Public Seminars
GeoSystems seminars are held weekly (Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 P.M., 406 Davis Hall [CIVENG-298-2026-B]) 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 - Spring 2026
| Date | Presenter | Organization | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|
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January 21 |
Kord Wissmann |
Intechnics |
Civil Engineering Leadership - What's in Store for You and Your Career |
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January 28 |
Robert Lanzafame |
GEI |
Levees, probability, computers and more: reflections on a 7 year "trip" to the Netherlands |
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February 4 |
Jeramy Decker, Peter Chou |
Kiewit |
Geotechnical Risk and the Use of Geotechnical Baseline Reports |
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February 11 |
David Wang, Frank Wang |
PARIKH |
Surprises During Foundation Construction |
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February 18 |
Peter Robertson |
Independent Consultant |
How Reliable is the CPT to Estimate Settlement of Foundations? |
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February 25 |
Richard Armstrong |
California State University |
Seismic Modeling of Embankments: Comparisons & Insights |
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March 4 |
Christopher Hunt & David Umberg |
Geosyntec |
Sea level rise and the role of geotechnical engineers in responding to climate change |
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March 11 |
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No seminar - GeoCongress |
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March 18 |
Juan Perri |
Exponent |
Geotechnical Failure Analysis Investigations: 10 examples from the past 15 years |
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March 25 |
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No seminar - Spring Recess |
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April 1 |
Satuk Bugrahan Sari |
UC Berkeley |
Recent Advances in Liquefaction Triggering and Post-liquefaction Behavior of Gravelly Soils |
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April 8 |
Onder Cetin |
Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara-Turkiye |
Recent Advances in Seismic Soil Liquefaction Engineering: Part 1. Liquefaction Initiation, Severity of Surface Manifestations and Flow Liquefaction Shear Strength |
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April 15 |
Ramin Motamed |
University of Nevada, Reno |
What Are We Missing in Site Response Analysis? The Role of Multicomponent Seismic Loading |
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April 22 |
Mirna Kassem |
UC Berkeley |
Watershed-Scale Physics-Based Coupled Hydrological and Hillslope Stability Modeling of Rainfall-Induced Landslides |
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April 29 |
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Review of the year |
*all seminars are scheduled in person unless otherwise noted
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