Students had the opportunity to present their research findings and to receive achievement recognition during the GeoPoster Competition. First place winner was Nasser Hamdan of Arizona State University (pictured below with Scott Merry).

New to the competitions this year at IFCEE 2015 was the GeoVideo, in which students developed short videos explaining various geotechnical concepts accessible to a variety of educational levels. Pugazhuel Palanivelu, Jesus Esquivel, and Miriam Woodley of Arizona State were first place winners.

Students predicted the behavior of a “real world” geotechnical system. The winning team most accurately matched the actual field performance. Placing first in the GeoPrediction Competition and recipient of the...

Luis O. Garcia, P.E., M.ASCE was approved as chair of the G-I Deep Foundations Committee effective March 16, 2015. Luis is a Principal at Geo Cim, Inc.

Paolo Gazzarrini, P.Eng, M.ASCE was approved as the new chair of the Grouting Committee effective March 16, 2015. Paolo works with Sea To Sky Geotech Inc. in West Vancouver, British...

Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, A.M.ASCE was approved as the new chair of the Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Committee effective March 16, 2015. Adrian works in the Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental...

GEOSTRATA, 2015, May/June, 64-67 Gannett Fleming’s Pittsburgh, PA, office has moved to a new building within the Foster Plaza office park. The move accommodates the firm’s growing staff and provides...

Yeager Airport is located east of Charleston, WV, on top of a steep-sloped hill. In 2005, an overrun area was created at the end of the main runway. The project included the installation of an engineered materials arrestor system (EMAS), a concrete surface designed to bring aircraft to a safe stop.

On February 19, 2015, G-I member and president of the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society, Professor Askar Zhussupbekov, received the title of “Honorary Doctor of the St. Petersburg State Architectural and Civil Engineering University.”

Dr. Jamal Rostami, PE, M.ASCE, made a presentation to the BSCES-GI community on March 5, 2015, on the development of permanent human bases on the Moon

The Cleveland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers proudly celebrated its 100th Anniversary on April 22, 2015

The Utah Geo-Institute would like to congratulate Dr. Kevin Franke, PE, M.ASCE, assistant professor at Brigham Young University, on being selected as the 2015 ASCE Utah Section Educator of the Year

The 38th Spring Seminar and 18th Geo-Expo of the ASCE Los Angeles Geo-Institute Chapter was held at The Queen Mary on April 15, 2015

The Student Leadership Council (SLC) has been hard at work this semester creating its inaugural, all-student newsletter.

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The Geo-Institute is proud to announce the formation of its 39th Chapter

The Boston Society of Civil Engineers is pleased to present the Arthur Casagrande Memorial Lecture on December 16, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency in Boston, MA. Visit the Boston Society...

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Shannon & Wilson is pleased to announce the promotions of several senior staff members across the company: to vice president, Kyle Brennan (Anchorage), Dave Cline (Seattle), Ted Hopkins (Sacramento), Neal McCulloch (Seattle), and Bob Mitchell (Seattle); to senior associate, Chris Darrah (Fairbanks) and Mike Lambert (St. Louis); and to associate, Mike Harney(Seattle).

Geo-Institute branches in California have had a strong year in 2014 and are poised to deliver lots of important information in 2015. The six chapters within the State of California...

The BSCES G-I held its 15th Arthur Casagrande Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cambridge, MA

GeoVirginia is hosting its third conference from April 27-29, 2015, at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA. The conference will focus on lessons learned in geotechnical engineering and will include...

The Geo-Institute of the ASCE provides the Cross-USA Lecture Tour as a service to G-I Chapters and Graduate Student Organizations as part of the ongoing initiative to enhance the prestige...

The ASCE Seattle Section Geotechnical Group (Geo-Institute Seattle Section) will be having its Annual Spring Seminar on May 2, 2015, at the University of Washington. The topic will be Geotechnical...

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June 15, 2012 - 12:47am — LTurner DIGGS Team Members and Partners – The Transportation Pooled Fund project TPF-5(111), “Development of Standards for Geotechnical Management Systems,” is in its final...

Krishna Reddy, PhD, PE, D.GE, F.ASCE, is a winner of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) Researcher of the Year Award for 2014, as a Distinguished Researcher.