Students

Student/Organizational Member Reception

(All registered students welcome. G-I Organizational Members by
invitation only)

Sunday, February 21
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

This special reception brings together future employers and employees
for the chance to relax and learn about the profession and each other.
(Students registered and attending the Congress and Reception may be
eligible to receive a $200 stipend from the Geo-Institute. Details to be
provided on the G-I website at a later date.) The Reception immediately
preceeds the main Welcome Reception.

Student Paper & Poster Competitions

Tuesday, February 23
1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit technical
papers to the Congress. Each paper must represent original work
performed by the student, and may not be co-authored by a faculty
member. Select authors representing a cross-section of undergraduate
and graduate students will be invited to prepare a poster that will be
judged during the GeoChallenge Competition. The top two paper
authors and poster presenters will be recognized at the Heroes and
Awards Luncheon. Join us in congratulating this year’s Student Paper
Competition and Student Poster Competition winners during the Heroes
and Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, February 24, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

GeoPrediction Student Competition

Tuesday, February 23
1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Pairs of graduate and undergraduate students from universities across
the U.S. will participate in a blind prediction of pile capacity. The
2-person student teams will be provided with site characterization data,
laboratory testing data, and pile and load specifications in order to
predict pile capacity. Teams will be judged based on both the submitted
report and the accuracy of their pile capacity prediction. Join us in
congratulating this year’s GeoPrediction Student Competition winner
during the Heroes and Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, February 24,
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

GeoChallenge Student Competition

Tuesday, February 23
1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Student teams from across the country will showcase their design,
construction, communication, and teamwork skills during the 5th annual
GeoChallenge Student Competition. This highlight of every GeoCongress
since 2005 involves each student team constructing a model-scale
mechanically-stabilized earth wall consisting of dry sand and paper
reinforcement behind a poster board facing in a plywood box. Each
team is judged on the wall’s ability to carry a surface load, the amount of
reinforcement used, the time needed for construction, and the quality of
their design report. Do not miss the excitement and drama of this student
contruction challenge!