| Suzanne Lacasse | |
| Birth Place: | Canada |
| Occupation: | Civil engineer, Geotechnical engineer |
| Awards: | Order of Canada |
Suzanne Lacasse (born in Rouyn-Noranda on September 22, 1948, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian civil engineer. She obtained her PhD in 1976.
In 1967, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Montreal.
From 1991 until 2011, she was the managing director of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute.[1]
In 2001, Lacasse was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for enlightened direction of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and for advancements in foundation engineering for offshore structures.[2] She was the 2015 Rankine Lecturer,[3] and she has received honorary doctorates from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and from the University of Dundee.[4] She is also a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters[5] and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[6] She was the 2019 winner of the Sir John Kennedy Medal of the Engineering Institute of Canada.[7] In 2018 she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada.[8]