On Director's Cut, Geo-Institute Director Brad Keelor interviews G-I members about anything and everything. You might hear about their favorite geotechnical project, their favorite music, or their favorite pie. In Episode 2 of Season 3, Brad speaks with Youssef Hashash of the University of Illinois and a Past President of the Geo-Institute! SHOW NOTES: - Music in this episode: Smashing Pumpkins - Today. From the 1993 album Siamese Dream. - First up: I forgot to have Youssef share the story of his background image. They're fossilized dinosaur footpirints from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah! - Youssef recommends Monterey, CA as a great butterfly spot - here's some info: https://www.pgmuseum.org/monarch-viewing - Youssef's paper "Seismic Design and Analysis of Undergrouckground on the Superconducting Super Collider is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider, or you can read journalist Daniel Greenberg's many pieces on the topic: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/11/20/the-super-costs-of-the-super-collider/7f018d62-e5e1-42fd-b6e7-3f11dbeea708/ The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at geoinstitute.org. Show more