Dr. Kshama Roy is an industry renowned expert in pipe-soil interaction and currently working as a Principal Specialist, Integrity Solutions & Compliance, Energy Systems at DNV Canada Ltd. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Sessional Instructor at the University of Calgary. Prior to joining DNV, he worked as the Lead-Special Projects & Pipeline Integrity and Principal Investigator, NC Innovation at Northern Crescent Inc. Apart from being involved in several challenging and complex pipeline geotechnical engineering projects, he has authored over 50 papers, presents regularly at conferences, and volunteers as a peer reviewer for technical publications. Being highly focused on technology development projects with immediate industry applications, he led a team of engineers to complete 7 in-house software development projects. Dr. Roy is a Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z662 code committee member. He developed and taught four courses at the University of Calgary including the ‘Pipeline Geotechnical Engineering’ course. Dr. Roy has been awarded with over 40 awards including the prestigious ‘Bright Spark Lecture Award 2024’ by the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), ‘Early Accomplishment Award 2024’ by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), ‘Early Achievement Award 2023’ by the Canadian Geotechnical Society, ‘Most Promising Engineer-Midstream 2023’ by the Gulf Energy Information, ‘Innovative Thinker Award 2021’ by the Pipeline & Gas Journal and ‘Outstanding Young Pipeline Professional Award 2020’ by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the International Pipeline Conference. Read Dr. Roy’s interview on pipeline technology journal: https://www.pipeline-journal.net/news/pipeline-people-dr-kshama-roy-chair-ypi
