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1 Curriculum Vitae: Charitha Bandula Pattiaratchi Address: School of Civil Environmental and Mining Engineering The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009 Tel: (61 8) Fax: (61 8) web: Current Professional Positions Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia Group Leader, Coastal Oceanography, School of Civil Environmental and Mining Engineering, UWA Facility Leader, Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders Manager, SEA-SERPENT project Chair, steering committee Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS) conference series. Qualifications 1979 University College of Swansea (University of Wales): BSc (joint honours), Oceanography and Applied Mathematics 1981 University College of Swansea (University of Wales): MSc (Coastal Oceanography) 1985 University College of Swansea (University of Wales): PhD (Coastal Oceanography) Prizes and awards 2014 The University of Western Australia Vice-chancellor s inaugural senior research award for sustained career excellence evidenced by original contribution, publication, performance, scholarly writing, support of trainees and innovation Kevin Stark memorial award for excellence in coastal and ocean engineering, Engineers Australia Fellow, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) Rotary Centennial Service Award for Professional Excellence 2005 Chartered Marine Technologist (IMarEST) 2003 Excellence in Teaching Award: Postgraduate Supervision UWA Eminent Sri Lankan scientist Ministry of Science and Technology, Sri Lanka 1996 Institute of Engineers (South Australian branch) engineering excellence award 1976 Donhorst memorial prize for best all-round student (Royal College, Colombo) Employment history Jul to date Professor, Coastal Oceanography, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Western Australia (UWA) Jan 2011 June 2013 Head, Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, UWA July 1998 June 1999 Head, Department of Environmental Engineering, UWA Jul June 2013 Lecturer, Senior lecturer, Associate Professor, Winthrop Professor of Coastal Oceanography, School of Environmental Systems Engineering, UWA June 2001 June 2007 December 2007 Coordinator, Marine Science and Engineering Programme, UWA POGO (Partnership Observations of the Global Ocean) visiting Professor to the Iranian National Centre for Oceanography (INCO) and Sri Lanka National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) Visiting professor: Rutgers University; Swansea University; Baltic Sea Research Institute; University of Southampton; State University of New York, Stony Brook; Universität Hamburg. Additional responsibilities Node Leader, West Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (WAIMOS) ( ) PIANC CoCom Working Group 2: Best practices for shoreline stabilisation methods ( ) Chair, Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Working Group: Modelling, forecasting and scenario development (2005 to 2011) Swan River Trust Technical Advisory Panel ( ) Secretary, West Australian Global Ocean Observation System (WAGOOS) (2004 to 2012) President, Australian Marine Science Association (WA) branch ( ) 1

2 2 Research interests Prof. Pattiaratchi's research interests are in coastal oceanography and encompass physical processes and their influence on geological, climate and biological processes in the continental shelf region, the nearshore (beach) zone and estuaries based on field experiments and numerical modelling. In particular, the circulation and mixing processes on the continental shelf, coastal and estuarine regions; sea level variability; dynamics of island wakes and headland eddies; remote-sensing applications; dispersion from outfalls; estuarine circulation and dynamics; nearshore processes and sediment transport; effects of climate change in the coastal ocean. Research Summary of research supervision Past ( ) Current TOTAL Postdoctoral researchers Research associates PhD students MEngSc students MPrelim students 2 2 MEngStud students 1 1 MSc students 3 3 Honours students Research statistics ISI Web of Science (May 2015): 129 articles; total citations: 2370; H-index: 27; mean citations/paper: ResearchGate statistics (May 2015): 276 publications; total citations: 2532; score: (>95%); 11,411 publication downloads (mean of ~250 per week). Summary of Publications TOTAL Books (editor) 2 Refereed Book Chapters 12 Refereed Journal papers 129 Refereed Conference papers 37 Conference papers 79 Technical Reports 93 Editor of Journal special issues 3 Selected Publications Pattiaratchi CB and Wijeratne EMS Are meteotsunamis an underrated hazard?. Philosophical