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Engineering News // csengineermag.com Magazine Webinars Advertisers Events Environment + Sustainability LSU Chemical Engineering Unveils New Distillation Columns august 25, 2021 The LSU Cain Department of Chemical Engineering recently completed a journey of several years with the installation of its new distillation columns. The towering structure consumes two floors of Patrick F. Taylor Hall and offers students the opportunity to work on a true commercial analog of the same equipment they will be expected to operate when they enter the workforce as chemical engineers. READ MORE... FASTER AND CHEAPER ETHANOL-TO-JET-FUEL ON THE HORIZON august 25, 2021 A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the help of partners at Oregon State University and the carbon-recycling experts at LanzaTech. READ MORE... Structures + Buildings Engineered Rigging's Demo Days to Showcase Heavy Lifting Innovations august 25, 2021 In the spirit of "seeing is believing," Engineered Rigging is hosting Demo Days 2021 on September 27 through October 1 at its state-of-the-art, design-build facility in Russellville, Ark. Each day of the live event will feature 10 demonstrations of heavy lifting and specialized transport technology and an opportunity to meet with Engineered Rigging's engineers and heavy lifting equipment experts. Attendees are invited to register for the day they want to participate. READ MORE... Simpson Strong-Tie Adds Three 2x Sizes for Field-Adjustable LSSR Rafter Hangers august 25, 2021 Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, now offers its versatile, patent-pending LSSR rafter hanger in 2x lumber sizes that can install with both miter-cut and square-cut joists for plated truss. READ MORE... 56% of firms report a need to hire professionals with 7-10 years of experience.  Job Inquiries Advertiser Inquiries Transportation + Infrastructure Derq Joins the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program august 26, 2021 Derq Serves as a Key Solution Provider, Offering Smart Solutions for Safer Roads to the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Ecosystem. READ MORE... Stantec selected to lead two strategic plans for Transit-Oriented Communities under Federal Transit Administration grant program august 25, 2021 Raleigh, North Carolina and Riverside, California look to prioritize equitable transit access along growing corridors. READ MORE... Water + Stormwater New Study Ranks PVC Preferred Material Among Engineers, Municipal Managers and Contractors in Their U.S. Water Projects august 25, 2021 A new survey, conducted by Accountability Information Management, Inc. (AIM), a marketing research company specializing in business-to-business sales channels, showed that PVC piping is a preferred material for water infrastructure pipe projects. The survey, which was based on feedback from engineers, contractors, and municipal employees throughout the country involved in water projects, was commissioned by the Vinyl Institute (VI), the U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), additives, and modifiers. READ MORE... Qdos® CWT™pump delivers major advance in long-life chemical metering august 25, 2021 Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) is unveiling the next performance level in its range of industry-leading Qdos chemical metering pumps. Qdos® Conveying Wave Technology (CWT™) extends the capabilities of peristaltic pump technology and offers longer service life than traditional tube-based designs. CWT™ also offers important advantages in water treatment applications; users will benefit from superior accuracy in chemical metering and dosing tasks, and the elimination of expensive ancillary equipment. READ MORE... Business News Command Alkon Expands Leadership Team with Addition of New CRO to Fuel Next Stage of Growth august 20, 2021 Command Alkon, the global leader in comprehensive supply chain technology solutions for heavy building materials suppliers, haulers, and buyers, is proud to announce the addition of Jeff Newlin to the Senior Leadership Team as Chief Revenue Officer. In his role, Jeff will lead Command Alkon's global sales and marketing functions and develop, refine, and execute on the company's growth strategy to achieve revenue goals. READ MORE... Robert Goode, P.E, Joins LAN as Vice President and Senior Program Manager august 20, 2021 Robert Goode, P.E., joins planning, engineering and program management firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) as vice president and senior program manager. He will be responsible for growing LAN's business in Austin and central Texas, enhancing the firm's profile with municipal and local agencies in the region, and serving as an advisor