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 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...

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 st...

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 Qu...

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 pape...

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 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!...

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 wa...

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....

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 socie...

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...

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...

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 5, our guest is Paola Bandini of New Mexico State University, and a current member of the G-I Technical Coordination Council! SHOW NOTES: - We recorded this episode...

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 tal...

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 Mo...

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 Ge...

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 nam...

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 - Sti...

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 long...

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 29 of Season 5, our guest is Soheil Nazarian of the University of Texas at El Paso, the 2024 Carl L. Monismith Lecturer! SHOW NOTES: - Here's the Ken Stokoe Geo-Legends episode w...

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-Legen...

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 5, our guest is Xenia Wirth of Cal State Fullerton! SHOW NOTES: - I always tell the guests we don't stop the interview and restart unless something goes horribly wro...

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 5, our guest is Daniel Pradel of Ohio State University, the Chair of Geo-Extreme 2025! SHOW NOTES: - Here's an article from Cornell about professors of practice: htt...

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 25 of Season 5, our second of two special Father's Day episodes, our guests are Alain Gallet of Terracon and his son Phillip Gallet of Morris Shea! SHOW NOTES: - Here's a smoked...

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 24 of Season 5, our first of two special Father's Day episodes, our guests are Geo-Legend Peter Robertson and his daughter Kelly Cabal of ConeTec! SHOW NOTES:  - Their combo shor...

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 23 of Season 5, our guest is Arvin Farid of Boise State University, the Chair of the GeoEnvironMeet 2024 conference! SHOW NOTES: - "I don't disagree" is far more controversial th...