Funded by NCPTT, Montana Public Television has produced a series of videos that highlights the nation’s underwater archeological treasures and features the preservation work of the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center.

The ATC and SEI Conference Program Committee is currently accepting abstracts for individual presentations and proposals for complete sessions. Submission will be accepted until February 27, 2009.

Organized by ATC and SEI of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), this conference is dedicated to improving the seismic performance of existing buildings and other structures.

Carol Chin has joined NCPTT as a joint faculty researcher in the National Center’s Materials Research Program. The position is held in partnership with Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Ten-week internships will be available pending availability of funding. Positions will begin no later than June 1, 2009. Applications will be accepted through February 16, 2009. Positions will be announced March 2, 2009.

NCPTT researchers, in partnership with masonry experts from NPS Historic Preservation Training Center, recently completed a study to develop treatments for use on marble monuments in Historic Congressional Cemetery.

The grant allowed for documentation of traditional language, foods, music and the cultural landscapes associated with the Timbisha Shoshone people in their aboriginal territories.