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Call for applications IAHR lecturer award
see Newsletter issue 5, 2000 or September NewsFlash: http://www.iahr.org
Not to be missed Congresses:
XIX
IAHR Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica CORDOBA 2000 22-27 Octubre,
Cordoba, Argentina.
Contact: Sra Laura Melamed, INA-Encuentros y Seminarios - EyS, Au.
Ezeiza Canuelas Tramo J. Newbery Km. 1.620, 1804 Ezeiza, Pcia. Benos
Aires, Argentina. tel: +54-11-4480-4576. Tel/fax: +54-11-4480-0433.e-mail:
eys@ina.gov.ar website:
http://www.iahr.org/newsweb/conferences/cordoba2000.html
12th
Biennial Congress of the Asia and Pacific Division of the IAHR "Sustainable
Water Resources Management: Issues and Future Challenges for the
Next Millennium November 13-15, 2000, Bangkok, Thailand
Contact: Prof. Dr. A. Das Gupta, APD-IAHR Congress Secretariat,
Water Engineering and Management Program, Asian Institute of Technology,
School of Civil, Engineering, G.P.O. Box 2754, Bangkok 10501, Thailand.
Tel.: +66 2 524 5525, tel.: +66 2 524 6059, e-mail: adg@ait.ac.th
29th Biennial Congress in Beijing China in 2001.
Special Seminars: Co-ordinator HU Heping, Tsinghua University, Haidian,
Beijing 100084, China, e-mail: huhp@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
- S-1 Hydraulics and the Society; Convener: M. B. ABBOTT, e-mail:
mba@ihe.nl and TAO Jianhua,
e-mail: jhtao@tju.edu.cn
- S-2 Key Hydraulic Issues of Huge-Water Projects; Convener: Philip
BURGI, e-mail: philipburgi@aol.com
and GAO Jizhang, e-mail: gaojz@iwhr.com
- S-3 Instrumentation for Hydraulic Measurements
Convener: A. MULLER, e-mail: mueller@baug.ethz.ch
and CHEN Bingxin, e-mail: 2001IAHR@iwhr.com
- S-4 Education and Professional Development for Hydraulic Engineers
Convener: R.M.Damian, e-mail: damian@hidro.utcb.ro
and LI Wei
- S-5 Development in Industrial Fluid Mechanics and Applications
to Energy Production; Convever: Hisashi NINOKATAe-mail: hninokat@nr.titech.ac.jpand
and CAO Shuliang e-mail: shulan.xu@geo.uu.se
- S-6 Workshops/seminars to be organised by the Task Force for
Corporate Member Activity
The seminar papers should be submitted by 28 February 2001 to the
co-ordinator or to the relevant conveners. The seminar paper will
be copied for the attendants of the seminar. Website: http://www.2001iahr.iwhr.com
Call for Proposals
Transnational Access to Major Research Infrastructure - Access
to Experimental Facilities of WL | Delft Hydraulics
The European Commission has signed a contract with WL | Delft
Hydraulics of the Netherlands, financing access of Researchers from
the EU member and Associated states to its major and unique experimental
facilities. The scheme enables them to carry out advanced research
to enhance knowledge of complicated hydraulic processes and validate
their formulation.
Only research teams conducting their research in the EU member or
associated states are eligible to benefit, with the exception of
teams conducting research in the Netherlands. Only research teams
that are entitled to disseminate the knowledge generated are eligible
to benefit.
Proposals should not be longer than four pages and have to be received
at WL | Delft Hydraulics not later than February 1, 2001.
These facilities can be viewed on WL | Delft Hydraulics’ website:
http://www.wldelft.nl,
under EU projects/MRI. Details of the selection criteria can be
viewed on our website.
