S06 E33 - Morteza Mirsheakari (Atlas, San Diego G-I chapter)

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 33 of Season 6, our guest is Morteza Mirshekari of Atlas Engineering, GeoIntegrate, and the San Diego and Orange County G-I chapters!

SHOW NOTES:

- Here's the excavator song by Blippi. Try not to sing along. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAguWAJTmBM

- GeoIntegrate is easy to find (and easy to use): https://geo-integrate.com/

- There are surprisingly few places to go learn Farsi. Here's a free resource if you're interested: https://easypersian.com/

- Get all the info you need on Geo-Congress at http://www.geocongress.org! We'll be in Salt Lake City for the 30th Geo-Congress in just a few months!

- To learn more about Chabahar and Iran's South Coast, start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabahar

- Stick around til the end to see Morteza describe the kamancheh, a traditional Iranian instrument that he plays!

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.