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
- 2014
Chandra S Desai Medal by IACMAG
- 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
Current Positions
- 2015
Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
- 2012
Research Director, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia
- 2008
Distinguished Honorary Professor, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- 1999
Professor of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia
Previous Positions
- 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