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Geo Legends S05 E05 - Peter Robertson
Education Other Geotechnical

The Geo-Legends series features our most eminent members. In episode 5 of season 5, Kelly Cabal interviews Peter Robertson, legendary Conehead! Peter was the 2015 Seed Lecturer, among numerous other awards and honors throughout his career. He talks about everything from nearly making the 68 Olympics, his graduate studies at UBC, developing soil behavior charts, and so much more! This interview was recorded in Southern California on August 15, 2025. 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. Music in this episode: Supertramp - Take the Long Way Home. From the 1979 album Breakfast in America. #geotechnicalengineering #geotech #civilengineering #geolegends