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Department/School: Civil Engineering December 23, 2015

CURRICULUM VITAE a) NAME

NISTOR, Ioan, Professor (tenured) Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) Member of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Civil Engineering (OCICE) Member of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Environmental Engineering (OCIENE)

b) DEGREES

PhD, Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Marine Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Yokohama National University, Japan, 1998 Dipl. Eng., Hydrotechnical Engineering, Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Technical University of Iasi, Romania, 1991

c) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (to date)

2015-present Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa 2010-2015 Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa 2015-2016 Vice-Dean Graduate Studies, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa (& 2010-2014) 2014-2015 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, (Sabbatical Leave) Japan, Kajima Foundation Fellow (August-December 2014) Al Yee Visiting Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii at

Manoa, Honolulu, USA (January-April 2015) Visiting Professor, Laboratoire de constructions hydrauliques (LCH), École

polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland (May-June 2015) 2004-2010 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa 2008-2010 Associate Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa 2001-2004 Consulting Engineer, Earth Science Division, AECOM-TECSULT, Montréal 1998-2001 Assistant Professor (Tenured), Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering,

Technical University of Iasi, Romania 1995-1998 PhD Student (MONBUSHO Fellow), Dept. of Civil Engineering, Yokohama

National University, Yokohama, Japan 1993-1995 Lecturer, Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Technical University of Iasi,

Iasi, Romania 1991-1993 Research Associate, Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Technical

University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

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Administrative Activities at the University of Ottawa (2004-2014) 2015-2016 Vice-Dean Graduate Studies, Faculty of Engineering (& 2010-2014) 2010-2012 Exemptions and Admissions Committee, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral

Studies (FGPS) 2008-2010 Associate Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Engineering 2005-2010 Member of the Faculty Council, Faculty of Engineering 2005-2009 Faculty Development Fund Committee 2006-2010 Faculty Ambassador, Faculty of Engineering 2005-2010 Department Teaching Personnel Committee (DTPC) 2007-2008 APUO Representative for the Faculty of Engineering 2005-2007 Research and Ethics Board Committee of University of Ottawa

d) ACADEMIC HONOURS:

Awards & Citations 2014 Outstanding Paper Award, Journal of Waterways, Ports, Coastal and Ocean Engineering,

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for the paper “Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics Numerical Modeling of Structures Impacted by Tsunami Bores” St-Germain, P., Nistor, I., Townsend, R., and Shibayama, T., (2014) 140(1), 10.1061/(asce)ww.1943-5460.0000225, 66-81

2013 Certificate of Appreciation, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) - National Chair of the 4th Canadian Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference, CSCE Montreal

2013 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Waterways, Ports, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

2011 Certificate of Appreciation, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) for organizing and chairing the 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Ottawa

2010 Tsunami International Society Award (Hawaii, USA) for “Outstanding and Original Contributions to Tsunami Research”

2010 Excellence in Education Prize of the University of Ottawa 2010 “Outstanding Teaching” Peer-reviewed Evaluation, University of Ottawa 2009 “John V. Marsh” Award for Excellence in Teaching of the Faculty of Engineering, University

of Ottawa 2004 – 2014 Received ten (10) Commendation Letters from the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering

for a perfect score (100% “excellent” and “very good”) since 2004 2007 “Leonardo” Grand Prix de Génie-Conseil Québécois” - Montréal (Quebec Great Prize of

Consulting Engineering, Montreal) – Principal design engineer: “Restoration of Contaminated Sediments – Clark Island”, TECSULT-AECOM, Montréal

2005 Award of Excellence of the Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, Canadian Civil Engineering Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). Award presented for paper presentation at the 1st Infrastructure Technologies, Management and Policy Speciality Conference, Toronto, Canada

1997 Excellent Presentation Award, 52nd Annual Conf. of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Tokyo, Japan

1996 Excellent Presentation Award, 51st Annual Conf. of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Nagoya, Japan

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Nominations 2013 International Award of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) 2011 University of Ottawa Teaching Award 2009 Young Researcher Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa (Runner-up) 2008 Young Researcher Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa (Runner-up) 2007 Ontario Early Researcher Award 2007 Young Researcher Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa

Scholarships/Fellowships 2015 Research Fellowship, Laboratoire de Constructions Hydrauliques (LCH), École polytechnique

fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland 2015 Al Yee Visiting Professorship, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii,

Honolulu, USA 2014 Visiting Professor Fellowship (award by Kajima Foundation), Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 2014 Visiting Professor Fellowship, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan 2014 Visiting Professor Fellowship, College of Water Resources and Hydropower, Sichuan

University, Chengdu, China 2013 Visiting Professor Fellowship, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan 2010 Visiting Professor Fellowship, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan 2010 Visiting Professor Fellowship (Ministry of Education of Spain), University of Cantabria,

Santander, Spain 2000-2001 AUF (Agence Universitaire Francophone) Postdoctoral Scholarship, University of

Moncton, Edmunston Campus, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (supervisor: Prof. J. Barbalata) 2000 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Foundation) Postdoctoral Scholarship, Institute for

Hydrotechnical Constructions and Water Engineering, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany (supervisor: Prof. Hocine Oumeraci)

2000 NATO Postdoctoral Scholarship, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (supervisor: Prof. Yannis Krestenitis)

1999 SOCRATES Visiting Professor Scholarship, Department of Organic Synthesis and Environmental Engineering, Université du Littoral, Calais, France

1999 TEMPUS Visiting Researcher, Dept. of Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy (supervisor: Prof. Andrea Capodaglio)

1995-1998 MONBUSHO (Ministry of Education of Japan) Doctoral Fellowship, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan (Academic supervisor: Prof. Tomoya Shibayama)

1986-1991 “Bursa de Merit” (Meritus Scholarship), Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania – Faculty best overall GPA - Rank 1 out of approximately 350 students throughout all five years of the program

Professional/Association Membership Member of Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (no. 126905) Member of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Member of ASCE/SEI 7 Tsunami Loads and Effects Committee (ASCE) Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Member of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) Diplomate Member of Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE) Member of Canadian Coastal Science and Engineering Association (CC-SEA) Member of International Tsunami Society, Hawaii, USA

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External Committees (executive positions only) (2014-present) Chair, Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics Committee of the International Association

of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). (2011-2014) Vice-Chair, Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics Committee of the International

Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). (2011-Present) Voting Member, ASCE/SEI 7 Tsunami Loads and Effects Committee (ASCE) (2008–2012) Chair, Hydrotechnical Division, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) (2007–Present) Member of Board of Directors, Canadian Coastal Science and Engineering

Association (CC-SEA) (2006–2008) Secretary of Executive Council, Hydrotechnical Division, Canadian Society for Civil

Engineering (CSCE) Student Awards - Supervised at the University of Ottawa (2004-2014)

Graduate students 2015 – Derek Foran (MASc): CSCE Ottawa Chapter Award – Research Poster Competition

in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, Ottawa 2014 – Marta de los Dolores Lopez Egea (MASc): 2014 Research Scholarship of the Canadian

Dam Association (CDA) 2014 – Marta de los Dolores Lopez Egea (MASc): 1st Prize – Research Poster Competition in

Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, Ottawa 2014 – Marta de los Dolores Lopez Egea (MASc): CSCE Ottawa Chapter Award – Research

Poster Competition in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

2013 - Philippe St-Germain (MASc): Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Hydrotechnical Division Award for Best MASc Thesis in Water Resources in Canada; Thesis title: “Numerical modeling of tsunami-induced hydrodynamic forces on free-standing structures using the SPH method”

2013 – Taofiq Al-Faesly (PhD): 1st Prize, Student Paper Competition, Coastal Engineering Specialty Conference, CSCE Annual Conference, Montreal

2013 – Steffanie Piche (M.A.Sc): 3rd Prize, Student Paper Competition, Coastal Engineering Specialty Conference, CSCE Annual Conference, Montreal

2013 - Philippe St-Germain (MASc): Nominated for Best MASc Thesis Award by the Examination Committee and Department of Civil Engineering. Thesis title: “Numerical modeling of tsunami-induced hydrodynamic forces on free-standing structures using the SPH method”

2013 – Hossein Kerkah (MASc): CSCE Award – Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

2012 – Philippe St-Germain (MASc): Best Student Paper Award, International Conference of Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2012, Santander, Spain

2012 – Mahmoud Al-Riffai (PhD): Student Achievement Award, Canadian Dam Association 2012 – Dominic Bernard (MASc): 3rd Prize – Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa 2011 – Philippe St-Germain (MASc): Best Paper Presentation Award, Student Competition, 34th

IAHR World Congress, Brisbane, Australia 2011 – Seth Logan (MASc): Best Paper and Presentation Award, Student Competition, 20th

Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference and CSCE Annual Conference, Ottawa 2011 – Seth Logan (MASc): 1st Prize – Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering,

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Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, Ottawa 2011 – Julien Cousineau (MASc): 3rd Prize – Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa 2009 - Adam Auckland (MASc): Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)

Hydrotechnical Division Award for Best MASc Thesis in Water Resources in Canada; Thesis title: “Flow and hydraulic efficiency of vertical drop structures”

2008 - Adam Auckland (MASc): Nominated for Best MASc Thesis Award by the Examination Committee and Department of Civil Engineering. Thesis title: “Flow and hydraulic efficiency of vertical drop structures”

2008 - Younes Nouri (MASc): Nominated for Best MASc Thesis Award by the Examination Committee and Department of Civil Engineering; Thesis title: “The impact of hydraulic bores and debris on free standing structures”

2008 - Scott Baker (MASc): 2nd Prize – Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

2007 - Xie Jinsong (MASc): 1st Prize – Research Poster Competition in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

2007 - Soroush Sourourian (MASc): Nominated for Best MASc Thesis Award by the Examination Committee and Department of Civil Engineering; Thesis title: “Numerical model for wave and current-induced concentration of cohesive sediments”

2006 - Martine Sequin (M.Eng.): Best Presentation Award – by Stantec Consulting Ltd (Environmental Infrastructure Division)

Undergraduate students Awards 2014 – Peras, St-Martin, Maisonneuve, Marcotte, St-Amour: 1st Prize, “Mike Shefflin” Ottawa

Public Works Competition; Project: Design of a Tsunami–Resistant Shelter 2013 – Dagenais, Mantle, Lendrum Beauchesne-Sevigny, Malyon, Viau: Best Technical Project Award, PEO Ottawa Chapter Student Project Competition; Project: Expansion of Port Morin,

Costa Rica 2010 – Choquette, Nesrallah, and Al-Ashwal; Best Environmentally Sustainable Project

Award, PEO Ottawa Chapter Student Project Competition; Project: Design of an Offshore Wind Farm

2008 - Ayman, Kudeih, Kovalciuk, and Nadege; Best Original Idea and Project Award, PEO Ottawa Chapter, Student Project Competition; Project: Design of an Underwater Restaurant

2008 - Reid, Bahtia, Ouimet, and Dunstan; 2nd Prize, Ottawa Public Works Competition; Project: Design of Municipal Services for Mitch Owens Subdivision

