Conference
Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference
73nd Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference
This is the 73nd offering of the University of Minnesota Geotechnical Engineering Conference. The Planning Committee, whose members represent the contracting industry, government agencies, the University, and consulting engineers, has developed a program offering technical information and discussion on current topics for the geotechnical engineering community. The conference provides a forum to interact with peers, meet specialty contractors, and hear researchers and practitioners discuss theory and application of geomechanics. Civil engineers, architects, planners, contractors, and geologists with an interest in geotechnical engineering will benefit by attending this conference.
The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Conference Details
Date:
To be determined
St. Paul Student Center at 2017 Buford Avenue (Google Map Link)
Sponsored by:
Department of Civil, Environmental, Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota
Minnesota Geotechnical Society - A Geo-Institute Chapter of ASCE
Program
Planning Committee
Chris Behling, US Army Corps of Engineers
Joe Bentler, American Engineering Testing
Ryan Berg, Ryan R. Berg & Associates
Anya Brose, Itasca Consulting Group
Aaron Budge, MN State University, Mankato
Ivan Contreras, Barr Engineering
Liang Chern Chow, Haley & Aldrich
Chris DeDene, City of Minneapolis
Bryan Field, KLJ Engineering
Steve Gale, Gale-Tec Engineering
Mike Haggerty, Barr Engineering
Megan Hoppe, American Engineering Testing
Nathan Iverson, Veit & Company
Joe Labuz, University of Minnesota (UMN)
Rich Lamb, MnDOT
Brett Larsen, Short Elliott Hendrickson
Dan Mahrt, Terracon
Steve Olson, Kiewit
Greg Reuter, American Engineering Testing
Dave Saftner, UMN, Duluth
Brian Sanchez, Menard USA
Joel Swenson, Barr Engineering
Brent Theroux, Barr Engineering
Joe Westphal, Braun Intertec
Conference Location/Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Student Center, 2017 Buford Avenue, on the Saint Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota. A detailed map is available at https://campusmaps.umn.edu/st-paul-student-center. Disability accommodations will be provided upon request. Contact information for local hotels may be found here.
Parking
Parking is included in the conference fee and available in the Gortner Avenue Ramp, 1395 Gortner Avenue.
Contact for Further Information
Write to geoconf@umn.edu for more information.