ESD’s Rutqvist & Cappa Honored by ARMA - Earth and Environmental Sciences Area

Source: Dan Hawkes

ESD’s Jonny Rutqvist (Staff Scientist) and Frederic Cappa (affiliated staff from University of Nice, France)
received the 2013 Rock Mechanics Research Award from the American
Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). This honor was bestowed
Tuesday, June 25, during the ARMA Annual Meeting (at the Westin San Francisco
Hotel on Market St) that took place June 23-26 in San Francisco.
Rutqvist and Cappa received this award in recognition of their outstanding
scientific contributions to rock mechanics and rock engineering.

Note that ARMA is the main scientific organization for rock mechanics
in the U.S., and serves as an advocate for firms and individuals
involved in rock mechanics, rock engineering, and geomechanics.

Congratulations, Jonny and Frederic!

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