S07 E29 - Nick Sitar (University of California at 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 29 of Season 7, our guest is Nick Sitar of the University of California at Berkeley! SHOW NOTES: - Info on the invasion and installation of Communism in Czechoslovakia in 1968, the reason Nick's family immigrated to Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia - If you don't know anything about the expeditions of John Wesley Powell, you should. Here's one where he visited the Grand Canyon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell_Geographic_Expedition_of_1869 - Info on the Geo-Institute technical committees. Join today! https://www.geoinstitute.org/committees/technical-committees - Stick around for a great field trip story about the legendary Harry Seed! 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.