GeoEngineers Shortlisted for NCE Tunnelling & Underground Space Awards
GeoEngineers, Inc. has been shortlisted in the Design Innovation of the Year category at the 2015 Tunnelling & Underground Space Awards for its Direct Pipe® Crossing of the Sabine-Neches Waterway and Levee Project. The awards are sponsored by New Civil Engineers (NCE), the official magazine of the global Institution of Civil Engineers that has an […]
One Year Anniversary of Oso SR 530 Reopening
Senior Scientist Wayne Wright returned to Oso, Washington, Friday in advance of the Sept. 22 anniversary of the reopening of SR 530 following the catastrophic landslide last year. Wayne toured the site and was pleased with the conditions of the waterways. “Overall it looked really great,” Wayne says. “There was no scour, erosion or downcutting […]
Media Program Students View Yesler Terrace Project Through an Earth Science Lens
Students in the Summer Youth Media Program at Yesler Terrace visited GeoEngineers’ Seattle office on July 17th to learn about the company’s role in the Yesler Terrace redevelopment project. Chris Nordfors, GeoEngineers’ marketing director, welcomed the group and principal geologist Dave Cook, LG, CPG talked with them about how Geo’s earth scientists and engineers are helping plan […]
Galan McInelly Receives Central Washington University Alumnus Award
Central Washington University’s (CWU) College of the Sciences recently presented GeoEngineers Principal Geologist Galan McInelly, LG, LEG, LHG with its first-ever Alumnus of the Year Award for Natural Sciences. Galan graduated from CWU in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in geology. The award recognizes Galan’s continued passion and interest in the study of natural sciences, […]
GeoEngineers Moves Up in ENR’s Annual Rankings of Top US Design Firms
Engineering News Record (ENR) recently published their annual list of the top 500 design firms in the country by revenue. GeoEngineers moved up two spots in the ranking from last year, coming in at 195. This is the second consecutive year of upward growth for the company, which jumped 23 spots in the 2014 version […]
GeoEngineers Designs First Successfully-Completed US Direct Pipe® Installation Under a Levee
GeoEngineers is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first Direct Pipe® crossing of a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-regulated levee. The 48-inch-diameter pipeline stretches for more than a half-mile crossing under the Sabine Neches Waterway and the levee and railroad tracks in Port Arthur, Texas. It will bring water from Port Arthur […]
How Geoprofessionals Can Help With Recovery Efforts in Nepal
Here at GeoEngineers, our hearts are with the devastated communities of Nepal after this weekend’s catastrophic earthquake. Our staff have been sharing resources and ideas of ways that engineers and GIS professionals can lend their talents to help with rescue and recovery efforts. We’re posting those links here for others in the larger geoprofessional community […]
SR 530 Rebuild after Oso Landslide Wins National Engineering Excellence Award
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) awarded GeoEngineers and our project partners, Jacobs and SDA, a national Honor Award for engineering excellence for our work on the reconstruction of Washington State Route (SR) 530 after the Oso Landslide. The project received one of just 16 honor awards out of 170 entries representing some of […]
Tim Hanrahan Joins Editorial Board of American Fisheries Society Journal
Senior Fluvial Geomorphologist Tim Hanrahan, PhD, recently accepted an invitation to join the editorial board of the North American Journal of Fisheries Management, a publication of the American Fisheries Society. The journal is one of six peer-reviewed publications the society produces to share the most current science behind the fisheries profession. The North American Journal […]
GeoEngineers Helps Build Award-Winning Roundabout
As thousands of visitors flock to the Skagit County Tulip Festival in northwest Washington this April, a new award-winning roundabout near Mt. Vernon at Pioneer Highway and Fir Island Road will provide a safer and less-congested route for travelers. Prior to construction, temporary traffic control personnel were necessary to direct traffic at this intersection during […]