For more information, and for proposal submission, please contact:
Mark Klein Breteler, WL | Delft Hydraulics, P.O. Box 177, 2600MH
Delft, The Netherlands. tel. (+31) 15 2858844, fax (+31) 15 2858582,
e-mail: mark.kleinbreteler@wldelft.nl
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UNESCO International Hydrology Programme VIth Phase
At the XIVth session of the Intergovernmental Council of IHP held
in Paris in June this year the Draft Plan for the Sixth Phase of
IHP was adopted. The Draft Plan consists of two components - a strategic
plan and an implementation plan designed to reflect the two missions
of the programme - namely to: identify the most crucial water-related
research issues emanating form the multitude of water-related problems
at the turn of the millennium and to provide a framework to tackle
them identify activities, actions as well as interested countries
and organisations committed to implementing particular focal areas
or/and activities. The adopted Plan of IHP-VI has five Themes constituting
the Core Programme:
Theme 1 Global Change and Water Resources - Global estimation
of resources: water supply and water quality; global estimation
of water withdrawals and consumption; integrated assessment of water
resources in the context of global land-based activities and climate
change
Theme 2 Integrated Watershed and Aquifer Dynamics - Extreme
events in land and water resources management; International river
basins and aquifers; endorheic basins; methodologies for integrated
river basin management
Theme 3 Land Habitat Hydrology - drylands; wetlands; mountains;
small islands and coastal zones; urban areas and rural settlements
Theme 4 Water and Society - Water, civilisation and ethics;
value of water; water conflicts - prevention and resolution; human
security in water-related disasters and degrading environments;
public awareness raising on water interactions
Theme 5 Water Education and training - Teaching techniques
and material development, continuing education and training for
selected target groups; crossing the digital divide; institutional
development and networking for WET. In order to develop the Plan
UNESCO is sending out questionnaires to the IHP National Committees
and relevant NGOs.
Anyone interested in participating in this questionnaire should
contact Jeffery Holland, e-mail: Jeffery.P.Holland@erdc.usace.army.mil
or Gabor Balint, e-mail: balint@vituki.hu
or Chris George at IAHR Secretariat, e-mail: christopher.george@iahr.org,
or a national IAHR Committee (see our website: http://www.iahr.org)
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Watershed or River Basin Management
I am currently starting a research on the state of the art of watershed
or river basin management: the experiences of countries in Latin America.
My focus is on the organisational aspects of multiple water uses/users
management as well as policies and legal framework that support (or
not) each of the cases analysed.
I would appreciate contact with people working on these issues that
can help me to get to grips with what is going on! I don't need "what
must be done" documents but what "is being done" ones!
Thank you very much for your help! Alejandra e-mail: almoreyra@hotmail.com
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Bankline Management
I am a civil engineering final year student at the University
of Portsmouth, and I am planning to work on "bankline management"
for my final year project. This includes erosion and sediment transport
in rivers, scour at structures in rivers, erosion at bending in
rivers and bank protection.
As I am looking for any kind of information on this topic, I would
be grateful for any book titles or any internet sites you may suggest
where I could find some introductory material and familiarise myself
with the subject.
Alexia Chatzi, e-mail: cve80460@port.ac.uk
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3rd International Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium: Interactive
Hydrology. November 21-23, Perth, Australia.
Contact: Congress West Pty Ltd, PO Box 1248, West Perth WA 6872,
tel: +61 8 9322 6906; fax: +61 8 9322 1734; e-mail: conwes@congresswest.com.au
Septième journée technique du Comité Français de l'Association
Internationale des Hydrogéologues Hydrologie et hydrogéologie isotopique
de l'an 2000 November 24-25, Avignon, France.
Contact: Laurence CHERY-BRGM, Service EAU, 3, Avenue Claude Guillemin
- BP 6009 - 45060 Orléans cedex 2, France.tel: +33 2 38 64 38 18;
fax: +33 2 38 64 34 46; e-mail : l.chery@brgm.fr
website: www.brgm.fr/AIH/colloque.htm
Thirtieth Congress of IAH. Groundwater: Past Achievements and
Future Challenges, November 26 - December 1, Cape Town, South Africa.
Contact: Deidre Cloete, Conferences et al, PO Box 452, Stellenbosch
7599, South Africa. tel: +27 21 886 4496; fax: +27 21 883 8177;
e-mail: deidre@iafrica.com;
website: fred.csir.co.za/conferences/iah/
Contaminated Site Remediation Conference: From Source Zones
to Ecosystems. December 4- 8, Melbourne, Australia.
Contact: Convention Link tel: + 61 8 9450 1662, fax: + 61 8 9450
2942, e-mail: convlink@wantree.com.au,
website: www.clw.csiro.au/CGS/conf/2000CSRC/
Ground Water: A Transboundary, Strategic and Geopolitical Resource.
