Research Outcomes of the research supported by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2021/WAB07/UTAR/02/1) and PNG Nambawan Trophy Limited Project (International Grant) Vote Account Number: 8229/0001


SYNOPSIS

This talk aims to explore the feasibility of implementing the NRCS Curve Number-Free method as a potential alternative to the conventional hydrological procedure for estimating runoff in Malaysia. Given the country's recent experience with devastating floods, there is an urgent need for accurate and reliable runoff estimation methods to support flood disaster management.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Dr. Lloyd Ling is an Associate Professor and a Deputy Dean of R&D and Postgraduate Programme of the Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). He is a Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET) and appointed as a panel member of the Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC) and Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) while he serves the Earthquake Technical Committee of the Department of Standards Malaysia under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). He has been an active principal researcher and research member of national and several industrial research grants in Malaysia.