Harding Prize lecture set for April
28 March 2023The three finalists for this year’s Harding Prize will present their papers at the British Tunnelling Society’s (BTS) April meeting.
The Harding Prize Lecture will be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London on April 13.
This year’s finalists are:
Jake Rankin: CGI – Artificial intelligence for forecasting tunnelling projects
Ricardo Manias: The Riverlinx CJV – The pressure ring launch system at the Silvertown Tunnel
Agustin Ruiz Lopez: Imperial College – New insights into the structural behaviour of grey cast iron linings
The Harding Prize competition is named in honour of Sir Harold Harding, the founding chairman of the BTS. The competition is open to young engineers aged 33 or under.
Original papers submitted must address aspects of tunnelling which are considered of interest to the tunnelling industry. A judging panel selects the winning paper.
The in-person lecture, which starts at 18:00 (GMT+1), will also be streamed live at https://youtu.be/WBlzEoJBdIE
