Inaugural SWA Coastal Protection Chapter Masterclass – Applications Now Open
Date: 2nd & 3rd October 2025
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Carlton Hotel Singapore, 76 Bras Basah Rd, Singapore 189558 for Module I & II
We are excited to announce that applications for admission to the Inaugural SWA Coastal Protection Chapter Masterclass are now officially open!
This 8-Modules Masterclass is designed to equip participants with a comprehensive overview and introduction of coastal protection & flood management, enable them to gain insight into the coastal protection sector and explore potential career transitions.
Apply Here: [Application Link]
Kindly refer to the brochure for more information on the programme calendar of all 8 Modules: Click HERE
Dates: Modules 1 and 2 will be held on 2nd & 3rd October 2025. Dates of subsequent modules will be announced later.
Venue: Carlton Hotel Singapore, 76 Bras Basah Rd, Singapore 189558 for Modules 1 and 2
Course Fee: SGD 6,000 per participant (before GST) – for 8 modules
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Application Deadline: 29th August 2025
Special Discounts
- SWA Members: 10% off
- CP Chapter Members & Supporting Government Agencies: Additional 10% off the SWA Member rate
Relevant if:
- You are a practising engineer pursuing professional development in coastal protection or considering a transition into the field.
- You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in engineering.
Session 1 – Foundation Knowledge
Module I
Understanding coastal processes and dynamics is critical for designing effective coastal protection and climate resilience strategies. These processes govern how coastlines evolve and respond to natural and anthropogenic changes, influencing the selection and performance of protection measures. The chapters in this module include Tides, Waves, Coastal Erosion and Coastal Ecosystems.
Module II
Climate, ocean, and coastal modeling tools and approaches are essential for understanding and predicting coastal dynamics, assessing risks, and designing effective solutions for coastal protection and climate resilience. These models simulate interactions between physical, biological, and socio-economic processes under different scenarios. The chapters in this module includes Sediment Transport and Morphology Models, Climate and Oceanographic Models, Ecosystem-Based Models and Integrated Modeling.
Trainers Profile
Module I
Dr Jiarui “Gary” Lei is an assistant professor whose research focuses on environmental fluid mechanics, flow-vegetation interaction, and nature-based solutions for coastal protection. He earned his Ph.D. from MIT in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2019 and holds B.S. degrees from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His work encompasses a range of projects, from exploring wave attenuation over aquatic vegetation to advancing hybrid solutions for coastal protection and employing enhanced machine-learning techniques for underwater flow prediction. Lei’s research not only contributes to the academic field but also has significant implications for environmental sustainability and the protection of coastal communities. For more detailed information, please visit his website at www.garylei.com.
Dr Ooi Seng Keat (SK) is a Senior Lecturer at the Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Head of the Ecological Monitoring, Informatics and Dynamics group at the Tropical Marine Science Institute at the National University of Singapore. Before joining NUS in 2008, SK worked as a project engineer on Pulau Tekong and as a research assistant as well as a research associate at IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering. Since he joined NUS, SK has worked in various capacities with the Singapore-Delft Water Alliance, Tropical Marine Science Institute and the Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
SK’s research interests are in the issues associated with tropical environmental flows, particularly inputs and interactions between the biota and the environment, and how to model them. The implications of these interests lie in the domain of the potential impact in light of the changing climate and rapidly changing built-environment to water resources issues, especially flows, water quality and ecology in the tropics, which are not always well described.
Module II
Dr Mamta Jain is the Vice President of Marine and Coastal, DHI for the APAC region. She has a Ph. D in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering from University of Florida with specialization in fine sediments and seabed morphology, backed by over 20 years of strong technical knowledge and international experience. Her consultancy projects cover areas ranging from Ports and Terminal and Dredging and Reclamation Projects, Navigation and Mooring, Downtime, Metocean Analysis & design, Coastal Structure Design and Siltation problems includes big Port projects i.e. Ras Laffan Port in Qatar, Jebel Ali Container Port in Dubai and Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi. In Singapore, it includes various big port projects i.e. Tuas Port, Tuas Waterfront, Pasir Panjang Container Port, Singapore LNG, Tuas Port, Cruise Terminal, Tg Priok Port and Marunda Terminal in Indonesia. In her earlier days, she was also involved in projects on Port of Spain in Trinidad and Famouth Terminal in the Caribbean’s with many other projects in the United States.
Dr Shie-Yui Liong was with Tropical Marine Science Institute of National University of Singapore (NUS) from 2004, after spending about 20 years with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of NUS, until his retirement in 2019. He is now an adnvisor to CFI. He received his Dipl.-Ing. and Ph.D degrees from University of Karlsruhe (Germany) and Iowa Institute of Hydraulics Research of University of Iowa (USA) respectively. Dr. Liong’s research focuses on climate downscaling for Southeast Asia domain and deriving valuable information from the downscaled climate to evaluate the impacts of climate change on water resources, flooding, crop yield, etc. He was the President of Hydrological Science Section of AOGS (2008-2010), and Chairman of Joint IAHR-IWA-IAHS Hydroinfomatics Committee (2009-2012). Dr. Liong is a 3-time recipient of the Best Paper Award of IAHR-APD Congress (1994, 2002 and 2012. In 2007 he was awarded by the President of Federal Republic of Germany the Order of Merit (“Bundesverdienstkreuz”).