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 4 of Season 6, our guest is Russell Green of Virginia Tech!
SHOW NOTES:
- Abrakebabra in Wellington, NZ. Home of the diablo kebab: https://www.kebabcentral.co.nz/
- El Yucateco is Russell's hot sauce recommendation! https://www.elyucateco.com/usa
- We remembered Tom Zimmie in the OCtober/November 2023 issue of GEOSTRATA. https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/october_november_2023/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1919280
- Take your favorite vehicle on the Blue Ridge Parkway: https://www.nps.gov/blri/index.htm
- No team can lose year after year without a good curse story. Here's the Lions. https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/13/curse-of-bobby-layne-explanation-detroit-lions-is-it-real/72194149007/
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 3 of Season 6, our guest is Adara Getsy of Nicholson Construction!
SHOW NOTES:
- Some info on the Iron-Air battery plant: https://formenergy.com/form-factory-1/
- Great place to start learning that Gen Z slang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Generation_Z_slang
- Info on the Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) grants is here: https://dfi.org/widf-grants/
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 2 of Season 6, our guest is Mike Gomez of the University of Washington! Mike is the 2025 Casagrande Award winner!
SHOW NOTES: 
- In case you want to buy Tiger Woods' book, you still can: https://www.amazon.com/How-Play-Golf-Tiger-Woods/dp/0446529311
- If you've never seen the Rosetta Stone in person, you can do it on the Internet: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/egypt/explore-rosetta-stone
- Of course we'll give you a recipe for carne asada fries: https://carlsbadcravings.com/loaded-carne-asada-fries/
- Some info on uranium mining in northern Saskatchewan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McArthur_River_uranium_mine - More info on the Casagrande Award: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/arthur-casagrande-professional-development-award
- You can see Mike get the award at Geotechnical Frontiers! More info at http://www.geotechnicalfrontiers.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 47 of Season 5, our guest is Richard Bathurst of Royal Military College of Canada! This is also our 200th episode!
SHOW NOTES:
- Richard mentioned the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen's-RMC - find out more here: https://www.queensu.ca/research/centres-institutes/geoengineering-centre
- To learn more about the International Journal of Geomechanics (IJOG), start here: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/ijgnai
- Another harrowing tale about sailing Lake Ontario: https://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising/voice-experience-inexperience-lake-ontario
- More info about the Cross-USA Lecture series here: https://www.geoinstitute.org/chapters/cross-usa-lectures. You can even nominate someone for the 25-26 lecture!
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 46 of Season 5, our guest is Pooneh Maghoul of Polytechnique Montreal!
SHOW NOTES:
- There are so many places to start learning about lunar geotechnics - how about this NASA paper: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20220014634/downloads/Final%20IEEE%20paper%20formatted%20footnote%20added.pdf
- Here's some info (again from NASA) about Devon Island and its similarities to the Moon and Mars: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/haughton-mars-project-hmp/
- Start learning about the ASCE Committee on Technical Advancement (CTA) here: https://www.asce.org/communities/committees/committee-on-technical-advancement
- Where to start reading about the science of Interstellar? Here. https://www.astronomy.com/science/kip-thorne-and-the-mind-bending-science-of-interstellar/
- There are a few "One Day in Montreal" travel guides - here's a good one: https://www.stokedtotravel.com/montreal-canada-complete-one-day-guide/
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 45 of Season 5, it's our Thanksgiving episode! Our guests are Lucas de Melo of Geosyntec and his daughter Dora de Melo of UC Davis!
SHOW NOTES:
- Dora's episode of Summer School on sustainability is here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjCEsF7_QTI
- Here's the first live stream we did in 2022 on FERC dam safety regulation updates! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BuPf5diAn0
- Here's the UC Davis GGSS! https://ggss.ucdavis.edu/
- Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the community!
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 43 of Season 5, our guest is Walter Paniagua of Pilotec and the current North American Vice President of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering!
SHOW NOTES: 
- Can you beat Walter's 125 wpm? Test your typing speed here: https://www.typing.com/student/tests
- Here's a good place to start to learn about the geotech challenges of the Mexico City region: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-mexico-citys-unique-geology-makes-earthquakes-even-worse-180964972/
- Some basics on Oaxacan food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaxacan_cuisine
- Of course you should all become ISSMGE members. Find out more here: http://www.issmge.org
- Time to get fired up for the North American-hosted World Cup in 2026! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
- We'll have more info on the 2028 PanAmerican conference starting next summer... we hope you can join us in March 2028!
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 42 of Season 5, our guest is Ryan Beemer of Virginia Tech!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's the Bad Religion Christmas album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MZyKvNMBg
- And in case you want to experience Bad Religion's non-holiday offerings - here's All Ages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZlwGKdPfio
- Glauconite! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glauconite
- I never knew bar shampoo and conditioner were a thing. Instead of promoting a single company, how about this subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroWaste/comments/133tp0o/how_to_use_conditioner_bars/
- Become a student member of ASCE for free! https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members
- Brian Boitano: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boitano
- Because apparently we're all about Reddit today, here's some info on Perth! https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianAwardTravel/comments/fv4d33/is_perth_actually_worth_visiting
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 41 of Season 5, our guest is John Folts of Earth Retention, a brand new member of the Geo-Institute Board of Governors!
SHOW NOTES:
- Yep, once again, lighting is a crazy thing.
- We are (mercifully) not the only ones that have thought about fry types/styles: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/dining/best-summer-french-fries.html
- And a glowing Schwartz's Deli review: https://www.shermansfoodadventures.com/2023/08/schwartzs-deli.html
- Info on New York's inaugural 2015 report card: https://infrastructurereportcard.org/new-york-infrastructure-receives-report-card/
- Tensar (not shockingly) has a GREAT intro to geosynthetics page: https://www.tensarinternational.com/resources/guides/introduction-to-geosynthetics
- Also not shockingly, Cooperstown has a vacation planning site, and it's not all baseball! https://www.thisiscooperstown.com/plan-your-visit/itineraries/
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 40 of Season 5, it's our annual Halloween episode! Or guest is Mike Wysockey of Thatcher Foundations.
SHOW NOTES:
- Show notes coming soon!
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.