Latest EEGD News

19 September 2012:

  • We are pleased to announce that Shinya Nakamura, Seiichi Gibo, Kazuhiko Egashira and Sho Kimura are the winners of the 2012 E.B. Burwell Jr. Award for their publication “Platy layer silicate minerals for controlling residual strength in landslide soils of different origins and geology,” published in Geology, Volume 38, No. 8, pp. 743-796.

18 June 2012:

  • We are pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Burns (Portland State University) has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Practice Award.
  • We are pleased to announce that Dr. Abdul Shakoor (Kent State University) has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Meritorious Service Award.
  • The EEGD Business meeting at the 2012 GSA Conference will be held from 1 - 5pm on Sunday, November 4th in the Trade Room at the Charlotte Westin. We have also updated our plans for the celebration of our 65th anniversary at this year's GSA Conference in Charlotte, NC.  Check our Anniversary Page for current information.

04 June 2012:

  • We are pleased to announce that James McCalpin has been selected as the 2012 - 2013 Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer.  More information can be found here.
  • We are pleased to announce that Ashley S. Tizzano (Kent State University) and Matthew Wayman (Kent State University) have been selected as recipients of awards from the Roy J. Shlemon Scholarship Fund in Engineering Geology.  More information can be found here.

04 June 2012:

We are pleased to announce that James McCalpin has been selected as the 2012 - 2013 Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer.  More information can be found here.

04 June 2012:

We are pleased to announce that Ashley S. Tizzano (Kent State University) and Matthew Wayman (Kent State University) have been selected as recipients of awards from the Roy J. Shlemon Scholarship Fund in Engineering Geology.  More information can be found here.

15 May 2012:

To celebrate our 65th anniversary with the goal of expanding our member base, EEGD is now offering FREE MEMBERSHIP IN EEGD for students.  This offer is valid only for the year 2012. Visit the GSA Membership website to register now!!!

24 March 2012:

ATTENTION STUDENTS - Please check the awards page for information on the Roy J. Shlemon Scholarship Fund.  This fund consists of two awards, the Roy J. Shlemon Scholarship Award, which supports Doctoral and Masters level Research, and the Roy J. Shlemon Meeting Award, which helps defray the costs of of meeting attendance for both graduate and undergraduate students.  Meeting award applications are due three months prior to the conference you plan on attending.

15 March 2012:

The Environmental and Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society of America is pleased to announce the newly elected EEGD Management Board:

William Schulz (USGS) - Chair
Norman Levine (College of Charleston) - Vice Chair
Dennis Staley (USGS) - Secretary
Bill Burns (Oregon DOGAMI) - Member-At-Large

We would also like to thank our past Chair, John Jens, for his service to the division.