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Professor David J Williams
Manager, Large Open Pit Project
Director, Geotechnical Engineering Centre
Professor David Williams initiated and directs the industry-sponsored Geotechnical Engineering Centre within the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland, with industry funding of the order of $600,000/year, and University matching funding of the order of $300,000/year. The Centre supports unique Civil & Geotechnical Engineering and Mining & Geotechnical Engineering Dual Major Degree Programs, which graduate up to 65 students per year, and has up to 40 PhD students. Professor Williams is also the Manager of the Large Open Pit Project. David’s primary research and consulting interests lie in the application of geotechnical principles to the management and rehabilitation of mine wastes, for which he enjoys an international reputation.
Location: Geotechnical Engineering Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Level 4, Advanced Engineering Building, St Lucia Campus, The University of Queensland QLD 4072 Australia
T +61 7 3365 3642
M +61 417 193 591
F +61 7 3354 4599
E D.Williams@uq.edu.au
W geotechnical.civil.uq.edu.au
Dr Mehdi Serati
Deputy Manager, Large Open Pit Project
Dr Mehdi Serati is an Advance Queensland Fellow (AQIRF) and holds a Senior Lecturer position within the Geotechnical Engineering Centre (GEC) at the School of Civil Engineering of the University of Queensland (UQ). His core research expertise is in the design and setup of advanced equipment and experiments to test rocks and brittle composites. His area of work is analytical and experimental methods of geotechnical problems, materials testing, rock mechanics, and rock fracture mechanics.
Location: Geotechnical Engineering Centre, School of Civil Engineering, Level 4, Advanced Engineering Building, St Lucia Campus, The University of Queensland QLD 4072 Australia
T +61 7 3365 3911
E M.Serati@uq.edu.au
W geotechnical.civil.uq.edu.au