Join Plymouth Humanists for a talk by
Professor Alison Raby
as she discusses the engineering challenges of maintaining the lighthouses built on rocks around the South West coast, especially in light of the sea level rises and increases in storm strength resulting from climate change.
Alison is a Professor of Environmental Fluid Mechanics at the University of Plymouth, where she leads the COAST Engineering Research Group. Alison is an expert on the interactions of extreme waves with coastal structures, having obtained her doctorate in extreme wave overtopping at the University of Oxford. She has recently led the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and UK General Lighthouse Authority-funded STORMLAMP project, a collaboration with University College London and the University of Exeter that has shed light on the structural response of rock lighthouses to wave impacts. She also conducts international post-tsunami reconnaissance missions under the auspices of the Institution of Structural Engineers. She is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers
This event is free and all are welcome. A voluntary contribution (cash or card) to help cover the speaker's costs would be appreciated.
The talk will start at 19:30.
Email plymouth.humanists@gmail.com for further information.