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Dr Ian Craig

Name :	Dr Ian Craig
Position :	Lecturer (Agricultural, Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office :	Z317A
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2807
Extension :	2807
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BSc DerbyshireCHE MSc, PhD Cranfield IT

Professional Memberships

Engineers Australia Society for Engineering in Agriculture (SEAg)
Engineers Australia Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering (SSEE)
Australian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)

Professional Affiliations

Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ)
Australian Research Council Network for Earth System Science (ARCNESS)
Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments (ACSC)

Research Interests

Atmosphere, Climate, Water and Soil
Environmental Impacts and Sustainability
Dispersion Modelling of Pesticides, Odour and Dust
Stored Water Evaporation Mitigation Technology
Cloud Seeding and Weather Modification

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Craig, I.P. 2006. Comparison of precise water depth measurements on agricultural storages with open water evaporation estimates. Agricultural Water Management 85 193-200

Craig, I.P., Green, A.G., Scobie, M. and Schmidt, E. 2005 Controlling Evaporation Loss from Water Storages. Report on behalf of the Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative (RWUEI), Qld Dept of Natural Resources and Mines (NRM). NCEA report no 1000580/1 April 2005

Craig I.P. and Hancock, N. 2004 Methods for Assessing Dam Evaporation An Introductory Paper. CD of papers, IAA 2004 Conference, Adelaide

Most notable :

Craig, I.P. 2004 The GDS model a rapid computational technique for the calculation of aircraft spray drift buffer distances. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 43 : 235-250

Craig, I. 2003. The Spinning Pins Nozzle; A New Controlled Droplet Applicator for Aircraft. IP Australia Application Number AU200163597B2 Patent Number 779967. Published 2003.02.27.

Craig I.P., Woods N, Dorr, G. 2002 Book chapter on Aerial Application. Pimentels Encyclopedia of Pest Management - a volume of Dekkers Agropedia Reference Set

Woods, N., Craig, I.P. and Dorr. G.J. 2001 Spray drift of pesticides arising from aerial application in cotton. Journal of Environmental Quality 30 : 697-701

Craig I.P., Woods N, Dorr, G., 1998 A simple guide to predicting aircraft spray drift. Crop Protection 17 (6) 475-482

Craig I.P., Woods N, Dorr, G., 1998 Aircraft spray drift and the requirement for improved atomiser design. pp 65-69, ILASS Americas 11th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomisation and Spray Systems, Sacramento, CA, May 1998

Craig I.P., Matthews G.A., Thornhill E.W. 1993. Fluid injection metering system for closed pesticide delivery in manually operated sprayers. Crop Protection 12 (7) 549-553

Craig I.P., Parkin C.S. 1992. Herbicide application using a fluid driven rotary atomiser, Tropical Pest Management 38 (2) 164-166

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

components of :-
ENG2002 Technology, Sustainability and Society (Examiner)
ENV4204 Environmental Technology
ENV3105 Hydrology
ENG1002 Engineering and Spatial Science Applications
ENG2102 Engineering Problem Solving and Analysis
AGR3903 Soil and Water Engineering Practice 2

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 10 years
Other : 3 years

Administrative Responsibilities

recent research projects :-
NCEA RWUEI/CRCIF Evaporation Control Technology
ACSC Queensland Cloud Seeding Research Programme