Awards

Rudolph Glossop (1902-1993) is credited with bringing together academics and practitioners in engineering geology in the UK; he was involved in setting up the Engineering Group in 1964 and, in 1966, the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, having previously also help set up the Geotechnical Society and the journal Geotechnique in 1948. Glossop was the eighth Rankine Lecturer in 1967; he was also Chairman of the Engineering Group (1965-68) and Vice President of the Geological Society (1969). Glossop’s contribution to engineering geology is recognised by the Engineering Group of the Geological Society through the prestigious Glossop Lecture and Glossop Award, established in 1997.

Glossop Lecture

The Glossop Lecture was initiated as the most prestigious lecture of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society, to be presented by an invited eminent engineering geologist. The requirement for the presentation is that it should highlight the contribution made in the application of engineering geology to civil engineering. This may be achieved by utilizing a subject that illustrates a particular expertise or summarizes a significant contribution to the science by the invitee.

The previous presenters of the Glossop Lecture are:

• 1st Glossop Lecture by Professor Peter Fookes (1997) Geology for Engineers: the Geological Model, Prediction and Performance 
• 2nd Glossop Lecture by Dr Evert Hoek (1998) Putting numbers to geology – an engineer’s viewpoint
• 3rd Glossop Lecture by Professor Richard Chandler (1999) Clay Sediments in Depositional Basins: the Geotechnical Cycle
• 4th Glossop Lecture by Professor John Hutchinson (2000) Reading the Ground: Morphology and Geology in Site Appraisal
• 5th Glossop Lecture by Professor Denys Brunsden (2001) Geomorphological roulette for engineers and planners: some insights into an old game
• 6th Glossop Lecture by Professor Paul Marinos (2002) Ongoing challenges in engineering geology for tunnelling in difficult ground
• 7th Glossop Lecture by Professor Martin G. Culshaw (2004) From concept towards reality: developing the attributed 3D geological model of the shallow subsurface
• 8th Glossop Lecture by Professor Robin Fell (2006) Rapid Landslides: the importance of understanding mechanisms and rupture surface mechanics
• 9th Glossop Lecture by Professor Mike de Freitas (2008) Geology; its principles, practice and potential for Geotechnics
• 10th Glossop Lecture by Professor Paul Nathanail (2009) Engineering geology of sustainable risk based land quality management
• 11th Glossop Lecture by Professor Rory N. Mortimore (2010) Making sense of chalk: A total rock approach in Engineering Geology
   

Glossop Award

The Glossop Award is made annually to an engineering geologist early in their career. Candidates must be not older than 30 years of age on the date of presentation. The candidate will be a Fellow of the Geological Society and will either be or undertaking training to be a Chartered Geologist.

Applications for the 2011 Glossop Award are now open. To enter, you must submit a short abstract (500 words) outlining a case history that demonstrates your part in an engineering geology project.  Guidance notes and an application form can be downloaded via the links below. The deadline for submission of your abstract is 30 June 2011.

The previous recipients of the Glossop Award are:

• Peter Phipps (1997) Terrain evaluation for high speed rail - the Channel Tunnel Rail Link as a case study .
• Ian Duncan (1998) Mussenden Temple cliff stabilisation.
• Jonathan Hart (1999) Rehabilitation of the Halsema Highway, Philippines.
• Andrew Porter (2000) Engineering Geology in earth dam design and construction: an example from North Derbyshire.
• Chris Martin (2001) Engineering geological investigation at Dabhol LNG Power Project, India.
• Fleur Loveridge (2002) The engineering geology of a landslide in the Gault.
• James Gelder (2004) Managing risk due to solution features at the A34-M4 junction improvements scheme, Newbury, UK.
• Andrew Mills (2005) Novel approaches to mitigation of peat slide risk, an example from Channerwick, Shetland.
• Joseph Appleby (2006) Reedness river bank stability – an engineering geological approach.
• Anna Pearson (2007) Reduce, reuse, recycle: engineering geology of a sustainable housing development, Eastern Quarry, Kent.
• Seth Pollak (2008) Geologic interpretation for design of caverns in an urban setting – A case study of the Seven Line Extension Project, New York.
• Stacy English (2009) Rockfall protection of Jamestown Wharf, St Helena.
• Dougal Mason (2010) Engineering geology for Project Wind Wind, New Zealand.

Engineering Group Award

The award is for those in their early to mid career and is made for significant contribution in research, publication or practice in the field of Engineering Geology.

Previous Engineering Group Award recipients include the following:

IAEG Prizes

As the UK National Group of the International Association of Engineering Geology (IAEG), the Engineering Group recognises international contribution and achievement in the field of engineering geology. Both the Hans-Cloos Medal and Richard-Wolters Prize will be awarded in 2010. From the IAEG website:

The Hans-Cloos Medal is the senior award presented by IAEG, given to an engineering geologist of outstanding merit in commemoration of the "founder of geomechanics". The recipient should therefore be a person of international repute who has made a major contribution to engineering geology in his/her written papers or to the development of engineering geology and/or the IAEG in their own area.

The Richard-Wolters Prize specifically recognises meritorious scientific achievement by a younger member of the engineering geology profession (less than 40 years old on 1 January 2010 ) and is awarded to honour Dr. Wolters' many contributions to international understanding and co-operation.