January 2012 Tube Products International
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business & market news
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 Development 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
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