Monthly Archive for April, 2011

EA Eminent Speaker: Flood and Storm Surge Levees

Published on April 21, 2011 in Engineers Australia. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

EA is hosting a talk by Dr Dr Steven Hughes from Colorado State University (USA) on Flood and Storm Surge Levees – design, maintenance & performance in particular how it relates to the failures during Hurricane Katrina. See the PDF flyer and the EA blurb below:

Dr Hughes is the Senior Research Scientist for Colorado State University, USA and is an international expert in the research and policy of Flood and Storm Surge Levees. He will be speaking on the timely topic of Flood and Storm Surge Levees – design, maintenance and performance and drawing on his experiences in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina.

Monday 16th May
Time: 5.30pm for 6pm Start
Auditorium, Engineers Australia Sydney Division, 8 Thomas St, Chatswood

Seats limited to 130 – please book online early!

Please RSVP online HERE or see the attached flyer for further details.

Please note: this presentation is hosted by EA and not the Panel event. If you do attend please confirm as the last presentation we advertised for EA was cancelled at the last minute with no warning.

Environmental Award for Rainwater Thesis

Published on April 8, 2011 in Engineers Australia. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

According to a recent EA release Benjamin Taylor of USQ won the National Student Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Award:

University of Southern Queensland postgraduate student Benjamin Taylor has been presented with the 2010 National Student Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Award from Engineers Australia’s Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering. He received the award for his graduate research project Rapid estimation of rainwater yield throughout Australia and review of Queensland rainwater harvesting operating policy.

Source: EA News

Stormwater Management – What Progress Have We Made?

Published on April 8, 2011 in Panel Event. 0 Comments Tags: , .

The next Panel seminar will be on Tuesday 19th April 2011, 5:30 for a 6pm start at the EA Auditorium, Chatswood. It is a panel Q&A session:

A big leap was made in the way we manage storm water 15 years ago when industry and the public embraced a more holistic view. Storm water systems were no longer seen as just a way of conveying urban runoff in a way that minimized inconvenience for the public. The focus on storm water systems started to include water quality, softer more environmental systems, repairing the ecologically of systems that had been neglected and more recently using storm water as a resource. This seminar’s participants were at the forefront of these changes and bring their combined industry experience to look back on the progress we have made.

Panel:

  • Dr Geoff O’Loughlin, Anstad Pty Ltd
  • Dr Peter Coombes, Bonacci Water Pty Ltd
  • Dr Brett Phillips, Cardno

Drinks and nibbles will be available.

A PDF flyer is available.