Qualifications
BE (Civil) BSc (Geology), PhD (Newcastle)Education
- 2000
PhD, The University of Newcastle
- 1988
BE (Civil, Hons 1), The University of Newcastle
- 1987
BSc (Geology), The University of Newcastle
Employment
- 2011
Professor, University of Newcastle
- 2008
Associate Professor, University of Newcastle
- 2004
Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
- 2000
Lecturer, University of Newcastle
- 1998
Geotechnical Professional Officer, The University of Newcastle.
- 1994
Postgraduate Student, The University of Newcastle.
- 1990
Consulting Geotechnical Engineer, Coffey Partners International.
- 1989
Assistant Works Engineer, Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW.
- 1984
Cadet, Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW.
Professional Activities
- Member: Australian Geomechanics Society, 1990 to present
- Member: Railway Technological Society of Australia 2000 to present
- Committee Member: Australian Geomechanics Society, 1994 to present
- Chairman of the Newcastle Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society, 2008 and 2009
- Life Member, Newcastle University Sport
- Board Member of Newcastle University Sport Inc. 2004-present.
- Member of Academic Senate, The University of Newcastle, 2006-2010.
- Deputy President of Academic Senate, The University of Newcastle, 2009-2010.
- Head of Discipline, Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering, UoN, 2008-2010.
Research Interests
- Foundations in reactive (Expansive) clay soils
- Measurements in unsaturated soils
- Coal mining geotechnics
- Engineering Geology