Chris Woods Named Chair Hawthorne, N.J. (March 5, 2024): DFI announces the formation of a Student Engagement Committee. The committee, with support from DFI Educational Trust, will develop consistent student opportunities and experiences that raise…
DFI Announces Formation of New Foundation Reuse Committee
Andrew Boeckmann Named Chair Hawthorne, N.J. (March 5, 2024): DFI announces the formation of the Foundation Reuse Committee, which had been a task…
Registration Is Open for DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations October 7–10 in Colorado
Hawthorne, N.J. (February 13, 2024): Join more than 1,000 geotechnical professionals this fall at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI49),…
Registration is Open for DFI’s S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization
Hawthorne, N.J.: Registration is open for S3: Slopes, Support and Stabilization being held August 8-10 at the Royal Sonesta in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The two-and-a-half-day conference focuses on the practical application of deep foundations and ground…
Registration is Open for DFI’s SuperPile ‘23 June 7-9 in Atlanta
Hawthorne, N.J. (March 9, 2023): Registration is open for SuperPile ’23, a piling design and construction conference hosted by DFI in partnership with ADSC. The annual SuperPile conference is taking place at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis on June 7-9.…
Registration Open for DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement
May 18-20 in Berlin Hawthorne, N.J.: Registration is open for the DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement: Smart Construction for the Future being held May 18-20, 2022, in Berlin. The conference is a global…
DFI Announces Robert Stier as New Co-chair of Tunneling and Underground Committee
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces Robert Stier of Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring is the new co-chair of DFI’s Tunneling and Underground Committee. He joins co-chair, Jim Morrison, P.E., P.Eng., COWI, and takes over for outgoing…
Dale Biggers, P.E., of Boh. Bros., Named 2021 DFI Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Hawthorne, N.J.: Dale Biggers, P.E., a vice president at Boh Bros. Construction in New Orleans, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made…
DFI Announces Winners of 2021 Student Paper Competition
Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI announces the winners of the 2021 Student Paper Competition. Osama Drbe, a Ph.D. candidate at Western University London in Ontario, Canada, is the winner of the Student Paper Competition. His paper is titled, “Effect of Negative…
DFI Launches Podcast: Broadcasting Common Ground
First Episode to Be Released on August 11 Hawthorne, N.J. (July 27, 2021): Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the launch of its new podcast channel – Broadcasting Common Ground. In the first series, Interview with a Survivor, hosts Lucky…
