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DFI Educational Trust awards eight scholarships
July 10, 2025
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded eight scholarships to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. The scholarships went to the following recipients: Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship ($5,000) Camilla Marden, senior, University of Illinois Langan Legacy Dennis J. Leary Memorial Scholarship ($6,250) Aaron Perez Araya, senior, […]
TxDOT seeks feedback on $101.6 billion, 10-year plan
July 8, 2025
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working on a new 10-year statewide transportation and seeking feedback on proposed projects in communities across the state. The draft 2026 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) includes an estimated $101.6 billion for projects statewide, with around $7.5 billion of new funding. This will be the third consecutive year the […]
ATA accepting applications for advisory board and member group positions
July 7, 2025
Advanced Textile Association (ATA) members and staff rely on engaged advisory boards and councils to help guide programming and initiatives. Below are the openings for ATA's Divisions and Groups, all for three-year terms. Applications are due Fri., Aug. 22, 2025. Open positions ATA Canada: 2 openings Fabric Structures Association (FSA): 4 openings Emerging Technologies Council (ETC): 1 […]
EuroGeo8 corporate case study competition open for submissions
July 7, 2025
The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) is accepting submissions for the EuroGeo8 Case Study Competition exclusively for IGS Corporate Members. The subject/activity covered in the case study must be from the IGS European Region. Submissions are due August 15. Case Studies must have taken place, fully or partially, within the period from April 1, 2022, to July 1, […]
Officine Maccaferri signs $25 million contract with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
July 3, 2025
Officine Maccaferri, a platform company of Ambienta SGR S.p.A. and a global leader in the field of civil and environmental engineering, has signed, through its U.S. subsidiary Maccaferri Inc., a five-year framework contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), with a maximum value of approximately $25 million, for the supply of systems […]
USDOT unveils updates to NEPA to fast track projects
July 2, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy this week released three sets of landmark revisions to the Department’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures. These revisions, which cut USDOT’s NEPA procedures in half, will slash red tape, accelerate major infrastructure projects, minimize delays, and curb soaring compliance costs, according to a statement from the department. […]
NCHRP research on post-consumer plastics, sustainable materials
July 1, 2025
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released two new research alerts. NCHRP Alert - NCHRP Research Report 1143: Evaluation of Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Mixtures via the Dry Process NCHRP Research Report 1143: Evaluation of Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Mixtures via the Dry Process. The asphalt pavement industry has a long history of […]
ATA to honor workers on National Uniform Day
June 30, 2025
Image: NAUMD Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is among 10 organizations across the apparel, textile, uniform and equipment sectors joining forces to celebrate the second annual National Uniform Day. The event recognizes those who wear uniforms or workwear as part of their daily jobs, from police officers and health care providers to hospitality staff, utility workers and […]
GMA announces the Congressional Geosynthetic Materials Caucus
June 30, 2025
The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) is excited to announce the formation of the Congressional Geosynthetic Materials Caucus, established under the bipartisan leadership of co-chairs Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., and Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas. Rep. Westerman has long championed the use of geosynthetics, drawing on insights from his 22-year career as an engineer, where he saw […]
Iowa State student creating 3D-printed geogrids
June 25, 2025
An Iowa State graduate student is experimenting with using recycled plastic to 3D print geogrids. Araz Hasheminezhad, a civil engineering graduate student with Iowa State University’s Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering, developed the product to improve granular road performance and longevity in the state. Hasheminezhad and other researchers are monitoring a field performance of a full-scale […]
GSI moving operations to Georgia Tech
June 24, 2025
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) is transitioning from Folsom, Pa., to the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) in Atlanta, Ga., at the end of 2025. Photograph of GSI BOD and members of the Georgia Tech transition planning team at the new GSI headquarters (Back row, L to R, Mary Koerner, BOD, Andy Udell (GT […]
FGI is now Flexible Geomembrane Institute
June 18, 2025
After 16 years as the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI), the organization has changed its name to the Flexible Geomembrane Institute. This updated name better reflects the evolving landscape of the industry and the diverse needs of FGI’s growing community of members and industry professionals, the organization said in a statement. “Expanding the FGI to focus on […]
Dawood Engineering expands transportation leadership team
June 17, 2025
Dawood, an international engineering and technology firm, is expanding its Western Pennsylvania transportation leadership team. Stephen Janosko, PE, and Lauren Meadway, PE, CBSI, join Dawood as Western Pennsylvania Transportation Lead and Structural Project Manager, respectively. Lauren Meadway, PE, CBSI, and Stephen Janosko, PE, have joined Dawood's Western Pennsylvania transportation leadership team. Image courtesy of Dawood. Licensed professional […]
New leadership at the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
June 16, 2025
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has announced changes to the leadership at the state’s Department of Transportation and Development, effective today. DOTD Secretary Joe Donahue will move out of the secretary role and into the DOTD executive counsel position. Glenn Ledet will move from his role as executive director of CPRA to become the new secretary […]
Resolving geomembrane specification conflicts
June 12, 2025
Q: We are having arguments about whether the thickness of our geomembrane meets the specification. Do you have any suggestions which can ease the process? A: GSI offers a conflict resolution service under the GAI-LAP program. The challenge is to identify and resolve disagreements related to a particular geosynthetic test method backed up with data and […]