The Rectorate is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Arthur Mynett as the new Professor of Hydraulic Engineering and head of the Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Development Core in the Water Engineering Department.
Prof. Mynett started in his new position from the first of January 2011 onwards. The Institute is very happy that we have been able to organise this assignment with Prof. Mynett and we are looking forward to his contributions to the core and the Institute. An official occasion marking the transfer of Prof. Mynett from Deltares to UNESCO-IHE is foreseen the spring of this year.
Prof. Mynett, who previously held the position of part time professor of environmental hydro-informatics with the HIKM Department and with TU Delft, has over 30 years of experience in research and development in areas of civil and maritime engineering. He has done important research and development work in applications of information and communication technologies in environmental hydroscience and engineering. His career in consultancy extends over 25 years where he has worked worldwide in the field of hydrodynamics, coastal engineering, maritime structures, water resources management, environmental modelling and software systems development. During the last 15 years, Prof. Mynett has also gained much experience in strategic and corporate research management, including strategic planning as well as human resources and financial management of organisations.
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