BRIGHT SPARKS LECTURES - 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan
The YMPG in collaboration with the Organising Committee for the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan would like to announce the winners of the Bright Spark Lecture Award to threr distinguished young geotechnical engineers/academics: J. S. Dhanya, Thao Doan, and Zhanbolat Shahmov. They were invited to give keynote lectures on 14-18 August 2023.
Dr J. S. Dhanya, Postdoctoral Fellow, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
Bright Spark Lecture Title: "Innovative Geotechnical Solution for Base Isolation"
Dr Thao Doan, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Bright Spark Lecture Title: "Influence of Microscale Cohesive Contacts on the Clogging Behavior of Soils - DEM Study"
Dr Zhanbolat Shahmov, Head of Department Design of Buildings and Structures, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
Bright Spark Lecture Title: "Temperature Effect on Soil, Ground, and Structures in Transportation Engineering"
The Bright Spark Lecture Award was established to promote young members of the ISSMGE to play a major role in various international and regional conferences. Recipients of this award are invited to give a keynote lecture at ISSMGE conferences. All Technical Committee conference organisers and Member Society conference organisers are encouraged to select Bright Spark Lecturers at their conferences. Details regarding the award can be found on the ISSMGE website: https://www.issmge.org/the-society/awards/bright-spark-lecture-award.
We invite everyone, especially young geotechnical engineers, to come and enjoy the lectures. We hope these lectures can inspire and motivate us further to excel in our beloved field, geotechnical engineering.
Winners Bio
J. S. Dhanya
Thao Doan
Zhanbolat Shahmov
