Suzanne Lacasse | |
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Born | September 22, 1948 Canada | (age 75)
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.
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]
In 2001, Lacasse was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for enlightened direction of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and for advancements in foundation engineering for offshore structures. [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] and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. [7] She was the 2019 winner of the Sir John Kennedy Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada. [8] In 2018 she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada. [1]
Suzanne Lacasse | |
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Born | September 22, 1948 Canada | (age 75)
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.
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]
In 2001, Lacasse was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for enlightened direction of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and for advancements in foundation engineering for offshore structures. [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] and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. [7] She was the 2019 winner of the Sir John Kennedy Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada. [8] In 2018 she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada. [1]