Sign up for one of our sessions with Eventbrite!
For more information please email [email protected]
Professor Suzanne Wilkinson
Suzanne Wilkinson is a Professor of Construction Management in the School for Built Environment,
Massey University and Associate Dean (Research), College of Sciences, Massey University. She has
a PhD in Construction Management, and a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, both from Oxford
Brookes University, and a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Dispute Resolution) from Massey
University.
Suzanne’s research focuses on resilience, disaster management, construction innovation and smart
cities. She is interested in how cities, communities and organisations plan for disasters and manage
hazard events and has a particular interest in how cities, communities and organisations rebuild and recover. Suzanne has been advisor to organisations on resilience building and disaster recovery, most recently including Auckland Council, Government Agencies in New Zealand and Hunter Water in Australia. Suzanne has been Principal Investigator and Research Leader on many projects, including a recent 5 year, $10 million NZD project, where she is programme lead, on building capacity and capability for the construction sector and a recently completed 4million NZD Principal Investigator for the Urban theme in the National Science Challenge: Resilience to Nature’s Challenges. She has published over 300 research papers and co-written 3 books, the most recent being Resilient Post Disaster Recovery Through Building Back Better (Routledge in 2019), with her colleagues Sandeeka Mannakkara and Regan Potangaroa. Suzanne is a keen PhD supervisor and has now supervised to completion over 30 PhD students.
Dr Niluka Domingo
Niluka Domingo is a senior lecturer in the School of Built Environment, Massey University, New
Zealand. She has a PhD in Construction Management from Loughborough University (UK) and a BSc (Hons) in Quantity surveying from Moratuwa University (Sri Lanka). She is a Fellow member of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (MNZIQS).
Niluka’s research focuses on zero carbon, construction waste minimisation, sustainable construction, and construction management. Niluka has been Principal Investigator and Research Leader on many projects, including a recent BRANZ funded project (NZD 95K) on “transition to zero carbon building design and construction” and “design for waste minimisation” project (NZD 50K) funded by Auckland Council. She is also a work package leader for a 5-year NZD 10 million project funded by MBIE on building capacity and capability for the construction sector. She has published widely in international refereed journals and conferences and served as a consultant in several organisations.
