Centre staff and researchers

Centre staff

Name Role Email
Prof Priyan MendisCentre Directorpamendis@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Tuan NgoResearch Directordtngo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr William HumphriesIP and Commercialisation Managerwilliam.humphries@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kasun Shanaka Kristombu BadugeCentre Managerkasun.kristombu@unimelb.edu.au
Keanne StephensonCommunications & Outreach Managerkeanne.stephenson@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jude Shalitha PereraMarketing and coordinationpjude@unimelb.edu.au

Researchers

Name Role Organisation
Prof Chris ManzieChief InvestigatorThe University of Melbourne
Prof Colin DuffieldChief InvestigatorThe University of Melbourne
Prof Lu AyeChief InvestigatorThe University of Melbourne
Prof Prakash SinghChief InvestigatorThe University of Melbourne
Assoc Prof Robert CrawfordChief InvestigatorThe University of Melbourne
Assoc Prof Masa NoguchiChief InvestigatorThe University of Melbourne
Prof Kim RasmussenChief InvestigatorUniversity of Sydney
Prof Gianluca RanziChief InvestigatorUniversity of Sydney
Prof Mathew AitchisonChief InvestigatorMonash University
Prof Greg MorrisonChief InvestigatorCurtin University
Prof Hong HaoChief InvestigatorCurtin University
Prof Xiao-Ling ZhaoChief InvestigatorUNSW Sydney
Prof Yu BaiChief InvestigatorMonash University
Ms Maral TecerPartner InvestigatorAustralian Reinforcing Company (ARC)
Mr Wes ReynoldsPartner InvestigatorEnviroSIP
Dr Chris LaffertyPartner InvestigatorFWPA
Mr Chris BarnettPartner InvestigatorHabitech
Mr Anthony Maple-BrownPartner InvestigatorRockend Technology Pty Ltd
Mr Rob ColquhonPartner InvestigatorPrebuilt
Mr Warren McGregorPartner InvestigatorPrefabAUS
Mr Tim NewmanPartner InvestigatorTimber Building Systems
Mr Tom BennisonPartner InvestigatorSensum
Mr Nick Hewson Partner InvestigatorXLam
Mr Geoff Marsdon Partner InvestigatorBondor (Metecno)
Mr Michael CollingPartner InvestigatorMr Michael Colling

Research fellows

Dr Tharaka Gunawardena

Dr Thuy Kate Quynh Nguyen

Dr Kasun Shanaka Kristombu Baduge

PhD researchers

Yijun (Kathy) Chen

Bernard Gibson

Alexandra McRobert

Roberto Minunno

Sareh Naji

Tim O’Grady

Kristopher Orlowski

Fraser Paxton

Yanhui Sun

Tian Tang

Bertrand Teodosio

Pasindu Thalpe Guruge

Alessandra Akemi Yokota

Collaborating researchers

Prof Barbara Ozarska

Dr Benoit Belleville