Contact Details
| Organization: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Position: | PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.civenv.unimelb.edu.au/autohome/webpage.php3?login=hmm |
| Work: | 03-8344 6645 |
| Mobile: | 0417 369 731 |
| Fax: | 03-8344 6215 |
| Room: | D406 |
| Level: | 04 |
| Building: | Engineering Block D |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Water Resources Management | Water allocation, irrigation, environment | China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), India, Viet Nam |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Engineering | National University of Cordoba | 31-Dec-1973 | |
| Master of Science | Utah State University | 31-Dec-1982 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Utah State University | 31-Dec-1985 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Stochastic Analysis and Modelling (STATISTICS) (230202)
- Surfacewater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260502)
- Hydrology not elsewhere classified (HYDROLOGY) (260599)
- Climatology (incl. Palaeoclimatology) (ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES) (260602)
- Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified (OTHER EARTH SCIENCES) (269999)
- Water and Sanitary Engineering (CIVIL ENGINEERING) (290802)
- Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified (CIVIL ENGINEERING) (290899)
- Environmental Engineering Modelling (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291101)
- Environmental Engineering Design (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291103)
- Environmental Technologies (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291104)
- Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291199)
- Applied Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, etc.) (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300105)
- Horticulture not elsewhere classified (HORTICULTURE) (300399)
- Natural Resource Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300803)
- Sustainable Development (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300903)
- Agricultural Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340201)
- Environment and Resource Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340202)
- Finance Economics (APPLIED ECONOMICS) (340203)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Primary products from plants (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620504)
- Other (CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY) (660499)
- Computer software and services not elsewhere classified (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700199)
- Water services and utilities (ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER SERVICES AND UTILITIES) (710103)
- Industry costs and structure (MICROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720205)
- Management (MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES) (720403)
- Economic incentives and regulation (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760202)
- Rights to environmental and natural resources (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760203)
- Environmental & resource evaluation not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760299)
- Climate change (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770101)
- Climate variability (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770102)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- Land and water management (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770502)
- Land and water management (HIGH COUNTRY INCL. MOUNTAINS) (770602)
- Land and water management (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770702)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770805)
- Land and water management (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770902)
- Land and water management (OTHER INCL. ISLANDS) (779902)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBUST WATER ACCOUNTING WITH LIMITED DATA: USING BAYESIAN METHODOLOGIES TO OVERCOME UNCERTAINTY | Principal Supervisor | DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT | Victorian Our Water Our Future Postgraduate Scholarship | 01/03/2006 |
| WATER ALLOCATION IN THE KRISHNA RIVER BASIN TO IMPROVE WATER PRODUCTIVITY IN AGRICULTURE | Chief Investigator | INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTIT | R & D Programs (AUST CENTRE FOR INTL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH) | 01/07/2008 |
| AUSTRALIA-INDIA WORKSHOP ON THE FUTURE OF WATER SECURITY UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE | Chief Investigator | ATSE | International Science Linkages - Science Academies Programme | 01/09/2009 |
| SHARING MODELLING METHODOLOGIES AND RESULTS TO FOSTER SYNERGIES BETWEEN ACIAR WATER RESEARCH PROJECTS | Chief Investigator | AUST CENTRE FOR INTL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH | ACIAR Workshop |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC for Irrigation Futures | Chief Investigator | CRC IRRIGATION FUTURES | 01/01/2003 |
| PROJECT AGREEMENT 2.10: IMPROVED SEASONALITY OF FLOWS THROUGH IRRIGATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT & SYSTEM HARMONISATION- PROF S KHAN | Chief Investigator | CRC IRRIGATION FUTURES | 01/08/2004 |
| WATER ALLOCATION IN THE KRISHNA RIVER BASIN TO IMPROVE WATER PRODUCTIVITY IN AGRICULTURE | Chief Investigator | INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTIT | 01/10/2004 |
| UNI MELBOURNE SYSTEM HARMONISATION RESEARCH | Chief Investigator | CRC IRRIGATION FUTURES, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE |
01/07/2006 |
| STUDENT PROJECT AGREEMENT - CRC IF SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT WITH EDWARD MOSLEY: THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF URBAN IRRIGATION IN PUBLIC OPEN SPACES | Chief Investigator | CRC IRRIGATION FUTURES | 15/01/2007 |
| SOIL MOISTURE REMOTE SETTING | Chief Investigator | SKY-HIGH SERVICES | 31/08/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.