Geo-Institute Director’s Cut

Geo-Institute of ASCE

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.

  1. 1d ago

    S07 E37 - Allen Bowers (Helical Drilling)

    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 7, our guest is Allen Bowers of Helical Drilling! SHOW NOTES: - If you're younger than maybe 35, here's how cassette adapters worked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_adapter - Here's the Mike Duncan Travel Endowment at Virginia Tech: https://cee.vt.edu/duncan-endowment.html - Info and rules for the Geo-Challenge student competitions: https://www.geoinstitute.org/students/geochallenge - The Farmhouse in Christiansburg is still open! https://thefarmhousechristiansburg.com/ - Start learning about Elizabeth Furnace here: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10158475 - New Market Battlefield and Museum info: https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/new-market-battlefield-visitor-center-and-museum - Woodstock Tower info is here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/gwj/recreation/woodstock-tower-observation-site - If you want to check out some Valley League Baseball, here's the league site! https://valleybaseballleague.com/ - Your Shenandoah Valley cavern guide: https://visitshenandoah.org/whats-new/seven-caverns-in-the-shenandoah-valley/ 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.

  2. 3d ago

    S04 E09 - Sarah Morton Rupert (US Bureau of Reclamation)

    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 4, Brad speaks with Sarah Morton Rupert of the US Bureau of Reclamation! SHOW NOTES: - Learn more about the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef: https://www.barrierreef.org/the-reef/threats/coral-bleaching - Find out more about AGU at http://www.agu.org, and more about the Society for Exploration Geophysicists at http://www.seg.org - Some details about the shaking in the 2011 Mineral, VA quake: https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/10-year-anniversary-uss-most-widely-felt-earthquake - More info on St Mark's Basilica in Venice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica 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.

  3. Oct 21

    S07 E36 - Carol Haddock (City of Baytown, TX; 2026-27 ASCE President)

    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 7, our guest is Carol Haddock of the City of Baytown, TX, the 2026-27 ASCE President! SHOW NOTES: - Apparently Wordle is nerdy. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-word-nerds-assemble-what-comes-after-wordle/ - Get to know Carol in the ASCE profile from when she became President-elect! https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/article/2025/12/17/get-to-know-your-2026-president-elect-carol-haddock - Here's the general ASCE volunteering page: https://www.asce.org/communities/get-involved - Foundation Phil has his own Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ascefoundationphil/ - Here's where to get info on ASCE 175: https://www.asce.org/asce-day - And yes, of course, get all the info about ASCE2027 at http://experience.asce.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.

  4. Oct 16

    S04 E10 - Jason DeJong (UC Davis)

    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 4, Brad speaks with Jason DeJong of UC Davis, the 2023 Shamsher Prakash Lecturer! SHOW NOTES: - Unbelievably, there are STILL new Choose Your Own Adventure books! https://www.cyoa.com/ - Nerts looks VERY complicated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerts - Watch the following week's show with David Frost to learn something about Jason that most people don't know! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyjcHC-5XJk - More info about the Prakash Lecture: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/shamsher-prakash-award-and-lecture 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.

  5. Oct 14

    S07 E35 - Georgette Hlepas (US Army Corps of Engineers)

    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 7, our guest is Georgette Hlepas of the US Army Corps of Engineers, brand new Governor on the G-I Board! SHOW NOTES: - Microwave popcorn is a hot topic on the Internet. Here's how to do it, according to some person: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Hack-Microwave-Popcorn/ - More info on our upcoming student competitions: https://www.geoinstitute.org/students/geochallenge - Georgette has a great aquarium nearby her - the Shedd Aquarium! Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOSZ6TQF8hE&vl=en&xstg=CAMSEBUJ_b-oH-PhF0yjBgb_zzE%3D - And the Surfside report is technically not out yet - here are the technical findings, released in June of 2026: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/06/nist-releases-technical-findings-what-caused-2021-partial-collapse - Georgette had her official welcome to the Board of Governors last week! 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.

  6. Oct 12

    S04 E11 - David Frost (Georgia Tech)

    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 4, Brad speaks with David Frost of Georgia Tech, the 2023 H. Bolton Seed Lecturer! SHOW NOTES: - More U2! Stick around at the end for an amazing story from David about the start of the band that he saw in person! - Watch last week's Director's Cut to hear Jason DeJong tell us something about David that not everyone knows! https://youtu.be/TjiaapjoSj8 - The GEER report from the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake: https://geerassociation.org/component/geer_reports/?view=geerreports&id=65&layout=build - More info about the Seed Lecture: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/h-bolton-seed-medal - Sign up to watch David's lecture if you can't see it live in person in LA! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geo-congress-2023-h-bolton-seed-lecture-david-frost-tickets-445117186487 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.

  7. Oct 7

    S07 E34 - Shahbaz Ahmad (Kiewit, G-I Colorado Chapter)

    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 7, our guest is Shahbaz Ahmad of Kiewit, the current Chair of the G-I Colorado Chapter! SHOW NOTES: - Here's some background on the BART project Shahbaz talks about: https://www.enr.com/articles/61798-single-bore-tunnel-method-chosen-for-bart-silicon-valley-phase-ii - Here's some info about the Palisade Peach Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgYVat559m0 - Dasheri mangoes, in case you want to track them down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasheri - Some footage of a Concrete Canoe competition in India, and it looks like the canoes are getting larger! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTczPzEXNAw - Want to start a Graduate Student Organization (GSO) on campus? https://www.geoinstitute.org/students/graduate-student-organizations - Kyle Field is pretty big - find out more at https://12thman.com/facilities/kyle-field - And here's a list of some of Texas A&M's greatest football traditions: https://www.tamu.edu/campus-community/traditions/gameday/index.html - Read Shahbaz's GEOSTRATA article here: https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/october_november_2026/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=2150430 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.

  8. Oct 5

    S04 E12 - Ishraq Faruk and Alinda Gupta (University of Texas at Arlington)

    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 4, Brad speaks with Ishraq Faruk and Alinda Gupta of the University of Texas-Arlington, winners of the 2023 Geo-Shirt competition! SHOW NOTES: - The work of the SWIS lab at UT Arlington is amazing - you can check it out here! https://swis.uta.edu - Find out more about our student competitions here: https://www.geoinstitute.org/students/geochallenge - Bangladesh is a FASCINATING country. Start here to learn more: https://www.britannica.com/place/Bangladesh - And learn more about Bengali, the national language of Bangladesh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language - Be sure to find Ishraq and Alinda in LA and say congratulations on their Geo-Shirt win! 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.

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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.

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    Geo-Institute of ASCE
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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    Clean
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