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Geo Legends S06 E02 - Kerry Rowe
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The Geo-Legends series features our most eminent members. In episode 2 of season 6, Ryley Beddoe interviews Kerry Rowe! Kerry was the 45th Rankine Lecturer in 2005, the 53rd Terzaghi Lecturer in 2017, has a geosynthetics lecture named for him, and has won numerous other awards throughout his career. He talks about everything from his time growing up in construction towns in Australia, the impact Ted Smith and Harry Poulos had on his life and career, how he started in the geosynthetics field, and so much more! This interview was recorded in Microsoft Teams on March 24, 2026. NOTE: The audio and video are not synced for the first 30 minutes of the interview. I don't know quite why, and I wasn't able to fix the tracks. Audio quality is fine, just a bit distracting if you're watching the inter Show more