Research Team
Associate Prof.
Gabriele Chiaro
Project Leader
Research Leader (Geotechnical Eng.)
University of Canterbury
Prof. Alessandro Palermo
Project Co-Leader
Research Leader
(Structural Eng.)
University of Canterbury
Dr. Laura Joan Banasiak
Key Researcher
Research Leader
(Environmental Eng.)
Environmental Science and Research Institute
Dr. Ali Tasalloti
Key Researcher
(Geotechnical Eng.)
University of Canterbury
Dr. Gabriele Granello
Key Researcher
(Structural Eng.)
University of Edinburgh
Associate Prof.
Jayan S. Vinod
Key Researcher
(Geotechnical Eng.)
University of Wollongong, Australia
Dr. Royce Liu
Key Researcher
(Structural Eng.)
University of Canterbury
Postgraduate Students
Hernesto Hernandez
PhD Student
(Structural Eng.)
Arjun Murali
PhD Student
(Geotechnical Eng.)
Kevin S.Y. Chew
MEng Student
(Geotechnical Eng.)
Undergraduate Project Students
Callum Nish (Geotechnical Engineering)
Billy Uriah (Geotechnical Engineering)
David Thoo (Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering)
Sara Whibley (Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering)
Julia Young (Geotechnical Engineering)
Olivia Ross (Geotechnical Engineering)
Sarifah Abd Rahma (Geotechnical Engineering)
Tasha Tan (Geotechnical Engineering)
Former Students
MEngSt (Research Project)
Arjun Murali (Geotechnical Engineering)
Adinda Chaerany (Structural Engineering)
Summer Research Students
Hasara Ranchagoda (Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering)
Angela Robinson (Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering)
UG (Final Year Project)
Maysen Bloemen
Ryan Thom
Hasara Ranchagoda
Angela Robinson
Connor Hopkins
John Darwin
Sam Hooper
Niall Kearney