58th Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference Agenda

7:30 - 8:20 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:20 - 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jie Han, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas

8:30 - 9:20 a.m. | The 2026 Terzaghi Lecture - The Safety of Slopes

Vaughn Griffiths, Colorado School of Mines

9:20 - 10:10 a.m. | The 2026 ISSMGE Proctor Lecture: Transportation Geotechnical Asset Management - Role of Novel Materials, Robust Designs, Innovative Technologies and Tools

J. Anand Puppala, Texas A&M University

10:10 - 10:40 a.m. | Networking Refreshment Break / Vendor Displays

Moderator: Robert Parsons, Professor, University of Kansas

10:40 - 11:30 a.m. | Teton Bypass Project with Lightweight Aggregate

TBD

11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Panel Discussion: Impact of AI on Geotechnical Engineering Education and Practice

Moderator: George A. Tannoury, Terracon

12:20 - 1:20 p.m. | Lunch Break

Moderator: Masoud Darabi, Roy J. Leonard Chair's Council Associate Professor

1:20 - 2:05 p.m. | State of the Practice in Concrete Pipes

Josh Beakley, American Concrete Pipe Association

2:05 - 2:50 p.m. | Measurement While Drilling Technologies

Michael B. Rodgers, MWD ONE

2:50 - 3:20 p.m. | Networking Refreshment Break / Vendor Displays

Moderator: Jie Han, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas

3:20 - 3:55 p.m. | Investigation and Mitigation of I-80

Brian Felber, HNTB

3:55 - 4:30 p.m. | History of Seismic Design and Building Codes

Mike Laney, Bruan Intertec

4:30 - 5:00 p.m. | Water Injection Dredging

John Shelley, University of Kansas