Suzanne Lacasse

Suzanne Lacasse OC
Born	September 22, 1948 (1948-09-22) (age 76) 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, 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]

References

1. "Suzanne Lacasse, O.C." The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
2. "NGI Directors". Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
3. "Dr. Suzanne Lacasse". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
4. "ICE Virtual Library". www.icevirtuallibrary.com. Institution of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
5. "Interview with Suzanne Lacasse". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
6. "Gruppe VIII: Teknologi". Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
7. "Medlemmer - Den matematisk-naturvitenskapelige klasse - Norske medlemmer". Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
8. "EIC Awards News Release 2018" (PDF). Engineering Institute of Canada. December 2018.