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We are pleased to announce that two new scholars have been appointed Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for Geotechnics (ISSN: 2673-7094). We wish our new members success in both their personal research endeavours and efforts to develop the journal.

Name: Prof. Dr. Anna Chiaradonna
Affiliation: Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
Research Interests: geotechnical engineering; earthquake geotechnical engineering; soil mechanics; ground motion; seismic site effects; liquefaction; numerical modelling
Prof. Dr. Anna Chiaradonna’s Special Issue in Geotechnics:
“New Trends in Ground Response Analysis and Liquefaction Assessment”
Submission deadline: 30 April 2026

Name: Dr. Amin Soltani
Affiliation: Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University, Churchill, VIC 3842, Australia
Research Interests: expansive/reactive soils; green geomaterials; ground improvement; soil polymerisation; unsaturated soils and geomaterials
Dr. Amin Soltani’s publication in Geotechnics:
“Predicting the Strength Performance of Hydrated-Lime Activated Rice Husk Ash-Treated Soil Using Two Grey-Box Machine Learning Models”
by Abolfazl Baghbani, Amin Soltani, Katayoon Kiany and Firas Daghistani
Geotechnics 2023, 3(3) 894-920. https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics3030048
Further details about the Editorial Board of Geotechnics can be found by clicking the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geotechnics/editors.
Geotechnics is currently recruiting Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors. Please contact the Editorial Office if you are interested in these positions.