University Associate Professor in Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
Academic Division: Civil Engineering
Research group: Geotechnical and Environmental
Telephone: TBA
Email: jh631@cam.ac.uk
Research interests
I have broad interests in mechanics, especially in plasticity and soil mechanics. A major focal point of my work over the coming years is to advance the understanding of how soils are moved and shaped through interaction with objects and machinery. I am increasingly interested in construction robotics and computerisation/automation in architecture, engineering, and construction.
Teaching activity
- Structural Design Course (1CW)
- Exposition (1CW)
- Civil/Structural Elective (2P8)
- Geotechnical Enginering II (3D2)
Other positions
Fellow, Gonville and Caius College (LINK)
Biography
Originally from rural Wisconsin, I was educated at the University of Minnesota, where I completed three degrees (BCE, MS, and PhD) in Civil Engineering. My involvement in research started at a young age with an appointment as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Between my undergraduate and graduate studies, I also completed an internship at Barr Engineering Company in Minneapolis. After receiving my PhD, I joined the Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling at the University of Newcastle, Australia, first as a Post-doctoral Research Associate and then as a Research Academic. In the latter role, I was a member of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering (CGSE), a joint initiative between The University of Newcastle, The University of Western Australia, the University of Wollongong, and various industry partners. Before coming to Cambridge, I was an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
Department role and responsibilities
- Secretary, Civil Engineering Subject Group
- Committee Member, Library Committee
- Committee Member, Part I Reform Task and Finish Group