About this Event
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Location: The Blue Chair Café, 9624 76 Ave NW, Edmonton
Parking: Free surface lot parking
Format: Registration 5:30 PM, Dinner 6:00 PM, Presentation 7:00 to 8:00 PM, Social 8:00 to 9:00 PM
Ticket Pricing:
· Students: $15
· CGS/GSE Members: $30
· Non-GSE Members: $40
Presenter: Dallas McGowan, P.Eng
Presentation Topic:
Practical lessons and new evidence from the piezometer vane and hyperspectral CPTu technologies.
Presenter Bio and Topic Summary:
Dallas McGowan, P.Eng. is Senior Vice President – Innovation at ConeTec. A civil engineering graduate from the University of British Columbia, Dallas has spent more than a decade advancing in‑situ site characterization for challenging ground conditions, with a focus on oil sands tailings and cone penetration testing methods. His recent work includes two patent‑pending technologies—the in‑situ viscometer for tailings rheology and a CPT hyperspectral module amongst others—and he helped establish the Mikisew–ConeTec partnership to strengthen Indigenous participation in major Oil Sands projects. For the GSE program, he will share practical lessons and new evidence from the piezometer vane and hyperspectral CPTu, emphasizing how these tools may improve our ability to characterize the behaviour of soils.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Blue Chair, 9624 76 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, Canada
CAD 15.00 to CAD 40.00
