R. Paul Young

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R. Paul Young
Born
Robert Paul Young

April 4, 1952
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Nationality British, Canadian
Alma mater Newcastle University
University of London
Council for National Academic Awards
Known for rock burst, seismicity, induced seismicity, acoustic emission
Awards Willet G. Miller Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Scientific career
Fields geophysics, rock mechanics, mining, radioactive waste management
Institutions University of Toronto (2002-)
University of Liverpool (1999-2002)
Keele University (1993-1999)
Queen's University (1984-1993)

R. Paul Young, FREng, FRSC, (born April 4, 1952) is a geophysicist and Professor [1] who works in rock mechanics using induced seismicity to monitor fractures and rock damage for engineering applications in mining and radioactive waste management. [2]

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Career

He is Professor and W.M. Keck Chair Emeritus at the University of Toronto. [2] He is currently the Honorary International Secretary of the Royal Society of Canada [3] and Chair of the Canadian Science Publishing Board of Directors. [4] He was previously the Vice-president, Research and Innovation at the University of Toronto (2007–2014), [5] Chair of the TRIUMF Board of Management, Canada's National Particle Accelerator Centre (2010–2014), [6] and Chair of the research committee of the U15 group of Canadian Research Universities (2012–2014). [7] He was previously president of the British Geophysical Association (2000–2002) and Professor at the University of Liverpool (1999–2002), Keele University (1993–1999), and Queen's University (1984–1993).

Research

He is known for his research into rock bursts and seismicity in Canadian mines, [8] and induced seismicity and acoustic emission experiments for monitoring excavation induced damage at Atomic Energy of Canada's Underground Research Laboratory, [9] and rock mechanical testing and geophysics to study and simulate rock fracturing. [10]

Honours and awards

In 2007, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and in 2009 was awarded the Willet G. Miller Medal of the Royal Society of Canada. [11] In 2011 he was made a Senior Fellow of Massey College and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [12] In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, [13] and in 2018 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Professor R. Paul Young Biography". canadianwhoswho.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. 1 2 "Paul Young". Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ↑ "R. Paul Young | The Royal Society of Canada". rsc-src.ca. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Science Publishing". cdnsciencepub.com. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Professor Paul Young re-appointed as vice-president (research)". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Board of Management (BOM) | TRIUMF : Canada's particle accelerator centre". www.triumf.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Safeguarding the research spectrum | U15". u15.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  8. ↑ International Congress on Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines; Young, R. Paul, eds. (1993). Rockbursts and seismicity in mines 93: proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 16-18 August 1993. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema. ISBN   978-90-5410-320-2. OCLC   28513585.
  9. ↑ Young, R. P.; Collins, D. S. (2001-09-01). "Seismic studies of rock fracture at the Underground Research Laboratory, Canada". International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering. 38 (6): 787–799. Bibcode:2001IJRMM..38..787Y. doi:10.1016/S1365-1609(01)00043-0. ISSN   1365-1609.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Ben D.; Young, R. Paul; Lockner, David A. (2006-06-01). "Fracture in Westerly Granite under AE Feedback and Constant Strain Rate Loading: Nucleation, Quasi-static Propagation, and the Transition to Unstable Fracture Propagation". Pure and Applied Geophysics. 163 (5): 995–1019. Bibcode:2006PApGe.163..995T. doi:10.1007/s00024-006-0054-x. ISSN   1420-9136. S2CID   129077848.
  11. ↑ "Past Award Winners | The Royal Society of Canada". rsc-src.ca. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  12. ↑ "Elected Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  13. ↑ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "R. Paul Young". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  14. ↑ "Paul Young - Royal Academy of Engineering". Royal Academy of Engineering.
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