Awards

Richard Wolters Prize

The Richard Wolters Prize has been awarded biannually since 1986 to commemorate the life and work of Dr Richard Wolters, for his significant achievements in the advancement of engineering geology and for his important role in the development of the IAEG.

The Richard Wolters Prize specifically recognises meritorious scientific achievement by a younger member of the engineering geology profession (less than forty years old on 1st January 2010) and is awarded to honour Dr. Wolters’ many contributions to international understanding and co-operation. Please refer to the IAEG website for further information, click here to go there now.

The Richard Wolters Prize 2010 will involve:

1. Selection by each National Group of the IAEG of their most meritorious young engineering geologist under the age of forty years at 1 January 2010. The selection procedure may vary for each national group but will be based mainly on the presentation of one scientific publication (MSc or PhD thesis, or paper on a case history submitted to a conference or published in a (refereed) journal). A curriculum vitae must also be provided and will be considered;
2. Nomination by the National groups of their candidate for the Richard Wolters Prize in an official letter with documentation on the paper to be presented to the IAEG Secretary General by Friday 5 March 2010;
3. The maximum number of nominations is sixteen. If the number of nominations exceeds sixteen, then the Executive Committee will select the sixteen best candidates by Monday 5 April 2010;
4. The National Groups will be informed by Friday 9 April 2010 whether their nominee is invited to present their paper in Auckland;
5. Oral presentations by up to sixteen young National Group representatives of their paper in the