for municipal transportation projects nationwide. READ MORE... Software + Technology Librestream Integrates with Microsoft Teams to Deliver Optimized Experience for Industrial Workforce august 26, 2021 Librestream, the #1-rated augmented reality (AR) platform for industrial workforce collaboration, has extended its capabilities to Microsoft Teams. Librestream works with Teams to improve the industrial workforce and build knowledge networks for efficient, safe, and resilient workforces. READ MORE... IDTechEx Discusses the Many Trends to Track for Li-ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles august 26, 2021 Overall, worldwide electric car sales were stronger than expected in 2020. Additionally, investment continued to pour into electric vehicles and Li-ion batteries with 2020 seeing an additional 200 GWh of planned capacity announcements in Europe – this figure continues to grow on a regular basis in 2021. The past year has also seen Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors, SK Innovation, and LG Chem all come forward with investor days and presentations outlining their vehicle electrification and battery technology strategies, all of which adds to the growing momentum behind the electric vehicle market. With this, comes an added importance of understanding the Li-ion batteries that power them, the variety of design choices available, and trends in their implementation. READ MORE... Unmanned Systems WiBotic Introduces New Lineup of Chargers and Transmitters for Drones and Autonomous Mobile Robots august 18, 2021 New products include WiBotic's first passively cooled onboard charger, two transmitters that use the latest gallium nitride (GaN) technology from GaN Systems for maximum efficiency, and more. READ MORE... AirData and UgCS New Integration august 19, 2021 Today, SPH Engineering and AirData UAV have announced a new partnership to offer pilots a seamless and simple way to track and manage their fleets by automatically synchronizing flight data from SPH Engineering's UgCS to AirData. READ MORE... Surveying Channel Sponsor: Leica Geosystems Hancock Associates' Vasek Talacko, PE Moves to Newburyport Office august 25, 2021 Hancock Associates, a leading provider of land surveying, civil engineering and wetland science services, is proud to announce that Vaclav (Vasek) Talacko, PE has moved to the firm's Newburyport office. READ MORE... Bowman Consulting Group Acquires McFarland-Dyer & Associates in Atlanta august 11, 2021 Bowman Consulting Group Ltd (Bowman) announced the acquisition of McFarland-Dyer & Associates ("MDA") headquartered in the greater Atlanta area. Founded in 1995, MDA delivers civil engineering, land planning, land surveying, and landscape architecture services to public and private sector clients throughout the Southeast. READ MORE... Continuing Education Solving all the right problems airing: september 23, 2021 It's never been more important for cities to have accurate, reliable data that reflects the full complexity of the built environment. The right data can better equip you to help your clients plan for a post-COVID transit recovery, design transportation networks that connect people to opportunity, determine the equity impacts of large-scale projects, and discover who's most likely to trade car trips for walking and biking. These are just some of the ways Replica data has been utilized by architecture, engineering, and consulting partners, nationwide. Join CEO Nick Bowden on September 23rd to learn how the Replica platform has helped engineering firms and their public sector clients solve the built environment's most complex problems. READ MORE... Foundations for Extremes airing august 19 and 26, 2021 Join CHANCE® for a two-part webinar to learn how extreme events such as earthquakes, tsunamis, storm surges, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters often cause substantial damage to the foundation of existing structures that requires rapid response for repair. In some areas, recurring events produce repeating damage to traditional foundations of lightly loaded residential and commercial structures. Learn why helical piles are an attractive engineered solution that can be used to provide rapid high capacity load bearing characteristics in most geologic settings for both new foundations and remedial repair. register now! Coming in September's Construction issue! Grady E. Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center Alaskan Cruise Practical BIM Implementation for Facility Management Part 2 The Future of Transportation  FREE digital subscription! Civil + Structural Engineer is a Zweig Group publication. No longer want to receive these emails? Manage Preferences Unsubscribe. Zweig Group Po Box 1528 Fayetteville, AR 72702 ‌