CRC congratulates structural engineer Elyssa Mastroianni on her research seeking to examine infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. 

Infrastructure asset management is able to reduce the impact of disasters in the MENA region where the maintenance of constructed infrastructure is not keeping pace with expanding infrastructure investments. Where there is a growing need to focus on the long-term operational demands of new assets to reduce vulnerability, natural hazards and civil conflicts continue to undermine development and disaster risk management. Outlining the barriers and challenges that hinder successful asset management policy implementation, recommendations for disaster mitigation strategies using infrastructure asset management are proposed.

According to the abstract, interviews were conducted with asset management and disaster risk reduction experts in the MENA region. Australian experts were interviewed to identify transferable asset management best practices.

CRC has always welcomed outstanding undergraduate and post-graduate students into the company’s ranks, where their support for research and professional development is encouraged. Mentorship by senior engineers and knowledge-sharing enhances organisational intelligence and fosters an innovative approach to problem-solving, based on rigorous theoretical principles and practical experiences, which is one of the firm’s hallmarks.