Women in Calgary Geotechnique

Amy Rentz, Sarah Verwey, Lilianne Landry-Paré, Heinrich Heinz

In the proceedings of: GeoEdmonton 2018: 71st Canadian Geotechnical Conference; 13th joint with IAH-CNC

Session: Posters - Geotechnical

ABSTRACT: The history of geotechnique in Calgary goes back some 60 years and includes contributions from many individuals. For various reasons, many of these people, particularly women, have not been well recognized for their contributions. In a previous paper presented at GeoRegina in 2014, the heritage and foundation engineering aspects of the development of geotechnique in Calgary were presented, including details about some of the pioneers of geotechnique in the city, with focus on the founding members of the Calgary Geotechnical Society. Some general information was also presented on major projects developed in the city in the 1970s and 1980s. In conjunction with the ongoing efforts by the Canadian g the history of women in Canadian geotechnique, this paper will focus on the lives and contributions of leading women in Calgary. One main goal of this paper is to record and recognize some of the women who have paved the way for others and who have made significant contributions in our field. The paper includes geotechnical engineering and geoscience fields.

RÉSUMÉ: nombreux présenté à la conférence GéoRégina en 2014, les fondements du développement de la géotechnique à Calgary ainsi que son héritage ont été présentés, incluant des précisions sur quelques-uns des pionniers du domaine dans la ville, avec un accent sur les membres fondateurs de la Société de Géotechnique de Calgary. Quelques projets majeurs ayant marqué Calgary dans les années 70 et 80 ont également été présentés de façon générale. Dans le cadre de recherches entamées par le Comité Héritage de la Société Canadienne de Géotechnique sur les femmes en géotechnique au Canada, le présent article porte t de rendre compte et de reconnaitre quelques-unes des femmes ayant ouvert la voie aux futures générations et ayant contribuées de façon significative au développement de la discipline à Calgary en présentant un portrait de ces ingénieures.

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Amy Rentz; Sarah Verwey; Lilianne Landry-Paré; Heinrich Heinz (2018) Women in Calgary Geotechnique in GEO2018. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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