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OTTAWA, May 30, 2011  —  The only Canadian who was part of the first international research team deployed on site to investigate the Japanese tsunami, professor Ioan Nistor, will present some of his findings and observations during a lecture at the University of Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

In his lecture entitled Engineering Significance of the March 11, 2011 Tsunami in Japan, Ioan Nistor, professor of hydraulic and coastal engineering, will address the performance of infrastructure and the damage caused by devastating tsunami waves.

WHAT: Lecture on Engineering Significance of the March 11, 2011 Tsunami in Japan by professor Ioan Nistor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa *

WHEN: Tuesday, May 31, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: University of Ottawa, SITE Building, Room STE B0138 (800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa) Map

The first international research team, composed of four engineers, three from the U.S. and Ioan Nistor from Canada, visited the affected area four weeks after the event to conduct reconnaissance investigations on behalf of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Ioan Nistor is an associate professor of hydraulic and coastal engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering and vice-dean of graduate studies in the Faculty of Engineering. One of the most prestigious awards that Ioan Nistor has received is the 2010 Tsunami Society Award for outstanding and original contributions to the science of tsunamis hazards. He received his PhD in coastal engineering from Yokohama National University in Japan. Professor Nistor is also the chair of the Hydrotechnical Division of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Coastal Science and Engineering Association.

* The lecture is open to public and admission is free.