Professor Barry Clarke
- Position: Professor Emeritus
- Areas of expertise: geotechnical engineering; civil engineering design; engineering education
- Email: B.G.Clarke@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 9454
- Location: 416 School of Civil Engineering
Profile
- 1984 - 2008 Newcastle University
- 1984 - 1992 Lecturer
- 1992 - 1998 Senior Lecturer
- 1998 - 2008 Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
- 1998 - 2002 Head of Civil Engineering
- 2002 - 2005 Dean of Business Development
- 2008 - University of Leeds
- 2008 - Professor of Civil Engineering Geotechnics
Research interests
My research interests include the role of engineering in society, the education of engineers, characterisation of ground, application of electrokinetics in ground works, ground as a source of energy, engineering in complex soils and the application of artificial intelligence in construction practice.
Qualifications
- PhD
Professional memberships
- FICE
- CEng
- EurIng
- FGS
Student education
- My current roles in teaching focus on modules associated with geotechnical engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- These include foundation engineering, geotechnical engineering, infrastructure strategy, energy geotechnics and ground characteristion
Research groups and institutes
- Materials and Structures
- Cities, Infrastructure and Energy