St. John's centrifuge modelling facility

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The past year will be long remembered for the Magnitude 7.0 Port-au-Prince earthquake in January, the environmental catastrophe following the April 2010 explosion aboard the oil exploration rig Deepwater Horizon, and the devastating flooding and landslides accompanying this year's monsoon season in Asia. Each of these events dramatically testifies to the enormous social and environmental implications that result when Civil Engineering infrastructure is impacted by geohazards. However, our ability to protect against these events is limited by our knowledge of the underlying fundamental science. While much has been learned, there are many unresolved issues affecting urban and rural communities in Canada and beyond.