| Assoc Prof Lo Yat-Man, Edmond
Deputy Director, Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management
Deputy Director, Maritime Institute @ NTU
Associate Professor
Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Email: CYMLO@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790 5268
Office: N1-01b-38 |
| Education |
- PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1985
- MSc California Institute of Technology 1980
- BSc(Hons) California Institute of Technology 1980
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| Biography |
Education:
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Hydrodynamics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A., 1985
B.S. and M.S., Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, U.S.A., 1980
Professional Experience:
Nov 1987 – Jun 1987: Scientist, Cambridge Acoustical Assoc. Inc. MA, U.S.A.
Aug 1987 – Oct 1996: Principal Engineer, Physical Sciences Inc. MA, U.S.A.
Nanyang Technological University, School of Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering
Nov 1996 – Dec 1999: Senior Lecturer
Jan 1999 – Present: Assoc. Prof.
Jun 2003 – Present: Assistant then Co-Director (since Oct 2005), Singapore Stanford Partnership Programme (concurrent appointment)
Jul 2006 – Sept 2007: Director, Environment and Water Technologies Cluster
Apr 2005 – Present: Head of Division, Environmental & Water Resources Engineering
Jul 2008 – Present: Acting Chair, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Relevant Recent Professional Experience:
Director LIEN Action for International Development, July 2006 to present
Advisory Board, Lien Institute for the Environment, July 2006 to present
Member of Astar Maritime R&D Task Force, May 2004 to present
Member of MPA-RCN Expert Group on Maritime R&D, June 2001 to present
Co-chairperson: NTU-Stanford Symposium on the Environment 31 May to 1 June 2005
Co-chairman: 2005 Asia Oceania Geophysics Society Conf, Suntec, Singapore
Research Interest:
Application of hydrodynamics to coastal and inland water flows with emphasis on wave mechanics, transport processes and implications on water quality.
Publications:
22 journal and 46 conference publications |
| Research Interests |
| Application of hydrodynamics to coastal and inland water flows with emphasis on wave mechanics, transport processes and implications on water quality. |
| Research Grant |
- NTU Internal Funding - New Maritime Initiative (2011-) [by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)]
- PUB-NTU (2006-2012) [by Public Utilities Board (PUB)]
- PUB-NTU (2009-2013) [by Public Utilities Board (PUB)]
- SMART-NTU Innovation Grant (2009-) [by SMART Innovation Centre]
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| Current Projects |
- Capability Optimisation in Maritime Operations
- Characterization and modeling of storm runoff from a tropical catchment with diverse landuse
- Flood Risk Simulation Model for Jakarta, Indonesia
- IMOSE - Basin hydrologic modeling and transport (Subaward Agreement no. 28)
- The Establishment of a Real Time Control, Alarm and Management System for Marina Bay
| Selected Publications | - Rong, X, and Lo, E.Y. (2004). On the stability of shoaling Stokes waves over a slowly varying bottom. Applied Ocean Research, 26(5), 205-212.
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