T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award 2018

Description

Nominations are now being accepted for the prestigious T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize. Presented annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the award recognizes a lecturer-author whose technical paper (or papers) is considered an outstanding contribution to engineering literature on fabricated structural steel. The winner will be recognized at the 2018 NASCC: The Steel Conference, April 11-13 in Baltimore, Md., and also will present their lecture, upon request, at various professional association events throughout the year.

The award will be given to a nominated individual based on their reputation as a lecturer and the jury's evaluation of the paper(s) named in the nomination. Papers will be judged for originality, clarity of presentation, contribution to engineering knowledge, future significance and value to the fabricated structural steel industry.

T.R. HIGGINS LECTURESHIP AWARD

Each year, AISC's T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award recognizes an outstanding lecturer and author whose technical paper or papers, published during the eligibility period, are considered an outstanding contribution to the engineering literature on fabricated structural steel.

The award is named for Theodore R. Higgins, former AISC Director of Engineering and Research, who was widely acclaimed for his many contributions to the advancement of engineering technology related to fabricated structural steel. The award honors Theodore for his innovative engineering, timely technical papers and distinguished lectures.

Winners will receive a framed certificate, which is presented at the annual AISC North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC). Winners receive a $15,000 cash award and will present their lecture, upon request, at professional association events.

SCHEDULING A LECTURE

If your organization is interested in hosting a T.R. Higgins lecture, contact Nancy Gavlin, S.E., Director of Education, at gavlin@aisc.org. AISC reimburses the speaker's travel expenses for qualifying events.

CURRENT LECTURER

The current T.R. Higgins Lecturer is Todd Helwig who receved the 2017 T.R. Higgins Award at the NASCC in San Antonio, TX in March 2017. Professor Helwig's lecture is titled "Effective Bracing of Flexural Members and Systems in Steel Buildings and Bridges".

NEXT LECTURER

The 2018 lecturer will be announced in Fall 2017.

ABOUT T.R. HIGGINS

Theodore R. Higgins joined the Institute in 1940 as chief engineer and was its director of Engineering and Research from 1945 to 1968. During his tenure he was involved in all aspects of the Institute's wide variety of research activities. He played an especially prominent role in the more than 20 years of research, which led to the development of plastic design techniques for steel structures. Theodore authored the Institute's first manual on plastic design, Plastic Design in Steel.

A resolution adopted by the Institute's Board of Directors honored Higgins for his unparalleled service to the structural steel industry. The resolution defines him as a pioneer in developing the research and engineering principles which form the basis of steel design and construction today. "Theodore Higgins possessed that unique ability to translate research results into practical applications," the resolution reads.