NAT 2024 | PREVIEW
SUPPORTING ACADEMIC STUDIES Through the ‘Teach the Professors/Lecturers Program’, UCA’s NAT 2024 conference is
supporting academic courses in civil underground engineering (structural, geotechnical, construction) by “providing education and curriculum” to those course developers and instructors of such studies. A shortage of trained civil engineers exists has been identified as a major threat to the growing underground infrastructure sector, according to the technical committees of UCA and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). To contribute toward countering that problem, NAT 2024 is sponsoring 10 professors/
instructors to attend the conference in late June. The aim is to give them access to the presentations and exhibition, and networking, to help enhance their understanding of civil engineering for underground infrastructure. They will also participate in a workshop that focuses on helpful and suitable curriculum options of relevance to junior-level/undergraduate courses, such as introductions to specialist areas like geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and construction engineering. The aim is to help craft over the following months a series of appropriate lessons, homework problems, and/or presentations for students by the Fall, for courses to be held in the 2024-25 academic year, in the US. Educational support to help increase the focus upon, appreciation of, and participation in underground engineering in future is also being given through scholarships. These awards – from UCA and NAT – are to help develop the career options for students, and do so through two possibilities: conference attendance and academic scholarships, respectively.
US$500 million); and, Project of the Year (more than US$500 million). The awards recognition will be held in the Open
Plenary session, on Monday June 24. The packed Technical Program then immediately follows. But before those there will be Women in Tunneling
Breakfast networking event (ticketed) that Monday morning, then the Young Members social at the end of the day. Tuesday morning sees the UCA Breakfast (ticketed). Wednesday morning will be UCA Past Chair Breakfast (invitation only).
The Closing Plenary session is ‘Tunnel Vision’, late
morning on June 26. It will include presentations on various upcoming
projects throughout North America. With so much on offer – and in Nashville – so much awaits at NAT this year.
Check for more information as it released:
www.smenet.org www.natconference.com
EVENT SPONSORS The following are sponsors of NAT 2024 at the different levels:
Gold Level Sponsors: Jacobs Mott MacDonald Herrenknecht HNTB Jennmar Civil
Silver Level Sponsors: PPS – Poltinger Precision Systems Traylor Bros., Inc Affholder Stantec Master Builders Barnard Hatch
Bronze Level Sponsors: Dr Sauer & Partners Delve Underground Stiver Engineering Schnabel Jay Dee Aztec (part of Typsa Group) STE
Black & Veatch Brierley Associates Procore J W Fowler Geoforming
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