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'''Suzanne Lacasse''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (born in Rouyn-Noranda on September 22, 1948, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian civil engineer. She obtained her |
'''Suzanne Lacasse''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (born in Rouyn-Noranda on September 22, 1948, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian civil engineer. She obtained her PhD in 1976. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 18:09, 26 January 2021
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| Born | September 22, 1948 (age 75) Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Civil engineer, Geotechnical engineer |
| Awards | Order of Canada[1] |
Suzanne Lacasse OC (born in Rouyn-Noranda on September 22, 1948, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian civil engineer. She obtained her PhD in 1976.
Biography
In 1967, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Montreal.
From 1991 until 2011, she was the managing director of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute.[2]
Awards and recognition
In 2001, Lacass was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.[3] She was the 2015 Rankine Lecturer,[4] and she has received honorary doctorates from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and from the University of Dundee.[5] She is also a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.[6] She was the 2019 winner of the Sir John Kennedy Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada.[7] In 2018 she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Suzanne Lacasse, O.C." The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "NGI Directors". Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Dr. Suzanne Lacasse". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "ICE Virtual Library". www.icevirtuallibrary.com. Institution of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Interview with Suzanne Lacasse". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ "Gruppe VIII: Teknologi". Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "EIC Awards News Release 2018" (PDF). Engineering Institute of Canada. December 2018.
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