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The WRL contingent at the 2023 Australasian Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference

Australasian Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference

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Coastal Engineering Short Course 2023

Katie Wilson and Hiruni Kammanankada

School round 3 Minute Thesis champions!

Stefan Felder

Congratulations to Dr Stefan Felder for his recent promotion to

Mitchell Harley

Congratulations Dr Mitchell Harley

Oyster project - UNSW WRL

Supporting increased aquaculture production through reduced harvest

An aquaculture project led by WRL is one of 23 projects to receive

Green wall at the UNSW Water Research Laboratory WRL

Nature Based Solutions: the green wall at WRL is up and running!

A research team at the UNSW Water Research Centre and WRL is test

Kristen Splinter, Anna Blacka and Fiona Johnson from UNSW at the Climate Change Cook Islands Science Expo

Climate Change Cook Islands Science Expo - Keeping it Cool!

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Eight WRL students complete their PhDs in 2022!

Congratulations Libby Freeman

Congratulations Libby Freeman – PIANC De Paepe-Willems Winner 2022!

Ian Turner - Narrabeen Lagoon, explainer video

WRL researcher featured in International Communicator Awards (NYC,

A video made for

Cold water pollution - Stratification and mixing processes. Illustration by Anna Blacka UNSW WRL

Cold water pollution: What is it, and how can we limit its

Cold water pollution is a serious environmental issue affecting the

Urban greening Photo: Shutterstock.

Why urban greening isn't a panacea for extreme weather under

Grantley Smith and Duncan Rayner

Leadership change for the WRL Projects Team – welcome Duncan Rayner

2022 Martin Andersen

Tracking the timing of groundwater recharge

Congratulations to Associate Professor Martin An

2021 Staff photo

WRL plays key role in the Faculty of Excellence!

Congratulations to our UNSW Engineering Excellence Award winners –

2021 Shell Cove marina

Shell Cove marina - 27 years of planning, modelling and construction

Thirlmere Lakes

Thirlmere Lakes research shared with local community

air-water flow measurement

WRL technology used in speed record of air-water flow measurements

In recognition of the merit and quality of this work, it rec

Kristen Splinter

Congratulations Kristen!

Fishway

UNSW partners in the Next Generation Water Engineering and River

Will Glamore

UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration – nature-based solutions the way

Measurement of flow velocities UNSWWRL

A hidden bias in bubbly flows

Air-water flows occur in a wide range of natural systems and

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WRL successfully co-hosts world’s first intermittent estuaries

Climate change - the biggest challenge to the effective protection

2021 Chris Drummond installing Coastal Imaging cameras. Photo Matt Blacka UNSW WRL

World-leading coastal monitoring system becomes award winning too

WRL’s mainstream Coastal Imaging program has achieved significant

2021 Coral and Katie

Farewell Coral and welcome Katie

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Maxar Spatial Challenge - winners!

2020 ABC TV Big Weather - Grantley Smith

Big Weather (and how to survive it) - the dangers of floodwater

Professor Ian Turner

Professor Ian Turner named as Australian Leader in the field of Ocean

Laura Montano PhD

Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses

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BeachStat - Live camera dashboard

Over the past 2 years Senior Coastal Engineer Chris Drummond has been

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CoastSat - How to estimate beach slopes using satellite imagery

How steep a beach is can dictate the way the beach interacts with the

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Maroochy River groynes

In a world-first developed specifically for Maroochydore Beach and

2020 Ron Cox PIANC seminar

Online seminar: Climate change adaptation for ports and maritime

Tomas Beuzen

(Belated!) Congratulations to Dr Tomas Beuzen

Tracking shoreline change and beach users with a low cost smart

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The Manly Dam Project – VIP Event

2020 UNSW Tube Fishway banner

UNSW Tube Fishway team succeeds in lifting fish above 8 m

Aiming to restore fish migration across dams and weirs, UNSW

WRL Green Team

Congratulations WRL Green Team!

2019 Laura Montano PhD 1

Congratulations Laura!

