The Geological Society

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Rudolph Glossop (1902-1993) is credited with bringing together academics and practitioners in engineering geology in the UK; he was involved in setting up the Engineering Group in 1964 and, in 1966, the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, having previously also help set up the Geotechnical Society and the journal Geotechnique in 1948.

Glossop was the eighth Rankine Lecturer in 1967; he was also Chairman of the Engineering Group (1965-68) and Vice President of the Geological Society (1969). Glossop’s contribution to engineering geology is recognised by the Engineering Group of the Geological Society through the prestigious Glossop Lecture and Glossop Award, established in 1997.

Glossop Lecture

The Glossop Lecture was initiated as the most prestigious lecture of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society, to be presented by an invited eminent engineering geologist. The requirement for the presentation is that it should highlight the contribution made in the application of engineering geology to civil engineering. This may be achieved by utilizing a subject that illustrates a particular expertise or summarizes a significant contribution to the science by the invitee. The Glossop Medal Nomination Guidance Notes outline the process and requirements for nominating someone for the Glossop Medal Lecture.

Nominations are now accepted for the Glossop Lecture and Medal from Academia and Professional practice for candidates who:

Are considered technical experts in their field of Engineering Geology
Are actively engaged with the Engineering Geology community
Have made a significant contribution to advancing the cause and science of Engineering Geology

Candidates are likely to be a 'senior' academic or industry figure with greater than 30 years' experience, although nominations will be considered for candidates with less experience who can demonstrate their credentials in the above criteria.

The Glossop Medal Nomination Guidance Notes linked outline the process and requirements for nomiating someone for the Glossop Medal Lecture.

Previous presenters of the Glossop Lecture

1st Glossop Lecture by Professor Peter Fookes (1997) Geology for Engineers: the Geological Model, Prediction and Performance
2nd Glossop Lecture by Dr Evert Hoek (1998) Putting numbers to geology – an engineer’s viewpoint
3rd Glossop Lecture by Professor Richard Chandler (1999) Clay Sediments in Depositional Basins: the Geotechnical Cycle
4th Glossop Lecture by Professor John Hutchinson (2000) Reading the Ground: Morphology and Geology in Site Appraisal
5th Glossop Lecture by Professor Denys Brunsden (2001) Geomorphological roulette for engineers and planners: some insights into an old game
6th Glossop Lecture by Professor Paul Marinos (2002) Ongoing challenges in engineering geology for tunnelling in difficult ground
7th Glossop Lecture by Professor Martin G. Culshaw (2004) From concept towards reality: developing the attributed 3D geological model of the shallow subsurface
8th Glossop Lecture by Professor Robin Fell (2006) Rapid Landslides: the importance of understanding mechanisms and rupture surface mechanics
9th Glossop Lecture by Professor Mike de Freitas (2008) Geology; its principles, practice and potential for Geotechnics
10th Glossop Lecture by Professor Paul Nathanail (2009) Engineering geology of sustainable risk based land quality management
11th Glossop Lecture by Professor Rory N. Mortimore (2010) Making sense of chalk: A total rock approach in Engineering Geology
12th Glossop Lecture by Professor Edward N. Bromhead (2011) Reflections on the residual strength of clays with special reference to bedding-controlled landslides
13th Glossop Lecture by Ruth Allington (2012) Engineering geology and geomorphology in the design, operation and rehabilitation of quarries: forms and processes, models and cycles, roles and responsibilities .
14th Glossop Lecture by Jim Griffiths (2013) Feet on the Ground - Engineering Geology, Past, Present and Future
15th Glossop Lecture by Mike Sweeney (2014) Terrain and Geohazard Challenges for Onshore Pipelines in Remote Regions
16th Glossop Lecture by Tony Waltham (2015) Control the Drainage: The Gospel Accorded to Sinkholes
17th Glossop Lecture by David Norbury (2016) Standards and Quality in Ground Investigation – squaring the circle
18th Glossop Lecture by Jackie Skipper (2017) Variability and ground hazards: how does the ground get the be 'unexpected'
19th Glossop Lecture by Kevin Privett (2018) The lines of evidence approach to challenges faced in engineering geological practice
20th Glossop Lecture by Jean Hutchinson (2019) Building slope process models considering engineering geology
21st Glossop Lecture by David Shilston (2021) Tools of the trade: Engineering geology and the geoscience time machine
22nd Glossop Lecture by John Harrison (2022) Are You Sure? An excursion through uncertainty in rock engineering
23rd Glossop Lecture by John C Cripps (2023) From Mud to Rock and Back

Glossop Award

The Glossop Award is a prestigious award made annually to an outstanding young engineering geologist or geo-environmentalist. The successful candidate will present their work at the Glossop Meeting, before the Glossop Medal lecture.

