Biography

Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Senior Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

JSPS Research Fellow (Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering), Geo-disaster Mitigation Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

ARC Research Fellow (Geotechnical Engineering), Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia

TODAI Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering), Foundation and Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

MEXT Research Student (Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering), Foundation and Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

PG Certificate in Tertiary Teaching, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ

PhD in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan

MEng (Thesis) in Civil Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy

BEng (Thesis) in Civil Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy

JGS Best Paper Award - for "Umar M., Kiyota T., Chiaro G. & Duttine A. (2021). Post-liquefaction deformation and strength characteristics of sand in torsional shear tests. Soils and Foundations, 61(5): 1207-1222."

JGS Best Paper Award - for "Umar M., Chiaro G., Kiyota T. & Ullah, N. (2021). Deformation and cyclic resistance of sand in large-strain undrained torsional shear tests with initial static shear stress. Soils and Foundations, 61(3): 765-781."

IABSE Award - Outstanding Paper Award (Category "Scientific Paper") for "Hernandez et al. 2020. Eco-rubber seismic-isolation foundation systems, a sustainable solution for the New Zealand context. Structural Engineering International, 30(2): 192-200."

NZSEE Otto Glogau Award - Earthquake Engineering Best Paper Award for "Chiaro et al. 2017. Reconnaissance report on geotechnical and geological aspects of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, Japan. BNZSEE, 50(3): 365-393."

JSPS Research Fellowship (2-year) funded by Japanese Society for Promotion of Science

IIS Research Fellowship (1-year) funded by Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

ARC Research Fellowship (3-year) funded by the University of Wollongong

TODAI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (6-month) funded by Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

MEXT Research Scholarship (3-year) funded by Japanese Government to study at the University of Tokyo, Japan

Honours and commendations (i.e. 110/110 cum laude or GPA 9/9) for MScCE, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy

Socrates-Erasmus Scholarship funded by European Community to study at the University of Malaga, Spain

International Mobility Scholarship funded by the University of Cassino to study at the University of Salamanca, Spain

ADISU Scholarship (merit-based scholarship) funded by Ente per il Diritto allo Studio nel Lazio, Italy