Pioneering new geotechnical engineering design underpinning Australia's energy & transport infrastructure resulting in increased productivity & sustainability.
A/Prof Anna Giacomini from @Uni_Newcastle is a 2019 John Booker Medallist in recognition of her pioneering research into rock mechanics and rockfall analysis, improving safety in mining and transport corridors. #Honorifics19#ShineDome19
Dr Brett Turner and Laureate Professor Scott Sloan have been awarded $4.7m from the @FederalGovernment to continue investigating the use of hemp seed proteins, and the hemp plant itself to treat water contaminated with #PFAS. Read More: https://t.co/gB9EKiNexD
Congratulations to Jinsong Huang, Daichao Sheng, Glen Burton and Richard Kelly on a successful $168,000 Australian Research Council Discovery Project 'Probabilistic geotechnical site characterisation'. Thanks to the ARC for supporting this research @arc_gov_au#geotech
Congratulations to Klaus Thoeni, John Carter and Jerzy Rojek on a successful $320,000 Australian Research Council Discovery Project 'A new framework for large-scale dynamic geotechnical simluations'. Thanks to the ARC for supporting this research @arc_gov_au#geotech
Congratulations to Olivier Buzzi, D Vaughan Griffiths and Shaun Booth on a successful $370,000 Australian Research Council Discovery Project 'Solving the scale effect for rock discontinuities'. Thanks to the ARC for supporting this research @arc_gov_au#geotech
HunterWiSE https://t.co/m6GnPdxA5P a local initative that aims to encourage women to develop skills in STEM celebrates its success tonight at the Merewether Surfhouse, A/Prof Anna Giacomini featured on 2NUR today: https://t.co/QnzPcF3yp4 #WomenInSTEM
Congratulations to Dr Scott Sleep awarded the PM's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools for opening young eyes to careers in #STEM Watch a video here https://t.co/KJDf2BWv9J
Thanks to @arc_gov_au CEO Professor Sue Thomas for her insights into the Centre of Excellence program and the successes of @coe_cgse at our concluding showcase.
The CGSE welcomes visiting student Yuting Zhang to the CGSE. Yuting is a master’s student studying Geotechnical Engineering at Wuhan University in China and will work on quantitative risk assessment of unsaturated soil slopes under the supervision of A/Prof. Jinsong Huang.
Congratulations to Xinyu Ye, Shanyong Wang, Qiong Wang, Scott Sloan & Daichao Sheng on the "GeoShanghai Prize for Best Paper" for 'The Study of the compaction grouted soil nail with multiple grout bulks using finite element method' at GeoShanghai 2018
The CGSE's Computers & Geotechnics Special Issue ‘Ballina Embankment Prediction Symposium’ has been released & is available to download from:
https://t.co/E2fnO70YeC
Journal Name: Computers and Geotechnics. Year: 2018. Issue: 93C @arc_gov_au
Shuo Zhang, PhD student from Chengdu University of Technology, China is visiting CGSE Newcastle Node for 12 months under the supervision of A/Prof Shanyong Wang.
Congratulations to CGSE Newcastle Node's Dr Brett Turner who received the 2017 University of Newcastle Chancellor's Award for Innovation https://t.co/ilnVLu6z01 @arc_gov_au
Fugro Chair in Geotechnics - position is now advertised. If you are a suitable candidate and would like more information or to apply please visit https://t.co/PwUoNaoiCm. Applications close 12th January 2018
Congratulations to CGSE Newcastle Node's A/Prof George Kouretzis who received the outstanding contributions in the fields of soil dynamics and pipeline geotechnics award at the 15th IACAMAG, Wuhan, China. @arc_gov_au
CGSE Newcastle Node's A/Prof Shanyong Wang's research focuses on development of novel computer codes & advanced engineering testing & his expertise actively bridges the gap between academia & industrial practice @arc_gov_au https://t.co/AH6WIw56vb
Congratulations A/Professor Shanyong Wang of @Uni_Newcastle, today awarded the 2018 John Booker Medal. His advanced methods modelling the failure mechanism of geomaterials have made huge impacts in geotechnical practice #Honorifics2018🏆
Read: https://t.co/EaixqFFFzM
Congratulations to @coe_cgse Newcastle Node’s A/Prof George Kouretzis & Laureate Prof Scott Sloan who were awarded $365,812 by the ARC for the DP ‘Large-scale geotechnical analysis of new and aged pipeline infrastructure’.
CGSE UON Node's A/Prof Shanyong Wang received the Excellent Regional Contributions Award for development and applications of novel computer methods and innovative development of laboratory testing facilities for grouting technologies at the 15th IACMAG, Wuhan, China @arc_gov_au
CGSE UOW node's Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna receives the “Outstanding Contributions Medal” at the 15th IACMAG in recognition of his outstanding research contributions in the areas of ground improvement and railway geotechnics @arc_gov_au