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November 2009
"Serpent Project - Drilling down into deep sea
exploration" comments from Professor
Chari Pattiaratchi. Article written by Lindy Brophy in UWA News dated 16
November 2009 Volume 28 Number 18
October 2009
Congratulations to Daniel O'Connell and Qicheng
Zhu. Both have been granted Australian National Network in Marine
Science industry internships worth $5000.
A special Issue of Continental Shelf Research edited
by Chari has just been published.The issue contains 15 papers arising from a Conference
organised by Chari at Swansea University in honour of Prof
Michael Collins (Chari's PhD supervisor) Continental Shelf Research, Volume 29, Issue 16, Pages
1909-2060 (15 September 2009)
Special issue in honour of Michael Collins
Edited by Charitha B. Pattiaratchi and Peter T. Harris
Congratulations Dylan and Justin
Congratulations to second year students Dylan Hirsch and
Justin Plant, winners of the SESE industry awards. Awards were
presented by Industry partners WorleyParsons and GHD and the
Office Friday function last week.
Congratulations Liah Coggins and Aaron Brunt awarded
Internships
Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
2009-2010 Hohai University Undergraduate Internships awarded to
12 students from the engineering faculty - various disciplines.
Liah and Aaron are participating in study and research 22 Nov
2009 - 11 Feb 2010
Engineering a water supply - article in UWA News 5 October 2009 UWA engineers have taken on a long-term project to help
provide the people of Timore Leste with clean water and
sanitation....
One of our postgrads, Revalin Herdianto, was in
Padang, Sumatra, when the earthquakes hit. Over the last 24
hours, UWA has been trying to contact him to make sure he is
safe.
Yesterday afternoon, Revalin managed to send a brief text message
to one of his friends here in Perth. Revalin and his family are
safe, but they cannot travel anywhere because the roads are
destroyed.
Lets hope Revalin and his family remain safe.
September 2009
 Condolences to
the family of Sam Kularatne
It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Sam
Kularatne, a recent SESE graduate (2006), has passed away in Sri
Lanka.
Sam was a lecturer attached to the Engineering faculty of the
Peradeniya University and died of critical injuries sustained
after being knocked down by a train. He was hit by the train
plying between Kandy and Polgahawela.
Jerome Bowen, a former SESE student, was
named the '2009 Young Professional Engineer of the Year' at
Saturday's WA Engineering Excellence Awards.
Article on Engineers Australia website
Young engineer recognised for outstanding work in
the community
Environmental engineer and anthropologist Jerome Bowen
GradIEAust has been announced 2009 WA Young Professional
Engineer of the Year at an Engineering Excellence Awards Night
on September 12.
The 27 year old was recognised for his outstanding work in
the community, which has included the delivery of a sustainable
water supply project to a remote community in Indonesia through
volunteer organisation Engineers Without Borders.
Jerome's professional career with engineering consultancy
WorleyParsons is focused on delivery sustainable outcomes in
the areas of water, energy and more recently carbon.
This focus on new, sustainable technology sees Jerome form part
of a specialised team often working on projects that may never
have been attempted before.
On the night, Paul Deuchar MIEAust, a Mechatronics engineer,
was recognised with a Special Commendation.
The WA Professional Engineer was Bob Wark FIEAust CPEng,
with a special commendation also being given in this category
to Paul Nichols MIEAust CPEng.
Congratulations Danni Barrington, winner of
a UWA Publications prize.
