2012- Imperial College London?Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Reader in Particulate Soil Mechanics 2008-2012 : Imperial College London?, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Senior Lecturer in Soil Mechanics 2004- 2008 : Imperial College London?, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering? - Lecturer in Soil Mechanics 2002- 2004 : University College Dublin, Dept. of Civil Engineering - College Lecturer? 1999- 1999 - 2002 : University of California, Berkeley, Dept. of Civil and Environmental - Graduate Research Assistant 1999 : Engineering.? M.C. O’Sullivan & Co. Ltd.(3 months) Ballincollig, Cork - Civil Engineer1998 URS Greiner Woodward Clyde (6 months) Oakland, California - ?Staff Engineer (Geotechnical) 1997 M.C. O’Sullivan & Co. Ltd. (2 months) Ballincollig, Cork - ?Staff Engineer (Geotechnical) Education2002 - University of California, Berkley – Dept. Civil and Environment Engineering : PhD in Geotechnical1999 – University College of Cork, Ireland - Dept. Civil and Environment Engineering : M. Eng. Sc. In Civil Engineering1997 - University College of Cork, Ireland - Dept. Civil and Environment Engineering : B.E (Firt Class Honors) in Civil Engineering Research Interests: pneumatic conveying of powders · discrete element modelling agglomerate breakage · network structure in granular media Education2008-2011: University College of Cork, Ireland – PhD, Process and Chemical Engineering. 2004-2008: University College of Cork, Ireland – BE, Process and Chemical Engineering. Research Experience: 2011 – present: Imperial College London - Brunel Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering Experience:Lectures between 2008 to 2011Apr-Sept 2007: Schering-Plough (Brinny) Co., Innishannon, Co. Cork - Process Engineer Summer 2006: Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich, Kent - Process Engineer 09-2003: College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Bachelor degree (First-class honours) 2008.9-2011.3: Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Master degree (First- class honours)?2011.9-present: Joint PhD program between the University of Hong Kong and Imperial College, PhD candidate Awards: • First-grade scholarship for excellence at Tongji University (2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005, 2006, awarded to top 5 percent of about 450 students) ?• Excellent Student of Tongji University, 2009 ?• Excellent graduate student of Shanghai, China, 2011 ?Research Interest:• Application of the discrete element method in geotechnical engineering?• Advanced soil constitutive modelling?• Tunnelling technology and safety control during construction in urban areas • Discontinuous rock mechanics
