Professor David Potts to give a Special Lecture at Earthworks 2025 Conference
The BGA is pleased to announce that Dave Potts will give a Special Lecture at our Earthworks 2025 Conference in September.
2025 marks 60 years since Professor Peter Vaughan published his PhD Thesis “Field measurements in earth dams.” To mark this, the BGA is pleased to announce that Professor David Potts will give a Special Lecture on the evening before our Earthworks 2025 Conference opens in September. Professor Potts worked closely with Professor Vaughan on many aspects of earthworks and their behaviour, and his lecture will demonstrate the significant contributions that Peter made to the subject. The lecture will be followed by a Welcome Reception in the Lapworth Museum of Geology at the University of Birmingham.
David Potts started his academic career in 1979. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the City and Guilds of London Institute, and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
David is internationally renowned for his research on the development and application of computational analysis methods in geotechnical research and practice, authoring more than 450 technical publications and supporting industry in the UK and abroad. Many of his research outputs have been pioneering and have received numerous accolades. Among these is his extensive work with Peter Vaughan on earth dams, embankments and cut slopes, with early discoveries of the role of progressive failure and climate effects on the stability and serviceability of these infrastructure assets.
In his career David was Head of the Geotechnics Section and Deputy head of the Department of Civil Engineering. He has served on many editorial boards, national and international committees and advisory panels. He was co-editor of the Computers and Geotechnics journal and Editor-in-Chief of Geotechnique and has consulted widely in the UK and overseas.
For more information, visit the conference website earthworks2025.com.
