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GeoVirginia 2025 Speakers
Speaker | Presentation Title |
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Lawrence H. Roth, PE, GE, BC.GE, BC.WRE, F.ASCE, Consultant | A Geotechnical Engineer's Guide to Climate Change |
Chris Menkiti, PhD, Senior Partner Geotechnical Consulting Group London, United Kingdom | Lessons Learned From Tunnelling And Urban Infrastructure Construction |
Gregory R. Fischer, PhD, PE, President Shannon & Wilson, Inc. | Lessons Learned from Four Decades of Being a Geotechnical Consultant |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Jonathan D. Bray, PhD, PE, NAE, Faculty Chair in Earthquake Engineering Excellence University of California - Berkeley | Lessons Learned from Disasters |
J. Brian Anderson, PhD, PE, Professor Auburn University | Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Soil-Structure Testing at Full Scale |
Kyle M. Rollins, PhD, Professor, Civil Engineering Brigham Young University | Lateral Resistance of Piles and Pile Groups Behind MSE Walls – Lessons Learned |
Garry R. Boehlert, Esq. Partner, Saul Ewing LLP | Design Build – Industry Trends, Red Flags, and How to Protect Your Company from Unexpected Liability |
Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero, PhD, PE, BC.GE, Senior Geotechnical Engineer/ Laboratory Manager American Geotechnical & Environmental Services, Inc. | Geotechnical lessons learned from Pittsburgh's I-579 "Cap" – Urban Connector Project |
Elizabeth Dwyre, PE, BC.GE, Senior Vice President, Geotechnical & Tunneling WSP USA | The Influence of Geology on Tunnel Design and Construction |
Rick Smith, PE, Principal, Schnabel Engineering | Underground Lessons Learned |
Juan F. Perri, PhD, PE, GE, Principal Engineer Exponent | Remote Sensing of GeoHazards for Distributed Infrastructure Systems |
Upcoming Conferences
Geo Case Studies Short Course Week
Date: June 23rd - 27th, 2025
Participate in our intensive Geo Case Studies Course Week, featuring important case studies to our profession.