Tingfa Liu and his collaborators, Dr Vinck, Prof Jardine, Dr Kontoe, Dr Ahmadi-Naghadeh, Dr Buckley, Prof Byrne, Dr Lawrence, Dr McAdam and Dr Schranz, were awarded the BGA Medal Prize 2022 for their joint paper "Advanced in situ and laboratory characterisation of the ALPACA chalk research site" published on Géotechnique.
The British Geotechnical Association Medal is awarded annually (each calendar year) to a paper written by a BGA member (or members) for “meritorious contributions to geotechnical science or practice. The award is based on the best paper published in an international journal and from BGA, ISSMGE and ISRM conferences, and submitted for consideration of the award.