December 13-14, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Contact: Bob Masters, Conference Co-ordinator, tel: +1 800-551-7379,
ext. 527 (toll free in USA) or +1-614-898-7791, ext. 527 (outside
USA); e-mail: rmaste@ngwa.org;
website: www.ngwa.org/education/agwse2.html
International course on "Planning, Technology Selection and
Implementation of Small Hydro Power Projects" at Alternate Hydro
Energy Centre (AHEC), February 13-22, 2001. Roorkee, India
Contact: Arun Kumar, Director, Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, University
of Roorkee, Roorkee - 47667, India. tel: 91-1332-74254, 85213, fax:
+91-1332-73517, 73560, e-mail: akumafah@rurkiu.ernet.in
website: http://www.ahecindia.com
European Geophysical Society XXVI General Assembly Nice, France,
25 - 30 March 2001
Contact: EGS Office, Max-Planck-Str. 13, 37191 Katlenburg-Lindau,
Germany. tel:+49-5556-1440, fax: +49-5556-4709, e-mail: EGS@COPERNICUS.ORG,
website: http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/
Eigth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering
and Environmental Impacts of Karst. April 1-4, Louisville, Kentucky.
U.S.A.
Contact: Barry F. Beck, PELA (East-Central Office), 106 Administration
Road, Suite 4, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA. tel:+1-865-483-7483:
fax:+1 865-483-7639; e-mail: bb-pela@icx.net
1st International Conference on Salt Water Intrusion and Coastal
Aquifers. April 23-25, Essaouira, Morocco.
Contact: Prof. Driss Ouazar, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs,
B.P. 765, Agdal Rabat, Morocco, tel: +212-7-670579 fax: +212-7-778853;
e-mail: ouazar@emi.ac.ma;
website: www.ce.udel.edu/faculty/cheng/saltnet/swica/
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Mahadevan Birth Centenary International Symposium on "Challenges
of Water Resources management in the Developing countries in the
21st century", Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, May 6 -
10, 2001.
Contact: Chairman: Prof. U. Aswathanarayana, Adviser on Environment
& Technology, C.P. 1947, Maputo, Mozambique tel: + 2581- 307068,
fax: + 2581- 308915; e-mail: anarayan@zebra.uem.mz
Second IWHA Conference August 10-12, 2001, Bergen, Norway
Contact: Alv Terje Fotland, Conference Co-ordinator, e-mail: alv.fotland@sfu.uib.no,
website: http://www.iwha.net/
Groundwater Quality 2001. Natural and Enhanced Attenuation of
Groundwater Pollution June 18-21, Sheffield, U.K.
Contact: David Lerner, University of Sheffield, tel: +44 114 222
5743; fax +44 114 222 5701 or 5700; e-mail: d.n.lerner@sheffield.ac.uk
3rd International Conference on Future Groundwater
Resources at Risk. June 25-27, Lisbon, Portugal.
Contact: CVRM-Geosystems Center, Instituto Superior Técnico,
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal. tel: +351-21-841 72
47; fax: +351-21-841 74 42; e-mail: fgr@alfa.ist.utl.pt;
website: http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~cvrm/FGR.
6th Scientific Assembly of IAHS. July 18-27, Maastricht, The
Netherlands.
Contact: (General) IAHS Maastricht 2001, Netherlands Institute for
Applied Geological Science, POBox 6012,2600 JA Delft, The Netherlands.
fax: +31 15 2564800; email: j.hooghart@nitg.tno.nl
website:http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/index.html
31st Congress of IAH. New Approaches to Characterising Groundwater
Flow. September 9-15, Munich, Germany.
Contact: Munich 2001, Institute of Hydrology, GSF National Research
Centre of Environment and Health GmbH, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1,
D – 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. tel: +49 89 31872585; FAX:+49
89 31873361; e-mail: seiler@gsf.de;
website: http://www.agh.geo.uni-muenchen.de/munich2001/
Second circular now available.
Conference on Limestone Hydrology and Fissured Media. September
20-22, Besançon, France.
