S07 E05 - Erol Tutumluer (University of Illinois)

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 5 of Season 7, our guest is Erol Tutumluer of the University of Illinois, the 2021 Monismith Lecturer and a 2025 ASCE Distinguished Member!

SHOW NOTES:

- Check out this video showing the same rail journey Erol took to Tibet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJPsKB5qDsE

- The Olympia Restaurant skit, based on the Billy Goat, from SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJePACBoIo

- And the original Billy Goat Tavern: https://www.billygoattavern.com/

- Find and join a G-I technical committee here: https://www.geoinstitute.org/index.php/committees

- Nominate a colleague for Distinguished Membership here: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/distinguished-members

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.