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Dr Jeffrey Packer joins STINA’s
HSS committee board
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 another for
the American Institute of Steel Construction.
He currently serves on several technical
committees, including the American Welding
Society (AWS D1), the Comite International
pour le Developpement et l’Etude de la
Construction Tubulaire (CIDECT), the
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and
the International Institute of Welding (IIW),
where he 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.
Steel Tube Institute of North America
Fax: +1 847 660 7981
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