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 34 of Season 7, our guest is Shahbaz Ahmad of Kiewit, the current Chair of the G-I Colorado Chapter!

SHOW NOTES:

– Here’s some background on the BART project Shahbaz talks about: https://www.enr.com/articles/61798-single-bore-tunnel-method-chosen-for-bart-silicon-valley-phase-ii

– Here’s some info about the Palisade Peach Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgYVat559m0

– Dasheri mangoes, in case you want to track them down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasheri

– Some footage of a Concrete Canoe competition in India, and it looks like the canoes are getting larger! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTczPzEXNAw

– Want to start a Graduate Student Organization (GSO) on campus? https://www.geoinstitute.org/students/graduate-student-organizations

– Kyle Field is pretty big – find out more at https://12thman.com/facilities/kyle-field

– And here’s a list of some of Texas A&M’s greatest football traditions: https://www.tamu.edu/campus-community/traditions/gameday/index.html

– Read Shahbaz’s GEOSTRATA article here: https://www.readgeo.com/geostrata/october_november_2026/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=2150430

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.