Future Leaders Committee Members
Chair
Han-Lin Wang
Professor, College of Civil Engineering /
Associate Dean, National Graduate College for Elite Engineers;
Hunan University, China
Email: wanghanlin@
Continent-nominated Members
Africa
Name: Frans van der Merwe
Position: Senior Design Engineer, Franki Africa and Chairman SAICE Geotechnical Division, South Africa
Birthdate: October 1986
Email: frans.vandermerwe@
Africa
Name: Veronica Theresa Nammuli
Position: Materials Technician; Graduate Engineer; Teclab Ltd, Uganda
Birthdate: April 1989
Email: veronica@
Australasia
Name: Rhiannon Reardon
Position: Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Beca Ltd., New Zealand / New Zealand Geotechnical Society Management (NZGS) Committee – Training, Workshops, Webinars Coordinator 2026/27
Birthdate: May 1996
Email: Rhiannon.Reardon@
North America
Name: F. Albert Liu
Position: Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering; McGill University, Canada
Birthdate: March 1987
Email: fangzhou.liu@
South America
Name: Cecilia Belén Laskowski Orlandi
Position: Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco (UNPSJB), Argentina
Birthdate: July 1997
Email: belen.laskowski@
South America
Name: Lizeth Ardila M.
Position: Technical Coordinator, South America, HUESKER GROUP, Brazil
Birthdate: November 1994
Email: lizeth.ardila@
Ardila.edna.lizeth@
Nation/Region-nominated Members
Argentina
Name: Mauro Giuliano Sottile
Position: Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting; Lecturer, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Birthdate: August 1990
Email: msottile@
Chinese Taipei
Name: Fu-Hsuan Yeh
Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Birthdate: August 1989
Email: fhyeh@
Chinese Taipei
Name: Yu-Wei Hwang
Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University
Birthdate: April 1992
Email: yuweihwang@
France
Name: Christelle Abadie
Position: Deputy Director of the Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory and Research Scientist in sustainable development, University Gustave Eiffel
Birthdate: August 1988
Email: christelle.abadie@
France
Name: Thibault Badinier
Position: Researcher, University Gustave Eiffel, UMR Telluris, Team Soil Risk and Geotechnical Work Team
Birthdate: June 1992
Email: thibault.badinier@
Guatemala
Name: Alvaro José Rubio Haasler
Position: Project Director, Terracon; Adjunct Professor, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Birthdate: April 1991
Email: arubio@
Japan
Name: Haruka Tomobe
Position: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Saitama University, Japan
Birthdate: March 1992
Email: tomobeharuka@
Japan
Name: Ram Krishna Mandal
Position: Civil Engineer / Researcher, Jibanshikenjo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Birthdate: October 1999
Email: k_mandal@
Lebanon
Name: Ihab Malaeb
Position: Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Dar (Sidara Group)
Birthdate: November 1992
Email: ihab.malaeb@
Lebanon
Name: Dani Mourtada
Position: Geotechnical Engineer, Dar (Sidara Group)
Birthdate: October 1999
Email: dani.mourtada@
Malaysia
Name: Chee Fong Wah
Position: Senior Geotechnical Manager, G&P Professionals Sdn Bhd
Birthdate: September 1988
Email: fwchee@
Malaysia
Name: Colin Lim
Position: Technical Manager (Environmental Infrastructure), Solmax
Birthdate: July 1988
Email: clim119767@
North Macedonia
Name: Elena Angelova
Position: Deputy General Manager, Geohydroconsulting
Birthdate: February 1993
Email: angelova.v.elena@
Philippines
Name: Gian Paulo D. Reyes
Position: Senior Associate Engineer, AMH Philippines, Inc.
Birthdate: November 1990
Email: gian.reyes@
Republic of Korea
Name: Kil-Wan Ko
Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Associate Director, KOCED Geotechnical Centrifuge Testing Center, KAIST
Birthdate: November 1991
Email: kilwanko@
Republic of Korea
Name: Sang Yeob Kim
Position: Assistant Professor / Department Chair, Department of Fire and Disaster Prevention, Konkuk University
Birthdate: July 1989
Email: sangyeob@
South Africa
Name: Kate Lauwrens
Position: Professional Geotechnical Engineer and PhD Candidate, University of Pretoria
Birthdate: August 1990
Email: kate.lauwrens@
Sri Lanka
Name: K H S M Sampath
Position: Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
Birthdate: March 1991
Email: sampathkh@
khsmsampath@
Uganda
Name: Derick Kambere
Position: Geotechnical Engineer, RSV Engineering Group Ltd
Birthdate: February 2000
Email: derickkambere2000@
Uzbekistan
Name: Zabijon Khasanov
Position: Geotechnical Engineer, Geofundamentproject LLC
Birthdate: November 2004
Email: uzssmge@