The IGS- AISAT Award, for the best M Tech thesis in Geotechnical Engineering in Kerala was awarded to Sangeetha K M of IES College of Engineering, Chittilappilly for her exceptional work on 'Assessment of liquefaction potential using SPT and cyclic triaxial test'. The award which comprised of a citation and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/-, was presented to her, by Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu, IGS National President during an august function at the seventh Praphulla Kumar Lecture on 22nd September 2018 at Hotel Mercy, Ravipuram, Ernakulam.