Chegenizadeh, Amin

Dr. Amin Chegenizadeh

He is affiliated with Civil Engineering Department, Curtin University, Australia. His research interests reflect in his publications in various national and international reputed journals. He is Editorial Board Member of professional associations, apart from being an author for many books and articles. He is active in the area of geotechnical and pavement engineering. He has a good track record of using waste in infrastructure.

Some of his achievements are:

• Co-establishing a substantial and advanced research infrastructure for optimum engineering uses of industrial by-products as useful engineering materials.

• Co-establishing the Pavement and Geotechnical Research Group for implementation of pavement and geotechnical research based on industry needs.

• Undertaking fundamental and applied research to advance knowledge and technology in the area of sustainable use of industrial by-products.

Emeritus Professor Hamid Nikraz

Over the past many years of involvement in research at Curtin University, he has made efforts to attract the highest quality students to achieve strategic R&D initiatives. This currently includes leading 10 research teams with a total of 74 research students and fellows. His research interests span soil stabilisation, pavement design and construction and waste management. His efforts have directly contributed to the pre-eminent research profile of the Department of Civil Engineering at Curtin University in these areas, attracting national and international collaborators from both academia and industry. His research has directly led to initiation of civil engineering projects totalling almost $3.5M. He has received support from the Western Australian Mining and Petroleum Research Institute (WAMPRI), the Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development (CCSD), the Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing (CSRP) and the WA Innovation Scheme (WAISS). This is in addition to establishing a network of industrial sponsors such as Main Roads, Alcoa, Boral and Rocla. His successful grant applications are over $5.5M.