Ranjith Pathegama Gamage

Professor Ranjith Pathegama Gamage is a Professor in Geomechanics Engineering and Director of International Affairs at Monash University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He leads research in sustainable resource recovery, deep-earth energy systems, and climate resilience, contributing to UN SDGs 7, 9, and 13. His work focuses on CO₂ sequestration, geothermal energy, and eco-friendly materials.

• Education: PhD (University of Wollongong), BSc Eng (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka)
• Affiliations: Fellow of ATSE, CAE, INAE; Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Research Interests:

• Climate Action & CO₂ Reduction
• Geothermal Energy & Unconventional Gas
• Deep Earth Resource Recovery
• Eco-Green Cement Technologies

His projects include the National Drop Weight Impact Testing Facility and Advanced Macro-scale Testing Chamber (AMTC), aimed at studying deep geological applications.

Awards: Humboldt Research Award, Senior Fulbright Scholar, Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate), and multiple national and international recognitions.

Grants & Mentorship: Supervised over 36 PhD students and 53 early-career researchers. Active in industry partnerships for scalable clean energy solutions.

Labs & Initiatives: Leads the Climate Action Plan at Monash, focusing on CO₂ utilization, geothermal energy, and smart cement innovations.