2005 - Wroblewski, Rich, Salah, and Al-Khatib; 1st Prize, Ottawa Public Works Competition; Project: Design of Hydraulic Works for Kef-Eddir Dam, Algeria

e) SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (2004-2014)

Journal Editorship

(2013–Present) Editorial Board Member – Journal of Waterways, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE

(2009–Present) Editorial Board Member – Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, CSCE-NRC, Canada

(2005–Present) Editorial Board Member – Coastal Engineering Journal, JSCE, World Scientific (2011) Co-Editor of the Special Issue on “Tsunami Risk and Impacts on Coastlines”, Natural

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Hazards, Springer-Verlag (2010–2014) Editorial Board Member – Maritime Engineering, ICE, UK (2009) Co-Editor of the Special Issue on “Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean”, Marine Geodesy,

Taylor-Francis (2009) Editor of the Special Issue on “Paleo-tsunamis”, Natural Hazards, Springer-Verlag

Invited Lectures/Courses

(2015) Invited Conference: “Tsunami Hydrodynamic Loading – Engineering Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami Japan”, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, May 2015

(2015) Graduate Course: “Wave Hydrodynamics”, Department of Civil Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan, April 2015

(2015) Invited Lectures: (1) “State-of-the-Art Tsunami Design Guidelines” and (2) “Lessons Learned from Three Tsunami Forensic Investigations”, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, March 2015

(2014) Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering”, Department of Civil Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Fall 2014

(2014) Keynote Lecture “Impact of Tsunamis on Infrastructure – Tsunami Design Guidelines and Lessons Learned from Tsunami Forensic Investigations”, 11th Int. Conf. of Coasts, Ports and Maritime Structures, ICOPMAS, Tehran, Iran, November 2014

(2014) Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering and Coastal Hazards”, Department of Civil Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan, June 2014.

(2014) Graduate Course: “Prevention and Mitigation of Natural and Man-Induced Hazards and Disasters in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering - Engineering Lessons”, College of Water Resources and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China July 2014.

(2014) Invited Lecture: “Field Flow and Sediment Measurements in Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick”, Workshop on Acoustic Tomography and its Applications, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

(2013) Expert Lecture “Impact of Tsunamis on Structures – Lessons Learned from 3 Tsunami Forensic Investigations and State-of-the Art Tsunami Design Guidelines”, Pacem in Maribus XXXIV, International Forum on Sustainable Development of the Ocean, Bangkok, Thailand

(2013) Lecture “Tsunami Impact on Structures – Lessons from Post-Tsunami Surveys and Physical and Numerical Modeling of Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces”, CANDU Owners Group Inc. External Hazards Workshop, Toronto, Canada

(2013) Lecture “Field Investigations and Numerical Modeling of a Highly Dynamic Inlet in Shippagan, New Brunswick”, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

(2013) Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering and Coastal Hazards”, Department of Civil Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

(2012) Keynote Lecture “Field Survey of the Tsunami impact and Loading on Structures – Engineering Lessons of the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami”, 4th Int. Conf. on Protection of Structures against Hazards, Singapore

(2012) Keynote Lecture “Engineering Lessons from the April 2010 Tohoku Tsunami”, Japan’s Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami – Lessons Learnt Symposium, York University, Toronto, Canada

(2011) Lecture “Field Investigations and Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces on Structures”, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute (NHRI), Nanjing, China

(2011) National Lecture Tour (NLT) of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE): “Engineering Lessons from the April 2010 Tohoku Tsunami”. Second best attendance in the history of the CSCE’s National Lecture Tours

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(2011) Lecture “Field Investigations and Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces on Structures”, Hohai University, Nanjing, China http://www.nhri.cn/En/news/news/20111207115141f84260.aspx

(2011) Graduate Course: “Dam Engineering – Risk and Safety Analysis”, Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

(2010) Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering”, Department of Civil Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

(2010) Graduate Course: “Tsunamis: Generation, Propagation and Effects on Coastal Infrastructure”, Institute of Hydraulics, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

(2009) Graduate Course “International graduate course on coastal engineering”, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan

(2009) Lecture “Effects and Quantification of Tsunami Loading on Infrastructure - An Experimental Numerical and Analytical Study”, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

(2009) Lecture “Natural Ocean Hazards and Coastal Inundation – A Review”, Murty, T. and Nistor, I., ASCE-ICE-CSCE Triennial Conference: Coastal Engineering – Futures Challenges and Risks, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

(2009) Lecture “Dam Failure Modelling and Risk Assessment”, International Conference on Water Resources, Ministry of Water Resources of Iraq, Sulaimanyah, Iraq

(2007) Lecture “Impact of Hydrodynamic Forces on Structures”, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

(2006) Lecture “Some Physical Oceanographic Processes in the Behavior of the 26th December 2004 Tsunami”, 15th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Division of IAHR and Int. Symposium on Maritime Hydraulics, Nistor, I., Murty, T.S., Nirupama, N. and Jinsong, X., Chennai, India

(2006) Lecture “Engineering Lessons Learned during Reconnaissance in Thailand and Indonesia – December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunamis”, International Workshop on Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Management, Ottawa, Canada

(2006) Lecture “Engineering lessons learned during reconnaissance in Thailand and Indonesia – December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunamis”, International Workshop on Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Management, Ottawa, Canada

(2005) Lecture “The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 – Effects and Consequences”, Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), Quinte Chapter, Belleville, Canada

(2005) Lecture “The December 26 Indian Ocean Tsunami – Engineering Significance and Lessons Learned”, Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), Ottawa Chapter

(2005) 3 Lectures on “Dam Engineering - Design and Safety” for the postgraduate course of “Natural Hazards and Hydrotechnical Infrastructure”, Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania

(2004) Keynote Speaker “Coastal Erosion in the Danube Delta”, International Symposium of Coastal Engineering, National University of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan

Conference organization

Co-Chair, CoastLab16, 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Coastal Engineering, IAHR, Ottawa, Canada, May 10-13, 2016 http://www.coastlab2016.com/

Member, Scientific Committee and Session Moderator, Coastal Structure and Solutions to Coastal Disasters Joint Conference, COPRI-ASCE, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, September 9-11, 2015 http://www.copricoastalconference.org/

Session Chair – COPRI Symposium Long Waves and Relevant Extremes, 36th IAHR World Congress, Hague, Netherlands, June 28-July 3, 2015 http://www.iahr2015.info/

Session Chair– Session B1 – Wave-Structure Interaction) for International Conference of Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2014, Seoul, Korea, June 15-20, 2014 http://icce2014.com/

Session Organizer and Chair – Extreme Hydrodynamic Forces on Structures Session, 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, China, September 8-13, 2013 http://www.iahr2013.org/

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National Chair, 4th Canadian Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Engineering Specialty Conference, Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE, Montreal, Canada, May 29-June 1, 2013 http://csce2013.ca/home

Session Organizer – Tsunami Session, ISOPE Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 17-23, 2012 http://www.isope.org/conferences/conferences.htm

Chair, Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE, Ottawa, Canada, June 14-17, 2011 http://www.csce.ca/2011/annual

Session Organizer and Chair – Tsunami Session, 34th IAHR World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, June 26-July 1, 2011 http://www.iahr2011.org/

Session Chair– Session C7 – Wave-Structure Interaction, International Conference of Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2010, Shanghai, China, June 30-July 5, 2010 https://icce-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/icce/index.php/icce/issue/view/154

CSCE Co-Chair and Reviewer – Track D1 “Advances in Understanding, Modeling and Forecasting Waves”, 33rd IAHR World Congress, Vancouver, Canada, August 9-14, 2009 http://www.iahr.org/

Chair, Sponsorship Committee, 19th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Vancouver, Canada, August 9-14, 2009 http://content.asce.org/conferences/iahr09/

Member, Organizing Committee, ASCE-ICE-CSCE Triennial Conference “Coastal Engineering – Future Challenges and Risk”, St. John’s, Canada, July 1-2, 2009 http://www.acec.ca/source/2009/April/TriennialConf%20Program2009.pdf

Session Chair (four sessions) and Session Convener (of 5 sessions), Canadian Coastal Zone Conference, CZC 2008, Vancouver, Canada, May 23-29, 2008 http://www.czca-azcc.org/html/conferences/main.html

Member, Organizing Committee and Session Chair, 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, (CAEE), Ottawa, Canada, June 26-29, 2007 http://www.caee.uottawa.ca/

Secretary and Symposium Organizer, International Workshop on Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Management, Ottawa, Canada, June 2006

Session Chair – Session No. II-4H “Disaster Mitigation”, and Student Competition Jury Member, Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE, Calgary, Canada, May 23-26, 2006 http://csce.ca/publications/past-conferences/

Session Chair – Session No. 6, Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE, Toronto, Canada, September 2005 http://csce.ca/publications/past-conferences/

Reviewer for

Journal of Waterways, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ASCE) Maritime Engineering, ICE, UK Coastal Engineering Journal (World Scientific) Natural Hazards (Springer) Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (NRC-CSCE) Coastal Engineering (Elsevier) Journal of Great Lakes Research (Elsevier) Journal of Ocean Technology (Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of

Newfoundland) Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (ASCE) Science of Tsunami Hazards (Tsunami International Society, USA) Marine Geodesy (Taylor and Francis) NSERC Canada CFI Canada

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f) GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION

Career number: 4 Postdoctoral fellows, 9 PhD, 30 MASc, 2 M.Eng. (with Project) and 28 Research Undergraduate students (USRA-NSERC, international visiting) out of which, 3 are at the University of Ottawa (2004-2014)

Completed: 3 Postdoctoral Fellows, 1 PhD, 24 MASc, 2 MEng, and 16 Research Undergraduate students

Thesis submitted and awaiting defence: 1 PhD, 1 MASc In-progress: 1 Postdoctoral Fellow, 7 PhD and 6 MASc

Graduated students and Postdoctoral Fellows at the University of Ottawa (2004-2014) (The link to the online thesis depository is also indicated)

Post-doctoral Fellows

PD1. Dr. Samir Hamdi (2005-2007): Numerical modeling of solitary waves (Sole supervisor); Researcher, Solid Mechanics Laboratory (LMS), Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France

PD2. Dr. Mustafa Sasal (2007-2008): Application of ANN techniques in river and coastal sediment transport (Turkish Ministry of Education Scholarship; Co-supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Rennie); Consulting water resources engineer at Morrison-Hershfield, Ottawa, Canada

PD3. Dr. Bing Wang (2013-2014): Energy Efficiency of Hydropower (China Scholarship Council; Sole supervisor); Researcher, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China

PhD Students

D1. Mahmoud Al-Riffai (2007-2014): Experimental study of breach mechanics in overtopped noncohesive earthen embankments (Student Achievement Award – Canadian Dam Association, Ontario Graduate Scholarship and University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor) – Sessional Lecturer (annual contract), Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31505

