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06/05/2026

Just a few more pieces of to go before we say goodbye and barrel forward to ! The winner of the Younger Member Committee's 2nd annual presentation competition was Brendan Cioto of Haley & Aldrich! His presentation title was "Big Buildings on Soft Ground: Designing and Constructing Three Intermodal Warehouses in a Former Tidal Marsh." Congrats to Brendan, and check out his talk on the Youtube channel!

At Geo-Congress 2026, the Geo-Institute held its second Younger Mem...

06/04/2026

Meet G-I member Amalesh Jana of Montana State University! He and Brad talk bitter melon, T. rex, bears, and more! Watch the whole episode on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/omhx_kBoK-U?si=oWoG8JCoffI_Ux1B

06/04/2026

Someone mentioned the late, great Bernie Hertlein in conversation today, and so we take you back a few years to the Federal Highway Administration Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME) program. Learn more at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/agame/ and watch some incredible acting performances from your colleagues here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5_sm9g9d4T2McgXnSb5ldF1AFaFBhzkZ

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06/04/2026

Have you made plans to join us in Philadelphia next spring for ? will be part of the action - we gathered a bunch of G-I members from the Philadelphia area to tell you why you need to be there with us! Take it from them, you'll have the BEST time.

ASCE2027 is coming, and Geo-Congress 2027 will be part of it! To he...

06/03/2026

The whole Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaissance (GEER) crew was in Reston for the last two days for their first workshop since 2017! Thanks to Giovanna Biscontin for her tireless leadership, and for everyone associated with GEER for all the amazing work! For more info on GEER and to read their disaster reports, visit http://www.geerassociation.org!

06/03/2026

Just a few more episodes of Director's Cut before summer break! Today's episode is a conversation with Amalesh Jana of Montana State University. We talk about the coolest (literally) labs, bear encounters, bitter melon, and so much more!

On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-...

06/02/2026

PEOPLE OF G-I: It is June! Here's what your favorite 30 year old Institute of ASCE has for you this month:

- 4 new episodes of Director's Cut, including our summer sendoff
- BRAND NEW GEOSTRATA on deep foundations
- GEOSTRATA Extra with Anne Lemnitzer and Will Shaffer
- 2026 Monismith Lecture, delivered by Navneet Garg
- So much more!

All from the people you love and sometimes tolerate at the Geo-Institute!

06/01/2026

BRAND NEW issue of GEOSTRATA today at https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/june_july_2026/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=2131954 and in your mailboxes! It's our first Deep Foundations themed issue in several years - read it and then register for this month's GEOSTRATA Extra at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geostrata-extra-lemnitzer-and-shaffer-on-large-scale-pile-testing-registration-1989277311990

06/01/2026

Do you know DIGGS? It's G-I's super ambitious open data project focused on the future of geotechnical data! Our user group meets once a month, and we'd love to have you there. Learn more at diggsml.org!