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 28 of Season 6, our guest is Hannah Hiscott of North Carolina State University!
SHOW NOTES:
- This is the third of four episodes in our annual Labor Day week Extravaganza! Check out the others on the channel!
- This abstract (from NIH!) is a great summary of Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10131530/
- Read the NC State GSO's feedback on Geo-Congress 2024 - this is just ONE THING they've done over the years: https://www.geoinstitute.org/news/geo-congress-2024-highlights-ncsu-perspective
- Learn about Falls Church here: https://www.fallschurchva.gov/
- If you're in town, definitely order from Lazy Mike's: https://lazymikesdeli.com/
- And get your cupcakes from Bakeshop: https://www.bakeshopva.com/
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 27 of Season 6, our guest is Lori Simpson of Langan!
SHOW NOTES:
- It's the second episode of our Labor Day Extravaganza! Check out Tyler Oathes' from yesterday and then we have two more this week!
- Here's a good place to start learning about the Mission Rock project: https://missionrock.com/
- Check out what happens when you search "bay mud" in the ASCE Library: https://ascelibrary.org/action/doSearch?AllField=bay+mud&SeriesKey=ajgeb6
- And Wikipedia gets you started learning about the ukulele: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele
- Here's Paint it Black on ukulele - you could even learn it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7tLAJA4zfI
- ASCE has so many resources for younger members! Start here to learn more: https://www.asce.org/communities/younger-members
- Here's the info about the DFI Board of Trustees: https://dfi.org/about/board/
- This has been an especially cool summer in San Francisco: https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/bay-area-summer-temperatures-coldest-20763265.php
- Here's Lori's episode of Morgan's Mentors - it's a great watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FOTKhWjums
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 26 of Season 6, our guest is Tyler Oathes of Rutgers University!
SHOW NOTES:
- Yes, this is the first episode back after summer break 2025. I don't think we're rusty at all, do you?
- You can (and should) learn more about Rutgers' University Transportation Research Center (UTC) here: https://cait.rutgers.edu/
- You can watch a very poorly encoded version of "A Million to Juan" on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ukUsHfETCc
- The "perimeter theory" of grocery shopping seems to be pretty true: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/grocery-store-tour-shopping-the-perimeter
- You can learn more about dredged material in the NYC metro area (and the plan to deal with it) at the USACE website: https://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Dredged-Material-Management-Plan
- I believe this is the golf course Tyler speaks about in North Jersey, and it's in Jersey City: https://www.skywaygolfcourse.com
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 28 of Season 5, our guest is Geo-Legend Priscilla Nelson of Colorado School of Mines, the 2000 Geo-Institute President!
SHOW NOTES:
- First off, here's Priscilla's 2023 Geo-Legends interview. Watch Director's Cut, and then watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxObyn-2bAI
- Does this count as the Rochester fight song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk-c0a-otbI
- The Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) is a FASCINATING story. Start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider
- How about this - a listing of 90+ geology field camps! https://geology.com/field-camp.shtml
- Need a definition for asymptotic? I kind of did: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/asymptotic
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 30 of Season 5, our guest is Joel Dellaria of Keller, Program Committee member of Geo-Structures 2024!
SHOW NOTES:
- Info on the McDonald's #1 store museum, which (sadly) no longer exists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_No._1_Store_Museum
- This gets you going on the great deep dish vs thin crust debate: https://explore.visitoakpark.com/info/true-chicago-pizza
- Jordan switching hands in the 91 Finals was an iconic moment for the NBA: https://www.nba.com/news/history-finals-moments-michael-jordan-layup-1991-finals
- From the University of Illinois library, here's a Ralph Peck paper? monograph? book? on Chicago subsoils! https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/5183
- To get more information on Geo-Structures and register, visit http://geo-structures.asce.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 32 of Season 5, our guest is Bob Bachus of Geosyntec!
SHOW NOTES: 
- Check out Bob's lecture on coal ash impoundments from 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shMs3jiLi7M
- Still working on info on the ASCE journals "clippings." Here's what we do now: https://www.asce.org/membership/yearly-article-pack
- You be the judge on the fight song debate. CO School of Mines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeXA1rV6PX8, and GA Tech: https://traditions.gatech.edu/gtsongs.html
- And the climate change Cross-USA Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-elKof_jMTo
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 5, our guest is John Huntoon of BioBilt Infrastructure Systems!
SHOW NOTES:
- This is the first episode of Director's Cut to ever be delayed! Someone who remains nameless made an editing mistake, and it couldn't be fixed immediately, and well... shame is on that person.
- First thing - here's John's startup! http://www.biobiltis.com
- The page on beaches in Humboldt National Forest isn't working, but this will get you in the vicinity: https://www.visitredwoods.com/things-to-do/beaches/
- John made an Angels reference - always a good opportunity to think about this: https://sabr.org/journal/article/of-witches-hexes-and-plain-bad-luck-the-reputed-curse-of-the-los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim/
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 34 of Season 5, our guest is Kristin Ulmer of Southwest Research Institute!
SHOW NOTES:
- First off, learn more about SwRI - it's a wild place! http://www.swri.org.
- The Next Generation Liquefaction project is here: https://nextgenerationliquefaction.org
- One of my personal favorite parenting Youtube channels: https://www.youtube.com/@UCq0a1MKwg_l0tN56r8u1ZSA
- Here's some USGS info about earthquakes in the Eastern US: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-should-people-eastern-united-states-be-concerned-about-earthquakes
- Some fun stuff in San Antonio in the fall: https://alamocitymoms.com/in-and-around-san-antonio/things-to-do/fall-bucket-list-70-things-to-do-in-san-antonio-in-autumn/
- Kristin's Summer School episode on lateral Earth pressures! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsph5Ut6TIA
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 5, our guest is Vishal Patel of American Geotechnical and Environmental Services, and the current President of the National Capital G-I chapter!
SHOW NOTES:
- The Mount Vernon Trail bridge is a super cool project: https://mountvernontrail.org/2024/05/23/rebuilt-bridge-23-opened-across-dyke-marsh/
- Specs on the HTC Shadow from 2009! https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=1643
- Here's the website for the National Capital G-I Chapter: https://asce-ncsgi.org
- Want to go to Kalamazoo? Of course you do! Here's some info to start! https://www.discoverkalamazoo.com/
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 5, our guest is Leela Krishna Mohan of Texas A&M University, and the current Vice Chair of the G-I Student Leadership Committee!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's a quick talk by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam so you can see what Leela is talking about! Be inspired! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SDkzDlw1yc
- Do you want to make chicken biryani? There are tons of recipes - here's one to get you going: https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/chicken-biryani-recipe
- Student membership in ASCE is FREE and a great way to start getting involved with the society! Start here: https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members
- More info on the Cross-USA Lecture! Be sure to apply to host the lecturer in 2025-26! https://www.geoinstitute.org/chapters/cross-usa-lectures
- Check out some of the projects from the Texas Instruments India Innovation Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG0qIyPiMiS0l8aOA3vmguFDyPJOZLUUD
- More info on the A&M Center for Infrastructure Renewal! https://tti.tamu.edu/facilities/cir
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.