Michele Jamiolkowski was born in 1932 in Poland, where he spent his early years; he studied at Warsaw Technical University, obtaining a master’s degree in Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology in 1959. As a young geotechnical engineer decided to forge strong international links, many of…
Wayne was a senior associate geotechnical engineer at Beca, based in Auckland – he had been part of the Beca whanau for over 25 years. He died after falling into a gully while descending from the summit of Mt Ngauruhoe in the Taupo Volcanic Zone. …
19 June 1943 – 15 December 2021 Michael John Pender, or Mick to his friends, colleagues, and students, obtained his BE(Hons) and PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury in 1966 and 1971, respectively. In 1972, he received a post-doctoral fellowship at the…
20 November 1930 to 15 December 2021 David was one of Australia’s foremost engineering geologists with a career spanning more than 50 years. An extraordinary human being as well as an extraordinary geologist, David was a legend in both Australia and New Zealand. His career…
Prof. Paul Marinos passed away in Athens on 9 October 2021, after being awarded the title of the Honorary President of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) at the 3rd European Conference of the IAEG on October 8th. Prof Marinos was…
Dick received a BE Civil (Hons) and a BSc in Geology at Canterbury University in the early 70’s going on to spend most of his career as an engineering geologist with GNS but in later years with the private sector. In the early 80’s he…
Grant Alan Loney passed away on Sunday, 17 October 2021, surrounded by his family. He was a much-loved husband, father, colleague and friend, who is sorely missed. After finishing school in Thames, Grant studied Civil Engineering at the University of Auckland, before starting his career…
The geotechnical community has sadly been hit by tragedy in the last few weeks, with rope access contractor Tom Arnold falling victim to a fatal rockfall incident in Fiordland on April 20. Tom was undertaking geotechnical work in the Fiordland National Park when he died….
Dr Peter Brian Kirkwood, 33, was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales. The son of Paul and Katrina, brother to Beth, Matthew, and Edith. He met his wife-to-be, Kerrie Ann, in the University of Cambridge Hillwalking Club, while completing a PhD in geotechnical engineering. After…
To be attributed to the family of Richard Phillips Richard Anthony Phillips, 46, was a man dedicated to his family – his partner Jacqueline and their teenage daughters Freya and Indy. He met Jac while travelling in Nepal in 1997. Together with their daughters, they…
