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Sigurður M Garðarsson - Dean of School
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School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Sigurður M Garðarsson
Íslenska
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VR-2 / V02-343
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sigmg [at] hi.is
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http://uni.hi.is/sigmg/is/
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Sigurður M Garðarsson - Curriculum Vitae
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Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2022 - 2023
UAU111F - Renewable energy: introduction
Education
1997
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Washington
,
Civil and Environmental Engineering
1995
,
M.Sc.
,
University of Washington
,
Applied Mathematics
1993
,
M.Sc.
,
University of Washington
,
Civil and Environmental Engineeering
1991
,
B.Sc.
,
University of Iceland
,
Civil Engineering
Professional Experience
2007 -
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
2017 -
,
Dean of School of Engineering and Natural Sciences,
University of Iceland
2014 -
2017,
Vice Head of Faculty,
University of Iceland
2008 -
2014,
Head of Faculty,
University of Iceland
2007 -
2008,
Departmental Chair,
University of Iceland
2005 -
2007,
Assistant Departmental Chair,
University of Iceland
2003 -
2006,
Associate Professor,
University of Iceland
2000 -
2003,
Senior Project Engineer,
VST Consulting Engineers Ltd., Iceland
1997 -
2000,
Senior Project Engineer,
WEST Consultants, Inc., Seattle, USA
Published works
2020
Water safety plan enhancements with improved drinking water quality detection techniques
Science of The Total Environment
Virus inactivation in groundwater in a postglacial lava field in arctic climate
Letters in Applied Microbiology
Vatnsbornar hópsýkingar á Íslandi - greining á umfangi og ástæðum
Læknablaðið
Annual and interannual variability and trends of albedo for Icelandic glaciers
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Status of risk-based approach and national framework for safe drinking water in small water supplies of the Nordic water sector
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
2019
Arctic climate and snow cover trends – Comparing Global Circulation Models with remote sensing observations
2018
The effect of wind energy production on cross-border electricity pricing: The case of western Denmark in the Nord Pool market
Statistical summer mass-balance forecast model with application to Brúarjökull glacier, South East Iceland
2017
Identification of development areas in a warming Arctic with respect to natural resources, transportation, protected areas, and geography
Status of small water supplies in the Nordic countries: Characteristics, water quality and challenges
A long-term analysis studying the effect of changes in the Nordic electricity supply on Danish and Finnish electricity prices
Overview of groundwater sources and water-supply systems, and associated microbial pollution, in Finland, Norway and Iceland
2016
Chemical quality and regulatory compliance of drinking water in Iceland
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
2015
Natural background levels for chemicals in Icelandic aquifers
Hydrology Research
Developing a national framework for safe drinking water Case study from Iceland
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
2014
Natural near field sinks of hydrogen sulfide from two geothermal power plants in Iceland
Atmospheric Environment
Spatial distribution of hydrogen sulfide from two geothermal power plants in complex terrain
Atmospheric Environment
2013
Impacts of meteorological factors on hydrogen sulfide concentration downwind of geothermal power plants
Atmospheric Environment
Microbial contamination in groundwater supply in a cold climate and coarse soil: case study of norovirus outbreak at Lake Myvatn, Iceland
Hydrology Research
A theory of the evolution of settlement structures based on identification and use of patterns: Iceland as a case study
Futures
2012
Modeling discharge rating curves with Bayesian B-splines
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
Icelandic experience with water safety plans
Water Science and Technology
Benefits of Water Safety Plans: Microbiology, Compliance, and Public Health
Environmental Science & Technology
2007
Hysteresis in shallow water sloshing
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS-ASCE
2006
Influence of climate warming on Halslon reservoir sediment filling
NORDIC HYDROLOGY
2001
Behavior of sloped-bottom tuned liquid dampers
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS-ASCE
1998
Investigation of tuned liquid dampers under large amplitude excitation
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS-ASCE
Tuned liquid dampers under large amplitude excitation
JOURNAL OF WIND ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL AERODYNAMICS
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