Geotechnical News March 2011
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Engineering, Institution of Civil En-
gineers, London, 2005; and member
and principal geotechnical investigator
for the Canadian National Committee
for Earthquake Engineering (CAN-
CEE), now the Standing Committee
for Earthquake Engineering Design
(SCED) from 1980 to present.
His service to international orga-
nizations includes an 8-year tenure
on the TC-4 Technical Committee on
Earthquake Engineering for the Inter-
national Society for Soil Mechanics
and Geotechnical Engineering, includ-
ing four as Chairman. He was also Edi-
tor in Chief of the international Journal
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engi-
neering
. He has also been Chairman,
Panelist, or State-of-the-Art speaker at
well over a dozen international confer-
ences on Earthquake Engineering, Soil
Mechanics, Computational Fluid Me-
chanics, and Non-linear Analysis.
His pioneering work to develop the
Martin-Finn-Seed model for effective
stress response of soils in undrained
cyclic loading earned him a world-wide
reputation in the field of earthquake
geotechnique. This model, embedded
in the computer model, DESRA, is in
continuing use today in engineering
practice.
Dr. Wayne Savigny was awarded
a Fellowship of the Engineering
Institute of Canada (FEIC)
in
recognition of excellence in engineering
practice and exceptional contributions
to the well being of the profession and
to the good of the society
.
Dr. Wayne Savigny is a co-founder
and Principal of BGC Engineering Inc.,
a geotechnical consultancy to the min-
ing, oil and gas, energy and transporta-
tion industries. He has helped to foster
an appreciation for the importance of
engineering geology amongst several
hundred students and colleagues over
the course of his academic and consult-
ing career.
Wayne obtained an undergraduate
degree in Geological Engineering at
Queen’s University in 1971 and later
obtained a Ph.D. from the University of
Alberta where he studied creep move-
ments affecting ice-rich permafrost
soils in slopes along the Mackenzie
River Valley. These studies continue
to be of importance to the safe design
of oil and gas infrastructure on fro-
zen ground. Following graduation, he
joined the Geological Survey of Cana-
da and later, Thurber Consultants Ltd.
Subsequently, he became Associate
Professor, Department of Geological
Sciences, University of British Colum-
bia, 1986-1995.
Wayne’s consulting assignments
focus on the investigation and analy-
sis of geological complexities as they
influence engineered development. He
helped to develop hazard and risk as-
sessment methodologies that have been
used to proactively manage geohazards
affecting communities, industrial proj-
ects and linear infrastructure across
Canada, as well as in Europe, central
Asia and South America.
Wayne has contributed to technical
and professional associations, includ-
ing terms as Chairman, Engineering
Geology Division, Canadian Geotech-
nical Society; Vice-President, West-
ern Canada, Tunnelling Association
of Canada, and Director, Cordilleran
Division, Geological Association of
Canada. He is currently an Associate
Editor, Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
For his technical contributions,
Wayne received the Thomas Roy
Award and also the Roger J. E. Brown
Award from the Canadian Geotech-
nical Society. He also undertook the
2005 Fall Cross-Canada Lecture Tour
on behalf of the Canadian Geotechni-
cal Society.
Dr. Jean Hutchinson was awarded
a Fellowship of the Engineering
Institute of Canada (FEIC)
in
recognition of excellence in engin
e
ering
practice and exceptional contributions
to the well being of the profession and
to the good of the society
.
Dr. Jean Hutchinson is a Professor
of Geological Sciences and Geological
Engineering at Queen’s University. Ev-
ery day, Jean promotes geological en-
gineering, advances the state-of-the-art
and disseminates engineering science
in an outstanding fashion. Throughout
her career, she has made excellent con-
tributions in geotechnical engineering,
engineering geology and rock mechan-
ics, and her research has had a strong
impact on practice. Her publications
are key references in her field.
Dr. Hutchinson has participated in
many international conferences. Jean
is a sought-after lecturer on the inter-
national scene because of her expertise
in landslide assessment, hazard map-
ping and risk mitigation. Two major
contributions by Professor Hutchinson
include: development of a decision
support system for managing ground
hazards and assessment of ground sur-
face instability.
Jean Hutchinson has always shown
a strong commitment to her profession.
Jean has been Chair, Rock Mechan-
ics Division, Canadian Geotechni-
cal Society; Secretary and Treasurer,
Canadian Rock Mechanics Associa-
tion; Executive Committee Member,
Canadian Landslide Committee; and
Wayne Savigny
Jean Hutchinson