Previous recipients of the Glossop Award

Peter Phipps (1997) Terrain evaluation for high speed rail - the Channel Tunnel Rail Link as a case study
Ian Duncan (1998) Mussenden Temple cliff stabilisation
Jonathan Hart (1999) Rehabilitation of the Halsema Highway, Philippines
Andrew Porter (2000) Engineering Geology in earth dam design and construction: an example from North Derbyshire
Chris Martin (2001) Engineering geological investigation at Dabhol LNG Power Project, India
Fleur Loveridge (2002) The engineering geology of a landslide in the Gault
James Gelder (2004) Managing risk due to solution features at the A34-M4 junction improvements scheme, Newbury, UK
Andrew Mills (2005) Novel approaches to mitigation of peat slide risk, an example from Channerwick, Shetland
Joseph Appleby (2006) Reedness river bank stability – an engineering geological approach
Anna Pearson (2007) Reduce, reuse, recycle: engineering geology of a sustainable housing development, Eastern Quarry, Kent
Seth Pollak (2008) Geologic interpretation for design of caverns in an urban setting – A case study of the Seven Line Extension Project, New York
Stacy English (2009) Rockfall protection of Jamestown Wharf, St Helena
Dougal Mason (2010) Engineering geology for Project Wind Wind, New Zealand
Sophie Gibb (2011) Application of presplit blasting to final faces in hard rock quarries
Thomas Clifford (2012) Assessment and design mitigation for rockfall in quarries
Arthur Cheung (2013) Landslip prevention and mitigation for study area Stubbs Road, Hong Kong
Joshua Morland (2014) Cooper's Hill Landslide: Building on previous experience
Yung Loo (2015) Engineering Geological Solutions for CERN's underground infrastructure
Scott Davidson (2016) Adding value through identifying risk and opportunity
Gemma Sherwood (2017) Construction of Hinkley Point C
Jonny Neville (2018) What role will technology play in the future of Engineering Geology?
Thomas St John (2019) Communication of risk and opportunity in engineering geology
Josh Dunlop (2021) The impact of groundwater, including extreme weather and climate change, on Middlewich Eastern Bypass
Carla Martin-Clave (2022) The current climate emergency and salt caverns as a storage solution for the Energy Transition
Luke Johnstone (2023) Differentiating Fill and Natural Soft Clays - The Value of Desktop Studies in Building a Geological Model

Engineering Group Award

The award is for those in their early to mid career and is made for significant contribution in research, publication or practice in the field of Engineering Geology.

Previous recipients of the Engineering Group Award

Year	Recipient	Year	Recipient	Year	Recipient	Year	Recipient
1985	R Chandler	1992	J Cripps	2001	D Giles	2017	C Martin
1986	M Sanders	1993	A Burnett	2003	I Sims	2019	I Duncan
1987	M Clayton	1994	D Norbury	2008	L Donnelly	2023	U Lawrence
1988	T Mellors	1995	R Allington	2010	J Skipper
1989	M Culshaw	1996	T Spink	2012	D Giles
1990	D Gordon	1997	P Jackson	2013	H Scholes
1991	S Hencher	1999	A Bowden	2014	T Radford

IAEG Prizes

As the UK National Group of the International Association of Engineering Geology (IAEG), the Engineering Group recognises international contribution and achievement in the field of engineering geology. Both the Hans-Cloos Medal and Richard-Wolters Prize will be awarded in 2010. From the IAEG website:

The Hans-Cloos Medal is the senior award presented by IAEG, given to an engineering geologist of outstanding merit in commemoration of the "founder of geomechanics". The recipient should therefore be a person of international repute who has made a major contribution to engineering geology in his/her written papers or to the development of engineering geology and/or the IAEG in their own area.

The Richard-Wolters Prize specifically recognises meritorious scientific achievement by a younger member of the engineering geology profession (less than 40 years old on 1 January 2010) and is awarded to honour Dr. Wolters' many contributions to international understanding and co-operation.

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