ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in Civil Engineering (1981), University of Southampton, UK

MSc in Civil Engineering (1977), COPPE/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

BSc in Civil Engineering (1974), Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1996 - Date: Professor, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK

1989 - 1996: Reader, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst, Southampton, UK

1981 - 1989: Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1975 - 1977: Structural Engineer, Engenheiros Associados Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -Design of reinforced and prestressed concrete

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACADEMIC achievement

Co-author of four technical books

119 papers in refereed international journals

21 chapters in edited books

194 papers in international conferences

Supervisor of 26 PhD theses successfully defended, with another 4 currently under supervision

Supervisor of 18 MSc and 5 MPhil theses successfully defended