In August 2025, SEU welcomed Joe Pote, PE, from New Millennium, and Dave Samuelson, PE, retired from Nucor, to present Composite Floor Joist Systems. Joe and Dave have designated the Thomas M. Murray Structures Laboratory at Virginia Tech (Home | Structural Engineering and Materials | Virginia Tech) for our SEU Speaker Inspires donation for the month.
Joe and Dave shared, “Dr. Thomas M. Murray was instrumental in coordinating steel joist research documenting the behavior of the Steel Joist Institute’s CJ-Series composite steel joists and floor vibration of steel joist supported concrete floor systems. With Dr. Murray’s recent passing in August 2024, it is appropriate to honor the Thomas M. Murray Structures Laboratory for completing the above-mentioned steel joist research as well as continuing research of steel structures. Thanks to Dr. Murray’s vision, the Thomas M. Murray Structures Lab continues to be used for structural research, and we continue to build on the foundational research performed by Dr. Murray.”
Thank you, Joe and Dave, for helping structural engineers with your SEU session, and for your designation of Thomas M. Murray Structures Laboratory at Virginia Tech as our SEU Speaker Inspires Organization of the Month!
SEU began the SEU Speaker Inspires program in 2015 as a way to “pay it forward”, enabling our speakers to designate a charity/organization of their choice for SEU to make a donation to help improve our world.