Misko Cubrinovski

Misko Cubrinovski is Professor of Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch. He holds a BSc degree in Civil Engineering, MSc degree in Earthquake Engineering, and a PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering (from the University of Tokyo). His research interests and expertise are in geotechnical earthquake engineering and in particular problems associated with soil liquefaction, seismic response of earth structures and soil-structure interaction.

Misko has authored or co-authored over 350 technical publications, and has worked as a geotechnical specialist and advisor on over 50 significant engineering projects. His honours include the Ralph B. Peck Award, Norman Medal, Outstanding Paper Awards from ASCE and EERI, Director’s Award of Taisei Corporation (Tokyo, Japan), Ivan Skinner Award, and NZGS Geomechanics Lecture Award. Misko is a Faculty Member of the Rose School (Italy), Flagship Leader of QuakeCoRE, and Fellow of the University of Tokyo.