Qualifications
BE (Hons I), PhD (Newcastle)Education
- 2002
PhD, University of Newcastle
- 1994
BE (Hons I), University of Newcastle
Employment
- 2011
Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, 7 yrs
- 2011
Associate Professor, University of Newcastle
- 2008
Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
- 2008
Specialist Consultant, Douglas Partners Pty Ltd, continuing
- 2007
Specialist Consultant, Arup Geotechnics, 1yr
- 2006
Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia, 2yrs
- 2003
Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland, 3yrs
- 1997
PhD Candidate, University of Newcastle, 4yrs
- 1994
Geotechnical Engineer, Douglas Partners Pty Ltd, 3yrs
Awards and honours
- 2011
Outstanding Regional Contribution Award, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics
- 2007
Telford Premium, Institution of Civil Engineers London
- 2004
Trollope Medal, Australian Geomechanics Society
- 2000
Telford Medal, Institution of Civil Engineers London
- 1994
Tony Herzog Award, University of Newcastle.
Research Interests
- Underground Mine Geomechanics
- Slope Stability
- Rock Mechanics
- Geotechnical aspects of energy and transport infrastructure
- Prediction of geotechnical failure using limit analysis
- Nonlinear finite element analysis and Applications
- Offshore Geomechcnica