News
Professor Marcel Arnould
It is with sadness that we note the passing of Professor Marcel Arnould, a past President of the IAEG, former head of the French National Engineering Geology Group and a good friend of British engineering geology, who died on Thursday 13 January 2011. The Engineering Group sends its condolences to the family.
Hans Cloos Medal 2010
The Engineering Group wishes to congratulate Professor Martin Culshaw on the award of the 2010 Hans Cloos Medal. According to the IAEG website, "The Hans Cloos Medal is the senior award presented by the IAEG and given to an engineering geologist of outstanding merit in commemoration of the 'founder of geomechanics '. The recipient is a person of international repute who has made a major contribution to engineering geology in written papers or to the development of engineering geology and/or the IAEG in their own area." Martin is the third UK winner following Bill Dearman and John Knill.
Chairmans report 2010
Ivan presented his final Chairmans Report during the AGM of October 2010, a copy of which can be downloaded from the following link.
- Chairman's Report 2010 (.pdf44 Kb)
Newsletters
Engineering Group
- Newsletter March 2008 (.pdf2744 Kb)
- Newsletter November 2009 (.pdf1514 Kb)
- Newsletter May 2011 (.pdf741 Kb)
- IAEG Newsletter No1 May 2011 (.pdf2720 Kb)
JISCMail
The Engineering Group has established a discussion list on the JISCMAIL List server to help promote and facilitate discussion amongst the UK Engineering Geology community.
Go to the GEOLSOCENGGROUP homepage
View postings on the list at any time or alternatively subscribe to recieve emails when updates are made. After you have subscribed, account settings can also be changed say to receive a daily digest of postings. Log into your account and follow instructions on the JISCMAIL website FAQ section for more options. You can also unsubscribe from the list by following the FAQ's.
A poster with more information is available for download below.
- Download the JISC Mail joining invitation here (.pdf32 Kb)
Other organisation's news
British Geotechnical Association (BGA)
Hazard Forum
International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)
International Geosynthetics Society (IGS)
International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)





