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 5 of Season 6, our guest is Thierno Kane of Geosyntec, the current chair of the Geo-Institute Chicago chapter!
SHOW NOTES:
- Just in case you've never heard Kenny Rogers' Lady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq96IgKLf_k
- Here's some stuff on the Toronto Waterfront project: https://www.geosyntec.com/projects/item/7317-river-channel-risk-management-design-and-construction-support
- The history of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois: https://cee.illinois.edu/about/history
- You can read Thierno's Unsung Heroes article here: https://isasce.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Spring-2024-Newsletter-final.pdf
- There are SO MANY Black History Month things you can read, especially with engineering connections!
- Special bonus - wanna learn more about Wolof? Start here! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolof_language
The Geo-Institute is a technical society with about 12,000 geotechnical engineers and geologists as members. Find out more or join at http://www.geoinstitute.org
Music courtesy of very cool Seattle band Head Like A Kite. Song is Director's Cut from the 2010 album Dreams Suspend Night. Check them out at http://www.headlikeakite.com.
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