The Faculty wishes to offer our congratulations to Ms
Dani Barrington, a PhD candidate, from the School of
Environmental Systems Engineering for being awarded a publication
prize by Professor Doug McEachern, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Research and Innovation) for her paper "Application of
Hydrogen Peroxide for the Removal of Toxic Cyanobacteria and
Other Phytoplankton from Wastewater" published in
Environmental Science and Technology. To be eligible for these awards, a candidate must have been
enrolled in a PhD, professional doctorate or Master's by Research
degree at the University of Western Australia at the time the
work in question was prepared and submitted for publication (in
the case of work accepted for publication) or completed,
displayed or performed (in the case of creative work). The applications in each category were assessed by a panel of
senior academic staff, representing a range of disciplines
relevant to the work submitted. Each panel provides to the
Board of the
Graduate Research School a shortlist of recommended
applications and the Board determines the winner in each
category. For further details about the paper please visit the
website
August 2009
Carolyn Oldham and Vaughn Grey in Timor. Australian
Engineering Week article by Louise Burke, Special Liftout in The
West Australian, Monday August 3 2009. "Practical help for people in our region" and
"Teaching skills in East Timor". Winds put heat on Antarctica. Andy
Hogg graduated in 2002 from SESE and is now a fellow at ANU.
Research wonders Down Under by Richard Lim: Innovation and
technology are at the forefront of Australia's quest to move
forward.
July 2009
On the Thursday July 23 and Friday July 24 (first week of
semester), about 25 third year students will be on a site
visit/field trip for 3rd Yr Design and Contaminant Fate and
Transport units. The students will be accompanied by Caroline
Oldham, Kay Horn, Mike Meuleners, Bibhash Nath, Cyprien
Bosserelle and Adam Lillicrap.
They are attending a workshop at the Bunbury Port Authority on
the Thursday, and then on Friday surveying the outlet of the
Preston River in Leschenault Inlet, visiting the river delta and
collecting soil/sediment samples. They will be leaving at 7:30am
on the Thursday and should be back by about 6pm on the
Friday.
June 2009
"A matter of academic interest" Article in The West
Australian, 10th April 2009 Having lived and worked in Sweden, University of Western
Australia's Carolyn Oldham says Australia still
has a long way to go before our society becomes more geared
towards helping working mothers....... (full
content of article.)
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May 2009
Fourth Year Design
Presentation
"Integrated Water Management Hamlet Development Margaret
River"
The University of Western Australia
Weatherburn Lecture Theatre, Tuesday 26th May 4:00 -
5:30
Followed by drinks and light
refreshments in the foyer of the School of Environmental
Systems Engineering
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First year students were treated to a tour of the SESE
lab facilities by Mun, Marco and Mike followed by donuts
in the SESE foyer courtesy of SEEC (Student Environmental
Engineering Club).
An unusual combination of events worked really well
and helped put SESE on the first year map. Well done to
all involved.
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Anya seeks big event for
Perth Article in Western Suburbs
Weekly
Congratulations Anya Waite
In a formal award ceremony this morning at the Perth Town
Hall, the PCB Professional Development Scholarships were awarded
by a number of
dignitaries including Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi and
Professor Alan Robson, Vice Chancellor of UWA. Professor Anya
Waite was one of the UWA winners, receiving funding to support
international travel, to a keynote presentation at a Canadian
conference, and for promotion of UWA's bid for the 2014 ASLO
meeting. ASLO is the premier international association for the
research of lakes and oceans, and its meetings draw between 2000
and 3000 delegates.
April 2009
Final Year Presentations
Sam Cleary -Targeting strategic tree and
perennial pasture planting to reduce stream salinity in the
Warren River Recovery Catchment
Daniel Boland - The geochemical and hydrological
dynamics of an acid sulfate soil affected coastal wetland.
Daniel and Sam will be making their final year project
presentations on Friday 1st of May at 9 am in the SESE tea room.
Could you please let Kay
Horn know by Wednesday 29th if you will be attending the
presentations.
Welcome to Professor Steven Gorelick
Steven Gorelick holds the Cyrus F. Tolman Professorship in the
School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, where he has
been a faculty member for 20 years. A hydrologist by training,
his major research interests are currently in the areas of
sustainable water management and ecohydrology. Steve runs the
Stanford hydrogeology program and has co-authored over 100
journal papers, two books, and three patents. He is also author
of "Oil Panic and the Global Crisis" which will come out later
this year (Wiley-Blackwell - 2009).
