On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 20 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Kristin Sample-Lord of VIllanova University!

SHOW NOTES:

- There are SO MANY articles about hyphenated names! Here's one: https://www.npr.org/2012/07/19/156923573/when-hyphen-boy-meets-hyphen-girl-names-pile-up

- It doesn't suggest dancing during an interview, but there's a surprising number of articles about dancing and engineering: https://thedcapage.blog/2020/05/06/dancing-and-engineering-how-these-two-worlds-go-hand-in-hand

- Not familiar with Wawa? Here's the breakfast menu! https://www.wawa.com/fresh-food/breakfast

- Here's all the info on the Center for Resilient Water Systems: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/engineering/faculty-research/Resilient-Water-Systems.html

- Find out more about IGS here! https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org/

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 21 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Geo-Legend Wayne Clough!

SHOW NOTES:

- Here's a great place to start reading about the Georgia coast: https://coastalgadnr.org/georgia-barrier-islands

- Here's Wayne's book on the Smithsonian: https://www.amazon.com/Things-New-Strange-Southerners-Smithsonian/dp/0820355232

- And this is a place to start for membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science: https://www.aaas.org/membership

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 22 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Jerry DiMaggio of ARA!

SHOW NOTES:

- More info than you ever thought you'd want on Cel-Ray soda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel-Ray

- A great article about the history of speed limits in Montana: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a14511978/montana-was-once-the-last-bastion-of-hot-nasty-bad-ass-speed-feature/

- More information about IDEA and past evaluations available at https://www.geoinstitute.org/special-projects/idea

- You can buy Roseda Farms hot dogs online! https://shop.roseda.com/products/all-beef-hot-dog-pack

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 23 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Jack Lawrence of University of California and Robert Wiggins of University of Illinois!

SHOW NOTES:

- Here's a Facebook thread on the craziest places people have yelled I.L.L. https://www.facebook.com/TheChampaignRoom/posts/whats-the-most-random-place-youve-ever-heard-an-ill-chant/3041975122499834/

- For more info on the student competitions and how to get involved: https://www.geoinstitute.org/students/geochallenge

- Just Google durian and see what happens. But start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

- The Geo-Video entry featuring Sir Elton John singing the geotechnical hits: https://youtu.be/eSm4amTFLTY

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 24 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Catherine O'Sullivan of Imperial College London - she's also the incoming Editor in Chief of the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering!

SHOW NOTES:

- You can view Catherine's slides from her GA Tech presentation - about 3/4 of the way down the page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/cath.osullivan

- You should know where the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering is, but just in case: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jggefk

- Here's Barry's Tea - You can find it in the US, but you have to look! https://www.barrystea.ie/

- More info about the Rankine Lecture: https://www.britishgeotech.org/prizes/rankine-lecture

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 25 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Dan Brown of Dan Brown and Associates!

SHOW NOTES:

- Let's start with Sequatchie. It DOES have its own Wikipedia page and ZIP code. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequatchie,_Tennessee

- Start learning about the Gordie Howe Bridge at the official site: https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en

- Of course you can always check out the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card: https://infrastructurereportcard.org/

- Here's the FHWA Drilled Shafts manual Dan references (and co-wrote): https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/nhi18024.pdf

- Info on the Tennessee Knockout here: https://tennesseeknockoutenduro.com/

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org. 

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 26 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Allison Filas of SKANSKA and the Met Section Chapter!

SHOW NOTES:

- Check out the 9/11 Memorial in New York remotely: https://www.911memorial.org/

- Here's your background on Myspace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace

- Met Section G-I Chapter info: https://www.ascemetsection.org/tech-groups/geotechnical/home

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 27 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Brock Barry of the US Military Academy at West Point!

SHOW NOTES:

- After this episode, Director's Cut takes our summer break! We'll be back in September with new shows!

- Show notes coming soon!

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 29 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Marc Ballouz, the current President of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)!

SHOW NOTES:

- There are a million recipes for sayadieh - here's a good start: https://www.simplyleb.com/recipe/sayadieh-lebanese-rice-fish/

- Deep Purple - Soldier of Fortune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nd6trewC68

- We'd be remiss to not link to the ISSMGE site: http://www.issmge.org

- And check out the ISSMGE Youtube channel, complete with Marc's IIT show! https://www.youtube.com/@UCc1sWUE6T6VIVhEbx-cFSYA

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org.

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 30 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Vanessa Bateman of the US Army Corps of Engineers!

SHOW NOTES: - Great place to start for K-car information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_K_platform

- Vanessa isn't kidding that USACE uses a lot of acronyms. Here's one list: https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Portals/26/USACE_Acronyms.pdf

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org. 

Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.