DFI Journal Information Available As reported in the Jan/Feb issue of Deep Foundations, Anne Lemnitzer, Ph.D., and Timothy C. Siegel, P.E., G.E., D.GE, were appointed co-editors of DFI Journal: The Journal of the Deep Foundations Institute, and are eager to assume their roles this year. They succeed Zia Zafir, Ali Porbaha and Dan Brown, who are stepping down after serving as lead editors since the Journal’s inception; though Zia will continue on the editorial board. Maney Publishing, an independent publishing company specializing in technical journals, contracted with DFI late last year to publish the DFI Journal as Manny Fine, previous publisher, retired. Siegel is a principal engineer with Dan Brown and Associates, PC and member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and has spent over 20 years working in industry. He is a membe r of DFI ’s Ground Improvement and Seismic and Lateral Loads Committees, has authored or co-authored over 45 technical papers and has presented at conferences throughout the U.S. His areas of expertise are cast-in-place piles, foundations in Karst and foundation design for seismic conditions. Lemnitzer is assistant professor at the University of California in Irvine. She holds a Ph.D. in structural engineering from UCLA as well as a M.S. from California State University, Long Beach and B.S. from the University of Applied Science in Leipzig, Germany, where she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to continue her education. Her research interests lie at the interface of geotechnical and structural earthquake engineering, including soil structure interaction, lateral design of deep foundations, large scale and shake table testing, and seismic behavior of bridge foundation systems. At a time when many technical journals are focused on the former, the DFI Journal plays a vital role by offering a balance between theory and experience. Timothy C. Siegel, P.E., G.E., D.GE, co-editor Siegel comments on the state of foundation engineering, saying “At no time in history has the practice been as challenging as it is now.” Ambitious projects, stringent design codes, the likelihood of 34 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2014
