Hawthorne, N.J. (November 10, 2025): Song Qin, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, is the winner of the DFI Educational Trust Student Paper Competition. His paper is titled “Investigation of Vibratory Hammer Installation for Deeply Embedded Ring Anchor…
DFI Announces 2025 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Hawthorne, N.J.: Kord Wissmann, Ph.D., P.E., BC.GE, founder of Intechnics, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award bestowed to an individual, the Distinguished…
New Committee Report for Transmission Lines Released
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and the Electric Power Systems Foundations Committee have released a new committee report, Design and…
Keynote Speaker Announced for DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations
October 7–10 in Colorado Hawthorne, N.J.: Barbara Jackson, Ph.D., FDBIA, CEO and president of Barbara Jackson LLC, is the keynote speaker for the opening plenary session at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI49). The international…
DFI Announces New Student Engagement Committee
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 force under the DFI Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations Committee. The mission of the…
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), being held October 7–10, at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado.…
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…
