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@
China
Name: Wenjun Lu
Position: Professor, School of Intelligent Civil and Ocean Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen
Birthdate: December 1991
Email: luwenjun@
China
Name: Tong Zhu
Position: Assistant Researcher, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University
Birthdate: March 1994
Email: zhutongt@
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@
Croatia
Name: Josip Peranić
Position: Associate Professor, University of Rijeka
Birthdate: October 1987
Email: josip.peranic@
Denmark
Name: Ali Lashgari
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Aalborg University
Birthdate: January 1988
Email: alil@
Denmark
Name: Abdalla Almukashfi
Position: Senior Engineer, Geotechnical Laboratory, Geo
Birthdate: January 1989
Email: abd@
Finland
Name: Juho Mansikkamäki
Position: Expert (Geotechnics), AFRY Finland Oy; Lecturer, Tampere University
Birthdate: May 1983
Email: juho.mansikkamaki@
juho.mansikkamaki@
Finland
Name: Sanandam Bordoloi
Position: Assistant Professor, Aalto University / Academy Research Fellow, Research Council of Finland
Birthdate: November 1990
Email: sanandam.bordoloi@
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@
Hong Kong, China
Name: Yang Zhao
Position: Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong
Birthdate: August 1993
Email: cezhaoy@
Hong Kong, China
Name: Pui San So
Position: Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Birthdate: April 1993
Email: cepsso@
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@
Kazakhstan
Name: Zhanbolat Shakhmov
Position: Acting Professor, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Astana)
Birthdate: November 1986
Email: shakhmov_zha@
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@
Pakistan
Name: Sadaf Saeed
Position: Chief Engineer, NESPAK, Lahore / General Secretary, PGES
Birthdate: December 1982
Email: sadaf.saeed@
sadaf_778@
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@
Slovenia
Name: Rok Varga
Position: Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Maribor
Birthdate: May 1993
Email: rok.varga@
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@
Switzerland
Name: Dimitrios Terzis
Position: Research and Teaching Associate, EPFL; Member supervisory board, EPFL; Leaders4Impact, Board Member, Géotechnique Suisse
Birthdate: April 1990
Email: dimitrios.terzis@
Uganda
Name: Derick Kambere
Position: Geotechnical Engineer, RSV Engineering Group Ltd
Birthdate: February 2000
Email: derickkambere2000@
United Kingdom
Name: Benyi Cao
Position: Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
Birthdate: September 1991
Email: b.cao@
Uzbekistan
Name: Zabijon Khasanov
Position: Geotechnical Engineer, Geofundamentproject LLC
Birthdate: November 2004
Email: uzssmge@