Mission
The mission of the Geo-Institute Boston Chapter is to foster continuing education and to provide a venue for the sharing of knowledge between engineers, geologists, and contractors in the geotechnical community.
Activities and Events
- Sponsor lectures and courses that aim to promote technical and professional activities and the dissemination of geotechnical information.
- Manage the biennial Arthur Casagrande lecture and fund. The fund is to be used to support a lecture given every other year by an eminent engineer with longstanding achievements in practice, teaching, and/or research in geotechnical engineering.
- Award the Leo Casagrande Memorial Scholarship to an undergraduate or graduate student studying geotechnical engineering at a Massachusetts college or university.
- Help to manage the Charles C. Ladd Memorial lecture and fund.
Get Involved
We are always looking for additional members – geotechnical practitioners in the public or private sector or educators who are interested in getting involved in the committee’s activities and promoting our mission. For more information, please contact the committee chair:
G-I Boston Chapter Chair:
Jorge Fuentes, PE
Menard USA
40 Speen Street, Suite 201
Framingham, MA 01701
Tel: 617-517-3706
Email: [email protected]
The committee meets approximately once a month. Please contact the chair for further information.