Vietnam Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (VSSMGE) sadly notice that Prof. Dr. Nguyen Truong Tien, VSSMGE president, has passed away peacefully at Vinmex Hospital, Hanoi, on Thursday 16th October 2014, in his 64th year.
Tien was born on 18th June 1950. He was educated in Civil Engineering at Havana University, Cuba and graduated in 1973. Tien got Masters Degree in Geotechnical Engineering at Havana University and British Columbia University, Canada in 1975. He obtained his Ph.D. Degree in Geotechnical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden in 1987. He was visiting Prof. of Havana University and Hanoi National University Civil Engineering (NUCE), Founder and Fellow member of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET), former Vice-President of Hanoi Construction Corporation (HACORP.). President of Vietnam Geotechnical Institute (VGI), President of AA Corp., and President of Vietnam Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (VSSMGE). He was chairman, co-chairman, key speaker of many international, regional and national conferences and seminars. His contributions to the development of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Vietnam are enormous. Tien was not only a Geotechnician, but also a Philosopher, a Poet and a Writer.
Funeral service and memorial ceremony will be carried out on Tuesday 21th October 2014, between 12h15 and 14h45, at the Defense Minister Funeral Home, 5 Tran Thanh Tong St, Hanoi, followed by interment at Van Dien Cemetery, Hanoi.
On behalf of VSSMGE,
Dr. Phung Duc Long,
Vice-President, International Relations