Transactions Royal Society of London A. doi: /rsta Gallop S, Bosserelle C, Haigh ID, Wadey MP, Pattiaratchi CB & Ian Eliot The impact of temperate reefs on 34 years of shoreline and vegetation line stability at Yanchep, southwestern Australia and implications for coastal setback. Marine Geology, 369, Gallop SL, Collins MB, Pattiaratchi CB, Eliot MJ, Bosserelle C, Ghisalberti M, Collins LB, Eliot I, Erftemeijer PLA, Larcombe P, Marigomez I, Stul T & White DJ Frontiers Marine Science - Coastal Ocean Processes. doi: /fmars Hetzel Y, Pattiaratchi CB, Lowe RJ & Hofmeister RJ Wind and tidal mixing controls on stratification and dense water outflows in a large hypersaline Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi: /2015jc Reisser J, Slat B, Noble K, du Plessis K, Epp M, Proietti M, de Sonneville J, Becker T & Pattiaratchi CB The vertical distribution of buoyant plastics at sea. Biogeosciences, 11(20), Pattiaratchi CB and Wijeratne EMS Observations of meteorological tsunamis along the south-west Australian coast. Natural Hazards, DOI /s Taebi S and Pattiaratchi CB Hydrodynamic response of a fringing coral reef to a rise in mean sea level. Ocean Dynamics, 64, de Vos A, Pattiaratchi CB and Wijeratne EMS Surface circulation and upwelling patterns around Sri Lanka. Biogeosciences, 11(20),

3 3 Reisser J, Shaw J, Hallegraeff G, Proietti M, Barnes DKA, Thums M, Wilcox C, Hardesty BD & Pattiaratchi CB Millimeter-sized marine plastics: a new pelagic habitat for microorganisms and invertebrates. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e100289, doi: /journal.pone Brown S, Nicholls RJ, Hanson S, Brundrit G, Dearing JA, Dickson ME, Gallop SL, Gao S, Haigh ID, Hinkel J, Jiménez JA, Klein RJT, Kron W, Lázár AN, Freitas Neves C, Newton A, Pattiaratchi CB, Payo A, Pye K, Sánchez-Arcilla A, Siddall M, Shareef A, Tompkins EL, Vafeidis AT, van Maanen B, Ward PJ & Woodroffe CD Shifting perspectives on coastal impacts and adaptation. Nature Climate Change, 4(9), Thotagamuwage DT & Pattiaratchi CB Observations of infragravity period oscillations in a small marina. Ocean Engineering, 88, Kularatne SR & Pattiaratchi CB The role of infragravity waves in near-bed cross-shore sediment flux in the breaker zone. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2(3), Thotagamuwage DT & Pattiaratchi CB Influence of offshore topography on infragravity period oscillations in Two Rocks Marina, Western Australia. Coastal Engineering, 91, pp Haigh ID, Wahl T, Rohling EJ, Price RM, Pattiaratchi CB, Calafat FM & Dangendorf S Timescales for detecting a significant acceleration in sea level rise. Nature Communications, 5(3635), doi: /ncomms4635. Telcik N & Pattiaratchi CB Influence of northwest cloudbands on southwest Australian rainfall. Journal of Climatology, vol. 2014, art , doi: /2014/ Haigh ID, MacPherson LR, Mason MS, Wijeratne EMS, Pattiaratchi CB, Crompton RP & George S Estimating present day extreme water level exceedance probabilities around the coastline of Australia: tropical cyclone-induced storm surges. Climate Dynamics, 42(1 2), Haigh ID, Wijeratne EMS, MacPherson LR, Pattiaratchi CB, Mason MS, Crompton RP & George S Estimating present day extreme water level exceedance probabilities around the coastline of Australia: tides, extra-tropical storm surges and mean sea level. Climate Dynamics, 42(1 2), Reisser J, Shaw J, Wilcox C, Hardesty BD, Proietti M, Thums M & Pattiaratchi CB Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: characteristics, concentrations, and pathways. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e80466, doi: /journal.pone Hetzel Y, Pattiaratchi CB & Lowe RJ Intermittent dense water outflows under variable tidal forcing in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Continental Shelf Research, 66, Rossi V, Feng M, Pattiaratchi CB, Roughan M, Waite AM On the factors influencing the development of sporadic upwelling in the Leeuwin current system. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, 118, de Vos A, Christiansen F, Harcourt RG & Pattiaratchi CB Surfacing characteristics and diving behaviour of blue whales in Sri Lankan waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 449, Gallop SL, Bosserelle C, Eliot I & Pattiaratchi CB The influence of coastal reefs on spatial variability in seasonal sand fluxes. Marine Geology, 344, Arns A, Wahl T, Haigh ID, Jensen J & Pattiaratchi CB Estimating extreme water level probabilities: a comparison of the direct methods and recommendations for best practise. Coastal Engineer., 81, Rossi V, Feng M, Pattiaratchi C, Roughan M & Waite A Linking synoptic forcing and local mesoscale processes with biological dynamics off Ningaloo Reef. