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Director's Cut S04 E30 - Vanessa Bateman
G-I Director's Cut Other Geotechnical

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 30 of Season 4, Brad speaks with Vanessa Bateman of the US Army Corps of Engineers! SHOW NOTES: - Music in this episode: Peter, Bjorn, and John - Young Folks. From the 2006 album Writer's Block. - Great place to start for K-car information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_K_platform - Vanessa isn't kidding that USACE uses a lot of acronyms. Here's one list: https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Portals/26/USACE_Acronyms.pdf 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.geo Show more