Areas of Expertise:
- Geotechnical earthquake engineering / soil dynamics
- Soil liquefaction and ground remediation techniques
- Slope movements and landslide risk mitigation
- Site and soil characterisation


Research groups:
- University of Auckland Geomechanics Research Group
- QuakeCoRE (http://www.quakecore.nz/)
- Tephra-Seismites (https://tephra-seismites.com/)
- Geotechnical Seismic Isolation (GSI) Network https://www.gsi-global.org/
- TC-105 (Geomechanics from Micro to Macro) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) (https://www.issmge.org/committees/technical-committees/fundamentals/geo-mechanics)
- TC-306 (Geo-engineering education) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) (https://www.issmge.org/committees/technical-committees/impact-on-society/geo-educations)
- AsRTC-3 (Geotechnology for Natural Hazards) of the Asian Regional Committee, ISSMGE (https://www.issmge.org/committees/regional-technical-committees/asia/geotechnology-for-natural-hazards)


Media Keywords:
Geotechnical earthquake engineering, Ground remediation techniques, Landslides - risk mitigation, Liquefaction, Site characterisation, Slope movements and stability, Soil characterisation, Soil dynamics