Your editor has been in Switzerland this past week leading a group around the Alps from Stanford University. Two days ago a huge landslide happened in the Saas Fee Valley next to the Zermatt Valley where I was staying. Over 2000 people had to be evacuated because of the landslide. If it had been my valley, I might not have been able to put out the newsletter this week!
We have news updates on the Brazil 60th anniversary celebration, a great update on the geological post-disaster assessment of the 2024 Noto Earthquake in Japan, and an update on the Argentina 2025 conference. News items are about the large typhoon that hit Viet Nam causing major flooding and landslides, the Sass Fee landslide in Switzerland that nearly trapped me, and Saudi Arabia opening over 150 caves up to tourism.
We enjoy showing photos from around the world of engineering geology projects. We have two photos this week from Pakistan!
There have been many geological news items from around the world, too. Landslides in Alaska and California, an Iceland ice cave collapse, and a M5.4 earthquake in Portugal.
IAEG each year gives a few big awards to members for special service to IAEG. This year we elected two honorary members. This week we highlight Prof. Resat Ulusay of Turkey. Next week we will honor Ann Williams of New Zealand. We also have the monthly YEG article by Khuram Shehzad. Remember that the deadline of September 1 is fast approaching for the applications for the 3rd International Research Program of IAEG.
IAEG each year gives a few big awards to members for special service to IAEG. This year's winner of the Hans Cloos Medal goes to past IAEG President, Niek Rengers of the Netherlands. It is well deserved!
There have been many geological news items from around the world, too. We mention a glacial outburst flood in Alaska (USA), a volcano and an earthquake in Japan, a bridge collapse in India, and a landslide in Iceland.
We have a very active YEG group with IAEG. They will be having YEG written papers every few months that have been reviewed. This month we have our first YEG paper!
There have been many geological news items from around the world, too. We mention a very large landslide in British Columbia, Canada and a volcano that erupted in Japan.
The big news this week is the announcement of a new Hans Cloos Medal winner for IAEG, Professor Niek Rengers of the Netherlands. Congratulations to Dr. Rengers! There have been many geological news items from around the world, too. We mention landslides in India and France and a rare happening of over 100 earthquakes in Texas, USA.
The big news this week is the announcement of a new conference in India in 2025. We also follow up with more information about Prof. Xuanmei Fan of China as the first Paul Marinos Distinguished World Lecturer. She will be booking talks very soon! We also have announced the six candidates for the Richard Wolters Award.
Call for Applications of 3rd International Research Program of IAEG (IRP-IAEG)
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The 3rd International Research Program of IAEG (IRP-IAEG) is officially launched. The IRP program is an international cooperative research program aimed at promotion in research and practice of Engineering Geology and the Environment. Generally no more than 5 projects will be active over the same period. The maximum duration of each research project is 4 years.
The big news this week is the announcement of Prof. Xuanmei Fan of China as the first Paul Marinos Distinguished World Lecturer. She will be booking talks very soon! Congratulations to her - she is wonderful and a perfect choice! There is also a condolence letter to our profession about the death of Dr. Evert Hoek this past week from the Chinese National Group. We also have a new photo from James Hamel - the very interesting Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota in the USA which is being carved from granite.
