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Professor Frank Bullen

Name :	Professor Frank Bullen
Position :	Honorary Professor
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Administration
Office :	Z447
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2527
Extension :	2527
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BSc, BEng, MEng Newcastle PhD Qld

Professional Memberships

Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Australia - FIE (Aust)
Chartered Professional Engineer - CPEng

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Asphalt Paving Technologists (USA)
Assessor for the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Member of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia
Member of Australasian Association for Engineering Education
Member of the American Association of Engineering Educators
Executive member of the Australian Council of Engineering Deans
Member of Engineers Australia Accreditation Consultative Committee

Research Interests

Site investigtion and foundation design
Characterisation of road pavement materials
Road crash investigation and analysis
Influence of micro and macrotexture on road surface safety

Innovations in engineering education

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Ng, S, Bullen, F and Carter, S 2006. A biomimicry approach to automating visual road surveys. Proc. 22nd Road and Transport Research Conference, ARRB.

Bullen, F, Wood, DJ 2006. The Construction of undergraduate student engineering design teams using the MBTI and Belbin Test. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Auckland.

Bullen, F 2005. Engineering and computer science education in the era of globalisation. Invited paper. Proc 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session 2B. Indianapolis.

Most notable :

Bullen, F 2003. Use of coral derived aggregates for construction of low volume roads. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.1819 Vol.1, 134-142.

Bullen, F 2003. Design and construction of low cost roads, low volume roads in Australia. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.1819 Vol.1, 173-179.

Bullen, F and Knapton, J 1999. Bedding sand permeability and segmental pavements. Road and Transport Research, Journal of Aust. and NZ Research and Practice. Volume 8, No.4, 16-27.

Bullen, F and Ruller, J 1998. Reconstructing crashes involving emergency braking on wet roads. International Crash Journal. Vol 3, No 1., 65-71.

Bullen, F 1995. The use of emulsion, lime, bitumen blends (ELCs) in road construction. Road and Transport Research, Journal of Aust. and NZ Road Research and Practice. Vol.4, No.3, September, 84-93.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

Engineering Doctorate (ENGD) - EngD
Master of Engineering (MENG) - MEng

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 30 years
Other : 3 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Executive Director, Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites (CEEFC)