Biography

Dr. Cynthia Coles is an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in St. John's, Canada. She is teaching courses in environmental engineering, water resources, and renewable energy.

Dr. Coles received her bachelor of engineering (B.Eng.) in civil engineering from McGill University (Montreal), and subsequently supervised construction in Sierra Leone, West Africa on Degrémont scheme water supply projects, a C.A.R.E. Feeder Road's project and other building projects. She then obtained a master of engineering (M.Eng.) in water resources from McGill University and a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in geo-environmental engineering from McGill University.

Education

Ph.D.          Civil Engineering (Geo-environmental Engineering), McGill Univeristy, Canada
M.Eng.       Civil Engineering (Water Resources), McGill Univeristy, Canada
B.Eng.        Civil Engineering(Structures), McGill Univeristy, Canada

Industrial Experience

• Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, Waterloo, Ontario - Municipal Section
• Construction Supervision, Sierra Leone, West Africa - Degrémont Scheme Water Supply Projects, C.A.R.E. Feeder Roads Project, and other water supply and building projects