Wave breaking model
I am working on a "closed-loop" cross-shore profile evolution model using wave energy dissipation per unit volume concept. As you known, under regular waves, different breaker type (spilling/plunging) waves dissipate their energy in a different manner, thus causing different sediment transport distribution in the surf zone. I am trying to figure out a simple wave model which can predict this difference. Does anyone have some suggestions? I also need some experimental data on wave transformations inside surf zone on planar and barred profiles (large wave flume data preferred). Please contact Zhanxian Wang, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida
E-mail: zxwang@ufl.edu

Breakwater book (PIANC)
PIANC has published some guidelines on breakwater design and will publish in 2003 the guidelines for the design of vertical breakwaters and berm breakwaters. These guidelines are intended for qualified, experienced engineers. The same is valid for typical manuals, like the CEM.
Detailed educational material for breakwater design for courses on Master level hardly exists and PIANC intends to bring together a group of teachers to make a course book for teaching this subject. People interested in co-operation may contact Henk Jan Verhagen at: H.J.Verhagen@ct.tudelft.nl
For further information see:
http://www.waterbouw.tudelft.nl/public/PIANC/breakwater.html

2nd Meeting of the UK COZONE Coastal Waters Network
December 4, 2002, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
The theme is COASTAL OBSERVATORIES and there is no charge to attend the meeting.
Contact: John Lawrence at admin@cozone.org.uk
A full agenda of the meeting is available at: http://cozone.org.uk/meeting.htm

Workshop on the Future of Coastal Engineering Education in California
December 5, 2002, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Contact Phyllis Grifman at: grifman@usc.edu

1st UK Beach Processes Network Workshop
January 9-10, 2003, Lancaster, UK
Website: http://cozone.org.uk

SouthEast Coastal Ocean Science Conference and Workshop
The conference will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, USA on January 27-29, 2003 and the Workshop will be held on January 30-31, 2003.
Webiste: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/secos/

International training course on "Technology Selection for Small Hydropower Development"
February 18-28, 2003, Roorkee, India
E-mail : akumafah@iitr.ernet.in

Workshop on Diffuse Input of Chemicals into soil and Groundwater
Assessment and Management
February 26-28, 2003, Dresden, Germany
E-mail: rkuehne@intercom-dresden.de
Website: www.tu-dresden.de/fghhigw/workshop/index.htm

World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2003
June 23-26, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Organised by the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE
Website: http://www.asce.org/conferences/ewri2003

Coasts and Ports Conference 2003
September 9-12, 2003, Auckland, New Zealand
Deadline for abstracts submission: 28 February 2003
Website: www.coastsandports.co.nz

EWA Conference on Operation and Maintenance of Sewer and Water Pipes
December 4-5, 2003, Paris, France
Deadlines: 31 January 2003 for abstracts submission; 28 February 2003 for notice of acceptance.
Contact Ms Kirsten Overmann at: overmann@atv.de

8th International Coastal Symposium
March 14-19, 2004, Itapema, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Website: http://www.cttmar.univali.br/~ics2004/

British Hydrological Society International Conference on Hydrology: Science and Practice for the 21st Century
July 12 –16, 2004, London, UK
Information on the Congress can also be obtained from: http://www.hydrology.org.uk

MWWD 2004 – 3rd International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges
October 2004, Catania, Italy
The MWWD 2004 website will be up and running in early January. Until then, information can be found at: http://www.mwwd2002.com/mwwd2004.asp

Sedimentology
by Cojan, I. and Renard, M.
ISBN: 90 5809 265 8, Publication Date: November 2002; Paperback edition: EUR 127,00.
This book is primarily intended for university students and geologists interested in Sedimentology. It incorporates conceptual advancements without neglecting sedimentary processes and detailed observation of sedimentary bodies which remain the "cornerstone" for any thorough study. Reconstruction of environments and basin analysis are also discussed using field data, well logging and seismic data.
Translation of Sédimentologie , Paris, 1999.
Website: http://balkema.ima.nl/Scripts/cgiBalkema.exe/new

An Experimental Study of Roman Dropshaft Operation. Hydraulics, Two-Phase Flow, Acoustics
by Hubert Chanson
Publisher: The University of Queensland; ISBN: 1864996544; Price: Free download (Hardcopy: AUD$60.00); Publication date: December 2002
The hydraulics of vertical, rectangular dropshafts was systematically investigated in two prototypes and five smaller models. Experimental observations included flow visualisations, hydraulic characteristis, particle residence times, air-water flow measurements and acoustic characteristics. Although basic hydraulic characteristics were similar between model and prototype based upon a Froude similitude, observations of dimensionless bubble penetration depths and neutrally-buoyant particle residence times showed some discrepancies between model and prototype results. It is believed that these differences highlight the limitations of a Froude similitude for studies of air entrainment, residence times and mass transfer in dropshaft even with a geometric scaling ratio LR = 3.1 as in the present work. The report may be downloaded free of charge from:
http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/reprints/ch5002.zip. (The zip file contains a series of PDF files that are certificed virus-free.)
Download: http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/reprints/ch5002.zip
Website: http://www.uq.edu.au/~e2hchans/reprints.html

New Hydrologic Modelling Discussion Group
It is intended for users of single and multi-event hydrologic modelling software including HydroCAD, OTTSWMM, OTTHYMO 89, SWMHYMO, TR-55, Visual OTTHYMO and others. To subscribe send a blank e-mail message to :
hymo-users-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or visit: http://www.watercom.ca/forums_hymo.htm
Source: WaterCom newsletter (http://www.watercom.ca)

