The recent issue of California Poly Engineering Advantage, featured MWDG’s Ben Nielsen for his recent success as a river engineer. The article was fueled by the burgeoning, trending, blossoming, and blooming popularity of river surfing, made increasingly possible by MWDG’s engineers, support by our management team at Merrick & Company and visionary clients who believe …
We know from the reception and other measures of success that innovation in public works and infrastructure projects is both important and attainable. Yesterday, Ben Nielsen found true inspiration in an unlikely place: a public works conference! The occasion was the annual American Public Works Association conference, Colorado Chapter. He spoke to the theme “Innovation …
Ben recalls: I spent an hour today with a first grader at the Logan School of Creative Learning (Denver) who is studying waves. I showed her and her teacher the waves we designed at River Run Park and explained how they work. Her only experience with waves was in the ocean, so it was fun …
River Run Park opened on August 25, 2016 to an audience of municipal leaders, paddling and surfing enthusiasts, and curious locals. Located just south of Denver, Oxford Avenue and Broken Tee Golf Course the enhancements include two wave features, walking and biking paths, and viewing areas close to the river action. Phase II, scheduled to …
On July 15-16, 2016 Ben Nielsen shared experience and thoughts on the future of river surfing wave design at the Forum Flusswellen in Nuremberg, Germany. The McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group’s division of Merrick & Company was the only U.S. firm invited to this conference, hosted by Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers. We were honored to …