The Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering technical committee recently developed the educational materials to help explain sustainability concepts to geotechnical engineering professors and students to support and enhance instruction. Download the...

On Wednesday July 18 at 1:00pm EDT / 10:00am PDT please join AGI's next free Critical Issues Webinar, “Managing Groundwater Storage”. This 1-hour webinar will introduce the geoscience of managing...

The G-I Shallow Foundations Committee is busily putting the finishing touches on the highly-anticipated 2nd edition of “So Your Home is Built on Expansive Soils.” This short book is intended...

Dear colleagues , The Geo-Institute (G-I) Outreach and Engagement Committee would like to invite all G-I members to participate in 2018 Outreach and Engagement Photo Contest . The goal of...

The UEC committee continues its successful Underground Engineering Speakers Program and Student Tunnel Tour Program. The Speakers Program links potential speakers from industry with student chapters of G-I or ASCE and the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (UCA of SME)

The three Geo-Institute named lecturers for 2018 have been named. The Terzaghi, Seed, and Peck Lectures will be given at IFCEE 2018 in Orlando, Florida in March 2018. For a...

The American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section – Geotechnical Group (ASCE Met Section – Geo Institute Chapter) will award at least one scholarship to a graduate student studying geotechnical...

Do you know students in the geo-profession who are looking to expand their career opportunities, meet potential Geo-Institute Organizational Member (OM) employers, and possibly receive a $300 stipend to attend the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE 2018)?

Apply to bring your ASCE Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization, Underground Construction Association Student Chapter, or ASCE Student Chapter to a tunnel project construction site. Travel grants are provided to accepted...

Want to get more involved in the Geo-Institute? Consider volunteering to review technical papers submitted to the PanAm-UNSAT 2017 conference and other upcoming G-I conferences.

Need a geotechnical speaker for a regional, chapter or technical event ~ here are some great

The Geo-Institute Board of Governors has nominated Sissy Nikolaou, Ph.D, P.E., F.ASCE to join the G-I Board for a term beginning in October 2017. Dr. Nikolaou is currently Principal in the Geotechnical & Tunneling Technical Excellence Center of WSP USA. She has more than 20 years of worldwide experience, and her technical capabilities range from geotechnical to structural engineering, with emphasis on performance-based design, soil-structure interaction, liquefaction assessment and mitigation, and risk evaluation.

All ASCE members can vote now for the 2018 President-Elect, Technical Region Director, and Regional Directors.

GROUTING 2017: Grouting, Deep Mixing, and Diaphragm Walls – Registration is open! Click to REGISTER NOW Grouting 2017 will focus on new technologies and current practice related to Grouting, Deep...

The 38th annual installment of the renowned Grouting Fundamentals & Current Practice short course, technically sponsored by the GI and instructors from the grouting committee, will again be hosted by UT Austin, from May 15-19, 2017.

Do you have an amazing recorded lecture or interesting presentation from ASCE and/or G-I event you would like to share with your fellow geotechnical professionals? Or do you have a...

Topic: Natural hazards, Risk, and the Resilience of the Built Environment Speaker: Scott Anderson Ph.D, PE, BGC Engineering Inc

Topic: Dealing with the Consequences of Liquefaction Speaker: 23 speakers from USA, Japan, New Zealand, Europe and South America

Registration for all of the following events will be available on the Pittsburgh G-I Chapter Event’s website.

Orange County Chapter will be hosting a half-day continuing education seminar that will focus on sustainability in geotechnical practice

Lead Presenter: Feature seven speakers from Houston and the surrounding areas regarding topics uniquely associated with Houston

Speaker: Dr. Robert B. Holtz, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington.

Topic: “Factors Affecting the Shear Strength of Granular Materials.” Speaker: Dr. Poul Lade of George Mason University

Georgia G-I Chapter and Georgia Tech jointly host the symposium in honor of the late Prof. George Sowers.

FEBRUARY ASCE COLORADO SECTION EVENT

From noon on July 15th through noon on July 16th, 2016, the 2016 Geo-Institute Chapter Summit, was held in Denver, Colorado. Sixty five Chapter and G-I leaders gathered, including: G-I...

The ASCE-Orange County Geo-Institute will be hosting a half-day continuing education seminar that will focus on sustainability in geotechnical practice. More details to follow in coming weeks.

On Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30, 2017, the ASCE SD GI, UCSD, and SD EERI will be co-hosting the 2nd Workshop on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering . The workshop...

On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, the ASCE Sacramento GI will be hosting a dinner discussion that will focus on geotechnical aspects of the Kennedy Space Center. The lead presenter for...

Dear Students, Professors, and Geo-Professionals, Do you know students in the geo-profession who are looking to expand their career opportunities, meet potential Geo-Institute Organizational Member (OM) employers, and possibly receive...