Free technical document on debris control structures
This PDF technical document discusses water transported debris problems and structures used for controlling debris. An accumulation of debris at inlets of highway drainage structures is a frequent cause of unsatisfactory performance or malfunction. This accumulation may result in failure of the drainage structure, or overtopping of the roadway by flood water, or possible damage to the roadway and other property. Consideration of the need for debris-control structures should be an essential part of all hydraulic structure designs. This PDF technical document emphasizes on culverts because their relatively limited waterway area is subject to clogging by retention of debris at the inlet. In this PDF technical document a system of classifying the type of debris expected from any drainage basin is followed by a list of types of debris-control structures. The basis for choosing the type of control structure is given and details of design are discussed.
This PDF technical document is available as a free download.
http://www.bossintl.com/products/download/item/RiverCAD.html#6
Source: November 2002 edition of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Newsletter of BOSS International (http://www.bossintl.com)

Decision support for water management
A large percentage of the world's population does not have access to a safe water supply. A novel Decision Aid Tool (DAT) has been developed by European scientists to help regional authorities exploit alternative water sources to provide safe drinking water. Input to the DAT includes: local water demand, local freshwater resources, local seawater or brackish water resources and water treatment parameters. An optimisation procedure within the DAT generates optimal scenarios on the basis of both cost and water quality. Cost estimation addresses the long-term scope of the system, even elements such as maintenance and electricity.
Website: http://dbs.cordis.lu/fep-cgi/srchidadb

New ICID President
Ir Keizrul bin Abdullah, Director General of Irrigation and Drainage in Malaysia has become the new president of ICID in succession to Ir Bart Schultz. Ir Keizrul is a civil engineer who has been involved in irrigation, river engineering, floods and water resources for the past 26 years.
More information available at: www.icid.org

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowships to assist research
These Fellowships are awarded each year through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Fellowships are awarded to men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship. Appointments are ordinarily made for one year, and in no instance for a period shorter than six consecutive months. In 2002 180 awards were made to N. American Citizens, and 40 awards to Latin American and Caribbean citizens.
Website: http://www.gf.org/broch.html#top

EPSRC funded research post in the Centre for Water Systems, UK
Applications are invited for an EPSRC funded research post in the Centre for Water Systems (www.ex.ac.uk/WaterSystems), available from February 2003. The objective of the project is to develop an approach to minimise the whole life costs of sewerage systems based on constrained service delivery targets and to enable maximum benefit to be derived for a given investment within a known system. The successful candidate will be a graduate, ideally with a PhD in an engineering or related field, with knowledge and experience relevant to the development and implementation of urban drainage/sewerage models and software, computational hydraulics and numerical methods. However, good applicants in other areas of water quantity/quality modelling, optimisation, water-industry problems and pipe network management will be considered. Applications (covering letter, CV and names and addresses of three referees) should be sent before December 2, 2002 to: Prof. Dragan Savic, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Exeter, Harrison Building, Exeter, EX4 4QF; tel. (01392) 263637
E-mail: D.Savic@ex.ac.uk
(quote reference no. R8076).

Ph.D. scholarship in river mixing, Queensland, Australia
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) offers a Ph.D. scholarship for a "Basic Study of Mixing and Dispersion in Riverine and Estuarine Systems in South-East Queensland". Applications are sought from first and upper second class honours graduates in engineering or science, although preference will be given to first class honours graduate. Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents. The closing date is 30th December 2002. Further information and applications must be sent to Dr Hubert CHANSON, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072 (Tel.: 07-3365416 3 / Fax: 07-33654599)
E-mail: h.chanson@mailbox.uq.edu.au

Lecturer in engineering computational fluid dynamics, UK
The Division of Civil & Mechanical Engineering of the University of Warwick wishes to appoint a lecturer in the area of Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics. As well as being a member of the School of Engineering, the appointee will belong to the newly created Centre for Scientific Computing. The appointee will join the Fluid Dynamics Research Centre and be expected to contribute to the teaching of computational aspects of engineering design. Potential candidates who require further information are encouraged to contact Professor Peter Carpenter at: pwc@eng.warwick.ac.uk. Please quote reference 12/A/02. Closing date for applications is December 6, 2002.
Webiste: http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/AC1582.html

Postdoc position, Grenoble, France
The Laboratoire d'etude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement (LTHE), a research unit between Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, (CNRS), Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, Institut National Polytechnique, Grenoble and Institut de Recherches en Développment (IRD) is seeking for a postdoctoral researcher to assist in a European Commission funded project called "PEGASE". This project relates to Pesticides in European Groundwaters: detailed study of representative aquifers and simulation of possible evolution scenarios (website: http://www.brgm.fr/pegase). Applicants should have a good background in Hydrogeology and Soils physics, together with a strong skill in numerical simulation and development with C++
Contact Dr Georges Vachaud at: georges.vachaud@hmg.inpg.fr

Senior engineer, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Ecology and Environment, Inc., an international environmental consulting company is in need of a Senior Engineer (10+ years experience) to work on its Saudi Arabia Contract. M.S. degree preferred with experience in remedial design, feasibility studies, technology assessment, contractor oversight and project management. Background in petroleum contamination in the marine environment, HTTD, materials handling, and environmental restoration is critical. Excellent computer, technical writing and communication skills required. Supervisory experience or Arabic language skills are a plus.
Send all questions or resumes to Susan Heiss at: sheiss@ene.com