Dr. Jean Hutchinson

Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC

Office	Miller 406
Phone	613-533-3388
Email	hutchinj@queensu.ca
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Professor D. Jean Hutchinson is a professor in Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, and is a Fellow of both the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Engineering Institute of Canada. A Geological Engineer by training, Jean practiced as an engineer for several years, first with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and later with Klohn Crippen Consultants, before joining first the University of Waterloo and then moving to �ʹ��’s University. Jean specializes in rock engineering, site characterisation and risk management for mining and transportation infrastructure, with a focus on landslide hazards, and novel monitoring techniques.

Research Interests/Current Research

My research interests include multi-criteria risk assessment and management for geological engineering projects. I am interested in using new techniques for site investigation, including applications of terrestrial and aerial LiDAR and photogrammetry, and development of better tools for characterising rockmasses for engineering design. I have worked on developing risk based decision making, using geomatics and monitoring tools for large slopes. I have also conducted research on ground subsidence and geomechanics aspects of mine closure planning in the past.

Currently, I am a Principal Investigator on the Canadian Railway Ground Hazard Research program. My research is funded by NSERC, as well as by CP and CN Rail and Transport Canada.http://www.rghrp.com/

Supervising Information

Currently Supervised

Cardona, E. C.	M.A.Sc. Co-supervised by Dr. Jennifer Day
MacPhail, R.	M.A.Sc.
Park, J.	M.A.Sc.
Troncoso Klein, C.	M.A.Sc.

Recently Graduated

Name	Year	Degree	Thesis Title	Link to Thesis
Farmakis, I.	2023	Ph.D.	Point clouds and machine learning applications in rock slope modelling
Kelly, L.	2023	M.A.Sc.	Comparison of Informed and Un-Informed Shear Strength Reduction Procedures for Finite Element Method Slope Stability Analysis
Bonneau, D.	2021	Ph.D.	Applications of Remote Sensing for Characterizing Debris Transfer Processes
DiFrancesco, P-M.		M.A.Sc.	Digital Rockfall Databases: Developing Best Practices for Semi-Automatic Extraction of Rockfall from LiDAR
Mitchell, S.		M.A.Sc.	An Assessment of Rockfall Triggers and Seasonal Weather Trends Through An Examination of Railway Slope Management Procedures
Reich, K.		M.A.Sc.	The Application of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry to the Ontario Rockfall Hazard Rating System (RHRON)
Aubertin, J.	2020	Ph.D.	Characterization of Rock Salt Response to Blasting using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology
Graham, A.	2020	M.A.Sc.	Assessment of Rockfall Deformation and Related Geometric Characteristics via Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Carter, R.	2018	M.A.Sc.	Identifying rockfall hazards in the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia: a semi-automated approach to the classification and assessment of topographic information from airborne LiDAR and orthoimagery
Sala, Z.		M.A.Sc.	Game-Engine Based Rockfall Modelling: Testing and Application of a New Rockfall Simulation Tool
Ruel, M.		MAGS	A Deep Seated Landslide in the Assiniboine River Valley of Manitoba	N/A
Kromer, R.	2017	Ph.D.	Identifying and Monitoring Rockfall Precursors Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Improved Rockfall Hazard Management
Rowe, E.		M.A.Sc.	An examination of structural constraints on rockfall behaviour using remotely sensed data
MacPhail, A.		MAGS	Analysis of the Feasibility and Applications of High-Speed, Mobile Photogrammetry for Long Term Monitoring of Highway Rock Cuts
Mand, D.		MAGS	Risks Posed by Landslide Induced Impulse Waves and Best Practices Used to Characterize and Predict Wave Runup.	N/A
Day, J.	2016	Ph.D.	The influence of healed intrablock rockmass structure on the behaviour of deep excavations in complex rockmasses
Ondercin, M.		M.A.Sc.	An exploration of rockfall modelling through game engines.
van Veen, M.		M.A.Sc.	Building a rockfall database using remote sensing techniques for hazard management in Canadian rail corridors.

Past students

Kennedy, C. M.Eng. 2014.

