The Hans Cloos Medal is the senior award presented by IAEG, given to an engineering geologist of outstanding merit in commemoration of the " founder of geomechanics ". The recipient should therefore be a person of international repute who has made a major contribution to engineering geology in his/her written papers or to the development of engineering geology and/or the IAEG in their own area.
Distinguished Bearers of the "Hans Cloos Medal"
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1977
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Quido Záruba
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(Czechoslovakia)
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1978
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Léon Calembert
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(Belgium)
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1980
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Marcel Arnould
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(France)
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1982
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Richard Wolters
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(Germany)
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1984
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Leopold Müller
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(Austria)
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1986
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Evguenii M. Sergeev
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(Russia)
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1989
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David J. Varnes
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(United States of America)
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1990
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William R. Dearman
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(United Kingdom)
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1992
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Michael Langer
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(Germany)
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1994
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William R. Judd
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(United States of America)
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1996
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Ricardo Oliveira
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(Portugal)
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1998
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Owen L. White
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(Canada)
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2000
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Paul G. Marinos
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(Greece)
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2002
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Sir John Knill
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(United Kingdom)
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2004
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Prof. Ing Vincenzo Cotecchia
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(Italy)
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2006
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Dr. Robert L. Schuster
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(United States of America)
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2008
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Prof Wang Sijing
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(P.R. China) |