TPi January 2012

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Dr Jeffrey Packer joins STINA’s HSS committee board

served on the board of directors from 2004 to 2007. Dr Packer is also the recipient of numerous awards. The Steel Tube Institute was formed in 1930 when a group of manufacturers joined forces to promote and market steel tubing. Their goal was to mount a cooperative effort that would improve manufacturing techniques and inform customers about their products’ utility, versatility and competitive advantages.

another for the American Institute of Steel Construction.

The Steel Tube Institute of North America (STINA) has announced that Dr Jeffrey Packer has agreed to serve on the board of its HSS committee. In this capacity, Dr Packer will advise board members on a variety of issues relating to steel hollow structural sections (HSS). Dr Packer serves as the Bahen/ Tanenbaum Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario and the UK, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), and has served on the editorial boards of several journals. Bill Wolfe, executive director of STINA, noted that Dr Packer’s addition to the HSS committee’s board will provide it with a broad range of knowledge and experience: “Jeff Packer is one of the foremost experts in North America concerning the design and use of tubular steel products. His expertise will be a welcome addition to our HSS board. “STINA is also exploring the possibility that Dr Packer may actively contribute to one or more areas of the HSS committee’s new website. We would like to have the opportunity to share Dr Packer’s expertise with other groups that we serve – designers, fabricators, contractors, government officials, equipment manufacturers and building owners.” Dr Packer graduated from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1972, and subsequently received his Master’s degree from the University of Manchester (1975) and PhD from the University of Nottingham (1978) in the UK. Since his initial appointment at the University of Toronto in 1980 he has undertaken research, development and consulting work primarily on tubular steel structures. He has published extensively on this topic, including several co-authored CIDECT design guide books (published in four languages), another in Chinese, two design guides for the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), and

He currently serves on several technical committees, including the American Welding Society (AWS D1), the Comite International pour le Development et l’Etude de la Construction Tubulaire (CIDECT), the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the International Institute of Welding (IIW), where he

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