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R. Paul Young FREng, FRSC, is a Geophysicist and Professor who works in rock mechanics using induced seismicity to monitor fractures and rock damage for engineering applications in Mining and Radioactive Waste Management. He is known for his research into rock bursts and seismicity in Canadian mines, and induced seismicity and acoustic emission experiments for monitoring excavation induced damage at Atomic Energy of Canada's Underground Research Laboratory, and rock mechanical testing and geophysics to study and simulate rock fracturing.
'''R. Paul Young''' [[FREng]], [[F R S C|FRSC]], is a [[Geophysics|Geophysicist]] and [[Professor]] who works in [[rock mechanics]] using [[induced seismicity]] to monitor [[Fracture (geology)|fractures]] and rock [[damage]] for engineering applications in [[Mining]] and [[Radioactive Waste Management]]. He is known for his research into [[Rock burst|rock bursts]] and [[seismicity]] in Canadian mines,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/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/oclc/28513585|title=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|date=1993|publisher=A.A. Balkema|isbn=978-90-5410-320-2|editor-last=International Congress on Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines|location=Rotterdam|language=English|oclc=28513585|editor-last2=Young|editor-first2=R. Paul}}</ref> and [[induced seismicity]] and [[acoustic emission]] experiments for monitoring excavation induced damage at [[Atomic Energy of Canada Limited|Atomic Energy of Canada's]] [[Underground Research Laboratory]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Young|first=R. P.|last2=Collins|first2=D. S.|date=2001-09-01|title=Seismic studies of rock fracture at the Underground Research Laboratory, Canada|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1365160901000430|journal=International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences|series=Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering|language=en|volume=38|issue=6|pages=787–799|doi=10.1016/S1365-1609(01)00043-0|issn=1365-1609}}</ref> and [[Rock mechanics|rock mechanical]] testing and [[geophysics]] to study and simulate rock fracturing.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Thompson|first=Ben D.|last2=Young|first2=R. Paul|last3=Lockner|first3=David A.|date=2006-06-01|title=Fracture in Westerly Granite under AE Feedback and Constant Strain Rate Loading: Nucleation, Quasi-static Propagation, and the Transition to Unstable Fracture Propagation|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-006-0054-x|journal=pure and applied geophysics|language=en|volume=163|issue=5|pages=995–1019|doi=10.1007/s00024-006-0054-x|issn=1420-9136}}</ref>




He is currently the Honorary International Secretary of the Royal Society of Canada and was the Vice-President, Research and Innovation at the University of Toronto (2007-2014). He is Professor and W.M. Keck Chair Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
He is currently the Honorary International Secretary of the [[Royal Society of Canada]] and was the [[Vice president|Vice-President]], Research and Innovation at the [[University of Toronto]] (2007-2014).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Professor Paul Young re-appointed as vice-president (research)|url=https://www.utoronto.ca/news/professor-paul-young-re-appointed-vice-president-research|access-date=2021-03-14|website=University of Toronto News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=R. Paul Young {{!}} The Royal Society of Canada|url=https://rsc-src.ca/en/governance-programmes/council/r-paul-young|access-date=2021-03-14|website=rsc-src.ca}}</ref> He is Professor and [[W.M. Keck Chair]] [[Emeritus]] at the University of Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Young|url=https://civmin.utoronto.ca/home/about-us/directory/professors/paul-young/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering|language=en-US}}</ref>




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. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, and in 2018 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Award Winners {{!}} The Royal Society of Canada|url=https://rsc-src.ca/en/awards-excellence/past-award-winners|access-date=2021-03-14|website=rsc-src.ca}}</ref> In 2012, he was awarded the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=General|first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor|title=R. Paul Young|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/126-260892|access-date=2021-03-14|website=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref> and in 2018 he was made a [[Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Young - Royal Academy of Engineering|url=https://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/the-fellowship/new-fellows-2018/fellows/paul-young|url-status=live|website=Royal Academy of Engineering}}</ref>

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This sandbox is in the article namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template. R. Paul Young FREng, FRSC, is a Geophysicist and Professor who works in rock mechanics using induced seismicity to monitor fractures and rock damage for engineering applications in Mining and Radioactive Waste Management. He is known for his research into rock bursts and seismicity in Canadian mines,[1] and induced seismicity and acoustic emission experiments for monitoring excavation induced damage at Atomic Energy of Canada's Underground Research Laboratory,[2] and rock mechanical testing and geophysics to study and simulate rock fracturing.[3]


He is currently the Honorary International Secretary of the Royal Society of Canada and was the Vice-President, Research and Innovation at the University of Toronto (2007-2014).[4][5] He is Professor and W.M. Keck Chair Emeritus at the University of Toronto.[6]


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.[7] In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal,[8] and in 2018 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[9]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/S1365-1609(01)00043-0. ISSN 1365-1609.
  3. ^ 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. doi:10.1007/s00024-006-0054-x. ISSN 1420-9136.
  4. ^ "Professor Paul Young re-appointed as vice-president (research)". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ^ "R. Paul Young | The Royal Society of Canada". rsc-src.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  6. ^ "Paul Young". Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  7. ^ "Past Award Winners | The Royal Society of Canada". rsc-src.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  8. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "R. Paul Young". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  9. ^ "Paul Young - Royal Academy of Engineering". Royal Academy of Engineering.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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