This week we have some photos of the very successful lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand by our president, Dr. Vassilis Marinos! We have some good news items: eruption of a volcano in Costa Rica, overpumping of groundwater in Brazil, and groundwater problems in Iraq.
Lots of geodisasters this week around the world. We had a subway collapse in Korea and news items from Italy, India, the Caspian Sea and South Africa. We hope to get photos and a report from President Marinos's trip to Australia and New Zealand.
The 3rd International Conference on Geomechanics and Geoenvironmental Engineering (iCGMGE-2025) will bring together leading academics, researchers, industry professionals, and graduate students to share cutting-edge research, foster collaborations, and address global challenges in geomechanics and geoenvironmental engineering.
The week's news has been dominated by the large earthquake in Myanmar. Our President Marinos writes a special response to our friends in Asia and their recovery. We have a new YEG article too! The world has been active geologically this past week with volcanic eruptions in Iceland and Indonesia and a pending one in Alaska (U.S.). We have landslide reports from China and Kentucky in the United States. Plus, we report on a Bangkok, Thailand building collapsing from the Myanmar earthquake.
The week's news has been dominated by the large earthquake in Myanmar of Magnitude 7.7. But there have been many more geodisasters in Yosemite National Park (U.S.), Indonesia, potential landslides in India, a review of the world's freshwater supply, and lithium mining and its effects on the groundwater in South America.
Conference Co-Chairs Mark Johnson (PFSF, Piling & Foundation Specialists Federation) and Theresa Engler (DFI, Deep Foundations Institute) along with Program Chair Julien Seidel, Ph.D. (Foundation QA), invite you to submit an abstract for the 3rd PFSF/DFI Conference to be held in Sydney in May 2026.
ISSMGE TC-211 will be holding a webinar ground improvement presentation on "Insights in Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pile-Supported Embankments", presented by Dr Suzanne van Eekelen.
The inaugural Jack Morgan Young Geotechnical Practitioners Award was presented in 2009. The award is presented biennially to an outstanding Victorian geotechnical practitioner under the age of 35. A call for abstracts was placed to our members in May. This year three applicants will each present on their chosen topic to our members with Jack Morgan in attendance to select a winning presentation. Applicants will be judged on their contribution to geotechnics and understanding of geotechnical issues with our presenters competing for the following: The winner will receive: Runners up will receive: How To Apply Candidates should submit: See below for the online application form: Applications will be reviewed and a shortlist of candidates will be selected. Shortlisted candidates will…
Recently one of our most famous professors in our field, Dr. Richard Goodman, of the University of California (US) passed away. We have a special tribute to him. We have lots of news from around the world! We have news of a sinkhole forming in an oil field in the USA, groundwater recharge problems in Australia, illegal mining in India, a potential Alaskan landslide that could cause problems and a tailings dam failure in Bolivia.
The big news this week is President Marinos is planning a big trip to Australia and New Zealand with many talks there. We have lots of news from around the world! Ghana is expanding their gold mining on one hand, and with the expansion also had a mine tailings failure. A large iceberg from Antarctica has run aground on South Georgia Island. New Zealand had a landslide caused by an earthquake. We also have a summary of all of the fatal landslides around the world last year.
