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 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!
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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!
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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 LIVE at DFI 49 in Aurora, CO! I mea...
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 6, our guest is Krishna Kumar of University of Texas at Austin!
SHOW NOTES:
- Alphonso mangoes are the "King of Mangoes!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonso_mango
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 21 of Season 6, our guest is Erika Finan of Langan and the 2024-25 President of the Met Section (NYC) Geo-Institute Chapter!
SHOW NOTES:
- Some great images of the Greenpoint waterfront: https://greenpointlanding....
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 21 of Season 6, our guest is Jackie Bronner of the City of Seattle and the 2025-26 President of the Seattle Geo-Institute Chapter!
SHOW NOTES:
- The City of Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections websi...
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 20 of Season 6, our guest is Ramin Motamed of the University of Nevada-Reno!
SHOW NOTES:
- Info on the Monte Cristo Range earthquake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Monte_Cristo_Range_earthquake
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 19 of Season 6, our guest is Robert Thompson of Dan Brown and Associates!
SHOW NOTES:
- Kinda tough to find construction info on Riverwalk Stadium, but Wikipedia gets you started with general info: https://en.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 18 of Season 6, our guest is Gaby Vasquez of Black and Veatch and the brand new Austin G-I chapter!
SHOW NOTES:
- We don't have Gaby's dog waiting for a treat, but here's a random dog named Bailey. https://www.you...
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 17 of Season 6, our guest is Kenichi Soga of the University of California Berkeley!
SHOW NOTES:
- I was recovering from a cold in this one - you can tell by my voice.
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 16 of Season 6, our guest is Shana Carroll of D.W. Kozera!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's where to start learning about Southern Magnolias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_grandiflora
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 15 of Season 6, our guest is Nick Chen of the University of Central Florida!
SHOW NOTES:
- Believe it or not, there's a Youtuber who's a surveyor and influencer. Here he is showing the application of UAVs on landf...
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 6, our guest is Claudia Zapata of Arizona State University, the 2025 Carl L. Monismith Lecturer!
SHOW NOTES:
- Check out this guide to Colombian Spanish - Claudia mentioned some of these! https://gree...
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 6, our guest is Jeff Dunn, Associate Editor for GEOSTRATA, Berkeley grad, and consultant!
SHOW NOTES:
- Jeff has to be talking about Digger's Diner for the inferno omelette - but they're surprisingly ...
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 6, our guest is Derrick Dasenbrock of the Minnesota Department of Transportation!
SHOW NOTES:
- We recorded this on St Patrick's Day, just in case that wasn't clear.
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 6, our guest is Omid Ghasemi-Fare of the University of Louisville!
SHOW NOTES:
- Here's Omid's paper on using geothermal piles to deice bridge decks: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784485330....
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 6, our guest is Cesar Cespedez of Cal Poly Pomona, the winner of the 2025 Geo-Shirt design competition!
SHOW NOTES:
- Want to learn more about pavements? Start with our Summer School episode from last...
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 6, our guest is Victoria Bennett of RPI!
SHOW NOTES:
-Bad weather in VA when we recorded, and there were predictably network issues. We stitched it all together.
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 6, our guest is Geo-Legend Shobha Bhatia of Syracuse University, the 2025 Koerner Lecturer!
SHOW NOTES:
- The full text of a 2018 case study on the Geotechnical Women Faculty is available here: https:/...
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 6, our guest is Thierno Kane of Geosyntec, the current chair of the Geo-Institute Chicago chapter!
SHOW NOTES:
- Just in case you've never heard Kenny Rogers' Lady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq9...
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