Centre managment
Executive Committee
The UNSW Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety is managed by an Executive Committee comprising of the CIES Director, Research Director, two Deputy Directors and the Centre Manager. The committee met on a regular basis to discuss strategy, performance and research opportunities. In addition, input to CIES management is provided by the CIES Academic Group.
Director | Professor Chongmin Song |
Research Director | Professor Mark Bradford |
Deputy Directors |
Professor Hamid Valipour, |
Centre Management | Grace Zhu |
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee meets throughout the year to oversee and monitor the progress of the Centre and to assist the Director in developing strategies to ensure that the goals and objectives of the Centre are realised. The membership of the Management Board for the Centre is:
- Professor Stephen Foster, Dean, Faculty of Engineering (Chair)
- Professor Chongmin Song, CIES Director
- Professor Mark Bradford, CIES Director of Research
- Professor Nasser Khalili, Head of School, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Professor Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering
- Scientia Professor Deo Prasad, Chief Executive Officer, CRC for Low Carbon Living
- Professor Ismet Canbulat, School of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering
- MS Grace Zhu, CIES Centre Manager
Industry Advisory Committee
The CIES is supported by an Industry Advisory Committee comprising of 15 members from industry and government organisations. The committee meet regularly with CIES academics to promote the engagement of CIES with Industry.
- Garry Mostyn,Chair CIES IAC, Principal, PSM
- Dr James Aldred, Technical Director, Concrete Future/AECOM and Adj Assoc Professor - School of Civil & Environmental Engineering at UNSW
- Phil Blundy, Technical Director, AECOM Engineers Australia, Structural College Board - Immediate Past Chair
- Dr Murray Clarke, Director, Structural Engineering APAC
- Jim Forbes, Chairman of Australian Standard committee
- Kathy Franklin, Structural Engineer, ARUP
- Sam Henwood, Director Pavements and Geotechnical at Roads and Maritime Services, NSW
- Dr Peter Key, National Technical Development Manager, Australian Steel Institute
- Rod McKay-Sim, Director, Hillside Engineering Pty Ltd, Member, Concrete Institute of Australia
- John Merrick, Senior Technical Director at ARCADIS Australia Pacific : METRON - Barangaroo Station Design Manager
- Warren South, Director- Research and Technical Services at Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia