vEGU 2021 – call for abstracts – session NH8.4 on vegetation effects on slope stability and climate-induced geohazards
The NH8.4 session of the EGU General Assembly 2021 (vEGU, April 2021) is entitled ” Vegetation as nature-based solution for mitigating climate induced geo-hazards and associated consequences along slopes and streambanks” and is coordinated by Vittoria Capobianco (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute – NGI), Sabatino Cuomo (University of Salerno), Dominika Krzeminska (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research – NIBIO) and Anders Solheim (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute – NGI).
Contributions documenting, both through numerical or experimental studies, how vegetation can be beneficial in slope stability and plant-soil-atmosphere interaction in the unsaturated zone are welcome.
Specific topics and research questions related to this session are:
• How the plant-soil-atmosphere interaction affects the unsaturated zone and thus the slope stability?
• Measuring and quantifying the effects of vegetation as NBS for mitigating climate induced geo-hazards and associated consequences at or near instable slopes and along stream banks – case studies at full scale or laboratory scale
• How to ensure interdisciplinary interaction for sustainability and mutual synergies for studies containing vegetation as NBS for mitigating climate induced geo-hazards and associated consequences at or near instable slopes and along stream banks.
Further information about the session can be found here: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/session/38969
Interested participants are welcome to submit an abstract within 20 January 2021, which will be followed by an online presentation to be given during the virtual session.
Additional info about abstract submission can be found at: https://egu21.eu/abstracts_and_programme/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html
EGU General Assembly 2021 website: https://www.egu2021.eu/
Associate professor / Professor position in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Liège (Belgium)
The School of Engineering is seeking candidates to a full-time academic position (Associate Professor/Professor) in the field of Geotechnical Engineering.
The new academic will be affiliated with the Department of Architectural, Geological, Environmental and Civil Engineering of the School of Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Liège (Belgium).
The appointee will contribute to the research activities in the field of geotechnical engineering. The rapid development of renewable energy production and the increasing use of the underground generate a growing need in geotechnical engineering to design new solutions and to study complex processes, with underground-infrastructure interactions, multi-physics processes, human impacts and integration in BIM models. Geotechnical engineering is therefore facing new challenges related to the resilience and the sustainability of geostructures. Research program for developing new experimental techniques and strategies, or cutting-edge numerical tools applied to civil/geological engineering problems are welcome.
Applications from candidates with a strong research background in civil engineering, or a cognate subject, are expected. The Department aims for a professor with the capacities and desire to develop a fundamental research programme of international standing.
See attached file (link) for details. For any further questions, please contact Prof. Frédéric Collin.
Application deadline: 15 February 2021
vEGU 2021 – Sessione sulla geotermia superficiale
Vi segnaliamo, nell’ambito della EGU General Assembly 2021 (vEGU, che si terrà on-line ad aprile 2021), la sessione sulla geotermia superficiale per il condizionamento degli edifici.
Tale sessione (codice ERE 2.6) è intitolata Shallow geothermal systems for heating and cooling: geoscience and engineering approaches ed è coordinata da Giorgia Dalla Santa (Università di Padova), Fleur Loveridge (University of Leeds, UK), Jean De Sauvage (IFSTTAR Université Gustave Eiffel, France), Francesco Cecinato (Università di Milano) e Witold Bogusz (Polish Building Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland). È possibile presentare entro il 20 gennaio 2021 un sommario a cui farà seguito una presentazione online nella sessione virtuale.
Ulteriori informazioni nell’allegato: EGU2021_sessionERE2.6
Sito web EGU General Assembly 2021: https://www.egu2021.eu/
Assistant or Associate Professor – Civil and Environmental Engineering (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada)
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) invites applications from qualified candidates for a preliminary tenure‐track appointment in Engineering and Northern Development at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor beginning July 1, 2021.
The candidate will be expected to have technical capacities to engage in research supporting the convergent problems of resource industry sustainability, northern development, and resilient infrastructure for northern communities in a changing climate. In‐line with the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, training of indigenous students and professionals, and respectfully interacting with northern communities to increase Northern Canada’s technical knowledge base will be an important component of this position.
The research focus should complement existing strengths in the department. Research areas may include but are not limited to: buildings, transportation corridors, and other infrastructure in zones of climate‐ driven permafrost thaw; mine site reclamation; soft soil engineering; and water‐permafrost‐infrastructure interactions. Expertise in monitoring soils and infrastructure in the field would be desirable. Experience and/or a strong interest in working in Northern Canada and with Indigenous communities would be an asset.
We encourage applications from candidates from groups underrepresented in Engineering and/or with experience in mentoring students from such groups.
