Our people

The National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life brings together 12 researchers from UniSC, University of Queensland and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries interested in creating a thriving research enterprise that engages scientists from around the world to collaboratively to address durability issues central to the use of timber in Australia.

• Professor Tripti Singh (Chair), Director of the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (UniSC)
• Dr Babar Hassan, Research Fellow, National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (UniSC)
• Dr Tim Smith, Director Forestry and Biosciences RD&E, Horticulture & Forestry Science, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Mr Bill Leggate, Forest Product Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Professor Sritawat Kitipornchai, Professor Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Associate Professor Dilum Fernando, Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Luis Yerman Martinez, Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Felix Wiesner, Associate Lecturer in Timber Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Gary Hopewell, A/Business Manager, Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Dr Robbie McGavin, Affiliate, Wood based composites, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Lesley Francis, Senior Technician, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)

• Dr Phil Evans, Affiliate, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

• Mr Jack Norton, Affiliate, Timber Preservers’ Association Australia

• Dr Lisa Ottenhaus, Affiliate, Performance of timber connections, University of Queensland
• Dr Kyra Wood, Affiliate, Durability Timber Design

• Associate Professor Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Associate Professor, Geospatial Analysis

• Dr Penelope Mitchell, Research Fellow, (UniSC)
• Dr Saip Nami Kartal, Senor Research Fellow (UniSC)
• Melanie Harris, Research Assistant, (UniSC)
• Dr Saeed Mahini, Affiliate, Civil engineering, QST Consulting Engineers
• Kelly Stewart, Program Manager, Forestry Institute (UniSC)
• Kerri Salmon, Research Administration, (UniSC)
• Michelle Tapp, Research Administration, (UnisC)
• Tamaryn Wood, Research Administration, (UnisC)

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