Associate Professor Gary Codner

Title: Associate Dean (Teaching)

Contact Information:

E-mail:	gary.codner@eng.monash.edu.au
Phone:	+61 3 9905 4969
Fax:	+61 3 9905 4944
Room:	120
Building:	60
Campus:	Clayton

Links:

The Institute for Sustainable Water Resources (ISWR)

Teaching Commitments:

*Unit*	*Code*	*Role*
Engineering Context	ENG1601	Unit Co-ordinator
Environmental Engineering	ENE1620	Unit Co-ordinator
Environmental Management Systems	ENE3602	Unit Co-ordinator
Impact of Engineering Systems	ENE3603	Unit Co-ordinator
The Air Environment	ENE3604	Unit Co-ordinator
Risk Assessment, OHS & Toxicology	ENE4601	Unit Co-ordinator
Environmental Design	ENE4212	Unit Co-ordinator
Environmental Project	ENE4603	Unit Co-ordinator

Qualifications:

*Degree/Award*	*Year*	*Discipline/Field*	*Institution and country*
PhD	1974	Water Resources	Monash University, Australia
MBA	1991	Management/human resources	Monash University, Australia
BE (Hons 1)	1970	Civil Engineering	Monash University, Australia
Dip C E	1968	Civil Engineering	Caulfield Institute of Technology, Australia

Research:

Stochastic data generation
Urban catchment water quality modelling
Optimisation of operation of water supply systems
Sustainable water allocation

Post-Graduate Supervision

Ms Marnie Griffith

“Irrigated Agriculture under Uncertainty”. Given the inherent riskiness of irrigated agriculture, and the new dimensions that the COAG reforms bring to bear on this, Marnie has chosen to focus her research on land and water use decision making under uncertainty and imperfect information in the Goulburn–Murray. The aim is to incorporate into irrigated systems modelling an increased understanding of the post-COAG decision making environment, and in turn, to model how this may impact on the outcomes of the reform package.

Ms Margot Biggin

“Environmental Consequences of Water Allocation Proposals”. The aim of this study is to produce a preliminary assessment tool that will investigate the impact of change in water allocation practices on hydraulic environments. Based on a regional study of irrigation rivers in Victoria, it is proposed that the preliminary assessment tool could be used in both the planning process of water resource distribution and assist in the monitoring the ecological impacts after the water allocation scenarios are put in place. To produce this assessment tool there are three main objectives to achieve; Firstly, produce a list of key hydraulic and hydrologic variables that adequately demonstrate the changes in habitat characteristics. These variables will be chosen for among other things, their ecological significance and sensitivity to flow regime. Secondly, investigate how hydraulic characteristics have been altered by heavy regulation in Victoria. Thirdly, investigate the spatial and temporal variability in the flow and hydraulic relationship.

Publications:

Published 50 Journals and Conference Papers, 3 articles in books and a number of unpublished reports.

Verrochi, M. and Codner, G. P. (2003). Sustainability of Potable Water Supplies In Developing Countries – Baguio Case Study, Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 1, 17-24, in print

Schreider, S., Salbe, I. and Codner, G. P. (2003). Sensitivity Analysis of Integrated System for Water Allocation Modelling, The Institution of Engineers, Australia 28th International Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium 10 - 14 Nov 2003 Wollongong, NSW.

Ramchurn, A., Weinmann, P. E. and Codner, G. P. (2003). The Role and Impacts of On-Farm Storages in a NSW Irrigation System, Engineers Australia, Proceedings, National Environment Conference 2003, Brisbane 18-20 June, (CD Rom)

Perera, B. J. C. and Codner (1998). Computational Improvement for Stochastic Dynamic programming Models of Urban Water Supply Reservoirs, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 34, No. 2, 267-278.

Perera, B. J. C. and Codner, G. P. (1996). Reservoir Targets for Urban Water Supply Systems, ASCE J of Water Resources Planning & Management, Vol.122, No.4, 270-279.

Sriananthakumar, K. and Codner, G. P. (1995). Urban Storm Water Pollutant Load Estimation using Overland Flow Depth, 2nd Int. Symposium on Stormwater Management, Melbourne, July, IEAust Nat Conf Pub No 95, 229-234.

Ridgway, B. M. and Codner, G. P. (1995) EIA and Sustainability, National Environmental Engineering Conference, 15-17 March, Melbourne, IEAust, 85-90.

Codner, G. P. (1995) Environmental Engineering Education:Turn to face the Sun, in The environmentally Educated Engineer, Elms and Wilkinson (Eds.) 53-72.

Sriananthakumar, K. and Codner G.P. (1993). A process based model for pollutant washoff by overland flow, Hydrology and Water Resources Conference, Newcastle, IEAust. NCP 93/14 , p203-208.

Sriananthakumar, K. and Codner, G.P. (1992). Data Evaluation Before Urban Runoff Quality Modelling. Int. Symposium on Stormwater Management, Sydney, IE. Aust. Nat. Conf. Pub. No. 92/1, pp. 88-93.

Sriananthakumar, K. and Codner, G.P. (1992). Factors Affecting Pollutant Washoff Decay Coefficient in Urban Catchments. Int. Symposium on Stormwater Management, Sydney, IE Aust. Nat. Conf. Pub. No. 92/1, pp. 390-395.

Short Resume:

*Position held*	*Institution*	*Department*	*Period*
Associate Professor	Monash University, Australia	Department of Civil Engineering	1996 to present
Director, Bachelor of Environmental Engineering	Monash University, Australia	Department of Civil Engineering	1995 to present
Director, Teaching	Monash University	Department of Civil Engineering	1999 to present
Senior Lecturer	Monash University, Australia	Department of Civil Engineering	1986 to 1995
Lecturer	Monash University, Australia	Department of Civil Engineering	1981 to 1985
Hydrological Engineer	Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation	Hydrology	1974 to 1981