D2. Taofiq Qassim M. Al-Faesly (2008-2014): Experimental modeling of extreme hydrodynamic impact on structures (Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Dan Palermo) – thesis submitted

MASc students

M1. Soroush Sorourian (2005-2007): Modelling of wave and current induced concentration of cohesive sediments. Examination Committee recommended the thesis for an FGPS award (Baha’i Community Scholarship; Sole supervisor) - Consulting coastal engineer for Daryabandar Engineering Consultants, Tehran, Iran http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27557

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M2. Xie Jinsong (2005-2007): Numerical modelling of tsunami waves (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Tad Murty) - Asset Management Engineer, City of Edmonton, Alberta http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27936

M3. Gavin Post (2005-2007): The measurement of Reynolds stresses in a model river bend using acoustic doppler velocimeters (Co-supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Colin Rennie) - Water resources engineer with Northwestern Hydraulics, Edmonton, Alberta http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27906

M4. Scott Baker (2005-2007): Physical and numerical modeling of wave interaction with a three-dimensional submerged structure (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Andrew Cornett) - Research Officer for the Canadian Hydraulic Center, NRC, Ottawa, Canada http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27954

M5. Younes Nouri (2006-2008): The impact of hydraulic bores and debris on free standing structures. Examination Committee and the Department of Civil Engineering recommended the thesis for an FGPS award. (Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Dan Palermo) - Consulting engineer with Coast and Harbour Engineering, a division of Hatch-Mott-MacDonald, Seattle, USA http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28010

M6. Audur Atladottir (2005-2008): Experimental investigation of wave-induced morphological changes of gravel beaches (Icelandic Ministry of Education Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Andrew Cornett). Coastal engineer for the Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavik, Iceland http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27665

M7. Adam Auckland (2006-2008): Flow and hydraulic efficiency of vertical drop structures. Thesis received the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Hydrotechnical Award for Best MASc Thesis in Water Resources in Canada (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Ronald Townsend) - Water resources consulting engineer with Golder and Associates, Mississauga, Ontario http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27618

M8. Bryan Orendorff (2007-2009): An experimental study of embankment dam breaching (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Colin Rennie) - Water resources consulting engineer with McCormick Rankin Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28332

M9. Andrea Ramsey (2008-2010): The impact of climate change on flood frequency distribution: a case study of the Kemptville Creek watershed (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Ousmane Seidou) - Water resources consulting engineer for Golder and Associates, Calgary, Alberta http://hdl.handle.net/10393/28903

M10. Seth Logan (2009-2011): Morphological and numerical modeling of a highly dynamic tidal inlet at Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick, Canada. Examination Committee and the Department of Civil Engineering recommended the thesis for an FGPS award (Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Cornett) - Consulting coastal engineer for Baird and Associates, Ottawa http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20527

M11. Julien Cousineau (2009-2011): Hydrodynamic impacts of tidal lagoons in the Upper Bay of Fundy (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Cornett) - Consulting coastal engineer for Coldwater Consulting, Ottawa, Ontario http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23060

M12. Philippe St-Germain (2010-2012): Numerical modeling of tsunami-induced hydrodynamic forces on free-standing structures using the SPH method. Thesis received the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Hydrotechnical Award for Best MASc Thesis in Water Resources in Canada. (NSERC PGS-M Scholarship and University of Ottawa Graduate Admission

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Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Ronald Townsend) - Consulting coastal engineer for SNC-Lavalin, Vancouver, British Columbia http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23527

M13. Safinaz El-Sohl (2010-2013): SPH modeling of solitary waves and resulting hydrodynamic forces on vertical and sloping walls (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor) - Consulting coastal engineer for Baird and Associates, Ottawa, Ontario http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23778

M14. Mark Hecimovich (2010-2013): Wave loads on a submerged intake structure (Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Andrew Cornett) - Consulting coastal engineer for DELTARES, Delft, Holland http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23936

M15. Brandon Lismanis (2010-2013): Numerical modeling of dam breaching (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor) - Water resources consulting engineer for Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, Gatineau, Quebec http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24004

M16. Dominic Bernard (2011-2013): Numerical modeling of water hammer effects in penstocks. (NSERC PGS Industrial Scholarship; Co-supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Magdi Mohareb) - Water resources consulting engineer for BPR-Tetratech, Montreal, Quebec http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24127

M17. Eric Jobin (2010-2013): An urban rainfall storm flood severity index (University of Ottawa Graduate Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor) - Water resources consulting engineer for Hydro Consult, Gatineau, Quebec http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24124

M18. Hossein Kheirkhah (2011-2013): Numerical modeling of thermal/saline discharges in coastal waters (Qatar Foundation Scholarship; Co-supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Majid Mohammadian). Water resources consulting engineer for Golder and Associates, Calgary, Alberta – presently admitted into the PhD program under the joint supervision of Dr. Majid Mohammadian and myself - will start in January 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24230

M19. Mitchel Provan (2011-2013): Hydrodynamic and morphologic modelling of alternative design scenarios using CMS: Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick (NSERC PGS-M Scholarship and University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - join supervision with Dr. Andrew Cornett) - Consulting water resources engineer for Robinson Consultants Inc., Ottawa, Canada http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30255

M20. Steffanie Piche (2011-2014): Numerical modeling of tsunami bore attenuation and extreme hydrodynamic impact forces using the SPH method (Ontario Graduate Scholarship and University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor). Presently, PhD student under the joint supervision of myself and Dr. Andrew Cornett http://hdl.handle.net/10393/30456

M21. Jin Fan (2011-2014): Response of reinforced concrete reservoir walls subjected to blast loading (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Co-supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Palermo) – returned to China http://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/31441

M22. Alexandra Lavictoire (2012-2014): Experimental and numerical modeling of hydraulic bore-induced scour (Ontario Graduate Scholarship and University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Colin Rennie). Junior Water Resources Analyst, Water Survey Canada, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario – http://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/31950

M23. Marta de Los Dolores Lopez-Egea (2013-2015): Experimental modeling of sea barriers (Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Ronald Townsend) Junior Water Resources Consulting Engineer, Golder and Assoc., Mississauga, Ontario http://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/32345

M24. Derek Foran (2013-2015): Numerical and experimental modeling of-generating an energy generating tidal device (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Co-supervisor - joint

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supervision with Dr. Majid Mohammadian), Consulting Engineer, Baird and Associates, Ottawa, Ontario, http://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/32387

MEng students (with project)

M25. Kenza Salah (2006-2010): Reservoir optimization in hydro-power operation and planning (Sole supervisor). Formerly, water resources consulting engineer for Brascan-Power Corporation, Gatineau, Quebec. Presently, 2nd year student at Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

M26. Alexandra Bissinger (2010-2013): Risk assessment of tsunami hazards for Western Canada (NSERC PGS-M Scholarship and University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor). Team Leader, Programs for ASU Chilliwack Detachment, Defence Construction Canada, Chilliwack, British Columbia

Graduated students and Postdoctoral Fellows at the University of Ottawa (in progress)

Post-doctoral Fellows

PD1. Dr. Nils Goseberg (2014-2016): Spatiotemporal distribution and structural impact LOading due to Artificial Debris objects in violent flows (impLOADis) (European Union - Pierre Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellowship; Sole supervisor). Research Associate at Hannover University, Germany

PhD students

D1. Sun Leqiang (2012-Present): Stochastic methods for climate change impacts (China Scholarship Council; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Ousmane Seidou)

D2. Amir Gharavi (2012-Present): Experimental and numerical modeling of surface jets (University of Ottawa International Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Majid Mohammadian)

D3. Amanj Jamal (2013-Present): Experimental modeling of the influence of infiltration and exfiltration on bed erosion (Kurdistan (Iraq) Ministry of Education Scholarship; Sole supervisor)

D4. Razieh Mehrzad (2014-Present): Experimental and numerical modeling of supercritical flows-induced erosion around structures (University of Ottawa International Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Colin Rennie)

D5. Hossein Kheirkhah (2014-Present): Numerical modeling of thermal/saline discharges in coastal waters (Co-supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Majid Mohammadian)

D6. Steffanie Piche (2014-Present): Development of new standards for tidal and wave energy (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Andrew Cornett)

D7. Huade Cao (2014-Present): Fluid-pipe interaction under sudden valve closure (China Scholarship Council; Co-supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Magdi Mohareb)

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MASc students

M1. Mathieu Toupin (2012-2014): Scientific validation of standards for marine energy resource assessment (NSERC PGS-M Scholarship and University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Andrew Cornett). Admitted into the Medical Doctor program at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa – started in September 2014 - thesis submitted

M2. Nora Asadollahi (2014-Present): Investigation of the flow regime on the drag coefficient of structures (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Majid Mohammadian)

M3. Steven Douglas (2014-Present): Numerical modeling of extreme hydrodynamic forces on structures (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor)

M4. Isabelle Cheff (2014-Present): Modeling of debris impact on structures (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor)

M5. Jacob Stole (2014-Present): Experimental investigation of spatio-temporal distribution of floating debris (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Sole supervisor)

M6. Samieh Sajamee (2014-present): Effect of architectural design on tsunami-induced forces on structures (University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship; Main supervisor - joint supervision with Dr. Majid Mohammadian)

Graduate Thesis Examination Committee Member/External Examiner (2004-2014)

Member of the Examination Committee for forty-two (42) graduate theses (twenty-three MASc and seven PhD) at the University of Ottawa (26), Carleton University (7), Queen’s University (3, external PhD examiner, supervisor: 2 for Prof. Kevin Hall, 1 for Prof. Ana Maria da Silva), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India (1, external PhD examiner, supervisor: Prof. Vallam Sundar), National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Hyderabad, India (1, external PhD examiner, supervisor: Prof. Kirti Srivastava), Griffith University, Australia (1, external PhD examiner, supervisor: Prof. Nick Cartwright).

