Civil & Natural Resources

Civil and Natural Resources Engineering


Current Projects on Offer for 2012


Current Students/Researchers

PhD Candidates:

Benjamin Uster (2012-2015) Modelling Rate-Limiting Processes in Sustainable Engineered Bioreactors for Treating Acid Mine Drainage

Louise Murphy (2012-2015) Developing Pollution Build-Up and Wash-Off Functions for Semi-Porous Paving Materials in Mitigating Storm Water Contamination

Denjam Khadka (2011-2014), Modelling Climate Change Effects on Water Resources in a Mountain Basin

Mauricio Arias (2009-2012) Large Scale Hydrological and Ecological Impacts of Hydropower Development in the Mekong River Basin

Michelle Wild (2007-2012) Growth dynamics and management of braided alluvial river deltas in New Zealand

Luke Javernick (2010-1013) Relationship between Flood Events and Vegetation Mortality in the Braided Ahuriri River, NZ

ME Candidates:

Eugene Beran (2011-2012), Flood Modelling in a High Country Mountain Catchment

Henry Wadworth-Watts (2011-2012) A Hydrological and Nutrient Transport Budget for an Inter-Montane Catchment

Previous Postgraduate Student Research Topics


PhD in Engineering
Analysing the Interactions between Water-induced Soil Erosion and Shallow Landslides, Govind Acharya (2007-2011)

Microbial (Microalgal-Bacteria) Biomass Grown on Municipal Wastewater for Sustainable Biofuel Production, Julia Valigore (2007-2011)

Assessment of Passive Treatment and Biogeochemical Reactors for Ameloirating Acid Mine Drainage, Craig McCauley (2006-2010)

Groundwater Extraction and Disposal Modelling for Coalseam Gas Recovery, Maurico Taulis (2004-2007)

Optimal Irrigation Scheduling, Peter Brown (2005-2008)

Master of Engineering
Water Quality Treatment and Hydraulic Efficacy of Rain Gardens, Joe Good (2010-2011)

Optimising the use of Recirculating Well Pairs for the determination of Aquifer Hydraulic Parameters, Mark Flintoft (2009-2010)

Hydrodynamic Modelling and Quantification of Available Habitat in Constructed Wetland Wildlife Reserves, Joe Wheeler (2007-2010)

An Analysis of the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Lake Ellesmere - Te Waihora and the L2 Drainage Network, Shameer Samad (2006-2007)

Modelling Retention Time in Constructed Wetlands, Yan Zhou (2005-2006)

Previous Undergraduate Student Research Topics


A list of previous undergraduate research projects undertaken since 2004 (PDF, 42 KB)