I began lecturing at Sheffield Hallam as an associate lecturer in the second semester of 1995 and joined the full time lecturing staff in September 1996. I am Module Leader for Research Methods and the Undergraduate Dissertation Module and deliver on Materials and Conservation modules. These modules are delivered to Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying and Construction Project Management students. In addition I have a small input the Geography and Environment courses.

I am a Professor in Stone Conservation as well as Module Leader for the Research Methods and Dissertation Modules delivered to the Construction Project Management, Building Surveying and Quantity Surveying Courses at levels 5 and 6 respectively. In addition I deliver lectures and tutorials on the modules Conservation Studies, Materials; and Science of Materials and am occasionally allowed to enthuse to the Geography students on geology or geomorphology.

My core research interests are in frost degradation of materials and conservation of deteriorating geomaterials. Recent external contract work has focussed on the feasibility of production of stone roofing slates and proprietary frost testing of historic masonry for reuse as engineering fill.

I have extensive experience in presentation of material both verbally, graphically and in the written form to academic audiences.

I represent the UK on the European Standard CEN technical committee on the evaluation of methods and products for conservation works.