The International Society for Micropiles (ISM) announces that Álvaro Villarino Redondo, from Rodio Kronsa (Spain) and a graduate student at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, is the winner of the 10th Lizzi Scholarship.
The scholarship award includes travel and accommodations expenses for attendance at the 16th International Workshop on Micropiles in Valencia, Spain, taking place September 24-26; complimentary workshop registration; and a selection of micropile publications.
During the workshop, Redondo will give a presentation titled “Hollow Precast Driven Pile Extended by a Micropile” on Wednesday, September 24.
Redondo earned a master’s degree from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the university.
His research topic is structural design of piles according to Eurocodes in Spain: analysis, proposed formulation and comparison with traditional design methods.
The scholarship is named for Dr. Fernando Lizzi (1913-2003), the visionary leader of ISM and the inventor of the “pali radice” or original “root pile” foundation system.
The scholarship recipient was selected by the ISM International Workshop on Micropiles organizing committee and the workshop host company, Ischebeck Ibérica.
ISM’s 16th International Workshop on Micropiles includes lectures, discussions, panel sessions on all aspects of micropile technology, and social events. The workshop also features the 12th Lizzi Lecture and the 5th World Cup of Micropiles.
Learn more and register for the workshop at https://ismicropiles.org/16th-workshop.
About ISM
The International Society for Micropiles (ISM) is a consortium of international representatives involved in the design, construction, research/development and instruction/promotion of micropile technology. ISM provides an international forum for debate, advice, problem-solving and support to micropile specialists and nonspecialists throughout the world. Members of the Society can actively seek advice and experience from other members within this international group. ISM aims to be respected internationally as the preeminent center of knowledge for the development, advancement and promotion of micropile technology.
