Summary
Yaip Telue is a civil and structural engineering leader with over two decades of combined academic, public-sector and industry experience, currently serving as Principal & Director of Telue Engineers Ltd and Professor of Civil Engineering at PNG University of Technology. He holds a PhD in Structural Engineering and a BEng (Hons) from Queensland University of Technology, and has held postdoctoral research appointments in steel structures at the University of Sydney. Yaip rose from graduate engineer to national director roles in consulting and served as Secretary (CEO) of PNG’s Department of Works before transitioning to academia, where he led the Civil Engineering department and authored three books plus 25+ peer‑reviewed papers. A registered structural engineer and member of Engineers Australia and Engineers PNG, he blends deep technical research in steel design with hands-on delivery of infrastructure projects across mining, petroleum and construction sectors. Notably, he has co-authored 20+ technical reports for major PNG infrastructure programs, reflecting a rare combination of policy, practice and scholarship. Colleagues describe him succinctly as a maker and breaker of things—equally comfortable in the lab, the boardroom and on-site.
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Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Hons 2A), PhD, Civil/Structural Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Hons 2A), PhD, Civil/Structural Engineering at Queensland University of Technology