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Dr Matthew Mason

Senior Lecturer
School of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
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Available for supervision
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Dr Mason began at The University of Queensland in late 2014 after holding academic positions at The University of Sydney and QUT. Prior to joining UQ he also worked as a catastrophe risk researcher for the industry-focused research centre, Risk Frontiers at Macquarie University. Matthew’s key areas of interest and expertise lie in the fields of:

  • Wind Engineering
  • Stochastic modelling of hazards, including convective storms and tropical cyclones
  • Probabilistic modelling of structural and infrastructure vulnerability to wind, water and hail
  • Catastrophe loss modelling for natural hazards
  • Modelling and observation of the atmospheric boundary layer
  • Wind tunnel testing and analysis
  • Disaster insurance

Dr Mason is currently the Chair of the Standards Australia wind loading sub-committee responsible for maintenance of AS/NZS1170.2.

Matthew Mason
Matthew Mason