


N.K.Tovey. M.A, PhD, C.Eng, MICE.
E-mail k.tovey@uea.ac.uk
.. Phone 44-(0)1603-592550/592553
..FAX 44 - (0) -1603 - 507719
Reader in Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia
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Member of Rotary Club of Norwich
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Research Interests
- Geotechnics - stability of river banks
- Scanning Electron Microscopy - mostly back-scattered and X-ray mapping of soils/sediments/rocks.
- Image processing and analysis and image restorationmethods of soil and sediment microfabric
- Energy Research - particularly environmental impacts
Current Collaborative Research with those overseas
- Dave Krinsley - University of Oregon
- Slava Sokolov - Moscow State University
- Wyss Yim - Hong Kong University
- Kathy Dadey - Hawaii
Teaching Interests
- Geotechnics/Process Geomorphology related to Slope Stability and Consolidation etc
- Energy Resources; Energy Conservation; Fossil Fuels
Education
- B.A.(Cantab) Mechanical Sciences - Corpus Christi College
- M.A.(Cantab) Mechanical Sciences
- PhD(Cantab)Thesis Title:- Electron Microscopy of Clays
- Member of Institution of Civil Engineers
Previous Appointments
- Assistant in Research, Cambridge University Engineering Dept. 1969-73
- Senior Assistant in Research, Cambridge University Engineering Dept. 1973
- Lecturer, School of Environmental Sciences, UEA, Norwich 1973-1988
- Senior Lecturer, School of Environmental Sciences, UEA, Norwich 1988-1993
- Visiting Professor, Dept. of Geology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 1979
- Geotechnical Engineer, Geotechnical Control Office, Hong Kong Government 1982-84
My Family
- Judy - my wife
- Martin - my elder son works with a firm of architectural engineers in Manchester. He is married and has a daughter Lilian
- Julia has now qualified as a doctor and is working in the Newcastle Area
- Simon - a final year student at Loughborough University studying Civil Engineering. DONT BELIEVE A WORD HE SAYS ON HIS PAGE!
Phone 44-(0)1603-592550/592553
FAX 44-(0)1603-507719