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Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group

 

Academic Staff

Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
Assistant Director of the Schofield Centre
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Associate Professor in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Professor of Hydrodynamics
+44 (0)1223 764829
Professor Gopal Santana Phani Madabhushi
Director of Schofield Centre
Head of Geotechnical Group
+44 (0)1223 768053
Laing O’Rourke Associate Professor in Construction Engineering
Dr Sam  Stanier
University Senior Lecturer
Fellow of Christ's College
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Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics
01223 332713

Emeritus staff

Administrative staff

Schofield Centre Manager
PA to Professor Gopal Santana Phani Madabhushi
+44 (0)1223 768041
FIBE2 CDT Manager
+44 (0)1223 766683

Technical Staff

 John  Chandler
Senior Chief Technician - Schofield Centre
+44 (0)1223 337109
 David  Layfield
Senior Technician
+44 (0)1223 337104
 Chris  McGinnie
Chief Electronics Technician - Schofield Centre
+44 (0)1223 337104
 Kristian  Pether
Senior Mechanical Technician - Schofield Centre
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 Mark  Smith
Senior Mechanical Technician - Schofield Centre
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Research Associates

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow

Graduate Students

Han Ding
PhD Student
MRes Student
PhD Student
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PhD Student
Doctoral Researcher
 Murat  Topcu

Collaborators

Affiliated Lecturer in Engineering
Research Fellow in Engineering
Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering, Tianjin University, China
+44 (0)1223 768046
Dr Mohammed  Elshafie
Associate Professor, QD-SBG Chair and Civil Engineering Graduate Program Coordinator, College of Engineering, Qatar University
+44 (0)1223 332780
Assistant Professor, Sapienza University of Rome
Professor Kenichi  Soga
Chancellor’s Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Past members

Christelle Abadie
Christelle became an academic researcher at University Gustave Eiffel, Geotechnical Centrifuges Lab.
+44 (0)1223 330278
 Tim  Ablett
Division D Computer Officer
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Dr Giovanna  Biscontin
Dr Biscontin became Program Director at the National Science Foundation
+44 (0)1223 768044
Research Associate
 Alessandro  Fusco
PhD Research Student
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 Chris  Knight
Technician - Geotechnical and Environmental Laboratories
+44 (0)1223 332611
Dr Chrysoula  Litina
Research Associate in Resilient Materials for Life (RM4L)
+44 (0)1223 766683
Visiting Graduate Student
Collaborator
 Gianmario  Sorrentino
Research Laboratory Technician
Mrs Sue  Stocks
Geotechnical Group Administrator
+44 (0)1223 332603
Visiting Graduate Student