June 1, 202612 min
Researcher on the Rise
Marquette University engineering professor Andrew Sen's six-year academic career has included significant seismic design research projects and two AISC awards.
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Jun 2026
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Modern Steel Construction's Field Notes podcast! Hear from prominent, engaging people from the world of structural steel. Geoff Weisenberger hosts.
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May 1, 202625 min
Steel 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.
April 1, 202615 min
A 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.
March 1, 202614 min
Take 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.
February 1, 202618 min
Sudden 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 earned him AISC recognition.
January 1, 202622 min
Sustained 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 passion for sustainability, resilience, and earthquake engineering.
December 1, 202521 min
Living 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 important areas.
November 1, 202521 min
A 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 developing guiding principles for an engineering buzzword.
October 1, 202511 min
Trained 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 them.
September 1, 202520 min
Architecture 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, an AISC Lifetime Achievement Award.
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