Steve is visiting UWA and CSIRO as a Fulbright Scholar through
mid-September 2009.
http://geo.stanford.edu/hydro
http://geo.stanford.edu/people/detail.php?personnel_id=189
March 2009
Student Industry
awards
Applications for SESE close on Friday April 3rd, for more
details see
http://www.sese.uwa.edu.au/teaching/undergraduate_program/seseawards
Congratulations Alex
Wyatt
Alex is one of the 2009 Fulbright scholars who received their
award at a national dinner in Hobart last week.
Media Release
Current Australian Scolars
Congratulations Vaugh
Grey
Vice-President of the WA Branch of Engineers without Borders
and currently leading projects in Indonesia, East Timor and
within remote regions of Australia focusing on water and
sustainability issues.
Vaughn currently works with the International Water Centre and
Associate Professor Carolyn Oldham to develop an educational
program to strengthen the capacity of the two universities in
East Timor to provide more appropriate qualified water industry
personnel. [Taken from The Engineeing Essential, February
2009.]
January 2009
Leon Boegman
Welcome to Prof Leon Beogman, Assistant Professor in
Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Canada who
is visiting in January and February. Leon did his PhD at UWA ,
his research interests are in limnology and internal waves, and
has returned for brief visit to work with Greg Ivey and his
research group.
December 2008
 Congratulations
Elena Mamouni-Limnios and husband
"Hi everyone!
I have just returned home and wanted to share a photo of our baby
boy Athanasios (Thanos) Limnios!
He arrived on the 30th of December at 03:03 pm, weighing 3.785kg.
He is our little pride and joy, a healthy and very strong
baby!
Elena"
Congratulations Marco
Ghisalberti
Dr Marco Ghisalberti, a Lecturer in the School of
Environmental Systems Engineering, has been awarded the 40th
Lorenz G. Straub Medal for the most meritorious PhD thesis in
hydraulic engineering, ecohydraulics, or related fields. The
competition is international, and nominations are made by any
recognized civil and environmental engineering program in the
world. Marco completed his PhD thesis at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 2005 under the advisorship of
Professor Heidi Nepf. Marco's dissertation was
entitled, "Momentum and scalar trasnport in vegetated shear
flows," and was selected out of six submitted theses; three
theses came from the USA, two from Australia, and one from
Belgium.
Marco is travelling to the St Anthony Falls Laboratory at the
University of Minnesota in January, to present a seminar and
receive the award.
Karina Congdon - WA Young Water Professional of the
Year 2008
The WA Young Water Professional of the Year is awarded to an
outstanding young water professional who has demonstrated their
commitment to the water profession and shown exceptional
achievement in the early stages of their career. Karina graduated
in 2003 with Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor
of Science (Zoology) with First Class Honours from UWA.
Eckart Meiburg
Welcome to Professor Eckart Meiburg, Department of Mechanical
Engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara,
USA, who has just arrived in the School and will be here for
December and January as a Gledden Visiting Senior Fellow.
Eckart's research interests are in turbidity currents, river
outflows, sediment transport and related issues. Eckart will be
interacting with Greg Ivey and his research group as well as
colleagues in the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems with
interests in the marine geohazards area. Eckart is in room 210 in
SESE building (6488 3083) and please make him welcome.
Hans Burchard and Dr Karsten
Bolding
Prof Hans Burchard and Dr Karsten Bolding are visiting SESE
for 2 weeks. Hans and Karsten are the developers of the numerical
models GOTM (General Ocean Turbulence Model) and GETM (General
Estuarine Turbulence Model). They are being hosted by Chari
Pattiaratchi and their visit is supported by by GO8/DAAD
collaborative research program between Germany and Australia.
During their visit they will initiate the application of GETM to
Swan River, Shark Bay and the west coast of Sri Lanka working
with Chari and several visitors and students to SESE: Peter
Holtermann (Swan River), Yasha Hetzel (Shark Bay) and Vijitha
Amerasinghe (Sri Lanka).
