Young geotechnical engineers and geoengineering professionals in the first 5 years of their careers may be elligible for a $500 grant to attend the 2012 Geo-Congress conference in Oakland, California March 25-29. See the Geo-Institute link below for more information. Applications are due by February 25, 2012. [Source: Geo-Institute]
Miscellaneous
IFCEE 2009 This Week in Orlando, FL
The International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo is underway in Orlando, FL. This is one of the biggest geo-conferences out there and is sponsored by ADSC, The Geo-Institute and PDCA with the cooperation of 15 […]
Conferences
Codes, Seismic, Landslides and Demos – ER2010 Day 2
Day 2 of Earth Retention 3 started off with a presentation on AASHTO LRFD for earth retaining structures presented by my boss Naresh Samtani and his co-author, Paul Sabatini. It was a nice overview for […]
Comings and Goings
Notable Geotechnical Engineers Among 2016 ASCE OPAL Award Recipients
There are two notable geotechnical engineers among the recipients of the 2016 ASCE Opal Outstanding Projects and Leaders awards. Rudolph Bonaparte, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, NAE, the president and CEO of Geosyntec, will receive the […]