S04 E46 - Giovanna Biscontin (National Science Foundation)

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 46 of Season 4, our guest is Giovanna Biscontin of the National Science Foundation! SHOW NOTES: - Here's the story of Post-its, and no, Romy and Michelle DID NOT invent them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-it_note - You likely want to learn more about the part of NSF that Giovanna calls her professional home. https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=CMMI - Get more info about the G-I Student Leadership Committee at their website! https://sites.google.com/site/gigslc/home - Loads of great images and video at the National Science Foundation multimedia gallery! https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/index.jsp 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.