Hans is a Professor of Physical Oceanography at the Leibniz
Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemande,Rostock, Germany and
is a leading authority on turbulence modelling of estuaries and
shelf seas whilst Karsten is with Bolding&Burchard a company
undertakeing hydrodynamic modelling.
October 2008
31st October
SESE and industry partners are offering up to ten
scholarships to the value of $1000 each for students entering
the Environmental Engineering Programme in 2009. Scholarships
will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and each
scholarship aligned with the core business of the industry
sponsor (Environmental Engineering. Water Resources Engineering
or Ocean Systems Engineering). Students are invited to apply
for scholarships from Monday 23rd February 2009,
applications close on 3rd April.
Industry Partners are GHD. Oceanica, WorleyParsons,
Department of Water and Oceanica.
Contact Kay Horn kay.horn@uwa.edu.edu or 6488
1374 or visit our website at www.sese.uwa.edu.au for more information
30th October
Welcome Vijitha Amarasingha from the University of Moratuwa
in Sri Lanka will be visiting SESE for a year to work on a
numerical model to examine sediment dispersal on the west coast
of Sri Lanka.
B.Sc.(Mining& Minerals Eng.) University of Moratuwa
Sri-Lanka (4years) 1992
M.Sc. (Petroleum Engineering) N.T.N.U. Trondheim, Norway
(2years) 2003
17 October.
Congratulations to Greg Ivey, Ryan Lowe and Chari
Pattiaratchi who were successful ARC Grant recipients
"Transient coastal upwelling along Western Australia: The
dynamics of the Ningaloo Current system".
 Please make welcome Professor David
Smith, incoming Dean in 2009.
Haihong Song is a new PhD students being
supervised by Anas Ghadouani. Haihong is from Zhongshan
University, PR China. You can contact Haihong on extension
1693 (room G15) or by email on song@sese.uwa.edu.au,
Please make her welcome.
Welcome back Saskia Hinrichs. Saskia has
worked in the Congo and in Indonesia and is interested in
working on the Ningaloo Reef for PhD.
Please make welcome Mr. Shogo Kumada.
Shogo is a PhD student at the University of Kanazawa, Japan.
He will be visiting for 3 months to gain experience in soil
physical analysis and unsaturated zone hydrology. You contact
Shogo on 6488 8102.
Wajira Kumarasinghe will be visiting SESE
for three months. Wajira is a trainee technical officer from
the Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory at the University of
Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. Please make him feel welcome. You can
contact Wajira on 6488 2515 or via email on hwajirak@civil.mrt.ac.lk
Leo van den Linden is a visiting
student/intern and will be working with Ryan while Greg is
away on leave. He arrived late August and is scheduled to
return to The Netherlands late in November 2008. He will be
sitting in room 214 and can be contacted on extension
1897.
On leave
Anas Ghadouani is on Sabbatical at the
University of Montreal from 14/07/08 to 31/12/08. Other
contact details are Mobile: +1-514-268-7325 office:
+1-514-343-6784 (at Uni Montreal). You can still contact his
by email at Anas.ghadouani@uwa.edu.au.
The following people are on holidays -
Greg Ivey is away until 21 November
2008.
Kay Horn is on leave from 24 September
and will return to work on 20th October. She will be
travelling overseas with her family to Italy, Norway and
England. Any queries please contact either Lorraine Dorn or
Ros Gatt and they
will endeavour to assist you.
Cam Marshall is working on his car
collection and will return to work on on 14 October. Keith
Russell will attend to emails sent to support@sese.uwa.edu.au
and will answer any queries.
September 2008
 Congratulations
to Claudia and Michael on the safe arrival of their daughter
ALEXANDRA on 19 September.