Assessment of application of photogrammetry to rock slope stability assessment

Delaloye, Dani.* M.A.Sc. 2012.
Development of a new methodology for measuring deformation in tunnels and shafts with terrestrial laser scanning (LiDAR) using elliptical fitting algorithms.
https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/7202

Bailey, Brennan. M.A.Sc. 2011.
Investigation into the source and progression of railway track ballast layer fouling material for the CN Joliette, QC Subdivision.
https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/6766

Kalenchuk, Kathy.* Ph.D. 2010.
Multi-dimensional analysis of large, complex slope instability.
https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/6093

Lato, Matt.* Ph.D. 2010.
Geotechnical applications of LiDAR pertaining to geomechanical evaluation and hazard identification.
https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/5451

Dunlop, Steve. M.A.Sc. 2010.
Rockslides in a changing climate: Establishing relationships between meteorological conditions and rockslides in southwestern Norway for the purposes of developing a hazard forecast system.
https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/5432

Quinn, Pete.* Ph.D. 2009. Co-supervised by Drs. Mark Diederichs and Kerry Rowe.
Large landslides in sensitive clay in Eastern Canada and the associated hazard and risk to linear infrastructure.
https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/1781

White, Maureen. M.Sc. 2007.
Geologic controls on instability in WWI excavations, Canadian National Memorial Site, Vimy, France.
https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/979

Awards and Recognition

Year	Award/Recognition
2024	Trailblazer Award, Women in Mining Canada. (The Women In Mining Canada Trailblazer Awards Series recognizes women who embody the trailblazing spirit, which refers to the leadership mindset needed to make extraordinary personal strides to navigate the Canadian mining industry.) John B. Stirling Award, Engineering Institute of Canada. (The John B. Stirling Medal is awarded by the Council of the Institute in recognition of leadership and distinguished service at the national level within the Institute and/or its Constituent Societies.) Golden Apple Teaching Award – Engineering Society at �ʹ��’s University “Names to Know” – Feature article in the CIM Magazine, Volume 19 No. 3, May 2024
2020	Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (Fellows of the Academy are nominated and elected by their peers, in view of their distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession. The Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) comprises many of the country’s most accomplished engineers, who have expressed their dedication to the application of science and engineering principles in the interests of the country and its enterprises.)
2019	20th Glossop Medallist and Lecturer, Geological Society of London, UK. View the lecture on . Read the about the award.
2018	Profiled as one of 12 First Women in Canadian Geotechnique, by the Canadian Geotechnical Heritage Committee. Plenary session presentation and poster presentation at GeoEdmonton. September, 2018.
2017	Canadian Pacific Railway Medal, Engineering Institute of Canada.(Awarded in recognition of many years of leadership and service at the regional, branch and section levels by members of the Societies within the Institute). T. Geoffrey Flynn Advancement Champion Award, �ʹ��’s University (Presented annually to a member of the �ʹ��'s community who has made a significant contribution to linking �ʹ��'s advancement activities with research and teaching excellence at �ʹ��'s.)
2016	Excellence in Engineering Education award, Smith Engineering at �ʹ��’s University (Inaugural award and funding recognizing outstanding contributions to the educational environment in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. For developing, running, and improving the innovative field school in your department, and the impact of the program.) Robert L. Schuster Medal (Joint award from the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists and the Canadian Geotechnical Society that recognizes excellence in geohazards research in North America.)
2013	Thomas Roy Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (Annual award recognizing an individual for outstanding contributions to the field of Engineering Geology in Canada.) Best Paper Award, Electrical and Infrastructure Theme, World Congress on Railway Research, Sydney, Australia. (As judged by peers and session chairs on the basis of the published paper and oral presentation)
2011	Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (20 awards given nationally for all branches of Engineering in Canada, recognizing excellence in engineering and services to the profession and to society) R.M. Quigley Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (Annual best paper award from the Canadian Geotechnical Journal, as judged by editorial board members. For Quinn et al 2011.)
2009	Golden Apple Award, Smith Engineering at �ʹ��’s University Engineering Society (1 of 2 recipients of annual award recognizing excellence in teaching and support of undergraduate students)
2003	John A. Franklin Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (Bi-annual award recognizing excellence in technical contributions and publications in the field of rock engineering)
2001	A.G. Stermac Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society (1 of 5 recipients of annual award recognizing exemplary service to the Canadian Geotechnical Society)
1984	GeoEngineering Gold Medal (Convocation award for 1st ranked graduating student from GeoEngineering at University of Toronto)

