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 38 of Season 6, our guest is Dimitrios Konstantakos of Deep Excavation LLC!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's something Dimitrios wrote about AI in 2018: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/last-engineering-profession-replaced-ai-dimitrios-konstantakos/
- You could have a story just like Dimitrios by exhibiting at Geo-Congress! Start at http://www.geocongress.org!
- There are a gazillion places to start learning chess. I'd just start at https://www.chess.com for tips, links to computer opponents, human opponents, etc.
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 37 of Season 6, our guest is Vaughan Griffiths of Colorado School of Mines, the 2026 Karl Terzaghi Lecturer!
SHOW NOTES:
- Start learning about ALGOL 68 here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL_68
- Want to run for region governor? We have procedures for that! https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/about-asce/official-register/geographic-region-governor-qualifications.pdf
- Student membership is still free, just like it was when Vaughan was a student: https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members
- Of course, there's more info about the Terzaghi Lecture here: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/karl-terzaghi-lecture
- And more info about Geo-Congress 2026 in case you want to watch Vaughan's lecture: 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.

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.

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 36 of Season 6, our guest is Marsha Anderson Bomar of GHD USA and the 2025-26 ASCE President!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's Marsha's LinkedIn profile if you want to reach out to her about ANYTHING: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsha-anderson-bomar/
- If you've ever ridden MARTA, you've probably been to the Five Points station: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Points_station
- Here's info about the upcoming 2026 Winter Paralympics so you can prep: https://www.paralympic.org/milano-cortina-2026
- And more info about arts and culture in the 96 Olympics: https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/blog/not-just-sports-arts-and-culture-of-the-96-games/
- View the glory of the TRS-80 handheld: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Pocket_Computer
- Of course we have a link to the Small Business Innovation in Research (SBIR) program! https://www.sbir.gov/
- The brand new ASCE2027 website is located at https://experience.asce.org/. Submit your content today!
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 35 of Season 6, our guest is Alba Yerro-Colom of Virginia Tech!
SHOW NOTES:
- Why is it natural that a Virginia Tech person picks Metallica for the music in their episode? Check this out and you'll understand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8LLYMp4M4
- Here's the numerical modeling software Alba developed: https://github.com/Anura3D/Anura3D_OpenSource/wiki
- As you might suspect, there are thousands of websites telling you what you should do when you visit Barcelona. Here is just one: https://www.trvbox.com/our-top-10-things-to-do-in-barcelona/
- Learn more about the human towers of Catalunya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iSHfrmGdyo
- This is not Alba's research site, but I find NASA does a pretty good job of explaining things to the public. Here's a landslide prediction page related to the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPMM): https://gpm.nasa.gov/landslides/
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 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.
 

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 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 32 of Season 6, our guest is Bruce Kutter of the University of California Davis!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's a type of vetch - looks great but goes crazy and takes over everything. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_villosa
- Here's Bruce's Wellington Prize winning paper on tunnel uplift:https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0000489
- Start here to find out more about Ray Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Brown_(musician)
- The rules for the 2026 Geo-Challenge will be out soon - you could win the Geo-Wall!
- Bruce never says the name of his walk-in music - it's Autumn Leaves! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)
- Learn more about the geotechnical centrifuges here: https://cgm.engr.ucdavis.edu/
- Here's the full list of Norman Medal winners: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/norman-medal/norman-medal-past-award-winners
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 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.