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WRL engineers provide a hydraulics training course in Myanmar

2019 UN Decade of Ocean Science - Noumea 1

Workshop on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable

Muri currents - Mode 2 high tide

Presentation on the complexities of Muri Lagoon hydrodynamics

Last week Principal Coastal Engineer Matt Blacka

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Climate change in our estuaries – where Australians live, work and

A multi-disciplinary team led by WRL researchers is releasing the

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South Steyne stormwater pipe upgrade complete

Winter sun lovers can now enjoy the revitalised community space

Ian Acworth

New groundwater textbook published by Ian Acworth

Principal Coastal Engineer Matt Blacka

2019 Endeavour Executive Leadership Award

2018 Laura Montano hydraulic jump

Laura achieves a Student Participation Award

2018 Tomas Beuzen and Jamie Ruprecht World Water Monitoring Day

WRL PhD students visit schools on World Water Monitoring Day

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Oyster bag structures installed in Port River, Adelaide

Armour units at Port Kembla

Climate change problem solved with waste products

Researchers from UNSW have developed a new high-density (low carbon)

2017 Hunter_Chris Drummond

Strategic review of Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme

Early last week Scot MacDonald MLC, Paliamentary Secretary for the

Stefan begins a research sabbatical with promotion to Senior Lecturer

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Celebration of a Career in Coastal Engineering

Conrad Wasko

Past WRL staff member awarded the best PhD in Water Engineering

Dr Conrad Wasko, a former Project Engineer at WRL, has been awarded

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Introduction to Water Engineering annual field trip

2018 Tom and Laura filming fluid mechanics 2

Instructional videos created for fluid mechanics course

2018 Armaghan and Laura HIWE award

Armaghan and Laura jointly awarded for Best Presentation

2018 Open Day EDIT_A (11)

Impressive turnout for Open Day

In support of UNSW’s efforts to actively engage with our community,

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ARC Linkage funds for major project

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Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai, Muri Lagoon, Rarotonga

2017 PRIF Guidance for Coastal Protection Works

Guidance for coastal protection works in Pacific island countries

Acid sulfate soil illustration by Anna Blacka

Acid sulfate soil: An insidious problem

Imagine a world where most large estuaries in NSW released acid water

2017 Stefan Felder - Spillway

Stefan elected as a member of the IAHR Hydraulic Structures Committee

2017 Advanced Water Engineering field trip to Manly Dam 3

Advanced Water Engineering field trip to Manly Dam

2017 Will Glamore Marine Estate Panel

Associate Professor Will Glamore appointed to Marine Estate Expert

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Daily Planet - Hurricane Harvey and cars in floods

Following on from Hurricane Harvey, that caused devastation in the

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Upcoming field dye tracer study for the proposed outfall at Merimbula

In the coming weeks WRL will be running a dye dispersion field

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New “Coastal Management Guide” teaching resource released

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Under construction: NSW North Coast seawall designed by WRL

Congratulations Kristen

Congratulations Kristen!

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Congratulations Stefan!

Becoming a beach scientist is as easy as slip, stop, snap!

2017 Denis' Lab Opening_Will Glamore 2

WRL opens a new Biogeochemistry Engineering Laboratory

4WD utility washed off a causeway in Australia

Vehicle stability testing for flood flows

2017 Broadbeach Coastal Imaging station 1.JPG

A new Coastal Imaging station for Broadbeach

2017 Grantley Smith - Fellow of Engineers Australia.jpeg

Congratulations Grantley!

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UNSW Women in Engineering camp visit WRL

2017 Staff Award - Ian Coghlan

Ian Coghlan receives the WRL Excellence Award

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WRL hosts Myanmar Government's DWIR for River Hydraulic Training

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UNSW grand challenges - Engineering Disruption People's Choice

As part of the UNSW Grand Challenges Engineering Disruption campaign

PRIF visit

Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) visit to WRL

The UNSW Water Research Laboratory and UNSW Global Water Institute

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WRL shines in 2016 Faculty Awards

OceanWatch Australia Living Shorelines Program Oyster Bag Launch

Official launch of the first trial installation of oyster bags

Cliff failure at North Head

Drone survey of catastrophic cliff failure at North Head

Sydney’s coastline is a spectacular natural asset that we can all

Narrabeen-Collaroy East Coast Low storm damage

Incredible drone footage of the destruction along Narrabeen-Collaroy

CVEN9640 field trip

Coastal Engineering students visit Botany Bay and Cronulla

Sixty budding coastal engineers from the CVEN9640 Coastal Engineering

2016 International World Wetlands Day

Happy 2016 World Wetlands Day!

Air Water

Comparison of instrumentation in high-velocity air-water flows

TC Victor

Severe Tropical Cyclone Victor