Geotechnical News March 2011
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CGS NEWS
la Revue de géotechnique canadienne.
L’une des forces de notre Société est
sa longue tradition de collaboration et
de collégialité entre les universitaires
et les praticiens. Selon mon expérience
avec d’autres sociétés, la vaste repré-
sentation n’a pas toujours été l’une de
ses forces. Néanmoins, je crois qu’on
peut en faire davantage. Par exemple,
il existe un vaste bassin d’expérience
parmi nos entrepreneurs et nos consul-
tants en géotechnique qui n’est pas
communiquée dans les revues savantes
où elle pourrait servir à d’autres per-
sonnes. D’un autre côté, beaucoup
d’universitaires qui commencent sont à
la recherche de données tirées d’études
de cas qui peuvent les aider à faire
avancer l’état actuel de pratique et à
se constituer une liste de publications.
Si je suis élu, j’aimerais étudier la pos-
sibilité d’un programme de mentorat
de jeunes universitaires jumelés à des
entrepreneurs et à des consultants.
La Société canadienne de géotech-
nique continuera à relever des défis
ultérieurement. Si je suis élu, je sera
ravi de guider la SCG par rapport à ces
défis et d’assurer le succès continu de
notre Société.
Richard J. Bathurst, P.Eng., Ph.D.,
FEIC, FCAE
Call for Nominations for CGS
Awards
Nominations for CGS Awards are
to be submitted to The Canadian
Geotechnical Society Secretariat,
(8828 Pigott Road, Richmond, BC,
V7A 2C4, Canada; Fax: (604) 277-
7529,
e-mail:
by not
later than June 1, except where noted.
Nominations must include the C.V.
of the nominee, reasons why the
individual merits the award, and any
other pertinent information on the
nominee. Letters from other Society
members supporting the nomination
add strength to the nomination.
Details for all Awards listed below
can be obtained from the Society’s
Awards and Honours Manual, which
is available to CGS members in the
Members Section. CGS members can
log-in at
, then
proceed to Online Member Resources,
find CGS Manuals, and proceed to the
Awards and Honours Manual. Informa-
tion can also be obtained from Section
Directors, Division Chairs, and the
Secretariat. Funding for the Society’s
awards is provided by generous sup-
port from the independent charitable
body, The Canadian Foundation for
Geotechnique.
Members are invited and encour-
aged to submit nominations for the fol-
lowing CGS Awards:
R.F. Legget Medal - the Highest
CGS Honour
Awarded to an individual for
outstanding life-long contributions to
geotechnique.
R.M. Quigley Award
Awarded to an individual(s) for the
best paper published in the Canadian
Geotechnical Journal within the year
preceding the year in which the prize
is awarded. Nominations are made by
the Associate Editors of the Canadian
Geotechnical Journal.
G. Geoffrey Meyerhof Award
Awardedtoanindividualforoutstanding
and exceptional contributions to the art
and science of foundation engineering.
Thomas Roy Award
The award is presented to honour an
outstanding contribution to the field of
Engineering Geology in Canada.
Roger J.E. Brown Award
The award is presented:
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to an individual (preferably Cana-
dian) for publishing the best paper
on permafrost science or engineer-
ing in
• Canadian Geotechnical Journal, or
• Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences,
or
• Proceedings of National or Interna-
tional Permafrost Conferences, or
b) to honour an individual for his/
her excellence in the field of
permafrost.
John A. Franklin Award
The award recognizes an individual
(or individuals) who have made an
outstanding technical contribution
in the fields of rock mechanics or
rock engineering in Canada and/or
internationally. Awarded every second
year. To be awarded in 2011.
Geosynthetics Award
The award was presented for the
first time in the 2000 to recognize
an individual or individuals who
have made an outstanding technical
contribution to the use of geosynthetics
in Canada and/or internationally.
Awarded every second year. Not to be
awarded in 2011.
Geoenvironmental Award
The award was presented for the first
time in 2000 to recognize an individual
or individuals who have made an
outstanding technical contribution
to the practice of multidisciplinary
geoenvironmental engineering in
Canada and/or internationally.Awarded
every second year. Not to awarded in
2011.
Robert N. Farvolden Award
Following some years as the
Hydrogeology Division Award, the
Robert N. Farvolden Award was
presented for the first time in 2002.
The Hydrogeology Division selects the
winner of the award, which recognizes
outstandingcontributions togroundwater
science and engineering in Canada. The
Awards Committee of the Hydrogeology
Division commonly asks for input
from the International Association of
Hydrogeologists, Canadian National
Committee, (IAH-CNC). Nominations
on or before
April 1.
CGS Graduate Student Award
For the best paper authored or
co-authored and presented by a
geotechnical graduate student at
an accredited Canadian University.
The winning paper each year is
presented by the student at the annual
Canadian Geotechnical Conference.
All submissions and accompanying
documentation must be received
by the Chair of the Student Awards
Sub-Committee on or before May
21 of the competition year. The
contact information for the Chair is:
- Nicholas Vlachopoulos, Dept. of
Civil Engineering, Royal Military