Undergraduate Research Students Supervision at the University of Ottawa

U1. Naude Marion – Engineer-in-Training Research Thesis: student from Ecole Nationale Superieure de l’Eau et de l’Energie, University of Grenoble, France, 2014 (Project: Experimental modeling of tsunami-induced scour around structures)

U2. Kien Vu – NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student Award, 2013 (Project: Experimental modeling of sea barriers)

U3. Kien Vu – University of Ottawa Research Undergraduate Program, 2014 (Project: Experimental modeling of erosion around structures due to hydraulic bores)

U4. Corinna Hols 4th year Research Thesis: student from University of Braunschweig, Germany, Project: Numerical and experimental modeling of-generating an energy generating tidal device, 2014

U5. Davi Braga – CALDO Undergraduate Summer Research Student Award, 2013 (Project: Experimental tests of scour due to supercritical flows)

U6. Daniel Pereira – CALDO Undergraduate Summer Research Student Award, 2013 (Project: Experimental modeling of hydraulic barriers against invasive species)

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U7. Kien Vu – NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student Award, 2013 (Project: Experimental modeling of sea barriers)

U8. Romain Pagnez Engineer-in-Training Research Thesis: student from University of Lille, France, 2011 (Project: Experimental modeling of dam breaching)

U9. Ana Lena Bremen 4th year Research Thesis: student from University of Braunschweig, Germany, 2011 (Project: Experimental modeling of hydraulic bore impact on structural elements)

U10. Mathieu Toupin – NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student Award, 2010 (Project: Experimental modeling of supercritical flows on steep slopes)

U11. Telse Bartens 4th year Research Thesis: student from University of Braunschweig, Germany, 2009-2010 (Project: Experimental modeling of scaling effects on dam breaching)

U12. Philippe St-Germain – NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student Award, 2008 and 2009 (joint supervision with Dr. Rennie) (Project: Experimental modeling of dam breaching)

U13. Supervised nineteen (19) undergraduate students from the University of Limoges, University of Lille, University of Strasbourg, France, during their 4 months Research Summer Internship (May-August of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

U14. Allison Basquin Engineer-in-Training Research Thesis: (University of Lille, France), 2009-2010 (Project: Experimental modeling of wave impact on piles)

U15. Claire Molereau 4th year Research Thesis: student from University of Lille, France, 2009 (Project: Experimental Analysis of wave forces on piles)

U16. Johan Delepeleire Engineer-in-Training Research Thesis: graduate from University of Toulouse, France, 2009 (Project: Numerical modeling of tsunamis in the Atlantic Ocean)

g) GRADUATE COURSES (2004-2014)

University of Ottawa CVG 5111 – Hydraulic Structures (Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011)

CVG 5124 – Coastal Engineering (Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Fall 2013)

Directed Studies

Xie Jinsong (MASc) 2006 – Tsunami propagation mechanisms: Analytical and numerical modeling

Soroush Sorourian (MASc) 2006 – Cohesive sediment transport under waves and currents Audur Atladottir (MASc) 2007 – Wave and current-induced sediment transport in the surf

zone Adam Auckland (MASc) 2007 – Theoretical and experimental investigation of turbulent

vortices Younes Nouri (MASc) 2007 – Tsunami loading on infrastructure Scott Baker (MASc) 2007 – Experimental methods in coastal engineering Mahmoud Al-Riffai (PhD) 2008 – Sensitivity analysis on dam breach parameters using two

numerical models: NWS-BREACH and HR-BREACH Kenza Salah (M.Eng.) 2008 – Optimization of dam operation protocol Bryan Orendorff (MASc) 2008 – Influence of breaching shape on dam failure Taofiq M. Al-Faesly (PhD) 2008 – Extreme hydrodynamic impacts on structural elements

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Eric Jobin (MASc) 2009 – Influence of climate change on precipitation regime in Gatineau area

Mohammed Kudeih (MASc) 2009 – Effect of wave forces on piles – Experimental runs and analysis

Seth Logan (MASc) 2010 – Morphodynamics of tidal inlets Julien Cousineau (MASc) 2010 – TELEMAC Numerical model mesh development Jin Fan (MASc) 2011 – Some aspects of blast loading – A state of the art review Safinaz El-Sohl (MASc) 2011 – Impacts of extreme hydrodynamic forces on walls - SPH Mark Hechimovich (MASc) 2011 – The effect of coastal structures on sediment transport Phillipe St Germain (MASc) 2011 – Numerical modeling of hydrodynamic forces on structures

using the SPH method Jeffrey Ma (MASc) 2011 – Numerical methods for shallow water equations Alexandra Bissinger (MASc) 2011 – Tsunami damage assessment and emergency

preparedness for Tofino, Port Alberni and Victoria, British Columbia

Brandon Lismanis (MASc) 2011 – Numerical modeling of dam breaching Christian Nesrallah (MASc) 2011 – Blast loading and effects on concrete dams Dominic Bernard (MASc) 2012 – Numerical modeling of water hammer in penstocks Alexandra Lavictoire (MASc) 2013 – Review of scour estimates for supercritical flows Amanj Jamal (PhD) 2013 – Numerical and experimental modeling of slope erosion

due to supercritical flows Marta Egea-Lopez (MASc) 2013 – Influence of overflow weir geometry on roller formation Steven Douglas (MASc) 2014 – Modeling of extreme hydrodynamic forces using

OpenFOAM Sanaz Mehrazad (PhD) 2014 – Sediment scour and erosion under tsunami flows Jacob Stole (MASc) 2015 – Impact of floating debris on structures Isabelle Cheff (MASc) 2015 – Multi-hazard analysis of nearshore structures Nora Asadollahi (MASc) 2015 – State-of-the-art of physical and numerical investigation

on drag coefficient of structures

International graduate courses – invited

(2015) Graduate Course: “Wave Hydrodynamics”, Department of Civil Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan, April 2015

(2014) Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering”, Department of Civil Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Fall 2014

(2014) Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering and Coastal Hazards”, Department of Civil Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, June 2014

(2014) Graduate Course: “Prevention and Mitigation of Natural and Man-Induced Hazards and Disasters in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering - Engineering Lessons”, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, June-July 2014

(2013) Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering and Coastal Hazards”, Department of Civil Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, June 2013

(2011) Invited Graduate Course: “Dam Engineering – Risk and Safety Analysis”, Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania, June 2011

(2010) Invited Graduate Course: “Coastal Engineering”, Department of Civil Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, December 2010

(2010) Invited Graduate Course: “Tsunamis: generation, propagation and effects on coastal infrastructure”, Institute of Hydraulics, University of Cantabria, Sandander, Spain, May 15 - June 6,

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2010. (2009) Invited Graduate Course “International graduate course on coastal engineering” (Graduate

Intensive Course), Dept. of Civil Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, December 1–24, 2009

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h) EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING (2004-2014)

Year Source Title Type* Total ($) Purpose**

2015 NSERC ENGAGE Modelling and engineering design of an innovative tidal energy structure

F $25,000 Research

2015 Canadian Hydraulic Centre, NRC Ottawa

Technical appraisal of the new IEC Standard for wave energy resource assessment (Stage 2)

F $22,000 Research

2014 Kajima Foundation, Japan

Experimental testing of floating debris due to hydraulic bores

F 1,300,000 Yen

($14,000)

Research

2014 Canadian Hydraulic Centre, NRC Ottawa

Technical appraisal of the new IEC Standard for wave energy resource assessment (Stage 1)

O 22,000 Research

2014 - 2016

EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development “Marie Curie Actions

Spatiotemporal distribution and structural impact LOading due to Artificial Debris objects in violent flows (impLOADis)

C 50,400 Research

2014 Canada Foundation for Innovation, CFI

3D Tomographic LIF-PIV System6

F 392,000 Research

2014 Great Lakes Fisheries Commission –DFO

Numerical simulation of the effect of crest width and degree of submergence on the efficiency of sea lamprey barriers

O 18,300 Research

2014 Canadian Hydraulic Centre, NRC Ottawa

Scientific validation of standards for tidal energy resources assessment

O

23,000

Research

2013 Canadian Hydraulic Centre, NRC Ottawa

Design alternatives for Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick

O 12,000 Research

2013 Canadian Hydraulic Centre, NRC Ottawa

Numerical modelling of hydrodynamic and morphological changes for Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick

O 22,050 Research

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Year Source Title Type* Total ($) Purpose**

2012 Canadian Hydraulic Centre, NRC Ottawa

Field survey and data collection and analysis for Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick

O 17,990 Research

2011-2016

NSERC DISCOVERY Grant

Physical and numerical modelling of tsunami-induced hydrodynamic forces on structures

C 27,000/yr (135,000)

Research

2011-2014

Qatar National Research Fund

An assessment of present and future environmental impacts of major desalination plants in Qatar under changing climate5

C 1,049,077 Research

2011 - 2015

Government of Gujarat Province, India

Study of tsunami wave impact and tsunami inundation modelling for Kalpasar Project

G 98,300 Applicative research

2010-2011

OEER/OETR Assessment of Hydrodynamic Impacts Throughout the Bay of Fundy4

G 185,000 Research

2010-2011

Fisheries & Oceans Canada - Small Craft Harbours

Hydrodynamics and Morphology at Shippagan Gully - Long Term Response to Alternative Scenarios4

G 199,552 Research

2007-2008

Canada Foundation for Innovation, CFI – LOF

Protection of critical infrastructure against blast hazards2

F 490,000 Research

2006-2011

NSERC DISCOVERY Grant

Physical and numerical modelling of sediment transport in the surf zone

C 18,000/yr (90,000)

Research

2006-2009

JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

Tsunami, storm surges and other costal disasters in the Indian Ocean

(Asia-Africa Science Platform Program)1

C 8,000/yr ($24,000)

Research

2005 Natural Resources Canada- NRCAN

Modelling of dam breaching using explosives3

G 10,000 Research

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*Type: C-Granting councils; G-Government; F-Foundations; O-Other ** Purpose: research, travel, publication, etc. 1 Co-investigator with Professor T. Shibayama, PI (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan) 2Co-investigator with Dr. M. Saatcioglu (PI) and Dr. D. Palermo (Univ. of Ottawa) 3 Co-investigator with Dr. C. Rennie (Univ. of Ottawa) 4 Co-investigator with Dr. A. Cornett (PI), (Canadian Hydraulics Centre, NRC, Ottawa) 5Co-investigator with Dr. M. Mohammadian (PI), C. Rennie, O. Seidou, (Univ. of Ottawa) and G. Lawrence (UBC) 6 Co-investigator with Dr. M. Mohammadian (PI) and Dr. C. Rennie

i) INTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING (2004-2014)

Year Source Title Total ($) Purpose

2010-2011

Univ. of Ottawa Excellence in Education Fund

Interactive Fluid Mechanics Web Portal (bilingual)

10,000/yr Teaching

2010-2015

Univ. of Ottawa Research Fund

Administrative supplement (Vice-Dean Graduate Studies)

10,000/yr (50,000)

Research

2009 University of Ottawa – Fond de development des materiels pedagogiques

Preparation of the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Manual and Interactive DVD in French

5,530 Teaching

2006-2008

Univ. of Ottawa Interfaculty Collaborative Research Initiatives

Integration of numerical coastal deformation models and geomatics for the estimation of coastal erosion induced by tsunamis and storms

18,714 Research

2005 Univ. of Ottawa Research Initiation Grant

Modelling of sediment transport and associated beach deformation under the combined action of waves and currents

9,700 Research

2004 Univ. Of Ottawa, Faculty of Engineering

Integrated model for beach deformation under waves and currents

10,000 Research

2004 Univ. Of Ottawa, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Start-up fund 5,000 Research

j) PUBLICATIONS

1) Life-time summary (count) according to the following categories:

- Books ....................................................................................................................... 1 - Refereed chapters in books .................................................................................... 18

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- Papers in refereed journals ..................................................................................... 58 - Paper and/or Poster Presentations in conference proceedings ............................. 133 - Course manuals ........................................................................................................ 2 - Major invited contributions and/or technical reports ............................................. 10 - Industry (design and consulting) reports ................................................................ 28 - Others (patents and innovation) ............................................................................... 3

2) Details for the period of appointment at the University of Ottawa (2004-2014) for the above

categories: Books

B1 Nirupama, N., Ponnambalam, K., Nistor, I., Murty, T., (2007). “Tsunami Travel Time Atlas for the Atlantic Ocean”, York University Printing Services, Toronto, (ISBN-1-55014-459-6), 165 p http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/publications/v.php?id=2476

Refereed Chapters in Books

BC1 Nistor, I., (2015). “Performance of Bridges during the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami in Japan”, Chapter in “After the 3.11 Disaster: Waseda’s 92 Analyses and Suggestions”, Editor-in-Chief: Fukazaka Yoshiyaki, Waseda University Press Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, 961-972.

