GEO-INSTITUTE NEWS
Students
A message from the G-I
Hope you’re having a great summer
and following the G-I on facebook and
Twitter.
It’s not too soon to start thinking about
the G-I’s 2013 Geo-Challenges: the
GeoWall, GeoPrediction, and Geo-
Poster challenges that will take place
during the 2013 Geo-Congress in San
Diego, CA, March 3-6, 2013. Check
the G-I website for upcoming details
or contact Jennifer Canning at
jcan-
A great idea! Form a GSO at
your school
Enhance your education as you pre-
pare to become a geo-professional.
Plus, have a lot of fun by forming a
local GSO (Graduate Student Organi-
zation) at your school. You’ll be able
to network with any of the Geo-Insti-
tute’s 16 GSOs and engage in activi-
ties of your GSO’s choice, provided
the activities are in compliance with
the Geo-Institute’s Code of Ethics.
All GSO members must be active
Geo-Institute members. There are no
dues requirements for the GSO. For
information and an application:
http://
content.geoinstitute.org/MC/Students/
GSO.html.
Student internship
opportunities
Looking for an internship opportunity?
Then explore the positions listed on
the ASCE website at
asce.org/jobs#/results/keywords=inte
rnship&resultsPerPage=12/1,false
to
help further your career path. Come
back often since new positions are
added all the time.
Industry News
Cal geo reports: project labor
agreements shown the door
Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for
government projects are a growing
concern for many of the California
Geotechnical Engineering Associa-
tion’s members, as they expand union
requirements to non-union companies.
This can include requiring prevail-
ing wages for all employees and
mandating that companies pay into a
series of trust funds for their non-
union employees without employees
receiving any benefit. Relief from this
burden may be on the way for
bers doing work in San Diego,
with a twist.
Prop. A was passed by San Die
ers in June, outlawing the use o
in that city’s contracts. The mea
passed with 58 percent of the v
-- a significant victory for non-u
companies.
Despite the San Diego victory,
union-supported bill was passed
legislature that would make citi
outlaw PLAs ineligible for state
ing. Threat of the legislation did
deter San Diego voters, but thei
project funding may now be in
Likely, the courts will have to d
Winners of the 2012 SP
Research Award
Since 1990, the Shamsher Prak
Research Award has been annua
awarded to an outstanding youn
geotechnical researcher, engine
scientist who specializes in geot
cal engineering and/or geotechnical
earthquake engineering with signifi-
cant independent contributions and
excellence in research. The award
includes an $1100 cash prize. This
year’s awards were received by:
Ioannis Anastasopoulos, assistant
professor, civil engineering at the
Ioannis Anastasopoulos
