Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture Series - Oct 15, 2018

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Monday Oct 15, 2018

Website

https://zialecture.com

Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture Series...

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You're invited to the 2018 Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 15!

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PAUL ZIA DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge: Replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge
Featuring Gang Jiao, Brian Keaney and Ken Wright

Monday, October 15, 2018, 3 to 5 p.m.

Reception to follow the lecture

Stewart Theatre in the Talley Student Union at NC State

The 17th Annual Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture “Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge: Replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge” will be presented on Monday, October 15, 2018, at 3 p.m. at the Stewart Theatre located in the Talley Student Union on the North Carolina State University campus. This annual lecture honors Professor Emeritus Dr. Paul Zia, former professor and department head for NC State’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, and a structural engineer who is eminent in research, professional society leadership and practice.

Featured Speakers

Mr. Gang Jiao, P.E., Director I – Design Engineering of Flour
Mr. Brian Keaney, P.E., Geotechnical Section Manager, HDR
Mr. Ken Wright, P.E., Northeast Area Principal Bridge Engineer, HDR

They will discuss various topics related to the design and construction of the 3.1-mile twin span cable-stayed bridge including:

Structural design of the iconic cable-stayed main span
Design of the pile foundations
Construction of the $3.98 billion bridge

Registration

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at zialecture.com/register/.

PDH Credits

Engineers receive two PDH credits for attending the lecture.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship opportunities are available. To inquire about them, please contact Lindsay Smith with the NC State Engineering Foundation at 919-515-7738 or lksmith4@ncsu.edu.

Sponsors

(as of September 5th)
Platinum
The Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture Series wishes to express its most sincere gratitude to our 2018 signature sponsor Dr. J. Darrin Holt, P.E., for his continued support of the lecture.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
AECOM	Ashland Construction Company	Andrew Consulting Engineers
Don Kline	CT Wilson Construction	ASCE – Eastern NC Branch
Fluor Corporation	Dean and Cathy Penny	Balfour Beatty
McKim & Creed	Dewberry	Benham, a Haskell Company
STEWART Inc.	Kimley-Horn and Associates	Brasfield & Gorrie
VHB	Lysaght & Associates	CALYX Engineers + Consultants
	Metromont	Duke University
	Shelco	Engineering Consulting Services (ECS)
	Simpson Engineers & Associates	Gannet Fleming
	Smith Gardner, Inc.	Mr. Gene W. Jones
	Terracon Consultants, Inc.	High Steel Structures
	WSP USA	IQ Contracting, LLC
		Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
		Mead & Hunt
		Prestress of the Carolinas
		Scalene Design
		Stantec
		Timmons Group
		Vaughn and Melton

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College of Engineering
911 Oval Drive, Campus Box 7282 EB III, Room 1309
Raleigh, NC 27695
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Featured Speakers

Registration

PDH Credits

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsors

Set a Reminder

Get In Touch!

Additional Resources

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