The Kevin Nash Gold Medal
The Kevin Nash Gold Medal is given every four years to a member of ISSMGE who has distinguished herself or himself through Service to the Society. The selection committee is made of all former Presidents of the Society who actually cannot receive that award. Professor Pedro Seco e Pinto as Past President organized a group comprising William van Impe, Kenji Ishihara, Mike Jamiolkowski, Norbert Morgenstern and Bengt Broms. This former presidents council selected as 2013 recipient Professor Heinz Brandl of Austria.
President Jean-Louis Briaud presented the following address:
“When I think of Heinz Brandl the first thing that comes to my mind is class and distinction. Professor Heinz Brandl has made a significant number of remarkable contributions to the advancement of our field; compaction, geosynthetics, geothermal energy are but a few examples. But the main reason why I believe he was selected is because he helped the ISSMGE and many member societies in Eastern Europe to develop, to become prominent, to set up regional conference, and to talk to each other at a time where political tension did exist between countries in this part of the world. So it gives me great pleasure to give the 2013 Kevin Nash Gold Medal to Professor Heinz Brandl. Congratulations.”
