DC Sego, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Geotechnical Centre Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

About

Research Interests

• mine waste management
• permafrost engineering
• geo-engineering

Current Technical Activities

• Chair, Organizing Committee, Fourth International Oil Sands Tailings Conference 2014
• Member, Vice President's (Research) Committee on Northern Research, 2002 - present

Honours and Awards

• Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineers (2011)
• Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineering (2011)
• Stan Thomson Award, Geotechnical Society of Edmonton (2008)
• Can-Am Civil Engineering Amity Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (2006)
• Environmental Excellence Award, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (2006)
• Finalist, Emerald Awards of Alberta (2005)
• AVAC/Dow AgroScience/ASTech Innovation in Agriculture Science Prize (2005)
• R.M. Quigley Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (2001)
• A.G. Stermac Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (2001)
• Killam Annual Professorship, University of Alberta (2000-01)
• Project Achievement Award – CANLEX, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (1999)
• Undergraduate Teaching Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta (1998-99)
• Fellow, Engineering Institute Canada (1996)
• Roger Brown Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (1995)
• Service Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (1994)
• Roger Brown Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (1994)
• Keefer Medal, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (1993)
• Honorary President, University of Alberta Engineering Student Society (1983-84)
• Honorary President, University of Alberta Civil Engineering Club (1980-81)
• Gold Medal in Civil Engineering, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (1972)