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Modern Steel Construction's Field Notes podcast! Hear from prominent, engaging people from the world of structural steel. Geoff Weisenberger hosts.

The American Institute of Steel Construction


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 78 EPISODES


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    Architectural Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 15:42


    An architecture career that has included stops in three countries brought Nima Balasubramanian to AISC, where she's helping create a crucial resource for educating architects about structural steel.

    Achieving a Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 24:55


    Growing up near Philadelphia helped shape Jill Lavine's childhood architectural aspirations. Decades later, she's a prominent figure in the area's architecture scene.

    Finding Footing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 23:08


    Kimberly Guzman has found her place in structural engineering after shifting gears to it during college and navigating early career challenges.

    A Swerve to Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 25:29


    Tim Kohany found comfort in carpentry at a young age, but working with wood shaped a curiosity about engineering and designing with steel.

    A Grip on Galvanizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 18:38


    A recent project has made University of Kansas professor Caroline Bennett a well-known voice on the behavior of hot-dip galvanized steel.

    Steins Sell Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 16:50


    Gary Stein has guided the steel distribution company his father founded from a one-location operation into a market leader.

    At Home in Academia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 21:54


    Joshua Schultz entered the AEC world with visions of becoming an architect, but he has found his fit in academia after nearly a decade at Gonzaga University.

    Riveting Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 10:50


    University of Notre Dame professor Ashley Thrall quickly immersed herself in engineering when she discovered it after college, and she's now a respected researcher who runs a cutting-edge campus laboratory.

    Fluent in Bridges

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 19:54


    Heather Gilmer studied linguistics before finding her way to her original engineering passion: bridges. Combining them has led to 20-plus years in fabrication quality management and specification writing.

    On The Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 11:59


    Machel Morrison has become a respected voice in academia and steel design instruction within just a few short years of starting his teaching career.

    Top-Tier Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 24:40


    Bob Shaw has made an illustrious career out of teaching professionals and immersing himself in committee work, and a student competition he created nearly 40 years ago has gained international acclaim.

    Prolifically Published

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 14:22


    Mike Grubb's exhaustive writing on steel bridge design led to him earning one of the profession's highest honors: The J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award.

    Giving Back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 20:00


    Onur Avci pivoted from a career as a practicing engineer to academia, fulfilling his wish to share his wealth of knowledge with the next generation of engineers.

    Making His Own Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 25:43


    David J. Odeh's father helped steer him into structural engineering and to the family company, where he has become a widely respected voice and leader in his own right.

    Veteran Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 15:36


    Four decades into his career, prominent fabrication engineer Mark Holland's first employer remains his only employer. Holland has spent 42 years with Paxton & Vierling Steel and is still as enthused about his work as when he started.

    Bridge Authority

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 18:01


    Rob Connor has helped make Purdue University a leader in steel bridge research and has helped build the university's S-BRITE center into a nationally known bridge inspection and testing training center.

    Connecting the Dots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 14:49


    "Steel Matchmaker" John Schuepbach links people from all corners of the North American structural steel industry, especially equipment buyers and sellers. His lengthy list of contacts has also helped make him a valued fabricator consultant.

    Service to Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 33:04


    Longtime AISC volunteer Steven J. Fenves has helped propel the steel industry forward for more than half a century. He joins the podcast to discuss his background, his work on the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, and more.

    Multidimensional

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 25:48


    Georgia Tech professor and bridge expert Ryan Sherman has focused his recent research on 3D printing and its potential impact on steel construction.

    The Camera Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 25:34


    Architecture professor and 2023 AISC Lifetime Achievement Award winner Terri Meyer Boake became a respected voice on architecturally exposed structural steel due in no small part to her photography skills.

    A Bridge Lifer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 18:17


    Frank Russo, PE, PhD, founder of Russo Structural Services. Listen to Frank dive into his two-plus decades in bridge design and repair, his favorite projects, and the launch of his company in 2021.

    Learning to Lead

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 33:04


    Ruby+Associates' president and CEO Tricia Ruby didn't expect to work for the firm her father started. But now she runs it, complementing its engineering expertise with her business and leadership know-how.

    Quality Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 26:29


    Quality assurance expert Cliff Schwinger has spent a career helping designers and detailers improve their designs and view mistakes as learning experiences.

    Rebuilding a Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 18:20


    Nearly two decades ago, David Zalesne left a successful legal career in Philadelphia to revive a steel fabrication shop in South Carolina--and he's never looked back.

