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CHRISTCHURCH BRANCH

The following meetings have been planned for 2007:-
 
31st May 2007 - Clive Anderson & Tim McMorran from URS will talk about a current mining project.

June 2007 - Dr Lis Bowman from University of Canterbury will present on recent piling research (Date & time to be confirmed)

July 2007 - Souther Area student prize (details to be posted shortly).

Branch co ordinator:
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Nick Harwood

Nick took up the role of Canterbury Branch Co-ordinator in October 2007.

 

Nick is a consulting Geotechnical Engineer who leads the geotechnical group of the Opus Christchurch office, and also oversees the Opus' Christchurch materials testing laboratory.  He graduated in 1990 with a BEng(Hons) degree in Engineering Geology & Geotechnics, followed by a MSc in Soil Mechanics & Engineering Seismology from Imperial College in 1994.  Nick started out as a graduate working for British Waterways before moving onto Brown & Root (London) and Buro Happold (Bath) before finally escaping to New Zealand in 2002.  He has worked for Opus International Consultants for five years with the last two based in Christchurch.   He loves living and working in New Zealand, a place that combines sublime scenery and diverse assignments. 



Phone (Wk): 03 363 5512
Email: nick.harwood@opus.co.nz