Dear Students, Professors, and Geo-Professionals, Do you know students in the geo-profession who are looking to expand their career opportunities, meet potential Geo-Institute Organizational Member (OM) employers, and possibly receive...

The American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section – Geotechnical Group (ASCE Met Section – Geo Institute Chapter) will award at least one scholarship to a graduate student studying geotechnical...

Due to the uncertainty for all of us and an abundance of caution during this time of global pandemic, the Geo-Institute (G-I) has made the decision to host the Organizational...

The 2025 National Geo-Challenge Student Competitions will take place on March 3, 2025, during Geotechnical Frontiers 2025 in Louisville, KY. We are excited to invite students to showcase their skills...

Do you know students in the geo-profession who are looking to expand their career opportunities, meet potential Geo-Institute Organizational Member (OM) employers, and possibly receive a $300 stipend to attend the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE 2018)?

Teams of four students designed and built a model mechanically-stabilized Earth wall. 1st place and recipient of the coveted Atterberg Cup for the second year in a row: Cal State...

Ed Kavazanjian will match up to $125,000 in contributions to the G-I Student Participation Fund

Multidisciplinary resources for including social concerns in earthquake engineering research and practice

The Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers is hosting the Geo-Challenge 2024 at Geo-Congress 2024 in Vancouver, BC. This competition is a great opportunity for undergraduate and graduate...

The Geo-Challenge Directors and the Geo-Institute have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 National GeoWall Competition to be held during the ICFEE 2021 conference in May. This decision...

Get Ready for Geo-Congress 2024 with NC State Graduate Students! by Cassie Gann-Phillips, S.M.ASCE, and Marlee Reed, S.M.ASCE The most wonderful time of year (as a geotech professional) is upon...

We’re happy to bring you a new way to support to the Student Participation Fund: The 96 Club, named after 1996, the year the G-I was founded. Become a member...

Students had the opportunity to present their research findings and to receive achievement recognition during the GeoPoster Competition. First place winner was Nasser Hamdan of Arizona State University (pictured below with Scott Merry).

This summer, join the Geo-Institute for 7 presentations on geotechnical topics. Use them to learn something new, help a student gain familiarity with a concept, educate a structural engineer, or...

New to the competitions this year at IFCEE 2015 was the GeoVideo, in which students developed short videos explaining various geotechnical concepts accessible to a variety of educational levels. Pugazhuel Palanivelu, Jesus Esquivel, and Miriam Woodley of Arizona State were first place winners.

Students predicted the behavior of a “real world” geotechnical system. The winning team most accurately matched the actual field performance. Placing first in the GeoPrediction Competition and recipient of the...

The Student Leadership Council (SLC) has been hard at work this semester creating its inaugural, all-student newsletter.

Sixty students will be selected by the GeoInstitute to receive a $300 travel grant to attend the 2023 Geo-Congress and participate in the OM Career Fair, "speed-dating" style, during the...

Apply to bring your ASCE Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization, Underground Construction Association Student Chapter, or ASCE Student Chapter to a tunnel project construction site.

Apply to bring your ASCE Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization, Underground Construction Association Student Chapter, or ASCE Student Chapter to a tunnel project construction site. Travel grants are provided to accepted...

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The growth of cities and the challenges of urban infrastructure mean that more and more construction is going underground. Tunnels and caverns are built to carry freight and passenger rail, create highway links under harbors and mountainous terrain, convey water and wastewater, and meet a wide array of other infrastructure needs.