Geoscientist Online 24 November 2011
Adler deWind writes: A packed lecture theatre at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington last night gave an enthusiastic reception to the 12th Glssop Lecture, by Eddie Bromhead (Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Kingston University London) entitled ‘Reflections on the residual strength of clays with special reference to bedding-controlled landslides.’
The lecture was preceded by a presentation from the 2011 Glossop Award winner, Sophie Gibb (Key GeoSolutions Ltd.) on ‘Application of presplit blasting to final faces in hard rock quarries.’
The Glossop Award and Medal were presented to Ms Gibb and Prof Bromhead by Emma Slack, Rudolph Glossop's younger daughter, representing the Glossop family. Ms Gibb was presented with a copy of the recently published book Rudolph Glossop and the Rise of Geotechnology, by Ronald Williams, which will be reviewed by Ian Sims in the December/January issue of Geoscientist . She will also be receiving a cheque and a certificate.
The evening was presided over by David Entwisle (BGS), Chair of the Engineering Group, who announced at the meeting that Prof. Bromhead will be taking over the Editorship of the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (QJEGH) in 2013, in succession to Mike Winter.