Name Scott Sloan | ||
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Institutions University of Newcastle (Australia) Thesis Numerical analysis of incompressible and plastic solids using finite elements (1982) Notable awards FRS (2015)
fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2007)
Rankine Lecture (2011) Alma mater Monash University, University of Cambridge Fields Geotechnical engineering, Geomechanics | ||
Institution University of Newcastle | ||
Scott William Sloan (born 1954) FRS FREng FAA FTSE is laureate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Newcastle.
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Education
Sloan was educated at Monash University where he was awarded Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees. He went on to study at the University of Cambridge where he was awarded a PhD in 1981 for numerical analysis of incompressible and plastic solids using finite elements.
Awards and honours
Sloan was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2015. His certificate of election reads:
Professor Sloan is distinguished for the development of pioneering new methods which can be used to predict the ultimate limit states of geostructures such as tunnels, dams, highways and foundations. Being able to estimate the limit load accurately is complicated by the fact that the behaviour of geomaterials is dilatant, nonlinear, heterogeneous, anisotropic and dependent on the pore pressures and ground water conditions. His work is based on the limit theorems of plasticity, applied via novel finite element techniques. His research has made fundamental contributions to the science of geomechanics, enabling engineers to model complex geomaterial behaviour in a robust manner, leading to cheaper and safer civil infrastructure worldwide.
Sloan was named as the Government of New South Wales Scientist of the Year in 2015 and gave the Rankine Lecture in 2011.