Major Service

Dates	Service Details
Current	Chair, JTC3 of FedIGS, Education and Training (since 2024) Member, International Advisory Board, IAEG (since 2023) President – Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique (since 2022) Vice Chair, Engineering Geology Committee, Transportation Research Board (since 2019)
2019 to 2023	VP North America, IAEG
2020 to 2021	Member – NSERC Discovery Grant Selection Committee – 1509 Vice President - Board of Directors, Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique Member, Organizing Committee, Canadian and Cold Regions Rail Research Conference (November) Member - Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity Committee, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, �ʹ��’s University
2019 to 2021	Co-Convenor Sessions at IGC, Delhi, India, 2020: with Gurdeep Singh (India) – Session 31.7 Mining and Industrial Hazards and Subsidence; and with Helen Reeves (UK) – Session 31.8 Geohazards Risk Reduction Measures and Mitigation. (Conference postponed). Advisory Scientific Committee, 3rd European Regional Conference of IAEG (2020), Athens, Greece – Member Scientific Committee, IAEG Summer School (2020, Italy; 2021, Greece) – Member (Summer school postponed) Associate Editor, Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, GeoScienceWorld, The Geological Society of America
2017 to 2020	Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique – Board Member
2017 to 2019	Schuster Medal Selection Committee – Member
2012 to 2018	Women in Mining Trailblazer Award Selection Committee – Committee Member (2012 to 2014), Chair (2015 to 2018)
2016 to 2018	Co-Chair, Virtual Geoscience Conference, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. August, 2018. Kromer, R.A., Hutchinson, D.J., Lato, M., Harrap, R. & Brodaric B. (Eds.), 2018. 3rd Virtual Geoscience Conference, Proceedings Volume, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, �ʹ��’s University, Kingston, Canada, 84 pages. ISBN 978-1-55339-618-5
2012 to 2016	Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique – Committee Member
2014	CEAB review of University of New Brunswick – Geological Engineering Program visitor
2009 to 2017	Department Head, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, �ʹ��’s University.

Professional Associations

Professional Engineers Ontario - Registered Professional Engineer
Canadian Academy of Engineering - Fellow
Engineering Institute of Canada - Fellow
Canadian Geotechnical Society: Rock Mechanics Division, Engineering Geology Division – Member
International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment – Member
International Society for Rock Mechanics – Member
Transportation Research Board, US – Member; Committee Member – Engineering Geology

Publications : Refereed

Book

Hutchinson, D.J., and Diederichs, M.S. 1996. Cablebolting in Underground Mines. Vancouver: BiTech Publishers, 416 pages. ISBN 0921095376.

Book Chapters

Hutchinson, D.J., and Diederichs, M. 2018. Rock Mechanics. “Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology”, eds (P. Bobrowsky and B. Marker), Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series: Springer International Publishing AG 2018. 10.1007/978-3-319-12127-7_245- ISBN: 978-3-319-73566-5, 796-797.

Hutchinson, D.J. 2018. Density. “Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology”, eds (P. Bobrowsky and B. Marker), Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series: Springer International Publishing AG 2018. 10.1007/978-3-319-12127-7_245-1, 978-3-319-73566-5, 209-210.

Hutchinson, J., Diederichs, M.S., Walton, G., Day, J.J., Langford, C., Vazaios, I., Palleske, C., Delaloye, D., Duran, F., van der Pouw Kraan, M., and O'Connor, S. 2017. Ch 2.1 - Rockmass behaviour characterization and optimal use of existing data to develop representative models. Pg 14-19. In S.U.M.I.T Program Journal. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 112p. https://www.cim.org/en/Publications-and-Technical-Resources/Technical-Resources/Reports

Diederichs, M.S., Hutchinson J., Walton, G., Day, J.J., Langford, C., Vazaios, I., Palleske, C., Delaloye, D., Duran, F., van der Pouw Kraan, M., and O'Connor, S. 2017. Ch2.3 - Automated Characterization and Change Detection Within 3D Digitally Scanned Virtual Excavation Boundary and Borehole Models to Quantify Rockmass Deformation Response to Mining Over Time. Pg 24-26. In S.U.M.I.T Program Journal. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 112 pages.

Diederichs, MS. and Hutchinson, DJ. 2013. Chapter 9: Capacite Portant du Roc. Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual French 4th Edition. Canadian Geotechnical Society.

