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Geopalooza kicks off this week
May 12th, 2025
It's almost time for GeoPalooza — the Geo-Institute’s spring celebration of all things geotechnical! This special online event features fantastic content, including can't-miss livestreams with top experts and iconic voices in our community. Join the institute for insight, inspiration and a bit of geotechnical fun! Events include the Hour of Scour with Jean-Louis Briaud, Geo-Legends […]
Geo-Institute 2026 award nominations open
May 5th, 2025
The Geo-Institute and ASCE are now accepting nominations for several institute and society awards that honor geotechnical engineers who have made significant contributions to the profession by achievement or published papers. Nominations are due June 1 for the following awards: Ralph B. Peck Award – Established in 1999 by the Geo-Institute of the Society in […]
GeoStabilization International founders receive 2025 Wallace Hayward Baker Award
February 17th, 2025
GeoStabilization International founders, Robert "Bob" Barrett and Al Ruckman, have been awarded the 2025 Wallace Hayward Baker Award from the Geo-Institute for their outstanding contributions to the field of geohazard mitigation. Established in 2000 to commemorate Wallace Hayward Baker's impact on the industry, the prestigious award honors ingenuity and innovation in ground modification. The award will […]
DFI announces keynote speakers for 6th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing
December 5th, 2022
DFI and the International Conference Organization for Grouting (ICOG), with support from Geo-Institute's Grouting Committee, are presenting the 6th International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing, January 15-18, 2023, in New Orleans. This legacy event celebrates 40 years of grouting technology and practices, covering all types of grouting for foundation projects. The conference program features […]
Geo-Institute web conference – December 5-9
December 2nd, 2022
The Geo-Institute Technical Committees are hosting the 7th Annual Live Streaming Web Conference on December 5-9, 2022. Each day a diverse set of case histories will be presented by top geotechnical professionals. Each session will run for 2 hours and will include opportunities to interact with presenters and sponsors. Each registrant can earn 2.0 Professional Development […]
Geo-Institute nominates board members
August 15th, 2022
The Geo-Institute Board of Governors has nominated Susan E. Burns, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE and Anand J. Puppala, Ph.D., PE, D.GE, F.ASCE, F.ICE to join the G-I Board for a term beginning in October 2022. Susan E. Burns and Anand J. Puppala. Photo courtesy of The Geo-Institute. Burns is a professor in the School of Civil and […]
ASCE Geo-Institute issues Call for Abstracts for Geo-Congress 2023
October 18th, 2021
Winter shot of downtown Los Angeles with Mount Baldy in the background after a large snowstorm. Photograph by Alek Leckszas. Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Institute has issued a Call for Abstracts for the Geo-Congress 2023, to be held in Los Angeles, Calif., March 26–29, 2023. The […]
ASCE Geo-Institute to stream Annual Live Streaming Web Conference
August 5th, 2021
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Institute Technical Committees will be streaming their 6th Annual Live Streaming Web Conference, Dec. 6–10, 2021. Each day, top geotechnical professionals will present a diverse set of case histories. Each event will run two hours and includes opportunities to interact with presenters. Each registrant can earn 1.5 professional development […]
Barry R. Christopher honored with 2018 Koerner award and lecture series
September 11th, 2018
The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), led by a Koerner awardee selection task force, selected Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., as the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Robert M. Koerner Award and Lecture Series. The award and lecture series is named for Dr. Robert M. Koerner, Ph.D., the founder and director emeritus of the Geosynthetic Institute […]
George Koerner to deliver Koerner lecture at Geo-Carolinas
September 26th, 2017
Dr. George Koerner will deliver the second lecture in the Robert M. Koerner Award and Lecture Series at the Inaugural Geo-Carolinas Conference, hosted by the Geo-Carolinas Chapter of the Geo-Institute. The conference will take place October 9 and 10, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. Koerner’s lecture, titled “Geosynthetic Successes Hidden in the Details,” focuses on “discussing […]