Alexander Scheuermann

Professor Alexander Scheuermann serves as the Director of Teaching & Learning and a Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland. His office is located in Room 440:1 of the Advanced Engineering Building (49). His research spans geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, hydraulic processes, and electromagnetic measurement techniques, with a strong focus on experimental and computational methods.

His research interests include:

• Geotechnical Sensing: Pioneering electromagnetic methods (TDR, dielectric spectroscopy) for real-time soil state monitoring.
• Porous Media Dynamics: Investigating fluid flow, particle migration, clogging, and gas transport in soils and granular materials.
• Unsaturated Soil Behavior: Characterizing soil water retention, shrinkage, and hydraulic properties under transient conditions.
• Internal Erosion: Studying suffusion, filtration, and particle transport mechanisms in earth structures.
• Geoenvironmental Processes: Analyzing iron precipitation, mineral clogging, and reactive transport in subsurface systems.

Analysis of his 15 most recent articles reveals a dominant focus on experimental and computational geomechanics. Key trends include advanced characterization of granular material behavior (breakage, permeability), innovative applications of electromagnetic sensing (spatial TDR, dielectric spectroscopy), pore-scale modeling of multiphase flow and clogging, and field-scale investigation of coastal groundwater processes. Computational methods like Lattice Boltzmann and DEM are frequently employed alongside sophisticated laboratory experiments.

Professor Scheuermann collaborates extensively within international research groups, particularly in geotechnical engineering, environmental hydrology, and electromagnetic measurement communities. His work contributes significantly to infrastructure resilience and environmental geotechnics.