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10th Anniversary of Geo-Channel Contest

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It's true! The Geo-Institute YouTube channel turns 10 years old this week. You've enjoyed award lectures, student videos, Director's Cut, and more since August 2013. Now you can share in...

2018 Geo-Institute Award Lecturers Named

admin | Created: 29 Nov 2017 | Updated: 27 Feb 2018
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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...

Announcing – the Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 Program Committee

admin | Created: 07 Jul 2015 | Updated: 22 Feb 2018
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The Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 Program Committee has been announced, and the website has gone live. So mark your calendars for March 12-17, 2017, and start planning now to attend the third edition of this popular conference combining the annual Geosynthetics and Geo-Congress events.

ASCE Elections

admin | Created: 19 May 2017 | Updated: 27 Feb 2018
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All ASCE members can vote now for the 2018 President-Elect, Technical Region Director, and Regional Directors.

Become a Board-Certified Geotechnical Engineer!

tvlasova | Created: 24 Feb 2023 | Updated: 24 Feb 2023
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Founded by ASCE, Civil Engineering Certification is the only professional credential by engineering, for engineering. It recognizes civil engineers who have demonstrated advanced knowledge and skills in a specific specialty...

Benson Appointed Dean

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The University of Virginia has announced that Craig H. Benson, PhD, PE, D.GE, NAE, F.ASCE, has been selected as the 13th dean of the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Benson’s appointment is effective July 1, 2015.

Bertha’s Tunnel Boring Machine Repairs to Begin

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GEOSTRATA, 2015, May/June, 68 In March, Seattle Tunnel Partners began to hoist “Bertha” – the tunnel-boring machine (TBM) on the Alaskan Way Viaduct project – to the surface to begin...

Call for Proposals: Geotechnical Frontiers 2017

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The theme of Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 is “Innovation and Collaboration in Technology and Practice.” The conference will feature four days of technical programming, including short courses, panel discussions and papers. The objective of the event is to share new developments in geotechnical engineering technologies.

Coming this Summer: The Dirt

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Get ready for the first G-I social network!

DIGGS Developers Workshop

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A DIGGS ( Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists ) Developer Workshop was held September 25-26, 2017, in Atlanta, GA. The Workshop provided an opportunity for those intimately involved...

DIGGS final report to ODOT

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With the completion of the Ohio DOT's research project funding for DIGGS, support for the project now transitions to the Geo-Institute (ASCE). This important milestone means that DIGGS is now...

DIGGS Supporting Members

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Be part of the future of geotechnical data! Become a DIGGS Supporing Member today! Become a DIGGS Supporting Member and demonstrate your support for this open standard for data transfer....

DIGGS TRB 2020 Workshop

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With the holidays rapidly approaching it is time again to make plans for TRB 2020. In the past year, DIGGS has seen some significant advances in implementation with ODOT completion...

DIGGS V2.6 Released

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This is a new production release of DIGGS, with many enhancements to the schema as compared to v. 2.5.a. Legacy instance documents should verify under v. 2.6, but new instances...

Dr. Sissy Nikolaou Nominated for G-I Board

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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.

ENGEO Names Five New Principals and Associates

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ENGEO Incorporated, a firm of more than 200 engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, hydrologists, and field representatives, announces the promotion of 10 leaders to higher levels of service.

Engler Joins AGP Board of Trustees

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Theresa Engler, executive director of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), has been named a board member of the Academy of Geo- Professionals (AGP). She is the first female AGP Board member.

Eric Drooff Named President of Hayward Baker

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Hayward Baker Inc. (HB), North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new president, along with several other senior leadership staff appointments. Eric Drooff has been named the company’s sixth president.

G-I STUDENT FUND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN

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Donate to this campaign and have your donation matched, help secure the future of G-I student programs, and receive great G-I thank-you gifts!

Gannett Fleming Announces Pittsburgh Office Relocation

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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...

GBA Announces Officers for 2015-2016

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The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) has announced that the new President of the GBA is Gordon M. Matheson, Ph.D., P.E., P.G., D.GE, M.ASCE, of Schnabel Engineering, Inc.

Geo-Institute Congratulates Professor Askar Zhussupbekov

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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.”

Geopalooza!

tvlasova | Created: 22 May 2023 | Updated: 22 May 2023
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Get ready for summer with Geopalooza! You are right in the middle of tons of great content from the Geo-Institute! Geo-PIT, Director's Cut, Keller Seismic Series, and so much more!...