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| Event: | With devastation from subtropical storm Sandy fresh in their minds, UC Irvine researchers and coastal city planners will speak at the fall meeting of The Henry Samueli School of Engineering’s Civil & Environmental Engineering Affiliates on issues facing the West Coast. |
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| Date: | Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 |
| Time: | 7-9 a.m. |
| Location: | UCI’s University Club, 801 E. Peltason Drive (grid H7, bldg. 801 on campus map) |
| Supplemental Information: | Media planning to attend should contact Cathy Lawhon at 949-824-1151 or clawhon@uci.edu. Attendance, which includes breakfast, and parking are complimentary for media. |
| Highlight(s): | 7:30 a.m.: Opening remarks by Neil Barnsdale, president of CEE Affiliates and a UCI environmental engineering grad student 7:45 a.m.: Professor Brett Sanders, chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering will speak on “The Rise & Fall of the Ocean: A Story of Tides, Waves & Long-Term Trends.” Additional presentations include:
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| Background: | Members of UCI’s Civil & Environmental Engineering Affiliates include senior executives representing leading civil and environmental engineering firms and public agencies, as well as individual members. They provide support and guidance to the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, its programs and its students. They also act as liaisons between the professional civil and environmental engineering community in Southern California – particularly in Orange County – and the university. |
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Cathy Lawhon
University Communications
949-824-1151
clawhon@uci.edu