BC2 Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Saatcioglu, M. (2013). “Tsunami forces on infrastructure”, Chapter in “Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards”, Editors: Dr. Peter Brobowsky, Springer, Amsterdam, 13 p

BC3 Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Nouri, Y., Murty, T., Saatcioglu, M. (2009). “Tsunami forces on structures”, Chapter 11 in “Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering”, Editor: Dr. Kim Young (UCLA), World Scientific, Singapore, 261-286

BC4 Nistor, I., and Murty, T. (2009). “Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean”, chapter in “The Future of the Earth” Encyclopedia, Editors: Prof. N. Eldreadge (The American Museum of Natural History, New York) and T. Pievani (University of Milan, Bicocca, Italy), UTET, Torino, Italy, 15 p

BC5-16 Nistor, I. (2006). “The Indian Ocean Tsunami”, author of 1 chapter (No. 17) and co-author of 11 chapters (No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 20, 23, 26, 38). Editors: Murty, T., Aswathanarayana A., and Nirupama, N., Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK, (ISBN-13 978-0-415-40380-1), 491 p

BC17 Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2006). “The role of oscillations of the first and second class in tsunami around Andaman and Nicobar Islands”, chapter in “Geomatics in Tsunami” 11-16

Papers in Refereed Journals (2004-2015)

(Names of supervised students are underlined)

J1 Razaz, M., Kawanishi K., Kaneko A, Nistor I. (2015). Application of acoustic tomography to reconstruct the horizontal flow velocity field in a shallow river, Water Resources Research, AGU, 1-7 DOI: 10.1002/2015WR017102 J2 Bremm, G., Goseberg N., Schlurman T., Nistor, I., (2015). Long Wave Flow Interaction with a Single Square Structure on a Sloping Beach, J. Mar Sci. Eng., (3), 821-844, DOI:10.3390/jmse3030821

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J3 Kheirkhah Gildeh, H., Mohammadian, A., Nistor, I., Qiblawey, H., Yan X. (2015). CFD modelling and analysis of the behaviour of 300 and 450 inclined dense jets – new numerical insights, J. Applied Water Eng. and Res., Taylor & Francis, DOI:10.1080/23249676.2015.1090351

J4 Douglas, S., Nistor, I., (2015). On the effect of the bed condition on the development of tsunami-induced loading on structures using OpenFOAM, Natural Hazards, Springer, 76-(2), 1335-1356 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-014-1552-2

J5 Kheirkhah Gildeh, H., Mohammadian, A., Nistor, I., and Qiblawey, H. (2014). Numerical Modeling of Turbulent Buoyant Wall Jets in Stationary Ambient Water, J. Hydraul. Eng., ASCE, 140(6), 04014012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000871

J6 Wang, B., Nistor I., Murty, T., Wei, Y-I., A., (2014). Efficiency assessment of hydroelectric power plants in Canada: A multi criteria decision making approach, Energy Economics, Elsevier, 46, 112-121 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140988314002102 J7 Razaz, M., Kawanishi K., Nistor I. (2015). Tide-driven controls on maximum near-bed flock size in a tidal estuary, J. of Hydro-Environment Research, Elsevier, (9), 465-471 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570644314000185

J8 Cornett, A., Hecimovich M., Nistor I. (2014). Extreme wave loads on submerged water intakes, Int. J. of Hydrodynamics, Elsevier, 1-14

J9 Kheirkhah Gildeh, H., Mohammadian A., Nistor I., Qiblawey H. (2014). Numerical Modeling of 30˚ and 45˚ Inclined Dense Turbulent Jets in Stationary Ambient, Journal of Env. Fluid Mech., Springer, 14(4), 1-25 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10652-014-9372-1

J10 St-Germain, P., Nistor I., Townsend R., Shibayama T. (2014). SPH numerical modeling of structures impacted by tsunami bores, J. Waterway, Port, Coastal, Ocean Eng., ASCE, 140, 66-81 http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000225

J11 Piche, S., Nistor I., Murty T. (2014). Propagation of tsunami-induced bores over wetlands, Int. Journal of Ecology and Development, IJED, Thomson Gale, USA, 29(3), 1-18 http://www.ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/ijed/article/view/3231

J12 Razaz, M., Kawanishi K., Nistor I. (2013). An acoustic travel time method for continuous velocity monitoring in shallow tidal streams, Water Resources Research, AGU, 49(8), 1-15 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wrcr.20375/abstract

J13 Robertson, B., Hall K., Nistor I., Zytner R., Storlazzi C. (2013). Remote sensing of irregular breaking wave parameters in field conditions, J. of Coastal Research, 1-18 http://www.jcronline.org/doi/pdf/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-13-00006.1

J14 Robertson, B., Hall K., Zytner R., Nistor I. (2013). Breaking waves: review of characteristic relationships, Coastal Engineering Journal, World Scientific, JSCE, 55(1), 1-40 http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S0578563413500022

J15 Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Saatcioglu, M., Ghobarah, A. (2013). Impact and damage to structures during the February 27, 2010 Chile tsunami, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, CSCE, 40(8), 750–758 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjce-2012-0553

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J16 Palermo D., Nistor I., Al-Faesly T., Cornett A. (2013). Impact of tsunami forces on structures: the University of Ottawa experience, Science of Tsunami Hazards, International Tsunami Society, Hawaii, USA, 22, 1-14 http://www.tsunamisociety.org/322PalermoEtAl.pdf

J17 Cornett, A. Cousineau J., Nistor I. (2013). Assessment of hydrodynamic impacts of tidal lagoons in the Bay of Fundy, Int. J. of Marine Energy, Elsevier, 1, 33-54 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214166913000076

J18 Orendorff, B., Al-Riffai M., Nistor I., Rennie C. (2013). Breach outflow characteristics of non-cohesive embankment dams subject to blast, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, NRC, 40, 243-253 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjce-2012-0303

J19 Shibayama, T., Esteban M., Nistor, I., Takagi H., Thao N. D., Matsumaru R., Mikami T., Aranguiz R., Jayaratne R., Ohira K. (2013). Classification of tsunami and evacuation areas, Natural Hazards, Springer, DOI 10.1007/s11069-013-0567-4, 1-22 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-013-0567-4

J20 St. Germain, P., Nistor I., Townsend R. (2012). Numerical modeling of the impact with structures of tsunami bores propagating on dry and wet beds using the SPH method, Int. J. of Protective Structures, 3(2), 221–255 http://multi-science.metapress.com/content/7105241m68235827/

J21 Al-Faesly, T., Palermo D., Nistor I., Cornett A. (2012). Experimental modeling of extreme hydrodynamic forces on structural models, Int. J. of Protective Structures, 3(4), 477–506 http://multi-science.metapress.com/content/t3633518kk32n35h/

J22 Xie, J., Nistor, I., Murty, T. (2012). Tsunami risk for Western Canada and numerical modelling of the Cascadia fault tsunami, Special Issue: Tsunami Risk and Impacts on Coastlines, Natural Hazards, Springer, 60(1), 149–159 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-011-9958-6

J23 Xie, J., Nistor, I., Murty, T. (2012). A corrected 3D SPH method for breaking tsunami wave modelling, Special Issue: Tsunami Risk and Impacts on Coastlines, Natural Hazards, Springer, 60(1), 81-100 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-011-9954-x

J24 Lloyd, A., Jacques, E., Saatcioglu, M., Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Tikka, T. (2011). "Capabilities of a shock tube to simulate blast loading on structures," Behavior of Concrete Structures Subjected to Blast and Impact Loadings,SP-281, Thiagarajan, T., Williamson, E., and Conley, C. (eds.), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich., 42-61 http://www.concrete.org/Publications/InternationalConcreteAbstractsPortal.aspx?m=details&i=51683611

J25 Seidou, O., Ramsay, A., Nistor, I. (2011). Climate change impacts on extreme floods I: combining imperfect deterministic simulations and non-stationary frequency analysis, Natural Hazards, Springer, 61(2), 1-13 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-011-0052-x

J26 Seidou, O., Ramsay, A., Nistor, I. (2011). Climate change impacts on extreme floods II: improving flood future peaks using non-stationary frequency analysis, Natural Hazards, Springer, , 60(2), 1-12 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-011-0047-7

J27 Orendorff, B., Rennie, C., Nistor, I. (2011). Using PTV through an embankment breach channel, J. Hydro-environment Research, IAHR, 5(4), 1-11 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570644311000025

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J28 Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Cornett, A. (2010). Experimental investigation of the tsunami impact on free standing structures, Coastal Engineering Journal, JSCE, World Scientific, 52(1), 43–70 http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/s0578563410002117

J29 Nistor, I., Murty, T., Jinsong, X. (2010). Numerical modelling of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Special Issue of the Int. Journal Imaging, IJI, Thomson Gale, USA, 3(10), 40-57 http://www.ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/iji/article/view/2884

J30 Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Nouri, Y., Cornett, A. (2009). Tsunami loading of nearshore structures: a primer, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, NRC, 36(11), 1804-1815 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/L09-104

J31 Gharbi, S., Valkov, G., Hamdi, S., Nistor, I. (2009). Numerical and field studies of ship wakes along the St. Lawrence River Waterway, Natural Hazards, Springer Verlag, 54(3), 1-19 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-009-9489-6/fulltext.html

J32 Auckland, A., Nistor, I., Townsend, R. (2009). Intake shape and boundary-related considerations in the operation and design of storm-sewer drop structures, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, NRC, 36(11), 1825-1834 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/L09-114

J33 Sasal, M., Kashyap S., Rennie, C., Nistor, I. (2009). Artificial neural network for bedload estimation in alluvial rivers, J. Hydraulic Research (JHR), IAHR, 47(2), 223-232 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3826/jhr.2009.3183#.U__qi2O8ETI

J34 Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2008). Understanding tsunami risk to structures: a Canadian perspective, Science of Tsunami Hazards, International Tsunami Society, Hawaii, USA, 27(4), 1-11 http://httpwww.tsunamisociety.org/274PalermoNistor.pdf

J35 Zhang, Z., Bao, X., Rennie C., Nistor I., Cornett A. (2008). Water wave frequency detection by optical fiber sensor, Optics Communications, Elsevier, 281(24), 6011-6015 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030401808009048

