Screening of small caliber munitions
We have a dredge project that might contain small caliber munitions in the sediment. We would like to use this material for beach nourishment, but the specter of potentially live munitions on the beach is daunting. There seems to be a lot of gut-feelings and little science about the threat and potential solutions to the problem. I have three questions:
1) Does anyone have knowledge in screening or separating small caliber munitions from sand as it is being placed for beach nourishment? Discharge rate is about 750-900 cy of sand per hour.
2) Is there an effective way to detect small caliber munitions once it is deposited in the sand on the beach ?
3) If the sediment were placed in the nearshore at 20 - 30 feet of water depth, would the munitions migrate shoreward?
Kim Sterrett, California Public Beach Restoration Program, Department of Boating and Waterways. E-mail: STERRETT@dbw.ca.gov

6th International Training Workshop on Beach Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
June 9-15, 2003, Kusadasi, Turkey
Deadline for application: 30 April 2003
E-mail: medcoast@metu.edu.tr
Website: http://www.medcoast.org.tr

2nd Int'l Conference on Port & Maritime R&D and Technology
September 10-12, 2003, Singapore
Website: http://www.mpa.gov.sg/homepage/conferences/RDT/main.html

First Warnemuende Turbulence Days
September 17-19, 2003, Warnemuende, Germany
Website: http://www.io-warnemuende.de/phy/wtd/

7th International Conference on Nearshore and Estuarine Cohesive Sediment Processes ­INTERCOH 2003
October 1-4, 2003, Virginia, USA
Abstracts submission deadline: March 31, 2003
E-mail: maa@vims.edu
Website: http://www.vims.edu/intercoh/

Finite Element Methods for Flow Problems
By Jean Donea and Antonio Huerta
Publisher: John Wiley; ISBN: 0471 49666 9; Price: Euro 90.80; Publication date: January 2003
Organised into 6 chapters, this text combines theoretical aspects with practical applications, and offers coverage of the latest research in several areas of computational fluid dynamics.
Website: http://www.wileyeurope.com

Groundwater Modelling using Geographical Information Systems
By George F. Pinder
Published by John Wiley, ISBN: 0471 08498 0, Publication date: June 2002
Modelling the occurrence and behaviour of groundwater is a critical aspect to any groundwater studies, whether they're being done to plan a clean-up project in the preliminary site studies for a planned future development. This book defines what GIS is, how to perform it, and how to use GIS technology in modelling groundwater. 
Website: http://www.wileyeurope.com

Basic Structured Grid Generation
With an introduction to unstructured grid generation
By M. Farrashkhalvat
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; ISBN: 0750650583; £35.00; February 2003
Finite element, finite volume and finite difference methods use grids to solve the numerous differential equations that arise in the modelling of physical systems in engineering. Structured grid generation forms an integral part of the solution of these procedures. Basic Structured Grid Generation provides the necessary mathematical foundation required for the successful generation of boundary-conforming grids and will be an important resource for postgraduate and practising engineers.
The treatment of structured grid generation starts with basic geometry and tensor analysis before moving on to identify the variety of approaches that can be employed in the generation of structured grids. The book then introduces unstructured grid generation by explaining the basics of Delaunay triangulation and advancing front techniques. A companion website fully supports this book by providing numerical codes in FORTRAN 77/90 for both structured and unstructured grid generation which will help the reader to develop their understanding and make progress in grid generation.
Emal: p.pritchard@elsevier.com
Website: www.bh.com

Bottom boundary layer model download center
The BLASST Lab of the University of South Carolina has developed a bottom boundary layer model download center.  Presently, modified versions of the family of Grant-Madsen-Glenn BBLMs are available in both FORTRAN and MATLAB formats.  To access the page follow the link: http://sampit.geol.sc.edu

New SHF website
Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF) has a new and improved website (only in French) at: http://www.shf.asso.fr/index2.htm

New Wave Data Website for UK coastline
A database of wave information available to academics has been set up by DEFRA in the UK containing information form real-time  and post recovery of wave monitoring buoys.
For more information visit http://www.cefas.co.uk/wavenet

