S07 E17 - KK Phoon (Singapore University of Technology and Design)

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 7, our guest is K.K. Phoon of the Singapore University of Technology and Design! SHOW NOTES: - I recorded this while I was at the Central PA Geotechnical Conference in Hershey - it was noisy, and yeah, there are people walking behind. Don't be alarmed :-) - First, everyone should learn about KK's university - the Singapore University of Technology and Design! https://www.sutd.edu.sg/ - Here's some analysis of The Little Prince - and if you haven't read it, you NEED to: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/littleprince/plot-analysis/ - I am an idiot and kept saying crepe instead of crab - here's a version of the famous chilli crab recipe: https://www.recipetineats.com/singapore-chilli-crab/ - Singapore's airport is a FASCINATING engineering story - start here for info: https://www.burohappold.com/articles/behind-the-engineering-at-jewel-changi-airport/ - ASCE and G-I published a volume in honor of Fred Kulhawy in 2013 - and KK was one of the editors! https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784412763 - Learn more about AI Singapore here: https://aisingapore.org/ 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.