J36 Nistor, I., Murty, T., Shukla, T. (2007). Model for prediction of beach morphology evolution under irregular waves, J. Marine and Atmospheric Research, IJED, 3(2), 32-40

J37 Jinsong, X., Nistor, I., Murty, T., Shukla, T. (2007). Numerical modelling of the Indian Ocean tsunami – A review, Int. Journal of Ecology and Development, IJED, Thomson Gale, USA, 3(S05), 71-88

J38 Nirupama, N., Murty, T., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2006). The energetics of the tsunami of 26 December 2004 in the Indian Ocean: A brief review, Marine Geodesy, Taylor & Francis, London, UK, 29 (1), 39-47 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01490410600582346#.U__taGO8ETI

J39 Ghobarah, A., Saatcioglu, M., Nistor, I. (2006). The impact of 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami on structures and infrastructure, Engineering Structures, Elsevier, 28(2), 312-326 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141029605003548

J40 Nirupama, N., Murty, T., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2006). Persistent high water levels around Andaman and Nicobar Islands following the 26 December 2004 tsunami, Science of Tsunami Hazards, International Tsunami Society, Hawaii, USA, 24(3), 183-193 http://tsunamisociety.org/243murty.pdf

J41 Murty, T., Rao, A.D., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I. (2006). Numerical modelling concepts for tsunami warning systems, Current Science, 90(8), 1073-1081 http://www.iisc.ernet.in/~currsci/apr252006/1073.pdf

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J42 Nirupama, N., Murty T., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2006). Numerical tsunami models for the Indian Ocean countries and states, Indian Ocean Survey, 1(2), 1-14

J43 Saatcioglu, M., Ghobarah, A., Nistor, I. (2006). Performance of structures in Indonesia during the December 2004 Great Sumatra earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami, Earthquake Spectra, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, ASCE, 22(S3), 295-320 http://earthquakespectra.org/doi/pdf/10.1193/1.2209171

J44 Saatcioglu, M., Ghobarah, A., Nistor, I. (2006). Performance of structures in Thailand during the 2004 Great Sumatra earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami, Earthquake Spectra, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, ASCE, 22(S3), 355-376 http://earthquakespectra.org/doi/pdf/10.1193/1.2209175

J45 Nirupama, N., Nistor, I., Ponnambalam, K., Murty, T. (2006). Tsunami travel time atlas for the Atlantic Ocean, Marine Geodesy, Taylor & Francis, London, UK, 29(3), 179-199 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01490410600939231#.U__7MWO8ETI

J46 Nistor, I., Murty T., Nirupama, N., Hamdi, S. (2005). Far-field dispersion characteristics of the tsunami of 26th December 2004, Special issue of the I. Journal of Earthquake Technology, 42(4), 213-217 http://home.iitk.ac.in/~vinaykg/Iset_42_tn1.pdf

J47 Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I., Hamdi, S., (2005). Why the Atlantic generally cannot generate trans-oceanic tsunamis? Special Issue of the I. Journal of Earthquake Technology, 42(4), 227-236 http://home.iitk.ac.in/~vinaykg/Iset_42_tn3.pdf

J48 Saatcioglu, M., Ghobarah, A., Nistor, I. (2005). Effects of the December 26, 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami on physical infrastructure, Special Issue of the I. Journal of Earthquake Technology, 42(4), 79-94 http://home.iitk.ac.in/~vinaykg/Iset457.pdf

J49 Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I. Rao, A.D. (2005). Conceptual differences between the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic tsunami warning systems for Canada, Science of Tsunami Hazards, International Tsunami Society, Hawaii, USA, 23(3), 39-51 http://t.tsunamisociety.org/233concept.pdf

J50 Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2005). Leakage of the Indian Ocean tsunami energy into the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, J. Canadian Association of Exploration Geophysicists, CSEG Recorder, 33-36 http://web.iitd.ac.in/~adrao/publications/2006_3.pdf

Papers in refereed conference proceedings (2004-2015)

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C1 Piche S., Cornett A., Baker S., Nistor I., (2015). Appraisal of the IEC Technical Specifications for Assessment of Wave Energy Resources, 34th Int. Conf. on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Eng., OMAE2015, St. John, Newfoundland, Canada, 10p

C2 Fan J., Palermo D., Nistor, I., (2015). Pilot Study of Blast Performance of Reinforced Concrete Reservoir Walls, Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Regina, Canada, 10p

C3 Nistor, I. (2015). Lessons learned from tsunami field investigations and the development of tsunami design standards, 11th Int. Conf. on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, Ottawa, Canada (Keynote Lecture), 14p

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C4 Lavictoire A., Rennie C., Nistor, I., (2015). Investigation of bore-induced local scour around a circular structure, 21st Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, CSCE, Montreal, Canada, 10p

C5 Nistor, I. (2014). Impact of Tsunamis on Infrastructure – Tsunami Design Guidelines and Lessons Learned from Tsunami Forensic Investigations, 11th Int. Conf. of Coasts, Ports and Maritime Structures, ICOPMAS, Tehran, Iran, 12 p (Keynote Lecture)

C6 Nistor, I. and Al-Riffai, M., (2014). Physical modelling of embankment breaching due to overtopping, CoastaLab2014, IAHR, Varna, Bulgaria, 12p

C7 Provan M., Nistor I., Cornett A., Drouin, A. (2014). Hydrodynamic and morphological modeling of Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick, Canada, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2014, ASCE, Seoul, South Korea, 10p

C8 Piche S., Nistor I., Murty, S. (2014). Numerical modeling of tsunami-borne debris impact using the SPH method, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2014, ASCE, Seoul, South Korea, 10p

C9 St-Germain P., Nistor I., Readshaw J., Grant L. (2014). Numerical modeling of coastal dikes overtopping using SPH and non-hydrostatic NLSW equations, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2014, ASCE, Seoul, South Korea, 10p

C10 Robertson B., Kevin H., Nistor, I., Buckham B. (2014). Remote measurement and prediction of breaking wave parameters, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2014, ASCE, Seoul, South Korea, 10p

C11 Gharavi A., Nistor, I., Mohammadian, M., Qiblawey, M. H., (2014). Surface discharge in negatively buoyant jet in crossflow, Young Coastal Engineers and Scientist Conf., Univ. of Delaware, USA, 10p

C12 Foran D., Nistor, I., Mohammadian, (2014). Numerical and experimental modelling of a tidal energy channeling structure, Young Coastal Engineers and Scientist Conf., Univ. of Delaware, USA, 10p

C13 Palermo D., Nistor, I., Al-Faesly T., Cornett, A. (2014). Experimental performance of tsunami mitigation walls, 6th Int. Tsunami Symposium, Tsunami Society International, Nicoya, Costa Rica, 10p

C14 Nistor I., Palermo, D., Murty, T., (2014). State-of-the-art tsunami design guidelines, 6th Int. Tsunami Symposium, Tsunami Society International, Nicoya, Costa Rica, 10p

C15 Lopez-Egea M., Nistor, I., Townsend, Paudel B, Sullivan P. (2014). A laboratory study of the impact of crest width on the characteristics of downstream submerged hydraulic jumps on low-head dam structures, Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Halifax, Canada, 10p

C16 Lavictoire A., Nistor, I., Rennie C. (2014). Local scour around structures due to hydraulic bores, Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Halifax, Canada, 10p

C17 Kheirkhah Gildeh, H., Mohammadian, A., Nistor I., Qiblawey, H. (2014). Numerical modeling of brine discharges using OpenFOAM, New Trend in Transport Phenomena, Ottawa, Canada, 8p

C18 Kheirkhah Gildeh, H., Mohammadian, A., Nistor I., Qiblawey, H. (2014). Geometrical characteristics of inclined negatively buoyant jets: A Numerical Approach, International Conference on Desalination, Environment & Marine Outfall Systems, Muscat, Oman, 10 pp

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C19 Nistor, I. (2013). Post Tsunami Engineering Forensics: Tsunami impact on infrastructure – Lessons from three tsunami surveys: 2004 Indian Ocean, 2010 Chile, 2011 Tohoku Japan, 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, China, 10p

C20 Al-Riffai, M., Nistor, I. (2013). Influence of boundary seepage on the erodibility of overtopped noncohesive embankments: A novel measurement and experimental technique, 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, China, 10p

C21 Al-Riffai, M., Nistor, I. (2013). Influence of seepage on the erodibility of overtopped noncohesive embankments, 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, CSCE, Ottawa, Canada, 10p

C22 Hechimovich, M., Nistor I., Cornett, A. (2013). Wave loads on a submerged structure in the surf zone, Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters, ICE, Edinburgh, UK, 8p

C23 Cornett, A., Cousineau, J., Nistor, I. (2013). Modeling coastal processes at Shippagan Gully, New Brunswick, Canada, 4th Speciality Conf. of Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Eng. CSCE, Montreal, Canada, 11p

C24 Kheirkhah, H., Mohammadian, M., Nistor, I. (2013). Numerical simulation of thermal buoyant wall jets, 4th Speciality Conf. of Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Eng., CSCE, Montreal, Canada, 10p

C25 Piche, S., Nistor, I. (2013). Modeling of the attenuation of hydraulic bores by coastal forests, 4th Speciality Conf. of Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Eng. CSCE, Montreal, Canada, 10p

C26 Al-Faesly, T., Nistor, I., Palermo D., Cornett A. (2013). Experimental modeling of structures subjected to hydrodynamic and debris impact forces, 4th Speciality Conf. of Coastal, Estuary and Offshore Eng. CSCE, Montreal, Canada, 12p

C27 Sun, L., Nistor, I., Seidou O., Soussou S., Cheikh K. (2013). Stochastic prediction of daily discharge at Bakel on Senegal River, 4th Speciality Conf. on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, CSCE, Montreal, Canada, 10p

C28 Nistor, I. (2012). Field Survey of the tsunami impact and loading on structures – Engineering Lessons of the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami, 4th Int. Conf. on Protection of Structures against Hazards, Singapore (Keynote Lecture), 10p

C29 Nistor, I., Saatcioglu M. (2012). Experimental and numerical modeling of dam breaching and subsequent failure due to blast, 4th Int. Conf. on Protection of Structures against Hazards, Singapore, 10 p

C30 Nistor, I., St-Germain P., Piche S. (2012). Numerical modeling of extreme hydrodynamic forces on structures, 5th Int. Tsunami Symposium, Tsunami Society International, Ispra, Italy, 14p

C31 Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Al-Faesly, T. Cornett, A. (2012). Impact of tsunami forces on structures: The University of Ottawa experience, 5th Int. Tsunami Symposium, Tsunami Society International, Ispra, Italy, 10p

C32 Cousineau, J., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2012). Hydrodynamic impacts of tidal power lagoons in the Bay of Fundy, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2012, ASCE, Santander, Spain, 10p