Serie di seminari in modalità telematica organizzati dall’Università dell’Aquila (aggiornamento)
I colleghi dell’Università dell’Aquila hanno organizzato una serie di seminari in modalità telematica nell’ambito del corso di “Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering“, collocati tra le attività formative del Dottorato di Ricerca in Ingegneria Civile, Edile-Architettura e Ambientale.
I prossimi due eventi saranno:
- mercoledì 16 dicembre p.v. alle ore 9:20 seminario “Seismic Microzonation: a brief history and critical issues from recent experiences in Italy” tenuto dal prof. Alessandro Pagliaroli, docente presso l’Università di Chieti-Pescara «G. D’Annunzio». In allegato la locandina del seminario (link), a cui è possibile partecipare mediante la compilazione del seguente modulo: https://forms.gle/rpGeCrbuACyf4zS79
- lunedì 21 dicembre p.v. alle ore 16:00 seminario “Rocking Foundations for Bridges and the Failure of Hanshin Expressway in Kobe” tenuto dal prof. George Gazetas, professore emerito presso la National Technical University of Athens. In allegato la locandina del seminario (link), a cui è possibile partecipare mediante la compilazione del seguente modulo: https://forms.gle/d5b1BLXF8hL8rHoW6
Evento di lancio dell’associazione internazionale LandAware (14 Dicembre 2020)
Lunedì 14 novembre p.v. alle ore 13:30 si terrà l’evento di lancio della neonata associazione internazionale LandAware – the international network on Landslide Early Warning Systems (https://www.landaware.org/), presieduta dal Prof. Michele Calvello dell’Università degli Studi di Salerno.
Il programma dell’evento “LandAware Kick-Off 2020“, che si terrà in modalità telematica tramite piattaforma Zoom e durerà 2 ore, prevede la presentazione dell’associazione LandAware, dei primi 7 gruppi di lavoro attivi, alcune brevi relazioni ad invito e una sessione finale di discussione (vedi locandina allegata).
Si invitano tutti gli interessati a partecipare gratuitamente all’evento, registrandosi mediante la compilazione del seguente modulo: https://forms.gle/3LDBQHZJoVJ32gPp8
Locandina: LandAware_KO_flyer
17th GM3 Workshop: Geomechanics from Micro to Macro – organizzato dalla Newcastle University – 14-15 dicembre 2020
Il 17th GM3 Workshop: Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, organizzato dalla Newcastle University, si terrà in modilità online su Zoom, dal 14 al 15 dicembre 2020.
Programma e link Zoom: 2020 GM3 Workshop Programme
Post-doc DEM modelling (INRAE, Aix-Marseille Univ, RECOVER, France)
A 18 months post-doc position opens for 2021-2022 at the RECOVER research unit (INRAE, Aix-Marseille Univ, Aix-en-Provence, France).
The project will focus on particle’s shape mechanical influence in granular materials, through discrete modelling with realistic shape descriptors.
Application has to be done at the earliest convenience and by email.
Please find all details at https://stratus.irstea.fr/f/5ef9fde069f24c35ba66/?dl=1
Workshop “Innovative numerical methods for internal erosion processes” – 17 dicembre 2020
Vi segnaliamo il workshop “Innovative numerical methods for internal erosion processes“, organizzato in modalità on-line per il 17 dicembre 2020 da Donatella Sterpi (Politecnico di Milano) e Carlo Callari (Università del Molise) nell’ambito delle attività dello European Working Group on Internal Erosion.
Locandina: EWGIE 2020 – innov-num-meth – flyer
Two Postdoctoral positions at the Hainan institute of Zhejiang University (China)
The Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University invites applications for two postdoctoral positions in Geotechnical Engineering. The Institute seeks applicants in all areas of Geotechnical Engineering with representative examples including but not limited to: offshore geotechnics, numerical and physically modelling of geo-materials. All candidates with advanced experience in experimental (particularly centrifuge modelling), field, computational, or a combination of these geotechnical capabilities will be considered. There are currently two postdoctoral positions at the Hainan institute of Zhejiang University funded by the institute in the year of 2021.
About the Institute: Zhejiang University, one of the top universities in Asia, is one of the earliest institutions of higher education in China. It ranks 53th according to QS World University Rankings 2020.
Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Science or other relevant discipline and have the ability to build an independent, externally funded research program at the forefront of their field.
Research topics: The research institute mainly focus on the geotechnical problems in offshore geotechnics, particularly in the areas relating to characterization and modelling of marine sediments (including gas hydrate bearing sediments), offshore foundations, pipeline geotechnics and offshore geo-hazards.
Closing date for applications: 31 Dec 2020
Contacts: Please submit a C.V. including two academic references letters to Dr Yi Hong (yi_hong@zju.edu.cn).
