The McClelland Lecture is the honour lecture of ISSMGE TC209, with the recipient selected by a panel of peers from across the offshore geotechnical profession.
The 8th McClelland Lecturer will be delivered at the SUT Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) 10th International Conference in September 2027.
Announcing the 8th McClelland Lecturer Professor Susan Gourvenec
ISSMGE Technical Committee 209 Offshore Geotechnics is delighted to announce that Professor Susan Gourvenec of The University of Southampton has been invited to deliver the 8th McClelland Lecture.
Susan has made substantial contributions to the field of offshore geotechnics. Particular examples include development of a body of work on the failure envelope methodology for accurately and efficiently assessing foundation capacity under multi-directional loading; whole-life design, enabling more efficient design by coupling changes in seabed strength during installation and operation with through-life loading; and tolerably mobile design, taking advantage of the displacement-sensitive nature of loading.
She has maximized the impact of her research outcomes through a blended dissemination portfolio including journal and conference publications, consultancy, media engagement, and calculation tools, some of which are provided as freeware via webappsforengineers.com. Her research has led to awards from the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, the Australian and New Zealand Geomechanics Society, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Canadian Geotechnical Society and the Institution of Civil Engineers and is included in industry recommended standards of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), British Standards Institute (BSI), Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Lloyds Register (LR).
Susan is past Chair of the ISO committee WG10, responsible for international standards in offshore site investigation and geotechnical design, and has contributed as a member of the Committee and Technical Panels for over 15 years. Susan Chaired the Organising Committee and co-authored the Proceedings of the inaugural and second International Symposia on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics, and has co-authored two textbooks, Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, and Intermediate Foundation Design. Susan is an elected Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, the Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of her contributions to geotechnical engineering.
Susan currently holds a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies, and leads a team of students and post-doctoral researchers that form the Centre of Excellence for Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering at the University of Southampton.
Congratulations Susan!
