Lunar Geotechnics: Challenges and Opportunities
Pooneh Maghoul Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Geological, and Mining Engineering
Executive Committee Member of the Canadian Lunar Research Network
Expert in the field of multiscale poromechanics for complex materials and processing, energy and environment, and biomechanics.
Research primarily on sustainable development by developing cutting-edge systems and methods related to the performance analysis of subsurface systems subject to complex loading within a multi-hazard context
Roberto deMoraes M.Sc.
Geotechnical and tunneling engineer with more than 26 years of international experience in all forms of tunnels and underground structures, including rail, transit, and hydropower tunneling. He has worked in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, Turkey, and many other parts of the world.
as Metro Manila in the Philippines, the Dubai Storm Water Tunnel in the United Arab Emirates, the Follo Line Railway Tunnel in Norway, the NEOM project in Saudi Arabia, and the Devoll Hydropower in Albania
Chartered Engineering Geologist in Brazil, a member of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, the Portuguese Geotechnical Society, and the Institute of Materials; Minerals, and Mining.
