Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
LE11 3TU
+44 (0)1509 263171
Civil and Building Engineering
Dr Robby Soetanto
B.Eng, M.Eng, Ph.D
Lecturer in Construction Management
Background
Previous employment:
- Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management and Leader of Construction Management Research Group, Coventry University, UK (2007 – 2012)
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, Loughborough University, UK (2002 – 2007)
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Wolverhampton, UK (2001 – 2002)
- Civil Engineer, PT Sinar Galaxy, Indonesia (1995 – 1996)
- Assistant Lecturer, Petra Christian University, Indonesia (1993 – 1996)
- Assistant to the Head of Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Petra Christian University, Indonesia (1994 – 1995)
Education:
- PhD in Construction Management and Engineering, 2002 (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
- MEng in Construction Engineering and Management, 1998 (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
- BEng in Civil Engineering, 1995 (Petra Christian University, Indonesia)
- PGCert in Higher Education Professional Practice, 2009 (Coventry University, UK)
Professional Affiliations
Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (MASCE)
External Activities
- Visiting Professor, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (Sept 2010 - Jan 2012)
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Salford (Feb 2009, Feb 2010, Feb 2011)
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Reading (Oct 2008, Nov 2009)
- Executive Committee Member (Publications Officer) of Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM)
- Chair of the Third International World of Construction Project Management Conference at Technology Park, Coventry University (Main sponsor: Chartered Institute of Building) (October 2010)
- Chair of the Sustainable Building and Construction Conference (sponsored by CIB, iiSBE, UNEP, FIDIC, VINCI Construction, Arup Associates) (July 2013)
Broad Interests and Expertise
Robby has spent the last 15 years in researching human factors in the built environment context. His broad interests include:
• Organisational innovation for corporate sustainability
• Empowerment within construction supply chain
• Future studies and scenario development in construction
• Construction productivity and performance
• Construction project coalition performance interaction
Research Interests
Global virtual team collaboration
Community (social) resilience to extreme weather
Flood damage assessment and remediation
Research Group
Construction Management
Current Research Activities
Principal Investigator – Learning to Create a Better Built Environment: Global Multi-disciplinary Learning in Construction Education - Hewlett Packard Catalyst Initiative project (January 2011 – December 2012) as part of global consortia of 50 institutions from 15 countries (US$160k)
Co-investigator in Build Your English (BYE) project (EU Long-life Learning Programme) with Coventry University (March 2012 – February 2014; £47k)
Previous Research Projects
Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW) research programme (EPSRC, 2008-2012, Consortium funding £1.6m, £105k allocated to my WP)
Simulating the performance of concrete structures using virtual prototyping techniques with particular emphasis on standardisation and pre-assembly of components through the use of hybrid concrete (‘HyCon’, the application of Virtual Reality technology, EPSRC/IMCRC, 2002-2004)
Respect for people strategies for improved construction project performance: a project to develop effective teamwork, leadership and empowerment strategies through learning across process and construction sectors (EPSRC/IMCRC, 2004-2005)
Sustained competitiveness in the UK construction sector: a fresh perspective ‘The Big Ideas’ (EPSRC, 2005-2007)
Benchmarking of building surveyors’ practice on the assessment of flood-damaged domestic properties (Lloyds TSB Insurance).
