Youventharan Duraisamy
Research areas: Engineering · Civil and Structural Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization · Materials Engineering and Processing · Geotechnical and construction materials studies
0000-0001-6399-0708
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Ir. Ts. Dr. Youventharan Duraisamy has a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia. Currently, he is the Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah. His research interests are in peat soil stabilization, biocementation, and energy geotechnics. Dr. Youven has more than 20 years of teaching experience in soil mechanics and foundation engineering courses at the undergraduate level. He has received numerous awards locally and abroad for his research work. In 2014, he received the Annie B. Wilson 1st Prize Award for his research work on bio-cementation. He also received a 1st runner-up award from the Deep Foundation Institute of the USA for his research paper “Performance of Bio-cemented Sydney Sand Using Ex-Situ Mixing Technique”. In 2017, he received the Cendekia Bitara Award for his invention known as the Peat Sampler with Built-in Extruder, which was granted a patent in Malaysia. Dr. Youven has written more than 5 books and 50 technical papers related to his research and topic of interest. Currently, he is involved in research to find an alternative ballast material that is eco-friendly and sustainable. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and also a Professional Technologist under the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT).
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