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.
Episodes
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 7, our guest is Ken Mika of TetraTech, the 2025-26 ASCE Board of Direction Assistant Treasurer!
SHOW NOTES:
- It was really windy the day we recorded, and the wind seemed to get the best of the WiFi a...
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 4, it's our annual Thanksgiving episode! Brad speaks with Eric Backlund of Campos and Kolleen Backlund of American Electric Power!
SHOW NOTES:
- Do not, in fact, drink pool water. https://www.geisinge...
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 4, our guest is Navid Jafari of Louisiana State University, the 2024 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award winner!
SHOW NOTES:
- Some info on the fake "Angels with Filthy Souls" movie in Ho...
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 7, our guest is Don DeGroot of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst!
SHOW NOTES:
- Start learning more about NGI here: https://www.ngi.no/en/
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 4, our guest is Giovanna Biscontin of the National Science Foundation!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's the story of Post-its, and no, Romy and Michelle DID NOT invent them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-it_...
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 7, our guest is Jenny Ramirez of Geosyntec, 2026 Geo-Congress program committee member!
SHOW NOTES:
- Info on the Cherry Island Landfill project! https://dswa.com/facility/cherry-island-landfill/
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 10 of Season 7, our guest is Larissa Ribeiro of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the winner of the 2026 Geo-Shirt competition!
SHOW NOTES:
- It's behind a paywall, but here's a study of the history ...
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 4, our guest is Morgan NeSmith of Berkel & Company - he's also the host of Morgan's Mentors on the DFI podcast network!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's the Iron Maiden album: https://open.spotify.com/album/0...
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 9 of Season 7, our guest is Marty Taube of Menard!
SHOW NOTES:
- A 60 Minutes piece from a couple weeks ago about McDowell County, WV - the home of Marty's field story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtxQoBAGOU
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 5, our guest is Kyle Rollins of Brigham Young University, the 2023-24 G-I Cross-USA Lecturer, and the 2024 Seed Lecturer!
SHOW NOTES:
- Find out about the Cooper River Bridge Run, and test out Kyle's 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 8 of Season 7, our guest is Seth Scheilz of Braun Intertec and the G-I Local Involvement Committee!
SHOW NOTES:
- Again, ASCE student membership is FREE. https://www.asce.org/career-growth/students
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 5, our guest is Kristle Beaudet of the US Army Corps of Engineers!
SHOW NOTES:
- We talked about the Garrison Dam A LOT. Start here for some history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_Dam
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 5, our guest is Brady Cox of Utah State University, the 2024 Prakash Lecturer!
SHOW NOTES:
- Some cool info on mapping the Wasatch Fault in Utah: https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/wasatch-f...
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 7, our guest is Geo-Institute Past President Craig Benson of the University of Wisconsin and University of Virginia!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here are some cold weather running tips: https://www.rei.com/learn/exp...
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 6 of Season 5, our guest is Ozgun Numanoglu of Schnabel Engineering!
SHOW NOTES:
- A fantastic geotechnical history at Illinois page: https://geotech.cee.illinois.edu/history/
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 6 of Season 7, our guest is Kayla Nelson of Schnabel Engineering, a 2025 ASCE New Face of Civil Engineering and a member of the G-I program committee for ASCE2027!
SHOW NOTES:
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
...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 too...
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...
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 7, our guest is Rozbeh Moghaddam of RBM Industries and the 2026 Kapp Foundation Engineering Award winner!
SHOW NOTES:
- Show notes coming soon!
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