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 11 of Season 5, our guest is Mike McGuire of Lafayette College!

SHOW NOTES:

- Learn about the haunted rock of the Lehigh Valley here: https://sauconsource.com/2020/10/30/haunted-lehigh-valley-of-hexenkopf-rock-witches-halloween/

- A GREAT tick story on Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero's episode of Director's Cut (which also happens to be a St Patrick's Day one): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ge3ze_Pks

- If you don't know about the Penn Relays, get yourself educated! https://pennrelays.com/

- Son of Terzaghi! Enjoy this and other Lafayette student videos on our channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6IDP0Wugp8

- Another one of my favorite Lafayette videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQmGqmhqHGs

- Our live stream from NAVFAC DM 7.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aL_fVP30Us. Look for info on DM 7.2 later this year!

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 12 of Season 5, our guest is Sara Khoshnevisan of the University of Cincinnati and the Geotechnical Frontiers 2025 program committee!

SHOW NOTES:

- There are SO MANY websites abour Covid and microchips. SO MANY. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-mrna-vaccine-nanotech-390958734912

- Here's True Crime Garage - maybe you'll get into it as much as Sara: https://truecrimegarage.com/

- There's a G-I Technical Committee for EVERYONE! Apply today! https://www.geoinstitute.org/committees/technical-committees

- The University of Cincinnati has an interesting mix of stuff in their CE department - check it out! https://ceas.uc.edu/academics/departments/civil-architectural-engineering-construction-management.html

- All the info you need on Geotechnical Frontiers is 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 2 of Season 7, our guest is Gwen Sollenberger of Bunnell-Lammons Engineering and the 2025-26 ASCE South Carolina Section President!

SHOW NOTES:

- Some info on the Greenville sewer tunnel project: https://www.blecorp.com/project/1-2-mile-downtown-conveyance-tunnel

- Here's a great primer on South Carolina geology: https://www.scdot.org/content/dam/scdot-legacy/business/pdf/geotech/2022-by-chapter/Chapter11-%20SCGeologyandSeismicity-02082022.pdf

- There are so many pages about English spelling rules - and they're all kind of wild. https://logicofenglish.com/pages/spelling-rules

- And the ASCE South Carolina Section! Gwen is President this year! https://sections.asce.org/south-carolina/

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 7, our guest is Surya Congress of Michigan State University, the 2026 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award winner!

SHOW NOTES:

- Start learning about dosas here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa_(food)

- More info and past winners of the Casagrande Professional Development Award here: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/arthur-casagrande-professional-development-award

- The Michigan State University Dairy Store ships pretty much everywhere: https://msudairystore.com/

- And here's the Beal Botanical Garden: https://bealbotanicalgarden.msu.edu/

- There are a lot of Youtube videos where you drive across the Mackinac Bridge - here's a good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WjQG_QxcEM

- I said Mackinac Island Fudge is a whole thing - it's on the official Michigan tourism page. https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/what-it-takes-to-make-mackinac-island-fudge-where-to-find

- And start here to get your drone license: https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/become_a_drone_pilot

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 1 of Season 7, Brad picks the Best of Director's Cut from 2025!

SHOW NOTES:

- Russell Green complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsIqbhzMTCg

- Jon Stewart complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=364qGtdkmzU

- Thierno Kane complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcY5lAn-kd8

- Cal State Fullerton Geo-Wall complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbFzbKBN888

- Adara Getsy complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dYxSSRdvLc

- Mirna Kassem complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-B4J3apHs

- Vaughan Griffiths complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vujtcovq2pg

- Claudia Zapata complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z80OWc1gEbY

- Kenichi Soga complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKIJ4GPOKxs

- Juan Pestana complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9qXkl1I2w And the bonus!

Jackie Bronner complete episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BRF-zxWY8E

The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at 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 13 of Season 5, our guest is Carlos Santamaria of Georgia Tech, the 2014 Terzaghi Lecturer!

SHOW NOTES:

- First up, here's Wayne Clough's Geo-Legends episode, the namesake of Carlos' professorship! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yorOLEKRsYE

- Here's some info about the ASCE Legislative Fly-In if you want to get involved! https://www.asce.org/advocacy/legislative-fly-in

- More great ways to get involved with ASCE Government Relations: https://regions.asce.org/leader-training-committee/sites/regions.asce.org.leader-training-committee/files/GR%20handout%20-%20draft%20vFinal%20web%20version.pdf

- Here's the Carlos playlist from Geotechnica.Online: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm_XdL5VWE_vTndbCoxdRXAubMXNdzhu8

- The Georgia tourism people will tell you why Georgia is amazing in springtime! https://www.exploregeorgia.org/blog/9-reasons-we-love-springtime-in-georgia

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 14 of Season 5, our guest is Diane Moug of Portland State University. Diane is also on the program committees for Geo-EnvironMeet and IFCEE 2024!

SHOW NOTES:

- Yes, this has been the coldest, darkest spring in the DC area in a long time. The sunroom is coming back soon, I promise.

- How to make a poolish! And easy sourdough! https://www.patriciajdavis.com/posts/make-a-poolish-mixture-for-perfectly-easy-sourdough-bread/

- Here's the referenced Matt Evans poolish post: https://twitter.com/TMatthewEvans/status/1772129587419283716

- Here's the T. Rex (with a Stokoe interview as a bonus): https://www.facebook.com/tomscott/videos/this-massive-truck-makes-artificial-earthquakes/1298197937409665/

- More info on Geo-EnvironMeet: https://geoenvironmeet.asce.org/

- More info on USUCGER: https://usucger.org/

- And yes, more info on IFCEE: http://www.ifcee2024.com

- Geotech Tools is here - create your account for FREE! https://www.geoinstitute.org/geotechtools/

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 6, our guest is Beth Gross of Geosyntec, the 2018-2019 Geo-Institute President!

SHOW NOTES:

- How about this recipe for hot chocolate to get you started? https://celebratingsweets.com/homemade-hot-chocolate/

- Here's Torreya State Park if you want a climb in Florida: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/torreya-state-park

- And the only Class III rapids in Florida are at Big Shoals State Park: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/big-shoals-state-park

- Yup, the EPA has a fact sheet on PFAS: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained

- And a news release on EPA drinking water standards: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-it-will-keep-maximum-contaminant-levels-pfoa-pfos

- Happy Holidays to everyone out there 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.