Dr. Don J. DeGroot delivered the 4th Annual GZA Lecture on March 14, 2013 at the CUNY Graduate Center Recital Hall in New York City. The topic of Dr. DeGroot's talk was "Recommended Best Practice Procedures for Characterization of Soft Cohesive Soils."
Dr. John T. Christian delivered a lecture on "Failures and Reliability of Large Projects" on February 14, 2013 at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City.
Dr. Raymond L. Sterling, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE delivered the 38th Annual Martin S. Kapp Lecture on January 24, 2013 at Stout NYC. In his presentation, Dr. Sterling gave an overview of the development of trenchless technologies, identifying their current usage, and suggested areas for research in the future.
On November 13, 2012, Dr. Christos Vrettos delivered the 22nd Annual Mueser Rutledge Technical Lecture on "Protection of Foundations from Construction and Traffic Vibrations" at the CUNY Graduate Center Recital Hall.
Dr. Paul Mayne, P.E. delivered the Met Section Geo-Institute Lecture on the topic of "Geotechnical Site Exploration and GeoEngineering Education Issues in 2012 and Beyond" at the CUNY Graduate Center Recital Hall on October 15, 2012.
Dr. Herrenknecht (right) receiving a golden apple from Geotechnical Group Treasurer Daniela Bastos at the end of the lecture.
Dr. Martin Herrenknecht delivered the 10th Annual Willian Barclay Parsons Lecture on the topic of "State-of-the-Art of TBM Tunneling Technology: Design Challenges and Increasing Demand for Larger Diameter TBMs" at CUNY Graduate Center-Recital Hall on April 4, 2012.