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 7 of Season 5, our guest is Jorge Zornberg of University of Texas at Austin, the 2024 Peck Lecturer!

SHOW NOTES:

- More info on the International Geosynthetics Society here: https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org

- For info on the University of Cordoba, start at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_C%C3%B3rdoba

- For more information on the Peck Lecture, visit https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/ralph-b-peck-award

- Sign up to watch the live stream from Vancouver if you can't be there! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geo-congress-2024-ralph-b-peck-lecture-jorge-zornberg-tickets-706728994447

- Happy Valentine's Day from the Geo-Institute!

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 5 of Season 7, our guest is Erol Tutumluer of the University of Illinois, the 2021 Monismith Lecturer and a 2025 ASCE Distinguished Member!

SHOW NOTES:

- Check out this video showing the same rail journey Erol took to Tibet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJPsKB5qDsE

- The Olympia Restaurant skit, based on the Billy Goat, from SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puJePACBoIo

- And the original Billy Goat Tavern: https://www.billygoattavern.com/

- Find and join a G-I technical committee here: https://www.geoinstitute.org/index.php/committees

- Nominate a colleague for Distinguished Membership here: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/distinguished-members

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 8 of Season 5, our guest is JoAnna Shafer of the University of Akron, the 2024 Geo-Shirt competition winner!

SHOW NOTES:

- Just in case you're curious about the highest point in Ohio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Hill_(Ohio)

- And info on Cuyahoga Valley National Park: https://www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm

- The best Twitter/X account you might not know about, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer Dept! https://twitter.com/neorsd

- Here's some info on Zippy, one of the best mascots out there! https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2022/03/17/what-zip-and-who-zippy-meet-akrons-kangaroo-mascot/7086589001/

- Of course all your Geo-Congress info is at 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.