Overview

Environmental Fluid Mechanics is concerned with the fluid motions and associated mass, momentum and energy transport processes that occur in the earth’s hydrosphere and atmosphere and in engineered systems such as drainage, water supply and waste disposal systems on both local and regional scales. These flows interact with nearly all human activities and their understanding and modelling is critical for addressing issues in sustainable development.

The School is a signature IAHR event that was founded and energised by the late Professor Gerhard Jirka, with a vision to bring together renowned experts and top graduate students from around the world for a unique, interactive learning experience in environmental fluid mechanics. A central objective of the School has always been to combine theory, experiments and applications, with an emphasis on basic theoretical principles (and their mathematical description) as well as consideration of examples of engineering design and environmental applications. This objective is realised in the School through formal, in-class lectures as well as informal, out-of class excursions and visits. In the School, the students have plenty of opportunities to present their own research projects and to discuss and seek advice on these projects from Lecturers and fellow students.

The school was previously held in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1999 and 2006; Dundee, Scotland, in 2001; Budapest, Hungary, 2004; Santiago, Chile, 2009; and Lucerne, Switzerland 2012. The 2014 IAHR school builds on the great success of the previous schools. It will cover the fundamental principles of environmental fluid mechanics, their mathematical description and practical significance, and their implication to sustainable development. The fundamental topics that will be covered include turbulence and waves; fate and transport of pollutants; rotating effects in environmental flows; stratified flow; terrestrial energy systems; air trapping and sewer surcharging; water and energy losses due to leaks and blockages in pipes; lakes and reservoirs, sediment transport; jets & plumes; desalination; and Tsunami-induced hydrodynamics and morphology changes.

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Organizing Committee

Conveners

M S Ghidaoui			Chair Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong
Joseph H W Lee			Chair Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST, Hong Kong

Secretary

Gustaaf A Kikkert

Assistant Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
HKUST, Hong Kong

Co-sponsors

-	School of Engineering, HKUST
-	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST
-	The International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering & Research (IAHR)
-	The Fluid Mechanics Committee of IAHR
-	The IAHR-Hong Kong Chapter (IAHR-HK)

Invited Speakers / Program Participants

Vincent H Chu		Civil Engineering, McGill University, Canada
Benoit Cushman-Roisin		Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, US
Peter Davies		Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee, UK
Jamel Deen		Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Canada (Senior Visiting Fellow of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study)
Harindra Joe Fernando		Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, US
Mohamed S Ghidaoui		Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST, Hong Kong
William G Gray		Environmental Sciences and Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US
Bryan W Karney		Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Adrian W K Law		Division of Environmental & Water Resources Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Joseph H W Lee		Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST, Hong Kong
Il Won Seo		Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea
Hitoshi Tanaka		Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Zhao-Yin Wang		Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
Steven J Wright		Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, US

Venue

HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
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Contact Us

For enquiries, please contact Prof Gustaaf A Kikkert, the Program Secretary at:
Email: GJSS2014@ust.hk