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September 2000 - IAHR Secretariat, Delft,
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August NewsFlash ?
Due to annual holidays it was impossible to publish the august
issue of the NewsFlash. We have therefore included the August items
in this September issue.
Call for applications IAHR Lecturer Award 2001
The IAHR Lecturer Award was established by Council in 1985. The
award is made annually to an IAHR lecturer who has been selected
by an IAHR Section in response to a need expressed by an institute
of hydraulic engineering and research, or university. It is intended
to honour the awardee and to help institutes and universities anywhere
in the world to initiate or improve their curricula on water resources,
river and coastal hydraulics, risk analysis, energy, environment,
disaster prevention, industrial processes. The award consists of
travel funds and a honorarium for the nominee.
Who Can apply? Institutes of hydraulic engineering and research,
or university wishing to receive an IAHR lecturer in either of the
following subjects: water resources; river hydraulics; coastal hydraulics;
risk analysis; energy; environment; disaster prevention; or industrial
processes. Preference will be given to institutions based in lesser
developed countries.
The official application should contain: a full description of the
institution and its activities; required profile of the lecturer
and in which subject; required period in the second half of 2001
(at least 7 days); preliminary programme; the final programme will
be established in consultation with the elected lecturer; statement
to provide suitable board and lodging for the lecturer.
Deadline for submissions is: 1 November 2000. Submissions can be
sent to: Marjorie Keuning, programme coordinator, IAHR Secretariat,
Rotterdamseweg 185, 2629 HD Delft, the Netherlands, e-mail: keuning@iahr.org
The Secretariat passes the submission on to the Section most closely
related to the subject in which the lecturer is required. The Section
tries to find a distinguished lecturer who matches the requirements
and nominates him/her for lectureship to the IAHR Awards Committee.
The Awards Committee collects the nominations and presents a recommendation
to Council, which subsequently appoints the IAHR lecturer for 2001.
The institution and lecturer will receive recognition in the IAHR
Newsletter. The lecturer receives a travel allowance and honorarium
from IAHR, as well as a certificate of award. Upon completion of
his assignment the lecturer submits a report of his findings. The
report will be published in the IAHR Newsletter.
IAHR homepage advertising
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to place an ad on the home page of the IAHR web site. The banner
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29th Biennial Congress in Beijing China in 2001.
Over 1200 abstracts for our Congress have been received!! Is
yours amongst them?? If not hurry; the closing date is November
1, 2000.
Contact: Prof. LI, Guifen and Prof. WANG, Lianxiang, LOC
of XXIX IAHR Congress, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower
Research, P.O. Box 366, Beijing 100044, China
tel: +86-10-68412173, fax: +86-10-68412316, e-mail: lxwang@mail.iwhr.com
internet site: www.2001iahr.iwhr.com
Call for proposal for research and pilot projects
Call for proposal for research and pilot projects - "Sustainable
Waste Management and Urban Sanitation" Programme This call for proposals
is addressed to all of the professional community in the North and
South concerned by the issues of waste, wastewater and excreta in
developing countries and in all sectors of activity, notably administrations,
local authorities, consultants and consultancy firms, researchers,
research and training institutions, international solidarity associations,
decentralised international aid agencies, etc. Each proposal must
be supported by a team that brings together these different types
of stakeholders. Proposals must be submitted in 5 paper copies as
well as on a diskette in Word for PC format to the French Ministry
of Foreign Affairs by 15 October 2000 at the latest. Proposals received
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after this date shall not be
taken into consideration. However, the deadline for application
arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is extend to 25 October
2000 for applications sent at the latest on 15 October 2000 from
Southern countries. Furthermore, in the coming weeks we shall be
working on the elaboration of a database of existing experiments
and a bibliography shall be made available. An e-forum for exchange
shall also be set up. Christophe Le Jallé, Programme Solidarité
Eau, 32, rue Le Peletier, F - 75009 PARIS, France Tel.: 33 (0)1
53 34 91 24 / 20, Fax: 33 (0)1 53 34 91 21, Courriel: e-mail: mailto:le-jalle@gret.org
Siteweb du pS-Eau: http://www.gret.org/pseau
N.B.: - Additional information shall soon be available on the
web sites of pS-Eau (http://www.gret.org/pseau)
and PDM (http://www.pdm-net.com).
