| Full name |
Dr. Robin Herbert |
| Year of birth |
1941 |
| Nationality |
British |
| Profession |
Hydrogeologist |
| Position in firm |
Associate |
| Range of experience |
Dr. Herbert is a geotechnician and a hydrogeologist with 35 years of experience working overseas and in the UK. He has worked on the provision of groundwater resources for major irrigation schemes and for rural water supply & sanitation schemes. He led a British Geological Survey team in the making of a CDROM-based manual for the development of unconsolidated aquifers. He also helped with a study of crystalline basement aquifers which underlay much of the developing world. Earlier he led an INDO/BRITISH study of the Deccan Trapps, volcanic aquifers, which cover 30% of the Indian continent. Other resource studies were made of the Karkhe & Hari Rud watersheds in Iran & Afghanistan. Recently he led the development of collector & scavenger wells, also the application of hydraulic fracturing to water supply boreholes in Africa. Early in his career he designed and supervised many groundwater control schemes in the UK. He is the author of over 50 international papers. |
| Career summary |
2004-date |
Consultant in hydrogeology |
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1997-2004 |
Director, Water Resource Associates |
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1977-1997 |
Deputy, then from 1987,Senior Hydrogeology Adviser to ODA |
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1975-1977 |
Chief hydrogeologist to DRI Iran |
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1970-1975 |
Senior geotechnician, Soil mechanics Ltd |
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1964-1970 |
Research fellow University of Birmingham |
| Education |
1962 |
B.Sc (Civil Engineering), University of Leeds |
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1966 |
DPhil (Hydrogeological Models), University of Birmingham |
| Professional affiliation |
Awarded Telford Premium by Institute of Civil Engineers, 1971 |
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Fellow of Geological Society |
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Chartered Geologist of the Geological Society |
| Recent work |
- Introduced Hydraulic Fracturing as a rehabilitation measure for boreholes in Zimbabwe.
- Manuals for the development of unconsolidated aquifers.
- Development of collector & scavenger wells.
- Manual for design of tube wells.
- Managed Water aid/BGS/ODA RWSS scheme for Oju Ala, Nigeria.
- Member of World Bank drought relief team Zimbabwe.
- Sand River development using horizontal drains, Botswana.
- Initiated framework for design of RWSS with WEDC & CSC.
- Advisor to 2nd International Grants Programme: National Lottery Charities Board.
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| Countries of work |
W&S Africa, Nigeria; India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka; Thailand, Indonesia, China; Mexico & Peru, China, Lao, Uganda, Ireland, Sweden, Tanzania, Zambia, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Spain |
| Languages |
English, French & German -some, Farsi -some. |
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