Contact: Jacques Mudry, Department of Geosciences, 25030 BESANCON,
France. tel: +33 3 81 86 57 53; fax: +33 3 81 66 57 94; e-mail:
Jacques.mudry@univ-fcomte.fr
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website: http://karst.univ-fcomte.fr
International Conference on Hydrological Challenges in Transboundary
Water Resources Management. September 25-27, Koblenz, Germany.
Contact: Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, Postfach 200253, 56002
Koblenz, Germany. tel: +49 261 1306 5313; fax: +49 261 1306 5422;
e-mail: schroeder@bafg.de;
website: www.bafg.de
MODSIM2001 - International Congress on Modeling and Simulation.
December 10-13, Canberra, Australia.
Contact: Dr Fred Ghassemi, Centre for Resource and Environmental
Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia. tel: +61 2 6249 0653 (After 1st January 2001,
+61 2 6125 0653); fax: +61 2 6249 0757 (After 1st January
2001, +61 2 6125 0757), e-mail: fredg@cres.anu.edu.au
website: http://cres.anu.edu.au/~tony/modsim2001.htm
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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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ILRI,
catalogue of international training courses for 2001. The International
Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement has recently published
its catalogue of international training courses for 2001. The courses,
which are aimed at mid-career professionals in irrigation and drainage,
cover land drainage, computer applications and maintenance. For
more information contact: ilri@ilri.nl
Random Seas And Design Of Maritime Structures (2nd Edition) by Y
Goda (University of Tokyo) Pub. date: Jul 2000, 464pp
price US$58 / £40 ISBN 981-02-3256-X
Introduction
To Coastal Engineering And Management by J William Kamphuis
(Queen's University, Canada) Pub. date: Sept 2000, 472pp,
Price: US$58 / £36, ISBN 981-02-3830-4
Both books are available from World Scientific website: http://www.worldscientific.com/
STUDY
ABROAD 2000 - 2001, 690 pp., 24 x 17 cm (new format), ISBN:
92-3-003606-4, Price: 120 FF / 18,29 euros, Ed.: UNESCO Publishing
The UNESCO international guide to higher-education study opportunities
and scholarships offered by universities, specialised schools and
international organisations in 129 countries. It includes 2.659
entries on courses and scholarships on all higher-education academic
and professional disciplines, addresses (including Internet sites),
admission requirements, application deadlines, financial aid, fees
and living expenses in each country and, in some cases, work opportunities
for students. The information is valid for the years 2000 and 2001.
Entries are presented in English, French or Spanish according to
the language of the country concerned. website: http://www.unesco.org/
Bibliography
of Hydrology for 1999. The Water Research institute VUV TGM
of Prague, Czech Republic has recently published its Bibliography
of Hydrology for 1999, published in 2000 ISBN 80-85900-32-7. For
more information contact Alena Heiclova, e-mail: knihovna@vuv.cz,
website: http://www.vuv.cz/
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The
following papers written by Prof J.W. Kamphuis are available on website:
http://civil.queensu.ca/.../modelling.html
Designing For Low Frequency Waves (2000), Designing With Models
(2000), NLINE: Efficient Modeling of 3-D Beach Change (2000), Observation
of Long Waves on a Uniform Slope (2000), Coastal Modelling into the
Next Millenium (1999), Marketing Uncertainty (1999), Coastal Erosion
and Protection (1999).
Water
online
http://www.wateronline.com/
Technical
water magazine for Latin America
http://www.agua-latina.com/
The
African Water Page
http://www.africanwater.org
Delft3D
Modelling two- and three-dimensional flow and transport for tidal
and riverine problems.
http://www.wldelft.nl/soft/d3d
TU
Delft : Validation of 2D morphology
http://hydr.ct.tudelft.nl/wbk/public/mor-valid/
If you have other interesting links please forward them to
us: zee@iahr.org
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Civil Engineering Research Focus
In the latest issue (No 42) of the UK "Civil Engineering Research
Focus" bulletin, IAHR Corporate Member HR Wallingford reports the
launch of new software which has been developed as part of a British
Foreign Aid Project to help engineers make important decisions about
engineering solutions to control sediment intake into canals. The
software called SHARC takes engineers through a range of solutions
to control sedimentation (sediment exclusion, sediment extraction
to canal operation practices), provides a hydraulic simulation,
environmental impact assessment, and finally an economic analysis
of the chosen system. For more information contact Ed Atkinson at:
exa@hrwallingford.co.uk
www.hrwallingford.co.uk
Data management on the coast
HR Wallingford has produced for CIRIA a coastal managers guide entitled
'Maximising the Use and Exchange of Coastal Data' (CIRIA Publication
C541 ISBN 0 86017 541 3). This guide highlights the importance of
data exchange, the legal and political frameworks involved, current
technologies available and the application of data management principles.
