Geo-Institute Director’s Cut

Geo-Institute of ASCE
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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.

  1. 2d ago

    S07 E39 - John Corbell (GTEC, Election Day Special)

    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 7, it's our Election Day Special! Our guest is John Corbell of GTEC! SHOW NOTES: - Yes, it is Election Day in America. Please, if you are able, get out and vote. It's not about what you choose, it's that you have the choice. - Here's a great place to start learning about the Huntsville PARC Project: https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/city-of-huntsville-enters-agreement-for-parc-project-grant-funding/ - Here's the offending Oreo ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b78q21kK9Bg - Your ASCE Section and Branch info can be found here: https://www.asce.org/communities/find-a-group/regions - Cathedral Caverns State Park contains some great examples of the karst geology in North Alabama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CIdKCwMDoA - Learn about the Rocket City Trash Pandas here: https://www.mlb.com/milb/rocket-city - As promised, Jim N Nick's does tell the story of Alabama white sauce: https://www.alabamagoods.com/jim-n-nicks-morgan-co-white-sauce/ - Learn more about the ASCE Legislative Fly-In and apply to attend here: https://www.asce.org/advocacy/legislative-fly-in - And become a key contact here! https://www.asce.org/advocacy/key-contacts - Stick around til the end for some tips on smoking that perfect chicken! 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 E08 - Landon Barlow (Haley & Aldrich)

    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 4, Brad speaks with Landon Barlow of Haley and Aldrich! SHOW NOTES: - The Apple Macintosh 1984 commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I - String Cheese Incident - This Must be the Place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekQqVtuAaU - The Central PA conference is coming up in April 2023! Learn more at https://central-pa-asce-geotech.org/ - The Connecticut Valley conference happens in September! Watch geoinstitute.org for more info! 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. 6d ago

    S07 E38 - Lauren Logan (Ohio Northern University)

    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 7, it's our 7th annual Halloween episode! Our guest is Lauren Logan of Ohio Northern University! SHOW NOTES: - Lauren is, of course, Velma from Scooby Doo. Brad is Mackenzie from The Mackenzie Show - which you can see on the G-I Youtube channel! - We didn't adjust Lauren's lighting at all - it just flashed in that spooky way the whole time. When cool things happen in the Halloween episode, you don't mess with it. - Not only does Auntie Anne's still sell pretzel dogs, here's a copycat recipe to make your own! https://lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/copycat-auntie-annes-pretzel-dogs/ - Soil contamination from necroslurry is indeed a big issue - they're all behind paywalls, but just google necroslurry and you'll find them. - Here's the 2022 Klondike Reveal video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drC7JS_xNx8 - For more info on G-I student membership, start here! Don't forget - IT'S FREE. https://www.geoinstitute.org/students - Here's a page with eight - EIGHT - roasted pumpkin seed recipes! https://theoregondietitian.com/crispy-roasted-pumpkin-seeds/ - Happy Halloween to everyone in the community! 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 28

    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.

  5. Oct 26

    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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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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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