About Timber Engineering
Timber Engineering is one aspect of structural engineering. Wood is a uniquely renewable and sustainable building material. It is used world wide in many areas of building. Timber buildings can be six storeys or more, making it suitable not only for houses but for large buildings such as offices and hotels. Being lightweight in relation to its strength makes timber suitable for leisure centres, supermarkets, warehouses, etc. and bridges.
The following people are involved in teaching or researching timber engineering within the department:
Academic Staff
- Andy Buchanan (Professor of Timber Design)
- Stefano Pampanin
- Alessandro Palermo
- Bruce Deam
- Peter Moss
- David Carradine
Industry Associates
- Warwick Banks, CHH Wood Products
- Steve Coll, MiTek
- Andy van Houtte, Nelson Pine
Support Staff
- Stephen John, Sustainability Researcher
Academic Associates
- Prof Pierre Quenneville, University of Auckland
- Hugh Morris, University of Auckland
- Prof Keith Crews, University of Technology, Sydney
- Massimo Fragiacomo (University of Sassari, Italy)
Postgraduate Students
- David Yeoh (PhD)
- Asif Iqbal (PhD)
- Nor Hayati Abd Ghafar (PhD)
- Mike Newcombe (PhD)
- Manoochehr Ardalany (PhD)
- Tobias Smith (PhD)
- Mike Cusiel (PhD)
- Nicolas Perez (PhD)
- James O'Neill (PhD)