People

Director of the Centre and the Fugro Chair in geotechnics, Fraser specialises in geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics and works mostly in the area of offshore geotechnics with particular interests in seabed characterisation, foundation and anchor design, and pipeline/cable geotechnics.

As Director of UWA’s Ocean Institute, Christophe works across disciplines and with a broad range of stakeholders to support the development of offshore renewable energy, including offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. He has a versatile geotechnical engineering background, but a close interest in anchoring systems for floating renewables.

The founding Director of the Centre, Mark is an Emeritus Professor and Honorary Fellow in the Oceans Graduate School at UWA. He is an internationally recognised geotechnical engineer who was named Western Australian Scientist of the Year in November 2013.

Phil holds the Shell Chair in Offshore Engineering at UWA and is Director of the ARC ITRH, TIDE. He is a highly experienced offshore geotechnical engineer – whose industry and research experience spans a broad range of offshore geotechnics and associated fields, and who has strong ties to international bodies such as ISO, API and ISSMGE.

Britta specialises in offshore geotechnical engineering – with current research interests focused on challenges related to foundations for offshore wind turbines.

Shazzad is an offshore geotechnical engineering and a core member of ISO 19905-1 –  currently focusing on developing innovative anchoring solutions (developed the fish anchor), collection and removal of plastics from rivers and oceans, and decommissioning and repurposing of offshore infrastructure.

Director of the National Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility, Conleth has over 20 years of research and industry experience, specialising in geotechnical aspects of offshore energy developments. His main research focus is on anchoring systems for floating offshore wind developments.

Vikram has a Master of Technology degree in geotechnical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and a Doctoral degree in geotechnical engineering from The University of Western Australia. His current research interests are on improving the economics of anchors for floating offshore wind turbines, through the use of numerical analysis, centrifuge modelling and field testing to improve geotechnical design approaches.