
Qualifications
BEng, Dipl.-Ing., PhDEducation
- 2008
PhD, University of Western Australia
- 2001
Dipl.-Ing., University of Technology (RWTH) Aachen, Germany
- 1999
BEng with Distinction, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
Employment
- 2011
Associate Professor, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (UWA)
- 2011
Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian Research Council, 4 yrs
- 2011
The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust Assistant Professor, 4 yrs
- 2008
Assistant Professor, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (UWA)
- 2008
Geotechnical Engineer, Advanced Geomechanics, Perth
- 2006
Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates Pty Ltd, Perth
- 2002
Research Assistant, University of Technology, Munich, Germany
Research Interests
- Offshore geotechnics
- Centrifuge modelling
- Numerical modelling
- Soil–structure–fluid interaction
- Development of foundation–soil interaction models
- Offshore foundations under combined loading
- Mobile jack-up platforms and their spudcan foundations
- Foundations for offshore wind energy installations