Hot off the Press and on our website (www.iahr.org):
Just hot off the press today. The Articles that will appear in
the Journal of Hydraulic Research, Volume 38, 2000, issue 5. You
can expect the Journal to arrive at your address in October.
Sediment Re-Suspension By Turbulent Jet In An Intake Pond
Meilan Qi, K. Fujisaki and K. Tanaka
Sand Wavelets In Laminar Open-Channel Flows
Stephen E. Coleman, Burkhard Eling,
In-Stream Flow Impact On River Water Temperatures
Bashar A. Sinokrot, John S. Gulliver,
Investigation Of The Compressibility Of Extra-High-Velocity
Aerated Flow
J. F. Zhao, W. Li
On The Effects Of A Negative Step In Pressure Fluctuations At
The Bottom Of A Hydraulic Jump.
V. Armenio, P. Toscano, V. Fiorotto
Implicit High-Resolution Methods For Modelling One-Dimensional
Open Channel Flow
Delis, C. P. Skeels, S.C. Ryrie
Modelling Flow Over An Initially Dry Bed
Abdul A. Khan,
Applicability Of Euler-Lagrange Coupling Multiphase-Flow Model
To Bed-Load Transport Under High Bottom Shear
Abbas Yeganeh (Bakhtiary), Hitoshi Gotoh, Tetsuo
Sakai,
A Simple Method for Measuring Shear Stress on Rough Boundaries
S. Wu and N. Rajaratnam
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Mathematic model about the Miter Gates used in
the Panama Canal
I study in the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama,
and I'm doing my thesis. In this thesis I need to make a Mathematic
Model about the Miter Gates used in the Panama Canal. I need some
help to make a model about the water currents and how this currents
affect the gates and how the gates movement generate some water
currents. Can you help me with this model? I'm doing an investigation
in the Engineer Branch. The Miter Gates of the Panama Canal are
moved by an electromechanical mechanism (electric motor, reduction
box, gears and a strut arm). At this time the Panama Canal Authority
is changing this system by an hydraulic one this new system was
designed and manufactured by Rexroth Corporation. At this time a
complete lock use this hydraulic system and some problems are emerging,
problems that We don't have with the old system. The main reason
to do this model is predict the behaviour of the Miter Gates and
compare this with the hydraulic mechanism performance. I'll be very
thankful for all the help that you provide to us. Roberto Rusnak
roberto_rusnak@hotmail.com
Demonstration of applications of the Navier-Stokes
equations
For our lecture of hydromechanics I am searching
for a better demonstration of applications of the Navier-Stokes
equations and the differential operators like rotation, divergence
etc. video files of all kinds that show and explain these phenomena.
Of course we will mention the provider. I would be grateful if you
could help me.
e-mail: P.Rinaldi@bv.tum.de
Morphodynamic modeling of biogenic sand beaches
I am looking for references (or gray papers) on the morphodynamic
modeling of biogenic (e.g. calcareous) sand beaches using MIKE-21
model. Any suggestions or personal experiences would be gratefully
received. Dr. Isaac Azuz-Adeath, Strategic Development Center, CETYS-University
(Mexico). Iazuz@mail.ens.cetys.m
Predicting the degree of development of point bars
We are working on methods to obtain areas of fish habitat on
point bars in a meandering alluvial river on the Canadian prairies.
I am wondering if there are algorhythms out there for predicting
the degree of development of point bars in relation to radius of
curvature of meander bends or if someone has practical experience
in obtaining point bar areas in relation to hydraulic parameters
in meandering rivers. PS I am a fishery biologist, not an engineer
or physicist but I am aware of some of the literature along these
lines. Just inquiring if there is a model out there we can test
with field data. Dr. William G. Franzin, Research Scientist,
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Freshwater Institute, Canada,
Email: franzinw@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Beach response to submerged breakwaters
I am currently looking at beach response to submerged breakwaters.
