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SUMMARY:Buildings and Bad Weather: Lessons Learned from Interdisciplinary 
 Research - Simon Eng - Environment Canada
DTSTART:20090729T153000Z
DTEND:20090729T163000Z
UID:TALK19199@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Labi Ariyo
DESCRIPTION:The combination of research in the fields of civil engineering
  and meteorology/climatology is one of many interdisciplinary overlaps tha
 t is necessary for the functioning of modern society. Extreme loads due to
  meteorological phenomenon are among the fundamental components of buildin
 g and infrastructure design. However\, for these loads to be duly accounte
 d for\, constant\, ongoing co-operation and understanding between these tw
 o fields needs to occur. As will be demonstrated\, this has not always bee
 n the case. Using examples mainly from the analysis of wind storms\, probl
 ems arising from a combination of poor observational system design and the
  so-called "Silo Effect" (i.e. interdisciplinary isolation) will be discus
 sed.\n\nAn attempt is made to define broader lessons for application to ot
 her forms of interdisciplinary research:\n\n1.      Know where your design
  criteria are coming from\n2.      Recognise when you’re making assumpti
 ons\n3.      Acknowledge and respect other fields of scientific study\n4. 
      Know where your competency lies: Don’t be afraid to ask questions\n
 5.      Opportunities for cross-application of tools are invaluable: Seek 
 these out\n\nAbout the speaker: Simon L. Eng recently graduated with a B. 
 Eng. in Civil Engineering from Ryerson University and is in the process of
  completing a Certificate in Meteorology at York University. He is current
 ly a researcher with the Adaptation and Impacts Research Division (AIRD) a
 t Environment Canada. He is also in the process of writing a book on the s
 ubject of tornadoes in Canada\, the first book of its kind.
LOCATION:Marshall's meeting room (next to EDC loft)\, Inglis Building\, En
 gineering Department
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