Paper presentation
A. Papers Presentations/Invited Lecture at Professional Meetings:
1. Presented paper in GeoChicago 2016, August 14-18, 2016, Chicago, Illinois, Organized by ASCE Geo-Institute, USA.
2. Delivered talk on “Past and Current Research at SIUC”, Organized by ASCE student Chapter, at Alumni Lounge, March 08, 2016.
3. Presented paper in “Thirteenth International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology and Sustainability Issues”, July 14-17, 2015, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
4. Presented paper in GeoCongress 2014, February 23-26, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, organized by ASCE Geo-Institute, USA.
5. Delivered lecture on “Soft Ground Improvement Techniques and Their Suitable Application”, at SIUC, ME 580 Seminar, on August 30, 2013.
6. Presented General Report at “Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering”, at The Westin Chicago North Shore Wheeling (Chicago) Illinois, USA, on April 29 - May 4, 2013.
7. Delivered invited lecture on “Ground Improvement Techniques and Their Application”, February 20, 2013 at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO), Cape Girardeau, MO, USA.
8. Presented paper at (IGC) Indian Geotechnical Conference 2012, December 13-15, 2012, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India.
9. Delivered invited lecture on “Organic Soil Stabilization by Using Different Chemical Stabilizers”, December 11, 2012 at Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi, India.
10. Delivered invited lecture on “Characterization of Highly Organic Soil and It’s Stabilization Using Different Stabilizers”, November 16, 2011 at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, 65409, MO, USA.
11. Presented paper 13th International Conference on Computer and Geomechanics (13th IACMAG), May 9-11, 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Organized by IACMAG, USA.
12. Delivered lecture at Workshop on Ground Improvement Techniques on Peat Soil in Sarawak, July 29, 2010, organized by UNIMAS, University Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM), RCESS, PWD and IEM Sarawak Branch, Sarawak, Malaysia.
13. Presented paper in The GeoShanghai International Conference 2010, June 3-5, 2010, Shanghai, China, organized by ASCE, USA.
14. Delivered lecture on “Soft ground Improvement technique by using chemical stabilizer”, April 8, 2010, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SIUC, USA.
15. Delivered lecture at Workshop on Design of Foundations Suitable for SARAWAK Ground Conditions, October 14-16, 2009, UNIMAS, Sarawak, Malaysia.
16. Presented paper 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructure Development & Management (ENCON 2008), 18-19th December 2008, Crowne Plaza Riverside Hotel, Kuching, Malaysia.
17. Presented paper 12th International Conference on Computer and Geomechanics (12th IACMAG), October 1-6, 2008, Organized by IACMAG, USA, Goa, India.
18. Presented lecture on “Geotechnical characterization of lagoon ash” on October 2007 at Department Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, BYG-DTU (Technical University of Denmark), Denmark.
19. Presented paper UNIMAS Research Symposium (URS 2007), December 10-12, 2007, Vol. II., RMIC, University Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.
20. Presented paper in 16th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference (16SEAGC), May 8 to 11, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
21. Delivered lecture on “Highly organic soil stabilization by different types of admixture”, February 13, 2007, At Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, Construction on Soft Soil Project, with stakeholders (JKR, Juruthera Jasa, SPU etc.), UNIMAS, Malaysia.
22. Presented paper 2nd International Conference on Problematic Soils, December 3-5, 2006, Sunway Resort Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
23. Presented paper AEESEAP International Conference 2005, June 7–9, 2005, Engineering a Better Environment for Mankind, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
24. Presented paper National Civil Engineering Conference (NACEC 2005), December 19-20, 2005, KUiTTHO, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.
25. Presented paper AWAM 2004, July 20-22, 2004, University Science Malaysia (USM), Malaysia.
B. Course/ Seminar Attended:
1. Attended short course on “Principles of Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering”, organized by ASCE Geo Institute, at Atlanta, Georgia, on February 23, 2014.
2. Attended GeoConfluence 2013, Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Conference, at St. Charles Convention Center, St Charles, MO, USA on November 07, 2013.
3. Attended seminar on “Recent Changes in Piling” at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), by Mr. Richard Morales from LB Foster Piling Division, Chicago, USA, on September 26, 2013.
4. Attended conference “Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering”, at The Westin Chicago North Shore Wheeling (Chicago) Illinois, USA, on April 29 - May 4, 2013.
5. Attended seminar on “Ground Improvement in Geotechnical Construction” at SIUC, by Mr. Daniel Greenwood, Hayward Baker, St. Louis, MO, USA, on March 21, 2013.
6. Attended conference “Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2012”, at New Delhi, India, on December 13-15, 2012.
7. Attended seminar on “Modern Geotechnical testing by using automated cyclic triaxial and resilient modulus system”, at SIUC, by Dr. Rachid Hankour from GeoComp Corporation, Massachusetts, Boston, USA, on September 27, 2012.
8. Attended Online Training D2L at Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, on July 30, 2012.
9. Attended Online Training D2L at Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, on June 19, 2012.
10. Attended conference “Geo-Congress 2012”, State of the Art and Practice in geotechnical Engineering, Oakland, California, USA, organized by Geo-Institute of ASCE, on March 26-29, 2012.
11. Attended short course on “Geotechnical Aspect of Pavement Design and Construction”, organized by ASCE Geo Institute, Instructor: Charles W. Schwartz, Barry Christopher and Erol Tutumluer, at Oakland, California, USA, on March 25, 2012.
12. Attended a seminar titled "Seismic Design of Buildings" by Dr. Shamsher Prakash, Emeritus Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at ET Simonds Alumni Lounge, SIUC, on February 21, 2012.
13. Attended Subsurface Exploration Student Workshop, Geotechnology, Inc./AEG, St. Louis, MO, USA, on September 10, 2011.
14. Attended PDCA (Pile Driving Contractor’s Association) Professors' Driven Pile Institute workshop at Utah State University, Logan, Utah, on June 19 - 24, 2011.
15. Attended a seminar titled “Seismic Design of Buildings” by Dr. J. Kent Hsiao, Associate Professor, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at ET Simonds Alumni Lounge, SIUC, on March 31, 2011.
16. Completed Nuclear Gauge training at St. Louis Higher Education Center provided by Humbolt Scientific, Inc., Raleigh, NC 27603, on March 25, 2011.
17. Completed OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) training (8 hours) at Jacob, St. Louis, USA, on February 18, 2011.
18. Attended seminar on “Rammed Aggregate Systems by Geopier Foundation” at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), on August 31, 2010.
19. Attended workshop at Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak campus, Kuching on the topic “Application of Geosynthetic and ground Improvement Works” on July 18, 2008.
20. Attended workshop on OBE (Outcome Based Education) at UNIMAS training Center at Bao, Sarawak, Malaysia, on February 4-5, 2006.
21. Attended workshop on computer aided analysis and design- “Finite element analysis and design of RC building”, conducted by ACECOMS, Thailand, IEM, Sarawak Branch & UNIMAS, on May 25-26, 2005.
22. Completed course on “MatLab & Simulink Fundamentals”- conducted by Active Media Innovation Sdn. Bhd., at UNIMAS on February 25-26, 2004.
23. Completed training course on the Operation and manipulation of CSC (Civil and Structural Computing) by CSC Asia Pte. Ltd, Singapore at UNIMAS, on 2003.
24. Attended course on “Environmental Geotechnology” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India, under Quality Improvement Programme (QIP), on June 23 –July 04, 2003.