Associate Professor Ron Cox
Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Convenor of the Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure (ACCARNSI)
Ron Cox is Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ron is also the national Convenor of the Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure ACCARNSI. Ron has extensive research experience in water, coastal and environmental engineering and management, working with industry and government within Australia and overseas. In 2008 Ron was awarded Engineers Australia's prestigious Sir John Holland Award for Civil Enginner of the Year, in recognition for his long stading and continuing contribution to the profession and community, particularly in the field of coastal engineeringÂ
His research interests include:
- Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Coastal Management
- Climate change impact, risk assessment and adaptation
- Engineering Hydrology and Flood Mitigation
- River and Estuarine Hydraulics
- Environmental engineering including outfall design and impact assessment
- Field Data Collection and Interpretation
- Power Station Water Cooling Systems
- Numerical & Physical Modelling
- Groundwater and Geohydrology
In recent years Ron has provided technical and policy advice to various government agencies
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