S06 E17 - Kenichi Soga (University of California Berkeley)

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 17 of Season 6, our guest is Kenichi Soga of the University of California Berkeley! SHOW NOTES: - I was recovering from a cold in this one - you can tell by my voice. - Home page for the Center for Smart Infrastructure: https://smartinfrastructure.berkeley.edu/ - Kenichi's Rankine Lecture from earlier in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AxzE7RSGJk - There's a 1960 Berkeley civil faculty photo and guide at https://ce.berkeley.edu/news/454. Just take in the names for a minute. - Here's the Fundamentals of Soil Behavior book by Jim and Kenichi (and now Catherine, too!): https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Fundamentals+of+Soil+Behavior%2C+4th+Edition-p-9781119832317 - Be sure to stick around til the end to hear some more of Kenichi's thoughts about Jim Mitchell! 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.