PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (RANJITH)

My aim is to make a significant contribution to mining and petroleum community, by providing innovative solutions to enhance the recovery process of valuable earth materials. These are to be achieved through collaborative research with other organizations/disciplines, conducting seminars/workshops and attending/presenting technical findings in conferences.

Organising conferences:

  1. International Member of the organizing committee of International Conference on Advances in Mining Technology and Management, India 2005
  2. Member of Underground Singapore 2001 conference, 2001, NTU, Singapore
  3. Member of Underground Singapore 2002 conference, 2002, NTU, Singapore .
  4. Chairman of a technical session for International Conference on Advances in Mining Technology and Management, India 2005
  5. International Scientific committee of the 12 th International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics(IACMAG) (2008)
  6. International Scientific committee of the International Symposium on New Equipment, New Technology, Management and Safety in Mining and Mineral based industries (2006)
  7. International Scientific committee of the International conference on Soil and Rock Engineering, Colombo (2007)

Reviewing Journal Articles and Grant applications

  1. Reviewer for ASCE-Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering Journal
  2. Reviewe r for Int. Journal of Underground space Technology
  3. Reviewer for International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories
  4. Reviewer for International Journal of resources, conservation and recycling
  5. Reviewer for Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE ( Springerlink-Publisher)
  6. Reviewer for Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery proposals
  7. Reviewer for NSERC Research Projects, Canada

My Involvement in International Associations

  1. Working group member – ITA (International Tunnelling Association) Environmental Commission in Underground Activities- Represented Singapore (2002 to 2003).
  2. Invited Judging member of CASE EARTH AWARD for Victoria , Australia

Memberships of International professional bodies

  1. Member of SPE
  2. Member of the American Geophysical Union (M.AGU ) , USA ,
  3. Charter Member of American Rock Mechanics Association (CM.ARMA) , USA ,
  4. Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (M.ASCE ) , USA ,
  5. Member of International Society of Rock Mechanics (M.ISRM), UK ,
  6. Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, (AM.IESL) , Sri Lanka ,
  7. Member of Geo-Institute (M.GI) , USA ,
  8. Member of Working Group of Int. Tunneling Association (M.ITA) ,
  9. Member of Tunneling and Underground Construction Society of Singapore (M.TUCSS).