabilitation and design of roadway, rail, pedestrian and long-span bridges. Fernandez will manage current and future projects and will also assist with office operations and business development opportunities. Key Poi...
Tetra Tech Awarded FAA Security and Hazardous Materials Support Contract
PASADENA, Calif. - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH) has awarded the Company a contract for a maximum cumulative ceiling value of $77 million for ASH III Program Support Services. Tetra Tech will support ASH to make aviation safer and smarter through improvements in hazardous materials safety, personnel security, and facility security. ASH has the primary responsibility within t...
Jacobs and Volterra Team Unveiled as Finalist in Prestigious 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) and Volterra Partners have been honored as a finalist in the 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize, the most significant global economics prize after the Nobel Prize. The Wolfson council asked, “How can we pay for better, safer, more reliable roads in a way that is fair to road users and good for the economy and the environment?” The Volterra and Jacobs’ entry “Pricing for Prosperity,” sets out how present U.K. fuel and vehicle excise duties can be repl...
WSP and TTI Partner to Advance Transportation Research
AUSTIN, TX – WSP USA and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly collaborate on creating a stronger connection between research and deployment of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) as well as connected and automated vehicle solutions. The agreement includes sharing expertise on research, transportation operations and management, and connected and automated vehicles. It also encourages educational and mentoring opp...
Strategic Foresight Expert Joins The World Energy Council
The OECD’s former Head of Strategic Foresight, Angela Wilkinson to join the World Energy Council as Senior Director for the Council’s World Energy Scenarios portfolio. Angela Wilkinson is joining the World Energy Council to further strengthen the Council’s Scenarios capability, under the leadership of Ged Davis, Executive Chair of the Council’s Scenarios flagship study. As the former Head of Strategic Foresight at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Angela led...
Carbomap Ready to Map the World with Advanced LiDAR on High Performance UAV
EDINBURGH / UNITED KINGDOM – Carbomap, an environmental survey company, in collaboration with high performance LiDAR manufacturer RIEGL, UAVE and The University of Edinburgh, today announced the first successful demonstration flight of a RIEGL VUX-1LR survey-grade waveform laser scanner on a fixed wing, long range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This is likely the first time that such a high-performance scanner has ever flown on a fixed wing UAV with such an advanced specification for long durati...
15th Edition AISC Steel Construction Manual Now Available
(Chicago, IL) – The American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC) 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual is now available. This new edition of the Manual includes the 2016 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, with improvements and revisions in the provisions for slender-element compression members, shear strength and double angle and WT flexural strength, as well as the 2016 Code of Standard Practice, which clarifies the use of models, and new and enhanced Architecturally Exposed St...
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