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Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field Notes
Modern Steel Construction's Field Notes podcast! Hear from prominent, engaging people from the world of structural steel. Geoff Weisenberger hosts.
Episodes
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesFull Circle
Jordan Jarrett found a renewed interest in academia after several years as a practicing engineer, and she is flourishing in the classroom and beyond at…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesCommunity Centric
Architecture professor Maryam Singery has developed a sustainability focus in her 24 years in academia, and her primary method for it forward is fostering…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesCommitted to the Cause
Between his teaching, research, and extensive committee work, University of Tennessee professor Mark Denavit is among the most active and enthusiastic…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesStructural Joint Specialist
University of Cincinnati professor Jim Swanson's initial career interest was the farthest thing from structural engineering. His swift pivot to it in college…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesIn Good Company
Longtime bridge engineer Domenic Coletti has worked on countless bridges and research projects since HDR hired him in 1993, but to him, they’re secondary to…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesSteel Bridge Savant
Karl Frank's decorated five-decade career in steel bridges has included teaching, impactful research projects, and even a study on maglev trains.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesA Decade of Database Building
Switzerland-based professor Dimitrios Lignos has spent the last 10 years building a worldwide hub for seismic design and assessment resources and past research.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesTake it to the Limit
Andy Ziccarelli traded private practice for academia and has quickly become a prominent figure in studying steel members' behavior at extreme limit states.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesSudden Switch
Ken Charles' steel industry career started because of an unexpected swerve. But it has turned into nearly five decades at joist and deck companies and recently…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesSustained Success
Jerry Hajjar once planned to spend his entire career as a practicing engineer, but an affinity for research pulled him into academia, where he has found a…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesLiving the Dream
As a student, Amit Varma had visions of doing impactful steel design research. A quarter-century later, he has made significant contributions in three…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesA Taste for Teaching
A chance to fill in as an adjunct professor pulled Matt Reiter toward a full-time academic career. Five years in, he teaches various design classes and is…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesTrained in Train Bridges
Jaclyn Whelan has focused on railway bridges for her entire engineering career and recently led a task group that developed a vital new resource for designing…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesArchitecture to Academics
Judy Liu pivoted from childhood architectural dreams to a closely related engineering discipline--paving the path for her career in academia and, eventually…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesInspired by Surroundings
Urban living has shaped architect Ho-gyeum Kim since his childhood, and his experience in New York sparked an award-winning design concept.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesSustainability Savvy
Fraser Reid did not envision becoming a sustainability champion when he began his structural engineering career, but he has flourished in that space and found…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesArchitectural Adventure
An architecture career that has included stops in three countries brought Nima Balasubramanian to AISC, where she's helping create a crucial resource for…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesAchieving a Dream
Growing up near Philadelphia helped shape Jill Lavine's childhood architectural aspirations. Decades later, she's a prominent figure in the area's architecture…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesFinding Footing
Kimberly Guzman has found her place in structural engineering after shifting gears to it during college and navigating early career challenges.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesA Grip on Galvanizing
A recent project has made University of Kansas professor Caroline Bennett a well-known voice on the behavior of hot-dip galvanized steel.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesSteins Sell Steel
Gary Stein has guided the steel distribution company his father founded from a one-location operation into a market leader.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesAt Home in Academia
Joshua Schultz entered the AEC world with visions of becoming an architect, but he has found his fit in academia after nearly a decade at Gonzaga University.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesRiveting Research
University of Notre Dame professor Ashley Thrall quickly immersed herself in engineering when she discovered it after college, and she's now a respected…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesFluent in Bridges
Heather Gilmer studied linguistics before finding her way to her original engineering passion: bridges. Combining them has led to 20-plus years in fabrication…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesOn The Rise
Machel Morrison has become a respected voice in academia and steel design instruction within just a few short years of starting his teaching career.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesTop-Tier Teacher
Bob Shaw has made an illustrious career out of teaching professionals and immersing himself in committee work, and a student competition he created nearly 40…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesProlifically Published
Mike Grubb's exhaustive writing on steel bridge design led to him earning one of the profession's highest honors: The J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesGiving Back
Onur Avci pivoted from a career as a practicing engineer to academia, fulfilling his wish to share his wealth of knowledge with the next generation of…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesMaking His Own Name
David J. Odeh's father helped steer him into structural engineering and to the family company, where he has become a widely respected voice and leader in his…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesVeteran Voice
