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 14 of Season 6, our guest is Claudia Zapata of Arizona State University, the 2025 Carl L. Monismith Lecturer! SHOW NOTES: - Music in this episode: Arcade Fire - Ready to Start. From the 2010 album The Suburbs. - A lot of errors in this one - I misspoke at the start, apparently I forgot to fade the music at the beginning - but a good one nonetheless! - Check out this guide to Colombian Spanish - Claudia mentioned some of these! https://greenmochila.com/a-la-orden-beginners-guide-to-colombian-spanish/ - Here's where to start on Phoenix weather: https://en.wikipedia.org/wikmmittees/technical-committee-application - For more info on NSF ERCs: https://www.nsf.gov/eng/engineering-research-centers - And the landing page for CBBG! https://cbbg.engineering.asu.edu/ - Your starter guide to the Mexico City pyramids! https://www.contexttravel.com/stories/articles/visiting-teotihuacan-mexico-city-pyramids - And more info on the Monismith Lecture! FREE registration to watch Claudia's in case you can't make it to Phoenix! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-monismith-lecture-claudia-zapata-tickets-1279794733499 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. #geotechnicalengineering #geotech #civilengineering #directorscut Show more