SEPTEMBER 2005 NEWS

Prof. Cedo Maksimovic was invited to give a lecture on "Urban Stream Rehabilitation"

Prof. Cedo Maksimovic was invited to give a lecture on "Urban Stream Rehabilitation" on a Specialty Seminar for international professionals held in Seoul, Korea on 16th September 2005.    The organisers have invited 5 leading international experts (including Cedo) back to Korea in April 2006 for further consultations on the concept and proposal of new research in this area.

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The University of Reading hosted this years BHS Postgraduate Symposium on 14/15 September and Andrew Ireson won first prize of best presentation for project entitled "Understanding The Flow Processes In The Chalk Unsaturated Zone".  The conference is an opportunity to bring together research postgraduates working in hydrology, to promote and exchange hydrological ideas and experience, and to help establish networks among hydrology researchers.  Andrew supervisors are Professor Howard Wheater and Dr Adrian Butler from Imperial and Jon Finch from CEH.

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Prof Cedo Maksimovic co-organised and chaired a one day conference on Drinking Water Quality in Distribution Systems. The event was held at the English Heritage Theatre on 28th September 2005.  The speakers included leading specialists from DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate), UK academic institutions (Imperial, Sheffied, Loughborough and Southampton), UK  Water industry (Anglian and Three Valeys) and WHO (World Health Organisation).

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Welcome to Dr Guozhi Du an academic visitor from the Ministry of Water Resources of China.  Dr Du graduated with a Phd in Civil Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in China. Prior to coming to Imperial, worked in the National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Water Resources of China in succession. As a registered senior engineer, he has worked as the assistant to the Chief Engineer of The Ministry of Water Resources.  He is working with Professor Howard Wheater    on collaboration work to do with "Rainfall-Runoff Modelling in Ungauged Catchments and Integrated Flood Management".