Geotechnical News• December 2019
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
À l’année prochaine mes amis! – See
you next year, my friends!
Mario Ruel
Président – 2019/2020
From the Society
Canadian Geotechnical Society
– Awards and Honours for 2019
R.F. Legget Medal
-
Arun Valsang-
kar
, University of New Brunswick
R.M. Quigley Award
-
Lin Guo,
Yuanqiang Cai, Richard J.
Jardine, Zhongxuan Yang, Jun
Wang
, “Undrained behaviour of
intact soft clay under cyclic paths
that match vehicle loading condi-
tions”, Canadian Geotechnical
Journal, 2018, 55(1): 90-106.
Honourable Mentions
-
Marie-Pier
Ethier, Bruno Bussière, Michel
Aubertin, Abdelkabir Maqsoud
,
Isabelle Demers, Stefan Broda
,
“In situ evaluation of performance
of reclamation measures imple-
mented on abandoned reactive
tailings disposal site”, Canadian
Geotechnical Journal, 2018,
55(12): 1742-1755.
R. Kerry Rowe, Richard W.I.
Brachman, W. Andy Take
, “Field
measurements of overlap reduc-
tions for two reinforced fabric-
encased geosynthetic clay liners
(GCLs)”, Canadian Geotechnical
Journal, 2018, 55(5): 631-639.
Amin Askarinejad, Sarah M.
Springman
, “A novel technique to
monitor subsurface movements of
landslides”, Canadian Geotechni-
cal Journal, 2018, 55(5): 620-630.
Fredlund AwardYan-Jun Du,
Ning-Jun Jiang, Song-Yu Liu,
Fei Jin, Devendra Narain Singh,
Anand J. Puppala
, “Engineer-
ing properties and microstructural
characteristics of cement-stabi-
lized zinc-contaminated kaolin”,
Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
Canadian Geotechnical Journal,
2014, 51(3): 289-302.
G. Geoffrey Meyerhof Award
Alex Sy
, Klohn Crippen Berger
Thomas Roy Award
Nicholas Vlachopoulos
, Royal
Military College of Canada
John A. Franklin Award
Giovanni Grasselli
, University of
Toronto
Geosynthetics Award
Marolo Alfaro
, University of
Manitoba
Robert N. Farvolden Award
Jim Hendry
, University of
Saskatchewan
(Joint award with IAH-CNC)
Robert Schuster Medal
John Clague,
Simon Fraser
University
(Joint award with AEG)
Graduate Student Paper Award
1
st
Prize - Vincent Boulanger-
Martel
, “Thermal performance of
two insulation covers to control
sulfide oxidation at Meadowbank
mine, Nunavut”, Research Institute
on Mines and the Environment
(RIME), Université du Québec en
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT),
Bruno Bussière
2
nd
Prize
-
Josephine Morgenroth
,
“Probabilistic Modelling vs.
Machine Learning for Streamlin-
ing Geomechanical Data”, Depart-
ment of Civil Engineering, York
University, Dr. Matthew Perras
Undergraduate Student Report
(Individual)
1
st
Prize - Megan McKellar
, “Foot-
prints in the Sand: A study of the
Unsaturated Bearing Capacity of
a Fine Sand”, Queen’s University,
Dr. Andy Take
Undergraduate Student Report
(Group)
1
st
Prize
Jesse Zonneveld,
Mat Stephenson, Shawn Mat-
thies, Stephen Marks
, “Tailings
Storage Facility Prefeasibility
Study”, Earth, Ocean and Atmo-
spheric Sciences & Geological
Engineering, University of British
Columbia (Vancouver), Maureen
Kelly
2
nd
Prize - Sam Balcom, Ahmed
Hamad, David Quinn, Jeremy
Wyatt
, “Design and Construction
of a Raised Embankment Tailings
Storage Facility”, Department of
Civil and Resource Engineering,
Dalhousie University, Hany El
Naggar
Canadian Foundation for Geotech-
nique Michael Bozozuk National
Graduate Scholarship - Haley
Schafer,
Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Uni-
versity of Alberta
Dennis Becker Canadian Founda-
tion for Geotechnique M.Sc.
Student Award - Andrea Walsh
,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Queen’s University
Early Achievement Award -
Suzanne Powell
, Thurber
Engineering Ltd.
A.G. Stermac Awards -
Wayne Gib-
son
, Gibson Group Management
Inc.,
Lynn Pugh
, BiTech Publish-
ers Ltd.,
Don Lewycky
, Retired,
Seán Mac Eoin
, AECOM,
Ian
Moore
, Queen’s University
CGS R.M. Hardy Keynote Address
Ryan Phillips
, C-CORE
Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium
Kathy Kalenchuk
, RockEng
Cross Canada Lecture Tours
Dr. Charles Shackelford
(Spring
2019), Dr. Ian Moore (Fall 2019)
Awards from Engineering
Institute of Canada (EIC)
Sir John Kennedy Medal
Suzanne Lacasse
, Norwegian
Geotechnical Institute
Julian C. Smith Medal
Jacques Locat
, Université Laval
John B. Stirling Medal
Doug Stead
, Simon Fraser
University
Canadian Pacific Railway Medal
Kevin Biggar
, Canadian
Foundation for Geotechnique
