Ryley Beddoe

Ryley Beddoe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Royal Military College (part of Queen's University). Their research focuses on the geotechnical impacts of climate change in Canada’s Arctic, including permafrost degradation, infrastructure resilience, thaw slump dynamics, and remote sensing applications. Dr. Beddoe holds cross appointments as Research Director at the GeoEngineering Centre (Queen’s University) and serves on the Canadian Geotechnical Society’s Education Committee.

Education: PhD (2014) in Geotechnical Engineering from Queen’s University, M.Sc. (2009) in Civil Engineering, B.Ed. (2006), and B.Sc. (2005) in Civil Engineering, all from Queen’s University.

Research emphasizes Arctic infrastructure challenges, ice road engineering (via NOR-EX and Transport Canada collaborations), and climate-driven embankment stabilization. Their work bridges geotechnical engineering with environmental sustainability and disaster mitigation.

Affiliations include the Canadian Permafrost Association and International Permafrost Association. Office: RMC S2414.