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DFI announces new sustainability guides, awards scholarships
March 24th, 2025
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI’s) Sustainability Committee is working with the EFFC (European Federation of Foundation Contractors) Sustainability Working Group to develop guides that are intended to support geotechnical companies with practical suggestions for how they can play their part in enabling some of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which every member country in […]
DFI Educational Trust elects new members, awards scholarships
January 29th, 2025
John M. Allen, P.E. Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, has elected four new board members. John M. Allen, P.E., foundation engineering manager, Master Builders Solutions, has more than 20 years of experience managing sales to mining, waste and energy industries related to geotechnical, containment and remediation projects as well […]
DFI announces new officers for 2025
January 3rd, 2025
James Johnson. Photos courtesy of DFI. The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Board of Trustees has elected a new executive committee starting in 2025. Incoming DFI President James Johnson, who served as DFI vice president from 2023-2024, is president of Condon-Johnson & Associates. He attended University of California, Davis, as a student athlete playing on the […]
DFI announces new board of trustees members, President’s Awards
November 18th, 2024
Andrew Burns, P.E. The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI’s) membership voted to elect four new members to the DFI Board of Trustees. Their terms begin on January 1, 2025. The newly elected trustees are Andrew Burns, P.E., Underpinning & Foundation Skanska; Ed Laczynski, P.E., Wagman Heavy Civil; Antonio Marinucci, Ph.D., P.E., Google; and Cassandra Rutherford, Ph.D., […]
DFI Educational Trust awards scholarship funds to 32 students pursuing careers in deep foundations
September 18th, 2024
The DFI Educational Trust awarded $102,000 in scholarships this spring to 32 exceptional students preparing for a career in the civil engineering and construction fields. More scholarships will be awarded in the fall, thanks to the generosity of many donors and fundraising event participants and sponsors. Since 2006, the trust has awarded $2.2 million in scholarships […]
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, […]