46th Annual Metropolitan Section Geotechnical Seminar
Innovative Geotechnical Engineering Solutions
at New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, 7th Fl, New York, NY 10036
Thursday, May 26, 2022 (7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Time Speaker(s) Topic
730-810 REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
810-815 Erin Zeqja (Met Section Geo-Institute Chapter Chair) Opening Remarks
815-830 Bradley Keelor & Sissy Nikolaou (National Geo-Institute) Additional Remarks and Updates
830-835 Met Section Scholarship Presentation Presentation to Scholarship Recipients
Innovative Design and Accelerated Bridge Construction
William Hillesheim (MTA Construction & Development),
835-920 Techniques for the LIRR Expansion Project – Floral Park to
Alan Paskoff (John P. Picone), Pak So (Stantec)
Hicksville
Damian Siebert (Haley & Aldrich) Managing Risk for a Deep Up-Down Hi-Rise Construction
920-1000
Theodore von Rosenvinge (GEODesign) Project
1000-1015 Q/A - 1
1015-1030 COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS
Charles Merguerian (Duke Geological Laboratory) Con Edison’s Plasma Tool (PT) – A New Tool for
1030-1110
Silvia Khurrum (Con Edison Research and Development) Trenching and Shallow Excavations
Driven Pile Foundation Installation for the LIRR Atlantic 6
1110-1150 Erin Zeqja (WSP USA)
Bridge Replacement
1150-1200 Q/A - 2
1200-1250 LUNCH & EXHIBITS
Ansh Mehra (Skanska Underpinning & Foundation)
1250-1330 Teaching an Old Giant New Tricks
Anthony Loreto (Skanska Underpinning & Foundation)
Large Scale Instrumentation and Monitoring of Twin Bored
1330-1410 Antonios Vytiniotis (Geocomp)
Tunnels for LA Metro
Geological Solutions: Pre-Bid Risk Assessment and As-
1410-1450 J. Mickey Merguerian (Dukelabs DSC)
Built Claims in the NY Metropolitan Region
1450-1505 Q/A - 3
1505-1520 COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITS
Guillermo Bustamante (Langan) Evaluation of Tapertube Capacity in Densified Soils from
1520-1600
Jeremy Moon (Langan) Pile Installation
1600-1640 Jesse Richins (Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers) Numerical Modeling Leads the Way in Dewatering
1640-1650 Q/A - 4
Kun David Li (Met Section G-I Vice Chair & Seminar
1650-1700 Closing Remarks
Chair)
8.0 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS ARE PENDING APPROVAL.
The “Early Bird” (on or BEFORE May 6, 2022) registration fee of $275 includes: admissions to seminar, coffee breaks, and
lunch. Registrations received after May 6, 2022, and at the door will be a fee of $325. Non-members of ASCE: additional $50.
To Register:
Please register online through Eventbrite by clicking here. Or from the [Link] website, click on “Find events” and search
for “Innovative Geotechnical Engineering Solutions.” If paying by check, please fill out the following information and enclose a
check payable to: “ASCE Metropolitan Section” for the appropriate amount with this registration form and mail to Michael
McMaster (address on following page).
Name: ____________________________________________ ASCE Membership number_______________
Firm: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone: ____________________________ Email: _______________________________________________
46th Annual Metropolitan Section Geotechnical Seminar
Innovative Geotechnical Engineering Solutions
at New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, 7th Fl, New York, NY 10036
Thursday, May 26, 2022 (7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Sponsorship Opportunities
Company Name:
Company Address:
Contact Name:
Phone:
Email:
YES, we would like to sponsor the seminar by:
□ Sponsorship of the coffee breaks (limited number, first-come, first-served basis) $400
□ Sponsorship of the Lunch (limited number, first-come, first-served basis) $500
□ Participate in the Seminar Exhibit (limited number, first-come, first-served basis) $1000
Draped 6-foot table and two chairs will be provided for your standup display.
All exhibit tables will be in the Astor Pre-function Room. Breaks and Lunch will be in the
Soho Complex Room. Break and Lunch sponsors will be announced before breaks and
lunch and logos will be displayed inside the Soho Complex Room.
Exhibit fee includes full registration for one (1) delegate
Representative Name: ___________________________________________
***All checks shall be made payable to ASCE Metropolitan Section ***
Please send this form and payment check to: Please send high quality electronic logo to:
Michael McMaster, P.E. Allison Filas, P.E.
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Underpinning and Foundation Skanska Inc.
225 West 34th Street, 6th Floor Skanska USA Civil
New York, NY 10122 Phone: (718) 340-1031
mmcmaster@[Link] [Link]@[Link]
Phone: (917) 339-9352
QUESTIONS?
Visit our web page at [Link]/tech-groups/geotechnical or contact Erin Zeqja at
[Link]@[Link] (212-631-3853) or Kun “David” Li at [Link]@[Link] (212-594-8140).
