DR BRENDAN DUFFY, University of Melbourne

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scholar page, 
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academia profile.

I was born in Zimbabwe, where I lived for 22 years before emigrating to the UK. There, I joined the Royal Engineers and trained as an electrician and deployed on numerous United Nations peace-keeping tours, including Bosnia, Cyprus, and Angola. After 8 years, I left the army, eventually settling in Christchurch, New Zealand.  I studied geology as a mature student and completed a PhD from the University of Canterbury in April 2013, working with Dr Mark Quigley.

Since 2016, I am a lecturer in Applied Geoscience at The University of Melbourne. I have taught structural geology and geodynamics, among other subjects. I presently teach engineering geology and geohazards, as well as coordinating the professional masters programme (MGeo).

My expertise extends across the structural and earthquake geology of  collisional orogens. I study how geological processes interact with surface processes and control the geomorphological, hydrogeological and geotechnical characteristics of the landscape. In Timor-Leste I also have expertise in economic geological opportunities, including all aspects of resources (quarrying, mining, oil exploration). I integrate field mapping, topographic analysis, surface and subsurface investigations (including trenching and geophysics) into 3D models using software such as Leapfrog

I am available for consulting. Please contact me through my contact page.