However, my lit. searches upto now on the said topic have not been
too fruitful. Could any of you direct me to articles regarding the
measurement or modelling (physical or numerical) of the above phenomenon?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Dr. Roshanka Ranasinghe,
Senior Coastal Officer, Centre for Natural Resources Dept. of Land
& Water Conservation rranasinghe@dlwc.nsw.gov.au
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Studies on the roughness of floodpain and marsh
vegetation
Within the framework of the development of a handbook
for vegetation roughness in floodplains by Public Works Department,
The Netherlands, Delft Hydraulics is preparing a data base with
results of flume and prototype measurements of the roughness of
(flexible) submerged vegetation. Therefore we are trying to identify
and locate well documented (older and more recent) studies on the
roughness of this type of floodpain and marsh vegetation, in order
to include the measuring data into our database. We will also include
vegetation in weeded canals as far as it can help us in improving
our understanding of the roughness of submerged plants. Our main
interest though is flexible, low vegetation like grasses, reeds,
and other marsh vegetation, which is substantially submerged during
flood conditions. We do not intent to include data on rigid vegetation
like willows and trees. In principle our interest is natural plants,
but we will include as a side activity also data on artificial "plants"
like rods and strips. We have already started the preparation of
a data set, and for the time being it is (of course) limited to
literature we could identify until now. We can send you a copy of
the list of reports and articles from which data are already being
included. If you have useful information and/or are interested in
the list, you can contact us via the below e-mail address. If you
- after having scutinized the list - are aware of additional detailed
and well-documented studies on the roughness of (flexible) submerged
vegetation, we invite you to contact us. Moreover we would appreciate
to be informed on any persons or institutes involved in research
on this subject. Chris Stolker & Gerrit J. Klaassen Delft Hydraulics,
P.O. Box 177 2600 MH Delft The Netherlands e-mail: Chris.Stolker@wldelft.nl
Empirical relationship for currents generated by wind
I am looking for an empirical relationship for currents generated
by wind (similar to waves generated by wind?). Any references or
advice will be appreciated. Anton Holtzhausen, aholtzhausen@prdw.co.za
Impact of offshore sand mining
I am Wijayanto, I have been working for Coral Reef
Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP) at Regional Planning
and Development Board of Riau Province, Indonesia.
Does anyone can explain or have any references regarding the impact
of offshore sand mining. I am very grateful if you can help me to
save our island and coral reef. WIJAYANTO, Coral Reef Rehabilitation
and Management Program (COREMAP), Regional Planning and Development
Board (BAPPEDA) Of Riau Province, Indonesia e-mail: crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id
The effect of vegetation on sediment deposition
We are currently working on a project that requires estimation
of the effect of vegetation on sediment deposition. The vegetation
ranges from grass to brush and trees, and is located in a tropical
environment. In addition to increasing the hydraulic roughness and
slowing the flow down, it appears as if additional sediment is trapped
by the physical presence of the vegetation.
We are looking for research results pertaining to this topic, and,
preferably, recommendations on how to simulate the phenomena by
numerical modeling. Please forward references or recommendations
if you have any.
George Annandale, D.Eng., P.E., Golder Associates. E-mail: gannandale@golder.com
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 Next
HYDRUS courses:
October 17-21 at Monte Verita, Switzerland
December 14-15, San Francisco, CA, USA
April 2001 at Hannover, Germany
August 2001 on Magnetic Island in Townsville, Australia
September 15-16, 2001 Golden, Colorado
http://www.ussl.ars.usda.gov/ws/ws.htm
International
Workshop on Integrated Water Resource Management,
October 2 - 6, 2000, in Denver Colorado, USA. Information
can also be found at http://www.usbr.gov/international/trn_integrated.htm
or e-mail: rbochar@usbr.gov
Second
European Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition, Bologna, Italy,
15-18 October 2000. Contact: agiroma@iol.it
Water
Symposium on "Innovation in Sedimentation", Technical Univeristy
of Graf, Austria, 19-21 October 2000. Contact:
knob@kwb.tu-graz.ac.at
Conference
on Preserving Coastal Environments Monterey, CA, November 2-4, 2000.
The
Third Water Information Summit Program Committee has organized an
Internet-oriented program in November 3-5, 2000 Miami, Florida.
WaterWeb Consortium web site at
http://www.waterweb.org/
International
Seminar-cum-Workshop on Environmental Issues in Industrial Infrastructure
Development, 16-18 November 2000, Bhubaneswar, India. More
information at www2.ximb.stpbh.soft.net
or bibhu@ximb.ac.in
Engineers
To Address Global Water Crisis in Reston, VA, November 16 &
17, 2000.
http://www.ewrinstitute.org/ewrievents.html
Technical
Exhibition in the Fourth International Conference on Coasts, Ports
and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS'2000), 21-24 November 2000, Shahid
Rajaee Port Complex, Iran. www.irpso.com/_private/time-table.htm.
Contactl: icopmas@ir-pso.com
AGU
Fall Meeting, Dec 15-19, 2000, San Francisco, USA. Nearshore Processes
Session
website: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm00top.html
10th
International Trade Fair and Conference Sensor 2110, Nuremberg,
Germany, May 8-10, 2001. Contact: info@sensorfairs.de
http://www.sensorfairs.de/sensor/index.html
The
inaugural EWRI Congress, "World Water & Environmental Resources
Congress" May 20-24, 2001 in Orlando, FL. USA Website:http://www.asce.org/conferences/wwercongress/
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International
Symposium "Frontiers in Urban Water Management: Deadlock or Hope?",
Marseille, France, 18-20 June 2001.
Symposium2001@unesco.org
Third
International Conference on Future Groundwater Resources at Risk,
Lisbon, Portugal, 25-27 June 2001.
Originally
planed for May 14-16, 4th international conference on innovative
technologies in urban storm drainage Novatech has changed to June
25, 26, 27, and the technical tour to June 28, 2001, at INSA of
Lyon, France.
International
Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges Genoa, Italy 28 November
- 1 December, 2000. Contact Dr Carlo Avanzini at
mecc.cav@pn.itnet.it
Management
Of Northern River Basins, June 6-8, 2001 in Oulu,
Finland, e-mail: merja.lehisto@oulu.fi,
website is http://www.nornet.oulu.fi/noriba/
The
Fourth International Symposium on Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis
September 3-5, 2001, San Francisco, California
Contact: WAVES 2001, c/o Billy L. Edge, e-mail: waves@edge.tamu.edu
website at http://edge.tamu.edu/waves2001.
Membrane
Technology for Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, International Conference,
9-13 September, 2001, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Contact: mmbrnext@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
website: www.membranext.com
Coastlines,
Structures and Breakwaters 2001, 26-28 September 2001, London, UK.
Conference and Exhibition. Contact: Sue.Frye@ice.org.uk
www.icenet.org.uk/meeting/meeindex.asp
IAPSO/IABO
Joint Assembly in Mar del Plata, Argentina, October 2001 http://www.criba.edu.ar/2001_ocean
IAHR
8th International Symposium on Flow Modeling and Turbulence Measurement
(8th ISFMTM) Tokyo, Japan, December 4-6, 2001. Contact: Dr.
N. Tanaka, Director, Hydraulic Dept., Abiko Research Laboratory,
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 1646 Abiko,
Chiba 270-1194 Japan. Tel: +81-471-82-1181 Fax:+81-471-84-7142 E-mail:
n-tanaka@criepi.denken.or.jp
Environmental
Flows for River Systems, An international working conference on
assessment and implementation Cape Town, South Africa, 3-8 March
2002, incorporating The Fourth International Ecohydraulics
Symposium. To access the First Announcement for this conference,
please visit the website http://www.southernwaters.co.za
The website contains an interactive electronic response form for
those wishing to receive the second circular.
conference2002@southernwaters.co.za
Solving
Coastal Conundrums, 28th International Conference on coastal engineering,
7-12 July 2002, Cardiff, Wales. Contact:
ICCE2002@ice.org.uk - ww.icenet.org.uk/meeting/meeindex.asp
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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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WMO
has published a new report "Precipitation Estimation and Forecasting",
WMO Operational Hydrology Report No.46 by C.G.Collier (WMO-No.887).
The
Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications X (MAFELAP
1999), edited by J.R. Whiteman
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0-08-043568-8
World Resources 2000-2001: People and Ecosystems:
The Fraying Web of Life, by C. Rosen. Publication:
September 2000
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0-08-043781-8
New
trends in water and environmental engineering for safety and life,
Eco-compatible solution for aquatic environments.
Proceedings of an international conference, Capri, 3-7 July 2000.
Edited by U. Maione, B. Majone-Lehto and R. Monti.
Flow-Induced Vibration, Proceedings of the 7th international
Conference, Lucerne, Switzerland, 19-20 June 2000. Edited by Samir
Ziada and Thomas Staubli.
http://balkema.ima.nl/
Contact A.A. Balkema Publishers, fax. +31 10 4135947
Proceedings
of the 14th International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress,
Edited by:H. Ohtsubo, Y. Sumi, Japan. Prices: 0-08-043602-1 Hardbound
NLG 495.00 Publication: September 2000. website: http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/isbn/0-08-043602-1
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The stuttgart IAHR student chapter http://www.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/mitarbeiter/APPT/iahr_student_chapter/
Sites for coastal models:
www.wallingfordsoftware.com/products/coasts.asp
www.coastal-guide.com/
www.isni.net/~hubertz/sites.html
Models
for estuaries: www.hrwallingford.co.uk/projects/ERP/
International
Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement,
an Institute that collects and disseminates knowledge for sustainable
use of land and water http://www.ilri.nl/.
A website of interest to all in the field of land, soil and water
related topics
Stochastic
Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA) Journal.
http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00477/index.htm
Resistance
wave gauge schematic posted it on the web at http://hydraulicslab.ucsd.edu/wavestaff.html
Princeton
Ocean Model (ocean circulation)
http://www.aos.princeton.edu/WWWPUBLIC/htdocs.pom/
SWAN
(spectral surface waves)
http://swan.ct.tudelft.nl/
COAMPS
(mesoscale meteorology)
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/~coamps/
WaveWatch
III (spectral surface waves)
http://polar.wwb.noaa.gov/waves/wavewatch/wavewatch.html
waterforum
http://www.egroups.com/group/waterforum
Comprehensive
search engine for books. http://www.bookfinder.com/
The
Introduction to Sustainable Development http://sdgateway.net/introsd/
(Also in Spanish)
If you have other interesting links please forward them to
us: zee@iahr.org
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Delft3D evaluation version for Windows
Delft3D is the WL | Delft Hydraulics’ software system for 2
and 3-dimensional flow, water quality, ecology, short wave propagation
and morphology. A free evaluation version of Delft3D for Microsoft
Windows 9x and NT is now available from the Web site:
http://www.wldelft.nl/soft/d3d/eval.
The following modules are included: Delft3D-FLOW: 2- and 3-dimensional
hydrodynamics and transport Delft-RGFGRID: Curvilinear grid generator
Delft-QUICKIN: Data manipulator for data on a curvilinear grid Delft-GPP:
General visualisation and animation program All modules are fully
functional for an unlimited period, but the total number of grid
cells is limited to 1000. This means you can solve a depth averaged
model of up to, for example, 100 by 10 grid points, or a full 3D
model of 10 by 30 grid points in the horizontal and 3 layers in
the vertical.
DHI software product MOUSE
The Service Pack no. 2 is now available from their software
pages: http://www.dhisoftware.com/
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E-mail coastal management newsletter icoast
You can subscribe to an e-mail coastal management newsletter
called icoast, which is a part of www.coastalmanagement.com
(which is a not-for-profit site and features interesting and informative
websites to assist you to sustainably manage, use and research the
world's coasts). icoast is sent monthly, free of charge. Instructions
on how to subscribe at http://www.coastalmanagement.com
Margaret Catley-Carlson to take up the reigns of Global Water
Partnership
After five successful and productive years as the GWP Chair,
Ismail Serageldin plans to step down and has nominated Margaret
Catley-Carlon to succeed him as Chair.
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Seven positions in geosciences, engineering, and information
technology
The GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ) announces seven (7) open
positions in the HGF-Project SEAL (Sea Level Change: An Integrated
Approach to Its Quantification) to be filled as soon as possible.
The job announcements below will soon appear in EOS together with
another eight (8) open positions of the Alfred Wegener Institute
for Polar and Marine Research. Further information on the project
can be found at http://op.gfz-potsdam.de/seal.
contact: Prof. Dr. Christoph Reigber, SEAL Project Co-ordinator,
Phone: +49/331-288-1100, Fax: +49/331-288-1111, e-mail: reigber@gfz-potsdam.de
PhD scholarship: coastal structures (Edinburgh, UK)
PhD Scholarship at University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Division
of Engineering. The project will be based primarily around the physical
modelling aspects of the ongoing UK VOWS (violent overtopping of
waves at seawalls) project. The VOWS team includes Edinburgh, Sheffield
and Manchester Metropolitan Universities, plus HR Wallingford, Posford
Duvuvier and Bullen Consultants. Please see www.vows.ac.uk
for details of the VOWS project. The scholarship, available to nationals
of the European Union, covers fees and a maintenance grant for three
years of study leading to a PhD. The scholarship is available immediately.
The successful candidate should have a First Class or good 2.1 Honours
degree or the equivalent in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics.
Informal enquiries to Tom.Bruce@ed.ac.uk
Lecturer, Fluid Mechanics, School of Mechanical Engineering, University
of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, Scotland
Engineering career opportunities (Miami, USA)
Coastal Systems International, Inc. have the following positions
available:
Senior coastal engineer
Candidate should have a master's or doctorate degree with a
minimum of 8-10 years design and project management experience in
coastal engineering and/or in marine structures. Candidate must
be able to direct project team in designs including, beach nourishment,
sediment transport, numerical modeling, field investigations, marine
structures and construction administration. Knowledge of coastal
and oceanographic engineering modeling tools such as MIKE 21, GENESIS,
RCPWAVE, REFDIF, SBEACH, CMS, and other technical software such
as Excel and MATLAB. Experience in developing computer models in
hydrodynamics and other coastal engineering areas, field and lab
experience a plus. Applicant must have the ability to control budgets
and interact positively with staff and clients.
Marine structures engineer
Position available for a Civil/Structural Engineer in Training
EIT with a minimum of 4 years experience in the design and development
of marine structures, Seawalls, Bulkheads, Marinas and/or port/civil
projects. Experience in paving, grading, and drainage design for
public work and land development projects a plus. Field Inspection
experience desirable. Permit Specialist Exclusive opening for a
qualified candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Coastal Zone Management,
Marine Geology, Environmental Science or Construction Management
and/or 2 to 5 years of experience in permit expedition, relative
to construction, environmental permit expedition. Experience reading
architectural/engineering design plans and an interest in development
and environmental law a plus. Must have excellent communication
and written skills. Primary responsibilities include the expedition
of Coastal Construction permits with State Regulatory Agencies.
Project manager
Qualified candidates will possess a BS in Civil Engineering,
BS Construction Management or equivalent work experience with 3
years plus experience in a project management. Must have previous
experience with commercial, industrial and or government-related
projects and have proven ability to successfully interact with clients
at all levels and project management functions. Responsibilities
include establishing project schedules, budgets, progress reports,
and coord of project team. Must have excellent comm. skills. Experience
with Primavera P3, Primavera Expedition, Word, Excel. Must be willing
to travel domestically and internationally. Must be a licensed driver.
Fax resume and salary requirements to (305) 661-2559 or email:
employment@coastalsystemsint.com, Contact: Coastal
Systems International Inc. Attn: Human Resources, 464 South Dixie
Highway, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, USA
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 "Flood management in the Maas River".
The Maas River catchment is situated in France, Belgium and The
Netherlands. The study is aimed at the following questions: Which
factors determine floods (including changes due to natural or anthropogenic
causes)? What are the effects of floods on safety and on other features
like navigation, water supply and nature development? What are the
management instruments available to prevent or mitigate floods,
while meeting other management goals at the same time? What are
the strategic choices to be made in flood management?
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. The study will be done in close co-operation with the
Maas River manager. 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.
Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc., (GBA) is seeking
qualified candidates to fill the following positions in our Baltimore,
MD office.
Coastal Engineer
Knowledge of basic coastal engineering analysis. Experience
with numerical modeling software in coastal engineering a plus.
This is an entry-level position (B.S./M.S. in coastal/ocean/civil
engineering).
Draftman/CADD Operator
Experience with earthworks, mapping, site planning/development
and surveying required. Must be familiar with standard CADD software
including Autocad and Terramodel.
For consideration, send resume to the following address (no phone
calls or emails, please) Ram K. Mohan, P.E., Ph.D., Vice President
& Director of Coastal Engineering, Gahagan & Bryant Associates,
Inc., 9008-0 Yellow Brick Road, Baltimore, MD 21237 Website: www.gba-inc.com.
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Coastal - estuarine processes analyst and a Hydrologist coastal-estuarine
processes (California, USA)
California Office PWA is seeking an individual to fulfill the
above positions. More information on website: www.pwa-ltd.com
Senior civil engineering for erosion control and habitat rehabilitation
in fluvial and coastal environments (Seattle, USA)
Seattle Office PWA is seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer/Project
Manager. More information on website: www.pwa-ltd.com
Hydrologic/watershed modeling specialist (Washington, USA)
Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, a full-service environmental
engineering, consulting, and remediation firm, is seeking a senior
water resources engineer specializing in modeling of hydraulic/hydrologic
processes. The selected candidate will play a leadership role in
conducting hydrologic modeling and associated fate and transport
analysis in support of watershed management studies. Specifically
we are looking for a candidate with an M.S./Ph.D in related fields
with 8 to 15 years of experience in using hydrologic simulation
programs such as HSPF, SWMM, HEC series, UNET, SWAT etc. Experience
with USEPA's BASINS tool and knowledge in data processing with GIS
system ARC/INFO is desirable. Send resume to: Foster Wheeler Environmental
Corporation 12100 NE 195th Street, Suite 200 Bothell, WA 98011 Attn:
Human Resources/N/HM - TK
Program Training Specialist (Coastal)
There is a Coastal Services Center position opening for a "Program
Training Specialist (Coastal)". See website: WWW.USAJOBS.OPM.GOV
contact e-mail: Ginger.Hinchcliff@noaa.gov
Coastal engineers (Texas, USA)
Shiner Moseley and Associates, Inc., Please send confidential
resume to Shiner Moseley and Associates, Inc. Attn: Bud Colwell,
555 N. Carancahua, Suite 1650, Fax (361) 857- 7234, Email: bcolwell@shinermoseley.com,
website: www.shinermoseley.com
Postdoctoral position in stochastic modelling of well catchments
(Zürich, Switzerland)
The Institute of Hydromechanics and Water Resources Management
at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich
(Switzerland) seeks applicants for a Postdoctoral Position for three
years until 2003, to work in the field of stochastic modelling of
well catchments. The main task is to quantify the uncertainty in
the delineation of well catchment and protection zones with consideration
of sparse data. Software will be developed using various stochastic
and alternative methods. Comparison of different approaches will
be made. The project is part of the European Project W-SAHaRA on
'Stochastic Analysis of Well Head Protection and Risk Assessment'.
Applicants from the fields of environmental engineering/science,
hydrogeology, hydromechanics or physics with background in numerical
and stochastic modelling of groundwater systems are encouraged to
apply. Please send your application to: Dr. Fritz Stauffer Institut
für Hydromechanik und Wasserwirtschaft ETH Hönggerberg
CH-8093 Zurich Phone: +41-1-6333079; Fax: +41-1-6331061; e-mail
stauffer@ihw.baug.ethz.ch
Postdoctoral position in density flow modelling in aquifers
(Zürich, Switzerland)
The Institute of Hydromechanis and Water Resources Management,
ETH Zurich, invites applications for a post-doc position within
a European Research Project on salt water intrusion. The 3-year
project will start around August 2000. Groups from Israel, Spain,
Netherlands, France and Great Britain will be our partners in the
project. Field sites will be available for practical work. But also
lab experients will be at our disposal. The modelling effort should
look into the impact of heterogeneous structures on salt water intrusion
and upcoming processes. Also, the fingering of heavy brine and its
modelling is one of the objectives. The applicant could be an environmental
engineer/scientist, hydrogeologist, hydrodynamicist or physicist.
Extensive experience with modelling is required. Please apply to:
Prof. W. Kinzelbach, IHW, ETH Hoenggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich
(e-mail address: kinzelbach@ihw.baug.ethz.ch)
with the usual materials on your person.
Faculty Positions - Catholic University of Chile
The Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering Department of the
Catholic University of Chile invites applications for two faculty
positions, one in hydraulic engineering and one in environmental
engineering. In hydraulic engineering, preference will be given
to candidates with strengths in fluvial hydraulics, hydraulic design,
hydraulic and environmental modelling. The candidate in environmental
engineering should be strong in process design, water quality processes,
water quality control, waste water treatment. Candidates should
be fluent in Spanish or at least be able to teach in Spanish. The
appointed candidates are expected to teach undergraduate and graduate
courses in hydraulic and environmental engineering and to develop
and sustain independent research programs with outside funding.
Applicants should send a letter of application, a resume,
list of references and other pertinent information before October
15, 2000 to Prof. Bonifacio Fernández, Jefe de Departamento
de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Escuela de Ingeniería,
Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Correo 22, Santiago,
Chile. Website: http://www.ing.puc.cl,
e-mail Bonifacio Fernandez bfernand@ing.puc.cl
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. 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. Contact: A.o.Univ.Prof. Dr. Günter Blöschl,
TU Wien, e-mail: bloeschl@hydro.tuwien.ac.at,
website: http://www.hydro.tuwien.ac.at/
Graduates Engineering & Science
HR Wallingford is looking to recruit new graduates with good
honours degrees in Civil Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Physics.
Website: www.hrwallingford.co.uk/.../opportunities.html
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