The guide is available from CIRIA at www.ciria.org.uk
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Haestad Methods Debuts website-based "CivilQuiz"
Engineers can log in and test their mettle with the Haestad Methods
CivilQuiz, "Who wants to be a Civil Engineer". Contestants are asked
to answer a series of multiple choice questions, and depending on
their score are entered to win a number of prizes such as a Compaq
laptop computer, a digital camera, and other merchandise. New questions
will be posted on an ongoing basis so engineers can return to play
every month. Prizes are awarded in each category each month. To play,
go to http://www.haestad.com/quiz/
European Graduate School Environment Water
The latest issue (5) of the IAHR newsletter reports on an interesting
experiment in hydroinformatics - seven groups of students working
in different European countries used the internet to design a flood
protection system for the river Vida in Denmark. For more information
see the EGW website: http://www.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/IAHR/home.html
or the IAHR Newsletter. Issues 4 and 5, 2000 are available free of
charge on our website. Issue 6 will be available after November 20.
2000, website: http://www.iahr.org
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Post-Graduate Researcher in Computational Coastal Hydraulics.
The University of California at Irvine (UCI), Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering invites applications for a post graduate
researcher position in the area of computational coastal hydraulics.
The successful candidate is expected to develop and apply computational
models for ongoing interdisciplinary field studies of bacteria and
pathogen transport in the southern California coastal zone. Transport
between tidally influenced flood control channels, salt marshes,
and the near-shore is emphasised. Formal training in environmental
fluid mechanics, coastal engineering, and computational methods
is required, and an understanding of microbial water quality issues
is desired. The ideal candidate will be well versed in tidal and
wave transport phenomena, will be equipped to apply numerical schemes
to solve multi-dimensional flow equations in the presence of moving
lateral boundaries, will have experience deploying field instrumentation
for hydrodynamic data collection, and will be capable of interacting
with researchers from other fields as well as resource managers
to address coastal bathing water quality issues. The position requires
a Ph.D degree (or equivalent) in Civil, Coastal, Environmental,
or Ocean Engineering or related field. The appointment carries a
12-month salary of $30,972, will be funded 100% for one year, and
may be extended for a second year pending the availability of funds
and the performance of the successful applicant. For consideration,
applicants should send an introductory letter, c.v., two-page description
of career accomplishments and goals, and a list of references to:
Professor Brett F. Sanders, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, University of California, Irvine CA, 92697, fax: +1-949-824-3627,
e-mail: bsanders@uci.edu,
website: http://www.eng.uci.edu/jobs-postdoc.stm.
Electronic submission of a single pdf file containing the above
documents is preferred. Review of applicants will commence August
1st and continue until the position is filled. The preferred start
date is November 1, 2000.
Young Ph.D.'s from ASEAN/APEC and developing countries
The Virtual Ocean Environment Center at the Korea Ocean R&D
Institute, Ansan (nearby Seoul) Korea invites applications for one
or two postdoctoral positions in VR programming and/or ocean numerical
modeling. Applications for one to two-year postdoc positions from
individuals specialized in any sub-discipline or inter-discipline
will be seriously considered. Preference will be given to candidates
with strengths in coastal hydrodynamic numerical modeling and/or
VR programming in C++, Java on Irix. The application process is
conducted through the KOSEF (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation).
The KOSEF's foreign scientist program is opened to individuals from
ASEAN ,APEC member states and many developing countries in the world.
