Luna Innovations’ Optical Systems Specialist Roger Crickmore was recently honored as a co-author of a research paper awarded the prestigious 2024 British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Medal. The award recognizes significant contributions to geotechnical engineering research and is one of the highest honors in the UK’s geoscience community.
The award-winning paper, “High-Resolution Geophysical Monitoring of Moisture Accumulation Preceding Slope Movement—A Path to Improved Early Warning,” presents findings from a year-long monitoring project at the British Geological Survey’s Landslide Observatory. The research leveraged Luna’s OptaSense ODH-F Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) system to detect early signs of slope instability by tracking subtle changes in subsurface moisture—an approach with significant implications for landslide early warning systems worldwide.
The BGA Medal is awarded annually for a paper authored or co-authored by a BGA member that demonstrates meritorious contributions to geotechnical science or practice. Selected from publications in leading international journals and conference proceedings, the medal highlights groundbreaking work with real-world impact.
This long-standing award, first introduced in 1958, will be presented at the BGA Annual Conference in London on June 25, 2025.
Roger’s recognition underscores Luna’s commitment to advancing real-time, high-resolution sensing solutions for critical infrastructure and natural hazard monitoring. Congratulations to Roger and his fellow co-authors on this outstanding achievement.
The full paper can be found here. To learn more about Luna’s ground monitoring capabilities, visit https://www.optasense.com/fiber-optic-based-geophysical-monitoring.
