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Ariaratnam, PE

Samuel T Ariaratnam, PE

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School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
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Dr. Samuel T. Ariaratnam is an Associate Professor in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to ASU in 2001, he was a faculty member in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta. His teaching and research interests are in the area of Urban Infrastructure Management & Rehabilitation, with a particular focus on trenchless engineering applications of horizontal directional drilling, trenchless pipe replacement, and underground utility asset management. He has published over 150 technical papers in refereed journals and conferences. Dr. Ariaratnam serves on the Editorial Board of Trenchless Technology Magazine, Trenchless Engineering, and the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. He was recently named to the Phoenix Business Journal's Forty under 40 list.

Infrastructure management & rehabilitation Trenchless construction methods

Ph.D. Civil Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1994
M.S. Civil Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1991
B.A.Sc. Civil Engineering
University of Waterloo - Ontario - Canada 1989

2007 Elected as Vice Chairman of the International Society for Trenchless Technology

2007 No-Dig 2006 Outstanding Paper Award (Assessment Category)

2006 15th Anniversary Award, North American Society for Trenchless Technology

2006 The Phoenix Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40 List”

2005 Assistant Specialty Editor, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, 2005-present

2005 Elected in the Executive Sub-Committee of the International Society for Trenchless Technology

2005 Who’s Who in Engineering Education (WWEE)

2005 Inducted as an “Honorary Member”, National Utility Contractors Association of Arizona

2005 Who’s Who in Professionals and Executives (WWPE)

2004 Halliburton Energy Services Award, for contributions to the advancement of Petroleum technology

2003 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association’s Young Civil Engineer Achievement Award

2003 Appointment to the Graduate College, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2003-2005

2001 John O’Bickel “Best Journal Paper” Award, American Society of Civil Engineers

2001 Certificate of Recognition, City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering

2001 10th Anniversary Award, North American Society for Trenchless Technology

2000 Award of Recognition, California Department of Transportation

1991 William E. O’Neil Construction Company Award for Excellence in Construction Management

1989 University of Waterloo Letterman Award

Sihabuddin, S. and S.T. Ariaratnam (2009). “Methodology for Estimating Emissions in Underground Utility Construction Operations”, Journal of Engineering Design and Technology, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp.37-64.

Woodroffe, N.J.A. and S.T. Ariaratnam (2009). “Contractor Perspective on Factors for Evaluating Installation Options for Small Diameter Utilities”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 135, No. 2, pp. 75-87.

Koo, D.H., and S.T. Ariaratnam (2008). “Application of a Sustainability Model for Assessing Water Main Replacement Options”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, August, Vol. 134, No. 8, pp. 563-574.

Woodroffe, N.J.A., and S.T. Ariaratnam (2008). “Cost and Risk Evaluation for Horizontal Directional Drillings vs. Open Cut in an Urban Environment”, Practive Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, ASCE, Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 85-92.