The ISRM Council decided at its New Delhi meeting in October 2010, to create the status of Fellow, as the highest and most senior grade of membership of the ISRM. It is conferred on individuals, affiliated with the ISRM, who have achieved outstanding accomplishment in the field of rock mechanics and/or rock engineering and who have contributed to the professional community through the ISRM. An ISRM Fellowship is a lifetime position. It is intended that the title of ISRM Fellow will carry a clear recognition of his or her achievements. Thus, the induction of ISRM Fellows creates a group of experts that can provide strong support and advice to the ISRM, and can be called upon as appropriate for ISRM activities. The appointment of ISRM Fellows is made by the ISRM Board in accordance with the Guideline for the selection of ISRM Fellows, approved by the Board in May 2011.
ISRM Fellows inducted in 2011 in Beijing, China The first group of Fellows was inducted in Beijing, during the 12th International Congress on Rock Mechanics. Ted Brown Charles Fairhurst John A. Franklin Pierre Habib Marc Panet Shunsuke Sakurai Nielen van der Merwe Walter Wittke The booklet that was produced for the occasion, with the CVs and photos of the initial group of Fellows can be downloaded here.
ISRM Fellows inducted in 2013 in Wroklaw, Poland A second group of fellows was inducted in Wroklaw, Poland, during the Eurock 2013: Giovanni Barla Herbert Einstein John Hudson Milton Kanji Chung-In Lee Qian Qihu Dick Stacey Ove Stephansson The booklet that was produced for the occasion, with the CVs and photos of this group of Fellows can be downloaded here. ISRM Fellows inducted in 2015 in Montréal, Canada
A third group of fellows was inducted in Montréal, Canada, during the 13th ISRM Congress:
Nick Barton José Delgado Rodrigues Nuno Feodor Grossmann Jun Sun Peter Kaiser Temura Ramamurthy Koichi Sassa Wulf Schubert Reşat Ulusay Jian Zhao
The booklet that was produced for the occasion, with the CVs and photos of this group of Fellows can be downloaded here. ISRM Fellows inducted in 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa
A fourth group of fellows was inducted in Cape Town, South Africa, during the ISRM International Symposium AfriRock 2017:
Xia-Ting Feng Álvaro Gonzalez Yuzo Onishi Ivan Vrkljan The booklet that was produced for the occasion, with the CVs and photos of this group of Fellows can be downloaded here.
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