Four decades into his career, prominent fabrication engineer Mark Holland's first employer remains his only employer. Holland has spent 42 years with Paxton &…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesBridge Authority
Rob Connor has helped make Purdue University a leader in steel bridge research and has helped build the university's S-BRITE center into a nationally known…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesConnecting the Dots
"Steel Matchmaker" John Schuepbach links people from all corners of the North American structural steel industry, especially equipment buyers and sellers. His…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesService to Steel
Longtime AISC volunteer Steven J. Fenves has helped propel the steel industry forward for more than half a century. He joins the podcast to discuss his…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesMultidimensional
Georgia Tech professor and bridge expert Ryan Sherman has focused his recent research on 3D printing and its potential impact on steel construction.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesThe Camera Eye
Architecture professor and 2023 AISC Lifetime Achievement Award winner Terri Meyer Boake became a respected voice on architecturally exposed structural steel…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesA Bridge Lifer
Frank Russo, PE, PhD, founder of Russo Structural Services. Listen to Frank dive into his two-plus decades in bridge design and repair, his favorite projects…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesLearning to Lead
Ruby+Associates' president and CEO Tricia Ruby didn't expect to work for the firm her father started. But now she runs it, complementing its engineering…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesQuality Time
Quality assurance expert Cliff Schwinger has spent a career helping designers and detailers improve their designs and view mistakes as learning experiences.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesRebuilding a Business
Nearly two decades ago, David Zalesne left a successful legal career in Philadelphia to revive a steel fabrication shop in South Carolina--and he's never…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesCovering the Super Bowl(s)
Mark Waggoner's experience designing long-span steel roofs has led to his working on multiple massive stadiums, including several that have hosted the Super…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesConveying Cambering Considerations
An expert on steel design, fabrication, and erection with a half-century-plus of experience, former LeJeune Steel president Larry Kloiber shares his thoughts…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesDesign Leader
After three decades of building portfolios for different structural engineering companies, Helen Torres decided to start building a portfolio for a new…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesSteel Saga
Larry Kruth has dedicated the majority of his life to the structural steel industry as a practicing engineer, a fabricator, a safety expert, an instructor, a…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesLifelong Learner and Teacher
Chris Raebel's life thus far has been a fruitful and varied journey, all without having to stray from the city he loves--Milwaukee--for too long.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesUnconventional Wisdom
Ron Klemencic's habit of questioning the answers has led him to play an integral role in developing the revolutionary SpeedCore high-rise core wall system.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesReimagined Rig
One of this year's Steel Design Student Competition winners and his faculty advisor discuss the iterative process of transforming a decommissioned offshore oil…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesHalf a Century in Steel
Grady Harvell has been a driving force in Arkansas' steel industry, as well as in bringing a structural research lab to the state's flagship university.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesEngineer, Pioneer
Remember when computers weren't ubiquitous in engineering offices? Allen Adams does. And it led him to help create design software with the ultimate goal of…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesThe Sky's the Limit
This year's Forge Prize winners discuss their Common Sky concept, which has the potential to take urban housing projects to new heights, both figuratively and…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesMaster of Metal
Rae Ripple's life tree has branched off many times. And it's taken her to exactly where she wants to be.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesIntercontinental Connection
Gian Rassati, a 2022 AISC Special Achievement Award winner, began life in a small Italian mountain town and has gone on to do big things in bolting research.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesThe Long Run
University of Illinois engineering professor Larry Fahnestock takes a proactive approach to teaching, advising, and covering great distances.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesWise Welder
To Mary Jo Emrick, welding is an art, a science, an opportunity, and a lifelong skill that she is teaching to the next generation.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesBuilding Balance
Dave Eckmann's approach to his work as a structural engineer is influenced by his architectural aptitude and education, not to mention his lifelong desire to…
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesAll-around Architectural Enthusiast
AISC steel specialist, Alex Morales leverages his diverse background to help design teams make the most of their structural steel projects.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesBy the Book
As one of AISC's longest-tenured employees, Cindi Duncan has wrangled countless committee members to keep publications on track and on schedule.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesOil (and Steel) on Canvas
Gwyneth Leech brings out the bold beauty of steel construction in her portraits of under-construction Manhattan high-rises.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesThree Degrees of Engineering
Larry Muir took an unorthodox path to get his various engineering degrees. But it has led him to connection design and consulting success.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesAlternate Realities
Engineering professor Hannah Blum is working to make the most of her and her students' experiences in the real and virtual worlds.
Modern Steel Construction Podcast Series: Field NotesEngaging Effort
University of Missouri Steel Bridge Team captain Corey Valleroy has elevated his team in both size and diversity and helped his fellow teammates make the most…