Civil and Natural Resources Engineering contacts
Civil and Natural Resources
69 Creyke Road
University of Canterbury
Christchurch
New Zealand
enquiries@civil.canterbury.ac.nz
Phone +64 3 369 3113
Administration and Support staff
Catherine O'Shaughnessy
Undergraduate Administrator
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E424
Phone: +6433695880
Internal Phone: 95880
Elizabeth Ackermann
Department Administrator
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E423
Phone: +6433694116
Internal Phone: 94116
Emma Clark
Administrator
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E422
Phone: 369 3395
Internal Phone: 93395
Alan Gordon
Development and Operations Manager
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E421
Phone: +6433694051
Internal Phone: 94051
Olive Dalton
Systems Manager
Room: E212C, Civil/Mech Building
Internal Phone: 93153
Tutors
Kim Parrent
Senior Tutor
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E320
Phone: +6433694640
Internal Phone: 94640
Academic staff
Anthony Abu
Senior Lecturer
NZFS Commission Senior Lecturer in Structural Fire Engineering
Fields of Research:
- Design of structures in fire conditions
- Design of steel, composite steel and concrete ...
- Design of steel, composite steel and concrete ...
Larry Bellamy
Ada Rutherford Professor of Architectural Engineering
Fields of Research:
- Building energy engineering
- Sustainable building materials and design
- Building envelopes ...
- Sustainable building materials and design
- Building envelopes ...
Ricardo Bello Mendoza
Senior Lecturer
Postgraduate Co-ordinator
Fields of Research:
- Anaerobic processes for wastewater treatment and bioenergy production
- Degradation of water ...
- Degradation of water ...
Desmond Bull
Holcim Professor in Concrete Design
Fields of Research:
- Structural concrete design
- Earthquake engineering
- Bridge design
- Concrete materials
- Earthquake engineering
- Bridge design
- Concrete materials
Brendon Bradley
Professor in Earthquake Engineering
Deputy-Director of QuakeCoRE
Fields of Research:
- Seismic hazard analysis and ground motion prediction
- Seismic risk and loss analysis and ...
- Seismic risk and loss analysis and ...
Tom Cochrane
Associate Professor
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering
Fields of Research:
- Hydrology
- Hydropower
- Water resources modelling
- Sediment transport and ...
- Hydropower
- Water resources modelling
- Sediment transport and ...
Mark Davidson
Head of Department
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Environmental fluid mechanics
- Wastewater disposal
- Wastewater disposal
Reagan Chandramohan
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Seismic Hazard, Risk, and Reliability Assessment
- Performance-Based Earthquake ...
- Performance-Based Earthquake ...
Frances Charters
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Stormwater quality characterisation
- Stormwater quality modelling
- Stormwater treatment
- Stormwater quality modelling
- Stormwater treatment
Gabriele Chiaro
Senior Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Environmental Geotechnics
- Constitutive Modeling for ...
- Environmental Geotechnics
- Constitutive Modeling for ...
Misko Cubrinovski
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Geotechnical earthquake engineering
- Soil liquefaction: evaluation and remediation
- Seismic ...
- Soil liquefaction: evaluation and remediation
- Seismic ...
Roger Dawe
Surveying Part-time lecturer
Tonny de Vries
Lecturer
Research Interests:
Irrigation engineering, climate change, water resources engineering, agriculture
Rajesh Dhakal
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Analytical/experimental investigation on seismic performance of key components ...
Nick Dudley Ward
Senior Lecturer
Director of Humanitarian Engineering
Fields of Research:
- groundwater tomography (e.g seismic, GPR)
- poroelasticity
- computational wave propagation ...
- poroelasticity
- computational wave propagation ...
Mehdi Keyvan-Ekbatani
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Urban and Motorway Traffic Flow Modelling and Control
- Traffic state estimation
- Automated ...
- Traffic state estimation
- Automated ...
Charles Fleischmann
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Compartment fire modelling
- Fire dynamics
- Fire engineering
- Fire dynamics
- Fire engineering
Gabriele Granello
Lecturer
Hongwei Guo
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Construction health and safety
- Knowledge-based system
- BIM and safety
- Safety ...
- Knowledge-based system
- BIM and safety
- Safety ...
Matthew Hughes
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Geospatial research on earthquake impacts on infrastructure lifelines
Diana Kusumastuti
Lecturer in Transport Engineering
Pedro Lee
Professor
Undergraduate Co-ordinator
Fields of Research:
- Flow hydraulics of open compound channels
- System control theory for fault detection in ...
- System control theory for fault detection in ...
Chin-Long Lee
Senior Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Earthquake Engineering
- Nonlinear Structural Analysis
- Computational Mechanics
- Steel and ...
- Nonlinear Structural Analysis
- Computational Mechanics
- Steel and ...
Minghao Li
Senior Lecturer
1st Pro Coordinator
Fields of Research:
- Timber Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering
Giuseppe Loporcaro
Lecturer, Architectural Engineering
Fields of Research:
- Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Low-cycle fatigue of metals
- Materials for ...
- Low-cycle fatigue of metals
- Materials for ...
Gregory MacRae
Associate Professor
Fields of Research:
- Low Damage Construction
- Steel/Composite Structures
- Earthquake Engineering
- Structural ...
- Steel/Composite Structures
- Earthquake Engineering
- Structural ...
Ian Mason
Lecturer
Co-director, Renewable Energy
Fields of Research:
- Sustainable energy systems
- Energy systems modelling
- Carbon management
- Energy systems modelling
- Carbon management
Christopher McGann
Lecturer
3rd Pro Co-ordinator
Fields of Research:
- Structural and geotechnical earthquake engineering
- Constitutive modeling
- Numerical ...
- Constitutive modeling
- Numerical ...