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, DOI: /jgrc Xu J, Lowe RJ, Ivey GN, Pattiaratchi CB, Jones NL & Brinkman R Dynamics of the summer shelf circulation and transient upwelling off Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, DOI: /jgrc Wijeratne EMS, Pattiaratchi CB, Eliot M & Haigh ID Tidal characteristics in Bass Strait, south-east Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 114, Gallop SL, Verspecht F & Pattiaratchi CB Sea breezes drive currents on the inner continental shelf off southwest Western Australia. Ocean Dynamics, 62(4), Gallop SL, Bosserelle C, Eliot I & Pattiaratchi CB The influence of limestone reefs on storm erosion and recovery of a perched beach. Continental Shelf Res, 47, Bosserelle C, Pattiaratchi CB & Haigh ID Inter-annual variability and longer-term changes in the wave climate of Western Australia between 1970 and Ocean Dynamics, 62(1), Taebi S, Lowe RJ, Pattiaratchi CB, Ivey GN & Symonds G A numerical study of the dynamics of the wave-driven circulation within a fringing reef system. Ocean Dynamics, 62(4): DOI /s

4 4 Haigh, ID, Eliot M and Pattiaratchi CB Global influences of the year nodal cycle and 8.85 year cycle of lunar perigee on high tidal levels. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans Vol. 116, C Gallop SL, Bosserelle C, Pattiaratchi CB & Eliot I Rock topography causes spatial variation in the wave, current and beach response to sea breeze activity. Marine Geology, 290(1 4), Baird ME, Suthers IM, Griffin DA, Hollings B, Pattiaratchi CB, Everett JD, Roughan M, Oubelkheir K & Doblin M The effect of surface flooding on the physical biogeochemical dynamics of a warmcore eddy off south-east Australia. Deep Sea Research: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 58, Pattiaratchi CB, Hollings B, Woo M & Welhena T Dense shelf water formation along the south-west Australian inner shelf. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L10609, doi: /2011GL Taebi S, Lowe RJ, Pattiaratchi CB, Ivey GN, Symonds G & Brinkman R Nearshore circulation in a tropical fringing reef system, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, 116, C Kaempf F and Pattiaratchi CB On the significance of wind event frequency for particulate resuspension and light attenuation in coastal waters. Continental Shelf Research, 30, Lowe R., Hart C and Pattiaratchi CB Morphological constraints to wave-driven circulation in coastal reef-lagoon systems: a numerical study. Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans), 115, C09021 O Callaghan J., Pattiaratchi CB and Hamilton D The role of intratidal oscillations on sediment resuspension in a diurnal, partially mixed estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, C Titov VV, Moore C, Greenslade DJM, Pattiaratchi CB, Badal R, Synolakis CE and Kânoğlu U A new tool for inundation mapping: Community Modeling Interface for Tsunamis (ComMIT), Pure and Applied Geophysics, 168(11), Eliot M & Pattiaratchi CB Remote forcing of water levels by tropical cyclones in southwest Australia. Continental Shelf Research, 30, Pattiaratchi CB & Woo M The mean state of the Leeuwin Current system between North West Cape and Cape Leeuwin. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 92, Pattiaratchi CB, Olsson D, Hetzel Y & Lowe R Wave-driven circulation patterns in the lee of groynes. Continental Shelf Research, 29, Rennie SJ, Pattiaratchi CB. & McCauley RD Numerical simulation of the circulation within the Perth submarine canyon, Western Australia. Continental Shelf Research, 29, Pattiaratchi CB & Wijeratne EMS Tide gauge observations of the Indian Ocean tsunamis from Sri Lanka and Western Australia. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 166, Rennie SJ, Hanson, CE, McCauley RD, Pattiaratchi CB, Burton, C, Bannister, J, Jenner, C, Jenner, M-N Physical properties and processes in the Perth Canyon, Western Australia: Links to water column production and seasonal Blue Whale abundance. J. Marine Systems, 77, Kularatne S & Pattiaratchi CB Turbulent kinetic energy and sediment resuspension due to wave groups. Continental Shelf Research, 28(6), Meuleners MJ, Ivey GN & Pattiaratchi CB A numerical study of the eddying characteristics of the Leeuwin current system. