Awards

New Zealand Geotechnical Society Scholarship

During 2010, the NZGS Management Committee agreed to provide funding for a scholarship that would enable a member of the Society to undertake research in New Zealand that would advance the objectives of the Society. 

The fields of research would be in the fields of Engineering Geology and/or Geotechnical Engineering.  The award of such a scholarship would include agreed milestones and deliverables including a publication or thesis.  A nominated representative from the NZGS will act as a liaison with the scholar and the supervisor (where applicable).

At its meeting in November 2010 the NZGS Management Committee agreed on the following Terms of Reference for the NZGS Scholarship:

1. A scholarship termed the “New Zealand Geotechnical Society Scholarship” wholly funded by the New Zealand Geotechnical Society (NZGS) and administered by the NZGS Management Committee is available for members (defined to be either a Student Member or Normal Member) of the NZGS.

2. The scholarship is provided to enable the member to undertake research work in the fields of Engineering Geology and/or Geotechnical Engineering in New Zealand.

3. This research work can lead to the award of a post-graduate degree but is not necessarily restricted to such an award.  It is expected that research work will be undertaken at a post-graduate level and not an undergraduate level

4. A publication at the end of the research work in the form of a thesis or report is a requirement of the award of the scholarship.

5. The scholarship is awarded on an ad-hoc basis at the sole discretion of the NZGS Management Committee.  This is dependent on proposals submitted for consideration by the Committee.

6. Research proposals for consideration by the Committee should be submitted to the Management Secretary by 31st August of each year.

7. The period of research work is to be agreed with the NZGS Management Committee.

8. The value of the scholarship is up to a sum of NZ$10,000.

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New Zealand Geotechnical Society Scholars

2011 – Mohammad Jawad Arefi for completion of PhD studies at Canterbury University into the effects of nonlinearity and uncertainty in site response analysis.