Dr. Ellen Rathje, Professor and the Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas in Austin, will be the Spring 2020 CGS CCLT speaker. Dr. Rathje is an acknowledged expert in earthquake engineering, seismic response of earth structures, seismic slope stability and remote sensing of geotechnical phenomenon. She is also a founding member and Steering Committee member of the Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaissance (GEER) Association. Further details about Dr. Rathje’s experience and accomplishments can be found on her website. The Spring 2020 CCLT schedule will be available on the CGS website as soon as it is finalized.