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 55, Woo LM & Pattiaratchi CB Hydrography and water masses off the Western Australian coast. Deep- Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 55, Pattiaratchi CB, The Cables Artificial Surfing Reef, Western Australia. Shore and Beach, 75, Alaee M., Pattiaratchi C.B and Ivey G Numerical simulation of the summer wake of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 43, Gale, E, Pattiaratchi, CB & Ranasinghe, R Processes driving circulation, exchange and flushing within intermittently closing and opening lakes and lagoons. Marine and Freshwater Research, 58, Zaker, N, Imberger, J & Pattiaratchi, CB Dynamics of the coastal boundary layer off Perth, Western Australia. Journal of Coastal Research, 23, Ryan, DA, Brooke, BP, Collins, LB, Kendrick, GA, Baxter, KJ, Bickers, AN, Siwabessy, PJW & Pattiaratchi, CB The influence of geomorphology and sedimentary processes on shallow-water benthic habitat distribution: Esperance Bay, Western Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 72, O Callaghan, J, Pattiaratchi, CB & Hamilton, D The response of circulation and salinity in a micro-tidal estuary to sub-tidal oscillations in coastal sea surface elevation. Continental Shelf Res., 27, Rennie, SJ, Pattiaratchi, CB & McCauley, RD Dynamics of the surface and sub-surface currents off south-western Australia: a numerical study. Deep Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 54, Meuleners, M, Pattiaratchi, CB & Ivey, G Numerical modelling of the mean flow characteristics of the Leeuwin current system. Deep Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 54,

5 5 Rennie SJ, McCauley RD & Pattiaratchi CB Thermal structure above the Perth canyon reveals Leeuwin current, undercurrent and weather influences and the potential for upwelling. Marine and Freshwater Research, 57(8), Pattiaratchi CB Surface and sub-surface circulation and water masses off Western Australia. Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, 19(5), Berthot A & Pattiaratchi CB Field measurements of the three-dimensional current structure in the vicinity of a headland-associated linear sandbank. Continental Shelf Research, 26, Berthot A & Pattiaratchi CB Mechanisms for the formation of headland-associated linear sandbanks. Continental Shelf Research, 26(8), Gale E, Pattiaratchi CB & Ranasinghe R Vertical mixing processes in intermittently closed and open lakes and lagoons, and the dissolved oxygen response. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sci., 69, Johnson D & Pattiaratchi CB Boussinesq modelling of transient rip currents. Coastal Eng, 53, Woo M, Pattiaratchi CB & Schroeder W Dynamics of the Ningaloo current off Point Cloates, Western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 57(3), Woo M, Pattiaratchi CB & Schroeder W Summer surface circulation on the Gascoyne continental shelf, Western Australia. Continental Shelf Research, 26, Berthot A & Pattiaratchi CB Maintenance of headland-associated linear sandbanks: modelling the secondary flows and sediment transport. Ocean Dynamics, 55(5 6), Nahas EL, Pattiaratchi CB & Ivey GN Processes controlling the position of frontal systems in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 65, Refereed conference papers (selected) Pattiaratchi CB, Wijeratne EMS & Saheli A Meteotsunami in south-western Australia. Proceedings of Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference, September 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. Pattiaratchi CB, Wijeratne EMS, Roncevich L & Holder J Interaction between seagrass wrack and coastal structures: lessons from Port Geographe, south-western Australia. Proceedings of Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference, September 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. Penton J & Pattiaratchi CB Surface currents on the Rottnest continental shelf, Western Australia. Proceedings of Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference, September 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. Salim S & Pattiaratchi CB Effect of trubulent bursting on sediment entrainment. Proceedings of Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference, September 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. Hetzel Y, Janekovic I, Pattiaratchi CB & Wijeratne EMS Storm-surge risk from transitioning tropical cylones in Australia. Proceedings of Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference, September 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. Janekovic I, Hetzel Y, Pattiaratchi CB, Wijeratne EMS & Roland A Unstructured high resolution 2-way coupled storm surge-wave model for Australia. Proceedings of Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference, September 2015, Auckland, New Zealand. Gallop SL, Bosserelle C, Pattiaratchi CB, Eliot I & Haigh ID The influence of calcarenite limestone reefs on beach erosion and recovery, from seconds to years, Proceedings of the 33 rd International Coastal Engineering Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers. MacPherson