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About the author 
The author received a degree of Ingenieur Hydraulicien' from the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Hydraulique 
et de Mecanique de Grenoble in 1983 and a degree of 'Ingenieur Genie Atomique' from the 'Institut National 
des Sciences et Techniques Nucleaires' in 1984. He worked for the industry in France as a R&D engineer at the 
Atomic Energy Commission from 1984 to 1986, and as a computer professional in fluid mechanics for 
Thomson-CSF between 1989 and 1990. From 1986 to 1988, he studied at the University of Canterbury (New 
Zealand) as part of a Ph.D. project. 
The author is a senior lecturer in fluid mechanics, hydraulics and environmental engineering at the 
University of Queensland since 1990. His research interests include design of hydraulic structures, 
experimental investigations of two-phase flows and water quality modelling in coastal and hydraulic structures. 
He is the author of "Hydraulic Design of Stepped Cascades, Channels, Weirs and Spillways" (Pergamon, 1995) 
and his publication record includes over 60 international refereed papers. The author has been active also as 
consultant for both governmental agencies and private organisations.