Those Ph.D's who are interesting in the program, please visit the
web of KOSEF and get detailed information (http://www.kosef.re.kr/english
). Upon learning the program policy and conditions, recent Ph.D.'s
who are interesting in the subjects above mentioned should send
a letter of interest, a resume, and a list of references to me before
submit the application form to the KOSEF Chang S. Kim, Ph.D. e-mail:
surfkim@kordi.re.kr,
Korea Ocean R&D Institute - website: http://surfkim.kordi.re.kr,
Coastal Environ Engineering Lab. website: http://vrocean.kordi.re.kr
270 Sadong Ansan 425-170 South Korea /Voice&fax: +82-(0)31-400-6340
/VR Ocean Lab: 400-6335
Hydrodynamic Modeling Position
Limno-Tech, Inc. is searching for a hydrodynamic modeler to support
our projects in water quality modeling, toxics fate and transport
modeling, sediment transport modeling, CSO discharge modeling, and
outfall siting studies. We have challenging transport modeling projects
in rivers, lakes, estuaries, and coastal zones. This position requires
a range of skills including data analysis, applying and interpreting
existing circulation models such as POM, EFDC, ADCIRC, QUODDY, etc.,
and writing and applying new models as needed. A Ph.D. or M.S. in
engineering, oceanography, applied mathematics, or a related field
is required. Post-doc experience is valued. Apply via email to:
humanresources@limno.com,
Apply via US mail to: Human Resources, Limno-Tech, Inc., 501 Avis
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
website: http://www.limno.com
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Coastal Scholarship
Anchor Environmental is an environmental science and engineering
consulting firm whose expertise and focus is in aquatic-based remediation,
restoration, and waterfront development projects. To promote and
help support those who have chosen these fields of study, Anchor
annually awards a scholarship to assist graduate students in their
pursuit of higher education. This is the second year of the award.
The scholarship is available to graduate students majoring in one
of the following areas: coastal, geotechnical, or environmental
engineering; fisheries; environmental sciences; planning/land use;
or landscape architecture (any of which with an aquatic/waterfront
emphasis). Additional information and an application form are available
at Anchor's web site at http://www.anchorenv.com
PhD student Water Resources Management
The University of Twente, Department of Civil Engineering, Group
of Water Resources Management has a vacancy for a PhD student who
will be working on a project entitled "Nature development in river
basins". River basin managers are more frequently confronted with
plans for nature restoration or development in floodplains. This
study is aimed to assist the river basin manager in judging the
feasibility and effects of nature development in floodplains by
searching for answers to the following questions:
How and to what extent can nature development in a river basin be
predicted based on given or expected circumstances? What is a sensible
time and spatial scale for nature planning in river basins? What
management instruments are available and how should they be implemented
to assist nature development in a river basin? How does nature development
interact with other functions like safety, navigation and water
supply? The duration of the project is 4 years and the intention
is that it leads to a PhD thesis to be defended at the University
of Twente. This study will be conducted in co-operation with the
Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde in Koblenz, Germany.
Please send reactions or questions for information to prof. dr.
C.B. Vreugdenhil at the University of Twente, email: c.b.vreugdenhil@sms.utwente.nl
Ph.D. Student for the development of knowledge-based systems
in the field of strategic management of water systems
Dept. of Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Technology & Management
University of Twente. At the department knowledge-based systems
have been developed for the Dutch Wadden Sea, the coastal zone in
South Sulawesi, and the river Meuse. In these systems models from
different disciplines, such as economics, hydrology, ecology, and
water quality, have been integrated. Until now the choice of models
is primarily based on intuition. The present focus of attention
for the research concerns the development of structured methods
for the design of integrated models for the management of water
systems. Therefore, criteria must be developed to determine whether
the coupling of different models is sensible. Examples of such criteria
are time and spatial scales, and model accuracy. Furthermore, techniques
must be developed for the application of these criteria to existing
and new knowledge-based systems. Control engineering and signal
theoretic concepts will form an important aspect of the research.
The envisaged techniques will be verified for a number of test cases.
The applicant should have an academic degree, preferably in applied
mathematics, civil engineering, computing science or physics. Furthermore,
the applicant is mathematically oriented and has a particular interest
in water systems. For further information please contact prof. dr.
ir. H.G. Wind, tel: +31-53-4893546 (office) or +31-547-276457 (home)
e-mail: H.G. Wind@sms.utwente.nl
University of Twente, Dept. Civil Engineering and Management, Water
Resources Management, PO Box 217, NL-7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands,
phone +31 53 489 2615, fax +31 53 489 4040
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