LR, Haigh ID, Mason MS, Wijeratne EMS, Pattiaratchi CB, & George S Extreme water level exceedance probabilities around Australia, Proceedings of the 33 rd International Coastal Engineering Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers. Gallop SL, Bosserelle C, Pattiaratchi CB & Eliot I Storm-driven perched beach dynamics behind a natural low-crested structure. Proceedings of 8 th International conference on coastal and port engineering in developing countries (COPEDEC VIII), IIT Chennai, India. Mangor K, Bandeira JV, Dorst K, Ewing L, Fernando C, Fröhle P, Malherbe B, Mather AA, Mertens T, Mocke G, Pattiaratchi C., Peters K, Sigurdarson S, Smith D, Villarroel D & Wikramanayake N Mitigation of coastal erosion along sandy coasts - technical guidelines for countries in transition. Proceedings of 8 th International conference on coastal and port engineering in developing countries (COPEDEC VIII), IIT, India. Pattiaratchi CB, Wijeratne EMS & Bosserelle C Interaction between seagrass wrack and coastal structures: lessons from Port Geographe, south-western Australia. Proceedings of 8 th International conference on coastal and port engineering in developing countries (COPEDEC VIII), IIT Chennai, India.

6 Guest Editor of special issues of Journals 6 Schettini CAF, Valle-Levison A & Pattiaratchi CB Physics of estuaries and coastal seas. Ocean Dynamics (in progress). Pattiaratchi CB Infra-gravity waves and vessel response. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (in progress). Pattiaratchi CB Sediment Transport Modelling. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (in progress). Pattiaratchi CB Physics of estuaries and coastal seas. Ocean Dynamics. Pattiaratchi CB and Greenslade D Tsunami modelling. Continental Shelf Research, 79, Pattiaratchi CB & Harris PT & Special Issue in honour of the contribution of Michael Collins to sediment dynamics, Continental Shelf Research, 29, 16, Editor of refereed conference proceedings Pattiaratchi CB Proceedings of Coasts and Ports 2011, Engineers Australia, Perth, September. 905 p. ISBN: Professional guidelines PIANC (The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure) Countries in Transition (CIT): Coastal erosion mitigation guidelines. Report (ISBN ). Selected major technical reports(contract research) Pattiaratchi CB, Kaempf F & Wijeratne EMS Augusta Boat Harbour coastal sediment transport and seagrass wrack movement assessment (Department of Transport, WA). Pattiaratchi CB & Wijeratne S Port Geographe sand and seagrass wrack modelling study, Western Australia: validation and assessment. (Department of Transport, WA). Pattiaratchi CB Southern seawater desalination plant: current measurements. (Kellog, Brown and Root and the Water Corporation of Western Australia). Pattiaratchi CB Port Stanvac pilot desalination plant: dispersion modelling. (SA Water). Pattiaratchi CB Understanding areas of high productivity within the south-west marine region (National Oceans Office). Pattiaratchi CB, Newgard J & Hollings B Physical oceanographic studies of Adelaide coastal waters using high-resolution modelling and in-situ observations (Adelaide coastal waters study). Telcik N & Pattiaratchi CB The influence of northwest cloudbands on Gascoyne-Murchison rainfall. (Gascoyne-Murchison Strategy and Agriculture WA). Pattiaratchi CB Investigations for Chilaw Anchorage. (Lanka Hydraulic Institute, Sri Lanka) Phillips R & Pattiaratchi CB A review of salinity intrusion models with particular reference to the Sarawak coastal region. (PS Konsultant, Malaysia) Pattiaratchi CB & Knock C Perth coastal waters study: project (Water Authority of Western Australia). Additional publishing activities Specialty chief editor: Frontiers in Marine Science (section: Coastal processes) (2014 to date) Associate editor: Continental Shelf Research (section: Physical oceanography) (2011 to date) Advisory editor: Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin (2011 to date) Editorial board: Journal of Coastal Research Conference organisation (convenor) Indian Ocean Tsunami Modelling conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, October 2010 Fifteenth biennial international physics of estuaries and coastal seas conference, Sri Lanka, September 2010 Conference in honour of Michael Collins, Swansea, Wales, UK, July 2007 Indian Ocean marine environmental conference, Perth, Western Australia, February 2005 Australian Marine Science Association conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, July 2002 Sixth biennial international physics of estuaries and coastal seas conference, Margaret River, Western Australia, December 1992.

