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July 2000 - IAHR Secretariat, Delft, The
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Hot off the Press:
Just hot off the press today. The Articles that will appear in
the Journal of Hydraulic Research, Volume 38, 2000, issue 4. You
can expect the Journal to arrive at your address in August.
- An evaluation of directional analysis techniques for multidirectional,
partially reflected waves: Part 1 numerical investigations.
Suzana Ilic, Andrew Chadwick, Jacob Helm-Petersen
- An evaluation of directional analysis techniques for multidirectional,
partially reflected waves: Part 2 application to field data.
Andrew Chadwick, Suzana Ilic, Jacob Helm-Petersen
- Modeling the mixing of heated water discharged from a submerged
multiport diffuser
Dae Geun Kim, Il Won Seo
- Turbulent characteristics in a baffled contact tank
K. Shiono, E. C. Teixeira
- Prediction of flow patterns in local scour holes caused by turbulent
water jets
O. A. Karim, K. H. M. Ali
- Experiments on suspension flow in open channels with bed forms
M. Cellino, W. H. Graf
- On the negative weighting factors in the Muskingum-Cunge scheme
Sándor Szél, Csaba Gáspár
- Hydraulic jump in a suddenly widened circular tunnel
Bachir Achour
New Conference Events
International Conference on Marine Waste Water
Discharges Genoa, Italy 28 November - 1 December, 2000. The
Conference will cover engineering, scientific and legislative issues
concerned with marine disposal and is particularly focussed on using
sea outfalls. Deadline for Papers July 30th, 2000. Sponsoring organisations:
AMGA, Techware, IAHR. Contact for more information Dr Carlo Avanzini
at mecc.cav@pn.itnet.it
The First International Conference on Saltwater Intrusion and
Coastal Aquifers-Monitoring, Modeling and Management (SWICA-M3)
will be held in Essaouira, Morocco, April 18-25, 2001. The conference
contains two pre-conference tutorial workshops, "Modeling flow and
solute transport in the subsurface", April 18-19, by Jacob Bear,
and "Practical modeling of saltwater intrusion: Variable-density
flow and solute transport simulation using the U.S. Geological Survey
SUTRA code", April 20-21, by Clifford I. Voss and Leonard F. Konikow.
Conference will be held in April 22-25. Abstracts should be sent
to Alexander Cheng, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, Tel: 302-831-6787
Fax: 302-831-3640, E-mail: cheng@ce.udel.edu,
as soon as possible, and no later than July 15, 2000. The conference
web page is at: http://www.ce.udel.edu/faculty/cheng/saltnet/swica/
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A Photograph of a Meandering Compound Channel
I'm looking for a photograph of a meandering compound channel (specially
the plan view). I'll be highly grateful if you can help me in this
regard preferably by sending it through e-mail attachment or letting
me know the source in the internet if any. Of course, I'll acknowledge
the provider.
Tarekul Islam, River and Environmental Engineering Lab, The University
of Tokyo, Japan
tarek_87@hotmail.com
Watering Channels?
Hello: My name is Pamela Castillo and study the carrer of Engineer
Agricultural in the Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico,
I write you for a favor: I request information about "Localisation
and line of watering channels". I would thank you a lot.
pamelacgx@hotmail.com
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Antipodean Employment?
I am presently looking to find employment and take up residence
in Australia or New Zealand. If any of you are looking for staff,
please contact me. I'm 31 years old with a degree in Ocean Science
and 3 years experience of coastal and estuarine modeling.
phil.shepperd@hyder-con.co.uk
Looking for Funds
I am a Tanzanian Young man aged 27 years and a graduate from the
University Of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) with a B.Sc.(Civil Engineering
Majoring in Water Resources Engineering). Currently I am working
for a local Water Authority. I am writing this e-mail as a request
for some funding assistance to enable me attend a technical course
on Hydro-Informatics Systems which is to be held in Cottbus in Germany
between 3rd-14th of October. My Employer has agreed to foot for
my travelling costs to and from Cottbus, Germany. Will you please
help me with some funding to enable me afford the living costs while
I am attending the technical course.
ekitwala72@hotmail.com
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2000 Annual Delft3D User Conference and Delft3D Introduction
Courses at WL | Delft Hydraulics, The Netherlands. This year’s
Delft3D User Conference will be held in Delft from Monday November
27 to Wednesday 29, 2000. The Conference is organised in conjunction
with two short courses targeting novice users of the Delft3D system.
More information and registration at
http://www.wldelft.nl/soft/d3d/index.html or contact
delft3d.course@wldelft.nl or
delft3d.userconf@wldelft.nl.
