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DFI Educational Trust awards Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
August 30th, 2024
DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry. The recipients are invited to attend the DFI 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundation in Aurora, Colo., October 7–10, 2024. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses […]
DFI names Distinguished Service Award recipient
August 15th, 2024
Rudolph P. Frizzi, P.E., G.E., BC.GE, managing principal, LANGAN, is the recipient of the Deep Foundations Institute's (DFI) highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award is being presented at the DFI […]
DFI’s SuperPile ’25 now accepting abstracts
July 19th, 2024
Abstracts are being accepted for presentations at SuperPile ’25, a piling design and construction conference hosted by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) in partnership with the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC). Abstracts are due December 4, 2024, and can be submitted at www.dfi-events.org/superpile25. The annual SuperPile Conference is taking place June 18-20, 2025, in […]
DFI announces 2024-2025 traveling lecturer
May 14th, 2024
Matthew E. Meyer, P.E., BC.GE, principal at Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, has been selected as the 2024-2025 Traveling Lecturer. A well-known geotechnical expert with more than 29 years of experience, Meyer will travel and present a series of lectures to university students, professional groups and industry associations. He is available, on request of the […]
DFI announces formation of Foundation Reuse Committee, names chair
March 12th, 2024
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces the formation of the Foundation Reuse Committee, which had been a task force under the DFI Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations Committee. The mission of the new committee is to reduce impediments to foundation reuse through outreach, promotion of technical advancements, and development of guidance documents and specifications. Andrew Boeckmann, […]
DFI announces appointments
October 13th, 2023
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces Mary Ellen Large has been named co-chair of DFI’s Structural Slurry Wall and Seepage Control Committee. She succeeds Amr Ragy of Bauer Foundation Corp. and joins co-chair Meeok Kim, Ph.D., P.E., of Thornton Tomasetti. Large brings over 30 years of foundation experience to geotechnical specialty engineering and construction contractor, Nicholson […]
DFI and EFFC announce keynote lecturers and invited speakers for the International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement in Rome
March 14th, 2018
On March 14, 2018, the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) announced the keynote lecturers and the invited speakers for the 2018 DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement at Sapienza University in Rome, Italy, June 5–8, 2018. Eight […]