Prof. Jean E. Berlamont

Born in Brugge, Belgium, on November 11, 1946

Current Position

Professor of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Engineering at the Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven.

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, K.U. Leuven

Reviewer for several scientific journals

Education

1969 Graduated in Civil Engineering, University of Ghent, Belgium

1975 PhD in Engineering, University of Ghent, Belgium

Academic and Professional Experience

1968-1971 Instructor (Hydraulics) in ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France

1969-1974 Research Engineer, Hydraulics Laboratory, University of Ghent, Belgium

1974-1976 Lecturer, K.U. Leuven

1976 Professor of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Engineering, K.U. Leuven

Member of the bi-national committee on the Wester Scheldt (Belgium - The Netherlands) (Project "Oost - West", 1994)

Coordinator of a Flemish Government research project on the impact of Combined Sewer Overflows on receiving waters, (1993 - )

Chairman of the TECHWARE specialist group on CSO's, (1994-1995)

Chairman of CEEC (a COMETT sectorial network), (1993 - ).

Research grants from

- Belgian National Science Foundation

- E.E.C. (MAST II, LIP I)

- Belgiam Ministry of Public Works

- Private Firms (HAECON, IMDC, EUROSENSE, ...)

Participation in the following CEC Projects

G8M, NOWESP (MAST II), MMARIE (Concerted action within MAST II, coordinator)

CENAS (ENVIRONMENT),

CALWARE (COMETT: Computed aided learning in water resources),

LIP I and LIP II (E.C. Large Installation Plan),

COSINUS (MAST III Proposal, coordinator)

Research Topics

- Open channel flow

- Sediment mechanics, sediment transport

- Pipe networks

- Urban drainage

- Numerical modelling of coastal and estuarine flows incl. sediment transport, pollutant transport and coastal morphology