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ProfessorGeoff Rodgers

Associate Dean (Research)

Faculty of Engineering

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  • Associate Dean (Research)
    Faculty of Engineering
  • Professor
    Mechanical Engineering
  • +6433692270 (Work)
  • Civil Mechanical E511

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
    22 Apr 2022 - 9 Apr 2024
    President
  • DISTINCTION
    University of Canterbury Innovation Medal
    27 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    The University of Canterbury's top award for research innovation and translation to practice - “The proactive transformation of academic knowledge and ideas leading to their adoption by the wider community”
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Management Committee of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
    13 Apr 2018 - 8 Apr 2025
    Elected member
  • DISTINCTION
    Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence (Cooper) Award for Technology, Applied Sciences and Engineering
    10 Oct 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    The Cooper Award (Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award for Technology, Applied Sciences, and Engineering) is awarded annually for the encouragement of early-career researchers currently based in New Zealand for technology, applied sciences, or engineering research in New Zealand.
  • DISTINCTION
    KiwiNet Norman F. B. Barry Foundation Emerging Innovator Award
    13 Jul 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    The Norman F.B> Barry Award recognises an upcoming entrepreneurial researcher who is making outstanding contributions to business innovation or is creating innovative businesses in New Zealand through technology licencing, start-up creation or by providing expertise to support business innovation.
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Rutherford Discovery Fellowship
    1 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2021
    Ground-Shaking Research: Damage-Free Buildings and Novel Seismic Monitoring Methods for Resilient Cities
  • DISTINCTION
    University of Canterbury Emerging Researcher Award
    1 Oct 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
    The top University of Canterbury research award for early career academic staff members, recognising researchers within their first eight years of an academic career.
  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    BBC News (opens in a new tab)⁠
    7 Sep 2016
    Innovative Christchurch buildings designed to beat quakes
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  • MEMBERSHIP
    Royal Society of New Zealand Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, awarded September 2015, $800,000
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Royal Society of New Zealand Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, awarded September 2015, $800,000 for "Ground-Shaking Research: Damage-Free Buildings and Novel Seismic Monitoring Methods for Resilient Cities"
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2021
  • DISTINCTION
    University of Canterbury Students Association (UCSA) Lecturer of the Year Award
    17 Sep 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
    The University's top student-voted award for academic staff. One award made annually to one member of the 740 academic staff members
  • DISTINCTION
    University of Canterbury College of Engineering Emerging Researcher Award
    1 Sep 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
    The College of Engineering's top annual award for early-career academic staff
  • DISTINCTION
    University of Canterbury College of Engineering Teaching Innovation Award winner
    3 Jun 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
  • DISTINCTION
    New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering and Earthquake Commission (EQC) Ivan Skinner Award for Advancement of Earthquake Engineering in New Zealand
    22 Mar 2014 - 31 Dec 2014