S04 E45 - Navid Jafari (LSU)

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 45 of Season 4, our guest is Navid Jafari of Louisiana State University, the 2024 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award winner!

SHOW NOTES:

- Some info on the fake "Angels with Filthy Souls" movie in Home Alone: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/angels-with-filthy-souls-turns-82-kind-of-4095371

- And it's a Google ad with Macauley Culkin, not Walmart! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqiYSrwj9mc

- Today's Grad Student Leadership Council does a lot for G-I, not the least of which is coordinating the student program at Geo-Congress!

- Some additional info from the National Hurricane Center on Hurricane Delta! https://www.weather.gov/lch/2020Delta

- Of course you want to read up on the Casagrande Award! https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/arthur-casagrande-professional-development-award

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.