C33 Logan, S., Nistor, I., Cornett, A., Faure, T. (2012). Morphological modeling of a highly dynamic tidal inlet at Shippagan Gully, Canada, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2012, ASCE, Santander, Spain, 10p

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C34 St Germain, P., Nistor, I., Townsend, R. (2012). Numerical modeling of tsunami-induced hydrodynamic forces on onshore structures using SPH, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2012, ASCE, Santander, Spain, 10p

C35 Nistor, I., Palermo, D. Al-Faesly, T., Cornett, A. (2012). Experimental and numerical modeling of tsunami loading on structures, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2012, ASCE, Santander, Spain, 10 p

C36 El-Solh, S., Nistor, I., St-Germain, P. (2012). SPH modeling of tsunami-like solitary waves and resulting hydrodynamic forces on walls, 2012 Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Edmonton, Canada, 10p

C37 Cousineau, J., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2011). Assessment of hydrodynamic impacts throughout the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine due to tidal energy extraction by tidal lagoons, 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, CSCE, Ottawa, Canada, 10p

C38 Al-Riffai, M., Nistor, I. (2011). Dam breaching experiments using scale series, 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, CSCE, Ottawa, Canada, 10p

C39 Logan, S., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2011). Morphological and numerical modeling of a highly dynamic tidal inlet at Shippagan, New Brusnswick, 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, CSCE, Ottawa, Canada, 10p

C40 Al-Faesly, T., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Cornett, A. (2011). Simulated tsunami bores on an onshore structure, 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, CSCE, Ottawa, Canada, 10p

C41 St Germain, P., Nistor, I., Townsend, R. (2011). SPH modeling of tsunami-induced hydrodynamic forces on columns, 20th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, CSCE, Ottawa, Canada, 10p

C42 Cornett, A., Cousineau, J., Nistor, I. (2011). Modelling the hydrodynamic impacts due to tidal lagoons in the upper Bay of Fundy, Canada, 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conf., EWTEC 2011, Southampton, UK, 12p

C43 Al-Faesly, T., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Cornett, A. (2011). Experimental study of structures impacted by simulated tsunami bore, Coastal Structures 2011, COPRI-ASCE, Yokohama, Japan, 13p

C44 St Germain, P., Nistor, I., D. Palermo, Townsend, R. (2011). SPH modeling of extreme hydrodynamic forces on slender structures, 34th IAHR World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 10p.

C45 A-Riffai, M., and Nistor, I. (2011). Effects of compaction and saturation on the slope retreat of a steep sand bed under supercritical flow, 34th IAHR World Congress, Brisbane, Australia 10p

C46 Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Cornett, A., Al-Faesly, T. (2011). Field investigations and experimental and numerical modeling of tsunami-induced extreme hydrodynamic loading on structures, 34th IAHR World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 10p

C47 Atladóttir, A., Cornett, A., Nistor, I. (2011). Physical modeling of the morphological changes and random wave energy dissipation on gravel beaches, Coastal Sediments 2011, ASCE, Miami, USA, 8p.

C48 Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Cornett, A., Al-Faesly, T. (2010). Experimental and numerical modeling of tsunami loading on structures, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2010, ASCE, Shanghai, China, 10p

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C49 Kudeih, M., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2010). An experimental study of wave and current-induced forces on a compact linear array of vertical cylinders in shallow water, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE2010, ASCE, Shanghai, China, 10p

C50 Jobin, E., Nistor, I., Jobin, D., Lodewick, S. (2010). A new rainstorm classification method, WATER 2010 - Int. Conf. on Water Res. and Environment Research, IAHR, Quebec, Canada, 10p

C51 Al-Riffai, M., Nistor, I. (2010). Breach channel morphology in the unsaturated zone and under various compaction densities, 2010 Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, Canada, 15p

C52 Orendorff, B., Nistor, I. (2010). Embankment dam breach modelling: A State-of-the-Art Review and Research Needs Assessment, 2010 Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, Canada, 12p

C53 Nistor, I., Palermo, D, Saatcioglu, M., Murty, T. (2010). Estimation of tsunami forces on Infrastructure, 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, EERI, Toronto, Canada, 8p

C54 Nistor, I., Baker, S. (2010). Extreme wave transformation due to a deeply-submerged coastal structure, 2010 Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Winnipeg, Canada, 9p

C55 Jobin, E., Nistor, I., Jobin, D., Lodewick, S. (2010). A new rainstorm classification method, WATER 2010 - the International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, IAHR, Quebec City, Canada, 10p

C56 Nistor, I. (2009). Physical and numerical modeling of tsunamis and their impacts, Invited Lecture, 4th Int. Symposium “Tsunami, storm surges and coastal disasters”, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, CD-ROM, 18p

C57 Lloyd, A., Saatcioglu, M., Nistor, I., Palermo, D. (2009). New shock tube testing facilities for simulated blast loading of structural and non-structural elements, PROTECT 2002, 2nd Int. Workshop Performance, Protection and Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading, Hayama, Japan, CD-ROM, 10p

C58 Murty, T and Nistor, I. (2009). Natural ocean hazards and coastal inundation – A review, Invited Lecture, ASCE-ICE-CSCE Triennial Conference: Coastal Engineering – Futures Challenges and Risks, St. John’s, Canada, 14p

C59 Ramsay, A., Seidou, O., Nistor, I. (2009). A methodology to estimate the impact of climate change on flood frequency analysis, 33rd IAHR World Congress and 19th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Vancouver, Canada, CD-ROM, 8p

C60 Al-Riffai, M., Orendorff, B., Nistor, I., Rennie, C.D., St-Germain, P. (2009), Influence of compaction and toe-drains on the formation of breach channels of overtopped earth embankments - An experimental study, 33rd IAHR World Congress and 19th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Vancouver, Canada, CD-ROM, 8p

C61 Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Al-Faesly T.Q., Cornett, A. (2009), Modelling of tsunami induced forces on structures, 33rd IAHR World Congress and 19th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Vancouver, Canada, CD-ROM, 8p

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C62 Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2009). Quantifying tsunami loads for design and assessment of infrastructure, Proc. WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Earthquake and Tsunami Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, CD-ROM, 12p

C63 Nistor, I., Murty, T. (2009). Tsunami risk for the Canadian coastlines, Proc. WCCE-ECCE-TCCE Earthquake and Tsunami Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, CD-ROM, 12p

C64 Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2008). Understanding tsunami risk to structures: A Canadian perspective, Proc. 14th World Conf. on Earthquake Eng., WCEE, Beijing, China, CD-ROM, 8p

C65 Nistor, I., Onu, C., Padure D. (2008). Contributions to the determination of the radii of circular sections of structures necessary for the execution and maintenance, 16th Int. Conf. on In-Situ Infrastructure Behavior, Bucharest, Romania, CD-ROM, 181-187

C66 Hamdi, S., Valkov, G., Gharbi, S., Nistor, I. (2008). Field measurements of ship waves along the St. Lawrence River Waterway, Canada, Oceans 2008, Quebec City, Canada, CD-ROM, 10p

C67 Nistor, I., Nouri, Y., Z., Palermo, D., Cornett, A. (2008). Experimental investigation of the impact of a tsunami-induced boreon structures, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE 2008, ASCE, Hamburg, Germany, 3324-3336

C68 Sorourian, S., Nistor, I., Townsend, R. (2008). Model for wave and current-induced sediment concentration for cohesive sediments, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE 2008, ASCE, Hamburg, Germany, 2862-2874

C69 Auckland, A., Nistor, I., Townsend, R. (2008). Flow field and hydraulic efficiency of drop structure inlet geometries: An Experimental study, Proc. of the 2008 Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Toronto, Canada, CD-ROM, 8p

C70 Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2008). Structural failure mechanisms and forces associated with tsunami loading, Proc. 2008 Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Quebec City, Canada, (CD-ROM), 8p

C71 Baker, S., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2008). Analysis of the wave transformation over a deeply submerged structure, Coastal Zone Canada Conference, UBC, Vancouver, CD-ROM, 5p

C72 Sasal, M., Nistor, I., Rennie, C. (2008). Soft technique approach to the determination of the diffusion coefficient over rippled beds in the coastal environment, Coastal Zone Canada Conference, UBC, Vancouver, CD-ROM, 5p

C73 Atladottir, A., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2008). Experimental investigation of wave-induced morphological changes of gravel beaches, Coastal Zone Canada Conference, UBC, Vancouver, CD-ROM, 5p

C74 Al-Riffai, M., Nistor, I., Vanapalli, S., Orendorff, B. (2007). Overtopping of earth embankments: Sensitivity analysis on dam breach parameters using two numerical models, The Joint 60th Canadian Geotechnical and 8th IAH-CNC Conf., CGS-IAH, Ottawa, Canada, CD-ROM, 8p

C75 Nistor, I. (2007). Numerical modeling of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami - What do we know and where do we go from here? 3rd Int. Symposium “Tsunami, Storm Surges and Coastal Disasters, Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania, CD-ROM, 24p

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C76 Palermo, D., Nistor, I., Cornett, A., Nouri, Y. (2007). Tsunami-induced impact and hydrodynamic loading of near-shoreline structures, PROTECT 2007, 1ST Int. Workshop Performance, Protection and Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading, UBC, Whistler, Canada, CD-ROM, 10p

C77 Sorourian, S., Nistor, I., Townsend, R. (2007). Numerical model for wave and current-induced sediment concentration for cohesive sediment beaches, 18th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conf., CSCE, Winnipeg, Canada, CD-ROM, 10p

C78 Jinsong, X., Nistor, I., Murty, T. (2007). Tsunami risk for western Canada and numerical modelling of the Cascadia Fault tsunami, 18th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conf., CSCE, Winnipeg, Canada, CD-ROM, 10p

C79 Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Cornett, A. (2007). Structural analysis for tsunami-induced force and debris impact, Coastal Structures 2007, COPRI-ASCE, Venice, Italy, 701-712

C80 Nistor, I., Wilson, M.C., Ciubotariu, R., Vasquez, M. (2007). Multi-layer sediment capping structure – A Canadian experience, Coastal Structures 2007, COPRI-ASCE, Venice, Italy, 2011-2022

C81 Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Saatcioglu, M. (2007). Tsunami-induced hydrodynamic and debris flow forces on structural elements, 9th Canadian Conf. of Earthquake Engineering, CAEE, Ottawa, Canada, CD-ROM, 11p

C82 Nistor, Gh., Nistor, I. (2007). Direct algorithm for the calculation of vertical displacements and deformations of constructions using high-precision geometric leveling, GEOCAD Int. Symposium, Alba-Iulia, Romania, CD-ROM, 9p

C83 Nistor, I., Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Jinsong, X. (2006). Some physical oceanographic processes in the behavior of the 26th December 2004 tsunami, 15th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Division of IAHR and Int. Symposium on Maritime Hydraulics, IAHR, Chennai, India, Invited Lecture, 81-90

C84 Murty, T., Nistor I. (2006). Tsunamis: Can we trust tide gages? 3rd Tsunami International Symposium, Tsunami Society, Hilo, USA, CD-ROM, 12p

