Awards
- Shortridge Hardesty Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2021
- Lewis Kent Award, The Institution of Structural Engineers, 2020
- NCE TechFest Innovation Prize, 2018
- Structures Journal Best Research Paper Prize 2018, 2018
- IABSE Prize, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, 2017
- SEMC Paper Prize, 2016
- President’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision, 2015
- SSRC Vinnakota Prize, 2014
- Palmer Prize, Institution of Civil Engineers, 2009
- Excellence in Teaching Award, Imperial College London, 2008
- Henry Adams Diploma, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2006
- IStructE Student Design Prize, 1998
External Positions
- Member, CEN TC250-SC3-WG22 (design by FE), 2019
- Full Member, EPSRC Peer-review College, EPSRC, 2019
- Advisory Member, AISC Committee on Structural Stainless Steel, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2018
- Advisory Member, ASCE Committee on Cold-formed structural stainless steel, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018
- Assoc. Member, EPSRC Peer-review College, EPSRC, 2017 - 2019
- Member, IStructE Design Practice, Risk and Structural Safety Committee, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2017
- Member, IStructE Council, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2015
- Chair, IStructE North Thames Regional Group Committee, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2015 - 2016
- Chair, IStructE Research Panel, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2015
- Member, IStructE Structural Futures Committee, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2014 - 2016
- Member, IStructE Paper Awards Panel, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2012 - 2017
- Chair, BSI CB 203-3, 2011
- Member, BSI CB 203, 2010
- Member, CEN TC250-SC3-WG1 (general rules), 2010
- Member, CEN TC250-SC3-WG4 (stainless steel), 2010
- Member, ECCS TC8 - Stability, 2010
- Member, ICE Structures and Buildings Committee, Institution of Civil Engineers, 2010 - 2015
- Member, IStructE North Thames Regional Group Committee, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2010
- Member, IStructE Academic Qualifications Panel, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2009
- Member, IIW SC15-E, 2008
- Member, IStructE Research Panel, Institution of Structural Engineers, 2007 - 2015
- Member of International Scientific Committee, Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures Conference
- Member, European Convention for Constructional Steelwork - Technical Committee 7 (Thin-walled Structures)
- Member of Editorial Board, ICE Structures and Buildings Journal
- Member, Institution of Structural Engineers' Research Panel
- Member of International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Steel and Composite Structures
- Member of International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures
- Member of Editorial Board, Open Civil Engineering Journal
- Member of Editorial Board, Thin-Walled Structures
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2006
- Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council
- Fellow (FICE), Institution of Civil Engineers
- Fellow (FIStructE), Institution of Structural Engineers
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- External Examiner, University of Cambridge, 2019
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, 2018
- External Examiner, University of Sheffield, 2014 - 2017
- External Examiner, University of West London, 2013 - 2016
Industrial Connections
- Chinese National Funding Council, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- Czech Funding Council, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- EPSRC, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- Portuguese Funding Council, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- Romanian National Council for Development and Innovation, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- Royal Society’s Research Grants Board: Physical Sciences Panel, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
- Swiss National Science Foundation, Expert Reviewer/Panel Member
Fellowships
- Post-Doctoral Prize Fellowship for Fiona Walport, EPSRC, 2020 - 2021
- Post-Doctoral Prize Fellowship for Craig Buchanan, EPSRC, 2017 - 2018
Editorial Boards
- Advances in Bridge Engineering, Member of Editorial Board, 2019
- Structures – Testing, simulation and design of steel structures, Guest Editor, 2019
- Steel Construction – Tubular Structures, Guest Editor, 2016
- Structures, Editor-in-Chief
- Fire Research Journal, Member of Editorial Board, 2015
- Structures – Testing, simulation and design of steel structures, Guest Editor, 2015
- International Journal of Steel Structures, Editor-in-Chief
- Steel Construction, Member of Editorial Board
- International Journal of Advanced Steel Construction, Member of Editorial Board
- ICE Structures and Buildings, Editor-in-Chief
- Thin-Walled Structures, Member of Editorial Board
- ICE – Structures and Buildings – Tubular Structures, Guest Editor, 2008
- Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Structures and Buildings, Member of Editorial Board, 2006 - 2011