Thomas Berry

Chief Geologist

United Kingdom

About

I am an engineering geologist with an interest in rock engineering for disposal of nuclear waste and civil engineering projects. I am also interested in Quaternary geology and processes and their influence on rail and road resilience. I am a chartered geologist with the Geological Society in London, a RoGEP Adviser with the ICE and a licensed geologist and engineering geologist in California.

Experience

  • Part time postgraduate research student at University of Leeds
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Our research will test the hypothesis that Lower Strength Sedimentary Rocks at medium depth will show ductile behaviour which will allow self-sealing of discontinuities.

  • Jacobs (Full-time · 8 yrs 4 mos)
    • Jacobs Rock Engineering Group
      Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Head of Discipline for Engineering Geology
      Mar 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      I am an engineering geologist with an interest in rock mechanics and creating space underground particularly for the storage of nuclear waste as well as civil engineering projects and Quaternary geology and processes and its influence on rail and road resilience. I am chartered geologist with the Geological Society in London, a RoGEP Advisor with the ICE and a licensed geologist and engineering geologist in California.

  • Member at QRA Engineering Group
    Jan 2021 - Jan 2021 · 1 mo

  • Global Applied Geology Skills Network Leader at Arup
    2007 - Mar 2018 · 11 yrs 3 mos

    I am an Associate Director at Arup based in the York office where I lead the applied geology team. I jointly lead Arup's Deep Geology capability and am the Global Applied Geology Skills Network Leader (2016-2018). Since the beginning of 2017 I have been seconded, part time, into the Sirius Minerals Woodsmith Mine Project team.

  • Engineering Geologist at Mott MacDonald
    2001 - 2007 · 6 yrs

    Engineering Geologist