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DoctorMatthew Hughes

Senior Lecturer Above the Bar

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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  • Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
    Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • +6433694599 (Work)
  • Civil & Natural Resources Engineering E446

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • BROADCAST INTERVIEW
    Te Waihanga|New Zealand Infrastructure Commission (opens in a new tab)⁠
    2 Oct 2023
    How are researchers currently seeking to understand the role that indigenous communities play in infrastructure development including post-disaster recovery? How has engineering teaching changed to consider these issues?
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  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Impact and Needs Assessment Working Group
    19 May 2022
    Chair
  • BROADCAST INTERVIEW
    It's Getting Hot in Here (opens in a new tab)⁠
    11 Jan 2022
    Thinking on longer timescales can help us adapt to climate change
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  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Māori Enhancement Theme Working Group
    28 Sep 2021 - 30 Mar 2022
    Member
  • INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW
    University of Canterbury
    15 Sep 2021
    Lead of undergraduate Civil and Natural Resources Engineering bicultural competence and confidence review Working Group
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Geosciences
    1 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
    Anonymous peer review
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
    1 Jul 2021 - 31 Jul 2021
    Anonymous peer review
  • INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW
    University of Canterbury
    1 May 2021
    Lead of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering undergraduate Surveying review Working Group
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    18 Mar 2021
    Speaker at the Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia (IPWEA) Land Development forum
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Distributed Leadership in Teaching Programme
    30 Oct 2020
    Awarded fellowship to develop the programme Humanitarian Engineering: flourishing in the Anthropocene
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
    1 Sep 2020 - 30 Nov 2020
    Anonymous peer review
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Bulletin- New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
    1 Aug 2020 - 31 Jul 2021
    Anonymous peer review
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies
    1 Jun 2020 - 31 Jan 2021
    Anonymous peer review
  • DISTINCTION
    College of Engineering Teaching Award Early Career
    12 Mar 2020
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION
    Conference
    23 Feb 2020 - 22 Dec 2020
    Attend this 1-day conference to see real examples of radical path change ideas stemming from the state-of-the-art interdisciplinary new field of “Transition Engineering”. Hear from renowned speakers and submit your questions to our panel of experts. Prepare to have your current thinking challenged, your perspective of what’s possible shifted and your view of future opportunities expanded. This is not going to be like anything you have seen or heard before! As the CEO, owner or senior manager of a progressive, forward thinking company, you can not afford to miss this year’s Convergence for a Carbon Transition.
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Disaster Prevention and Management: an international journal
    1 Nov 2019 - 29 Feb 2020
    Anonymous peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Christchurch City Council Climate Change Advisory Panel
    8 May 2019 - 23 Oct 2020
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Systems Group Hiring Committee
    5 Sep 2018 - 30 Jun 2020
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Teaching and Learning Committee, Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
    27 Aug 2018
    Member
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
    1 Apr 2018 - 31 Aug 2021
    Anonymous peer review
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    1 Apr 2018 - 31 Aug 2020
    Anonymous peer review
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Sustainable Cities and Society
    1 Apr 2018 - 30 Apr 2018
    Anonymous peer review
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    College of Engineering Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee
    27 Feb 2018 - 29 Oct 2019
    Member
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION
    Conference
    13 Dec 2016 - 14 Mar 2019
    ISCRAM Asia Pacific 2018 Conference