InterWater - Internet gateway to Water and Sanitation
InterWATER offers information about more than 600 organisations and networks in the water supply and sanitation sector, related to developing countries.
Website: http://www.irc.nl/interwater/index.php

Water Observation and Information System for Decision Support (WOISYDES )
This new European Commission funded project (focussed on supporting the Balkan countries) will collect and combine various data and information on the water cycle, on the water resources, on their natural environment and on their uses in order to disseminate suitable and reliable knowledge products to end-users.
For more information, please visit: http://www.woisydes.net/

Hydro- and morphodynamic processes in coastal seas
June 29-July 12, 2003, Renesse, The Netherlands
Applications for this international Summer Course should be submitted before March 1, 2003
Website: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwimau/education/renesse03

Development and Flood Risk - Guidance for the Construction Industry
CIRIA, the UK Construction Industries Research and Advisory Association, has started a new project to provide guidance on assessing the risk from rivers, coasts and groundwater within the land use planning process, and will assist industry in meeting flood related planning conditions.
For more information visit http://www.ciria.org.uk

Sewer network modellers, Glasgow, UK
Leading Consultant Halcrow is looking for experienced network modellers for drainage areas studies.
Website: http://www.halcrow.com/halcrow_vacancy1455.asp

PhD scholarships, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
PhD Scholarships for a maximum duration of three years in (i) hydrology of extreme floods - stochastic simulation of precipitation runoff, (2) risk management of inundation hazards, and (3) risk communication for natural hazards: social view. In general, applicants should not be much older than 28 years. Also two post-doc. positions are available.
For more information, contact  Dr. Makky Jaya Jaya@TMB.Uni-Karlsruhe.DE and Dr. Christian Hauck Hauck@TMB.Uni-Karlsruhe.DE  or visit the website:
http://www.gknk.uni-karlsruhe.de/E.stellen.shtml

Position at Foster Wheeler, USA
The Ports, Harbours and Waterways business area and the Coastal and Hydraulics group of Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation seek and individual with at least a BS with course work and 1-2 years experience in coastal or ocean engineering or related science.  An advance degree is preferable. Strong verbal and written skills are required, and ability to perform occasional travel and work away from home office.  Experience in numerical modelling of coastal processes and MATLAB a plus. The responsibilities of the successful candidate will include: Analysis of winds, waves, currents and water level data; Analysis of wave and hydraulic forces on structures; Perform analytical and numerical modelling of littoral and hydrodynamic processes; Modelling and analysis of sediment transport in coastal and estuarine environments; Assist design of onshore, and offshore structures. Applicants can forward their cover letter and resume to Maryellen Lechelt at: Human Resources Department, Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, 1000 The American Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
You can also e-mail it to: mlechelt@fwenc.com

Research Assistants / Officers, Cranfield, UK
The Institute of Water & Environment (IWE), based at Cranfield University's Silsoe campus, is a leading centre for research and postgraduate teaching in water management and trans-disciplinary environmental issues. As part of our current expansion programme we are seeking numerate candidates with modelling experience to work on the following topic areas: 1. Catchment modelling of hydrology and diffuse pollution; 2. Agent-based modelling; 3. Water resources management; 4. Irrigation water use.
Postgraduate and post-doctoral applicants with experience in one or more of these areas would be particularly welcome. Computer programming ability would be an advantage for the first two areas. Postgraduate candidates would be expected to register for a higher degree by research. Contracts of up to 3 years in duration are available.
Further information on the Institute can be found on http://www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/iwe
Further details and an application form can be downloaded from: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/admin/personnel or alternatively contacting the Personnel Department, Cranfield University at Silsoe, Silsoe, Beds, MK45 4DT. Telephone +44 (0)1525 863440 (24-hr recruitment line), or by email: j.furnell@cranfield.ac.uk, quoting reference number S/305.
Closing date for receipt of applications is : 7th March 2003