C85 Nistor I., Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Jinsong, X. (2006). Some physical oceanographic processes in the behavior of the 26th December 2004 tsunami, 15th Congress of the Asia Pacific Division of IAHR and Int. Symposium on Maritime Hydraulics, Chennai, India, Invited Lecture, 81-90

C86 Nistor, I., Saatcioglu, M. (2006). Tsunami-induced coastal flooding and hydrodynamic impacts on physical infrastructure in Thailand and Indonesia, Int. Conf. Prevention and Fight Agaisnt Hydrologic Disasters, IAHR, Timisoara, Romania, CD-ROM, 15 p

C87 Murty, T., Nistor, I., Nirupama, N. (2006). Tsunami numerical modelling for the hyperbolic (Pacific), parabolic (Atlantic) and elliptic (Indian) Oceans, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE, ASCE, San-Diego, USA, 2, 1689-1701

C88 Nistor I., Jinsong, X., Bissinger, A. (2006). Tsunami risk for Canada: Past experiences and numerical modeling of the Cascadia Tsunami, 2nd Int. Symposium - Tsunami, Storm Surges and Coastal Disasters, Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka, 40-57

C89 Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2006). Role of trapped and leaky modes around Andaman and Nicobar Island: Tsunami of 26 December 2004, 2nd Int. Tsunami Symposium, The Tsunami Society, Honolulu, USA, 123-134

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C90 Nistor, I., Saatcioglu M., Ghobarah, A. (2006). Tsunami hydrodynamic impact forces on physical infrastructures in Thailand and Indonesia, Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Calgary, Canada, CD-ROM, 10p

C91 Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2005). Numerical models for the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system, Int. Conf. on Advances in Structural Dynamics and Its Applications, GITAM, Visakhapatnam, India, 332-343

C92 Nistor, I. (2005). The 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami - Wave forces on physical infrastructure in Thailand and Indonesia, 2005 Tsunami and Storm Surge Seminar, Phuket, Thailand, 4.1-4.15

C93 Murty, T., Nistor, I., Hamdi, S., Nirupama, N. (2005). Numerical modelling for the tsunami warning system for Atlantic Canada, 2005 Canadian Coastal Eng. Conf., Halifax, Canada, CD-ROM, 17p

C94 Nistor, I., Saatcioglu, M., Ghobarah, A. (2005). The 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami - Hydrodynamic forces on physical infrastructure in Thailand and Indonesia, 2005 Canadian Coastal Eng. Conf., Halifax, Canada, CD-ROM, 15p

C95 Murty, T., Nirupama, N., Nistor, I., Rao, A.D. (2005). Role of trapped and leaky modes around Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Tsunami of 26 December 2004, Int. Workshop on Tsunami effects and Mitigation Measures, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 3-21

C96 Hamdi, S., Gotlieb, J.J., Ouellet, Y., Nistor, I. (2005). Numerical modelling of solitary waves and undular bores using the Method of Lines, Canadian Coastal Eng. Conf., Halifax, Canada, CD-ROM, 20p

C97 Nistor, I., Hamdi, S., Schiesser, W.E. (2005). Maple package for the simulation of ship-induced sediment suspension in waterways, Maple International Conference, Waterloo, Canada, CD-ROM, 12p

C98 Nistor, I., Rennie, C. (2005). Modelling and risk evaluation of dam structural safety, Proc. of the Annual Conf. of the Canadian Society for Civil Eng., CSCE, Toronto, Canada, CD-ROM, 8p

C99 Nistor, I., Hamdi, S., Schiesser, W.E. (2005). Simulations of ship-generated sediment resuspension based on exact and numerical solutions of the convection-diffusion equation, Fields-Carleton Workshop on Numerical and Analytic Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, CD-ROM, 17p

C100 Nistor, I. (2004). The Romanian Black Sea coastline and the Danube Delta: Evolution under natural factors and anthropogenic influences, Proc. 2nd Yokohama Int. Symposium on Coastal Processes in Developing Countries, Yokohama, Japan, 76-87

C101 Nistor, I. (2004). Étude d'onde de submersion résultant d'une rupture de barrage, Int. Conf. on Disaster and Pollution Monitoring, Iasi, Romania, 25-47

Poster Papers (2004-2014)

(Names of supervised students are underlined)

PP1 Foran D., Mohammadian M., Nistor, I., (2015). Design of a new tidal energy structure, the CSCE Award – Civil Engineering Section Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

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PP2 Lopez-Egea M., Nistor, I., Townsend R. (2014). Experimental and numerical study of the impact of crest width on the characteristics of downstream submerged hydraulic jumps on low-head dam structures, 1st Prize and the CSCE Award – Civil Engineering Section Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP3 Toupin M., Cornett A., Nistor, I. (2014). Scientific validation of standards for tidal energy resources assessment, FORCE Workshop, Halifax, Canada

PP4 Kheirhkah, H., Mohammadian M., Nistor, I. (2013). Numerical modeling of water hammer impacts on penstocks, CSCE Ottawa Chapter Award – Civil Engineering Section Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP5 Picard, K., El-Solh, S., Nistor, I. (2012). Impact of tsunami waves on structures, Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Ottawa

PP6 Al-Faesly, T.Q., Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2012). Hydrodynamic impacts of bores on nearshore structures, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP7 Bernard, D., Mohareb, M., Nistor, I. (2012). Numerical modeling of water hammer effects in penstocks, 3rd Prize – Civil Engineering Section, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP8 Logan, S., Nistor, I., Cornett, A., Seidou, O. (2011). Morphological and numerical modeling of a highly dynamic tidal inlet at Shippagan Gully, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP9 Cousineau, J., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2011). Hydrodynamic impacts of tidal lagoons in the Bay of Fundy, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP10 Ramsey, A., Nistor, I., Seidou, O. (2010). The impact of climate change on the Kemptville Creek watershed, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP11 Baker, S., Z., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2008). Physical and numerical modelling of wave transformation over a submerged rubble-mound structure, Int. Conf. of Coastal Eng., ICCE 2008, ASCE, Hamburg, Germany, poster-presentation paper, 12p

PP12 Orendorff, B., Al-Riffai, M., St-Germain, P., Rennie, C.D., Nistor, I. (2009). The effects of initial breach geometry on dam breach morphology, 33rd IAHR World Congress and 19th Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference, Vancouver, Canada, CD-ROM, 8p

PP13 Al-Faesly, T.Q., Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2009). Experimental and numerical modeling of tsunami forces on infrastructure, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP14 Al-Riffai, M., Orendorff, B., Nistor, I., Rennie, C. (2009). Physical modeling of dam breaching, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP15 Baker, S., Nistor, I., Cornett, A. (2008). Physical and numerical modeling of a submerged structure, 2nd Prize – Civil Engineering Section, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP16 Auckland, A., Nistor, I., Townsend, R. (2008). Experimental investigation of the hydraulic efficiency of drop structures, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

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PP17 Kashyap, S., Sasal, M., Rennie, C., Nistor, I. (2008). Artificial neural network for bedload estimation in alluvial rivers, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP18 Jinsong, X., Nistor, I., Murty, T. (2007). Tsunami risk for western Canada, 1st Prize – Civil Engineering Section, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

PP19 Nouri, Y., Nistor, I., Palermo, D., Saatcioglu, M. (2007). Tsunami-induced hydrodynamic force and debris flow on structures, Research Poster Competition – Faculty of Engineering Research Day, University of Ottawa

Research Reports and Professional Magazine Articles (2004-2014)

T1 Nistor, I., Murty T. (2015). Impact of the Tsunami on Infrastructure, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami – 10 Years On, Report of AON-Benfield Analytics/Impact Forecasting Division, 9-20

T2 Chock, G., Roberson I., Kriebel D., Francis M., Nistor, I. (2013). Tohoku Japan tsunami of March 11, 2011 – Performance of structures under tsunami loads, ASCE/SEI Report, 359 p

T3 Shibayama, T., Nistor, I. (2012). Tsunami power – Engineering lessons from the 2011 Japan, CIVIL - CSCE, 4 p

T4 Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2011). Tsunami impact on nearshore infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions, CIVIL - Coastal Hazards in Canada, CSCE, 4 p

T5 Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2010). Tsunami loading of near-shoreline infrastructures, Special Issue of CIVIL - Coastal Hazards in Canada, CSCE, 27(3), 3 p

T6 Palermo, D., Nistor, I. (2008). Tsunami-induced loading on structures – Beyond Hollywood’s scenarios, Structures, NCSEA/CASE/SEI, March 2008, 10-13

T7 Saatcioglu, M., Ghobarah, A., Nistor, I. (2005). The 26 December 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami, Final Report prepared for Canadian Assoc. of Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, Canada, 27 p

T8 Nistor, I., Rennie, C. (2005). Earth fill dam breach failure due to explosions, Final Research Report prepared for Natural Resources Canada, NRCAN, Ottawa, Canada, 83 p

Design and Consulting Engineering Reports (April 2001 – June 2004)

Author of 16 preliminary design reports and 12 final design reports as a consulting engineer for the Earth Science Division of TECSULT Inc., Montreal, Canada k) OTHER EVIDENCE OF IMPACT AND CONTRIBUTIONS Mass media 2013 – Featured on the Discovery Channel “Tsunamis” episode with a presentation of the research

conducted on tsunami impact on structures http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip635343

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2012 – Following the March 2011 Tsunami in Japan, I was invited to comment on an article published in Nature http://www.nature.com/news/rebuilding-japan-after-the-deluge-1.10172

Interview CBC Bernier et Cie; Le Tsunami après un an! http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/pop.shtml#urlMedia=http://www.radio-canada.ca/Medianet/2012/CBOF/Bernieretcie201203120647.asx

2011 Following the March 2011 Tsunami in Japan, I was invited for three interviews in English (one) and French (two) at national radio stations (CBC) and TV stations (RDI and TVA), respectively

2011 Four (4) interviews in Globe and Mail, National, Le Droit, and Ottawa Citizen in March 2011 2009 - Extraordinary innovation at Ottawa U. – When things go “boom” – Featured article in

Fulcrum, Student Newspaper at the University of Ottawa (Feb. 13-25, 2009 issue) 2008 – “Taming Tsunamis” – Featured article in Research Perspectives, Research Office publication

of the University of Ottawa (April 2008 issue) 2008 - Radio interview for CBC Ottawa (in French, “Le Génie Côtier a Ottawa?...”), March 7, 15:00

EST Ioan NISTOR, PhD, Ing. (OIQ) Professeur agrégé / Associate Professor Département du Génie Civil / Department of Civil Engineering 161 Louis Pasteur, CBY B-111K Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, CANADA Tel. / Ph.: (613) 562-5800 (poste / ext. 6147) Téléc. / Fax: (613) 562-5173 E-mail: inistor@uottawa.ca Web: http://profs.engineering.uottawa.ca/nistor/