For Geo-Students
Become a Student Member of the Geo-Institute
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- It's Free.
- It's open to full-time students pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees in engineering,
the physical sciences, the life sciences, or mathematics.
- Download the Membership Application (.pdf), complete it, sign it, and send it in.
- Please enclose proof of current enrollment as a full-time student in a
post-baccalaureate program. - Please include your expected date of graduation.
- Please do not send a photocopy of a student ID.
- Please enclose proof of current enrollment as a full-time student in a
- If you're already an ASCE Student Member, you do not need to fill out an additional application to join the Geo-Institute. Just log in to your ASCE account or contact ASCE Member Services to add the Geo-Institute as your Area of Interest.
- Keep your Student Membership records current: log in to your ASCE account or contact ASCE Member Services and keep your preferred email address and mailing address up-to-date.
- Keep your Student Membership active: Complete your renewal notice from ASCE, submit it, and include your expected date of graduation and proof of your current enrollment as a full-time student in a post-baccalaureate program.
Student Co-op and Internship Opportunities
Take a look at these exciting positions to help you explore your career path:
Organize a Graduate Student Organization at Your School
Graduate students at any U.S. college or university, who are also individual student members of the Geo-Institute, are encouraged to form a Graduate Student Organization (GSO) at their university.
Members of GSOs must be active student members of the Geo-Institute. There are no dues requirements for GSOs. The GSO is, however, permitted to engage in appropriate activities to raise funds to support its activities.
Each GSO faculty advisor receives a GSO Membership Certificate and an appointment letter signed by the President of the Geo-Institute. The Geo-Institute Board, or its designated representative committee, may organize activities for student organizations at specialty conferences, ASCE annual conventions, or elsewhere, that involve paper competitions, professional education and similar activities. The Geo-Institute will have a link from its homepage to the GSO's homepage.
The function of local GSOs is the enhancement of the education of students who are preparing to become geo-professionals. These organizations engage in activities of their choice as long as such activities do not violate the code of ethics of the Geo-Institute.
Visit Our Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organizations
- Purdue University GSO President: Felipe Ochoa
- Texas A&M University
- University of Illinois
- University of Oklahoma GSO President: Russell Buhler
- University of Texas
- University of Washington
- Virginia Tech GSO President: mcguirem(at)vt.edu
What's it Like to be a Geotechnical Engineer?
Joel L. Volterra, E. I. T., is a Geotechnical Engineer involved with the planning and supervising of underground investigations and laboratory testing, settlement analysis, earth pressure computations, and geotechnical construction claims analysis. Joel received his B. S. in Civil Engineering from Union College and his M. E. in Geotechnical Engineering from Cornell University. Hear more from Joel Volterra (scroll to his information on the page).
Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album
G-I members Mike Duncan and Ross Boulanger have developed an educational web site, the " Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album," that serves as a supplement for available text books. A wide range of topics are illustrated using sequences of photos or diagrams. Faculty members can use the images to illustrate topics in courses. Students can use the web site to get a visual feel beyond what textbooks provide. Mike and Ross plan to continually update the site.
