J. Don Scott, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Geotechnical Centre Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

About

Research Interests

• geotechnical engineering
• resource geomechanics
• geosynthetics
• oil sands tailings treatment and disposal

Current Technical Activities

• Consultant for consulting engineering firms, resource industries and public agencies on a variety of geotechnical engineering projects

Honours and Awards

• Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada (2010)
• 25 Years of Excellence Award, NSERC (2004)
• Syncrude/ASTech Oil Sands Research Prize, Alberta Science and Technology (1998)
• Salute to Excellence Performance Award, City of Edmonton (1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008)
• Research Excellence in Civil Engineering Award, Imperial Oil Ltd. (1990)
• New Initiatives Project Award, University of Alberta (1985)
• Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) Research Chair in Oil Sands (1980-85)
• Service Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (1978)
• Cross-Canada Lecturer, Canadian Geotechnical Society (1977)
• Tricolour Award, Queen's University (1953-54)