Water Environment 2000 Conference "Flooding, Risks & Reactions",
5 October 2000, Westminster, London, UK. For more information
contact
erica@lavenhamgroup.co.uk
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The International Water History Association (IWHA) 2nd conference
"The Role of Water in History and Development", 10th -12th
August 2001 University of Bergen, Norway. Contact: Alv Terje
Fotland, Center for Development Studies University of Bergen Stromgaten
54, N-5007 Bergen, Norway fax: + 47 55 58 98 92, e-mail: Alv.Fotland@sfu.uib.no
Deadline for submitting abstratcs: 15. October 2000.
http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/nsw/conference.shtml
Hydroinformatics and Management Systems: A new Program in Partnership
with the water industry, offering part-time Master of Science,
Diploma and Professional Development Short Courses. Pending PD Courses:
- Asset Management Planning (June 2000) Decision Making and Strategic
Management (June 2000) Applied Groundwater Flow and Contaminant
Transport Modeling (July 2000) Please visit our website for further
details
http://www/ncl.ac.uk/hydroinformatics/
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A complete list of events, known to IAHR, can be found at the
IAHR
internet site section: Newsweb / Conference List
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New President of Japan Society of Civil Engineers
At the 86th General Convention of Japan Society of Civil Engineers
on 26 May 2000, Mr. Michio Suzuki was elected as the president of
the society in succession of Prof. Hajime Okamura. His term is from
June 2000 to May 2001.
WRc and Wallingford Software in Business Alliance Agreement
WRc and Wallingford Software have announced a business alliance
that benefits users of hydraulic analysis and water supply modeling
packages. Algorithms developed by WRc for its Watnet software will
now be integrated into Wallingford Software's product, InfoWorks
WS. Watnet, used widely for simulating water distribution systems,
water quality investigation and leakage control, was originally
written and distributed by WRc. However, with the trend very much
towards integrated modeling packages, WRc feel that an alliance
with Wallingford Software will better serve both their existing
customer base and potential users. Many existing users of WRc's
Watnet are also using Wallingford Software packages, thus now enabling
customers to benefit from the InfoWorks common modeling platform.
For more information please contact: Kathryn Stubbings, IMS Public
Relations
Kathryn@imspr.co.uk
Postponed: the Second Call for Proposals for Research Training
Networks
Two calls for proposals under the European Commission's Fifth RTD
Framework program (FP5), which were expected to be published on
15 June are now postponed to a later date. One of the calls concerned
is the second call for proposals for research training networks,
part of the horizontal program for Improving the human resarch potential
and the socio-economic knowledge base. This will be published at
a later date, as yet unspecified by the Commission.
For further information, please see:
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/calls/200004.htm
EC Call for Proposals: Seeking New Approaches to Technology Transfer
The European Commission has launched on 15 June 2000 a call for
proposals seeking new approaches to technology transfer under the
specific programme for RTD on 'Promotion of innovation and SME participation',
part of the Fifth RTD Framework program. Some 30 million euro is
available to finance projects under this call. All the information
needed to prepare and submit a proposal in response to this call,
including the guide for proposers and the work program is available
at
http://www.cordis.lu/innovation-smes/calls/200001.htm
The deadline for submitting tender documents is 15 September 2000.
Twelve major problems of river engineering for the 21st Century
An interesting discussion is currently underway in the e-discussion
group "Rivers-list" on the "Twelve
major problems of river engineering for the 21st Century". The
discussion is lead by the moderators of the list, Dr Roger Bettess,
UK and Prof Donald Knight, UK. A summary of the original message
can be found. We hope to have full archiving of all the discussion
topics on the "NewsWeb"
part of the IAHR web site up and running after August. Everyone
is welcome to participate in the discussion. First you need to subscribe
to rivers-list by sending the message "subscribe" to
rivers-list-enquiry@iahr.org
IWA Publishing ContentsAlert
IWA Publishing has launched a free email contents alerting service
for all its journals. Visit the website for more information and
to sign up online. http://www.iwapublishing.com/journals/contentsalert.htm
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New Director at ILRI
ILRI - International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement,
The Netherlands, has appointed a new Director, Ir A.W.H. van Weelderen,
who has replaced Ir Pinkers upon his retirement. For more information
visit www.ilri.nl
Delft3D for Educational and Research Applications
To promote the use of WL | Delft Hydraulics’ Delft3D software system
(2 and 3-dimensional flow, water quality, ecology, short wave propagation
and morphology) for educational and non-commercial research applications,
the suite is now being made available to universities and (non-commercial)
research institutions at specially reduced rates. If used for these
purposes exclusively, the licensing rates are: Set 1: the modules
FLOW, WAQ and PART, plus the pre- an post-processing tools QUICKIN,
RGFGRID and GPP for the total price of USD 5,000. Set 2: the modules
FLOW, WAVE and MOR, plus the pre- an post-processing tools QUICKIN,
RGFGRID and GPP for the total price of USD 5,000. The integrated
price of the complete suite including all modules is no more than
USD 10,000, which represents a fraction of the commercial value.
