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.
