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 7, our guest is Surya Congress of Michigan State University, the 2026 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award winner!

SHOW NOTES:

– Start learning about dosas here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa_(food)

– More info and past winners of the Casagrande Professional Development Award here: https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/arthur-casagrande-professional-development-award

– The Michigan State University Dairy Store ships pretty much everywhere: https://msudairystore.com/

– And here’s the Beal Botanical Garden: https://bealbotanicalgarden.msu.edu/

– There are a lot of Youtube videos where you drive across the Mackinac Bridge – here’s a good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WjQG_QxcEM

– I said Mackinac Island Fudge is a whole thing – it’s on the official Michigan tourism page. https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/what-it-takes-to-make-mackinac-island-fudge-where-to-find

– And start here to get your drone license: https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/become_a_drone_pilot

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.