Even at these reduced prices, support and maintenance will be provided.
Quotations for other combinations of modules and/or the special
conditions which apply to this category of licenses will be supplied
on request. For more information, please contact
delft3d.info@wldelft.nl. or visit http://www.wldelft.nl/soft/d3d
References and Figures on the Costs of Coastal Management worldwide
The Coastal Guide and one or EUCC's member organisations are currently
collecting references and figures on the costs of Coastal Management
worldwide. Please reply to: daniela@coastalguide.org
A specific interest is in the annual cost / investment since 1995
in: coastal defense, sewage treatment (for coastal water quality),
conservation of coastal & marine habitats and species. Any suggestions
on literature or Internet sources will be highly appreciated. Contributors
will receive feedback if they want.
http://www.coastalguide.org
HI-AP (Hydroinformatics-Asia-Pacific) online forum
The HI-AP online forum was created on the 14th of October 1999.
This forum holds two main themes: (1) Hydroinformatics as a tool
to promote holism and to spread the activities of the socio-technologists
and (2) Exchange of knowledge, know-how, ideas and philosophy between
multidisciplinary professionals/non-professionals in the Asia-Pacific
region and the international socio-technologists. Based upon two
main themes this list is intended to introduce and promote Hydroinformatics
in the Asia-Pacific region in order to help improve the existing
knowledge flows. http://www.egroups.com/group/hydroinformatics-asia-pacific
Fifty Years of LNEC. Portugal 1948- 1998
The hydraulics department of LNEC - the Portuguese national civil
engineering laboratory - has recently published a limited edition
book describing its activities and facilities. For more information
contact Dr Jaime Melo Baptista. mailto:
New Executive Director at Canadian Hydraulics Center
Canadian Hydraulics Center, has appointed a new Executive Director,
Etienne Mansard. Dr. Mansard is the vice-precident of IAHR
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Assistant Project Officer (Essex, UK)
Essex Estuaries is looking for an Assistant Project Officer. As
the Essex Estuaries Assistant Project Officer you will work within
a dedicated team to support a variety of ongoing programs. These
include the Colne Estuary Strategy, the Essex Estuaries European
marine Site management scheme, and EU funded projects. For further
information and an informal chat about the post, please contact
Alex Midlen on +44 (0)1206 282480
alex.midlen@colchester.gov.uk Applications should be received
by Friday 14 July 2000. For an application form and further details
please call our 24 hour recruitment line on (01206)282880, or collect
a form from Angel Court Reception, High Street, Colchester quoting
post number EP19T.
Two Openings in the Field of Coastal Engineering (Illinois, USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District Office has two
openings in the field of Coastal Engineering. Positions offer a
starting salary $44,402 (GS-11) to $62,605 (GS-12) annually depending
on education and experience. The job(s) and duties are described
in announcement X-CP-00-1328. The announcement can be located on
the WEB at www.opm.gov.
It is located as a civil engineering position(s) under the State
of Illinois location. Applicants must be US citizens. The Chicago
District has a extensive coastal engineering mission. Please contact
Mr. James Mazanec at (312) 353-6400 ext. 3113 or Mr. Joseph Jacobazzi
at ext. 3000 should you have any questions.
