USDOT Awards More Than $20 Million in Grants to Advance Transportation Research and Solutions at Morgan State University
New Round of Federal Funding Seeds Morgan State’s National Center for Transportation Management, Research and Development $15 Million to Lead ‘SMARTER’ Regional Transportation Center BALTIMORE – The Morgan State University National Center for Transportation Management, Research and Development (NTC) has further cemented its position as one of the nation’s foremost transportation research authorities, with the recent receipt of a $15-million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (US...
AWWA’s Steve Via recognized by Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering as distinguished alumni
(Denver, Colorado) - The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech University recently recognized Steve Via, the American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) federal relations director, among its five inductees into its Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Via joins a select group of 156 members in the Academy of Distinguished Alumni. He was chosen from a pool of more than 12,000 civil and environmental engineering alumni. “I found myself in the drinki...
Profile’s Adam Dibble Recognized with IECA Sustained Contributor Award
Pictured left to right: Jerry Sanders (IECA president), Adam Dibble (Profile Products) and Samantha Roe (IECA CEO). Photo courtesty of IECA. Dibble was awarded for his outstanding contributions to the erosion control industry BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (April 3, 2023) — Adam Dibble, CPESC, CESSWI, vice president of sales for environmental solutions at Profile® Products, recently received the Sustained Contributor Award from the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) at the 2023 awa...
Newsweek Names Franklin Electric to List of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2023
Fort Wayne, IN – April 2023 – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) has been named to Newsweek magazine’s list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2023 – the Company’s second consecutive win. This national recognition is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Newsweek selected and ranked America’s Most Trustworthy Companies based on three key performance pillars: customer trust, investor trust and employee trust....
DFI Educational Trust Accepting Scholarship Applications for Students Pursuing a Career in Deep Foundations
Submission Deadline May 15 Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications for the Trust’s At-Large Scholarships, Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund. Applications are being accepted through May 15. “The Trust is focused on recognizing the best and brightest students who will be the next generation of designers, contractors and equipment manu...
Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Submission Deadline May 15 Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. Applications are being accepted online through May 15. Recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Seattle, October 31 – November 3. The grant defrays travel and related expenses for atte...
Two S&T infrastructure researchers named Heidman professors
ROLLA, Mo. – Drs. Jenny Liu and Xiong Zhang have been named James A. Heidman Professors of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. “It is an honor to be appointed to this role and serve in a named professorship at one of the top engineering schools in the country,” says Liu. “I am very grateful to university leadership for valuing and supporting faculty excellence, and I look forward to the opportunities this professorship will all...
EV Charging Infrastructure Concept Wins 2023 Forge Prize
CHICAGO - A concept that would use structural steel to reinvent the gas station experience for the EV age has won the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2023 Forge Prize. LVL (Level) Studio collaborators Jeffrey Lee, Christopher Taurasi, and Lexi White won the $10,000 grand prize in a YouTube live stream Thursday afternoon. They worked with Schuff Steel Senior Vice President Christian Crosby to refine their Electric Oasis vision and make the process of bringing it to life in steel mor...
Esri UK appoints Mark Wells as Chief Technology Officer
Esri UK today announced the appointment of Mark Wells as its new Chief Technology Officer. Previously head of the company’s Technical Support and Managed Cloud Services divisions, Mark succeeds Charles Kennelly, who takes on the new role of Group CTO at Esri Holdings Ltd, which includes Esri UK, Esri Ireland and IT professional services company Helyx. Responsible for directing the technical strategy and implementation of Esri UK technology, Mark will be focusing on developing new solutions to...
Simpson Strong-Tie Yield-Link® Brace Connection Speeds Up Construction and Repair, Adds Resiliency to New and Existing Structural Steel Buildings
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has introduced the Yield-Link® brace connection (YLBC), an innovative structural steel solution for dissipating energy through a fuse connection, creating a resilient steel frame that protects the beam column and brace during seismic and wind events. The YLBC is simple for designers to incorporate into new construction or retrofits, helps reduce testing and inspecti...