Sri Lankan Engineer living in Australia awarded prestigious award
Vice-President of Spain and Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, presenting the award to Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna on the 20th of May in Madrid, Spain at a special ceremony hosted by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).
Source:-dailymirror
Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna (Director of Transport Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Australia) was honoured with the prestigious José Entrecanales Ibarra Foundation’s International Civil Engineer Award for 2024. Considered as the Nobel equivalent in the field of Civil Engineering, the award was presented by the Vice-President of Spain, Teresa Ribera, during a formal ceremony in Madrid.
The José Entrecanales Ibarra Foundation’s event for Civil Engineering awards for the 2024 International Civil Engineer and the Most Impactful Civil Engineering Project, was attended by nearly 400 invited people, both from Industry and academia. The guests of honour included the Vice-President of Spain, Teresa Ribera, the Australian Ambassador to Spain, Sophie McIntyre, Chancellors of Universities and CEOs of multinational companies.
Prof. Indraratna was the first Australian to receive this prestigious accolade, awarded every 3–4 years. Since its inception in the late 1990s, the past five winners were Structural Engineers (USA and Europe) and a water resources engineer from Japan.
Selection panel members represented various major cities and institutions from all continents, including Boston (MIT), Madrid, Paris, Sydney, Shanghai, Cairo, Sao Paolo etc., plus representatives from leading multinational Civil Engineering companies. The José Entrecanales Ibarra Award from Spain for Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna is a remarkable international recognition, honouring his eminent contributions to the field of Civil Engineering with global impact, especially in advancing transportation infrastructure through geotechnical expertise.
