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Director's Cut marks its 6th anniversary this week - unbelievable that it's been going for that long! For #SundayFunday, we look back at the first episode with Anna Kotas of @GeocompInc!
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This month - #Rocktober - we'll start announcing 2026-27 award winners - the ones that will be presented at #ASCE2027 in Philadelphia! For our Saturday classic, we look back at a big one - Geo-Legend Harry Poulos giving the 40th Terzaghi Lecture in 2004!
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Happy #TerzaghiDay 2026! Let's get started with a special collection of Terzaghi Lectures courtesy of @ASCEpublishing! Papers FREE to download with an ASCE Library account!
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GEOSTRATA is so hot right now. BRAND NEW ISSUE in mailboxes and on your screen - this one's focused on energy and thermal geotechnics! Read it cover to cover at readgeo.com/geostrata/octobe⦠- then register for GEOSTRATA Extra on Oct 27 to go behind the article with Farshid Vahedifard!
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TODAY is the deadline to submit nominations for a whole bunch of @ASCETweets and G-I awards! What better way to celebrate the onset of #Rocktober than to nominate a friend or colleague! Start the process at geoinstitute.org/about-us/awβ¦!
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We start #Rocktober with a brand new episode of Foundations! Matthew Sleep of @UC_CEAS reflects on his time with the recently passed Geo-Legend Mike Duncan in a wonderful tribute.
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PEOPLE OF G-I: TOMORROW is the first day of the greatest month of the geotechnical year - ROCKTOBER. We have an absurd EIGHT live streams in #Rocktober. Find out more and get registered at Eventbrite - remember, they're always FREE to attend!
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You look forward to Director's Cut every week, dear viewer, and for good reason! It ALWAYS delivers. This week get to know Ning Lu of @coschoolofmines! We talk minerals, microwaving tomatoes, textbooks, and so much more!
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BREAKING NEWS: The rules for the 2027 Geo-Challenge are posted to the G-I website! Compete in one of the events and you might receive a travel grant to attend #ASCE2027 in Philadelphia. One more way to get involved with the Geo-Institute and #FeelTheTeal!
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The October 1 deadline is drawing nearer for nominations for the Prakash Lecture, Huber Prize, Norman Medal, and more! Start your nomination at geoinstitute.org/about-us/aw⦠and then reward yourself by watching John McCartney's 2025 Prakash Lecture!
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Time for the most-watched videos of September on the Geo-Channel!
- Cross-USA Lecture #3: Santamarina
- Geo-Legends: Gazetas
- Field Trips: Ana Maria Parra Bastidas
- CO chapter lecture series: Zekkos
- Director's Cut - Juliana Pereira
These and more at piped.video/GeoInstituteASCE
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Our Younger Members Committee is back with "Going Back to Grad School: Advice, Challenges, and Career Impact for Geotechnical Engineers" on October 6! Might make your decision a little bit easier! FREE registration at Eventbrite - just click the image!
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#SundayFunday comes right on schedule, and this week we look back at the 2020-21 Cross-USA Lecturer, Liz Smith of @terraconlife! Here's "Geotechnical Design for Design Build Projects - Lessons Learned and Best Practices" from the summer of 2021!
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With #TerzaghiDay coming up this week, our Saturday classic can only go one direction! In 2021, Karl Terzaghi's grandson, Sergei Terzaghi, joined us! Hear him speak about his grandfather's legacy and how it influenced him as an engineer!
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DEVELOPING STORY: Dates are set for the first tranche of Sissy Nikolaou's Cross-USA Lectures! Be sure to get to one near you - or reach out if you're interested in hosting Sissy throughout the year! For more info, scan the QR code or visit geoinstitute.org/cross-usa-l⦠#FeelTheTeal
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It's #FlashbackFriday! With the deadline for Prakash Lecture nominations next week, we look back at the '24 Prakash Lecture, delivered by Brady Cox of @EngineeringUSU at #GeoCongress2024. His lecture was titled "What Spatial Area Influence Site Response."
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Start your nomination for the 2027 Prakash Lecture and a host of other awards here: geoinstitute.org/about-us/awβ¦
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A brief message from G-I Governor Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero: Renew your membership now! Log in to your account at asce.org, or get help at asce.org/contact-us .
Not a member? You can fix that using those same links!
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DEVELOPING STORY: Registration is open for #ASCE2027 in Philadelphia! Info and registration at experience.asce.org. Get fired up by watching some guy named Brad Keelor interview Bill Bowers of American Water about his panel session!
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