Title: My Journey in Water Engineering, from Rivers and Pipes to Bacteria
Presenter: Dr. Martin Lambert, University of Adelaide
Date: Friday, December 7th, 2018
Time: 11:30-12:30 pm
Location: MacCorry D216, Queen's University
Abstract: In this talk I will give some background to my work in rivers and pipe systems and relate it to the role that bacteria can play in these systems. It is something that has taken me a while to understand why, as an engineer, I should be thinking about engineering infrastructure as functioning ecosystems. This has culminated in some work where the operation of the system was heavily governed by the role of iron bacteria in the pipes. Research into this area has resulted in some surprising outcomes.
Bio: Prof Martin Lambert was the Head of School the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at the University of Adelaide from 2015 to 2018 and was previously Head of the School from 2009-2012 and the Associate Dean (Research) in ECMS from 2006-2009. His research has focused on several aspects of water engineering related to the use of fluid transients for the effective and efficient condition assessment of the aging pipe infrastructure, smart networks and stochastic hydrology. He has taught a range of subjects in the School and has been awarded several prizes for teaching including the University Prize for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision in 2008 and an Australian Learning & Teaching Council citation in 2009.