Research interests
My research addresses ways in which structural engineering can help us to meet the infrastructure needs of a rapidly growing urban population while maintaining the quality of the natural world around us. I am interested in the relationship between local and global behaviour in structural systems and the implications of this for design. My work explores ways in which better structural assessment, reconfiguration, retrofit and extension can help us make better use of our enormous inventory of existing structures; and the use of lower-embodied impact materials such as engineered timber for the design of more sustainable tall buildings and urban infrastructure.
Biography
I have a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wales, Cardiff, and an MEng in Civil & Architectural Engineering from the University of Bath. I spent two years in practice as a structural engineer in London before coming to Cambridge to carry out a PhD in the Department of Engineering. Following my PhD, I spent time as a post-doctoral Research Associate and Senior Teaching Associate in the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge, and as Senior Lecturer in Structures in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.