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BRIEF RESUME – JAMES J. SHARP

Dr. J.J. Sharp is a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He has retired from his position as Professor of Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, where he was Associate Dean from 1992 to 1998 and Chairman of Civil Engineering from 1972 – 1976 and from 1983-1991. In August 2002 he was appointed to the position of Emeritus Professor. He has over 30 years experience in teaching, administration and research relating to water supply and hydrotechnical engineering.

B.Sc. (Hons) Glasgow 1961

A.R.C.S.T. (Hons) Strathclyde (RCST) 1961

Water Development Engineer (Nyasaland and Malawi) 1963 – 1966

Lecturer, University of Strathclyde 1966 – 1970

Assoc. Prof. and then Professor of Engineering, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland 1970 – 2002

Various visiting appointments (see International Experience)

Various Admin positions (see elsewhere)

His research and teaching interests relate to water and environmental engineering and he has published widely in this area. In addition to over 100 papers and articles on research topics, he has published four hydrotechnical books, one of which was translated into Russian and another into Japanese. He was one of the editors of the book, “Drinking Water – Small System Alternatives” published by Pergamon Press in 1989. He has also written widely on educational matters and on other academic interests, having published two history books and three cook books. He has acted often as a consultant for engineering firms specialising in water supply and effluent treatment and disposal in Newfoundland and was one of the founders and the first chairman of the Newfoundland branch of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. He has also served as associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering and has been a member of the executive of the Hydrotechnical Division. He is a former Vice President of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and a former member of the Board of Directors and the National Management Committee.

Honours and Awards

Dr. Sharp is a Fellow (FICE) of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (FCSCE) and the Engineering Institute of Canada (FEIC). In 1991 he was honoured by CSCE by receiving the Dagenais award made for, "outstanding contributions to the development and practice of hydrotechnical engineering in Canada". In 1993 he received an award from the American Society of Civil Engineering and in 1994 he was awarded an Honorary Professorship, Shandong University of Technology, China. In 1996 he received the Newfoundland Association of Professional Engineers’ and Geoscientists’ Award of Merit. This is the “highest honour the Association bestows on its members” and is given for "important and valued contributions to the Profession of Engineering and to Newfoundland and Labrador." In 1998 he received the James A Vance award for outstanding service to CSCE. In 1999 he received a Scientific Progress award from the Environmental Protection Bureau of the Government of China for his work on ocean outfalls. In 2001 he received the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Overseas prize for his paper on the Sarawak River barrage.

International Experience

Dr. Sharp's experience includes 2 1/2 years of professional work in Africa together with visiting professorships, varying from 4 months to one year, in Universities in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the UK (Glasgow and Strathclyde). Since 1980 he has spent almost 4 years in visiting appointments in South East Asia. He was the External Advisor/Assessor to the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur from 1992 to 1998 and is currently an honorary Professor of Shandong University of Technology, China. He has also worked as an educational consultant in the Philippines. There he advised on accreditation procedures and on the development of engineering curricula for implementation in all private Universities in the country.

Reviews

In addition to reviewing papers for many academic journals Dr. Sharp has reviewed research funding proposals on behalf of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the National Science Foundation, U.S.A., the Engineering Research Council, U.K. and the Hong Kong UPGC. . He has also been involved in the accreditation of Canadian Universities on behalf of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers or at the specific request of the University concerned. In teams set up by the Government of Canada he has undertaken reviews of the work of Government research organisations such as the Govt. of Canada National Water Research Institute at Burlington and the National Hydrology Research Institute at Ottawa.

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