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Elected President of ISSMGE
At the 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Vienna, I was elected President of ISSMGE for the term 2026 to 2029. The trust of 92 national member societies and their 21,000 members is not something I take lightly.
Lectures, talks & interviews
Les géostructures de l'EPFL apparaissent à Neuchâtel
Television coverage of energy geostructures deployed in Swiss urban infrastructure. 2025.
Le sous-sol va-t-il régler tous nos problèmes?
A wide-ranging interview covering nuclear waste disposal, CO2 sequestration, energy geostructures and bio-cementation. 24,000+ views.
Bio-cementation: Transforming Scientific Discoveries into Market Solutions
Lecture at ENAC Research Day, EPFL. 2024.
In-situ Evaluation of a Thermo-Active Underground Station
Real-world performance data from energy geostructure installations. VIth Madrid Subterra. 2022.
Energy Geotechnology: A New Era for Geotechnical Engineering
The ASCE Kersten Lecture, Minneapolis. 2020.
CO2 Capture: Between Challenges and Solutions
Gaznat WEC-Global Gas Centre Conference, EPFL. 2018.
Et si on maîtrisait l'enfouissement de nos déchets nucléaires?
EPFL Sion. On the science of deep geological disposal of nuclear waste. 2012.
Interviews & press coverage
Q&A: Sustainable Geotechnical Solutions and Collaboration
Interview ahead of the DFI John Mitchell Lecture, Bruges.
National Radio Interview on Geotechnics and Sustainability
Swiss national radio interview. July 2024.
Winter 2025 Edition
Contribution as VP Europe on engaging national societies and building the European geotechnical community. Prof. Laloui has since been elected President of ISSMGE at the 21st International Conference, Vienna, June 2026.
Press photos
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