S07 E10 - Larissa Ribeiro (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 10 of Season 7, our guest is Larissa Ribeiro of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the winner of the 2026 Geo-Shirt competition!

SHOW NOTES:

- It's behind a paywall, but here's a study of the history of geosynthetics in Brazil: https://www.soilsandrocks.com/sr-2025-011224

- Here's a good starter to compare Portuguese and Spanish: https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/college-study-abroad/blog/portuguese-vs-spanish-language-key-differences-similarities

- Here's a simple pão de queijo recipe: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_brazilian_cheese_bread

- And a feijoada recipe: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/139208/feijoada-brazilian-black-bean-stew

- For info about ITA, start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Tecnol%C3%B3gico_de_Aeron%C3%A1utica

- There are so many stories about the history of Brasilia: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/60-years-ago-modernist-city-brasilia-built

- You can get your own shirt designed by Larissa for a $30 donation to student programs! https://www.ascefoundation.org/geo-institute-student-participation-fund-individuals

- All your Geo-Congress info at http://www.geocongress.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.