Professor Harry George Poulos AM

Qualifications

BE, PhD DScEng CPEng, Hon FIEAust, Dist MASCE, FAA, FTSE

Education

• 1961
  BE (Hons I), University of Sydney
• 1965
  PhD, University of Sydney
• 1976
  DScEng, University of Sydney

Awards

• 2010
  Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
• 2010
  2nd de Mello Lecturer. Brazilian Society of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering.
• 2009
  Crampton Prize. Institution of Civil Engineers
• 2009
  Terzaghi Oration. International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
• 2006
  BGA Prize. British Geotechnical Society.
• 2008
  New Zealand Geomechanics Award (with M. Cubrinovski and K. Ishihara). NZ Geotechnical Society.
• 2008
  Inaugural IGS Ferroco Lecturer, Indian Geotechnical Society.
• 2007
  Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers.
• 2006
  Quigley Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society.
• 2006
  John Mitchell Memorial Lecture. Deep Foundations Institute.
• 2005
  Kevin Nash Gold Medal, International Society for Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering.
• 2005
  3rd Lovell Distinguished Lovell Lecturer, Purdue University.
• 2004
  Distinguished Lecturer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
• 2004
  Geotechnical Practitioner of the Year, Australian Geomechanics Society.
• 2004
  Terzaghi Lecturer, American Society of Civil Engineers.
• 2003
  Civil Engineer of the Year for 2003, Institution of Engineers Australia.
• 2003
  Centenary Medal, Government of Australia.
• 2003
  Special Service Award, American Society for Testing Materials.
• 2002
  2nd Jennings Memorial Lecturer, South African Geotechnical Society.
• 2002
  9th Casagrande Lecturer, Boston Society of Civil Engineers.
• 2002
  5th Sowers Lecturer, Georgia Institute of Technology.
• 2001
  Geotechnical Research Medal, British Geotechnical Society.
• 2001
  British Geotechnical Association Prize.
• 2001
  Chin Fung Kee Memorial Lecturer, South East Asian Geotechnical Society.
• 2000
  8th Buchanan Lecturer, Texas A&M University.
• 1999
  Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia
• 1997
  Ardaman Lecturer, University of Florida.
• 1996
  Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
• 1996
  Schiffmann Lecturer, Cornell University.
• 1995
  State-of-the Art Award, American Society of Civil Engineers.
• 1993
  Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) (AM).
• 1989
  29th Rankine Lecturer, Institution of Civil Engineers, London.
• 1988
  Fellow, Australian Academy of Science.
• 1988
  John Jaeger Memorial Award, Australian Geomechanics Society.
• 1987
  E.H. Davis Memorial Lecturer, Australian Geomechanics Society
• 1985
  W.H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia, (shared).
• 1973
  J. James R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers (shared).
• 1972
  Warren Prize, Institution of Engineers, Australia, (shared).
• 1969-70
  Australian American Education Foundation Award (Fulbright Scholarship (Senior)).

Employment

• 2002
  Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
• 2001
  Emeritus Professor University of Sydney
• 1994
  Senior Principal, Coffey Geosciences, Coffey Geotechnics
• 1991
  Chairman, Coffey Partners International
• 1989
  Director of Advanced Technology, Coffey Partners International
• 1982
  Professor, University of Sydney
• 1972
  Reader, University of Sydney
• 1969
  Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
• 1965
  Lecturer, University of Sydney
• 1964
  Engineer, MacDonald Wagner & Priddle

Research Interests

• Deep foundations for tall structures
• Offshore geotechnics
• Earthquake geotechnics