7 Major Research funds received TOTAL RESEARCH FUNDING = $25,751,909 (since 1989) $10,170,790 Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Scheme, NCRIS) $928,247 Entrance re-configuration Port Geographe (WA Dept of Transport) $785,000 Develop better predictions and forecasts for extreme water levels (Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC) $584,000 Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network (National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Scheme, NCRIS) $284,523 Ocean-shelf exchange with an emphasis on the roles of waves, tides, eddies and cross-shelf flows (Australian National Network in Marine Science) $255,000 Sea level exceedance probabilities for Australia (Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC ex Dept of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) 2011 $354,000 SEA SERPENT project (South-east Asia node of scientific and environmental ROV programme using existing industrial technology) (Chevron, ENI Australia) $503,000 Ocean reef interactions as drivers of continental shelf productivity in a changing climate (Australian Research Council Discovery) $360,000 Transient coastal upwelling along Western Australia: the dynamics of the Ningaloo current system (Australian Research Council Discovery) $400,000 Offshore and coastal engineering and the effects of climate change (Western Australian Marine Science Institution) 2008 $313,300 Marine hydrodynamic modelling, as part of feasibility investigations into a possible desalination plant to supply Adelaide (SA Water) $191,172 Characterisation and modelling of oceanographic processes in Ningaloo Reef and adjacent waters (Western Australian Marine Science Institution) 2007 $214,050 Southern desalination plant-oceanographic study (Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd) $355,000 Tidally generated internal waves and currents (Australian Research Council) 2006 $760,000 Ship-time on Marine National Facility research vessel the RV Southern Surveyor $186,218 Adelaide coastal waters study (CSIRO) $246,594 Understanding the natural variability of currents along the Western Australian coastline (Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment) $123,000 Hydrodynamics of intermittently closing and opening lakes and lagoons (Australian Research Council linkage grant) $580,000 Characterising the fish habitats in the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia (Fisheries Research and Development Corporation) $115,386 Modelling the formation of headland-associated linear sandbanks (Office of Naval Research, USA) $537,000 Marine science and engineering initiative (UWA strategic research fund) $165,000 Salt wedge propagation and biochemical composition in two west Australian estuaries and implications for water quality management using oxygenation (Australian Research Council SPIRT scheme) 2000 $350,000 Ship-time on National Facility RV Franklin $178,000 Water quality and hydrodynamic modelling in the Swan River Estuary (WA Estuarine Research Foundation) $182,000 Design studies associated with the development of a permanent opening for Chilaw Lagoon, Sri Lanka (Government of Sri Lanka) $249,230 Port Phillip Bay Environmental Study (Melbourne Water and CSIRO) $670,000 Perth coastal water study (Water Authority of Western Australia) 1993 $250, days ship-time on National Facility RV Franklin to the Gulf of Papua $166,386 Sedimentation at a major coral reef fluvial deltaic junction: Great Barrier Reef/Fly River (Australian Research Council) $153,000 Wave/current interaction and sediment transport (Australian Research Council) $106,386 Modelling the evolution of a linear sandbank field, Moreton Bay, Queensland (Australian Research Council) 7