Beena Ajmera

Dr. Ajmera has conducted research related to geotechnical engineering and has taught soil mechanics, surveying, engineering mathematics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, soil and site improvement, slope stability and retaining walls, numerical methods in geotechnical engineering and advanced soil testing courses. She has received several national and international awards for her research including, among others, the inaugural Oldrich Hungr Award from the International Consortium on Landslides, Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award from the Geo-Institute, Collingwood Prize from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement from ASCE. Dr. Ajmera has delivered over 25 invited presentations. As an Assistant Professor, she has supervised over 130 high school, community college, undergraduate and graduate students and middle and high school teachers on various research projects. She serves as the Vice President for the Americas for the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction and a Division Representative (formerly called Councilor) in the Engineering Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research and serves as their liaison for the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Oversight Committee. Dr. Ajmera is also a member of the Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (EESD) Technical Committee, the Embankments, Dams and Slopes (EDS) Technical Committee and the Student Participation Committee (SPC) of the ASCE Geo-Institute, where she serves as Chair of the EDS Student Involvement Initiative, Director of the National Geo-Challenge Competitions and Director of the National Geo-Wall Competition. As the Liaison from the United States representing the Geo-Institute, Dr. Ajmera is a member of the Younger Member Presidential Group of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. She also serves as an editor of the journals "Landslides" and "Geoenvironmental Engineering Disasters" and the open access book series "Progress in Landslide Research and Technology." She is registered as a Professional Engineer (license no. C90144) in the State of California.