NCE Tunnelling Awards 2016 - Winner

Delighted to be the winner of NCE Tunnelling Awards 2016 under the category "Young Tunneller of the Year".  

This award are given to individuals (with less than 10 years of experience) who has developed experience in the tunnelling industry and has made a notable contribution between Jan '15 and Jul '16. 

Judging criteria was based on:

- Commitment to the tunnelling industry

- Contribution made by the individual to bring innovative ideas or initiatives or lead technically complex design/operations.

- Deliver beyond the client's expectation

Nomination was based on following items: 

- Design and construction support for shotcrete lined (NATM) mined tunnel in soft shallow overburden condition

- Publication in International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories 2016 (Singapore special issue)

- Contribution in ITACET and local Geotechnical society (GeoSS)

Highlights of the awards event is available below:

Featured in Geoconsult website: Link (link is dead)

Featured in ITACET foundation website: Link

Featured in Tunnel Talk: Link

Thanks to generous support by the tunnelling community worldwide for identifying and encouraging  the young engineers. Who would have imagined, an Indian guy, working for an Austrian firm for Singapore projects would win this honor in United Kingdom! :D

NCE Tunnelling Awards 2016 - Young Tunneller of the Year (Shortlisted)

New Civil Engineer (NCE) - the official magazine for members of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK chartered body that oversees the practice of civil engineering in the UK) is organizing Tunnelling Award for the seventh year in 2016. The awards are not only known to showcase the best in tunnelling expertise, most innovative techniques and challenging projects but also has established itself as a premier networking event for the global tunnelling community.

This year, I am delighted to be shortlisted under the category "Young Tunneller of the Year".

Thanks @ncedigital @TunnellingAwds & @ICE_engineers for the shortlisting me. #tunneller #itaym #tunnelling #geotech pic.twitter.com/hxa0MDpGdo

— G T, Senthil Nath (@gt_sn) August 22, 2016

List of all finalists could be accessed here.

The shortlist is based on the personal contribution made by the individual to lead major technically complex operations. Following attributes are considered for the shortlist:

• drive their team, project or business to technical or commercial success
• deliver beyond the client's expectation
• personal commitment to improving the tunnelling industry
• tangible differences made by the environment in which they operate

The shortlisting is done by an esteemed panel of 23 international judges appointed by NCE magazine. Full list of judges is available here. 

#ITAYM #YoungTunneller