Hutchinson, D.J. 2007. Section 3.2: Classification of Rocks (8 pages); Chapter 4.8: Investigation of Rock (6 pages); Chapter 9: Bearing Pressure on Rock (7 pages); Section 15: Calculation of stresses for anisotropic rock (1 page); Section 20.6: Capacity of Deep Foundations on Rock (9 pages). Canadian Foundation Engineering Manual, 4th Edition, (ed. I. Moore).

Lyle, R., Hutchinson, D.J., and Preston, Y. 2004. Landslide processes in discontinuous permafrost, Little Salmon Lake (NTS 105L/1 and 2), South-central Yukon. Yukon Exploration and Geology 2004, D.S. Emond, L.L. Lewis and G.D. Bradshaw (eds), Yukon Geological Survey, 193-204.

Journals

Farmakis, I., Hutchinson, D.J., Vlachopoulos, N., Westoby, M., and Lim, M. 2023. Slope-Scale rockfall susceptibility modeling as a 3D computer vision problem. Remote Sensing, 15 (11), 2712. , 19 p.
Farmakis, I., Karantanellis, E., Hutchinson, D.J., Vlachopoulos, N., and Marinos, V. 2022. Superpixel and Supervoxel Segmentation Assessment of Landslides Using UAV-Derived Models. Remote Sensing, 14 (22), 5668. , 19 p.
Farmakis, I., DiFrancesco, P.-M., Hutchinson, D.J., and Vlachopoulos, N. 2022. Rockfall detection using LiDAR and deep learning. Engineering Geology, 309, 106836. , 12 p.
Bonneau, D., Hutchinson, D.J., McDougall, S., DiFrancesco, P.-M., and Evans, T. 2022. Debris-flow Channel Headwater Dynamics: Examining Channel Recharge Cycles with Terrestrial Laser Scanning. Front. Earth Sci. 10:883259. , 19 p.
Aubertin, J.D., and Hutchinson, D.J. 2022. Scale-dependent rock surface characterization using LiDAR surveys. Available online, 13 March 2022.
Aubertin, J.D., Hashemi, A.S., Diederichs, M.S., and Hutchinson, D.J. 2021. Elliptical blast cratering in low porosity soft rock due to emitted and reflected pressure waves interaction.Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 54, 5517-5532. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00603-021-02572-2
Aubertin, J.D., Hutchinson, D.J., and Diederichs, M. 2021. Horizontal single hole blast testing – Part 1: Systematic measurements using TLS surveys. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 114(1): 103985. DOI:10.1016/j.tust.2021.103985.
Aubertin, J.D., Hutchinson, D.J., and Diederichs, M. 2021. Horizontal single hole blast testing – Part 2: Findings and trends from SHB campaigns at two underground salt mines. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 114 (2): 103984. DOI:10.1016/j.tust.2021.103984.
Farmakis, I., Bonneau, D., Hutchinson, D.J., Vlachopoulos, N. 2021. Targeted rock slope assessment using voxels and object-oriented classification. Remote Sensing, 13(7), 1354, 22 pages; , 01 Apr 2021.
DiFrancesco, P-M., Bonneau, D., and Hutchinson, D.J. 2021. Computational geometry-based surface reconstruction for volume estimation: A case study on magnitude-frequency relations for a LiDAR-derived rockfall inventory. International Journal of Geo-Information. 10 (3) 157, 27 pages.
Aubertin, J., Hutchinson, D.J., and Diederichs, M.S. 2021. Towards blast design guidelines for underground rock salt mines. Blasting and Fragmentation, 13 (2), 77-101.
DiFrancesco, P-M., Bonneau, D., and Hutchinson, D.J. 2020. The implications of M3C2 projection diameter on 3-D semi-automated rockfall extraction from sequential terrestrial laser scanning point clouds. Remote Sensing, 12(11), 1885, 28 pages. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12111885
Bonneau, D., Hutchinson, D.J., Difrancesco, P.-M., Coombs, M., and Sala, Z. 2019. 3-Dimensional Rockfall Shape Back-Analysis: Methods and Implications. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19, 2745–2765. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2745-2019
Bonneau, D., DiFrancesco, P-M., and Hutchinson, D. J. 2019. Surface reconstruction for three-dimensional rockfall volume analysis. International Journal of Geo-Information, 8(12), #548. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi8120548
Bonneau. D.A. and Hutchinson, D.J. 2019. The Use of Terrestrial Laser Scanning for the Characterization of a Cliff-Talus System in the Thompson River Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Geomorphology, 327, 598-609.
