ARTBA Announces Four Winners in Annual Student Video Contest
WASHINGTON — A middle schooler from Washington, a California high school senior, an engineering student from University of California, Davis, and a graduate student from Carnegie Mellon University are winners of the 9th annual American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) “Student Transportation Video Contest.” They each will receive a $500 cash prize. Sponsored by ARTBA’s Research & Education (RED) Division, the contest aims to raise awareness about infrastructure issues by...
GivePower Takes Home Top Honor on Global Stage for its Innovative, Solar-Powered Water Farm Technology
DUBAI, February 5, 2020 – GivePower took home top honor on the global stage, receiving the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award for its Solar Water Farm technology. The award was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to encourage research institutions, individuals, and innovators from around the world to develop sustainable and innovative solutions to water scarcity that use solar power. The UAE Water Aid F...
113 New Transportation Project ProfessionalsEarn Safety Certification Credential
(WASHINGTON)—A total of 113 professionals from 19 companies or agencies representing 15 states have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential over the past six months, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation said today. The program was launched with the aim to significantly reduce—or ideally eliminate—the 700 motorist and worker fatalities, and nearly 50,000 injuries that occur annually in and around U....
DFI Annual Student and Young Professor Paper Competitions Call for Papers Open
Tracy Brettmann, Trust chair, with 2019 Student Paper Competition winners Jamie Crispin and Abagail Bateman, University of Bristol, U.K. DFI and the DFI Educational Trust announce that the Call for Papers is open for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. Abstracts are due on Friday, March 13. The winning authors are invited to attend DFI's 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI45), October 13-16 in National Harbor, Maryland, to present...
Transit executive Ronnie Hakim joins HNTB as national transit and rail market sector leader
Former leader at the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit and New Jersey Transit brings more than three decades of public-sector experience NEW YORK – Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, a career transit and transportation professional who has led some of the largest transportation agencies in the country, joined HNTB as national transit and rail market sector leader and senior vice president on Feb. 3. Hakim is based in HNTB’s New York City office in the Empire St...
SimActive Announces New Drone Training Program for Mapping
Montreal, Canada, February 4th, 2020 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces a new training program for drone mapping. The program’s goal is to provide educational material and resources on how to effectively process drone imagery, to both neophytes and experts. The new offering includes educational documents, tutorial videos and monthly webinars as well as tailored training sessions, which can be provided both online or on-site. All aspects of data...
Miyamoto Opens Puerto Rico Office
PONCE, Puerto Rico – The global earthquake and structural engineering firm Miyamoto International has opened a permanent Puerto Rico office to share its expertise with communities, commercial sector, local and state governments in earthquake impacted Puerto Rico. “Miyamoto’s mission is to make the world a better, safer place while protecting the people and economy in areas of high earthquake risk.”, said Sabine Kast, Director of International Programs for Miyamoto. Ponce will mark the 21st o...
Rob Mowat Strengthens Fleet Conversion Experience as Transportation Electrified Mobility Practice Lead
OMAHA, Neb. — As more initiatives and grants encourage a zero emissions transportation future, demand for electric cars, buses and trucks increases exponentially. To help transportation clients with their conversion efforts, Rob Mowat has joined HDR as the transportation electrified mobility practice lead. In this role, he will help HDR's clients develop plans and integrate electric and other zero emission vehicles into their operations. Based in Austin, Texas, Mowat will partner with transp...
Judi Craig Promoted to Lead Woolpert’s Roads and Bridges Market
CINCINNATI (Feb. 3, 2020) — Judi Craig was recently promoted to Roads and Bridges market director at Woolpert, supporting the firm’s targeted engineering and geospatial services growth. Craig, who works out of the firm’s Cincinnati office, has 25 years of transportation industry experience and has served as a program director at Woolpert since June. Craig said her primary objective is to expand Woolpert’s Roads and Bridges footprint in new and existing markets. “Ohio is our home, and we sh...
Wipro and Smart Energy Water (SEW) form global strategic alliance to accelerate digital transformation for enterprises
California, USA and Bangalore, India : Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company and Smart Energy Water (SEW), today announced a multi-year global strategic alliance. This partnership aims to develop and deliver joint solutions, which will accelerate digital transformation for enterprise clients in the utilities space globally. Headquartered in California...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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