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2026 Lecture Series

Please join the Illinois Chapter of the Geo-Institute for our biennial Lecture Series. This events provides 5 PDHs.

UIC Student Center East
750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
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May 01, 2026 08:00am - May 01, 2026 05:00pm

$50.00 - $1,000.00

PROGRAM

8:00 AM                      Exhibitor set-up

8:15 – 9:00 AM            Breakfast / Registration / Exhibitors

Morning Session

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM   Welcome

09:15 AM - 10:15 AM   “3D SLOPE STABILITY ANALSYES IN PRACTICE,” Timothy D. Stark, PhD, PE, BC.GE, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM  Break / Exhibitors

10:45 AM - 11:45 PM   “Monitoring of Dams and Levees using InSAR – Lessons Learned”, Georgette Hlepas,    PhD, PE, USACE

11:45 PM -   12:45 PM Lunch

Afternoon Session

12:45 - 1:45 PM           “Milestones and Challenges in the Construction of a 42-Acre Containment Facility in Milwaukee Harbor,” Justin Johnson, Michels Construction, Inc, and Kevin R. Johnson, PhD, PE, Mi-Tech Services, Inc

1:45 - 2:00 PM             Break / Exhibitors

2:00 - 3:00 PM             “Tunneling Through Complexity: Subsurface Challenges for O’Hare’s Stormwater Conveyance System”, Mark Stephani, PE, HNTB

3:00 - 3:15 PM             Break / Exhibitors

3:15 - 4:15 PM             “Design and Construction of the World’s Largest DMM Retaining Structure”, William Tanner, PE, Geosyntec Consultants and Matthew Chartier, PE, Geosyntec Consultants

4:15 PM                       Happy Hour (Location TBD)