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Phil Collins is Vice Dean (Education) in the College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences and Reader in Geology & Geotechnical Engineering. His research interests cross the boundaries between engineering, geology and geography. He has conducted field studies in a number of locations including the UK, Canary Islands, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Norway and Canada. Current research covers a series of themes:
Properties of natural and artificial materials: how natural and artificial materials such as soil, rock and pavement materials, respond to change. This includes the impact of freezing and thawing; the behaviour of soluble rocks and soil during dissolution, change in permeability due to temperature and solute chemistry change. The environmental contexts for this primarily laboratory-based research include urban settings, large dam structures, highways and karstic areas.
Soil deformation diagnostics: improving the forensic interpretation of deformation structures found in soils and sediments. Work has included sites in the UK, Turkey and Italy, and includes active faults, possible faults and periglacial sites.
Quaternary geotechnics: exploring the application of geotechnical parameters in both enhancing understanding of environmental change, and providing better understanding of site properties for management and design. Phil has a particular interest in the diagnostic characteristics of soil and sediment deformation structures, and associated landforms. Work is focusing on riverine, coastal sites and periglacial sites, and has included research on active faults, palaeoseismic sites, and ground ice.
Geodynamics, tectonics and seismicity: building on his work on active faults and palaeoseismicity, Phil has worked with colleagues in the UK, Turkey and Greece on assessments of seismic risk, and developing a better understanding of earthquake patterns.
Resilience in river and coastal settings: the role of education in increasing engineering and community resilience to events such as floods and coastal change.
Biography: Phil completed his doctoral research into the Quaternary geology of the Kennet Valley at the University of Reading in 1994 before undertaking postdoctoral studies into relative sea level change in the Department of Geography & Earth Sciences at the West London Institute. He became a lecturer at Brunel University College in 1995, moving to the Uxbridge Campus of Brunel University in 1997.
In 2007, University restructuring saw him join the Department of Mechanical Engineering where he led the establishment of the new Civil Engineering degree programme. In 2009, he was appointed Acting Head of the newly formed Civil Engineering Subject Area, became Associate Dean in the College in 2014 and Vice Dean in 2017. He continues to be an active member of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, as well as contributing to a wide range of College and University activities.
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