David Muir Wood
David Muir Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 1949 Folkstone, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Helen Rosamond |
| Children | Alan Jamie and Andrew Peter |
| Parent | Alan_Muir_Wood |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president) |
David Muir Wood is an academic working in the field of geomechanics (the mechanics of geomaterials).
Education
David Muir Wood obtained his BA degree at Cambridge University in 1970, where we proceeded onto his MA.
Career
PhD (also from Cambridge) in 1974. Research fellowship, Cambridge and NGI, 1975 lectureship, Cambridge, 1975-1987 Professor of Civil Engineering, Glasgow, 1987-1995 (Head of Department, Dean of Engineering) Professor of Civil Engineering, Bristol, 1995-2009 (Head of Department, Dean of Engineering), retired 2009. Currently Emeritus Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Dundee, (50%) 2009-2014, retired 2014, now Emeritus [5% employnment on roots project 2015-2020] Recent/current Visiting professorships: Politecnico di Milano; Chalmers, Goteborg; University of Western Australia; Dresden; Innsbruck; Yokohama
Awards
He is a fellow of the following institutions:
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) - International Honorary Member, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) - Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE) - Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (CEng, MICE)
Bibliography
David Muir Wood is the author of a number of books:
- Soil behaviour and critical state soil mechanics (1990) - Geotechnical modelling (2003) - Soil mechanics: a one-dimensional introduction (2009) - Civil Engineering: A Very Short Introduction (2012)
As well as a large number of academic articles
Personal Life
David Muir Wood is the son of Alan_Muir_Wood