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University of British Columbia
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Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. He joined UBC in 2001 after serving geotechnical consulting practice for 11 years, where he acquired extensive experience in the field of earthquake geotechnical engineering with particular reference to seismic geotechnical retrofit and design of pipelines and highway bridges. At UBC, Wijewickreme’s research mainly focuses on pipeline geotechnical engineering and earthquake liquefaction of soils. Wijewickreme pioneered in the establishment of the new Pipeline Integrity Institute (PII) at UBC in partnership with the pipeline sector, including industry, provincial government, and professional associations, and he serves as the Director of the institute. The vision of PII is to champion world-leading pipeline engineering practices and innovation through advance education/training and applied research. Wijewickreme serves on the editorial boards of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, and he is inducted Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. He received the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Horst Leipholz Medal in 2013 for outstanding contributions to Engineering Mechanics and Practice in Canada. Wijewickreme has been elected to serve as the President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society starting 2017.