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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-02-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002549b.htm person Booker John Robert AO FAA AACR2 24 July 1942 13 January 1998 Engineer John Booker AO FAA DEng FIEAust, worked in the School of Civil and Mining Engineering at the University of Sydney 1970-1998. His research was in the area of analytical geomechanics and was primarily concerned with the time-dependent and inelastic behaviour of soil and rocks.

Citation at election as FAA 1995:
"Professor John Booker is distinguished for his outstanding contribution to analytical geomechanics. His research is primarily concerned with the time­dependent and inelastic behaviour of soil and rocks, and is characterised by both a rigour of thought and a clear appreciation of the practical utilisation of his analyses. He has made major contributions to the theory of plasticity as applied to soils and rocks, consolidation behaviour of soils, mitigation of earthquake-induced liquefaction, and the analysis of contaminant transport in soils and rocks. This latter work has provided an invaluable tool for the assessment of the environmental impact of landfills."
https://www.science.org.au/profile/john-booker

1965 1965 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney 1970 1970 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1970 1970 Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney 1971 1971 Career position - Temporary Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Sydney 1972 1978 Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer (from 1975) in Civil Engineering, University of Sydney 1978 1985 Career position - Reader in Civil Engineering, University of Sydney 1983 1983 Education - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), University of Sydney 1985 1998 Career position - Professor of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil and Mining Engineering, University of Sydney 1988 Career position - Adviser to Coffey Partners International Geotechnical Engineers 1989 Career position - Head of the School of Civil and Mining Engineering, University of Sydney 1990 Career position - Pro Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney 1995 1995 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1995 1995 Award - E H Davis Memorial Lecture, Australian Geomechanics Society 2015 2015 Life event - John Booker Medal in Engineering Science inaugurated by the Australian Academy of Science John Booker Medal in Engineering Science, Australian Academy of Science (2015 - )

The Australian Academy of Science has awarded the Medal since 2015

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1995 - 1998

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 Booker, John Robert (19420724-19980113)

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 'Booker, John Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Booker, John Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Journal Article: John Robert Booker 1942-1998 Carter, J. P.; Poulos, H. G.; Tanner, R. I. John Robert Booker 1942-1998 2002 Historical Records of Australian Science 14 2 143-168 Resource: John Booker Medal in Engineering Science Australian Academy of Science John Booker Medal in Engineering Science Australian Academy of Science 2025 Journal Article: Obituary: John R. Booker Obituary: John R. Booker 1998 Australian Geomechanics 33 1 10-11