2014

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; […]

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; […]

The DFI Educational Trust announces the establishment of the Thomas Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarships to civil engineering students attending any U.S. college or university. The fund was established through a generous $50,000 donation from Thatcher Foundations, Inc., Gary, IN. The company has pledged an additional $50,000 over the next five […]

The DFI Educational Trust announces the establishment of the Thomas Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarships to civil engineering students attending any U.S. college or university. The fund was established through a generous $50,000 donation from Thatcher Foundations, Inc., Gary, IN. The company has pledged an additional $50,000 over the next five […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that DFI Member Crux Subsurface, Inc. is the recipient of both DFI’s 2014 Outstanding Project Award (OPA) and the 2014 C. William Bermingham Innovation Award. The OPA jury selected the Sunrise Powerlink Project in California as the winner. The Bermingham Award, which recognizes innovative contributions to deep foundation technology, […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that DFI Member Crux Subsurface, Inc. is the recipient of both DFI’s 2014 Outstanding Project Award (OPA) and the 2014 C. William Bermingham Innovation Award. The OPA jury selected the Sunrise Powerlink Project in California as the winner. The Bermingham Award, which recognizes innovative contributions to deep foundation technology, […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the availability of the April 2014 edition of the DFI Journal, a peer-reviewed publication of high-quality papers related to the broad area of deep foundations engineering and construction. Volume 8, Issue 1, includes the following papers: Cross-hole Sonic Logging and Frequency Tomography Analysis of Drilled Shaft Foundations to Better […]

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the availability of the April 2014 edition of the DFI Journal, a peer-reviewed publication of high-quality papers related to the broad area of deep foundations engineering and construction. Volume 8, Issue 1, includes the following papers: Cross-hole Sonic Logging and Frequency Tomography Analysis of Drilled Shaft Foundations to Better […]

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. Lars Richter was elected to serve as an at-large trustee for a two-year term. Richter is the general manager of AECON Foundations (Canada). Prior to AECON, Richter was business unit leader at […]