2017-05-09
New Civil RHD students who are commencing in Research Quarter 2, 2017
Please welcome our new RHD students for Research Quarter 2, 2017:
Student |
Program |
Principal Advisor |
Research Group |
Vinny GUPTA |
MPhil |
Dr Juan Hidalgo |
Fire Safety Engineering |
Liang LI |
PhD |
Dr Vinh Dao |
Structural Engineering |
Pinal PATEL |
MPhil |
Prof. Tom Baldock |
Coastal Engineering |
Guangxing WANG |
PhD |
Dr Jiwon Kim |
Transport Engineering |
Civil RHD students who have graduated in Research Quarter 1, 2017
Congratulations to the following students who have successfully completed their RHD program in Research Quarter 1, 2017:
Student |
Program |
Principal Advisor |
Thesis Title |
Julia BUSSE |
PhD |
Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann |
Multi-scale permeability of coal fractures and cleats |
Richard EMBERLEY |
PhD |
Prof. José Torero |
Fundamentals for the Fire Design of Cross Laminated Timber Buildings |
Wayne MULLER* |
PhD |
Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann |
Characterising moisture within unbound granular pavements using multi-offset Ground Penetrating Radar |
Hojjat REZAEESTAKHRUIE |
PhD |
Dr Mahmoud Mesbah |
Analytical Error Propagation in Four-Step Transportation Demand Models |
Thomas RIDGWAY |
MPhil |
Prof. David Williams |
Alumina Refinery Inputs and Processes Affecting Sedimentation, Consolidation and Desiccation of Seawater Neutralised Bauxite Residue |
* the candidate has been nominated for a Dean’s Commendation award
Civil RHD students who have submitted their thesis in Research Quarter 1, 2017
Congratulations to the following students who have successfully submitted their thesis for examination in Research Quarter 1, 2017:
Student |
Program |
Principal Advisor |
Thesis Title |
Maziar GHOLAMI KORZANI |
PhD |
Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann |
A novel approach in SPH to simulate hydraulically induced deformation processes in Geomechanics |
Harshani HMD |
PhD |
Assoc. Prof. Alexander Scheuermann |
Micro-scale flow and induced contact erosion in granular media |
Farshad HASHEMI REZVANI |
PhD |
Dr Hamid Ronagh |
Robustness of Steel Moment Resisting Frames Subjected to Travelling Fire and Structural Element Removal |
Zhifang HU |
MPhil |
Dr David Callaghan |
Investigation on Parametric Similar Waves Using OpenFOAM |
Misbah Uddin KHAN |
PhD |
Dr Mahmoud Mesbah |
IMPROVEMENT OF A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORTAING FLOODING |
Danielle LESTER |
PhD |
Prof Jose Torero |
Delivering Superior Megaproject Performance Outcomes Through Timely Intervention in the Civil Engineering Curriculum |
Fabio OLIVEIRA |
PhD |
Dr Matthew Mason |
Cascading Collapse of Transmission Line Structures |
Ye Win TUN |
PhD |
Dr Dorival Pedroso |
Reliability Analyses of the Stability of Slopes using the Limit Equilibrium Method and Genetic Algorithms |
Gangfu ZHANG |
PhD |
Prof Hubert Chanson |
Free-Surface Aeration, Turbulence, and Energy Dissipation on Stepped Chutes with Triangular Steps, Chamfered Steps, and Partially Blocked Step Cavities |
Yunpeng ZHANG |
PhD |
Dr Dorival Pedroso |
On accuracy, efficiency and stability of methods for solving porous media dynamics |