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Our research on climate-resilient infrastructure is being featured on The University of British Columbia (UBC) homepage. Check out the article to learn more about our innovative approaches and cutting-edge technologies that are paving the way for a sustainable future. #infrastructure #construction #engineering #asce #csce

Beatriz Martínez Pastor is an Assistant Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin. For those coming from an academic or research background, #TRA2024 offers a unique opportunity to network with like-minded people, policymakers, and industry leaders—all under one roof. ACARE (Advisory Council for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe), ALICE, Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS), CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), Department of Transport, Enterprise Ireland, The European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC), ERTRAC - European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, ETRA (European Transport Research Alliance), European Commission, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, WaterborneTP, Conference Partners International #TransportSafety #EUResearch #HorizonEU #PassengerSafety #Sustainability #SmartMobility #SafetySystems #Research #MobilityAction #InclusiveMobility #InclusiveTransport #SustainableTransport #EUTransportResearch #Innovation

DID YOU KNOW...? 🤔 #NSF #ENGsolicitations The Engineering Directorate at NSF (ENG) and The Lemelson Foundation have partnered to support environmental and social sustainability in engineering education. The partnership will co-fund projects for sustainability that, for example, address societal challenges; develop case studies and course content; explore engineering identities and sustainability beliefs; and/or integrate sustainability with engineering design. -Most ENG awards are for unsolicited ideas that come to our core programs, rather than specific solicitations. -You can submit proposals to ENG core programs at any time. -You can find potential programs that fit your research ideas by reading the program descriptions. -You can email program directors a brief description of your project idea to see if it fits their program. Now you know 🤓 Follow us for more opportunities and news around Federal Funding for Small and Innovative Businesses. Don't forget we can take your proposal further!🚀 #funding  #NSF #federalgrant #innovation #research

⏳Great opportunity to solve some of the pressing challenges of the 21st Century at Wits Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) as Wits ARM Postdoc. #postdoctoral #digitaltransformation #watermanagement #justenergytransition

So many great takeaways from today's ideas forum! Thanks to Juliano Denicol for facilitating and to all the panelists for sparking a much-needed conversation in our infrastructure industry. The main takeaways that stood out for me were: 👉 Keep people and the ultimate customer at the heart of everything the Program enterprise does, using data and digital as enablers. Recognize that digitization is a journey. 👉 Focus on outcomes to enable people and nature to flourish together. 👉 Align risk with the capability to ensure sustainable returns. 👉 Have clear incentives to encourage integration. 👉 Address human and interface complexity with intergovernmental bodies. We are seeing more examples of these, particularly the New York City Owners Roundtable and astronomy projects offer great learnings on managing external dependencies, particularly in multi-country supply chains. Looking forward to implementing these insights and continuing the discussion! 🚀 #InfrastructureInnovation #IdeasForum #Collaboration

Congratulations to Dr. Renato Macciotta, Taylor Wollenberg-Barron and Nima M. from our Centre; Chris Grapel and Dr. Jorge Rodriguez from Klohn Crippen Berger; and Roger Skirrow and Dr. Kristen Tappenden from Alberta Transportation on this major award and recognition! Alberta’s sustainable economic growth requires continued safe and reliable economic corridors. Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) manages hundreds of active geohazard sites that impact the province’s highways. Many geohazards, which include unstable soil slopes and embankments, rock falls, subgrades and retaining walls, extend beyond the highway right-of-way onto private or crown land in natural terrain, frequently in remote or inaccessible areas. Traditional monitoring techniques can be financially onerous with negative impacts on the environment and employee safety. Klohn Crippen Berger and the UAlberta Geotechnical Centre have partnered to establish a research program aimed at enhancing TEC’s geohazard management strategy. The research focuses on evaluation of geohazard monitoring techniques, enhancement of risk management practices, reduction of environmental footprint, and reduction of impacts outside the highway right-of-way. To view the project and other winners of the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Showcase Awards Gala 2024, visit https://lnkd.in/guaW-8C8 #outreach #stem #stemeducation #engineering #geotechnicalengineering #geotechnical #geoenvironmental #geoscience #geosciences #geoengineering #geotechnics #geotechnique #geomechanics #civilengineering #civil #research #canada #innovation #professionaldevelopment #opportunities

Call for Abstract! The Annual Research-to-Practice Transit Symposium is happening again in October. Transit researchers and practitioners, please consider submitting an abstract by August 20th to present your work: https://lnkd.in/erKJymJn #publictransit #publictransportation #equity #apta #caltrans #research #technology #electricbus #data Chad Riding, Hilary Nixon, Brendon Hemily, Kari Watkins, Jimi Oke, Xilei Zhao

Reminder: 10 more days to submit an abstract to the 2024 Research-to-Practice Transit Symposium!

Internal swelling reactions, such as AAR and DEF, can make critical concrete infrastructure to crumble. Unfortunately, there is no consensus in the technical community on the "real" structural implications associated to internal swelling reactions along with how to properly manage affected infrastructure assets. That's why we selected 3 worldwide renowned experts to help us understand the recent developments and the future perspectives on the topic.

If you haven't come across the Matrix of Convivial Technologies, it is a convenient way to understand just how useful the product/project/investment you're working on will ultimately be to society. If it doesn't pass muster you should be expending your expertise on other initiatives! Links to the matrix and an insightful session hosted by Engineering NZ -explaining the links between engineering principles, economics and planetary boundaries - are here: https://lnkd.in/gSz4zF9j