Associate Prof Adrian Law W.K

Adrian Law W.K Associate Chair (Research) Associate Professor BEng (Civil) Hong Kong, MSc, PhD California Office: N1-01a-02 Tel: 6790-4104P/5296 Email: cwklaw@ntu.edu.sg

Dr Law obtained his B.Eng. degree from the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Hong Kong, and M. Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley. His first professional job was with Hydro-Research Science that performed physical and numerical modeling analysis related to hydraulics, coastal and water resources projects for government and private companies. Specific projects included modeling of pump sumps and intakes, marina protection and circulation, flood water diversion, forensic flood analysis, ground water contamination, and many others. Subsequently he was with the Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering Service of the Bechtel Corporation working on a wide area of hydraulic and coastal engineering, with primary focus on numerical modeling. Specific projects included analysis of tidal circulation and contaminant transport in the ocean, dam break studies, coastal protection, simulation of thermal behavior in ponds and lakes, and hydrological rainfall analysis. From 1995 he has been teaching hydraulic and coastal engineering in the Nanyang Technological University. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union, International Association of Hydraulic Research, and American Society of Civil Engineer. Universities Attended B.Eng., University of Hong Kong M.Sc. and Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley

His current research interests focus on the transport of contaminant in the ocean in the presence of current and waves. Present research projects include experimental studies of wave-induced drift of surface oil patches, turbulent mixing of pollutant discharges from ocean outfall, turbulent mixing of inclined gravity plume, and numerical modeling of shoreline contamination by oilspills. Other research interests include hydrodynamic effect on flow over complex topography, and wave-structure-seabed interaction. Research Project: Investigations of buoyant jet discharges using combined Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) and Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) Research Profile: Environmental fluid mechanics, with special emphasis on wastewater disposal and impact, wastewater treatment processes, and pollutant transport in coastal environment. Selected Publication List Law, A.W.K., 1995. "Incipient fluidization of fine Sands in deep seabed." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 121(9), 653-656 (1995). Law, A.W.K. and Foda, M.A., "Initiation of breakout of half-buried pipeline from seabed due to wave action." Journal of Applied Ocean Research, 18(2), 129-135 (1996). Findikakis, A.N. and Law, A.W.K., "Marine tailing disposal simulation." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 124(4), 370-383 (1998). Law, A.W.K., 1999. "Wave-induced surface drift of an inextensible thin film." Journal of Ocean Engineering, 26(11), 1145-1168 (1999). Findikakis, A.N. and Law, A.W.K., "Wind-mixing in temperature simulations for lakes and reservoirs." Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 125(5), 420-428 (1999). Law, A.W.K., "Taylor dispersion of contaminants due to surface waves." Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 38(1), 41-48 (2000). Law, A.W.K. and Wang, H.W., "Measurements of mixing processes using Combined DPIV and PLIF." Journal of Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 22(3-4), 213-229 (2000). Cheng, N.S. and Law, A.W.K., "Measurements of turbulence generated by oscillating grid." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 127(3), 201-208 (2001). Law, A.W.K. and Herlina, "An experimental study on turbulent circular wall jets." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 128(2), 161-174 (2002). Wang, H.W. and Law, A.W.K., "Second order integral model for a round buoyant jet." Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 459, 397-428 (2002). Law, A.W.K., Lim, S.Y. and Liu, B.L., "A note on the transient performance of coastal drain system under erosive waves." Journal of Coastal Research, 18(2), 379-387 (2002). Wong, P.C.Y. and Law, A.W.K., "Wave-induced drift of an elliptical surface film." Journal of Ocean Engineering, United Kingdom, 30(3), 413-436 (2003). Law, A.W.K., Wang, H.W. and Herlina, "Combined PIV/PLIF for integral modeling of buoyant jets." Special Issue on Experimentation for Environmental Hydraulics, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 129(10), 1189-1196 (2003). Law, A.W.K., Ho, W.F. and Monismith, S., "Double diffusive effect on desalination discharges." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 130(5), 450-457 (2004). Law, A.W.K., Choi, E.C.C. and Britter, R., "Re-entrainment around a low-rise industrial building: 2D versus 3D wind tunnel study." Journal of Atmospheric Environment, 38(23), 3817-3825 (2004). Ai, J.J., Yu, S.C.M., Law, A.W.K. and Chua, L.P. "Vortex dynamics in starting square water jets." Physics of Fluids, 17, 014106 (2005). Jiang, J.S., Law, A.W.K., and Cheng, N.S., "Two phase analysis of vertical sediment-laden jets." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 125(3), 308-318 (2005). Ai, J.J., Law, A.W.K. and Yu, S.C.M., "On Boussinesq and Non-Boussinesq starting forced plumes." Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 558, 357-386 (2006). Yeo, A., Law, A.W.K. and Fane, A.G., "Factors affecting the performance of a submerged hollow fiber bundle." Journal of Membrane Science, 280 (1-2), 969-982 (2006). Law, A.W.K., "Velocity and concentration distributions of turbulent round and plane jets." Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 59 (1), 69-78 (2006).

Recipient of UPS Foundation Visiting Professorship Fund in support of sabbatical leave, August 2001 – February, 2002, Stanford University American Society of Civil Engineering Wesley W. Horner Award, 2000 Bechtel Corporation Outstanding Technical Paper Award, 1999 and 2000 Bechtel Corporation Award of Merit, 1993