Qualifications
2001-2005: D.Phil. (Engineering Science, major in Computational Mechanics), University of Oxford, U.K. Dissertation: A thermodynamic approach to constitutive modelling of concrete using damage mechanics and plasticity theory.
1996-1998: M.Eng. (Civil Engineering, major in Computational Mechanics), University of Liege, Belgium. Thesis: Finite element application for the two-field variational principle in elasto-plastic analysis of plane stress/strain problems.
1991-1996: B.Eng. (Civil Engineering), HoChiMinh City University of Architecture, Vietnam. Thesis: A finite element program for the analysis of plane frames and its application for the structural design of Ky Dong multi-storey apartment building.
Employment
01/2017-present: Associate Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia
07/2013-12/2016: Senior Lecturer, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia
01/2012-08/2013: Research Fellow & Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia.
01/2009-12/2011: University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia.
09/2007-12/2008: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia.
09/2005-04/2007: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico, U.S.A.
09/2000-09/2001: Structural Engineer & Programmer, ECG (Engineering Consulting Group), HoChiMinh City University of Technology, Vietnam.
11/1999-09/2001: Research and Teaching Assistant, Centre of Computational Mechanics, HoChiMinh City University of Technology, Vietnam.
08/1996-09/1999: Structural Engineer (1996-1998: part-time), API Co. Ltd, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam.