Civil Engineering Seminars
The School has run various seminars on topics of interest in Water Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering. Please see the examples below.
Semester 1 – 2008-09
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Week 2, 09/10/08 | Richard Faulkner University of New England, Australia |
Acid sulphate soils/estuarine wetlands rehabilitation |
| Week 6, 06/11/08 | Mike Smith (WEDC) | Improving the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in post-conflict situations - Sierra Leone as an example |
| Mohamed Osmani | Managing construction waste | |
| Week 8, 20/11/08 | Jake Spooner Eco-Solids International LTD | The hydraulic design of a 6MW hydropower scheme in New Zealand |
| Week 11, 11/12/08 | Steven Firth | Investigation CO2 emission and reductions in the UK housing Stock |
| Clare Bailey | Modelling of shallow water flow in bays |
Semester 2 – 2007-08
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Week 5, 13/03/08 | Ado Abdulfatah | Soil-pipe interaction: The environmental aspect |
| Week 8, 01/05/08 | Peter Hind Route Development Company | Aviation and the environment |
| Week 9, 08/05/08 | Rene Wackrow | Spatial measurement with consumer grade digital cameras |
| Rob Evans | Optimising GPR investigation for roads | |
| Week 12, 29/05/08 | Veolia Water | TBA, but on Waste water quality/treatment processes |
Semester 1 – 2007-08
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Week 4, 25/10/07 | Matthew Frost | Silence of the Trams |
| Peter Heng | Finite element analysis with objects | |
| Week 6, 08/11/07 | Youlia Zakharova | Is the M1 toxic? |
| Kathryn Severn | Synthetic sports pitches | |
| Week 8, 22/11/07 | Bob Elson | The rapid downhill slide of life |
| Anna Sia | Tailoring uncertainty in landfill designs | |
| Week 10, 06/12/07 | Katrina Charles Surrey University | Transport of viruses and colloids through soils |
