Background
Novak, Pavel was born on September 7, 1918 in Stribro, Czech Republic. Arrived in United Kingdom, 1968. Son of Rudolf and Elsa (Ekstein) Novak.
Novak, Pavel was born on September 7, 1918 in Stribro, Czech Republic. Arrived in United Kingdom, 1968. Son of Rudolf and Elsa (Ekstein) Novak.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with honors, University London, 1941. Doctor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Czech Technology University, Prague, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Czech Technology University, Prague, 1958.
Doctor of Science, Technology University Brno, Czech Republic, 1965.
Assistant engineer Trent Navigation Company, Nottingham, England, 1941-1942. Assistant lecturer University College, 1942-1945. Science officer, principal scientist Hydraulic Research Institute, Prague, 1945-1967.
Professor hydraulics Institute Hydrodynamics, Academy of Sciences, 1967, director, 1967-1968. Professor civil and hydraulic engineering University Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1970-1983, head department civil engineering England, 1981-1983. Member council International Association Hydraulic Research, 1965-1969, 82-86.
Visiting professor City University, London, 1968-1969, International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands, 1969-1999, University Waterloo, Canada, 1976, Department Water Resources, Bandung, Indonesia, 1984, 85, Water Research, Poona, India, 1986, University Parana, Brazil, 1986.
Fellow Institution Civil Engineers, Chartered Institution Water and Environmental Management. Member International Association for Hydraulic Research (honorary 1989), Academy of Sciences (Toulouse, correspondent 1967), International Engineers Australia (J. Hardie Speaker, 1987).
Married Risa Elizabeth Maurer, August 4, 1943. Children: Zuzana, Michal.