Sala, Z., Hutchinson, D.J., Harrap, R., and Gauthier, D. 2019. Simulation of Fragmental Rockfalls Detected Using Terrestrial Laser Scans from Rock Slopes in South-Central British Columbia, Canada. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19, 2385–2404.
Day, J.J., Diederichs, M.S., and Hutchinson, D.J. 2019. Composite Geological Strength Index approach with application to healed intrablock rockmass structures. Geotechnical & Geological Engineering, 37, pages 5285-5314.
Kromer, R. Rowe, E., Hutchinson, D.J., Lato, M., and Abellán, A. 2018. Rockfall Risk Management using a Pre-failure Deformation Database. Landslides. 15 (5), 847-858.
Rowe, E., Hutchinson, D.J., and Kromer, R. 2018. An Analysis of Failure Mechanism Constraints on Pre-Failure Rock Block Deformation using TLS and Roto-Translation Methods. Landslides, 15 (3), 409–421.
van Veen, M., Hutchinson, D.J., Bonneau, D.A., Sala, Z., Ondercin, M., and Lato, M. 2018. Combining temporal 3-D remote sensing data with spatial rockfall simulations for improved understanding of hazardous slopes within rail corridors. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst Sci., 8, 2295-2308.
Day, J.J., Diederichs, M.S., and Hutchinson, D.J. 2017. New direct shear testing protocols and analyses for fractures and healed intrablock rockmass discontinuities. Engineering Geology, 229, 53-72.
Kromer, R., Lato, M., Hutchinson, D.J., Gauthier, D., and Edwards, T. 2017. Managing Rockfall Risk through Baseline Remote Monitoring with a Terrestrial Laser Scanner. Canadian Geotechnical Journal: 54(7): 953-967, .
Kromer, R.A., Abellan, A., Hutchinson, D.J., Lato, M., Chanut, M-A., Dubois, L., and Jaboyedoff, M. 2017. Automated Terrestrial Laser Scanning with Near Real-Time Change Detection - Monitoring of the Séchilienne Landslide. Earth Surf. Dynam., 5, 293-310. .
van Veen M., Hutchinson D.J., Kromer R., Lato M., Edwards T. 2017. Effects of Sampling Interval on the Frequency-Magnitude Relationship of Rockfalls Detected from Terrestrial Laser Scanning using Semi-Automated Methods. Landslides, 14 (5), 1579–1592,
Kromer, R., Hutchinson, D.J., Lato, M., and Edwards, T. 2016. Gestion des risques géologiques sur le corridor ferroviaire du Canadien National. Geomatique. 42(4): 16-19.
Day J.J, Diederichs, M.S. and Hutchinson D.J. 2015. Common Core: Core logging procedures for characterization of complex rockmasses as input into geomechanical analysis for tunnel design. Tunnels and Tunnelling International, 1, 26-32.
Day, J.J., Diederichs, M.S., and Hutchinson, D.J. 2015. Effects of structural contact stiffness and strength on progressive failure of healed structure. Geomechanics and Tunnelling, 8 (5), 414-420. https://doi.org/1002/geot.201500027
Delaloye, D., Diederichs, M., Walton, G. and Hutchinson, D.J. 2015. Sensitivity Testing of the Newly Developed Elliptical Fitting Method for the Measurement of Convergence in Tunnels and Shafts. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 48 (2), 651-667.
Kromer, R., Hutchinson, D.J., Lato, M., and Edwards, T. 2015. Geohazard Management on the Canadian National Railway Corridor: A Multi-Sensor Approach. GIM International, December, 17-19.
Kromer, R., Hutchinson, D.J., Lato, M., Gauthier, D., and Edwards, T. 2015. Identifying rock slope failure precursors using LiDAR for transportation corridor hazard management. Engineering Geology, 195, 93-103.
Kromer, R.A., Abellán, A., Hutchinson, D.J., Lato, M., Edwards, T., and Jaboyedoff, M. 2015. A 4D filtering and calibration technique for small-scale point cloud change detection with a Terrestrial Laser Scanner. Remote Sensing, Special Issue, 7(10), 13029-13052; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs71013029 Erratum published, 15 December 2015, see Remote Sens. 2015, 7(12), 16915-16916.
Lato M., Hutchinson D.J., Gauthier D., Edwards T., Ondercin M. 2015. Comparison of ALS, TLS and terrestrial photogrammetry for mapping differentia

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