    Living by the Code

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 17:37


    Extensive work with building codes as they relate to steel construction has been a defining characteristic of Robert Wills' award-winning career.

    Covering the Super Bowl(s)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 21:50


    Mark Waggoner's experience designing long-span steel roofs has led to his working on multiple massive stadiums, including several that have hosted the Super Bowl in recent years.

    Conveying Cambering Considerations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 14:33


    An expert on steel design, fabrication, and erection with a half-century-plus of experience, former LeJeune Steel president Larry Kloiber shares his thoughts on his life in the industry, particularly his work with cambering steel.

    Design Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 23:18


    After three decades of building portfolios for different structural engineering companies, Helen Torres decided to start building a portfolio for a new firm--one that bears her name.

    Steel Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 32:30


    Larry Kruth has dedicated the majority of his life to the structural steel industry as a practicing engineer, a fabricator, a safety expert, an instructor, a committee volunteer, and an AISC vice president. And even though he recently retired (for the second time), his work with the industry will continue.

    Lifelong Learner and Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 45:16


    Chris Raebel's life thus far has been a fruitful and varied journey, all without having to stray from the city he loves--Milwaukee--for too long.

    Unconventional Wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 34:22


    Ron Klemencic's habit of questioning the answers has led him to play an integral role in developing the revolutionary SpeedCore high-rise core wall system.

    Reimagined Rig

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 29:08


    One of this year's Steel Design Student Competition winners and his faculty advisor discuss the iterative process of transforming a decommissioned offshore oil rig into a cultural center.

    Half a Century in Steel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 7:42


    Grady Harvell has been a driving force in Arkansas' steel industry, as well as in bringing a structural research lab to the state's flagship university.

    Engineer, Pioneer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 13:38


    Remember when computers weren't ubiquitous in engineering offices? Allen Adams does. And it led him to help create design software with the ultimate goal of letting engineers be engineers.

    The Sky's the Limit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 21:06


    This year's Forge Prize winners discuss their Common Sky concept, which has the potential to take urban housing projects to new heights, both figuratively and literally.

    Master of Metal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 29:31


    Rae Ripple's life tree has branched off many times. And it's taken her to exactly where she wants to be.

    Intercontinental Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 13:39


    Gian Rassati, a 2022 AISC Special Achievement Award winner, began life in a small Italian mountain town and has gone on to do big things in bolting research.

    The Long Run

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 21:22


    University of Illinois engineering professor Larry Fahnestock takes a proactive approach to teaching, advising, and covering great distances.

    Wise Welder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 23:44


    To Mary Jo Emrick, welding is an art, a science, an opportunity, and a lifelong skill that she is teaching to the next generation.

    Building Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 26:43


    Dave Eckmann's approach to his work as a structural engineer is influenced by his architectural aptitude and education, not to mention his lifelong desire to build things.

    All-around Architectural Enthusiast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 30:46


    AISC steel specialist, Alex Morales leverages his diverse background to help design teams make the most of their structural steel projects.

    By the Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 26:17


    As one of AISC's longest-tenured employees, Cindi Duncan has wrangled countless committee members to keep publications on track and on schedule.

    Oil (and Steel) on Canvas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 33:26


    Gwyneth Leech brings out the bold beauty of steel construction in her portraits of under-construction Manhattan high-rises.

    Three Degrees of Engineering

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 28:12


    Larry Muir took an unorthodox path to get his various engineering degrees. But it has led him to connection design and consulting success.

    Alternate Realities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 11:30


    Engineering professor Hannah Blum is working to make the most of her and her students' experiences in the real and virtual worlds.

    Engaging Effort

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 17:18


    University of Missouri Steel Bridge Team captain Corey Valleroy has elevated his team in both size and diversity and helped his fellow teammates make the most of their experience in the 2021 AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition.

    Building Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 16:53


    Nick Colina has turned his once-struggling family business into a success story and is also working to turn the California construction industry into a more inclusive landscape.

    Forging a Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 18:39


    Hunter Ruthrauff's Forge Prize-winning design was generated by his personal connection to San Diego's Balboa Park and addresses the need for a public connection across one of its canyons.

    A Stable Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 19:07


    UMass engineering professor and structural stability expert Kara Peterman takes the long view on life.

    Steady Beat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 23:50


    Southern California architect Anders Lasater has found the perfect balance between designing buildings and banging drums.

    A Series of Fortunate Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 18:39


    Armed with sound advice from her father, Nyckey Heath has forged a rewarding path to become a project manager with one of the country's top steel erectors.

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