Awards

Geotechnical Research Medal, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 2015.

Roy E. and Myrna G. Wansik Excellence in Research Award, 2010.

Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Telford Premium, U.K.’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 2010.

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Young Professor Paper Award, 2005.

Carlson-Polivka Award, the Department of Civil Engineering, U.C. Berkeley, 1995.

Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Ph.D. Fellowship, 1990-94.

Carlson-Polivka Award, the Department of Civil Engineering, U.C. Berkeley, 1993.

Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) M. Eng. Fellowship, 1988-90.

 

Invitations

Invited Lead Guest Editor of a Special Issue in Advances in Civil Engineering, 2010.

Invited session chair for a session on Earth Retention Structures at the International Foundation Congress & Equipment Expo '09, ASCE GeoCongress, Orlando, FL, 2009.

Invited Paper - "Construction of a Tire-shred Test Embankment." Engineering Sustainability Journal, U.K.’s Institution of Civil Engineers, (ICE), 2004.