Engineers/Independent Specialists
Sogreah is recruiting for its different sites engineers, and confirmed
specialists for long or short assignments abroad. Geographical mobility
(both in France and abroad) and a good working knowledge of English
are required for all these positions. Job descriptions can be found
at:
http://www.sogreah.fr/Anglais/p_emploi.html
Send CV with job reference to: Sogreah Direction des Relations Humaines
B.P. 172 38042 Grenoble Cedex 09 France Prospective applicants may
obtain further information at sogreah.emploi@sogreah.fr
Funded Graduate Opportunities (Boise, USA)
Funded Graduate Opportunities in Boise leading to: Ph.D., M.Eng.,
and M.S. degrees
*Interdisciplinary research related to hydrology and water resource
management
*Project components include computational hydraulics, hydro-climatology,
geomorphic evolution, watershed processes and ecological response
*Projects undertaken in collaboration with several federal agencies,
European universities and research institutions with opportunities
for student exchange
*Students of all disciplines are encouraged to apply Specific projects
available: Simulation of floodplain - river channel interactions;
Cold season hydrology, simulation of snowmelt over complex terrain;
Simulation of geomorphic evolution of river channels Individual-based
modeling of fish populations; Emergent technologies (ANNs, GPs,
GAs, CA). For further details, contact: Dr. Peter Goodwin (208)
364-4081 or
pgoodwin@uidaho.edu OR Denise Engebrecht (208) 364-4085 or denisee@uidaho.edu
Senior researcher/advisor (Delft, the Netherlands)
WL | Delft Hydraulics, Freshwater Systems (unit concentrating
on design, execution and management of rivers, lakes, canals and
related hydraulic structures), is looking for a senior researcher/advisor
(civ. eng.) (F/M) for the execution of research and advisory projects
in the field of River Engineering. River Engineering focuses on
free flowing and regulated rivers, river engineering works, canals,
protection works and hydraulic structures. Hydrodynamics and morphology
form the important basics for the activities executed in this field.
Function requirements: in-depth knowledge of hydrodynamic/ morphologic
processes in river systems; ability to work client-oriented at a
scientific level; experience in using relevant investigative and
advisory methods is preferable; willingness to work in English speaking
developing countries during a part of the year; ambition to operate
in multidisciplinary teams, using a cost effective approach; at
least 5 years solid working experience in relevant fields. For more
details, please contact Mr. R.J. de Jong, manager River Engineering;
tel. +31 15 285 8867. You can send your letter of application (please
mention application number 809) to the Personnel and Organization
Department, to the attention of Mr. G.J.M. van den Boogaard, Postbus
177, 2600 MH Delft. Click here
for more information.
Research Assistant in Hydrology
The Institut für Hydraulik, Gewässerkunde und Wasserwirtschaft
at the Technische Universität Wien is looking for a young and highly
motivated individual with a solid academic background and a keen
interest in research into scaling issues in hydrology and their
implications for engineering hydrology. Work towards a doctoral
degree is envisaged. Emphasis in research will be on combining various
process descriptions by a range of methods including spatial stochastic
methods, deterministic process based models, as well as similarity
concepts based on characteristic space and time scales. These concepts
will be verified by extensive data analyses of runoff dynamics and
flood frequency at a range of scales. The successful candidate will
be part of an enthusiastic working group that maintains strong collaborative
links with other EC countries and overseas. The position is available
from September 2000. Applicants should submit a resume, a copy of
their final academic transcript, the names of three referees and
a letter stating their research interests. For further information
please contact A.o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Günter Blöschl Institut für Hydraulik,
TU Wien Karlsplatz 13/223, A-1040 Wien, Austria
e-mail bloeschl@hydro.tuwien.ac.at
http://www.hydro.tuwien.ac.at/
Civil Engineer (UK)
Following a growth in workload in the Ports & Estuaries Dept, HR
Wallingford is seeking to recruit an experienced graduate or civil
engineering technician. The main tasks for the candidate will be
to support the Senior Engineer in the Ports & Estuaries Dept to
execute a wide range of project and research work associated with
the design of maritime structures and other works related to civil
engineering hydraulics. Ideally the candidate should be have experience
in structural design, preferably of maritime structures, as well
as an understanding of civil engineering hydraulics. This background
should include a working knowledge of reinforced concrete and steelwork
design codes. For further information please e-mail: Ian Cruickshank,
telephone 01491 822489 or use the application form available at
http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/.../opportunities.html
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River Quality & Catchment Management Specialist (Swindon, UK)
WRc requires a river quality and catchment management specialist
to join a team engaged in research and consultancy work for a wide
range of UK and overseas clients, including the Environment Agency,
the European Environment Agency, the Department of Environment,
Transport and the Regions and the European Commission (DG Environment).
Candidates should have: A first degree in a biological or environmental
discipline, at least 5 years' postgraduate experience in the areas
of river quality and catchment management, good analytical and presentational
skills, and fluent use of word processing and spreadsheet packages.
