J Byzyka

I am a Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the School of Computing, Science and Engineering at the University of Salford. I am responsible for teaching Civil engineering Communications; Civil Engineering Construction; Design and Construction Management; and geometric design for Highway Design and Analysis modules. Prior to this employment, I worked as part time teaching assistant at Brunel University London at the College of Engineering Design and Physical Sciences for Material Science; Solid Body Mechanics; Technical Drawings; and Professional Engineering Applications and Practice module practical sessions. During this time, I also supervised undergraduate and master’s students for their final year projects and participated as panel member for review and approval of programs for the Colleges of Business, Arts and Social Sciences; Health and Life Sciences; and College of Engineering Design and Physical Sciences at Brunel University London. I spent five years in the industry and worked as a civil engineer in the UK and Greece for highway and telecommunications projects respectively. I graduated from the University of Thessaloniki in Greece with a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering and from Brunel University London, UK with an MSc in Advanced Engineering Design. I received my PhD in Civil Engineering from Brunel University London, UK. My main research areas can be summarised as pavement engineering, patch repair failures on asphalt pavements, use of infrared technology in patching operations for improving the performance of pothole repairs and simulation modeling of pothole heating and repair process. My research has been supported by International Chem-Crete, Inc., EPSRC, Brunel University London, Epicuro (UK) Ltd and DAC Consulting (UK) Ltd.