Mr. Michael Hackett

  • Lecturer I


  • Division of Natural Sciences
  • Tain Campus

About Mr. Michael Hackett


Natural Resource & Environmental Management

Engineering in the coastal environment - drainage, irrigation, riverine and sea defence, flood risks and management, coastal sediment dynamics and morphology, rainfall and hydrology events.

Environmental GIS, Water Resources Managment

Physics of acoustics, fluid mechanics, electricity and magnetism.

Applied Statistics, Distribution Theory, Reliability Theory and Survival Analysis

Mathematics and applied statistical analysis of data.

Qualification Specialization Institution Country Year
B.Sc. Physics University of Guyana Guyana 2002
M.Sc. Engineering in the Coastal Environment University of Southampton United Kingdom 2010
Course Code Course Name
MTH1101 Algebra
MTH1102 Analytical Geometry
MST2201 Applied Statistics
MTH2101 Calculus II
MTH2204 Discrete Mathematics
PHY2205 Electricity and Magnetism
PHY2291 Electromagnetism, Wave Optics and Thermodynamics Laboratory
PHY1200 Foundation Physics
MTH1106 Fundamental Mathematics I
MTH1207 Fundamental Mathematics II
PHY1104 Fundamentals of Physics
PHY1205 Introduction to Electricity & Magnetism
PHY1106 Introduction to Mechanics
PHY1204 Introduction to Nuclear Physics & Heat
PHY1107 Introduction to Oscillations and Optics
PHY1190 Introductory Physics Laboratory I
PHY1290 Introductory Physics Laboratory II
MTH2102 Linear & Modern Algebra
MTH2104 Linear Algebra
MTH3201 Mathematical Methods
PHY2103 Mechanics
PHY2190 Mechanics and Modern Physics Laboratory
PHY2104 Modern Physics
PHY1191 Physics Laboratory I
MST4000 Research Project
MTH4000 Research Project
MTH1201 Trigonometry
MTH3102 Vector Calculus
PHY2207 Wave Optics and Thermodynamics
Title Year Completed Research Type Status
Audio-Frequency Spectra Analyses of Selected Guyanese Bird Calls and Songs 2007 Individual Completed
Investigating the relationship between the acoustic environment and student performance 2007 Individual Work in progress
Refractive Effects and Energy Dissipation Characteristics of Submerged Curved Planform Breakwaters and their Possible use for Coastal Protection. 2008 Individual Completed
An Acoustic Survey of Noise Levels and Noise Pollution in the Berbice Area 2009 Individual Work in progress
A BASELINE INVESTIGATION OF THE SALINITY INTRUSION IN THE CORENYNE RIVER FROM SKELDON TO OREALLA DUE TO EXTRACTION OF FRESH WATER BY IRRIGATION CANALS. 2010 Individual Completed
Date Seminar / Conference Location Title
TItle Details
A BASELINE INVESTIGATION OF THE SALINITY INTRUSION IN THE CORENYNE RIVER FROM SKELDON TO OREALLA DUE TO EXTRACTION OF FRESH WATER BY IRRIGATION CANALS. Book Title: A BASELINE INVESTIGATION OF THE SALINITY INTRUSION IN THE CORENYNE RIVER FROM SKELDON TO OREALLA DUE TO EXTRACTION OF FRESH WATER BY IRRIGATION CANALS.
Publication Type: Publication
Publication Item: Paper
Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication
Audio-Frequency Spectra Analyses of Selected Guyanese Bird Calls and Songs Publish Location: NIl
Book Title: Audio-Frequency Spectra Analyses of Selected Guyanese Bird Calls and Songs
Publication Type: Publication
Publication Item: Paper
Publication Status: Work Completed but not Submitted /Accepted for Publication