Profile

My research background is originally in steel structural stability, having achieved my PhD on the topic at Imperial College London in 2012. Thereafter, I worked as an Innovation Engineer for Heerema Marine Contractors, analysing and testing subsea pipeline infrastructure. In 2013, while also continuing part-time with Heerema, I re-joined Imperial College as a Research Associate on the EU-funded FRISCC project to extend the provisions of European structural standard EN 1994-1-1 to concrete-filled steel elliptical hollow sections. I have also previously conducted structural engineering consultancy for GL&SS Engineering, a specialist structural design house based in London.

In October 2015, I joined London South Bank University as a Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering. I have been principal and co-investigator on a number of UKRI-funded research projects, in addition to securing and leading a number of commercial collaborations with industry partners. I was Course Leader for their MSc Civil Engineering and MSc Structural Engineering courses, and in April 2022, I was promoted to Associate Professor of Structural Engineering.

In May 2024, I joined Loughborough University as a Senior Lecturer in Structures, within the Civil Engineering group of the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering.

Professional affiliations

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)
  • Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE)
  • Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (MIMA)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Awards

  • Institution of Structural Engineers Student Award 2007, Best Final Year Project (Ireland region)

External activities

  • 2014: External Review Panel member for provision of postgraduate Research degrees at Cork Institute of Technology
  • 2014: Provided expert witness evidence for legal case surrounding a structural collapse
  • Since 2016: Member of Engineering Mechanics Institute Special Committee on Structural Stability
  • 2018: External Validation Panel member for BSc Civil Engineering apprenticeships at Suffolk New College

Key collaborators

I collaborate with various academic institutions and stakeholders from the construction industry:

  • Academia: Imperial College London, London South Bank University, University College London, Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon), Universitat Politècnica de València
  • Industry: Metsä Wood UK Ltd., FlexSea Ltd., European Metal Recycling Ltd., Vitromite Ltd., Milner Associates