Geo-Institute Director’s Cut

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 5, our guest is Kshama Roy of DNV!
SHOW NOTES:
- You should DEFINITELY sign up to review conference papers for G-I! https://www.geoinstitute.org/volunteer-review-conference-papers
- Take an aerial tour of Newfoundland - it's an incredibly beautiful place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjZX6RdpnU0
- Get to the CGS conference this year to see the student competitions (and a great geotech conference!) https://www.geomontreal2024.ca/
- Start learning about the muskeg here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskeg
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 5, our guest is Michael Bennett of Gannett Fleming and the author of the Geotechnical History Blog!
SHOW NOTES:
- Turns out there is a BIG market for railroad spikes: https://www.ebay.com/b/Collectible-Railroad-Spikes-Nails/95163/bn_3052681
- Get started on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm
- The story of Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia is a pretty fascinating one! https://www.elfrethsalley.org/
- You can read ALL of Michael's posts from the Geotechnical History Blog at http://www.geoinstitute.org, including his entry for Geopalooza! https://geoinstitute.org/news/ethereal-discovery-connection-between-soil-mechanics-and-dawn-relativity-physics
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 20 of Season 5, our guest is Theresa Engler of the Deep Foundations Institute!
SHOW NOTES:
- The Can Can Sale page stays up all year, apparently: https://www.shoprite.com/cancan
- In case you're not old enough to remember Wild America, here's the deal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_America_(TV_series)
- We talked about Geotech Tools during the IFCEE question - find out more and create your account at https://www.geoinstitute.org/geotechtools/
- All the info you need about DFI 49! https://www.dfi-events.org/dfi49
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 19 of Season 5, our guest is Roman Hryciw of the University of Michigan!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's a recipe for the Ukrainian khrusty: https://www.ukrainianclassickitchen.ca/index.php?topic=2364.0
- A recent article on the Drexel Main Building with photos: https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2022/february/a-new-old-look-for-main-building-ceiling
- Central High School in Philadelphia was the first high school in Pennsylvania! https://centralhs.philasd.org/about-central-high-school/about-us/
- The first Bob Koerner story on Director's Cut was in Episode 9 of Season 1 - Archie Filshill: https://youtu.be/KKKsH95Veto
- Roman's G-I involvement could be you! Contact us or visit geoinstitute.org to find out more about our volunteer opportunities!
- Video evidence of the original "Michigan" goal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0xTwMW5LuY
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.