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Seminar: An Overview of Recent Projects at the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) of the University of New South Wales, Sydney
1 May 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Dr. François Flocard
Principal Engineer
Water Research Laboratory
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
WRL is the largest coastal and hydraulic laboratory in Australia and has been conducting a wide range of research and commercial projects in the last 50 years. This talk will first provide an overview of WRL activities followed by more detailed presentations on 3 different recent research coastal activities:
- Research and Development on low-carbon coastal protection solutions and how they can be integrated in of breakwater upgrades and remediation in Australia and Pacific Islands;
- Field measurement and modelling (numerical and physical) of coastal processes in fringing reefs lagoons; and
- Presentation of CoastSnap a new community beach monitoring technology that turns smartphones into coastal management tools.
Seminar: An Overview of Recent Projects at the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) of the University of New South Wales, Sydney