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Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group

 

Academic Staff

Professor Abir  Al-Tabbaa
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
+44 (0)1223 332715
Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
Assistant Director of the Schofield Centre
+44 (0)1223 768052
Dr Dongfang  Liang
Professor of Hydrodynamics
+44 (0)1223 764829
Dr Rod  Lynch
FIBE CDT Course Director
+44 (0)1223 332714
Professor Gopal Santana Phani Madabhushi
Director of Schofield Centre
Head of Geotechnical Group
+44 (0)1223 768053
Dr Sam  Stanier
University Senior Lecturer
Fellow of Christ's College
+44 (0) 7856 009042
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

 Tim  Ablett
Division D Computer Officer
+44 (0)1223 766684
 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
+44 (0)1223 337109
 Mark  Smith
Senior Mechanical Technician - Schofield Centre
+44 (0)1223 337109
 Gianmario  Sorrentino
Research Laboratory Technician

Post docs

Dr. Haitao  Lan
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow

Graduate Students

PhD Research Student
+44(0)1223768050
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
+44 7437 461 696
 Padmapriya  Arul Kumar
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
Han Ding
PhD Research Student
MRes Student
 Ruth  Faherty
PhD Research Student
 Tianzheng  Fu
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
 Jikai  Guo
PhD Research Student
Research Student
 Jack Zhening  Huang
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
Doctoral Researcher
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
 Bernard  Maloney
PhD Research Student
 Gabriele  Milone
PhD Research Student
 Douglas  Morley
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
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PhD Research Student
 Juntae  Seong
PhD Research Student
 Casey J Shepheard
PhD Research Student
PhD Research Student
 Murat  Topcu
PhD Research Student
+44 (0)1223 768050
 Zijun  Xie
PhD Research Student
 Diarmid Muchen  Xu
 Qiaofeng  Zheng
PhD Research Student
MPhil Research Student

Visitors

Visiting Graduate Student
Visiting Graduate Student

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
University Lecturer
+44 (0)1223 330278
Dr Giovanna  Biscontin
University Lecturer
+44 (0)1223 768044
Research Associate
 Alessandro  Fusco
PhD Research Student
01223768046
 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
Collaborator
Mrs Sue  Stocks
Geotechnical Group Administrator
+44 (0)1223 332603