1939 – 2024 John Read graduated from Canterbury University with an MSc in Geology in 1964. His lasting professional legacy from 60 years of engineering geology practice for civil and mining primarily includes the Large Open Pits (LOP) Project, a programme…
29 September 1963 – 21 October 2024 It is with sadness that the Bay of Plenty branch of NZGS advise of the passing of Steve Raynor after a short battle with cancer. Steve was a past chair of the local Engineering NZ committee and worked…
14 January 1958 – 20 October 2024 The Bay of Plenty branch wishes to advise members of the passing of a valued colleague from our region. Michael O’Brien began his New Zealand career in Wellington at Beca in 2000. Michael moved to Connell Wagner in…
Written by Royden Thomson Bill was born in California in June 1931 and slipped away in Ashland, Oregon, on the 3 March 2024 after a lifelong career “bashing rocks” in a wide range of applied and research situations. He was awarded the first engineering geology…
23 December 1983 – 3 April 2024 ME (Hydropower Development), BE(Hons) (Civil), CPEng, CMEngNZ, IntPE(NZ) Member NZ Geotechnical Society, Member NZ Hydropower Group, Member of NZ Society on Large Dams (Management Committee Member) Scott had an extraordinary career fuelled by his passion for challenging engineering…
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Kia ora koutou At the NZGS Management Committee Meeting on 21 September 2023, I was honoured to be elected to the position as Chair. I have taken over the role from Eleni Gkeli, who has moved on to the immediate past Chair. Eleni, has kindly…
Thank you It feels like Summer is finally here after a year of some pretty interesting weather! When this magazine lands we will be in that final mad dash to tick off all the things on the list in time for Christmas…well just remember to…
New Zealand nominees Camilla Gibbons Aurecon Who am I? I am an Engineering Geologist Specialising in Geohazards. My key interests lie in the risk assessment and mitigation of slope failures; as well as identifying realistic and efficient management and resilience strategies for our client’s assets. …
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…