We are happy to announce the winners of the SECED Fund Award 2025: Vikram Kumar Ramesh (PhD Student, University of Strathclyde) and Nabilah Abu Bakar (Senior Lecturer, Universiti Putra Malaysia).
Vikram’s proposal, titled “Non-Contact Vibration Monitoring of Infrastructure Using Ground-Based Radar”, aims to develop an innovative structural health monitoring platform, which will be used for monitoring vibrations of large-scale structural prototypes and bridges, both in laboratory and field conditions.
Nabilah’s proposal, titled “Building Resilience in Earthquake and Structural Dynamics Through High-School STEM Outreach”, focuses on an educational initiative designed to provide valuable learning opportunities related to earthquake and structural dynamics for students. The presentation recording is available here: Building Resilience in Earthquake & Structural Dynamics through STEM Outreach
Both these types of activities are being funded for the first time through the SECED Fund, reflecting the scheme’s growing commitment to supporting a broad spectrum of impactful initiatives within the earthquake and civil engineering dynamics community.
Further information about the SECED Fund can be found here.