Scott Sloan (1954–2019) was a leader of academic engineering in Australia and beyond, as evidenced by his numerous professional accolades and important research achievements, which have had significant impact on his chosen profession of geotechnical engineering. Educated in Australia and the United Kingdom, he returned to Australia in 1984 and developed a large and active research group at the University of Newcastle, and tackled a wide range of important problems in civil and mining engineering. These include the development of computational methods to predict the mechanical behaviour of soil and rock masses, and his pioneering methods to predict the collapse states of structures made of, on, and in, earth materials, allowing engineers to design cheaper and safer civil infrastructure around the globe. Sloan established long-standing international collaborations and was awarded many honours for his research achievements. He was also a keen and skilful fisherman and a more than competent blues guitar player.

斯科特·斯隆 (Scott Sloan) (1954-2019) 是澳大利亚及其他地区学术工程的领导者，他的众多专业荣誉和重要的研究成果证明了这一点，这对他选择的岩土工程专业产生了重大影响。他曾在澳大利亚和英国接受教育，1984 年回到澳大利亚，在纽卡斯尔大学建立了一个庞大而活跃的研究小组，解决了土木和采矿工程领域的广泛重要问题。其中包括开发计算方法来预测土壤和岩体的力学行为，以及他的开创性方法来预测由地球材料制成的结构的倒塌状态，使工程师能够设计更便宜、更安全的土木基础设施。全球。斯隆建立了长期的国际合作关系，并因其研究成果而获得多项荣誉。他还是一位敏锐而熟练的渔夫，并且是一位称职的布鲁斯吉他手。