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Geotechnical Group News

Jerry DiMaggio Speaks at 37th Martin S. Kapp Memorial Lecture

Mr. Jerry DiMaggio (right) receiving a golden apple from Geotechnical Group Vice Chair Michael Chow at the end of the lecture. Lecture slides were broadcast on large screen TVs.

Mr. DiMaggio delivered the 37th Annual Martin S. Kapp Lecture on "Deep Foundation Advancements in the State of Practice for Surface Transportation Projects" during the Eighth Annual Meet and Greet Dinner at Stout NYC on January 12, 2012.

Dr. Kenneth H. Stokoe, II (right) receiving a golden apple from Geotechnical Group Chair Gianni Chieruzzi at the end of the lecture. Dr. Kenneth H. Stokoe, II delivered the 21st Annual Mueser Rutledge Lecture on "The Increasing Role of Seismic Measurements in Geotechnical Engineering" at the CUNY Graduate Center on November 14, 2011.
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Energy Piles®, Design and Case Studies

Peter Smith (right) receiving a golden apple from Geotechnical Group Chair Gianni Chieruzzi at the end of the lecture. Mr. Peter Smith delivered the first technical lecture for the fall of 2011 to the ASCE Met Section Geotechnical Group on the topic of "Energy Piles®, Design and Case Studies". The event was held on October 11, 2011 at the CUNY Graduate Center in Midtown Manhattan.
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Dr. Richard J. Finno Gives 2nd Annual GZA Technical Lecture

Prof. Richard Finno (left) receiving a golden apple from Geotechnical Group Chair Robert Talby at the end of the lecture. Professor Richard J. Finno delivered the 2nd Annual GZA Technical Lecture titled "Designing Excavation Support Systems to Protect Adjacent Structures" at the CUNY Graduate Center on March 15, 2011. Dr. Finno is Professor of Civil Engineering at Northwestern University.
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