Professor Buddhima Indraratna

Qualifications

BSc (Hons, London); MSc (London); PhD (Alberta), DIC, FIEAust, FASCE, FGS, CPEng, CEng

Education

• 1987
  PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
• 1983
  MSc, Imperial College, University of London
• 1982
  BSc (Hons), Civil Engineering, Imperial College, University of London

Awards

• 2013
  Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Partnerships
• 2012
  Eurasian University Medal for Contributions to Transport Geotechnical Practice
• 2012
  Prix Robert M. Quigley Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society
• 2011
  Fellow, Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australia
• 2011
  Engineers Australia Transport Medal
• 2010
  Appointment to Awards Committee of the International Society of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) – over 19000 members of the worldwide geotechnical community
• 2010
  Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research, University of Wollongong, Australia
• 2009
  Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation Award for Collaborative Industry Partnerships, Uni. of Wollongong
• 2009
  B-HERT (Business-Higher Education Round Table) Award: “Best Research and Development Collaboration”, Australian Government, Dept. of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations.
• 2009
  EH Davis Memorial Lecture, Australian Geomechanics Society
• 2008
  IACMAG Outstanding Paper Award: Indraratna, et al. (2005)
• 2008
  Award for Excellent Contributions, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG)
• 2007
  Prix Robert M. Quigley Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society
• 2006
  Wollongong Trailblazer Open Competition – First Prize for research innovation
• 2004
  Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
• 2001
  Hon. Late Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Sri Lanka
• 1999
  Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia
• 1999
  Swedish Geotechnical Society Award for contribution to the field of ground improvement. Award received at the 12th European Conference on Soil Mechanics
• 1998
  Fellow, Geological Society of London
• 1997
  Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Wollongong, Australia

Employment

• 2006
  Head, School of Civil Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong
• 2000
  Program Leader (Track Upgrading), CRC for Railway Engineering
• 2000
  Founding Director, Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering
• 2000
  Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Wollongong
• 1993
  Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Mining Engineering, University of Wollongong
• 1991
  Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Mining Engineering, University of Wollongong
• 1990
  Associate Professor, Asian Inst. of Technology, Thailand
• 1988
  Assistant Professor, Asian Inst. of Technology, Thailand
• 1987
  Research Engineer, Geomechanics Research Centre, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
• 1982
  Civil Engineer, William Halcrow & Partners and Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, Sri Lanka

Editorial Boards of International Journals

• J. of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Eng., American Society of Civil Engineers (Associate Editor)
• Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Associate Editor)
• Int. J. of Geomechanics and Geoengineering (Editorial Board Member)
• Ground Improvement, Proceedings of ICE, UK (Editorial Board Member)
• Int. J. of Geomechanics and Engineering, Techno-Press (Editorial Board Member)

Research Interests

• Soft Soil Engineering and Ground Improvement
• Transportation Geomechanics
• Jointed Rock Engineering
• Dams and Embankment Engineering