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 39 of Season 5, our guest is Sarah Springman of the University of Oxford - the 2025 Terzaghi lecturer!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's some background on the colleges at Oxford: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/colleges/what-are-oxford-colleges
- Turns out that the Monasavu Dam videos aren't as good as I thought. Here's a quick one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx0ZjZCYxU8
- Better to start here for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasavu_Dam
- Some background on Prince Philip's contributions to engineering in the UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35201197
- Here's Mark Randolph's keynote from the ISFOG 2020 conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ns6eytE34
- Of course, you can see Sarah give her Terzaghi Lecture at Geotechnical Frontiers 2025! More info and registration 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 38 of Season 5, our guest is Alexandra Clarà Saracho of the University of Texas at Austin!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's some background on "Engineering of the Big." https://magazine.engr.utexas.edu/2023/engineering-of-the-big
- Here's the Bruce Lee BMW ad in question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXwJACmAchg
- Start here for the Oxford-Cambridge rivalry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford%E2%80%93Cambridge_rivalry
- And here for Texas-Oklahoma, at least for football: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Rivalry
- Spend a week with us in Louisville next spring at Geotechnical Frontiers! http://www.geotechnicalfrontiers.com
- Alex's research group and info about them is here: https://sites.utexas.edu/sarachoresearchgroup
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.