Double award from leading geotechnical journal for industry-relevant research

06 October 2014
Rochelle Gunn

Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering (CGSE), were recognised through two awards presented last week at the annual meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, in Regina Canada. CGSE-authored papers were given the RM Quigley Award for the best paper published in 2013 in the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, and an RM Quigley Honourable Mention as runner-up in this competition.

ARC Funding Awarded to CGSE Researchers

22 July 2014

Rochelle Gunn

CGSE researchers Shazzad Hossain, Mark Cassidy and Yuxia Hu were awarded an ARC Linkage Project Grant for their project “Investigation of alternative footing shapes to mitigate instabilities during installation of offshore drilling platforms”.

Hassan Sabetamal wins AGS NSW Research Award

16 July 2014

Kirstin Dunncliff

Mr Hassan Sabetamal, a PhD student in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, has won the prestigious Australian Geomechanics Society NSW Research Award for research in Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology.

Professor Harry Poulos elected as a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering

10 March 2014

Kirstin Dunncliff

CGSE Partner Investigator Professor Harry Poulos AM FAA FTSE, Senior Principal Coffey Geotechnics has been elected a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Engineering for his work on ‘ understanding foundation structures and ground support interactions’ (Read more)

Future Fellowship for Andrei Lyamin

14 January 2014

Kirstin Dunncliff

Professor Andrei Lyamin has been awarded $766,856 for an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship entitled ‘Variational Multiscale Modelling of Granular Materials’. Granular materials play an important role in a wide range of problems related to physical infrastructure. These include landslides and similar catastrophic events which can result in a loss of life and major property […]

Prestigious Fellowship for Mark Cassidy

10 January 2014

Kirstin Dunncliff

Professor Mark Cassidy, Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, has been awarded a prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowship from the ARC. It is one of only 17 Laureate Fellowships awarded in 2013, and he is the only recipient based in Western Australia. Professor Cassidy is a leading researcher whose […]