Experimental research, Delft, the Netherlands
The section of Hydraulic Engineering, River and Estuary Engineering group of Delft University of Technology has the possibility to involve last year students in experimental research to obtain their final M.Sc. degree.This project is an experimental study in a mobile-bed flume facility representing a river with groynes, with the objective to gain an insight into the mechanisms governing the sediment exchange process between a river and its groyne fields. Measurements will be conducted using a wide range of techniques to measure bed level changes, suspended sediment concentrations, and flow velocity. The temporal changes of the groyne fields bed level are of particular importance. The experiments will be conducted in the Laboratory for Fluid Mechanics of the faculty of Civil Engineering at TU-Delft.The experiments will be later coupled with numerical simulations and the knowledge gained will be ultimately used to assess proposed plans to change the geometry of the existing groynes along the River Rhine.
Applicants should be from a university within the Erasmus programme (see: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/erasmus.html & http://www.esn.org/ )
For more details contact: Mohamed F. M. Yossef, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Stevinweg 1, P.O. Box 5048, NL-2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 15 278 94 53, Fax: +31 15 278 51 24
E-mail: M.F.Yossef@ct.tudelft.nl

Environmental Physicists/Research Assistant, Edinburgh, UK
The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) carries out large-scale and long-term research in the terrestrial and freshwater sciences to support a broad user community. It addresses key environmental issues through integrated monitoring, process studies and predictive modelling, and the development of essential infrastructure and facilities. The Atmospheric Sciences division at CEH Edinburgh requires three Environmental Physicists and one Research Assistant to join an expanding team to measure and interpret surface-atmosphere fluxes of a wide range of trace gases and particles, to measure atmospheric mercury and to provide synthesis and analysis of data for the research group. The techniques include flux-gradient and eddy covariance measurements for the field scale, and boundary layer mass balance measurements for regional scale fluxes using the NERC aircraft. Analytical techniques include Tunable Diode Laser spectroscopy, which will be an important part of both micrometeorology posts. Most research is externally funded, and is done collaboratively with other European labs at a range of UK and continental European locations. The successful applicant will join a well-equipped team of 24 CEH staff and 16 postgraduate students, with established flux monitoring stations and a stimulating environment for a career in environmental research.
For further details, please visit:  http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/PD895.html
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 20 March 2003.

Visiting Researcher - SuDS Retention ponds, Wallingford, UK
HR Wallingford has been awarded a Marie Curie Industry Host Fellowship to support a visiting researcher. The aim of this research post is to understand the requirements for, and implement, the environmental measurement (ecological and chemical) of SuDS Retention Ponds; evaluate their management needs, and appraise their Whole Life Costs. This work would contribute towards understanding the potential for such systems to mitigate against the impacts of development, and thus an assessment of the impact of traditional urban drainage on streams would also be required. Candidates must be from an EU country (excluding UK) or state associated to the 5th European Research Programme (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic or Slovenia) and have completed Doctoral studies or equivalent.
Closing date for application: 7th March 2003
Interested applicants are asked to contact Bridget Woods-Ballard as soon as possible: Bridget Woods-Ballard, senior scientist, HR Wallingford, Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA, UK, Tel: +44 1491 822382, Fax: +44 1491 832233
Website: http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk

Predictive modelling of water demand profiles for new developments, Cranfield, UK
The School of Water Sciences at Cranfield University is looking to appoint a post-graduate researcher to investigate the strategic planning of water supply infrastructures through spatially discretised water demand and supply analysis tools. Substantively the work will involve characterisation of water demand potentials across a case study area through allocation of land-use classifications and, within these, prediction of water use profiles relating to domestic, commercial, agricultural and industrial uses. Methodologically the work will involve developing and applying an appropriate simulation modelling approach based upon critical evaluation of available techniques (agent-based, multiple regression etc.). Research will be carried out in collaboration with academic and commercial partners and will involve some travel both in the UK and Europe. Suitable applicants are welcomed from the natural or social sciences, or informatics and will preferably have some knowledge of the water supply sector. The successful candidate would be expected to register for a PhD and a studentship worth up to £12,000 p.a. is available. Potential applicants are invited to visit the department's website at http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/water/. To discuss the work in more detail, please contact Dr Paul Jeffrey on +44 (0)1234 754814 - (p.j.jeffrey@cranfield.ac.uk). For an application form contact our student administrator, Felicity Hull on +44 (0) 1234 754902. (f.hull@cranfield.ac.uk)