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Engineering Hydrology, Professor Conleth Cunnane

Position:	Professor of Hydrology
Nationality:	Irish
Date of Birth:	1st April 1946
Academic Qualifications:	Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), National University of Ireland, University College Galway, 1968. Ph.D. in Engineering Hydrology, National University of Ireland, 1974.
Professional Qualifications:	Chartered Engineer, Institution of Engineers of Ireland, 1977. Fellow, Institution of Engineers of Ireland, 1992.

Employment History

1968-1975	Scientific Officer and Senior Scientific Officer at Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, UK. Played a prominent role in the research and writing of the well known flood studies Report on which current engineering practice in flood hydrology in UK and Ireland is based.
1975-1979	Engineer in charge of hydrological research at Office of Public Works, Dublin, Ireland.
1979-1980	Engineer in charge at I.G.I Consult Ltd., Galway, a subsidiary of a German consulting engineering firm.
1980-1993	Engineer in charge of hydrological research at Office of Public Works, Dublin, Ireland.Statutory Lecturer in Engineering Hydrology at University College, Galway.
1990-date	Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University College, Galway.
1993-date	Professor of Hydrology, University College, Galway.

Areas of Specialisation

Prof. Cunnane’s experience covers flood hydrology, arterial drainage design, low flow hydrology, lake regulation problems and rainfall - runoff modelling. He is recognised internationally as an expert in statistical applications in hydrology and was commissioned by the World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva to write its Operational Hydrology Report on Statistical Distributions for Flood Hydrology.

He has consultancy experience in Botswana, Burkino Fasso, Nigeria and Tanzania as well as in Ireland and Germany. He is the author/joint author of more than 20 publications in Ireland, U.K. and internationally as well as Editorial Advisor and reviewer for several journals and publishers. He is Chairman of the Irish National Committee of IHP and has been honoured by the Institution of Engineers of Ireland by the award of the Mullins silver Medal, the Institution Prize and by the Fellowship of the Institution.

Engineering Hydrology
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 492225, Ext 2225; Fax: +353 (0)91 495565
E-mail: Hydrology
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