"She arrived at 13:06 on the 19th of September, coming in at
just under half a metre long, just over seven pounds (i.e.:
3.36 kilos) and with a head circumference of 36cm. She also
seems to have Strawberry blonde hair. She is just so
incredibly cute. A tiny little human being just conquering
our hearts. We are very proud and happy... beyond
belief."
Front page picture
 Surprise visit from a friendly and inquisitive
Southern Right Whale - while Blue Office team were assisting
the UWA benthic habitat video mapping - South Coast
Image of Southern Right
Whale courtesy of John Totterdell
0419 949939
Blue Office Productions
See ... www.mirg.org.au
FY Presentations
Final year student presentations were held on Wednesday
24th September from 10:30AM to 2:30PM in the Formal Dining
Area of The University Club of Western Australia. For further
information please contact Kay Horn on 6488 1374 or email
horn@sese.uwa.edu.au.
MEDIA RELEASE
4 June 2008
Group of Eight Supports Research Links with
Germany
Research collaboration between Australia and Germany
will be further enhanced through a second round of funding
under the Go8's researcher exchange scheme with the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The DAAD is Germany's national agency for the support of
international academic co-operation and is one of the
world's largest and most respected organisations in its
field.
Under the Go8 Australia Germany Joint Research
Cooperation Scheme, the Go8 and the DAAD have agreed to
provide a total of AUD2 million over three years to meet
the travel and living costs of researchers who spend time
at collaborating institutions in Australia or Germany.
"The Go8 is today delighted to announce the second call
for applications under this innovative scheme," said
Professor Doug McEachern, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
at The University of Western Australia and Chair of the Go8
DVCs Research.
"The scheme will foster co-operation between leading
Australian and German researchers, with priority given to
projects that involve early-career researchers.
"The scheme is the first initiative of its type for the
Go8 and we are confident that it will lead to enhanced
linkages between Go8 universities and German research
organisations as well as the exchange of skills and
knowledge of mutual benefit to both countries."
Further details including application and selection
procedures are now available on the Go8 website at www.go8.edu.au
FOR INFORMATION: Kerrie Thornton, Ph: 02 6239
5488, Mobile: 0407 947 087
SESE shares in multi-million dollar science
boost
The Premier of Western Australia announced State
Government funding for the Centre of Excellence in
Ecohydrology - Keith Smettem and
Neil Coles Directors. See
Media Statement
Another funding success - WAMSI (Western
Australian Marine Science Institution) who have
agree to fund 3 projects - led by Greg
Ivey and Chari
Pattiaratchi - under WAMSI Node 6 " Ocean
science for offshore and coastal engineering"
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SESE wins big at Faculty Teaching Awards
Lecturers Marco Ghisalberti and Kyungrock Paik
won two of the top teaching awards in the Faculty
last week at an awards ceremony at the University
Club of WA. Marco won the top teaching award for
his work in Second Year Fluid Mechanics, while he
and Kyungrock won the top award for team teaching
in Data Collection and Analysis.
Alan Robson introduced the awards, and in his
opening address emphasized UWA's commitment to
teaching excellence.
Please join me in congratulating our teaching
stars! We are very proud of them both.
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It is our great pleasure to announce that
Keith Smettem has been promoted to
Professor.
Please join us in congratulating Keith on this very
well-deserved and very significant step in his
career.
Keith, well done from all in the School!
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The school has many authors who have paper
published in Volume 54 of Deep Sea Research
II-Topical Studies in Oceanography (see Published - refereed papers)
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Media statements and currents news from
July to December
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Article in UWA News November 19 edition page
11:
Associate Professor Anya Waite
"Currents of change affect climate and
coast"
The Leeuwin Current is unlike any other ocean
current in the world, its warm waters having a huge
impact on Western Australian fisheries and
climate.....
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There is an article in the Campus Review dated
27 November by Elizabeth Heath. Prof Joe Wolfe from
University of New South Wales has established a web
site to support students in the writing of their
theses. He established the site to give advice on
how to write a good thesis and to-date has had
about 10,000 downloads.
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