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Director's Cut S07 E13 - Don DeGroot
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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 13 of Season 7, our guest is Don DeGroot of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst! SHOW NOTES: - Music in this episode: Doughboys - Shine. From the 1993 album Crush. - Start learning more about NGI here: https://www.ngi.no/en/ - And you should meet Suzanne Lacasse, longtime NGI Director and now advisor. Don interviewed her for the Geo-Legends series in 2021! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjVIu8z8cY0 - The University of British Columbia has a whole dictionary of Canadianisms! https://dchp.arts.ubc.ca/ - We don't even have a web page about what it takes to be a faculty Show more