Public Seminars
GeoSystems seminars are held weekly (Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 P.M., 406 Davis Hall [CIVENG-298-2025-D-09108E16]) during the academic year. They feature speakers from the industry and from academia. The seminars are open to all members of the academic community and the public.
UC Berkeley Geosystems Engineering Seminar Series - Fall 2025
| Date | Presenter | Organization | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
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September 3 |
Pawan Kumar & Mahsa Jerdi |
Arup |
State of Practice for Seismic Structure-Soil-Structure (SSSI) Interaction Analysis in California |
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September 10 |
Doug Schwarm |
Atlas |
Time-dependent Pile Capacity and other Artifacts of Regression-based Design Tools |
|
September 17 |
Abigale Heckscher |
GeoPier |
Geopier Ground Improvement and Liquefaction Mitigation Case Studies |
|
September 24 |
Christine Weber & Krishnan Variam |
Stantec |
Chimney Hollow - Asphalt Core Rockfill Dam Design and Construction in the US |
|
October 1 |
Scott Anderson |
BGC |
Risk Management and Decision Making on The Last Chance Grade, US Highway 101 |
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October 8 |
Peter Brady |
Langan |
Mission Bay School, a Course Load in Geotechnical Engineering |
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October 13 |
Christopher Hunt |
Geosyntec (as part of CE270 discussion session) |
Overseas Site Development on a Deep Soft Clay Site |
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October 15 |
Prof. Madison Douglas |
UC Berkeley, Earth & Planetary Science |
Permafrost and river meandering in Arctic floodplains |
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October 20 |
Uri Eliahu, Pedro Espinosa, Chris Stouffer |
ENGEO (as part of CE270 discussion session) |
Treasure Island Development |
|
October 22 |
Ben Aldridge and Kevin Huynh |
AECOM |
Anderson Dam Tunnel and Seismic Retrofit Project |
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October 29 |
Roozbeh Geraili Mikola |
Delve Underground |
Innovative Tunnel Lining Solutions to Seismic Fault Offsets |
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November 5 |
Casey Phradichith and Nick Oettle |
GEI |
Title Transfer of Two Dams in California from Federal to State Regulatory Jurisdiction |
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November 12 |
Wayne Magnusen |
Certerra/A3GEO |
The Berkeley Clean Energy Campus Project |
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November 19 |
Adam Price and Thaleia Travasarou |
Fugro |
New Île-d'Orléans Bridge: Geotechnical Approach for an Efficient Design |
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November 26 |
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No seminar - Thanksgiving |
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December 3 |
Rockridge Geotechnical |
*all seminars are scheduled in person unless otherwise noted
