From November 18 to 21, 2019, professor Ian Turner of the university of new south wales, Australia, was invited to visit the school of Marine science and engineering and offered an all-english course titled Coastal dynamics for teachers and students. Professor Chen weijiong, secretary of the party committee of the school of Marine science and engineering, and professor shi danda, vice President, warmly received professor Turner, and Dr. Yuan rui from the department of Marine environment accompanied him throughout the lecture and visit. Some teachers of Marine environment department, port channel and coastal engineering department, postgraduate students and undergraduates attend the courses.
This course mainly includes: 40 years of coastline monitoring at Narrabeen-Collaroy beach, north beach, Sydney; Innovative coastline observation technology -- introduction to coastal satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles and coastal snapshots; Introduction and discussion on the new development of Australia's national coastal erosion warning system; Use and guidance of coastal experimental equipment.
In class, professor Turner patiently answered students' questions, and the faculty members had an in-depth discussion with professor Turner on the latest problems in the research field. Through the introduction of foreign high-quality educational resources, the college has effectively expanded the academic horizons of teachers and students, and further promoted the exchanges and cooperation between the two universities in the field of scientific research and academic fields.
Ian Turner is director of the water research laboratory (WRL) and professor of civil and environmental engineering at the university of new south wales, Australia. He is also a senior coastal specialist in the WRL coastal and estuary survey. Its current research interests include beach groundwater dynamics and sediment transport on the beach surface, monitoring of coastal changes and the effects of climate change, coastal erosion control and coastal management, and coastal aquifer hydrogeology. In recognition of his leadership in coastal engineering, Ian has been an active member of the Australian institute of engineers' national committee on coastal and Marine engineering since 2005.
