Dr. Idil Akin, who joined the CCEE faculty in August as an associate professor in the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering group, was recently interviewed on technical society Geo-Institute (G-I)’s web series Director’s Cut! G-I Director Brad Keelor chatted with Akin about her latest research involving kangaroo rats, how she is adjusting to the North Carolina humidity, bioinspired geotech and more.