Nadhir Al-Ansari at a conference in Spain

The 39th IAHR World Congress to be held in Granada, Spain, from June 19th to 24th, 2022. For more than seventy-five years, the biennial IAHR World Congresses have brought together leading experts to help address the world’s pressing water environment engineering challenges.

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari interviewed in The Telegraph

Prof Nadhir Al-Ansari, of Luleå University of Technology, has been studying Iraq’s water resources for the past 40 years.

Collaboration with American University in Baghdad

A planned collaboration with American University in Baghdad, Iraq, is being discussed and a new meeting in Sweden is planned for the autumn.

Meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Water Resources, Eng Mahdi Alhamdany

Nadhir Al-Ansari, professorin Soil Mechanics at Luleå University, met with the Iraqi minister to discuss cooperation on dams and water resources in Iraq.

Meeting on collobration in the water sector with Iraq

Nadhir Al-Ansari, professor in Soil Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology, participated in a talk about the best ways and means to develop good relationships between Sweden and Iraq in the water sector.

Snow loads thoroughly examined

What happens in the snow during spring when the sun warms and the snow melts? Researchers in Soil Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology suspect that ice formation and stresses in this ice under melting snow mean that the load on, for example, roofs is not distributed as evenly as one might thi...

The Swedish Geotechnical Society's award for best degree project 2020

Adam Sjödin, who studied the civil engineering program at Luleå University of Technology, was awarded the Swedish Geotechnical Society's prize for best degree project in 2020.

Modelling course and a series of mine waste management & mine site reclamation seminars
24 Sep. 2021 13:00 – 16:00 , T3109:

The first seminar in the series, entitled ”Numerical simulations in mine site reclamation design” could not take place as planed because of issues with ZOOM. It has been rescheduled to September 24th (see seminar list attached).

Swedish Mining Research and Innovation day
18 May. 2021 13:00 – 16:00 :

Swedish world-leading research and innovation - a prerequisite for a green transition and a strong Swedish economy

In the media: Cracked roads due to changed frost in the future

Sven Knutsson, professor in Soil Mechanics at Luleå University of Technology.

Memorial Kennet Axelsson

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In the media: Soil Mechanics professor explains the mudslide in Gjerdrum

We remember the terrible accident at Gjerdrum, where 10 people died and 1000 people had to be evacuated. But how does such a landslide really occur? And where is the risk that it will occur again?

Open workshop presenting Mining-related doctoral research in Sweden

The Swedish Mining Innovation PhD Student Network includes PhD students from a range of Swedish universities who all are working on mining- and exploration-related research questions, ranging all the way from technical and natural scientific subjects to social and economic sciences.

Weaponizing Water: Ancient Tactic, New Implications

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari was first Key-Note Speaker at Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium 2020, a conference that attracted attention both from the White House and Pentagon. Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari´s speach is titled "Analyzing the Complexities of Hydro-politics and Conflict of Tigr...

In the media: Unique research for both the economy and the environment

Lower carbon dioxide emissions and lower costs. This is the goal of the research project on piling methods that the Swedish Transport Administration and Luleå University of Technology are currently carrying out during road construction on the E4 north of Råneå.

Published:26 October 2013
Updated: 21 June 2022
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