Advancing Engineering Education Beyond COVID (PDF)

Dr Ivan Gratchev is a Senior Lecturer at the Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Australia. He graduated from Moscow State University (Russia) and received his PhD from Kyoto University (Japan). He worked as a research fellow in the geotechnical laboratory of the University of Tokyo (Japan) before joining Griffith University (Australia) as a lecturer. His research interests are in geotechnical aspects of landslides, soil liquefaction, and rock mechanics. He has published numerous research articles in leading international journals and international conferences.

Since joining Griffith University in 2010, Dr Gratchev has taught several engineering courses (including soil mechanics, rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering practice) using a project-based approach. His teaching achievements were recognised by his peers and students through several learning and teaching citations and awards, including Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Dr Gratchev's innovative approach to teaching resulted in publication of two textbooks which have become a popular study resource among students around the world.

Dr Hugo G Espinosa received his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico; his master's degree from the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and his Ph.D. degree (Summa Cum Laude) from the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, in Electrical Engineering. He has been a visiting researcher at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Since 2014, he has been with the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, where he is currently a Senior Lecturer in electronic engineering, and the First-year