Mark Milke
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Solid waste (rubbish) management
- Environmental engineering
- Systems, decision, and risk ...
- Environmental engineering
- Systems, decision, and risk ...
Dong Ngoduy
Associate Professor
Fields of Research:
- Traffic Flow Theory and Simulation, Data fusion
- Intelligent Transport Systems, Connected ...
- Intelligent Transport Systems, Connected ...
Daniel Nilsson
Professor in Fire Engineering
Roger Nokes
Professor
Council member
Fields of Research:
- Gravity currents
- Tsunami generation
- Jets and plumes
- Mixing in stratified flows
- Tsunami generation
- Jets and plumes
- Mixing in stratified flows
Jack Nugent
Assistant Lecturer, Humanitarian Engineering
Markus Pahlow
2nd Pro Co-ordinator
Fields of Research:
- Engineering Hydrology
- Water Resources Management
- Sustainable Development
- Water Resources Management
- Sustainable Development
Alessandro Palermo
Professor
Associate Professor
Fields of Research:
- Bridge Engineering
- Seismic resistant low-damage technologies
- Post-tensioned timber ...
- Seismic resistant low-damage technologies
- Post-tensioned timber ...
Stefano Pampanin
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Seismic Design of Low-Damage Concrete and Timber Buildings
- Innovative solutions for ...
- Innovative solutions for ...
Mofreh Saleh
Associate Professor
Fields of Research:
- Asphaltic concrete materials
- Finite elements modelling for pavement materials
- Pavement ...
- Finite elements modelling for pavement materials
- Pavement ...
Allan Scott
Senior Lecturer - Cement and Concrete Association Fellow
Fields of Research:
- Durability of reinforced concrete structures
- Concrete materials
- Corrosion of metals
- Concrete materials
- Corrosion of metals
Eric Scheepbouwer
Senior Lecturer
Construction Management Postgraduate Programme Director
Fields of Research:
- Construction
- Project Management
- Cost Engineering
- Risk Management
- Project Management
- Cost Engineering
- Risk Management
Mark Stringer
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Liquefaction
- Undisturbed soil sampling
- New Zealand soils
- Undisturbed soil sampling
- New Zealand soils
Tim Sullivan
Associate Professor
Fields of Research:
- Fundamentals of Seismic Design Methods
- Displacement-based design
- Capacity ...
- Displacement-based design
- Capacity ...
Daniel van der Walt
Lecturer, Construction Management
David Wareham
College of Engineering Dean (International) and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Engineering
Fields of Research:
- Environmental engineering
- Environmental engineering education
- Biological Nitrogen ...
- Environmental engineering education
- Biological Nitrogen ...
Kun Xie
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Traffic Safety
- Urban Informatics
- Emergency Management
- Transportation Operation and ...
- Urban Informatics
- Emergency Management
- Transportation Operation and ...
Nick Dudley Ward
Senior Lecturer
Director of Humanitarian Engineering
Fields of Research:
- groundwater tomography (e.g seismic, GPR)
- poroelasticity
- computational wave propagation ...
- poroelasticity
- computational wave propagation ...
Technical staff
Phillippe Bruneau
Fluid Mechanics Lab Manager
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E212D
Phone: +6433692388
Internal Phone: 92388
Peter Coursey
Computer Technician
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E118
Phone: +6433692189
Internal Phone: 92189
Grant Dunlop
Fire Engineering Lab Technician
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B118
Phone: +6433692257
Internal Phone: 92257
Siale Faitotonu
Technical Officer
Geomechanics laboratory Technician
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E112A
Phone: +6433692261
Internal Phone: 92261
Mosese Fifita
Technician - Structures Lab
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B114
Phone: +6433692198
Internal Phone: 92198
Gavin Keats
Technician - Structures Lab
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B114
Phone: +6433692207
Internal Phone: 92207
John Kooloos
Technical Officer
Technician - Transportation laboratory
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E111A
Phone: +6433692259
Internal Phone: 92259
Alex John Lowings
Electronics and Software DesignTechnician
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E118
Phone: +6433692605
Internal Phone: 92605
Anne Mackenzie
Structures Lab Engineering Manager
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E425
Phone: +6433695827
Internal Phone: 95827
David MacPherson
Technical Services Manager
Environmental Engineering Lab / Dept Safety Officer
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B120
Phone: +6433692114
Internal Phone: 92114
Russell McConchie
Structural Engineering Laboratory Manager
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B125
Phone: +6433692099
Internal Phone: 92099
Peter McGuigan
Technician
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E337
Phone: +6433692084
Internal Phone: 92084
John Maley
Technician - Structures Lab
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B103
Phone: +6433692186
Internal Phone: 92186
Timothy Perigo
Technician - Structures Lab
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B125
Phone: +6433692216
Internal Phone: 92216
Alan Poynter
Technical Officer
Technician - Model structures lab
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E117
Phone: +6433692418
Internal Phone: 92418
Manjula Premaratne
Environmental Technician
Internal Phone: 7253
Alan Thirlwell
Structural Engineering Technician
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering
Phone: +6433692395
Internal Phone: 92395
Michael Weavers
Senior Technician - Electronics Workshop
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E118
Phone: +6433692193
Internal Phone: 92193
Kevin Wines
Technician- Fabrication and Testing
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering B114
Phone: +6433692381
Internal Phone: 92381
Adjunct, emeritus and retired staff
David Carradine
Structural Engineering, BRANZ
Postal address: BRANZ, Private Bag 50908, Porirua City 5240
Phone: +64 4 288 8408
Aisling O'Sullivan
Lecturer - Teaching and Administration
Senior Research Fellow
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering Rm E324
Phone: +6433692045
Internal Phone: 92045
Alan Nicholson
Emeritus Professor
Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E404
Phone: +6433642233
Internal Phone: 6233