Career

After graduating with an MEng in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, my academic career began with a Vice-Chancellor's Independent Research Fellowship (2015–2017). In 2017, I became a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Civil Engineering and secured a UKRI-EPSRC Fellowship (2017–2020). I was awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize in Engineering (2020–2022) and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2020. In 2022, I achieved Chartership (CEng MICE), and, in 2023, I was promoted to Reader (Associate Professor) in Geotechnics.

I am actively engaged in national and international academic and professional activities. I am a member of the ISSMGE International Technical Committee TC208 (Slope Stability) and have had the privilege of being a visiting scholar at the GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s–RMC in Canada.

I contribute to shaping the research landscape through service to major funding bodies, including the UKRI Talent Peer Review College, Leverhulme Trust, and Royal Society, as well as international agencies such as the Czech Science Foundation, NSERC (Canada), and the Swiss National Science Foundation.

I currently serve as Associate Editor for the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and as an Editorial Board Member for Engineering Geology. I have previously held a board position with the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology and regularly review for over 20 academic journals. I also chaired the Scientific Committee for the 2024 International Conference on Smart Informatics and Multi-hazard Reduction (SIMR).

My research has been featured in films on the BBC and Discovery Channel. Recent UK engagements include invited talks at the BGA Annual Conference and the Ground Engineering Sustainability Conference. I have judged the Ground Engineering Early Careers Challenge and currently serve as External Examiner for Civil Engineering programmes at the University of Brighton (2022–2026).