Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Training on Water Quality Modeling (2 Days) @ the Environmental Management and Research Association of Malaysia (ENSEARCH)

For more info, click here. ENSEARCH website : http://ensearch.org.

SYNOPSIS

The Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model (QUAL2E) is applicable to well mixed, dendritic streams. It simulates major reactions of nutrient cycles, algae production, benthic and carbonaceous demand, atmospheric reaeration and their effects on dissolved oxygen balance. Besides developing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), it can also be used in conjunction with field sampling for identifying the magnitude and quality characteristics of non point sources.

QUAL2K (or Q2K) is a river and stream water quality model that is intended to represent a modernized version of the QUAL2E model (Brown and Barnwell 1987). QUAL2K is now implemented within the Microsoft Windows environment. It is programmed in the Windows macro language: Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Excel is used as the graphical user interface.

Please bring your laptops with Windows Operating System

TRAINERS :

Ir. ZAKI ZAINUDIN
B.Eng. (Chem.), CEnv. (UK), M.Sc. (Env. Eng.), P.Eng. (Chem.)
Registered EIA Subject Consultant

Dr. MAKETAB MOHAMED
BSc. (Microbiology), M.Sc. (Env. Health), Ph.D. (Watershed Science)

ABOUT THE TRAINERS :

Ir. Zaki Zainudin is an Academic Fellow at the Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Unit (BERU), Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM. He is a member of the International Water Association, Watershed and River Basin Management Specialist Group and also serves as a management committee member of the Water Resources Technical Division, Institution of Engineers Malaysia. Ir. Zaki is a renowned environmental consultant with vast experience and expertise in the area of water quality assessment and modeling, having led and played key roles in numerous environmental projects, including monitoring exercises, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and special stand-alone environmental studies nationwide. He has conducted various workshops and talks on water quality and modeling at both local and international venues and is often a source of reference for various organizations on surface water quality management, such as being an expert panelist for government and private organizations.

Dr. Maketab Mohamed is a well-respected environmental figure in Malaysia and is currently Director of the Environmental, Occupational, Health and Safety unit in UTM, Skudai. He is often a source of reference for various parties involved in environmental management and conservation such as the Department of Environment (DOE) and AlamSekitar Malaysia (ASMA). Being a certified EIA Consultant, Dr. Maketab has contributed his services in many development projects, namely in the composition of numerous EIA reports, participated and written close to 50 papers presented at various seminars and conferences, as well as conducting numerous pro-bono community services. His primary areas of interest and expertise include water quality assessment, river water quality modeling, watershed rehabilitation, ecological analysis, and morphology. He is also currently the President of the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS).