Suzanne Lacasse (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 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute ( no, Norges geotekniske institutt, NGI) is an independent international centre for research and consultancy in engineering-related geosciences, integrating geotechnical, geological and geophysical expertise. NGI i ...

Awards and recognition

In 2001, Lacasse was elected as a member into the

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for enlightened direction of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and for advancements in foundation engineering for offshore structures. She was the 2015

Rankine Lecture The Rankine lecture is an annual lecture organised by the British Geotechnical Association named after William John Macquorn Rankine, an early contributor to the theory of soil mechanics. This should not be confused with the biennial BGA Géotec ...

r, and she has received honorary doctorates from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and from the

University of Dundee , mottoeng = "My soul doth magnify the Lord" , established = 1967 – gained independent university status by Royal Charter1897 – Constituent college of the University of St Andrews1881 – University College , ...

. She is also a member of the

Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters ( da, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, DKNVS) is a Norwegian learned society based in Trondheim. It was founded in 1760 and is Norway's oldest scientific and scholarly institution. The ...

and the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Unive ...

. She was the 2019 winner of the Sir John Kennedy Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada. In 2018 she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada.

References

1948 births Living people Canadian civil engineers Canadian women engineers Officers of the Order of Canada 20th-century women engineers 21st-century women engineers Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Canada-engineer-stub