Particular experience of the following would be advantageous: catchment
management planning, ecological assessment of river quality, diffuse
source pollution and its control, European water quality management
practice, overseas work, especially in central and eastern Europe,
geographical Information systems, project management. The post will
involve some travel and periods of work overseas, and knowledge
of another major European language would be helpful. WRc prefers
to receive CVs and applications over the internet www.wrcplc.co.uk
or please write to Katrina French, enclosing a full CV, Personnel
Department, WRc plc, Frankland Road, Blagrove, Swindon SN5 8YF,
United Kingdom.
Division Manager Position for Port Facility and Dredging Design
Work (Houston, USA)
Our expanding business line has put us in need of someone we can
groom into a division manager position for port facility and dredging
design work. 5 years experience, an engineering degree and excellent
leadership, communication and interpersonal skills could put you
in charge of your own team. Only those authorized to work in the
US will be considered. Salary is commensurate with experience. Resumes
or inquiries can be e-mailed to beaton@lan-inc.com
http://www.lan-inc.com
Experienced Coastal Engineer (Cape Cod, USA)
The Woods Hole Group, has a position available in its Division
of Coastal Sciences, Engineering, and Planning. The position available
present is: experienced coastal engineer. Candidates for this position
must have a P.E. license and a minimum of six years relevant coastal
engineering experience. Job duties will include project management,
development of new business opportunities, personnel supervision/
mentoring, and project tasks. A demonstrated ability to provide
clients a high level of service is essential, as are strong leadership
skills and excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
Interested candidates should please send their resume to: HR Manager
The Woods Hole Group 81 Technology Park Drive East Falmouth, MA
02536 e-mail to: HR@whgrp.com
For more information on The Woods Hole Group, please access our
website at: http://www.whgrp.com.
Student and Post-Doc Openings at USF (Florida, USA)
Two openings in a research group at the University of South Florida,
College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg. The first is for a
MS/Ph.D. student to work (for stipend and tuition) in the general
area of scientific applications of LiDAR surveys in National Shorelines
System. This work is funded by the USGS Center for Coastal Geology.
It isn't too late for this fall, or for someone interested in a
January start. Helpful skills include: some coursework in remote
sensing techniques, some knowledge of geological sciences, some
exposure to programming and GIS, a good attitude and self-motivation
The second position is anticipated for 2001 (pending continuation
of funding). It will be for a research associate (post-doc) to
work on sediment resuspension and transport on the inner continental
shelf where both waves and currents may be important, and the
bedforms are known to change. This work will be supported by ONR
and is nested within a couple large, interdisciplinary programs
(HyCODE and ECOHAB). The successful applicant would work closely
with both geologists and physical oceanographers, and the occasional
biologist. While the position description hasn't been written yet,
I expect it will require previous experience (i.e. a dissertation)
in some aspect of sediment transport in combined flows. Skills in
quantitative analysis of time series data and field work will be
required. If you are interested in the possibility, write me for
more information. Dr. Peter Howd phowd@marine.usf.edu
Dept. of Marine Science Univ. of South Florida voice: (727) 553-1158
140 7th Avenue South fax: (727) 553-1189 St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5016
lab: (727) 553-1170
Positions for experienced Coastal Scientists and Engineers (Swindon,
UK)
Challenging positions for experienced Coastal Scientists and Engineers,
working within Halcrow Maritime's renowned Coastal Engineering team
located near Swindon. We are interested in employing the best available
skills and are always keen to discuss opportunities with those who
feel that they can offer these skills. In particular we are currently
looking for experienced individuals at all levels with an ability
to undertake and/or manage projects, to deliver solutions based
upon a sound understanding of coastal processes and sediment dynamics.
If you believe that you could make a positive contribution to this
team and would like to discuss opportunities, please feel free to
contact either: Kevin Burgess, Chief Coastal Engineer at burgesska@halcrow.com,
or Peter Barter, Engineering Manager at barterpwj@halcrow.com.
Applications for these opportunities can be submitted by e-mail
to personnelbp@halcrow.com
or in hard copy to: Adrian Tiley Halcrow Group Limited Burderop
Park Swindon Wiltshire SN4 0QD. Please include a full and up to
date CV with a covering letter stating your current salary. http://www.babtie.co.uk
Civil Engineer for water management projects (Brisbane, Australia)
A Queensland Water Engineering Consultancy has an opportunity
for an experienced Civil Engineer to lead water management projects.
Applicants will need substantial experience in designing and developing
solutions for projects involving water resources, dams, pipelines,
drainage and flooding issues, using in-house and commercial hydrologic,
hydraulic and GIS software. mailto:kebidgoo@tpgi.com.au
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Vacancies which can be posted under "Job Opportunities"
can be e-mailed to Cheryl van der Zee, e-mail: zee@iahr.org
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