S06 E10 - Omid Ghasemi-Fare (University of Louisville)

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 10 of Season 6, our guest is Omid Ghasemi-Fare of the University of Louisville!

SHOW NOTES:

- Here's Omid's paper on using geothermal piles to deice bridge decks: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784485330.076

- Some background on the geography of Iran, and this will get you to the climate as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Iran

- There are, predictably, a gazillion kofta (kufta, kefta, etc) recipes. Here's a good one to start with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZSBrVdbxjg

- It's easy to review conference papers! Volunteer here: https://www.geoinstitute.org/volunteer-review-conference-papers

- You can find TONS of other content from Geotechnical Frontiers on our Youtube channel! We had a great time in Louisville!

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.