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Suzanne Lacasse
BornSeptember 22, 1948 (1948-09-22) (age 75)
Canada
Occupation(s)Civil engineer, Geotechnical engineer

Suzanne Lacasse OC (born September 22, 1948, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian civil engineer. She obtained her Ph.D in 1976.

Biography

From 1991 until 2011, she was the managing director of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute.[1]

In 2001, she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.[2] She was the 2015 Rankine Lecturer,[3] and she has received honorary doctorates from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and from the University of Dundee.[4]

Awards and recognition

Lacasse's awards and recognition include:

  • 2019 'Sir John Kennedy Medal', Engineering Institute of Canada[5]
  • 2018 'Officer of the Order of Canada', Governor General of Canada[6]

References

  1. ^ "NGI Directors". Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. Retrieved 2017-12-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "Dr. Suzanne Lacasse". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2017-12-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "ICE Virtual Library". www.icevirtuallibrary.com. Institution of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 2017-12-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Interview with Suzanne Lacasse". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "EIC Awards News Release 2018" (PDF). December 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Suzanne Lacasse, O.C." The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-23. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)